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RACHAEL SMITH, BENJAMIN DICKSON Queen's Favorite Witch #1

Meet Daisy, a precocious, down on her luck witch who is thrust into the world of royal intrigue when she applies to become The Queen's Favorite Witch!

Elizabethan England is a time of superstition and strange goings on. If you have a problem, it’s common to go to a witch for help. And Queen Elizabeth I is no different… When Daisy -- a precocious young witch -- learns of the death of the Queen's Royal Witch, she flies to London to audition as her replacement. But Daisy is from a poor family, and they don't let just anyone into the Royal Court. The only OCTOBER Papercutz way into the palace is to take a job as a cleaner. Juvenile Fiction / Comics & Graphic Novels / Fantasy As Daisy cleans the palace, she draws the attention of On Sale 10/19/2021 Elizabeth's doctor (and arch-heretic) John Dee, who places Ages 7 to 12 her into the auditions -- much to the chagrin of her more Trade Paperback , 112 pages well-to-do competitors. But Dee knows how dangerous the 9 in H | 6 in W Carton Quantity: 60 corridors of power have become, with dark forces ISBN: 9781545807224 manipulating events for their own ends. To him, Daisy $9.99 / $12.99 Can. represents a wild card -- ...

Benjamin Dickson is a writer, artist and lecturer who most recently produced the critically-acclaimed A New Jerusalem for New Internationalist/Myriad Editions (also published in France as Le Retour, by Actes Sud). He also wrote Santa Claus vs the Nazis for Aces Weekly/Markosia, and co-wrote Fight the Power! For New Internationalist. He has also co-produced several graphic novels on the subject of climate change and written short stories for several publishers, including Self Made Hero, Accent UK and Heavy Metal Magazine. He lives in Bristol, UK.

www.bendickson.co.uk

Rachael Smith’s debut House Party came out in 2014 with Great Beast Comics to critical acclaim. The Rabbit, released by Avery Hill Publ...

2 PAPERCUTZ • OCTOBER 2021 JUVENILE FICTION / COMICS & GRAPHIC NOVELS / FANTASY

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3 PAPERCUTZ • OCTOBER 2021 JUVENILE FICTION / COMICS & GRAPHIC NOVELS / FANTASY

RACHAEL SMITH, BENJAMIN DICKSON Queen's Favorite Witch #1

Meet Daisy, a precocious, down on her luck witch who is thrust into the world of royal intrigue when she applies to become The Queen's Favorite Witch!

Elizabethan England is a time of superstition and strange goings on. If you have a problem, it’s common to go to a witch for help. And Queen Elizabeth I is no different… When Daisy -- a precocious young witch -- learns of the death of the Queen's Royal Witch, she flies to London to audition as her replacement. But Daisy is from a poor family, and they don't let just anyone into the Royal Court. The only OCTOBER Papercutz way into the palace is to take a job as a cleaner. Juvenile Fiction / Comics & Graphic Novels / Fantasy As Daisy cleans the palace, she draws the attention of On Sale 10/19/2021 Elizabeth's doctor (and arch-heretic) John Dee, who places Ages 7 to 12 her into the auditions -- much to the chagrin of her more Hardcover with dust jacket 112 pages well-to-do competitors. But Dee knows how dangerous the 9 in H | 6 in W Carton Quantity: 30 corridors of power have become, with dark forces ISBN: 9781545807217 manipulating events for their own ends. To him, Daisy $14.99 / $19.50 Can. represents a wild card -- ...

Benjamin Dickson is a writer, artist and lecturer who most recently produced the critically-acclaimed A New Jerusalem for New Internationalist/Myriad Editions (also published in France as Le Retour, by Actes Sud). He also wrote Santa Claus vs the Nazis for Aces Weekly/Markosia, and co-wrote Fight the Power! For New Internationalist. He has also co-produced several graphic novels on the subject of climate change and written short stories for several publishers, including Self Made Hero, Accent UK and Heavy Metal Magazine. He lives in Bristol, UK.

www.bendickson.co.uk

Rachael Smith’s debut graphic novel House Party came out in 2014 with Great Beast Comics to critical acclaim. The Rabbit, released by Avery Hill Publ...

4 PAPERCUTZ • DECEMBER 2021 JUVENILE FICTION / COMICS & GRAPHIC NOVELS / HUMOROUS

FERMIN SOLIS Astro Mouse and Light Bulb #2

Watch out Mickey Mouse, there's a new mighty mouse in town!

The mighty interstellar hero Astro Mouse and his bright first mate Light Bulb took a wrong turn on their way to the Moon (to see if it was made of cheese), getting lost in space. They go to infinity and beyond trying to find their way home with the help of their adopted, sentient caca. When they land on a planet populated by powdered sugar, the space crew thinks they might just have found their new home. But a quartet of notorious no-goods vacationing there, Skunk Girl, Captain Fastidious, Arkade, and Meduso, calling themselves the DECEMBER Troublesome 4, might just prove problematic for the rodent Papercutz and appliance super space duo. Juvenile Fiction / Comics & Graphic Novels / Humorous On Sale 12/7/2021 Fermín Solís was born in Spain. He came onto the comic scene in Ages 7 to 12 2000 when he was published by Subterfuge Comics, having done Trade Paperback , 112 pages 9 in H | 6.5 in W work in multiple fanzines prior to that. His work has been Carton Quantity: 60 translated and published in the US and France. He also lives and ISBN: 9781545807262 works in a store. His stories are about everyday life, $9.99 / $12.99 Can. relationships, coincidences, all mixed with a small dose of surrealism.

