Maihack not only fills the clean, bright, digitally rendered panels with stunning architectural and geological marvels, but also trucks in a host of fantastical creatures, like mystically glowing blume snails and a friendly jellylike monster.
—Kirkus Reviews (starred review)
Maihack (the Mighty Marvel Team-Up series) presents a whimsical fantasy graphic novel, a treasure-hunt adventure that boasts enchanting worldbuilding. . . . Action-adventure plotting and epistolary storytelling with echoes of Indiana Jones derring-do combine for an inviting offering.
—Publishers Weekly
Beautiful artwork features a journey through secret passageways, into technicolor forests, and over rocky mountains. Helix is a world readers will be eager to revisit and to accompany Rion on many more adventures to come. . . . An ideal blend of humor, adventure, and heart, this is a highly recommended read-alike for fans of K-Pop Demon Hunters who are eager to recreate those feels.
—School Library Journal
Riveting action shots and memorably cute creatures in [Maihack’s] dynamic, lively artwork makes the journey a very enjoyable one—as fans of his Cleopatra in Space series will undoubtedly expect. . . . genuinely intriguing riddles throughout. . . . This warm and enjoyable adventure, with both large moments and small victories to carry it to the finish line, will delight fans of expansive middlegrade quest fantasies.
—Booklist
The Moonlit Spiral is a zany, earnest story of adventure and friendship set in an elaborate and whimsical fantasy world filled with creatively imagined fauna. . . . Maihack’s eye-popping illustrations brim with color and detail. . . . Simple yet distinct character designs make Rion, Zyla, and Quill stand out against the graphic novel’s intricate settings.
—Shelf Awareness
Mike Maihack has created a world of wonder and danger that’s thrilling to explore. On every gorgeous page, his art is surpassed only by his incredible storytelling.
—Chris Schweizer, Eisner-nominated creator of the series The Creeps and The Crogan Adventures
Brimming with maps and magic, mysterious ruins and bioluminescent snails, The Moonlit Spiral is irresistible.
—Ben Hatke, #1 New York Times bestselling author of Zita the Spacegirl and the travel memoir Home/World
The Moonlit Spiral is a magical tale about the power of stories. It is a book to be shared between generations.
—Kazu Kibuishi, New York Times bestselling author of the Amulet series
