Review: The 1980s are sort of my jam, as is New York. So a graphic novel about a young mix-master named Wax in Brooklyn who - along with his rapper partner/best friend and family - is transported to the far off planet of Discopia, where Wax must use his DJ-ing and kung fu skills to save a planet, had no trouble getting my attention. Even better, writer/artist Yehudi Mercado has populated these colorful, action-packed pages of this graphic novel with plenty of laughs, real friendships and relationships, and some deadly - if not altogether bright - intergalactic supervillains. From Wax's scenes of learning sci-fu in order to fight the baddies and a robot army, to the genuinely cool beats laid down on the pages of the fight scenes, opponents battling just as much to out-rhyme each other in the name of music as to winning the battle ... it all works here, for all ages. Great book, and I already can't wait for the sequel! 4/5 stars
NOTE: I received a free ARC of this title from NetGalley and the publisher, in exchange for an honest review.
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