Prison comic books issue 1

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Volume 1 - 2nd and later printings. Collects Doctor Who Prisoners of Time (2012 IDW) #1-4. Written by David Tipton and Scott Tipton. Art by Simon Fraser, and Lee Sullivan. Cover by Francesco Francavilla. November 23, 1963: A day that changed the world forever. That day saw the broadcast debut of Doctor Who, which was to become the longest-running science-fiction series on television. And now, 50 years later, we pay tribute to one of the greatest pop-culture heroes of all time with this special series, which tells an epic adventure featuring all 11 incarnations of the intrepid traveler through time and space known simply as... the Doctor! Softcover, 104 pages, full color. Cover price $17.99.

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1st printing.

Written by Sarah Mirk. Art by Gerardo Alba, Kasia Babis, Alex Beguez, Tracy Chahwan, Nomi Kane, Omar Khouri, Kane Lynch, Maki Naro, Hazel Newlevant, Jeremy Nguyen, Chelsea Saunders and Abu Zubaydah. Cover by Maria Nguyen. Introduction by Omar El Akkad.

In January 2002, the United States sent a group of Muslim men they suspected of terrorism to a prison in Guantánamo Bay.

They were the first of roughly 780 prisoners who would be held there. Eighteen years later, very few of them have been ever charged with a crime.

In Guantánamo Voices, journalist Sarah Mirk and her team of artists tell the stories of ten people whose lives have been shaped and affected by the prison, including former prisoners, lawyers, social workers, and service members.

Softcover, 6-in. x 9-in., 208 pages, full color. Mature Readers

Cover price $24.99.

The Golden Age of Comics (Comic Stars in the World Edition): Book 4 - 1st printing. Story and art by Lee Falk. The Phantom stars in the story "Prisoner of the Himalayas!" The Phantom must cancel his wedding plans to travel to India. An old friend, the Maharajah of Barogar is missing. Can the Ghost Who Walks must solve the mystery of the missing Maharajah before his evil Prime minister takes over all of India? It's the complete Phantom story as it originally appeared in 1938. Softcover (Horizontal Format), 13 1/2-in. x 9 1/2-in., 48 pages, full color.

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1st printing. Story and art by Colleen Frakes. McNeil Island in Washington state was the home of the last prison island in the United States, accessible only by air or sea. It was also home to about fifty families, including Colleen Frake's. Her parents, like nearly everyone else on the island, both worked in the prison, where her father was the prison's captain and her mother worked in security. In this engaging graphic memoir, a Xeric and Ignatz Award-winning comics artist, Colleen Frakes, tells the story of a typical girl growing up in atypical circumstances. Softcover, 5 1/2-in. x 8-in., 176 pages, 2C. Cover price $16.99.

1st printing.

Written by Bruce Jones. Art and cover by Esteban Maroto.

Showcasing the beautiful black-and-white art of the renowned Spanish artist Esteban Maroto in this science-fiction space opera first published in the 1980s. Diana Jacklighter has been assigned what should be an easy mission, transporting a group of criminals in suspended animation, but after her ship is struck by a meteor and crashes, the plague-stricken prisoners escape and Jacklighter must head out and capture them. For fans of science-fiction properties like Alien, Ghost in the Shell, Orson Scott Card's Ender's Game, Ursula Le Guin's The Left Hand of Darkness, Alastair Reynold's House of Suns, and Samuel R. Delaney's Babel-17.

Hardcover, 9-in.x 11-in., 96 pages, B&W. Cover price $19.99.

One-Shot. 1997. Promotional comic based on the PC CD-ROM game from the creators of Hexen. 6.75" x 10". 16 pages. Color.

