SUPER GENIUS • DECEMBER 2018 COMICS & GRAPHIC NOVELS / SCIENCE FICTION

JESSICA ABEL Trish Trash: Rollergirl of Mars Omnibus

Collecting the complete Eisner-nominated series by Jessica Abel!

200 years from now, Trish “Trash” Nupindju lives on the newly inhabited Mars, whose settlers live under harsh and ruthless conditions. Trish dreams of only one thing: becoming a hoverderby star. It seems like making the professional derby team is the only way to escape a future of poverty on her parents’ farm. But, what happens when a half-dead Martian shows up on her doorstep and changes everything?

DECEMBER Cartoonist and writer JESSICA ABEL, from Chicago, IL, is the Super Genius author of the graphic novel La Perdida (winner of the 2002 "Best Comics & Graphic Novels / Science Fiction New Series" Harvey Award) as well as two collections of stories On Sale 12/4/2018 from her omnibus comic book Artbabe. She and her husband, Trade Paperback , 208 pages cartoonist Matt Madden, were series editors for The Best American 11 in H | 8.5 in W Carton Quantity: 0 Comics from 2007 to 2013 and teach at various institutions. ISBN: 9781545801673 Together they've authored two textbooks about making comics, $19.99 / $25.99 Can. Drawing Words & Writing Pictures and Mastering Comics.

2 SUPER GENIUS • DECEMBER 2018 COMICS & GRAPHIC NOVELS / SCIENCE FICTION

MARKETING Continued author appearances at conventions and trade shows. Will leverage Abel's connection to Ira Glass for major coverage on NPR and throughout the podcast community. Special educator kit to be produced in conjunction with Abel featuring her unique takes on comics as a narrative form.

3 SUPER GENIUS • DECEMBER 2018 COMICS & GRAPHIC NOVELS / SCIENCE FICTION

JESSICA ABEL Trish Trash: Rollergirl of Mars Omnibus

Collecting the complete Eisner-nominated series by Jessica Abel!

200 years from now, Trish “Trash” Nupindju lives on the newly inhabited Mars, whose settlers live under harsh and ruthless conditions. Trish dreams of only one thing: becoming a hoverderby star. It seems like making the professional derby team is the only way to escape a future of poverty on her parents’ farm. But, what happens when a half-dead Martian shows up on her doorstep and changes everything?

DECEMBER Cartoonist and writer JESSICA ABEL, from Chicago, IL, is the Super Genius author of the graphic novel La Perdida (winner of the 2002 "Best Comics & Graphic Novels / Science Fiction New Series" Harvey Award) as well as two collections of stories On Sale 12/4/2018 from her omnibus comic book Artbabe. She and her husband, Hardcover with dust jacket 208 pages cartoonist Matt Madden, were series editors for The Best American 11 in H | 8.5 in W Carton Quantity: 30 Comics from 2007 to 2013 and teach at various institutions. ISBN: 9781545801666 Together they've authored two textbooks about making comics, $29.99 / $38.99 Can. Drawing Words & Writing Pictures and Mastering Comics.

4 CHARMZ • OCTOBER 2018 JUVENILE FICTION / COMICS & GRAPHIC NOVELS / HORROR

MONICA GALLAGHER AND KATA KANE Ghost Friends Forever #2

What happens when the person you fall in love with is a ghost?

Magic is the only thing that will help Sophia Greene-Campos reunite with Whitney, her ghost girl crush who died in the 1990s. Frustrated, Sophia turns to the one group that she knows she can learn from - Spectreville High’s Wiccans & Witchcraft Club. Technically the club is only allowed to study magic and not actually practice it, but Sophia befriends a witch named Charlotte who shows her they don’t all follow school rules. Sophia's ex-boyfriend Jake is struggling between expressing OCTOBER his romantic feelings for her and helping her to get Whitney Charmz back. And Felix is suffering the nightmarish after effects of Juvenile Fiction / Comics & Graphic Novels / Horror creating a Banishment Portal. In order to help him, Joanne On Sale 10/23/2018 and Oscar might be forced to reveal more of their knowledge Ages 10 to 14 Trade Paperback , 96 pages about The Paranormal Incident that split the family. 8.1 in H | 5.7 in W | 0.2 in T | 0.4 lb Wt Carton Quantity: 70 MONICA GALLAGHER is an indie creator with over ten years ISBN: 9781545801512 experience making comics and illustrations with positive, feminist $9.99 / $12.99 Can. spin. She has worked for Oni Press, Vertigo, and Valiant, and has published several of her own mini-comics and books.

