The Summoning Vol. 2: Losing the Familiar

Return to the world Publisher’s Weekly called “cozy fantasy with a cute goth touch” in this graphic novel from artist and animator Elyse Castro—creator of the viral animated short that summoned millions of fans around the globe!

Young witch Claire and her kitty familiar, Edgar, have reached the hallowed halls of the famed Ridgewood Coven—but the trials they had to complete to achieve admittance might soon prove to be the least of their worries. Faced with difficult classes, tensions between friends both old and new, and a mystery that is threatening the very foundations upon which Ridgewood stands, Claire must find the courage to face the corruption that’s spreading throughout the school—and to stand up for what she believes in. But will courage be enough against the infamous witch El Diablo, of whom the magikal world lives in fear? Or is there more to this fearsome feline than meets the eye?!

New magik, familiar mayhem, and uncovered secrets away in The Summoning: Losing the Familiar!

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