All of them are such lovable characters, so the readers will be rooting for them all to figure out how they can win against such a formidable foe. We do get a few more of Canto's race in this story as they are part of most of the journey this time, and it's great to see some more brave little tin people like Canto. My personal favorite, other than Canto, of course, is the cuddly, scary-looking Malorex, Canto's trusty friend and (basically) his steed, who is definitely a modern Ludo from Labyrinth. This is truly an all-ages adventure that draws on The Labyrinth, The Wizard of Oz, and other great fantastical worlds to create a daring adventure story that students will love. Canto’s journey is definitely not over here, and the nice cliffhanger will have fans scrambling for the next volume. He reaches his destination and hopes he has found a magic that can take down the Shrouded Man. Along the way, they are attacked by The Furies, and Canto realizes that not all of his friends can come with him. Canto and a few friends decide to travel back to the Tower and confront the Shrouded Man, hoping to beat their clocks and get the curse reversed. The Shrouded Man hasn’t come after them, but that’s probably because he has cursed their clocks to slowly wind down.

Then, we go into New Arcana and see Canto and his friends in their new home. The first chapter is a short side-story where Canto frees some fairies from being tortured by an evil witch.

Read more graphic novel reviews at The Graphic Library.Īt the end of the first book, Canto’s people leave Arcana to make a New Arcana.

Canto by David M. Booher