KATA KANE is an illustrator, designer, and comic book artist best known as the creator of "Altar Girl," an all-ages manga style graphic novel and ongoing webcomic series commended as the "cute shoujo manga with a spine of steel!"- (Girls Like Comics).

5 CHARMZ • OCTOBER 2018 JUVENILE FICTION / COMICS & GRAPHIC NOVELS / HORROR

MARKETING Special previews on Wattpad and The Mary Sue. Special outreach to LGBT press. Major trade and consumer promotion at ALA, library and consumer shows Social media push on publisher and author pages, Goodreads, NetGalley.

6 CHARMZ • OCTOBER 2018 JUVENILE FICTION / COMICS & GRAPHIC NOVELS / HORROR

MONICA GALLAGHER AND KATA KANE Ghost Friends Forever #2

What happens when the person you fall in love with is a ghost?

Magic is the only thing that will help Sophia Greene-Campos reunite with Whitney, her ghost girl crush who died in the 1990s. Frustrated, Sophia turns to the one group that she knows she can learn from - Spectreville High’s Wiccans & Witchcraft Club. Technically the club is only allowed to study magic and not actually practice it, but Sophia befriends a witch named Charlotte who shows her they don’t all follow school rules. Sophia's ex-boyfriend Jake is struggling between expressing OCTOBER his romantic feelings for her and helping her to get Whitney Charmz back. And Felix is suffering the nightmarish after effects of Juvenile Fiction / Comics & Graphic Novels / Horror creating a Banishment Portal. In order to help him, Joanne On Sale 10/23/2018 and Oscar might be forced to reveal more of their knowledge Ages 10 to 14 Hardcover with dust jacket 96 pages about The Paranormal Incident that split the family. 8.4 in H | 5.9 in W | 0.5 in T | 0.7 lb Wt Carton Quantity: 40 MONICA GALLAGHER is an indie creator with over ten years ISBN: 9781545801505 experience making comics and illustrations with positive, feminist $14.99 / $19.50 Can. spin. She has worked for Oni Press, Vertigo, and Valiant, and has published several of her own mini-comics and books.

KATA KANE is an illustrator, designer, and comic book artist best known as the creator of "Altar Girl," an all-ages manga style graphic novel and ongoing webcomic series commended as the "cute shoujo manga with a spine of steel!"- (Girls Like Comics).

7 CHARMZ • JULY 2019 JUVENILE FICTION / COMICS & GRAPHIC NOVELS / ACTION & ADVENTURE

PATRICIA LYFOUNG Scarlet Rose #4: You Will Always Be Mine

As Maud and Guilhem prepare for their wedding by day, at night they continue to put on their masks for justice for the lost and forgotten. They seem to have the most perfect connection and truest love. Only the approach of a grand ball casts a shadow on their relationship, for Maud must beware of the impetuous Natalia, the one who bears the ring that belonged to Guilhem’s father. And Guilhem, torn between a secret he dares not share even with his beloved Maud, makes a decision that may throw them into turmoil forever! Will Maud, who can’t stand all the pomp and circumstance of the French elite, learn to fight in lace and a petticoats? Will Guilhem abandon the woman he loves? Find out in this exciting new volume! JULY Charmz Apart from The Scarlet Rose , Patricia Lyfoung has worked as an Juvenile Fiction / Comics & Graphic Novels / Action & assistant story board artist for Totally Spies! and Martin Mystery at Adventure On Sale 7/2/2019 Marathon Animation (where she also worked on character Ages 10 to 14 creation). In 2005, she published a mini-comic called Strike in Trade Paperback , 96 pages Coyote magazine, telling the story of a girl who disguises herself as 9 in H | 6.5 in W a boy in order to play baseball. Twelve volumes of THE SCARLET Carton Quantity: 90 ROSE have been published by Delcourt (in France) since 2005. ISBN: 9781545801611 $9.99 / $12.99 Can.

8 CHARMZ • JULY 2019 JUVENILE FICTION / COMICS & GRAPHIC NOVELS / ACTION & ADVENTURE

MARKETING Professional magazine ads Book trailer on YouTube. Major promotion at trade and consumer shows Special previews on Wattpad and the Mary Sue.

