Mamo

by Sas Milledge

Overview

Orla O’Reilly, the youngest in a long line of hedge witches, is compelled to return home after the death of her grandmother, Mamo. In the wake of her Mamo’s passing, seas are impossible to fish, crops have soured, even Jo Manalo’s attic is taken over by a poltergeist! And to make matter worse it appears that the cause is Mamo, or her mislaid bones that is. Can Orla shoulder the responsibility of quieting her Mamo’s spirit, saving her hometown, and will she have to step up as the new witch of Haresden like Mamo always wanted? Collects Mamo #1-5.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781646684502
Publisher:	BOOM! Box
Publication date:	04/13/2022
Series:	Mamo
Sold by:	Bookwire
Format:	eBook
Pages:	224
File size:	97 MB
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About the Author

Sas Milledge is an artist based in Melbourne, Australia. She has done design, comic, and illustration work for DC Comics, Boom! Studios, BlinkInk, and Passion Pictures amongst others. You can find Sas on twitter @sasmilledge or hanging out in your local bog.

Editorial Reviews

2022-03-16
The Witch of Haresden is dead.

Orla O’Reilly, a practicing teen witch herself, is cleaning up the mess: The woman in question is Mamo, the grandmother who treated her cruelly. Her bones are buried around the perimeter of town, leaving Orla stuck with the responsibility for it. Strange natural events are wreaking havoc, and if she doesn’t give Mamo a proper burial, her worst nightmare could come true: being cursed to stay in Haresden forever. But when prickly Orla meets bold, determined Jo Manalo, who needs help to free her mother from a sleeping spell, things begin to change. Jo adores her family as much as Orla resents hers, and she insists on joining the friendless Orla as part of her own quest to save the town she loves and never wants to leave. While the characters are a bit thinly fleshed out, they’re charming to follow as they make their way through a gorgeously illustrated world. Intoxicating art, combining natural and fantastical elements and rich, glowing, perfectly chosen colors sweep readers up in magic that feels just this side of possible. Milledge’s attention to detail is especially present in her character designs that are expressively human and stylish. The lessons Orla learns about trauma, love, and legacy resonate and build to a satisfying ending. Jo and her family are cued as Filipino; Orla and Mamo read White. Both girls are queer.

A fantastical journey worth taking. (cover gallery, sketches) (Graphic fantasy. 14-18)

Kirkus Reviews