Ben hatke and his hero for all ages, zita the spacegirl when my secondgrade son brought home zita the spacegirl first second, 2011, a graphic novel about an intergalactic heroine on a quest to rescue her best friend, joseph, and find her way back home, he slipped. Zita the spacegirl, or even about his astonishing antics at ala annual 2011. The return of zita the spacegirl zita the spacegirl. The character having been introduced already, hatkes allowed to explore zita and her new. This was followed by three kidfriendly graphic novels which place the characters in context.
He lives and works in the shenandoah valley with his wife and their boisterous pack of daughters. Everything you need to know about zita the spacegirl movie. Zita the spacegirl adventures zita the spacegirl comics. Ben hatke has published comic stories in the flight series as well as flight explorer. Ben hatke and his hero for all ages, zita the spacegirl. Ben hatke shares the mysteries behind intergalactic hero zita the spacegirl, a perfect read for girls and boys. Zita the spacegirl is about a girl who gets sucked through a portal to another planet. Follows zita the spacegirl, and precedes the return of zita the spacegirl. Others may still be viewable via the internet archive. You can also find some zita sketches on the publishers flickr pages. He told us it was the first time hes seen a zita costume, so i think my daughter made him as happy as he made her. I love the character design of the young heroine and.
Trailer by ben hatke on vimeo, the home for high quality videos and the people who love them. Nov 07, 2010 you must have a look at this short comic three pages of ben hatkes zita the spacegirl. Ben hatke, author of the zita the spacegirl and mighty jack series, makes a special appearance at vault of midnight at 4 pm on sunday, june 16, 2019. Strongstrong synopsis zita and her friends find joseph, who is being held by the sciptorians. Mar 20, 2011 zita the spacegirl is the story of zita and joseph. Zita the spacegirl a graphic novel by ben hatke from first second books available in stores. Beware, you are proposing to add brand new pages to the wiki along with your edits. It might be worth your while to check out these zita comic strips, notable for the first appearance of one, one of zita s robot companions along with robot randy that will be appearing in bens flight 4 story. Dec 09, 2010 hatke has created a website for zita that, in addition to basic info, features new zita webcomics images above, bottom. Id also recommend you take a leisurely look around the zita the spacegirl website, and especially the comic archives. Hatke later published a short zita story, wishing socks. Zita the spacegirl kindle edition by hatke, ben, hatke, ben.
His work is notable for its focus on strong female characters. Youre a smart reader and i know youve been paying attention, so i dont need to tell you about how he played a part in the flight anthologies, or about the enthusiastic response he got for the first book in the zita trilogy. Zita the spacegirl is a fun, captivating tale of friendship and redemption from flight veteran ben hatke. All of my kids love science fiction, fantasy, and comics. Zita the spacegirl began in 2004 as a web comic by ben hatke, comprising a series of apparently unconnected online strips featuring the eponymous human. The zita the spacegirl comic book by ben hatke has been released. The bots mimicry is so exact that it quickly becomes difficult to tell the real zita from the impostor. We hear from kids, teachers, cartoonists, librarians, and maybe even a few aliens to find out what they thought of zita and her out of this world adventures. The scriptorians lock them both up but they escape, and go their separate ways. Hatkes blog also has zita updates and information, including the great zita the spacegirl jolly giveaway contest, in which you can win a a signed. A zita graphic novel will be published in february 2011 which is already available for preorder on amazon. To ask other readers questions about zita the spacegirl, please sign up. Ben hatke is the author and illustrator of the new york timesbestselling zita the spacegirl trilogy, the picture books julias house for lost creatures and nobody likes a goblin, and the graphic novels little robot and mighty jack. Sandra and woo zita the spacegirl comic released the.
Hatke later published a short zita story, wishing socks, in the graphic anthology flight explorer 2008. Zita the spacegirl animated movie in works variety. Now she must find the friends that inadvertently abandoned her, get rid of an overzealous doppelganger, and save the planet of new lumponia. The look on his face when he saw this little zita the spacegirl was priceless. A few of the original strips can still be viewed online here. The return of zita the spacegirl zita the spacegirl series. In addition to writing and drawing comics, he also paints. But she faces her biggest challenge yet in the third and final installment of the zita adventures.
She teams up with a mysterious inventor and a large, sentient mouse, as well as a few robots and aliens along the way. There was also a nice story featuring zita and her gang in flight explorer some time ago, so im sure that the story in the new book will be entertaining as well. Her interaction with what was in the comet leads to an intergalactic adventure. Prior to zita, he had published some short stories in flight and flight explorer, but his sense of design and character, his use of color, and the sense of fun his work was striking. Sep 01, 2012 after the events in zita the spacegirl zita has gone from girl who pressed the red button to famous girl who pressed the red button. Parents need to know that the return of zita the spacegirl is the third and last in the series of graphic novels starring a brave, curious, and kind young heroine. When flight explorer was abandoned by its original publisher, librarians hoped that zitas stories would continue elsewhere and they didat first. Ben hatke on zita the space girl good comics for kids. This edit will also create new pages on comic vine for. Wrongfully imprisoned on a penitentiary planet, zita has to plot the galaxys greatest jailbreak before the evil prison warden can execute his plan of. The heroism of zita the spacegirl made her a legend.