9 CHARMZ • JULY 2019 JUVENILE FICTION / COMICS & GRAPHIC NOVELS / ACTION & ADVENTURE

PATRICIA LYFOUNG Scarlet Rose #4: You Will Always Be Mine

As Maud and Guilhem prepare for their wedding by day, at night they continue to put on their masks for justice for the lost and forgotten. They seem to have the most perfect connection and truest love. Only the approach of a grand ball casts a shadow on their relationship, for Maud must beware of the impetuous Natalia, the one who bears the ring that belonged to Guilhem’s father. And Guilhem, torn between a secret he dares not share even with his beloved Maud, makes a decision that may throw them into turmoil forever! Will Maud, who can’t stand all the pomp and circumstance of the French elite, learn to fight in lace and a petticoats? Will Guilhem abandon the woman he loves? Find out in this exciting new volume! JULY Charmz Apart from The Scarlet Rose , Patricia Lyfoung has worked as an Juvenile Fiction / Comics & Graphic Novels / Action & assistant story board artist for Totally Spies! and Martin Mystery at Adventure On Sale 7/2/2019 Marathon Animation (where she also worked on character Ages 10 to 14 creation). In 2005, she published a mini-comic called Strike in Hardcover with dust jacket 96 pages Coyote magazine, telling the story of a girl who disguises herself as 9 in H | 6.5 in W a boy in order to play baseball. Twelve volumes of THE SCARLET Carton Quantity: 45 ROSE have been published by Delcourt (in France) since 2005. ISBN: 9781545801604 $14.99 / $19.50 Can.

10 PAPERCUTZ • OCTOBER 2018 JUVENILE FICTION / COMICS & GRAPHIC NOVELS / ANIMALS

ART BALTAZAR Gillbert #1

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

A message in a bottle? A fiery asteroid from space? A sea of magical mystical mermaids? This is the world of GILLBERT.

In the deepest part of the ocean, unexplored by man and too deep for humans to swim, lives a little sea creature named Gillbert. Gillbert the Sea Creature is the son of KING NAUTICUS, king of all the oceans. One day, Gillbert will be king. But in the meantime, his playful curiosity takes him away from the kingdom on a journey of discovery. OCTOBER Papercutz Gillbert meets an amphibious mermaid and follows her into Juvenile Fiction / Comics & Graphic Novels / Animals unknown parts of the ocean. Where he meets many unknown On Sale 10/30/2018 and undiscovered species of underwater creatures. He didn’t Ages 7 to 10 Trade Paperback , 88 pages know these things existed so close to home. Gillbert’s world 9.1 in H | 5.9 in W | 0.3 in T | 0.5 lb Wt just got a whole lot bigger! Carton Quantity: 80 ISBN: 9781545801451 Art is a super-cartoonist machine from the heart of Chicago! Artie $9.99 / $12.99 Can. is a creative force behind The Eisner Award winning ITTY BITTY HELLBOY and The NYT Best Selling, Eisner Award, Harvey Award Winning DC Comics' TINY TITANS, and Artist of The DC SUPER-PETS children’s book series! Artie 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 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 and ADVENTURE BUG!

11 PAPERCUTZ • OCTOBER 2018 JUVENILE FICTION / COMICS & GRAPHIC NOVELS / ANIMALS

MARKETING Major ARC drop to press and accounts appearances at major conventions and trade shows Author talks at educational and professional events Push on Netgalley, Goodreads, etc.

12 PAPERCUTZ • OCTOBER 2018 JUVENILE FICTION / COMICS & GRAPHIC NOVELS / ANIMALS

ART BALTAZAR Gillbert #1

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

A message in a bottle? A fiery asteroid from space? A sea of magical mystical mermaids? This is the world of GILLBERT.

In the deepest part of the ocean, unexplored by man and too deep for humans to swim, lives a little sea creature named Gillbert. Gillbert the Sea Creature is the son of KING NAUTICUS, king of all the oceans. One day, Gillbert will be king. But in the meantime, his playful curiosity takes him away from the kingdom on a journey of discovery. OCTOBER Papercutz Gillbert meets an amphibious mermaid and follows her into Juvenile Fiction / Comics & Graphic Novels / Animals unknown parts of the ocean. Where he meets many unknown On Sale 10/30/2018 and undiscovered species of underwater creatures. He didn’t Ages 7 to 10 Hardcover with dust jacket 88 pages know these things existed so close to home. Gillbert’s world 9.2 in H | 6.1 in W | 0.5 in T | 0.8 lb Wt just got a whole lot bigger! Carton Quantity: 40 ISBN: 9781545801444 Art is a super-cartoonist machine from the heart of Chicago! Artie $14.99 / $19.50 Can. is a creative force behind The Eisner Award winning ITTY BITTY HELLBOY and The NYT Best Selling, Eisner Award, Harvey Award Winning DC Comics' TINY TITANS, and Artist of The DC SUPER-PETS children’s book series! Artie 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 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 and ADVENTURE BUG!

