Christian Slade's Korgi comics continue to be a perfect mix of cute, cozy, bizarre, and potent magic!

The art is divine, the silent storytelling is exquisite, and I genuinely do not think I could possibly love these comics any more than I already do!

Korgi is my safe and warm happy place is a world that making me increasingly blackpilled and hopeless. ( )

Just when we thought things were going well, that the big bad had been stopped, that little shard of glass leads the way toward an even bigger mystery and an even worse power out there that our little heroes must try to stop. After some fun asking around the hollow, Ivy and Sprout end up with Wart, being told a story of two evil princes who kidnapped korgis and stole their powers. The escaped korgis helped found their community that endures today, but the evil princes are still out there, in another form.

I loved the backstory, the introduction of new characters, and the world really growing. The art and storytellng, frame by frame, is wonderfully done. It's cute and funny and scary and dramatic all at once. Definitely still a fun little series. ( )

Ivy and Sprout are curious about the shard of stained glass they found in the woods. And while their friends have many suggestions as to what it is, it isn't until they visit Wart, the town's librarian, that its secrets are revealed. Wart shares with Ivy and Sprout the story of the old kingdom, how the korgi's came to korgi valley, and the evil that destroyed the old kingdom. Ivy and Sprout leave Wart's happy with their new found knowledge. But evil still lurks around the old kingdom and danger might still be around.

This is my first journey into the world of Korgi and wow...after reading this volume I'm hooked. It's a completely wordless tale with absolutely fantastic illustrations. I get the impression that this volume is slightly darker than previous two, but it's still something I think young readers would enjoy. And for me the best thing is that even though I haven't read the other two volumes it was easy to slip into this world and get to know the characters. I love Ivy and Sprout's relationship and how easily they get along (and Sprout's love of all types of food.) One of my favorite parts of this story is where the characters are trying to figure out what the shard of stained glass is and their interpretations range from a knife to a toothpick. The line work in this book is absolutely gorgeous and it reminds me in some ways of Shaun Tan's work (The Arrival.) I especially love seeing the porcupine practicing his archery skills with his own quills. I also really like the images from the storybook that the old frog is reading, they look just like old woodcut images and are absolutely fantastic.

I'm definitely going to be reading the other two volumes and eagerly await the next volume in the series. This is a great story for young and old alike.

Electronic review copy provided by NetGalley ( )

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