Although it's standard graphic novel fare, Agent 9 is still sure to be a hit with the MG graphic novel crowd. But when bumbling supervillain King Crab manages to overtake S4 headquarters, there is no one else to turn to. I read an eARC courtesy of Razorbill/Penguin Young Readers Group via NetGalley in exchange for my honest review. Agent 9 bolts, bounds, and —more often —explodes through every hilarious page in this welcome new addition to the spy genre. Then, however, Agent 9 has the chance complete the most important mission of all; stopping King Crab from flooding the world.

This secret spy is forced back into the game when supervillain King Crab has captured all the agent's.Polly Crosby tells ReadingZone about her novel, This Tale is Forbidden (Scholastic), a fractured fairy tale set in a dystopian world. She is 8 years old and this is her first graphic novel but it certainly won’t be her last because she thinks it’s amazing and doesn’t want to put it down! The serious ecological message of melting ice caps is nicely conveyed amidst the madcap adventure and James Bond-style gadget action. The fact I saw it when it was over two years old and we've only had one sequel suggests the franchise didn't really take off, which was a surprise – there may be hundreds of books like this out there, but this was a friendly and enjoyable one, and for once not something so daft and gaudy people over a certain age were excluded. There are character-building moments, but the novel never forgets to have fun with itself to make the reader feel like they're on the ride of a lifetime.

It's interesting that Agent 9 isn't assigned a gender, so keeping the appeal open to boys and girls. You guys were so fab and Dawn was such a lovely presence in the schools - I will absolutely be in touch next time I'm in your neck of the woods. Not only are the graphics crisp, dramatic and exciting, but the storyline and characters very funny. Join our community to get personalised book suggestions, extracts straight to your inbox, 10% off RRPs, and to change children’s lives. But when the rest of the service is taken hostage, Nine is the only one left to battle the evil King Crab and stop his plans to take over the world.He's spent over twenty years working undercover in the animation industry on movies and television shows, including Bravest Warriors, Space Jam, Treasure Planet, The Emperor's New Groove, The Powerpuff Girls, and The Iron Giant. Can Agent 9 prove to be the right cat for the job by overcoming impulsive behaviour and saving the world from a complete flood-a-geddon? Agent 9 is a feline secret agent will do whatever it takes to save the world--even if it means destroying a few things along the way. I've worked as an artist in the animation industry for companies like Disney, Warner Brothers, and Nickelodeon. Agent 9 and their robot fish partner Fin beg for one more chance to prove themselves and be officially taken off probation.

But before O can assign them a new mission, he and all the other ‘super-silly spy agents’ are kidnapped by supervillain King Crab. However, when King Crab captures the main base she's the only one left who can stop King Crab from melting the ice caps and sending the world into a Flood-a-geddon. Full of bombastic action and adventure that will make every child laugh out loud, plus a fantastic cast of spies and villains. The bold layouts and dominance of speech will appeal to reluctant readers while having animal characters helps to eschew typical gender roles.Nine - along with a robotic partner named FiN - is all that stands between King Crab and his diabolical plans to melt the polar ice caps and build a massive water park. Agent 9: Flood-a-geddon is the start of a new graphic novel series about Agent 9, a cat-like character who has incredible super-spy skills but who dives into missions without thinking things through, resulting in hilarious mishaps and inevitable 'I-told-you-so's' from Agent 9's sidekick, FIN, a mechanical flying fish.