13 PAPERCUTZ • OCTOBER 2018 JUVENILE FICTION / COMICS & GRAPHIC NOVELS

JULIEN FREY AND VINCENT BONJOUR Geronimo Stilton Reporter #1: Operation: Shufongfong “Saving Liberty”

That's no way to treat a lady! The Pirate Cats are out to steal the Statue of Liberty and only Geronimo can stop them!

Geronimo Stilton is back in new comic stories based on the animated series, now airing on Netflix! The famous Prince Nogouda pays a visit to New Mouse City and ace reporter Geronimo Stilton has an exclusive interview. Meanwhile, at the Mouse Museum, the rare breed of Shufongfong lizards have been kidnapped! Could like Prince and his kingdom in the Bandel jungle have anything to do with this? Geronimo, Thea, Trap, and Benjamin are on the case! OCTOBER Papercutz Born in New Mouse City, Mouse Island, GERONIMO STILTON Juvenile Fiction / Comics & Graphic Novels is Rattus Emeritus of Mousomorphic Literature and of On Sale 10/16/2018 Neo-Ratonic Comparative Philosophy. He is the director of The Ages 8 to 12 Hardcover with dust jacket , 56 pages Rodent's Gazette, New Mouse City's most widely read daily 9.3 in H | 6.7 in W | 0.4 in T | 0.6 lb Wt newspaper. In 2006 he won a Nickelodeon Kids Choice Award and Carton Quantity: 50 in 2008 he won the Cartoomics prize "Beyond Comics." His works ISBN: 9781629918716 have been published all over the globe. In his spare time, Mr. $9.99 / $13.99 Can. Stilton collects antique cheese rinds.

RYAN JAMPOLE is a Harvey Award nominated comic artist from Queens, New York. Ryan has drawn MEGA MAN and SONIC for Archie comics, DEXTER’S LABORATORY, and CODENAME KND for IDW and of course, SANJAY AND CRAIG for Papercutz. He also has an amazing beard.

14 PAPERCUTZ • OCTOBER 2018 JUVENILE FICTION / COMICS & GRAPHIC NOVELS

MARKETING Trade advertising in PUBLISHERS WEEKLY. Consumer announcement preview email to “Passport to Adventure” database. Cross promote with new distribution platform for GERONIMO STILTON cartoon. Review copies available on Net Galley, GoodReads, BookLikes. ALA Mid-Winter, LATBF and other consumer shows featured in booth. Cross promotion with other GERONIMO STILTON licensees.

15 PAPERCUTZ • NOVEMBER 2018 JUVENILE FICTION / COMICS & GRAPHIC NOVELS / MEDIA TIE-IN

THE LOUD HOUSE CREATIVE TEAM The Loud House #5: "After Dark"

More all-new graphic novel adventures based on Nickelodeon's #1 animated show!

At 11 years old, Lincoln Loud is the middle child, with five older sisters and five younger sisters. Surviving the Loud household means staying a step ahead. He’s the man with a plan, always coming up with a way to get what he wants or deal with a problem, even if things inevitably go wrong. After all, you know what they say about the best laid plans! But being the only boy comes with some perks. Lincoln gets his own room – even if it’s just a converted linen closet. On the other hand, being the only boy also means he sometimes gets NOVEMBER a little too much attention from his sisters. And if Lincoln Papercutz Loud didn’t already have enough to deal with, he also gets Juvenile Fiction / Comics & Graphic Novels / Media Tie-In caught up in the lives of his friends’ families, the McBrides On Sale 11/27/2018 and the Casanovas. Ages 7 to 10 Trade Paperback , 64 pages 9 in H | 6.1 in W | 0.2 in T | 0.4 lb Wt Carton Quantity: 68 ISBN: 9781545801543 $7.99 / $10.50 Can.

