Hilo Book 3: The Great Big Boom: (A Graphic Novel)

Gave the series to my grandson. He was totally obsessed. Read each several times

Judd Winick has truly created a delightful superhero story with his HiLo series. After hearing him speak at a conference I can easily see where these stories come from, the man is a natural storyteller. In this third volume of what promises to be a six book series (per the author), HiLo and D.J. have to find a way to follow Gina into a portal. The story opens with them facing off with the U.S. Army. At first I thought that HiLo would be forced to destroy the tanks and everything, but he comes up with a much more effective, not to mention, less damaging, method of disarming the the military establishment (and no I'm not going to tell you what it is, go find the book if you want to know ;)). Once they find a portal, HiLo and D.J. find themselves on an unknown planet with no idea how to find Gina, especially once HiLo collapses. Thankfully they get rescued by a familiar face and taken to a safe place. Along the way, HiLo continues to struggle to remember how he went from being a villain to being a hero. And of course there is a tribe of machine/weapon wielding warriors that have to be defeated as well. With a great mix of humor and action, Winick has created a winning series for both young and old. Highly recommended.

SPOILER ALERT!My favorite part was when Hilo rediscovered his sister! Somehow he saw her inside of the orb even without opening it; it made me feel confused at first, then I was so happy to see them reunited!By McKenzie

My son literally was counting down the days until the release date He loved the first two and was super excited to see there was a third one coming out.. He then devoured it that evening it arrived. He is 6. I feel like the humor is right on point. No meanness or sarcasm. Heard lot of giggles and laughter as his younger sister sat next to him looking on. So cute...and so much better than them looking at a tablet together!

The kids love this character and the fact that its a graphic novel gets them reading in a way that's easily digestible

Judd Winick is amazing! This latest installment of the Hilo series has it all -- adventure, pathos, friendship, and great comic timing. My son absolutely adores it. Mom and Dad adore it because our son will read this independently, over and over again. He was so upset that he has to wait until January for the next installment. Thank you, Mr. Winick. This is a WINNER (no pun intended)!!!!

Fantastically funny and awesome. For anyone that loves to laugh and is a comedy lover. It was fun to read and , as Hilo says, OUTSTANDING!

My grandson age 8 is loving reading due to Hilo. I've purchased two more, he was so excited with the stories.

My son is pretty bright, but we struggle to motivate him to read (he's just turned 7). He picked up book 2 of this series in the school library and really enjoyed it, so we bought him the entire set.He's read each book multiple times and is a big fan.

Fantastic book, got my child interested in reading again. Will be buying more. Thanks.

Brilliant story, my son loves it. But half the pages have fallen out! Probably best to buy the hardback

My 9 year old loved this book

My little boy is 7 and loves loves loves the lay-out the illustration and the humour in this book, he's taken the book to school to read at playtime, I couldn't get him to do that if I tried!!!!!!!