5 PAPERCUTZ • DECEMBER 2021 JUVENILE FICTION / COMICS & GRAPHIC NOVELS / HUMOROUS

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6 PAPERCUTZ • DECEMBER 2021 JUVENILE FICTION / COMICS & GRAPHIC NOVELS / HUMOROUS

FERMIN SOLIS Astro Mouse and Light Bulb #2

Watch out Mickey Mouse, there's a new mighty mouse in town!

The mighty interstellar hero Astro Mouse and his bright first mate Light Bulb took a wrong turn on their way to the Moon (to see if it was made of cheese), getting lost in space. They go to infinity and beyond trying to find their way home with the help of their adopted, sentient caca. When they land on a planet populated by powdered sugar, the space crew thinks they might just have found their new home. But a quartet of notorious no-goods vacationing there, Skunk Girl, Captain Fastidious, Arkade, and Meduso, calling themselves the DECEMBER Troublesome 4, might just prove problematic for the rodent Papercutz and appliance super space duo. Juvenile Fiction / Comics & Graphic Novels / Humorous On Sale 12/7/2021 Fermín Solís was born in Spain. He came onto the comic scene in Ages 7 to 12 2000 when he was published by Subterfuge Comics, having done Hardcover with dust jacket 112 pages 9 in H | 6.5 in W work in multiple fanzines prior to that. His work has been Carton Quantity: 30 translated and published in the US and France. He also lives and ISBN: 9781545807255 works in a comic book store. His stories are about everyday life, $9.99 / $19.50 Can. relationships, coincidences, all mixed with a small dose of surrealism.

7 PAPERCUTZ • DECEMBER 2021 JUVENILE FICTION / COMICS & GRAPHIC NOVELS / HUMOROUS

ALBERT UDERZO, RENE GOSCINNY Omnibus #7

Join Asterix and friends for another round of exciting adventures!

Contains 3 newly-translated classic Asterix tales. Asterix is a fearless Gaul with a magic potion that grants him incredible strength to protect his village and ward off Roman Empire from invading. With his pal, , the two defend their village from not only the blundering Roman legionairies, but other odd threats as well. First, a fortune telling Soothsayer has the village under his soothing predictions, but Asterix isn’t buying it. Predict who will win in a battle of words between “Asterix and the Soothsayer.” Second, visit “Asterix DECEMBER in Corsica” as he and Obelix must help Chief Papercutz Boneywasawarriorwayayix to foil the evil designs of Praetor Juvenile Fiction / Comics & Graphic Novels / Humorous Perfidius and oppose Julius Caesar’s army. Finally, “Ceasar’s On Sale 12/14/2021 Gift” is delivered to the village, a deed to the village itself! Ages 7 to 12 Trade Paperback , 152 pages Will the village fall under the contro... 9.5 in H | 7.5 in W Carton Quantity: 60 Rene Goscinny was born in Paris in 1926. After growing up in ISBN: 9781545807286 Argentina, he came to America where he shared a studio with $14.99 / $19.50 Can. future Mad magazine co-founder Harvey Kurtzman and collaborators Will Elder and Jack Davis. In 1959, he founded the magazine Pilote which premiered what was to become the most successful comic series anywhere: Asterix. He died suddenly cardiac arrest in 1977 at the age of 51. Albert Uderzo was born in France 1927 to Italian Immigrants. In 1959 Goscinny and Uderzo became editor and artistic director (respectively) of Pilote magazine. Their creation, Asterix became a runaway success. After Goscinny's death in 1977, 26 volumes of Asterix were complete, Uderzo continued to write and illustrate the...

8 PAPERCUTZ • DECEMBER 2021 JUVENILE FICTION / COMICS & GRAPHIC NOVELS / HUMOROUS

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9 PAPERCUTZ • DECEMBER 2021 JUVENILE FICTION / COMICS & GRAPHIC NOVELS / HUMOROUS

ALBERT UDERZO, RENE GOSCINNY Asterix Omnibus #7

Join Asterix and friends for another round of exciting adventures!

Contains 3 newly-translated classic Asterix tales. Asterix is a fearless Gaul with a magic potion that grants him incredible strength to protect his village and ward off Roman Empire from invading. With his pal, Obelix, the two defend their village from not only the blundering Roman legionairies, but other odd threats as well. First, a fortune telling Soothsayer has the village under his soothing predictions, but Asterix isn’t buying it. Predict who will win in a battle of words between “Asterix and the Soothsayer.” Second, visit “Asterix DECEMBER in Corsica” as he and Obelix must help Chief Papercutz Boneywasawarriorwayayix to foil the evil designs of Praetor Juvenile Fiction / Comics & Graphic Novels / Humorous Perfidius and oppose Julius Caesar’s army. Finally, “Ceasar’s On Sale 12/14/2021 Gift” is delivered to the village, a deed to the village itself! Ages 7 to 12 Hardcover with dust jacket 152 pages Will the village fall under the contro... 9.5 in H | 7.5 in W Carton Quantity: 30 Rene Goscinny was born in Paris in 1926. After growing up in ISBN: 9781545807279 Argentina, he came to America where he shared a studio with $22.99 / $29.99 Can. future Mad magazine co-founder Harvey Kurtzman and collaborators Will Elder and Jack Davis. In 1959, he founded the magazine Pilote which premiered what was to become the most successful comic series anywhere: Asterix. He died suddenly cardiac arrest in 1977 at the age of 51. Albert Uderzo was born in France 1927 to Italian Immigrants. In 1959 Goscinny and Uderzo became editor and artistic director (respectively) of Pilote magazine. Their creation, Asterix became a runaway success. After Goscinny's death in 1977, 26 volumes of Asterix were complete, Uderzo continued to write and illustrate the...

