Plain Jane and the Mermaid Comedy Jinchalo welcomes readers back into

Jinchalo welcomes readers back into Forsythe's Miyazaki-tinged dreamscape where spotted octopi fly and bears give piggyback rides

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Plain Jane and the Mermaid Comedy Jinchalo welcomes readers back intoBy Vera Brosgol. Published by First Second. Softcover, 368 pages, Colour, 2024. From Anya's Ghost and Be Prepared author Vera Brosgol comes an instant classic graphic novel that flips every fairy tale you know on its head, and shows one girl's crusade for the only thing that mattersher own independence. Jane is incredibly plain. Everyone says so: her parents, the villagers, and her horrible cousin who kicks her out of her own house. Determined to get