Leave It To Chance Vol. 1: Shaman's Rain

I made a list of comics to give people who don't read comics to get them to read comics. If you like Harry Potter then definately take a look at this one. James and Paul really outdid themselves this time (and saying that they did The Golden Age, that's saying a lot).

Winner of the 'Harvey' and two 'Eisners', "Leave it to Chance" is bar none my favorite children's comic book. Robinson says it best in his introduction: "I get the idea for Chance in one of those white light, God-sent moments. Combine Nancy Drew with Kolchak the Night Stalker. Make it exciting enough for boys as well as girls. Have a cool supporting cast. Have a character all ages, young and old, will enjoy but which girls post-Archie and pre-Vertigo can maybe get into instead of drifting away and leaving the comic books to their brothers." I have nothing against the "Go-Girl" comix, but she's too Saccharine for me. "Go-Girl" is the comix you buy because it's PG and for 'good girls'. Leave it to Chance is the comix you get for your child because you want to sneak it out of their room at night and argue with your husband about who gets to read it first. The story is gripping, art is great, the good guys/ gals are cool and the bad guys/ gals are baaaaaad with a capital smirk. Add to that the city, Devil's Echo, rife with occult power, and you've got one great comic collection to read during banned book month. My daughter used to say, "I want to be a doctor and drive a Saab." Now she says, "I want to be just like Chance and fight bad guys with a pet dragon and a flashlight!" A definite improvement, IMHO.