Staff Picks (April): Jade Street Protection Services #1

Welcome to Matsdotter Academy, your typical school with unfair detention and magically gifted students.

Meet Divya, Emma, Noemi, Saba, and Kai, students of the Academy, who find themselves wasting their precious time in the confines of a school classroom.

Welcome to Jade Street, a quant community riddled with secrets.

Katy Rex and Fabian Lelay bring the heat to the street in Black Mask Comics’ new series Jade Street Protection Services. The detail put into each character’s personality and the world behind Jade Street has immense depth. Lelay adds an immense amount of detail and world building into each page with dynamic designs for the setting and characters.

Fans of Harry Potter or Sailor Moon will want to jump in on this story. In addition to being part of the 8% of the population with magical powers, each girl in the Protection Service is gifted with their own unique ability and skillset. If you’re looking for an engaging fantasy book, Jade Street Protection Services #1 is the place to start.

—Jonathan McKinney

Publisher: Black Mask Comics Item Code: APR161334 Release Date: 06/29/16 SRP: $3.99