Graphic Novel Spotlight: A Home for Mr. Easter

You will love this crazy energetic book by a refreshing new talent! Tesana has never really fit into anything before but her daydreams. But when making an attempt to connect to her peers by joining in a pep rally planning committee she suddenly discovers a little white rabbit that lays brightly colored eggs. Realizing that she may have found the real life Easter bunny, Tesana embarks on an epic quest in an effort to get him back to his natural habitat and into safe hands. However as she progresses on her fanciful journey she gains more and more undesired attention until the quest becomes an increasingly madcap race to stay ahead of greedy pursuers and find a safe place for her new friend, wherever that place may be. It's Tesana against the world!

The Publisher's Weekly review:
Halfway between Precious and The Incredible Hulk, obese urban teen Tesana is the unlikely hero of this de-lightful debut book from Allen, a student at the Savannah College of Art and Design. Tesana is enraged to discover that a rabbit she believes to be the real Easter Bunny is being held captive at her high school. Tesana’s subsequent rampage lays waste to the pep rally committee and gets her expelled from school--again. Her at-tempt to return the rabbit to its homeland sends Tesana on a quest from ghetto to forest, pursued by a pet store owner, scientists, animal rights activists, a magician, and her own terrifying mother. A Lenny Small for our times, Tesana means well, but she isn’t the brightest bulb in the box. Fortunately, she gets to pet the rab-bit. Allen’s unrefined black and white line art is similar to Nate Powell’s, but her subject matter is refresh-ingly light. The characters rush through a very satisfying one volume adventure that hits all the right notes and leaves no threads unresolved, like a well-written screenplay. Mr. Easter signals Allen as a new artist to follow.