Chimichanga
Written and Illustrated by Eric Powell
Colors by Dave Stewart
Dark Horse Comics
Release Date: September 13, 2011
Cover Price: $14.99

Whoever said that enormous, bug-eyed, drooling monsters can’t be your friend? Whenever someone bullied or yelled at you as a kid, who wouldn’t have wanted a buddy that was ten times your size and stronger than everyone you encountered? If you were the kind of kid who stayed up for hours at night imagining such a scenario, then Eric Powell‘s Chimichanga is the book for you.

The book centers around the precocious young Lula, a bearded girl who lives at a financially troubled circus. After encountering a witch in the woods, Lula discovers what she believes to be a pretty rock, but in fact is a large egg. On her way home, the egg hatches, revealing giant monster which she names Chimichanga. The creature becomes fiercely loyal to Lula, trains with her, and eventually joins her at the circus.