I love a ‘girl on an epic quest’ story and this one is action packed. The illustrations of all of the new creatures Zita comes across are generally either cute, amusing or downright creepy. This is one of those graphic novels that has few words but is big in story and scale. There’s only three days left before an asteroid will destroy it! Together they journey against the clock to find and save Joseph, for there’s a countdown happening in this world. Along the way she meets new friends including One, Mouse, Strong-Strong and Randy. Zita witnesses Joseph being kidnapped and is determined to find him and return them both to Earth. After some mild freaking out Zita follows him through the portal into another world with a multitude of alien species. Of course Zita is going to press it! A portal appears and something grabs Joseph and pulls him through. There’s a meteoroid with something inside it.

When Zita and her friend Joseph find a hole in the earth that wasn’t there before, they have to check it out. Why have I never heard of this series before?! Have I been hiding under a meteoroid? This was so much fun!!! There’s one panel that certainly gives new meaning to heart attack as well. I love the aerial units, the spider and the adorable multiplying Doppelganger. The illustrations are just as good as the first story and even feature a cameo of my mate Jerry from Zita the Spacegirl. Piper also reveals a hidden talent along the way which comes in quite handy. We learn some unexpected backstories for Piper (just don’t call him Whistle Man) and Mouse. Before she knows it real Zita finds herself left behind, branded a criminal and unsure who she can trust.Īlong the way she meets plenty of new characters including Madrigal, a gigantic cat with glowing eyes called Glissando and my personal favourite, Shippy. Meanwhile, ambassadors from New Lumponia plead their case for (robot) Zita to save their planet from a swarm of star hearts, which are deadlier, less cutesy and with nastier looking teeth than they sound. While robot Zita soaks up the attention, human Zita and Mouse sneak off to enjoy Lady Madrigal’s circus. Eager for some respite from the adoration of the masses, Zita is only too happy to allow robot Zita to take the glory. When an Imprint-o-Tron robot imprints on a poster of Zita, it begins its transformation into Zita Imposter Extraordinaire.

Oh, and she did have a part to play in the whole saving Scriptorius from the apocalyptic asteroid thing. After the events in Zita the Spacegirl Zita has gone from Girl Who Pressed the Red Button to Famous Girl Who Pressed the Red Button.

Zita graphic novel