16 PAPERCUTZ • NOVEMBER 2018 JUVENILE FICTION / COMICS & GRAPHIC NOVELS / MEDIA TIE-IN

MARKETING Major push from Nickelodeon social media Facebook and YouTube advertising campaigns. Review copies on NetGalley, GoodReads and BookLikes. Cross promotion with other NICKELODEON licensees.

17 PAPERCUTZ • NOVEMBER 2018 JUVENILE FICTION / COMICS & GRAPHIC NOVELS / MEDIA TIE-IN

THE LOUD HOUSE CREATIVE TEAM The Loud House #5: "After Dark"

More all-new graphic novel adventures based on Nickelodeon's #1 animated show!

At 11 years old, Lincoln Loud is the middle child, with five older sisters and five younger sisters. Surviving the Loud household means staying a step ahead. He’s the man with a plan, always coming up with a way to get what he wants or deal with a problem, even if things inevitably go wrong. After all, you know what they say about the best laid plans! But being the only boy comes with some perks. Lincoln gets his own room – even if it’s just a converted linen closet. On the other hand, being the only boy also means he sometimes gets NOVEMBER a little too much attention from his sisters. And if Lincoln Papercutz Loud didn’t already have enough to deal with, he also gets Juvenile Fiction / Comics & Graphic Novels / Media Tie-In caught up in the lives of his friends’ families, the McBrides On Sale 11/27/2018 and the Casanovas. Ages 7 to 10 Hardcover with dust jacket 64 pages 9.3 in H | 6.3 in W | 0.4 in T | 0.7 lb Wt Carton Quantity: 42 ISBN: 9781545801536 $12.99 / $16.99 Can.

18 PAPERCUTZ • DECEMBER 2018 JUVENILE FICTION / COMICS & GRAPHIC NOVELS / ANIMALS

CORTNEY FAYE POWELL Melowy vol. 2

Friendship is always an adventure when you're a unicorn attending school in the sky!

Destino’s esteemed Fashion Club is holding open auditions. Electra and Selene, the most fashionable of the Melowys, simply must try out. But when the spoiled Eris also has her eyes on the club, she can’t help but meddle and get her hooves dirty! Will Electra and Selene make it to the Forest of Colors for their auditions without being fashionably late?

RYAN JAMPOLE is a Harvey Award nominated comic artist. He DECEMBER hails from Queens, New York and attended the High School of Art Papercutz & Design and the Fashion Institute of Technology. Ryan has drawn Juvenile Fiction / Comics & Graphic Novels / Animals MEGA MAN and SONIC for Archie comics, DEXTER’S On Sale 12/4/2018 LABORATORY, and CODENAME KND for IDW and GERONIMO Ages 7 to 11 and THEA STILTON comics for Papercutz. Hardcover with dust jacket , 64 pages 9 in H | 6 in W Carton Quantity: 30 ISBN: 9781545801574 $12.99 / $16.99 Can.

19 PAPERCUTZ • DECEMBER 2018 JUVENILE FICTION / COMICS & GRAPHIC NOVELS / ANIMALS

MARKETING Wide distribution of ARCs to long lead publications and reps for major accounts Trade ads in professional publications Featured on Netgalley, Goodreads and other reader sites Social media campaign and Facebook ads aimed at My Little Pony young fans Cross promotion with Scholastic’s chapter books

20 PAPERCUTZ • JULY 2020 JUVENILE FICTION / COMICS & GRAPHIC NOVELS / MEDIA TIE-IN

DAVE SCHEIDT Trolls Graphic Novels #6: "Friends and Family"

The Trolls return for more hair-raising adventures!

Princess Poppy, King Gristle, Branch and the Snack Pack are back and teaching new techniques for hug time to their gruff friends, the Bergens! Plus, fan favorite Cloud Guy stops by Trolls Village for a visit…but will his damp persona cast a cloud over Poppy’s sunshiny attitude? Featuring all-new, hair raising adventures based on the film franchise!

DAVE SCHEIDT is a radical dude from Chicago, Illinois. He is often mistaken for the elusive Sasquatch. He is the writer and JULY co-creator of Spooky Sleepover, a collection of all ages horror Papercutz stories as well as the creator of Minimum Wage Mummy. He is a Juvenile Fiction / Comics & Graphic Novels / Media Tie-In regular contributor to Aw Yeah Comics and has written Adventure On Sale 7/10/2020 Time for Boom! Studios. Ages 7 to 11 Hardcover with dust jacket , 64 pages 9 in H | 6 in W Carton Quantity: 45 ISBN: 9781545801581 $12.99 / $16.99 Can.

