He has a style that is clean and suited to the spooky atmosphere of Gotham Academy. Kerschl’s art was as delightful as the story. It wrapped up neatly but still left enough loose ends to make the reader want to keep coming back. Each issue ends on a cliffhanger that is just dramatic enough to keep the reader turning the pages, and the story never felt tired or contrived. Along the way the ghost’s identity is revealed, and even though what happened to Olive over the summer has yet to be explained, just enough clues are dropped to keep the reader engaged. It balanced well between Olive’s personal drama and the mystery of the North Hall. Throughout the book, many of the teachers are introduced as well, a cast of characters that is just as eclectic as the kids. He always wears sunglasses and tries to pass himself off as cool and suave. He’s a troublemaker, selling fireworks to the other kids, and is also known as a lock-picker and a sneak. As they investigate the mystery, she and Olive become more friendly, or at least less antagonistic. She believes in the occult and believes she summoned the ghost. Pomeline starts out as an antagonist to Olive. She views the world around her through role playing, describing people with “+” stats and likening situations to RPG scenarios. She is one year younger than Olive, but they are best friends. She gives as good as she gets and isn’t afraid to run in when someone is in trouble. She has a no-nonsense attitude about the world and doesn’t believe in the supernatural. It’s an ensemble series with a great cast, and Olive is a great lead. I really enjoyed this first volume of Gotham Academy, which collects the first six issues. As Olive tries to navigate her new life situation, she has to contend with the ghost of Millie Jane Cobblepot haunting the girls’ dorm, classmates who believe they summoned the ghost, an escaped convict from Arkham Asylum living in the secret passages in the Academy, and her sudden fear and hatred of all things bat-like, including the Batman. This is complicated by the fact that Kyle’s little sister, Mia, aka Maps, is now going to the school, and Olive is her guide for her first year. A mysterious incident that involved the north building has left Olive with no memory of the summer, and as a result, she has pulled away from her friends and is considering breaking up with her boyfriend, the school’s tennis star Kyle Mizoguchi. Her mother has been in the hospital, so she lives on campus. Gotham Academy follows Olive Silverlock, a second year student who is attending Gotham Academy on a scholarship from the Wayne Foundation. The story is the perfect balance of spooky, adventurous fun, and I found myself unable to stop turning pages. I am happy to say I was not disappointed with this first volume. I’ve never been much of a DC Comics fan, particularly in recent years with their emphasis on dark and gritty stories, but I have heard so many good things about Gotham Academy that I decided to try it out.
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