I am curious about Maximum Ride. I read a lot of Patterson back in the day, and I really wanted to like his stuff, but it all sort of blended together. Nothing really stood out, with the exception of a book called The Lake House, which was the precurser to Maximum Ride. It was about a group of winged kids (not the same ones from Maximum Ride).
Nightschool is definitely my current FAV, so far as western manga is concerned. I need to give Maximum Ride a shot, but I'm worried it will fall short of my expectations, Patterson's work often does (Witch&Wizard included).
Svet's Dramacon is of course an Epic Win, but Nightschool's still my FAV!
Svet also did a great one shot comic in one of the Flight Anthologies called On The Importance of Space Travel. Here's a sample. It's excellent!
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