10 PAPERCUTZ • SEPTEMBER 2021 JUVENILE FICTION / COMICS & GRAPHIC NOVELS / ACTION & ADVENTURE

AIR TEAM, REDCODE Dinosaur Explorers Vol. 9 King of the Seas

The Dinosaur Explorers soar with ancient creatures that were kings of the sky!

Plunged way back into the past, Rain, Emily, and the rest of the Dinosaur Explorers, continue to make their way back to the present, but first they must take the plunge and submerge themselves into the prehistoric oceans. What they find is that the weightlessness of the water caters to larger creatures, sometimes bigger than dinosaurs themselves! Here they must dodge carnivorous ancient dolphins, elude massive crocodile creatures, and essentially do their best to survive. But it’s also possible that they may even find some SEPTEMBER undersea friends. One thing is for certain, the Dinosaur Papercutz Explorers are in way over their heads! Will they sink or Juvenile Fiction / Comics & Graphic Novels / Action & swim? Adventure On Sale 9/7/2021 Albbie Ages 7 to 12 Trade Paperback , 184 pages Joined KADOKAWA GEMPAK STARZ™ in 2003. One of the 8.5 in H | 5.5 in W COMIC KING™ and POPCORN™ magazines’ co-conceptualisers. Carton Quantity: 60 Currently part of the senior editorial staff at COMIC KING™. ISBN: 9781545807125 Began planning Dinosaur Explorers series in 2009, and is $12.99 / $16.99 Can. responsible for research, story and editing.

Redcode Joined KADOKAWA GEMPAK STARZ™ in 2010. Currently working on planning and scripting of Dinosaur Explorers series.

11 PAPERCUTZ • SEPTEMBER 2021 JUVENILE FICTION / COMICS & GRAPHIC NOVELS / ACTION & ADVENTURE

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12 PAPERCUTZ • SEPTEMBER 2021 JUVENILE FICTION / COMICS & GRAPHIC NOVELS / ACTION & ADVENTURE

AIR TEAM, REDCODE Dinosaur Explorers Vol. 9 King of the Seas

The Dinosaur Explorers soar with ancient creatures that were kings of the sky!

Plunged way back into the past, Rain, Emily, and the rest of the Dinosaur Explorers, continue to make their way back to the present, but first they must take the plunge and submerge themselves into the prehistoric oceans. What they find is that the weightlessness of the water caters to larger creatures, sometimes bigger than dinosaurs themselves! Here they must dodge carnivorous ancient dolphins, elude massive crocodile creatures, and essentially do their best to survive. But it’s also possible that they may even find some SEPTEMBER undersea friends. One thing is for certain, the Dinosaur Papercutz Explorers are in way over their heads! Will they sink or Juvenile Fiction / Comics & Graphic Novels / Action & swim? Adventure On Sale 9/7/2021 Albbie Ages 7 to 12 Hardcover with dust jacket 184 pages Joined KADOKAWA GEMPAK STARZ™ in 2003. One of the 8.5 in H | 5.5 in W COMIC KING™ and POPCORN™ magazines’ co-conceptualisers. Carton Quantity: 30 Currently part of the senior editorial staff at COMIC KING™. ISBN: 9781545807118 Began planning Dinosaur Explorers series in 2009, and is $16.99 / $22.50 Can. responsible for research, story and editing.

Redcode Joined KADOKAWA GEMPAK STARZ™ in 2010. Currently working on planning and scripting of Dinosaur Explorers series.

13 PAPERCUTZ • OCTOBER 2021 JUVENILE FICTION / COMICS & GRAPHIC NOVELS / HUMOROUS

ART BALTAZAR Gillbert #4 The Island of the Orange Turtles

Step aside, Spongebob! Gillbert takes us on a thrilling underwater adventure!

From the co-creator of and of , Art Baltazar comes the newest adventure of his latest and greatest character! Gillbert, the young merman prince, and his friends, the telekinetic Anne Phibian and Sherbert the orange turtle journey to the island of Orange Turtles to meet Sherbert’s turtle family. But why do they think they’re being followed? They soon discover that Sherbert is one of the rarest of the orange turtles--orange with orange spots. What does this mean? How rare is he? OCTOBER Rare enough to catch the attention of the strange Shark Beast Papercutz and the mysterious Sea Weed creature. But who are these Juvenile Fiction / Comics & Graphic Novels / Humorous two guys? What exactly are their intentions? Are they On Sale 10/26/2021 friends…or foes? Perhaps the island of Orange Turtles may Ages 7 to 12 Trade Paperback , 88 pages give us, as well as Gillbert, Sherbert, and Anne, the 9 in H | 6 in W answers…or some u... Carton Quantity: 60 ISBN: 9781545807187 Art is a super-cartoonist machine from the heart of Chicago. Art is $9.99 / $12.99 Can. a creative force behind The Eisner Award winning Itty Bitty Hellboy and The New York Times Best Selling, Eisner Award, Harvey Award Winning DC Comics' Tiny Titans, and Artist of The DC Super-Pets children’s book series. Art also co-wrote DC’s Billy Batson and the Magic of Shazam!, , Animated (comic) and is the Artist/Co-Writer for the historically awesome Tiny Titan/Litter Archie crossover and the epics Superman Family Adventures and the new Super Powers Series from DC comics. Recently, he became co-Founder of the Aw Yeah Comics comic shop and co-Creator of the Aw Yeah Comics comic book series starring Action Cat & Adv...

