Sardine in Outer Space 2

by
Emmanuel Guibert

and
Joann Sfar

:01 First Second, September 2006, 123 pp.
ISBN: 1-59643-127-X

Genre: Early Chapter

Subgenre: Science Fiction / Graphic Novel
Reviewed: 10/19/2007

Reviewed by: Conan Tigard

Book Cover

Graphic Novel Page

Synopsis

Captain Yellow Shoulder has a spaceship full of children and animals. They travel to different locations, often foiling the evil plans of Supermuscleman and his sidekick, Doc Krok.

In this book, Supermuscleman is brainwashing children to be innocent again and behave well, Yellow Shoulder and the kids end up on a planet that has Cha Cha flies that make you have dance tunes stuck in your head when you get bit by one, Yellow Shoulder has to dress up like Santa Claus and deliver weapons of mass destruction to Supermuscleman and Doc Kroc, they have to stop Bobby Big Mouth - a planet with a large mouth that devours everything in site, they help a planet become safe from a rampaging Dunderhead, and many more space adventures.

Sardine in Outer Space 2 is a collection of short stories written by Emmanuel Guibert and drawn by Joann Sfar. It is a graphic novel starring some good guys (Captain Yellow Shoulder, Sardine, and Little Louie) and some bad guys (Supermuscleman and Doc Krok). This book was translated from French to English by Sasha Watson and colored by Walter Pezzali.  This book is intended for children ages 8 to 12.

Review

Sardine in Outer Space 2 is a just as fun as the first book, Sardine in Outer Space.

Kids will love the colorful pictures and the imagination of the artist, Joann Sfar. The tales by Emmanuel Guibert are fun and quick and I love the short-story format, each story being only ten pages long.

Supermuscleman and Doc Kroc are great bad guys that are not as competent as they seem to think they are. In fact, they really aren't scary at all and are rather horrible villains, but that what makes them funny.

As for Sardine, the heroine of this book, she is always ready to battle the evil-doers and have goodness prevail. With the help of her black cat, which always resides on top of her hat, her best friend Little Louie, and Captain Yellow Shoulder, there is nothing she cannot do. She is a great role-model for young girls as she is always figuring out how to be strong and prevail in terrible situations.

Overall, Sardine in Outer Space 2 is a wonderful graphic novel and I cannot wait to see what kind of trouble she gets into next in Sardine in Outer Space 3.

I rated this book an 8 out of 10.