Arcade World

Nate Bitt

Book - 2021

Travis and Journey are best friends who love going to Arcade World, a mysterious arcade filled with video games no one has ever heard of, so when they learn the danger of the games coming to life they must save the world from pixelated Minibosses.

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Subjects
Genres
Science fiction comics
Graphic novels
Published
New York : Little Simon [2021]-
Language
English
Corporate Author
Glass House Graphics
Main Author
Nate Bitt (author)
Corporate Author
Glass House Graphics (artist)
Physical Description
volumes : chiefly color illustrations ; 23 cm
Audience
Ages 5-9
Grades 2-3
ISBN
9781665904650
9781665904643
9781665904674
9781665904681
9781665904704
9781665904742
  • v. 1. Dino trouble
  • v. 2. Zombie invaders
  • v. 3. Robot battle
  • v. 4. Earth to aliens
Review by Publisher's Weekly Review

Light-skinned, bespectacled Travis Better and light brown--skinned Journey West are best friends and video game fanatics. When Arcade World, a "magical and mysterious" new video game center where "everything's free," suddenly opens in a formerly abandoned building, the child population of the town of Normal is eager to start playing. Travis and Journey quickly ascend to the top two spots on every game except for Dino Trouble, but with the encouragement of Mr. E. Miniboss--the arcade's sinister-seeming, top hat--sporting proprietor--the pair manage to secure the coveted spots. Soon, reality begins to mimic the game aesthetically and otherwise, and the duo must complete levels IRL, taking on glitter dactyls, ice cream iguanodons, and other cute-but-deadly dinos. While an abrupt end to the gaming quest stunts the story, energetic, candy-colored spreads by Zod, reminiscent of the chunky character style of Sarah Graley, enliven debut author Bitt's comic dialogue bubbles throughout this straightforwardly plotted series opener. Ages 5--9. (Jan.)

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Review by Kirkus Book Review

Travis and Journey's new normal is life inside of a video game. When strange newcomer Mr. Miniboss shows up in town and turns an abandoned building into a magical, mysterious, free-entry video game center dubbed Arcade World, all of the neighborhood kids immediately become obsessed. But the arcade soon turns sinister when all of the video games come alive. The story centers on Travis and his best friend, Journey, who realize that they have been transported into their new favorite game, Dino Trouble. They must survive numerous threats--including being chased by glittery dinosaurs--as they try to figure out who really owns Arcade World and how to get back to Normal, which happens to be the name of their town. Travis is White, and Journey has light brown skin. While the dynamic comic-book graphics deliver an action-packed romp, character development and dialogue are a bit shallow and shaky. Some plot points can serve as springboards for conversations about screen time and healthy use of online technologies. The funny cliffhanger ending does its job--young readers will want to read the next installment to find out what happens next. An entertaining series opener whose simple storyline can be forgiven. (Graphic novel. 7-9) Copyright (c) Kirkus Reviews, used with permission.

Copyright (c) Kirkus Reviews, used with permission.