14 PAPERCUTZ • OCTOBER 2021 JUVENILE FICTION / COMICS & GRAPHIC NOVELS / HUMOROUS

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15 PAPERCUTZ • OCTOBER 2021 JUVENILE FICTION / COMICS & GRAPHIC NOVELS / HUMOROUS

ART BALTAZAR Gillbert #4 The Island of the Orange Turtles

Step aside, Spongebob! Gillbert takes us on a thrilling underwater adventure!

From the co-creator of Tiny Titans and Superman of Smallville, Art Baltazar comes the newest adventure of his latest and greatest character! Gillbert, the young merman prince, and his friends, the telekinetic Anne Phibian and Sherbert the orange turtle journey to the island of Orange Turtles to meet Sherbert’s turtle family. But why do they think they’re being followed? They soon discover that Sherbert is one of the rarest of the orange turtles--orange with orange spots. What does this mean? How rare is he? OCTOBER Rare enough to catch the attention of the strange Shark Beast Papercutz and the mysterious Sea Weed creature. But who are these Juvenile Fiction / Comics & Graphic Novels / Humorous two guys? What exactly are their intentions? Are they On Sale 10/26/2021 friends…or foes? Perhaps the island of Orange Turtles may Ages 7 to 12 Hardcover with dust jacket 88 pages give us, as well as Gillbert, Sherbert, and Anne, the 9 in H | 6 in W answers…or some u... Carton Quantity: 30 ISBN: 9781545807170 Art is a super-cartoonist machine from the heart of Chicago. Art is $14.99 / $19.50 Can. a creative force behind The Eisner Award winning Itty Bitty Hellboy and The New York Times Best Selling, Eisner Award, Harvey Award Winning DC Comics' Tiny Titans, and Artist of The DC Super-Pets children’s book series. Art also co-wrote DC’s Billy Batson and the Magic of Shazam!, Young Justice, Green Lantern Animated (comic) and is the Artist/Co-Writer for the historically awesome Tiny Titan/Litter Archie crossover and the epics Superman Family Adventures and the new Super Powers Series from DC comics. Recently, he became co-Founder of the Aw Yeah Comics comic shop and co-Creator of the Aw Yeah Comics comic book series starring Action Cat & Adv...

16 PAPERCUTZ • NOVEMBER 2021 JUVENILE FICTION / COMICS & GRAPHIC NOVELS / MEDIA TIE-IN

GERONIMO STILTON Geronimo Stilton Reporter #9 The Mask of Rat Jit-su

Geronimo must get to the bottom of this martial arts mystery!

Geronimo Stilton is invited to a rat-jitsu martial arts championship in a snowy faraway land, much to the famouse reporter’s surprise. With his helpful relatives, Thea, Trap and Benjamin, Geronimo goes to cover the event for the Rodent’s Gazette. But something strange is happening. After each championship match, the winner disappears without a trace! Will Geronimo get involved and solve the mystery of the missing martial artists? Or will he be consumed with fear and race back to New Mouse City with his tail between his NOVEMBER legs? Papercutz Juvenile Fiction / Comics & Graphic Novels / Media Tie-In Born in New Mouse City, Mouse Island, GERONIMO STILTON On Sale 11/16/2021 is Rattus Emeritus of Mousomorphic Literature and of Ages 7 to 12 Neo-Ratonic Comparative Philosophy. He is the director of The Hardcover with dust jacket 56 pages 9 in H | 6.5 in W Rodent's Gazette, New Mouse City's most widely read daily Carton Quantity: 30 newspaper. Stilton was awarded the Ratitzer Prize for his scoops on ISBN: 9781545807293 The Curse of the Cheese Pyramid and The Search for Sunken $9.99 / $12.99 Can. Treasure. One of his bestsellers won the 2002 eBook Award for world's best-selling electronic book. In 2006 he won a Kids Choice Award and in 2008 he won the Cartoomics prize "." His works have been published all over the globe. In his spare time, Mr. Stilton collects antique cheese rinds.

17 PAPERCUTZ • NOVEMBER 2021 JUVENILE FICTION / COMICS & GRAPHIC NOVELS / MEDIA TIE-IN

THE LOUD HOUSE CREATIVE TEAM #14 Guessing Games

The Loud House family are back for another volume full of fun adventures!

The Loud House hits the Play House as Lincoln Loud and his ten sisters play a game of imitation. Will Luan’s gags land on her captive audience? Can Lucy brighten up to imitate her cheery sister? Can Lisa lower her intellect to reenact her older sister’s follies? Join Lincoln, Lori, Leni, Luna, Lynn, Luan, Lucy, Lola, Lana, Lisa, and Lily and their family and friends for the fun. Then, head to the big city for big city fun with Ronnie Anne and Bobby Santiago and their big family, The Casagrandes! Featuring all-new stories by the talent NOVEMBER behind the Emmy-nominated series THE LOUD HOUSE Papercutz and THE CASAGRANDES. Juvenile Fiction / Comics & Graphic Novels / Media Tie-In On Sale 11/30/2021 The Loud House Creative Team are the talented men and women Ages 7 to 12 behind Nickelodeon’s latest hit show. Everyone from storyboard Trade Paperback , 64 pages 9 in H | 6 in W artists, prop designers, production assistants and show writers lend Carton Quantity: 60 their time and hard work to create comics that further the universe ISBN: 9781545807248 of THE LOUD HOUSE. $7.99 / $10.50 Can.