21 PAPERCUTZ • JULY 2020 JUVENILE FICTION / COMICS & GRAPHIC NOVELS / MEDIA TIE-IN

MARKETING Trade advertising in PUBLISHERS WEEKLY. Coordinating with DreamWorks to take advantage of promotional opportunities tied to TV series launch. Review copies available on Net Galley, GoodReads, BookLikes. ALA and consumer shows featured in booth.

22 PAPERCUTZ • OCTOBER 2018 JUVENILE FICTION / COMICS & GRAPHIC NOVELS / ACTION & ADVENTURE

GERONIMO STILTON Geronimo Stilton 3-in-1 #2 "Following The Trail of Marco Polo" "The Great Ice Age" "Who Stole the Mona Lisa"

Three complete graphic novels in one collection!

Geronimo Stilton lives in New Mouse City on Mouse Island with his friends and relatives. He works at The Rodent’s Gazette, the most famous newspaper in New Mouse City. In these comics, Geronimo Stilton travels back in time to save the future, by protecting the past from his arch nemeses, the Pirate Cats. These devious felines plan to change history to make them supreme rulers of Mouse Island! Geronimo and Friends chase the dastardly Pirate Cats to the Ice Age and then hobnob with the likes of Marco Polo and Leonardo Da OCTOBER Vinci, while working on his famous Mona Lisa! Papercutz Juvenile Fiction / Comics & Graphic Novels / Action & Born in New Mouse City, Mouse Island, GERONIMO STILTON is Adventure Rattus Emeritus of Mousomorphic Literature and of Neo-Ratonic On Sale 10/23/2018 Comparative Philosophy. He is the director of The Rodent's Ages 7 to 11 Gazette, New Mouse City's most widely read daily newspaper. Trade Paperback 144 pages 9 in H | 6.6 in W | 0.4 in T | 0.8 lb Wt Stilton was awarded the Ratitzer Prize for his scoops on The Curse Carton Quantity: 40 of the Cheese Pyramid and The Search for Sunken Treasure. One of ISBN: 9781545801598 his bestsellers won the 2002 eBook Award for world's best-selling $14.99 / $19.50 Can. electronic book. In 2006 he won a Nickelodeon Kids Choice Award and in 2008 he won the Cartoomics prize "Beyond Comics." His works have been published all over the globe. In his spare time, Mr. Stilton collects antique cheese rinds.

23 PAPERCUTZ • NOVEMBER 2018 JUVENILE FICTION / COMICS & GRAPHIC NOVELS / FANTASY

PEYO Smurfs 3-in-1 #2 “The Smurfette” “The Smurfs and the Egg” “The Smurfs and the Howlibird”

Three great graphic novels in one collection!

The beautiful and enigmatic (not to mention blue) Smurfette makes her debut in this collection of the original Smurfs comics by Peyo. Known in America primarily for the hit 80s animated TV series and the hit movies, many Smurfs fans don’t realize that the Smurfs originally appeared in comics. Now the Smurfs are back in SMURF-TASTIC comic adventures. Featuring the classic stories “The Smurfette,” “The Smurfs and the Egg,” and “The Smurfs and the Howlibird” and many more! NOVEMBER Papercutz PIERRE CULLIFORD, born in Belgium in 1928, was the cartoonist Juvenile Fiction / Comics & Graphic Novels / Fantasy known as Peyo. Peyo began his career working with some of On Sale 11/20/2018 Belgium's most talented cartoonists, including his lifelong writing Ages 7 to 11 partner Yvan Delporte. In 1958, The Smurfs made their first Trade Paperback 172 pages appearance and went on to become the world-famous characters 9 in H | 6.6 in W | 0.4 in T | 1 lb Wt Carton Quantity: 30 we know and love today. ISBN: 9781545801642 $14.99 / $19.50 Can.

24 PAPERCUTZ • DECEMBER 2018 JUVENILE FICTION / COMICS & GRAPHIC NOVELS / ACTION & ADVENTURE

REDCODE AND ALBIE Dinosaur Explorers Vol. 3: Playing in the Permian

The Xplorers risk their lives to ponder the mysteries of the Permian era!