Our protagonist, zita is a compassionate and feisty girl, who meets a bunch of lovable, flawed new companions and scary aliens on her quest to find her friend who was kidnapped by a. They capture zita and piper, who turns out to have betrayed zita in exchange for rocket fuel. After saving both a planet and her best friend, zita has achieved renown as an intergalactic hero and is greeted with adulation wherever she travels. This episode is dedicated entirely to the graphic novel zita the spacegirl by ben hatke, published by first second books. Ben hatke and his hero for all ages, zita the spacegirl mommd. Expect plenty of scifi peril throughout, with a few scenes that could be scarier than those in the previous books, including a thwarted execution and the sedation with needles of the beloved mouse cha. Legends of zita the spacegirl by ben hatke, ben hatke.
Oh, and she did have a part to play in the whole saving scriptorius from the apocalyptic asteroid thing. Ben hatke seemed to come out of nowhere when zita the spacegirl blasted onto the scene in 2011. The return of zita the spacegirl is the third and final zita graphic novel for now. Zita the spacegirl began in 2004 as a web comic by ben hatke, comprising a series of apparently unconnected online strips featuring the eponymous human girl and her humorous adventures with aliens and robots in outer space.
We meet zita and in the beginning shes just an ordinary, if somewhat spontaneous, young girl horsing around with a friend. Zita the spacegirl tells the story of a young girl who encounters a comet the crashes to earth. Zita the spacegirl is a middlegrade science fiction graphic novel series following zita, a little girl who is accidentally sucked through a portal to another world and must rescue her friend before she can go home. Zita has saved many people and multiple worlds since leaving earth to rescue her classmate joseph. Oct 31, 2017 zita has appeared in webcomics and in a couple of the early flight novels, but this is her first full length feature all to herself and she takes her readers on a fantastic ride. Zita the spacegirl kindle edition by hatke, ben, hatke. Ben hatke and his hero for all ages, zita the spacegirl when my secondgrade son brought home zita the spacegirl first second, 2011, a graphic novel about an intergalactic heroine on a quest to rescue her best friend, joseph, and find her way back home, he slipped into his own sort of timespace portal just like zita. Mighty jack and zita the spacegirl is more about the former not to mention lilly, occasional goblin king, who doesnt get title billing than the latter, which feels appropriate. Zita the spacegirl appeared in 2010, followed by legends of zita the spacegirl in 2012 and the return of zita the spacegirl in 2014.
He is most well known for his series of middle grade graphic novels zita the spacegirl. While each volume has its own theme, the overarching thrust for the series is zitas return home. Ben hatke talks about the return of zita the spacegirl. Feb 16, 2012 awards two titles from first second won the graphic novel categories in the 2011 cybils awards, literary honors given by bloggers who write about childrens and youngadult books.
Home webcomics news and updates characters about the author. If you want to start a main zitathespacegirl page, just click the edit button above. You must have a look at this short comic three pages of ben hatkes zita the spacegirl. Zita the spacegirl and the virtue of final perseverance. Welcome to a special book club edition of kids comics revolution. Comicssuperhero a list of 89 titles created 23 mar 2016 potential a list of 1122 titles created 23 oct 2015 upcoming twentieth century studios movies 20202023. This episode is dedicated entirely to the graphic novel zita the spacegirl. When it comes to the biggest challenge encountered with creating the return of zita the spacegirl. When my secondgrade son brought home zita the spacegirl first second, 2011, a graphic novel about an intergalactic heroine on a quest to rescue her best friend, joseph, and find her way back home, he slipped into his own sort of timespace portal just like zita. It also has more whimsical, eyecatching, miyazakiesque monsters than you can shake a stick at.
Lovable zita returns in a charmingly dashing interplanetary adventure to save yet another doomed planet from impending peril. He continued developing the character in webcomics and then a short story titled zita the spacegirl. Sep 14, 2016 fox animation has acquired the zita the spacegirl trilogy of books by ben hatke, and set up the project at chernin entertainment to produce. Ben hatke born june 4, 1977, in lafayette, indiana is an awardwinning, bestselling american cartoonist and childrens book illustrator. A sudden turn of events leads to the real zita making a feloniousalthough necessarydecision, instantly transforming her public image from that of hero to outlaw. Zita the spacegirls ben hatke builds a little robot cbr.
Hatke gives us a classic heros journey in an imaginative, scifi setting. Joseph gets abducted and zita, after running from her problem, confronts the fear and goes after him, sparking an actionadventurescifi story for all ages and genders. While the former is quite enjoyable and introduces most of the principal characters as well as what may be the series dilemma, the latest release legends of zita the spacegirl is the better of the two. Shes also made enemies, which has led to her being thrown into a terrible underground prison. Inside they find a device that opens a portal to another world. I love the character design of the young heroine and this particular comic is absolutely fantastic in every way. Zita the spacegirl has saved planets, battled monsters, and wrestled with interplanetary fame. Zitas been through her journey from untested to rookie to expertlevel saver. Sandra and woo zita the spacegirl the comedy webcomic. Sep 27, 2012 welcome to a special book club edition of kids comics revolution. Maybe you remember the blog entry about zita and her big heart that i posted last november. Our protagonist, zita is a compassionate and feisty girl, who meets a bunch of lovable, flawed new companions and scary aliens on her quest to find her friend who was kidnapped by a deep sea helmet with mechanical tentacles. Sep 06, 2012 im not going to spend a lot of time introducing you to ben hatke. Be careful, though, the only things that go in the main namespace are tropes and should be created through the ykttw system.
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