Hottt New Title From DC's Minx

Ben just got his hands on a preview of the new Minx title Burnout, and it is my favorite of the bunch. The entire Minx line is a godsend to teenage
and even preteen girls looking for something to read/those looking to buy something for that demographic/people like me who are bi-comicurious readers (read manga and other).

Synopsis: When Danni and her mom move in with her mom's alcoholic boyfriend, Danni develops a fierce crush on Haskell, her implicit stepbrother and a diehard environmentalist. Desperate and confused, Danni wrestles with what she's willing to sacrifice as she confronts first love, family secrets and the politics of ecoterrorism set against the lush backdrop of the Pacific Northwest.

This Minx title is a good, meaty, uncompromising read with few tidy resolutions by its conclusion. To the line's credit, most of the books are mature enough for adults and teens to enjoy. I felt the art in Burnout was particularly refreshing, although Jim Rugg's work on Plain Janes was likewise outstanding.

 Playwright/screenwriter/director/singer/author Rebecca Donner has also written Sunset Terrace and contributed to On the Rocks: The KGB Bar Fiction Anthology and artist Inaki Miranda's clean, adept illustrations have appeared in Fables and 2000 A.D. Pick it up at Star Clipper June 4, 2008!

-AJ