Zapt! Manga Volume 1: Volume 1

by Keith Giffen, Armand Villavert Jr., Shannon Eric Denton

Meet Armand Jones, a typical boy from small town U.S.A. Doesn't like his teachers. Doesn't like homework. Can't stand the bullies constantly harassing him on the bus every day. But what he really won't like is getting ZAPT Armand is about to be inducted into the ranks of the Pan-Galactic Order Of Police, where, like it or not, he'll have to save Alien Races and outwit marauding Space Pirates And he'll still have to be home in time for dinner. Being...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1598165887
• ISBN13: 9781598165883
• Release Date: July 2006
• Publisher: Tokyopop Classics
• Length: 96 Pages
• Weight: 0.55 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 5.0" x 7.0"
• Age Range: 9 to 1 year
• Grade Range: Grades 4 to 1

Customer Reviews

Courtesy of Teens Read Too

In this hilarious first volume of the ZAPT! adventures, normal kid Armand finds himself having a typical day of school: he's tripped on the school bus, finds himself stuffed in a trash can, has his essay homework go missing, and realizes, at the last minute -- and to his horror -- that it's picture day. And then things aren't quite as typical anymore. From one second of being in the school hallway to the next, when he finds himself in P.O.O.P. headquarters, Armand isn't sure exactly what's happened. Turns out he's the newest rookie recruit to the P.O.O.P. Squad, otherwise known as the Pangalactic Order of Police. Now Armand has been teamed up with Payleen, a talkative, hyperactive Pandekian, on a "test mission." Except, as seems to be happening a lot during this really weird day, nothing goes according to plan. During the course of days, or maybe it's only minutes, the two meet a space pirate, fix a broken Capernium generator, and watch a princess-in-hiding being kidnapped. Seems it's all in a day's work for the members of P.O.O.P. ZAPT! is a great graphic novel, full of action-adventure and laugh-out-loud humor perfect for all ages. I plan to pass this book along to my ten-year-old son next, who I'm sure will enjoy it. A great first volume in this new series, you don't want to miss ZAPT! Reviewed by: Jennifer Wardrip, aka "The Genius"

ZAPT!

Zapt is a cross between The Last Starfighter and the Green Lantern Corp but with fun Manga sensibilities. Its like the Saturday morning cartoon I always longed for but never got. A cool concept full of sci-fi tech, pirates, and a relateable main character. The art is very clean and in the stylized vein of Teen Titans Go! and X-Men Evolution. The dialogue is fluid and the story is just cool. I picked this book up on a whim and now have been recommending it around my circle of friends. Excellently written, fun book!

The joy of P.O.O.P.

An impulsive young grade schooler named Armand finds himself ZAPT! by a mysterious energy beam and transported to another world where he's been deputized as an agent of an interstellar space police agency (Armand is the only one who thinks its funny that the agency name forms the acronym P.O.O.P.) Turns out, the compulsive behavior that gets Armand into trouble at la escuela is just the thing that keeps P.O.O.P. agents sharp. And so Armand sets about proving himself to the P.O.O.P. corp and being assigned a very prestigious bodyguard post. ZAPT! is filled with aliens, robots, pirates and so much cool stuff that it's hard to guess what kids will like best about it. To me it's sort of an updated LAST STARFIGHTER injected with a healthy does of Cartoon Network sensibilities. It's like BUCK ROGERS JR. (except kids these days probably don't know who Buck Rogers is). Don't delay. Get ZAPT!

I loved getting "Zapt"!

One of the best, most imaginative books I've read in a long time. Aliens, space pirates, this one's got it all!

Great comic for kids of all ages!

Shannon Denton and Keith Giffen have crafted a fun sci-fi/super-hero title that readers of all ages can read and enjoy. If you are an older comics fan would like a fun, quick read, then this is a great choice. Or, if you're a comics fan looking to turn some young readers on to comics, this is an excellent choice. I've bought several copies to give out to friends with kids. I also really like Armand Villavert's art -- fun, clean and expressive. He's new to the comics scene, but looks like he'll have a nice long career if this book is any indication!