Schattenspringer #1

Daniela Schreiter's Schattenspringer — subtitled "Wie es ist, anders zu sein" ("What it's like to be different") — arrives from Panini Comics in 2014 as a warmly imaginative graphic novel about difference and belonging. The cover sets a playful, otherworldly tone: two curly-haired kids with little antennae leap and stand across floating rocky asteroids beneath a deep blue cosmic sky, while a friendly fox peeks in from the left and a large planet looms in the background. Schreiter's rounded, expressive linework gives the whole scene a gentle energy that makes this book feel immediately approachable for readers of all ages.