18 PAPERCUTZ • NOVEMBER 2021 JUVENILE FICTION / COMICS & GRAPHIC NOVELS / MEDIA TIE-IN

MARKETING Promote on Nickelodeon's Loud House Social Media Extensive on-going social media push including support from the massive Nick platforms. Review copies on NetGalley, GoodReads and BookLikes Cross promotion with other NICKELODEON licensees

19 PAPERCUTZ • NOVEMBER 2021 JUVENILE FICTION / COMICS & GRAPHIC NOVELS / MEDIA TIE-IN

THE LOUD HOUSE CREATIVE TEAM The Loud House #14 Guessing Games

The Loud House family are back for another volume full of fun adventures!

The Loud House hits the Play House as Lincoln Loud and his ten sisters play a game of imitation. Will Luan’s gags land on her captive audience? Can Lucy brighten up to imitate her cheery sister? Can Lisa lower her intellect to reenact her older sister’s follies? Join Lincoln, Lori, Leni, Luna, Lynn, Luan, Lucy, Lola, Lana, Lisa, and Lily and their family and friends for the fun. Then, head to the big city for big city fun with Ronnie Anne and Bobby Santiago and their big family, The Casagrandes! Featuring all-new stories by the talent NOVEMBER behind the Emmy-nominated series THE LOUD HOUSE Papercutz and THE CASAGRANDES. Juvenile Fiction / Comics & Graphic Novels / Media Tie-In On Sale 11/30/2021 The Loud House Creative Team are the talented men and women Ages 7 to 12 behind Nickelodeon’s latest hit show. Everyone from storyboard Hardcover with dust jacket 64 pages 9 in H | 6 in W artists, prop designers, production assistants and show writers lend Carton Quantity: 30 their time and hard work to create comics that further the universe ISBN: 9781545807231 of THE LOUD HOUSE. $12.99 / $16.99 Can.

20 PAPERCUTZ • SEPTEMBER 2021 JUVENILE FICTION / COMICS & GRAPHIC NOVELS / HUMOROUS

LOUD HOUSE CREATIVE TEAM Loud House Boxed Set #1-3

Three great volumes of Loud House adventures in one exciting set!

All the laughs, chaos, and family time in THE LOUD HOUSE with Lincoln Loud and his ten sisters, Lori, Leni, Luna, Luan, Lynn, Lucy, Lisa, Lola, Lana, and Lily are collected in this special boxed set of the first three hardcover graphic novels of THE LOUD HOUSE. Plus, check in with Lincoln’s friend Ronnie Anne Santiago and her family, the Casagrandes, and their crazy life in the big city. Available in one attractive box is: “There will be Chaos,” “There Will be More Chaos,” and “Live Life Loud!” all featuring stories by Nickelodeon’s hit SEPTEMBER series’ creative team. Papercutz Juvenile Fiction / Comics & Graphic Novels / Humorous The Loud House Creative Team are the talented men and women On Sale 9/14/2021 behind Nickelodeon’s latest hit show. Everyone from storyboard Ages 7 to 12 artists, prop designers, production assistants and show writers lend Multiple Copy Pack 9 in H | 6 in W their time and hard work to create comics that further the universe Carton Quantity: 30 of THE LOUD HOUSE. ISBN: 9781545807583 $38.99 / $50.99 Can.

21 PAPERCUTZ • SEPTEMBER 2021 JUVENILE FICTION / COMICS & GRAPHIC NOVELS / MEDIA TIE-IN

LOUD HOUSE CREATIVE TEAM Loud House Boxed Set #4-6

Three great volumes of Loud House adventures in one exciting set!

Collecting three hardcover graphic novels, and tons of laughs with Lincoln Loud and Lori, Leni, Luna, Luan, Lynn, Lucy, Lisa, Lola, Lana, and Lily. Also, witness the longest Loud House comic-story ever printed: 24 hours of Loud adventures. And, more fun with Ronnie Anne and her extended family, the Casagrandes! Contains three hardcover graphic novels in an attractive collectible package: “Family Tree,” “After Dark,” and “Loud and Proud,” all featuring stories by Nickelodeon’s hit series’ creative team. SEPTEMBER Papercutz The Loud House Creative Team are the talented men and women Juvenile Fiction / Comics & Graphic Novels / Media Tie-In behind Nickelodeon’s latest hit show. Everyone from storyboard On Sale 9/14/2021 artists, prop designers, production assistants and show writers lend Ages 7 to 12 their time and hard work to create comics that further the universe Multiple Copy Pack of THE LOUD HOUSE. 9 in H | 6 in W Carton Quantity: 30 ISBN: 9781545807590 $38.99 / $50.99 Can.

22 PAPERCUTZ • SEPTEMBER 2021 JUVENILE FICTION / COMICS & GRAPHIC NOVELS / HUMOROUS

LOUD HOUSE CREATIVE TEAM Loud House Boxed Set #7-9

Three great volumes of Loud House adventures in one exciting set!

