![]() ![]() ![]() The second volume, Legends of Zita the Spacegirl, pits Hatke's heroine against the forces of her own fame, while the third, The Return of Zita the Spacegirl, finds her wrongfully incarcerated on an alien prison planet. She soon finds herself adopting the role of intergalactic hero, helping good guys out along her journey. Zita's adventures begin when her best friend is kidnapped by an alien doomsday cult. "All characters are blends of different people to the point that they become their own entities," he says. Anna," but notes that his protagonist includes aspects of his daughters as well. Today, Hatke says Zita "really tends to be a lot like a pint-sized version of. After they met in college, Hatke developed Anna's original character into something resembling her present incarnation, green cape and all. Zita was the heroine of a comic Hatke's wife, Anna, wrote in high school. Zita the Spacegirl is a three-volume series of graphic novels, published between 20 by First Second. Here's what's going on with this author and illustrator, and why he should definitely be on your radar. Ben Hatke's children's graphic novel series, Zita the Spacegirl, is getting a film adaptation from Fox Animation and Chernin Entertainment, and he's got a lot more projects for kids of all ages on deck. As pearl clutchers panic over declining print sales, one illustrator is riding a career high. ![]()
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