They’ve fought aliens on different planets and travelled to alternate universes, but at one point, Batman, Superman and Wonder Woman weren’t allowed to stay up past 11pm.
In STUDY HALL OF JUSTICE, the DC Comics superheroes are reimagined as middle-school children studying at Gotham City’s Ducard Academy. Bruce Wayne is the new kid at school, and being the skeptic that he is, believes that something isn’t right. Ninjas appear in-and-out of sight, maniacal clowns wander the halls with pies and overall bad behavior is rewarded. Bruce partners up with fellow students Clark Kent and Diana Prince to form a detective squad. As they try to figure out what the Ducard faculty members are truly trying to accomplish, their friendship begins to blossom.
STUDY HALL OF JUSTICE is a fun and quick read for any child interested in DC’s most notable superheroes, as well as a great introduction for kids curious about the graphic novel format.
STUDY HALL OF JUSTICE is a fun and quick read for any child interested in DC’s most notable superheroes, as well as a great introduction for kids curious about the graphic novel format. Dark and gritty stories currently command the comic book market, but this book is anything but. It’s light-hearted, funny and brings these usually larger-than-life characters down to earth --- forget about saving Earth from Darkseid; there’s homework to be done!
Derek Fridolfs and Dustin Nguyen, the Eisner-nominated tandem behind LIL’ GOTHAM, use journal entries, text conversations and classic comic book panels to not only unfold a mystery, but invite kids to examine the text for Easter eggs on their favorite characters, i.e. Bruce’s shrine to Zorro, Sherlock Holmes and the Gray Ghost in his locker. Dustin Nguyen paints beautiful and inviting watercolor art that will be appreciated by people of all ages. The only letdowns about the art are that there isn’t enough and that it isn’t in full color.
Overall, STUDY HALL OF JUSTICE is an okay start to a series and could be a great addition to any child’s bookcase.
Teaser
Being the new kid at school is tough, especially when your school is called Doomvale Academy and your name is Bruce Wayne. There's a gang of jokers roaming the halls, a muscle-headed kid named Bane wants to beat you up and your headmaster Hugo Strange seems really, well, strange.
This inventive novel follows young Bruce Wayne and his friends Clark (Superman) and Diana (Wonder Woman) as they start a Junior Detective Agency to investigate their teachers and find out what's going on behind closed doors at Doomvale Academy, all before recess.
Promo
Being the new kid at school is tough, especially when your school is called Doomvale Academy and your name is Bruce Wayne. There's a gang of jokers roaming the halls, a muscle-headed kid named Bane wants to beat you up and your headmaster Hugo Strange seems really, well, strange.
This inventive novel follows young Bruce Wayne and his friends Clark (Superman) and Diana (Wonder Woman) as they start a Junior Detective Agency to investigate their teachers and find out what's going on behind closed doors at Doomvale Academy, all before recess.
This all-new story presents a twist on the idea of junior sleuths, using comics, journal entries and doodles to reimagine Batman, Superman and Wonder Woman as three students in the same school.
About the Book
Being the new kid at school is tough, especially when your school is called Doomvale Academy and your name is Bruce Wayne. There's a gang of jokers roaming the halls, a muscle-headed kid named Bane wants to beat you up and your headmaster Hugo Strange seems really, well, strange.
This inventive novel follows young Bruce Wayne and his friends Clark (Superman) and Diana (Wonder Woman) as they start a Junior Detective Agency to investigate their teachers and find out what's going on behind closed doors at Doomvale Academy, all before recess.
This all-new story presents a twist on the idea of junior sleuths, using comics, journal entries and doodles to reimagine Batman, Superman and Wonder Woman as three students in the same school. They'll try their best to solve their case, but just because you're faster than a speeding bullet or more powerful than a locomotive, it doesn't mean you get to stay up past eleven.