Collecting three hardcover graphic novels bringing the world of the hit TV show THE LOUD HOUSE to the funny pages. And, more fun with Ronnie Anne and her extended family, the Casagrandes as Bobby and Ronnie Anne acclimate to life in the big city just when their Royal Woods friends Lori and Lincoln hit the town! Then, it’s a battle for the ages as Lincoln and his dad compete for the run of the house and Mom and the girls compete for a great deal at the flea market. Contains three hardcover graphic novels in an SEPTEMBER attractive collectible package: “The Struggle is Real,” “Livin’ Papercutz La Casa Loud,” and “Ultimate Hangout” all featuring stories Juvenile Fiction / Comics & Graphic Novels / Humorous by Nickelodeon’s hit series’ creative team. On Sale 9/14/2021 Ages 7 to 12 The Loud House Creative Team are the talented men and women Multiple Copy Pack 9 in H | 6 in W behind Nickelodeon’s latest hit show. Everyone from storyboard Carton Quantity: 30 artists, prop designers, production assistants and show writers lend ISBN: 9781545807606 their time and hard work to create comics that further the universe $38.99 / $50.99 Can. of THE LOUD HOUSE.

23 PAPERCUTZ • SEPTEMBER 2021 JUVENILE FICTION / COMICS & GRAPHIC NOVELS / HISTORICAL

SYLVAIN SAVOIA, FABRICE ERRE Magical History Tour #5 Albert Einstein

Brand new series where kids travel through time to follow the Threads of History and uncover its secrets!

Modern day kids Annie and Nico go on a magical history tour back to meet one of the greatest minds of the 20th century, Albert Einstein. An important and influential physicist, Einstein revolutionized the way we view the universe. At the height of his scientific career, he was also a committed global citizen, defending human rights while fighting his own personal battles during World War II. Experience the ins and outs of this glorious mind with Annie and Nico as the helpful SEPTEMBER guides in this pocket-sized book. Papercutz Juvenile Fiction / Comics & Graphic Novels / Historical On Sale 9/28/2021 Ages 7 to 12 Hardcover with dust jacket 64 pages 6.5 in H | 5 in W Carton Quantity: 0 ISBN: 9781545807729 $6.99 / $8.99 Can.

24 PAPERCUTZ • NOVEMBER 2021 JUVENILE FICTION / COMICS & GRAPHIC NOVELS / HISTORICAL

SYLVAIN SAVOIA, FABRICE ERRE Magical History Tour #6 The Plague

Modern day kids Annie and Nico go on a magical history tour back to explore some of the worst infectious diseases of all time. The plague has caused the loss of millions and shaped the course of history for the modern world. Together, Annie and Nico explore the history of pandemics and learn about history’s most notorious pandemics to better understand today’s current health crisis. Experience the ins and outs of this complicated topic with Annie and Nico as the helpful guides in this pocket-sized book.

NOVEMBER Papercutz Juvenile Fiction / Comics & Graphic Novels / Historical On Sale 11/30/2021 Ages 7 to 12 Hardcover with dust jacket 64 pages 6.5 in H | 5 in W Carton Quantity: 0 ISBN: 9781545807736 $6.99 / $8.99 Can.

25 PAPERCUTZ • OCTOBER 2021 JUVENILE FICTION / COMICS & GRAPHIC NOVELS / MEDIA TIE-IN

PEYO Smurf Tales #2 in Charge and other stories

A fresh start for our favorite blue pals!

Fresh from their new animated series, join , Smurfette, and rest of the lovable blue smurfs for two new classic adventures. First, Brainy Smurf gets a bit more smarter (if possible) when he uncovers a mysterious book that contains all the answers. But does it have the answer to how he can became popular with the other smurfs? This book—THE SMURF TALES-- will tell all! Second, Smurfette steps in for Papa Smurf and takes charge of all of Smurfs Village in his absence. When the other smurfs don’t take her seriously, Smurfette must assert her leadership and protect the village from the wicked sorcerer . Plus, from OCTOBER Papercutz the world of , the super strong French boy Benny Juvenile Fiction / Comics & Graphic Novels / Media Tie-In Breakiron, attends the Bodoni Circus to discover trouble On Sale 10/12/2021 under the big top. This adventure has never been published Ages 7 to 12 before in... Trade Paperback , 160 pages 9 in H | 6.5 in W Carton Quantity: 60 Peyo created in his comic strip "Johan And Peewit." ISBN: 9781545807200 He wrote and drew several extremely popular comic series in $14.99 / $19.50 Can. throughout his storied career. In 2008 the country of celebrated what would have been his 80th birthday by issuing a 5 Euro coin featuring his creation, The Smurfs.

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PEYO Smurf Tales #2 Smurfette in Charge and other stories

A fresh start for our favorite blue pals!

Fresh from their new animated series, join Papa Smurf, Smurfette, and rest of the lovable blue smurfs for two new classic adventures. First, Brainy Smurf gets a bit more smarter (if possible) when he uncovers a mysterious book that contains all the answers. But does it have the answer to how he can became popular with the other smurfs? This book—THE SMURF TALES-- will tell all! Second, Smurfette steps in for Papa Smurf and takes charge of all of Smurfs Village in his absence. When the other smurfs don’t take her seriously, Smurfette must assert her leadership and protect the village from the wicked sorcerer Gargamel. Plus, from OCTOBER Papercutz the world of Peyo, the super strong French boy Benny Juvenile Fiction / Comics & Graphic Novels / Media Tie-In Breakiron, attends the Bodoni Circus to discover trouble On Sale 10/12/2021 under the big top. This adventure has never been published Ages 7 to 12 before in... Hardcover with dust jacket 160 pages 9 in H | 6.5 in W Carton Quantity: 30 Peyo created The Smurfs in his comic strip "Johan And Peewit." ISBN: 9781545807194 He wrote and drew several extremely popular comic series in $22.99 / $29.99 Can. Europe throughout his storied career. In 2008 the country of Belgium celebrated what would have been his 80th birthday by issuing a 5 Euro coin featuring his creation, The Smurfs.

