UPSIDE DOWN: A VAMPIRE TALE
by Jess Smart Smiley
--ISBN 978-1-60309-088-9
--144-page graphic novel
--deluxe 2-color softcover with french flaps, 6" x 9"
--$9.95 (US)
--for all ages (especially kids 8 and up)
"I really enjoyed Upside Down! It has a goofiness that reminds of Joann Sfar, and the simplicity of its art is like a sophisticated version of Ed Emberley." -- Gene Luen Yang, author of American Born Chinese
Harold is a friendly young vampire who lives in a piano and loves candy. Pretty normal, huh? ...until he sets out for a dentist appointment that turns into the biggest adventure of his life! Now he'll face bats, witches, magic spells, vampire frogs, mad scientists, and so much more! It's a wild magical romp for all ages, just in time for Halloween.
Also solicited: a new printing of the surprise Australian hit Blue, by Pat Grant!
BLUE
by Jess Smart Smiley
--ISBN 978-1-60309-153-4
--96-page graphic novel
--deluxe 2-color softcover, 9.4" x 6.6"
--$14.95 (US)
--for mature readers (16+)
"A sea-polished, perfect nugget of a book." -- Craig Thompson, author of Blankets
"Stunningly accomplished...a surf-punk-scored reflection on old friends and the roots of racism. Grant's Blue is a wholly original, enormously entertaining comic, heralding a new talent that we may be enjoying for decades to come." -- Noel Murray, The AV Club
A fascinating blend of autobiography and fiction with a sci-fi twist: in a seaside Australian town struggling with alien tentacle-creature immigration, a trio of aimless teenagers skip school to go surfing, chase rumors of a dead body, and avoid dealing with their own fears.
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Top Shelf Productions Press Release
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