This time, the X-Venture Xplorers’ are in the Permian - Carboniferous eras, around 350 million years back. Many creatures which are small today were very big back then- which presents a big problem when the X-Venture Xplorers come face to face with things like giant spiders! Even more big dangers from today’s small creatures await the team as they quickly realize that it is a bad idea to be PLAYING IN THE PERMIAN!

DECEMBER Albbie Papercutz Joined KADOKAWA GEMPAK STARZ™ in 2003. One of the Juvenile Fiction / Comics & Graphic Novels / Action & COMIC KING™ and POPCORN™ magazines’ co-conceptualisers. Adventure Currently part of the senior editorial staff at COMIC KING™. On Sale 12/18/2018 Began planning X-Venture series in 2009, and is responsible for Ages 8 to 12 research, story and editing. Trade Paperback , 184 pages 8 in H | 5.5 in W Carton Quantity: 0 Redcode ISBN: 9781545801635 Joined KADOKAWA GEMPAK STARZ™ in 2010. Currently $12.99 / $16.99 Can. working on planning and scripting of X-Venture series.

25 PAPERCUTZ • DECEMBER 2018 JUVENILE FICTION / COMICS & GRAPHIC NOVELS / ACTION & ADVENTURE

MARKETING Wide distribution of ARCs to long lead publications and reps for major accounts Trade ads in professional publications Ads in Ingram’s and B&T publications Featured on Netgalley, Goodreads and other reader sites Star feature in Library shows with ARC give-aways

26 PAPERCUTZ • DECEMBER 2018 JUVENILE FICTION / COMICS & GRAPHIC NOVELS / ACTION & ADVENTURE

REDCODE AND ALBIE Dinosaur Explorers Vol. 3: Playing in the Permian

The Xplorers risk their lives to ponder the mysteries of the Permian era!

This time, the X-Venture Xplorers’ are in the Permian - Carboniferous eras, around 350 million years back. Many creatures which are small today were very big back then- which presents a big problem when the X-Venture Xplorers come face to face with things like giant spiders! Even more big dangers from today’s small creatures await the team as they quickly realize that it is a bad idea to be PLAYING IN THE PERMIAN!

DECEMBER Albbie Papercutz Joined KADOKAWA GEMPAK STARZ™ in 2003. One of the Juvenile Fiction / Comics & Graphic Novels / Action & COMIC KING™ and POPCORN™ magazines’ co-conceptualisers. Adventure Currently part of the senior editorial staff at COMIC KING™. On Sale 12/18/2018 Began planning X-Venture series in 2009, and is responsible for Ages 8 to 12 research, story and editing. Hardcover with dust jacket 184 pages 8 in H | 5.5 in W Carton Quantity: 30 Redcode ISBN: 9781545801628 Joined KADOKAWA GEMPAK STARZ™ in 2010. Currently $16.99 / $22.50 Can. working on planning and scripting of X-Venture series.

27 PAPERCUTZ • DECEMBER 2018 JUVENILE FICTION / COMICS & GRAPHIC NOVELS / MEDIA TIE-IN

SARAH KUHN Barbie 3-in-1

Three complete Barbie graphic novels in one collection!

Barbie is on the career path in all-new adventures! This all-new 21st century take on Barbie tells the story of a young woman struggling to start her fashion career. Will she be a designer, a photographer, a model? Barbie doesn’t know yet but there is one thing she does know – girls can be anything!

Plus, Barbie enters the world of coding…inside a video game as she skates around the game to rescue her lost friend in BARBIE VIDEO GAME HERO- a bonus story inspired by the DECEMBER Barbie movie! Papercutz Juvenile Fiction / Comics & Graphic Novels / Media Tie-In SARAH KUHN is the author of the forthcoming HEROINE On Sale 12/11/2018 COMPLEX trilogy for DAW Books and the geek rom-com novella Ages 7 to 10 ONE CON GLORY. Trade Paperback 192 pages 9 in H | 6 in W Carton Quantity: 50 ISBN: 9781545801659 $14.99 / $19.50 Can.

28 PAPERCUTZ • JANUARY 2019 JUVENILE FICTION / COMICS & GRAPHIC NOVELS / ACTION & ADVENTURE

LIZ LAREAU AND LUCY LAREAU Geeky Fab 5 Vol. 2: "Mystery of the Missing Monarchs"

Five Friends. One School. Big Problems.

