THE NEW ADVENTURES OF DISNEY PIXAR INSIDE OUT 2 VOL. 1

A colorful middle-grade graphic novel featuring emotions new and old from the animated film Inside Out 2.

This graphic novel scripted by Leong contains four stories featuring the new feelings introduced in Inside Out 2. In “The Summer Camp Scare,” Fear and Anxiety take over as Riley and her fellow campers are dared to spend the night in a haunted cabin. It’s up to the emotions to get Riley through the night and find a way to keep her new camp friendships strong when pranks come into play. In “Emotional Mission,” Envy and Embarrassment head into the Puberty Construction Site and install a Positivity Patch to help Riley feel comfortable at the swimming pool. Next, in “Searching for Lance,” Riley meets a new friend who enjoys the same game as her, but when the emotions try to recall her memories of the game, they have all gone missing. Disgust searches the Sar-chasm to find them and get Riley prepped for the upcoming game session with her new friend. And lastly, in “Perfectly Imperfect,” Riley wakes up with a pimple—just in time for school pictures to be taken the next day. Disgust and Anxiety want to shut down the Puberty Construction Site entirely, but Joy convinces them to bring up good memories of Riley’s accomplishments to bolster her confidence (“Look at some of these great things we’ve done! And everyone who loves us!”). Readers are expected to already have seen both Inside Out movies, as the different emotions are not given any formal introduction here. The illustrations by Algozzino are bright and colorful, not overly detailed, and sure to appeal to the book’s intended younger audience. Each story within the graphic novel has a moral calibrated to appease parents while educating and resonating with younger readers. Overall, this is a well-mounted, easy to read, entertaining graphic novel for fans of the series.

Prior knowledge of the movies is necessary, but this companion work is sure to be a fan favorite.