Captain Raptor and the Space Pirates
The Captain Raptor series, Book 2
Kevin O'Malley and Patrick O'Brien, illustrations by Patrick O'Brien
Bloomsbury
Fiction, CH Adventure/Picture Book/Sci-Fi
**** (Good)
DESCRIPTION: When nefarious space pirates strike the planet of Jurassica, the world's president knows just who to call: none other than the legendary Captain Raptor! Aboard the Megatooth, Raptor and his intrepid crew set off in hot pursuit of the enemy - but space is dangerous and the pirates are clever. Is this the end for Captain Raptor?
REVIEW: We had more down time at work today due to mechanical issues (a "gremlin break", as I call it), so I read this to pass the time. Just like the cover and title promise, this is a fun mash-up of genres, like Dinotopia meets Buck Rogers, in a wild space adventure with danger, mystery, and treachery on every page. The illustrations, with a graphic novel's layout and a serial's grandiosity - frequently asking "Is this the end for Captain Raptor?" before a turn of the page reveals his fate -, are detailed and spark the imagination, especially for the target audience: kids with a sense of wonder and fun, who gleefully play with their Jurassic Park toys and Transformers action figures at the same time (not giving a dang whether it's canon or logically plausible, so long as adventure is had, so sit down and shut up, you buzzkill adults poking holes in the game). It made for an enjoyable diversion.
(And, no, you don't need to have read the first book to follow it.)
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