Book of the Week: TSUNAMI by Ned Wenlock
Book of the Week: TSUNAMI by Ned Wenlock
This excellent graphic novel from Paekakariki-based illustrator, animator, and comic maker Ned Wenlock deals with bullying, being an outsider, and that awkward transition from childhood to adulthood with raw honesty and clarity.
Meet Peter, a target for the school bullies. His commitment to truth and being right isn’t always the best fit for your final days of primary school. Being twelve is never easy and, for Peter, life is just too much. Peter’s parents are too busy bickering to notice his despair, his nemesis Gus and his cronies are on his case, and there’s a new girl at school just as much a misfit as him. But she’s a badass, and it’s difficult for Peter to navigate her motives. It all feels overwhelming to Peter — like a tsunami is coming and he isn't sure he can stop it.
Told in Ned’s unique and beautifully pared-down style, Tsunami is a taunt page-turner, a coming-of-age story, and nuanced examination of teenage alienation and the unpredictable consequences of our actions.
Another example of superb publishing from Earth’s End.
”Heartbreaking, acutely and devastatingly observed, and distinctively drawn.” —Thomas