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Review No.1

Megatomic Battle Rabbit  by Stu Perrin’s & Israel Huertas – published by Markosia For context I’ve almost always got a stack of comics by my desk. My six-year-old son is usually too busy watching people talk about Minecraft on YouTube to show any interest in something as old fashioned as comic books. That is until he noticed Megatomic Battle Rabbit. Because it’s billed as a title for all ages, I decided to read it to my son. I’ve read many a great bedtime story over the years, but I’d never tried reading a comic aloud before. It took me a while to realise that I had to apply some dramatic flair to my performance with voices, accents and even characterizations. It’s not a long book but we broke it up over a few evenings. You can see how it was influenced by 80s pop-culture classics like E.T. It was nice seeing my son interested in something other than a screen for a change. Megatomic Battle Rabbit was the first comic he enjoyed, so it will always have a special place in my c...