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PEYO Smurf Tales #3 The Crow in Smurfy Grove and other stories

A fresh start for our favorite blue pals!

A very special collection of stories featuring all the Smurfs you love plus the Smurfs from The Lost Village movie! Join Smurfette, and Brainy Smurf, Hefty Smurf along with Smurfstorm, Smurfblossom, Smurfwillow and all the Smurf girls from Smurfy Grove as they thwart the wicked plans of the sorcerer Gargamel. And, in an all-new adventure, when Gargamel manages to grant the gift of speech to a crow, he hopes the crow will be his ticket that leads to the Smurfs Village. But, what unfolds will be something to crow about! These modern tales of The Smurfs are beautifully illustrated in full-color and are simply a Smurftastic sight to behold! DECEMBER Papercutz Juvenile Fiction / Comics & Graphic Novels / Humorous Peyo created The Smurfs in his comic strip "Johan And Peewit." On Sale 12/21/2021 He wrote and drew several extremely popular comic series in Ages 7 to 12 Europe throughout his storied career. In 2008 the country of Trade Paperback , 160 pages Belgium celebrated what would have been his 80th birthday by 9 in H | 6.5 in W issuing a 5 Euro coin featuring his creation, The Smurfs. Carton Quantity: 60 ISBN: 9781545807576 $14.99 / $19.50 Can.

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PEYO Smurf Tales #3 The Crow in Smurfy Grove and other stories

A fresh start for our favorite blue pals!

A very special collection of stories featuring all the Smurfs you love plus the Smurfs from The Lost Village movie! Join Smurfette, and Brainy Smurf, Hefty Smurf along with Smurfstorm, Smurfblossom, Smurfwillow and all the Smurf girls from Smurfy Grove as they thwart the wicked plans of the sorcerer Gargamel. And, in an all-new adventure, when Gargamel manages to grant the gift of speech to a crow, he hopes the crow will be his ticket that leads to the Smurfs Village. But, what unfolds will be something to crow about! These modern tales of The Smurfs are beautifully illustrated in full-color and are simply a Smurftastic sight to behold! DECEMBER Papercutz Juvenile Fiction / Comics & Graphic Novels / Humorous Peyo created The Smurfs in his comic strip "Johan And Peewit." On Sale 12/21/2021 He wrote and drew several extremely popular comic series in Ages 7 to 12 Europe throughout his storied career. In 2008 the country of Hardcover with dust jacket 160 pages Belgium celebrated what would have been his 80th birthday by 9 in H | 6.5 in W issuing a 5 Euro coin featuring his creation, The Smurfs. Carton Quantity: 0 ISBN: 9781545807569 $19.99 / $25.99 Can.

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BEKA Dance Class 3-in-1 #3

A 3-in-1 volume about the funny trials and tribulations of being a dancer.

Three complete adventures filled with action, romance, humor and plenty of show-stopping dance numbers. Julie, Lucie, and Alia are best friends and share the same passion: dance! The girls are finally on their way to the national competition, but can rival dancer Carla playing the title role derail all their hard work? These girls must balance competition, relationships, practice, and recitals while navigating the ins and outs of friendship and adolescence, all while landing SEPTEMBER their difficult dance moves. How’s that for a double reverse Papercutz spin? Collecting three toe-tapping tales “School Night Juvenile Fiction / Comics & Graphic Novels / Humorous Fever,” “Snow White and the Seven Dwarves,” and “Dancing On Sale 9/21/2021 in the Rain” from Dance Class graphic novels Vols. 7-9. Ages 7 to 12 Trade Paperback 160 pages 9 in H | 6.5 in W BEKA is the pseudonym for the writing team of Bertrand Escaich Carton Quantity: 60 and Caroline Rogue. Before creating DANCE CLASS, the duo wrote ISBN: 9781545807132 stories for numerous children's comic series in France, and created $14.99 / $19.50 Can. the hit series The Rugbymen.

CRIP is an artist with a background in applied arts. He has drawn several stories for the educational comic series All About.

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JEREMY WHITLEY, JAMIE NOGUCHI School for Extraterrestrial Girls #2 Girls Take Flight

The extraterrestrial girls meet their match when they arrive The School for Extraterrestrial Boys!

