Daisy Kutter: The Last Train
Author: Kazu Kibuishi
Illustrator:
Kazu Kibuishi
Publisher: Viper Comics
Date: 2005
Ages: 13+
Awards: YALSA Best Books for Young Adults
Topics: comic, graphic novel, western, science fiction, robots, sheriff, young adult, cowboy, cowgirl, gambling, steampunk
Summary: Blending western and science fiction genres, Daisy Kutter is decides to take one last job before retiring as an outlaw. The last section of the book does a great job showing how the book was written.
Book Connections
- Bolt City - Daisy Kutter
Lots of sample pages form the book - Viper Comics - Daisy Kutter
Reviews and press information - Book Marx: Daisy Kutter: The Last Train
Review and background information and visuals
Topic Connections
Robots
- 42explore: Robots
- Robots from Wikipedia
Genre
- Steampunk from Wikipedia
The mixture of fantasy, speculative fiction, and the western time period is known as steampunk. - Science Fiction Western from Wikipedia
- Western (Genre) from Wikipedia
Learning Connections
- What's the Genre? Compare Daisy Kutter to other works of steampunk, science fiction western, and other genre. How would you classify this graphic novel?
- What's Next? Write a short story that might be used for the next book in the Daisy Kutter series.
- Invent a Robot. Design a robot that Daisy might encounter in a future book.
- Comic Writing. Read Copper to learn more about how comics are made. Try your own panel of comics.
Teaching Connections
- Graphic Narrative Lesson Plan (DOC)
- Reading Lessons: Graphic Novels 101 (PDF) by Hollis Margaret Rudiger
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