Graphic Novel Review: Danger and Other Unknown Risks by Ryan North and Erica Henderson

Posted on August 13, 2024 at 6:32 am by Gene Ambaum

Danger and Other Unknown Risks by Ryan North and Erica Henderson. Penguin Workshop, 2023. 9780593224823. 206pp.

This book opens with a cryptic trip to a big box store, and then a young woman (Marguerite) and her talking dog (Daisy) stealing an artifact called the Simian’s Paw. It’s the first magic totem on their list — there are two others — and if they get them the world will be saved. Or something. This a kinetic, lighthearted, post-apocalyptic graphic novel by the creative team behind Marvel’s Squirrel Girl.

Worth noting: the book also has a toad, magic, a creepy uncle, and some time travel sort of stuff, too.