Signed by Chuck Dixon and Paul Gulacy

Limited to 2,250 copies. Signed and numbered print, signed by Chuck Dixon and Paul Gulacy, glued to second page. Collects Valkyrie (1987 1st Series Eclipse) #1-3. Written by Chuck Dixon. Art by Paul Gulacy and Willie Blyberg. During the days of World War II Valkyrie was an ace Nazi pilot and commander of the all-girl squadron the Air Maidens. Then she met the Allies hero Airboy, and rebelled against her Nazi masters. However, she was captured and placed in suspended animation by Airboy's enemies, and there she slept for four decades. Now she has awakened in a modern world and must deal with the loss of time, and the death of her lover, the original Airboy. It doesn't take long for Valkyrie's past to come back to haunt her. Hardcover, 96 pages, full color. Cover price $19.95.

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1st printings. Story and art by Herge. Join traveling reporter Tintin and his faithful dog Snowy, along with well-known friends such as Captain Haddock, as they embark on an extraordinary adventures spanning historical and political events, fantasy and science-fiction adventures and thrilling mysteries. These full-color graphic novels broke new ground when they were first released and became the inspiration for countless modern-day comic artists. Softcover, 8 1/2-in. x 11-in., 64 pages, full color. Cover price $5.95.

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2nd and later printings. Story and art by Herge. Join traveling reporter Tintin and his faithful dog Snowy, along with well-known friends such as Captain Haddock, as they embark on an extraordinary adventures spanning historical and political events, fantasy and science-fiction adventures and thrilling mysteries. These full-color graphic novels broke new ground when they were first released and became the inspiration for countless modern-day comic artists. Softcover, 8 1/2-in. x 11-in., 64 pages, full color. Cover price $5.95.

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Everett Raymond Kinstler cover and interior cover. Behind Prison Bars was of the many one-shot crime comics Avon Publications cranked out between 1951 and 1952, this one under Avon's Realistic imprint. Stories include "Murder at Newgate Prison" (pencils by Golden Age Green Lantern creator Martin Nodel, inks by Vincent Alascia); "The Gorilla Killer" (art by Harry Lazarus); "Charlie Lupetti and his Bullet-Proof Gang;" and "Death Trap" (art by Becker - we're not sure who this 'Becker' is - and Alascia). Two one page text stories, "Death by the River" and "The Witnesses." (For other Avon crime one-shots, see Famous Gangsters, Murderous Gangsters, Parole Breakers, Police Line-Up, Prison Break, and Gangsters and Gun Molls.) Cover price $0.10.

1st printing. Story and art by Frank Hampson and Walduck. Collects stories from Eagle Vol. 5 #22- Vol. 6 #18. Dan Dare bravely sets out to save two cadets who have been captured by the Mekon, only to plunge into a plot to conquer both Venus and Earth! Can Dan and the cadets save not one, but two planets? Contains a feature interview with a member of Frank Hampson's studio! Hardcover, 9-in. x 12-in., 96 pages, full color. Cover price $19.95.

1st printing. Collects Dark Tower: Drawing of the Three - The Prisoner (2014) #1-5. Based on the story by Stephen King. Adapted by Peter David and Robin Furth. Art by Piotr Kowalski. The Dark Tower saga begins again - on Earth! If you thought the badlands of Mid-World were dangerous, wait until you experience Brooklyn in the 1960s! Meet Eddie Dean, a troubled young man able to open doors to other worlds. Now, Eddie must survive family tragedy, haunting addiction and deadly forces that conspire to stop him from growing up to challenge the Man in Black! Without his mother, what will happen to Eddie and his brother, Henry? What horrors await within the Dutch Hill Mansion? And what offer does the criminal called Balazar make? With magic doors appearing, strange voices in his head and monstrous lobstrosities hungry for his flesh, can Eddie survive his desperate mission? Stephen King's dark fantasy epic spills onto the streets of New York City! Softcover, 136 pages, full color. Cover price $19.99.

1st printing. Written by Scott Sonneborn. Art and cover by Luciano Vecchio. Once again, Batman catches the Penguin in the act, meaning more prison time for the villain. Since the fowl felon has a bad habit of escaping his cell, the Dark Knight delivers him to a privately run, impenetrable prison this time around. But even from behind bars, the Penguin finds a way to gain the upper hand and appoint himself warden! With all the thieves, thugs, and crooks under his sway, the Penguin hatches a plan to unleash his new army on Gotham City! Softcover, 6-in. x 9-in., 88 pages, Text (with full color Chapter Illustrations). Cover price $5.95.

