

Zis-Boom-Bah eats boulders for breakfast, destroys cities with one step, and could make Monstros City disappear faster than you can say, "Godzilla." He's got the inhabitants of Monstros so riled up that the military wants to use the OMG ("oh my gosh!") device, which will destroy Zis-Boom-Bah but take half of Monstros with him. Meanwhile, in Monstros City, a mysterious villain unleashes a legendarily destructive monster: the enormous Zis-Boom-Bah. And Billy is forced to face his fears when his family picks up his great-aunt Tilley at Shady Acres to bring her home for the long weekend. What's scarier that the Sassafras Siblings and Slovakian Rot-Toothed Hopping Monkey Demons? The answer, my friends, is OLD PEOPLE. Owlboy #3: Tremble at the Terror of Zis-Boom-Bah Owlboy is supposed to protect Monstros City -īut has he just introduced the agent of its Something that Billy and Archebold name the Destructo Worse, MonstrosĬity seems to exaggerate the traits people have inīradbury - and Victoria arrives in Monstros with Victoria is Billy's neighbor, his constant To Monstros City, Billy forgets to close the door to One day, using the magical passage that will take him Owlboy #2: The Girl with The Destructo Touch
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And what a city it is: full of crazy-cool gadgets, transparent oozing police detectives, and Slovakian Rat-toothed Hopping Monkey Demons, who aren't about to let Owlboy come between them and their grape bubble gum.īut has Billy bitten off more than he can chew? Is he truly worthy of the moniker Owlboy? Can superheroes still be given super-wedgies in gym class by that bully Randy Kulkowski? And after that, everything changes for Billy.īecause Billy Hooten, you see, is Owlboy, a quick-thinking, goggle-and-feather-wearing superhero who protects the bizarre and monstrous citizens of Monstros City, a city that exists under Billy's hometown of Bradbury, Massachusetts. Against his better judgment, he runs toward it. Then one day, Billy Hooten hears a cry for help coming from the cemetery that borders his backyard. He gets beat up a lot, and spends the rest of his time doggedly trying to build a robot. He likes weird things, like comic books and monster movies.
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Recommend this series to both kids and grown-ups.īilly knows he's a weird kid.

The dialogue is witty, the characters areįun, and the illustrations are eye-catching. Powell, the Owlboy books are packed with adventure,Īction, and humor. He also realizes that knowledge is power - in Secret, and devouring cloud cake, Billy manages toįinish his homework and hang out with his quirky Riding in the Owlmobile, keeping his secret identity a Named Walter, and dust bunnies, which are reallyīetween fighting evil, protecting the townspeople,

Red female dragon named Ferdinand, a talking firefly Slovakian Rat-Toothed Hopping Monkey Demons, a little Named Archebold and a savvy, fast-working troll named He quickly meets two allies: a tuxedo-wearing creature Monstros City, a mysterious place beneath Billy's Where can you find walking skeletons, a talkingįirefly named Walter, and dust bunnies that areĪctually in the shape of bunnies? Nowhere other than Owlboy costume, his life changes in ways he never May be based on real stories, and when he dons the Owlboy - than deal with his classmates - especially Have you ever dreamed of being a superhero? Wonder what it would be like if you got the chance to live that dream? If so, then you are going to love the Owlboy series!īilly Hooten would rather read his comic books - especially Billy Hooten, Owlboy is flying off of the bookshelves!