In their next adventure, the Geeky Fab Five discover a hidden garden filled with Monarch butterflies and honeybees. While the girls are learning in science class that Monarchs and bees are becoming endangered, something threatens their secret butterfly garden behind Earhart. To solve the mystery, Hubble the GFF mascot (and ever-so- curious cat) discovers a secret that gets him catnapped! In a race against time, the girls must rescue Hubble, save the garden, and solve the mystery of the missing Monarchs.

LUCY LAREAU co-created the GEEKY FAB FIVE STEM girls series JANUARY with her mom based on her own real-life experiences in elementary Papercutz Juvenile Fiction / Comics & Graphic Novels / Action & school, where students learn to make a difference. Now in middle Adventure school, Lucy lives in Illinois with her parents, brothers, and sister, On Sale 1/15/2019 along with three cats, including Tom, whose inspired Hubble. Ages 7 to 10 Hardcover with dust jacket , 64 pages LIZ LAREAU, M.A., co-authors the GEEKY FAB FIVE series with 9 in H | 6 in W her daughter, Lucy, to inspire all girls to realize their potential and Carton Quantity: 30 work together for a better world. Liz has been telling stories as a ISBN: 9781545801567 mom, public relations executive, and former TV news reporter and $12.99 / $16.99 Can. anchor for more than 30 years.

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MARKETING Tour by Lucy in person at events such as the Brooklyn Book Fair, Miami Book Fair and others, in libraries, and schools to promote the series but also promote girls feeling empowered in science and engineering. Wide distribution of ARCs to long lead publications and reps for major accounts Trade ads in professional publications Star feature in Library shows with ARC give-aways Featured on Netgalley, Goodreads and other reader sites Co-author mom Liz Lareau is a seasoned PR vet on a mission!

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Abel, Jessica; Trish Trash: Rollergirl of Mars Omnibus. . . . .2, 4 Baltazar, Art; Gillbert #1...... 11, 13 Barbie 3-in-1; Sarah Kuhn...... 28 Bonjour, Vincent; Geronimo Stilton Reporter #1: Operation: Shufongfong: “Saving Liberty”...... 14 Dinosaur Explorers Vol. 3: Playing in the Permian; REDCODE...... 25, 27 Gallagher, Monica; Ghost Friends Forever #2...... 5, 7 Geeky Fab 5 Vol. 2: "Mystery of the Missing Monarchs"; Liz Lareau...... 29 Geronimo Stilton 3-in-1 #2: "Following The Trail of Marco Polo" "The Great Ice Age" "Who Stole the Mona Lisa"; Geronimo Stilton...... 23 Geronimo Stilton Reporter #1: Operation: Shufongfong: “Saving Liberty”; Vincent Bonjour...... 14 Ghost Friends Forever #2; Monica Gallagher...... 5, 7 Gillbert #1; Art Baltazar...... 11, 13 Kuhn, Sarah; Barbie 3-in-1...... 28 Lareau, Liz; Geeky Fab 5 Vol. 2: "Mystery of the Missing Monarchs"...... 29 Loud House #5: "After Dark", The; Nickelodeon...... 15, 18 Lyfoung, Patricia; Scarlet Rose #4: You Will Always Be Mine ...... 8, 10 Melowy vol. 2; Cortney Faye Powell...... 19 Nickelodeon; The Loud House #5: "After Dark"...... 15, 18 Peyo; Smurfs 3-in-1 #2: “The Smurfette” “The Smurfs and the Egg” “The Smurfs and the Howlibird”...... 24 Powell, Cortney Faye; Melowy vol. 2...... 19 REDCODE; Dinosaur Explorers Vol. 3: Playing in the Permian ...... 25, 27 Scarlet Rose #4: You Will Always Be Mine; Patricia Lyfoung ...... 8, 10 Scheidt, Dave; Trolls Graphic Novels #6: "Friends and Family" ...... 20 Smurfs 3-in-1 #2: “The Smurfette” “The Smurfs and the Egg” “The Smurfs and the Howlibird”; Peyo...... 24 Stilton, Geronimo; Geronimo Stilton 3-in-1 #2: "Following The Trail of Marco Polo" "The Great Ice Age" "Who Stole the Mona Lisa"...... 23 Trish Trash: Rollergirl of Mars Omnibus; Jessica Abel ...... 2, 4 Trolls Graphic Novels #6: "Friends and Family"; Dave Scheidt...... 20