1st printing. Written by Jay Jay Patton and Kiara Valdez. Art and cover by Markia Jenai. As far back as nine-year-old Jay Jay Patton can remember, her dad, Antoine has been in prison. Growing up in Buffalo, New York with her mom and younger brother, she's only been to visit him twice. Instead, the two have sent each other numerous letters-Jay Jay's letters can take weeks or months to reach her dad, and some never even get delivered. What's it going to be like having Dad home? This powerful coming-of-age graphic novel memoir tells Jay Jay Patton's life of growing up with a dad in-and out of-prison. How she and her dad were able to develop a powerful father/daughter bond and create Photo Patch-a life-changing application that connects children to incarcerated parents. Because no child should have to grow up unable to engage with their parents. Softcover, 6-in. x 9-in., 128 pages, full color. Cover price $14.99.

1st printing. Written by Jay Jay Patton and Kiara Valdez. Art and cover by Markia Jenai. As far back as nine-year-old Jay Jay Patton can remember, her dad, Antoine has been in prison. Growing up in Buffalo, New York with her mom and younger brother, she's only been to visit him twice. Instead, the two have sent each other numerous letters-Jay Jay's letters can take weeks or months to reach her dad, and some never even get delivered. What's it going to be like having Dad home? This powerful coming-of-age graphic novel memoir tells Jay Jay Patton's life of growing up with a dad in-and out of-prison. How she and her dad were able to develop a powerful father/daughter bond and create Photo Patch-a life-changing application that connects children to incarcerated parents. Because no child should have to grow up unable to engage with their parents. Hardcover, 6-in. x 9-in., 128 pages, full color. Cover price $24.99.

1st printing. Collects Doctor Who: Prisoners of Time (2012 IDW) #1-12. Written by Scott Tipton and David Tipton. Art by Simon Fraser, Lee Sullivan, Philip Bond, John Ridgway, Kev Hopgood, Roger Langridge, David Messina, Giorgia Sposito, Elena Casagrande, Matthew Dow Smith (not that Matt Smith) and Kelly Yates. Cover by Francesco Francavilla. Celebrate the fiftieth-anniversary of Doctor Who anew with an epic adventure featuring the Doctor's first eleven incarnations! Writers Scott & David Tipton are joined by some of the greatest artists of the Doctor's comic book past and present to tell a story that shakes the Doctor to his core! Softcover, 336 pages, full color. Cover price $24.99.

1st printing. by Trevor Baxendale The Daleks are advancing, their empire constantly expanding into Earth's space. The Earth forces are resisting the Daleks in every way they can. But the battles rage on across countless solar systems. And now the future of our galaxy hangs in the balance! The Doctor finds himself stranded on board a starship near the frontline with a group of ruthless bounty hunters. Earth Command will pay them for every Dalek they kill, every eye stalk they bring back as proof. With the Doctor's help, the bounty hunters achieve the ultimate prize: a Dalek prisoner - intact, powerless, and ready for interrogation. But where the Daleks are involved, nothing is what it seems, and no one is safe! Hardcover, 5-in. x 7-in., 256 pages, B&W. Cover price $11.99.

1st printing. By Trevor Baxendale. A classic novel starring the tenth Doctor and the Daleks, back in print! The Daleks are advancing, their empire constantly expanding. The battles rage on across countless solar systems - and the Doctor finds himself stranded on board a starship near the frontline with a group of ruthless bounty hunters. Earth Command will pay these hunters for every Dalek they kill, every eyestalk they bring back as proof. With the Doctor's help, the bounty hunters achieve the ultimate prize: a Dalek prisoner - intact, powerless, and ready for interrogation. But with the Daleks, nothing is what it seems, and no one is safe. Before long the tables will be turned, and how will the Doctor survive when he becomes a prisoner of the Daleks? Softcover, 5-in. x 7-in., 256 pages, Text Only. Cover price $12.99.

