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Every Great Story Needs a Great Villain You can build the most compelling hero in the world — give them heart, give them courage, give them a quest worth fighting for — and none of it matters if the thing standing in their way doesn't feel worthy of the fight. Adventures in the Sky understands this. And its answer to the problem is Dr. Frazz. Frazz is the kind of villain who announces himself with exclamation points. He builds machines the size of buildings and gives them nam

The Geometry of a Trio Friendships that come in threes have a specific architecture. There's a balance to them — three points of a triangle, each one holding the shape in place. Remove one, and the structure doesn't just weaken. It collapses into something entirely different. Mystery of the Locked Doors understands this geometry. Buddy, Carl, and Jake are a trio in the truest sense — not three individuals who happen to be friends, but three people whose identities are partial

It Starts With a Newspaper and a Phone Call Buddy just turned eighteen. He's probably got a hundred things on his mind — the way you do when the world suddenly feels a little more open than it did yesterday. But when he stumbles across a newspaper article about an abandoned house nearby, his mind doesn't go to danger. It doesn't go to mystery. It goes to Carl. "I can't wait to show Carl this newspaper I found. We should tell Jake at school on Monday." That line tells you ever