The extraterrestrial girls are back! With their former school compromised, exposing Tara, Misako, Summer, and Kat, to possible danger from unknown alien forces, they all must relocate to a new hidden school--The School for Extraterrestrial Boys! Located on a hidden island in the arctic north, the new campus has a mysteriously warm summer climate, a beautiful lake, and dozens of sinister mysteries! The girls are staying in what appears to be OCTOBER summer cabins on the lake while going to school in the Papercutz mysterious castle where the boys stay. This is all under the Juvenile Fiction / Comics & Graphic Novels / Science Fiction watchful eye of the boys' headmaster, Headmaster On Sale 10/5/2021 Stokes—an arrogant man with an unknown agenda and an Ages 7 to 12 obsession with Tara's people. Romance, magic, and Trade Paperback 132 pages near-death experiences are all part of a regular school day at 9 in H | 6 in W Carton Quantity: 60 the School for Extraterrestrial Girls. ISBN: 9781545806968 $12.99 / $16.99 Can. Jeremy Whitley is best-known for his Middle Grade series PRINCELESS published through ActionLab, which was twice nominated for Eisner awards and a three time Glyph award winner. He also has had successful runs on “My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic,” “Courage the Cowardly Dog,” and Marvel’s “The Unstoppable Wasp.”

Jamie Noguchi is an illustrator from the DC metro area. He has had a successful career as colorist for UDON, Marvel, Dark Horse, and Image. He provided the art for Erfworld, which landed on Time Magazine’s Top 10 Graphic Novels of 2007.

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JEREMY WHITLEY, JAMIE NOGUCHI School for Extraterrestrial Girls #2 Girls Take Flight

The extraterrestrial girls meet their match when they arrive The School for Extraterrestrial Boys!

The extraterrestrial girls are back! With their former school compromised, exposing Tara, Misako, Summer, and Kat, to possible danger from unknown alien forces, they all must relocate to a new hidden school--The School for Extraterrestrial Boys! Located on a hidden island in the arctic north, the new campus has a mysteriously warm summer climate, a beautiful lake, and dozens of sinister mysteries! The girls are staying in what appears to be OCTOBER summer cabins on the lake while going to school in the Papercutz mysterious castle where the boys stay. This is all under the Juvenile Fiction / Comics & Graphic Novels / Science Fiction watchful eye of the boys' headmaster, Headmaster On Sale 10/5/2021 Stokes—an arrogant man with an unknown agenda and an Ages 7 to 12 obsession with Tara's people. Romance, magic, and Hardcover with dust jacket 132 pages near-death experiences are all part of a regular school day at 9 in H | 6 in W Carton Quantity: 30 the School for Extraterrestrial Girls. ISBN: 9781545806951 $19.99 / $25.99 Can. Jeremy Whitley is best-known for his Middle Grade series PRINCELESS published through ActionLab, which was twice nominated for Eisner awards and a three time Glyph award winner. He also has had successful runs on “My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic,” “Courage the Cowardly Dog,” and Marvel’s “The Unstoppable Wasp.”

Jamie Noguchi is an illustrator from the DC metro area. He has had a successful career as colorist for UDON, Marvel, Dark Horse, and Image. He provided the art for Erfworld, which landed on Time Magazine’s Top 10 Graphic Novels of 2007.

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Asterix Omnibus #7; Albert Uderzo...... 8, 10 Astro Mouse and Light Bulb #2; Fermin Solis...... 5, 7 Baltazar, Art; Gillbert #4: The Island of the Orange Turtles ...... 14, 16 Beka; Dance Class 3-in-1 #3...... 32 Dance Class 3-in-1 #3; Beka...... 32 Dickson, Benjamin; Queen's Favorite Witch #1...... 2, 4 Dinosaur Explorers Vol. 9: King of the Seas; Air Team ...... 11, 13 Erre, Author Fabrice; Magical History Tour #5: Albert Einstein ...... 24 Erre, Author Fabrice; Magical History Tour #6: The Plague ...... 25 Geronimo Stilton Reporter #9: The Mask of Rat Jit-su; Geronimo Stilton...... 17 Gillbert #4: The Island of the Orange Turtles; Art Baltazar ...... 14, 16 Loud House #14, The: Guessing Games; The Loud House Creative Team...... 18, 20 Loud House Boxed Set #1-3; The Loud House Creative Team ...... 21 Loud House Boxed Set #4-6; The Loud House Creative Team ...... 22 Loud House Boxed Set #7-9; The Loud House Creative Team ...... 23 Magical History Tour #5: Albert Einstein; Author Fabrice Erre...... 24 Magical History Tour #6: The Plague; Author Fabrice Erre ...... 25 Peyo; Smurf Tales #2: Smurfette in Charge and other stories ...... 26, 28 Peyo; Smurf Tales #3: The Crow in Smurfy Grove and other stories...... 29, 31 Queen's Favorite Witch #1; Benjamin Dickson...... 2, 4 School for Extraterrestrial Girls #2: Girls Take Flight; Jeremy Whitley...... 33, 34 Smurf Tales #2: Smurfette in Charge and other stories; Peyo...... 26, 28 Smurf Tales #3: The Crow in Smurfy Grove and other stories; Peyo...... 29, 31 Solis, Fermin; Astro Mouse and Light Bulb #2...... 5, 7 Stilton, Geronimo; Geronimo Stilton Reporter #9: The Mask of Rat Jit-su...... 17 Team, Air; Dinosaur Explorers Vol. 9: King of the Seas ...... 11, 13 Team, The Loud House Creative; Loud House Boxed Set #1-3 ...... 21 Team, The Loud House Creative; Loud House Boxed Set #4-6 ...... 22 Team, The Loud House Creative; Loud House Boxed Set #7-9 ...... 23 Team, The Loud House Creative; The Loud House #14: Guessing Games...... 18, 20 Uderzo, Albert; Asterix Omnibus #7...... 8, 10 Whitley, Jeremy; School for Extraterrestrial Girls #2: Girls Take Flight...... 33, 34