Avril Lavigne's Make 5 Wishes | 2007

Make 5 Wishes was the project that definitively put Camilla in the public's eye as a comic book artist. The first of two volumes was released in April 2007 by Del Rey and Tokyopop, and was translated into 7 other languages and distributed around the world. The second and final volume was released in July. While Camilla designed the cover, she did not produce the artwork for the second book.

Camilla's contribution to Make 5 Wishes was not limited only to the artwork; she co-created the book, developing the story together with Joshua Dysart. The story revolves around Hana, a teen who does not socialize well at school but at home creates several online alter egos. Her only (imaginary) friend is Avril Lavigne until she discovers the site www.make5wishes.com, which marks the beginning of Hana's extraordinary adventures. Camilla and Joshua developed a compelling and touching storyline that anyone of any age can relate to, whether they be teenagers who are going through their own turmoil, or adults who have since left those days behind.

Make 5 Wishes has received great acclaim, both for the story and for the artwork:

"A surprisingly profound animated manga fantasy." - The Guardian Unlimited

"Make 5 Wishes is a disturbingly well-constructed comic. Powerful metaphors and fascinating character gradations make "Make 5 Wishes" by far the most compelling work that grafts a popular name from North America media onto the style of anima or manga." - Aint It Cool News

"In a way, it's almost disturbing how close to home it hits on issues of modern youth: alienation, identity, celebrity worship and screwing around on the Internet."- Anime News Network

"Dysart's and d'Errico's story works because they have a fairly keen understanding both of the adult world's various complications and the inability of most teenagers to comprehend them. Camilla d'Errico's art, a style somewhere between manga standard and Sam Kieth's bittersweet cartoon linework creates a world that looks eerily like Margaret Keane characters trapped in an Ingmar Bergman film." - The Comics Journal