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Kalmia Latifolia
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An avid Reader who loves to draw. Fan of the Baby-Sitter's Club!
19 years old.
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Reposted by Kalmia Latifolia
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Here are some pages from this semiautobiographical book, which "[b]eautifully ­tackles ­complex ­friendships, sibling ­dynamics, racial identity, and gender expression", thank you School Library Journal,,,
Excerpt from FRESH START by Gale Galligan. A regular comic panel overlays an imaginary sequence drawn in a more childlike style. IMAGINARY PANEL 1 A monster sucks up a human soul. IMAGINARY PANEL 2 The monster is interrupted. It looks up in surprise. SFX: shwiing!! IMAGINARY PANEL 3 Ollie and Cat's alter egos pose like Sailor Moon. They're wearing cool superhero outfits. Their dialogue is handwritten. OLLIE: Your shape-shifting can't fool us!!!! CAT: Yeah! Go back to your own planet! IMAGINARY PANEL 4 Close on Ollie's determined smile. IMAGINARY PANEL 5 OLLIE: Perennial Blooms Blast!!! Fwoooooosh!!! REAL PANEL 1 Back in reality, Cat and Ollie are walking through an airport. Cat grumbles. CAT: Hang on. I thought this was a stealth mission. Find the bad guys without giving away our secret identities? OLLIE: Uh... Excerpt continues. PANEL 1 Ollie gestures to one side. OLLIE: No, it's fine, because we're space royals. Our type of magic... it's... like infrared. Human eyes can't see it. PANEL 2 Cat crosses her arms. Ollie rolls her eyes. CAT: Okaaaay, but you yelled out your attack and the shape-shifter disintegrated. You're telling me -- OLLIE: You're an illusionist, Cat! Put up a cloaking field! PANEL 3 Cat harrumphs. Ollie grins. Cat: The name is Princess Sylphonaria. SFX: hmph PANEL 4 Cat looks serious. Ollie is surprised. CAT: But anyway... are you all right? OLLIE: What? PANEL 5 Close on Ollie's wide-eyed reaction as Cat continues. CAT: You know, uh, with moving... and not getting to say goodbye to Rebecca. PANEL 6 Ollie looks down. PANEL 7 Wide on the airport hallway that Ollie and Cat are walking through. OLLIE: Pff, yeah. Why wouldn't I be? We do this all the time. CAT: Oh... okay. PANEL 8 Cat looks sad. Ollie is distracted by something off-panel. CAT: Because I feel like I finally found this great group of friends, and now -- Excerpt continues. PANEL 1 Ollie presses her hands against the window of an airport bookshop. A manga series named QUILL!! is on prominent display, standee and all. PANEL 2 Ollie grins widely at Cat, who backs away in distress. PANEL 3 Ollie zooms into the bookstore; Cat sighs. Excerpt continues. PANEL 1 Volumes of QUILL!! line a bookshelf. OLLIE (off-panel): They have the German editions! PANEL 2 Cat frowns. Ollie is undeterred. CAT: You can't read German. OLLIE: They're bigger and the cover design is so much better. And look at this! PANEL 3 Ollie has a big, horrible smile. She is not well. Cat is not impressed. OLLIE: French flaps. CAT: You can't read French, either. PANEL 4 Cat protests. CAT: Mom and Dad sent us to buy snacks. OLLIE: What is this, if not a snack for the soul. PANEL 5 Cat is frustrated; Ollie is a fool. OLLIE: If we pool our money, we can get two volumes. CAT: You can't eat manga. OLLIE: They hand out snacks on the plane. Pleeease, Cat. PANEL 6 Ollie pushes her face right up against Cat's; Cat intercedes with a hand. OLLIE: Please, please, pleaseeee. SFX: smoosh
November 19, 2025 at 9:10 PM
Reposted by Kalmia Latifolia
galegalligan.bsky.social
AND this book is in FULL COLOR, COURTESY OF INDOMITABLE COMICS GENIUS @charmgardens.com !!!!

You can buy it from your favorite independent bookstore or on the INTERNET!

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Four panels from FRESH START by Gale Galligan, colors by K Czap. PANEL 1 Cat, Mom, and Ollie stare in horror as a hedgehog (Quilly) anoints itself, turning its head backwards to deposit frothy spit on its quills. PANEL 2 Ollie panics. Cat holds a hand out to Mom. OLLIE: I fed him some banana, it was just a little bit, I don't know what - CAT: Mom. Gimme your phone. PANEL 3 Cat looks at Mom's phone. CAT: Okay... here we go. "Hedgehogs will occasionally self-anoint after smelling or eating something unusual. They froth up their spit and lick themselves all over..." PANEL 4 Cat continues, and so does the hedgehog. CAT: "Presumably to cover themselves in the interesting scent, though nobody can say for sure." OLLIE: Ew. QUILLY: fthpththth
November 19, 2025 at 8:55 PM
kalmialatifolia336.bsky.social
I really wanna get this book so badly! I love how it looks!😭

No offense to everyone who worked on the BSC Graphic Novels, but you're the best one out of the bunch! Your style is so energetic and upbeat!💖💖💖
November 20, 2025 at 1:56 PM