Nostalgia for the world’s worst video game brings a girl back to her childhood in an action-packed indie graphic novel about friendship, family, and three-hit combos.
It’s an age-old story: for her birthday, Dul wanted the hottest new video game, but her mom accidentally bought her Super Trash Clash—one of the worst games ever made. But years later, when an older Dul finds a cartridge in a vintage store, memories come flooding back: simpler times when she could disappear into electronic worlds or spend hours battling with friends and enemies, and the love and sacrifices that bound her family together.
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Super Trash Clash Volume 1 provides a wonderful tale of childhood, gaming, and family. The loveable characters help propel a story about the mistakes that help us realize the things that matter most. Read Full Review
A fun fast read about learning to be grateful.
We heard about this book as part of the Comic Experience Graphic Novel Kids Club for the month of January 2023. The theme of the story was be grateful not just for what you have but the people in your life. At first, the main character (Dul) didn’t realize how hard her mom works for them. Dul traded away a game her mom gave her and later realized it might hurt her mom’s feelings so she tried to get it back. With the help of her friend ,Misa, they go on a crazy adventure to recover a terrible game that no one but her should have wanted.
Dul and MIsa work really hard to get the game back. My favorite scene is when she defeats a jerk named Betu at the local arcade in the game she rea more