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Bad Blood #2: A Graphic Novel

by Brady Smith

A nightmare contest turns inward

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A nightmare contest turns inward

Maxwell Dark’s ability to enter other children’s dreams has helped them confront their nightmares, but his own dreams now cast him as a monster. An encounter with the Bogeyman puts that fear into a larger frame: Maxwell is told he may be destined to compete for the title of nightmare king. The sequel combines dream-world monster battles with a conflict over identity and the possibility that a frightening future might be more than a dream. Its graphic-novel horror premise centers on the tension between helping others face their fears and confronting a fear of one’s own.

Good fit for readers who enjoy

  • Young readers who enjoy horror comics and stories featuring monsters and nightmares
  • Readers interested in dream adventures and a young protagonist facing questions about who he may become

Themes

Nightmares and fearIdentity and destinyHelping othersMonsters and demons

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Book overview

Maxwell Dark is on a mission to help kids hunt down and defeat the nightmares haunting them in this chilling horror graphic novel sequel filled with monsters and mayhem.

I'm Maxwell. Please don't call me Max. I have a gift that I was born with, although most of the time it feels like a curse.

Twelve-year-old Maxwell Dark has the gift to enter other kids' dreams to help them fight their nightmares. But ever since he helped Sid face the monster in her dreams, Maxwell has been plagued by his own nightmares: terrifying dreams of him turning into a horrifying monster himself.

And then he finds himself face-to-face with the Bogeyman--yes, that Bogeyman--who tells Maxwell it's his destiny to compete to become the next nightmare king and take the throne. Suddenly his fears of becoming a monster seem more like a prophecy than a dream. Maxwell will have to wrestle with his inner demons while fighting literal demons as he battles through the dreadful competition, where the only thing worse than the prize is who he's competing against...
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