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"I was completely charmed by the 'Hereville' series. It’s a wonderful vehicle for a
coming-of-age story with a female protagonist who’s both relatable and likable."
Rabbi Joshua Breindel
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"Without a doubt, this is the best graphic novel of 2010 for kids. Bar none."
Elizabeth Bird, School Library Journal
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"Unique, laugh-out-loud funny, and thoroughly engrossing. Sequel, please!"
Tanya Auger, Horn Book Magazine
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"Mirka is the heroine that girlhood dreams are made of… Hereville is pure enchantment."
Barbara M. Moon, School Library Journal
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"Deutsch creates a beautiful, detail-rich world with a muted, ethereal palette that
masterfully blends faith and fantasy with astounding harmony. Undoubtedly one of
the cleverest graphic novels of the year."
Kirkus Reviews
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"This is a terrific story, told with skill and lots of heart, that readers of all ages will enjoy."
Publishers Weekly
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"I have finally fallen in love with my first graphic novel… the perfect bat mitzvah gift."
Sonja Bolle, Los Angeles Times
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"An elegant, subtle examination into the gender roles, deep religious roots, and everyday
cultural elements of an Orthodox Jewish society, while also being a witty,
enormously clever adventure quest... "
The Bulletin of the Center for Children’s Books
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"Comics, and the rest of the world, for that matter, need more girl heroes like Mirka.
She will have readers cheering for her every step of the way. "
Raina Telgemeier
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"Author/illustrator Barry Deutsch offers up a mitzvah — a graphic novel which has joy,
style, lots of Yiddishkeit, adventure, and magic."
Jane Yolen
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"What do you get when you cross Buffy the Vampire Slayer and Isaac Bashevis Singer?"
The Washington Post
Awk is a great noise!
Awk is a great noise!
I absolutely LOVE the sense of movement between the first two panels with the static log set as the frame on either side. All of your comics have a very powerful and stirring feeling of consistent, logical, and coherent action which lets you know exactly what’s going on and how people are feeling while it’s happening. It’s fantastic!
I absolutely LOVE the sense of movement between the first two panels with the static log set as the frame on either side. All of your comics have a very powerful and stirring feeling of consistent, logical, and coherent action which lets you know exactly what’s going on and how people are feeling while it’s happening. It’s fantastic!
Wow, thank you!
Wow, thank you!
I must have suffered a memory lapse, because I completely forgot the name of this comic. I knew there was one I was forgetting… but I couldn’t remember which it was! I’m glad I only missed one page. And it’s still a cliff-hanger!
I must have suffered a memory lapse, because I completely forgot the name of this comic. I knew there was one I was forgetting… but I couldn’t remember which it was! I’m glad I only missed one page. And it’s still a cliff-hanger!
LOL. I’m glad you found your way back, Yochva.
This was an even worse cliffhanger the first time round — I pretty much stopped drawing Hereville for a couple of years after doing this page!
LOL. I’m glad you found your way back, Yochva.
This was an even worse cliffhanger the first time round — I pretty much stopped drawing Hereville for a couple of years after doing this page!
It’s also a great programming language. Did you intend the geeky reference?
It’s also a great programming language. Did you intend the geeky reference?