1st printing. Collects Doctor Who: Prisoners of Time (2012 IDW) #1-12. Written by David Tipton and Scott Tipton. Art by Simon Fraser, Lee Sullivan, Mike Collins, Gary Erskine, Philip Bond, John Ridgway, Kev Hopgood, Roger Langridge, David Messina, Giorgia Sposito, Elena Casagrande, Matthew Dow Smith and Kelly Yates. Cover by Dave Sim. Prisoners Of Time celebrates the 50th Anniversary of Doctor Who with a tribute to one of the greatest pop-culture heroes of all time in this special oversized hard cover, collecting all 12 issues, which tells an epic adventure featuring all 11 incarnations of the intrepid traveler through time and space known simply as... the Doctor. Hardcover, 300 pages, full color. Cover price $49.99.

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1st printing.

Story and art by Matt Faulkner.

San Francisco, 1941: America has just declared war on Japan.

With a white mother and a Japanese father, Koji Miyamoto quickly realizes that his home is no longer a welcoming one. Streetcars won't stop for Koji, and his classmates accuse him of being an enemy spy. When a letter arrives from the government notifying him that he must go to a relocation center for Japanese Americans, he and his mother are forced to leave everything they know behind. Once there, Koji soon discovers that being half white in the internment camp is just as difficult as being half Japanese in San Francisco.

Softcover, 144 pages, full color.

Cover price $14.99.

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Story and art by Matt Faulkner.

A visually compelling, historically significant, and boldly illustrated graphic novel about a Japanese American boy's internment during World War II.

With a white mother and a Japanese father, Koji Miyamoto quickly realizes that his home in San Francisco is no longer a welcoming one after Pearl Harbor is attacked. And once he's sent to an internment camp, he learns that being half white at the camp is just as difficult as being half Japanese on the streets of an American city during WWII.

Koji's story, based on true events, is brought to life by Matt Faulkner's cinematic illustrations that reveal Koji struggling to find his place in a tumultuous world, one where he is a prisoner of war in his own country.

Hardcover, 144 pages, full color.

Cover price $19.99.

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1st printing. Written by J. K. Rowling. Art and cover by Jim Kay. The third book in the bestselling Harry Potter series, now illustrated in glorious full color by award-winning artist Jim Kay! For twelve long years, the dread fortress of Azkaban held an infamous prisoner named Sirius Black. Convicted of killing thirteen people with a single curse, he was said to be the heir apparent to the Dark Lord, Voldemort. Now he has escaped, leaving only two clues as to where he might be headed: Harry Potter's defeat of You-Know-Who was Black's downfall as well. Harry Potter isn't safe, not even within the walls of his magical school, surrounded by his friends. Because on top of it all, there may well be a traitor in their midst. Hardcover, 8-in. x 11-in., 336 pages, Text (with full color chapter illustrations). Cover price $39.99.

1st printing. By Donald E Westlake. It isn't easy going to jail for being a practical joker. Of course, this particular joke left 20 cars wrecked on the highway and two politicians' careers in tatters - so jail is where Harold Künt landed. Now he's just trying to keep a low profile in the Big House. He wants no part of his fellow inmates' plan to use an escape tunnel to rob two banks. But it's too late: he's in it up to his neck. And that neck may just wind up in a noose... Softcover, 5-in. x 7-in., 256 pages, Text Only. Cover price $9.95.

1st printing. LIFE IN PRISON is a collection of true stories of prison life as told by convicts and ex-convicts and as illustrated by artist Simon Grennan and Christopher Sperandio. This book features the true stories of Sean Keating, Berris Simpson, and Mark Sperandio. Softcover, 28 pages, full color. Cover price $3.50.

The Golden Age of Comics: Book 3 - 1st printing. Story and art by Lee Falk. The Phantom stars in the story "Prisoner of the Himalayas!" The Phantom must cancel his wedding plans to travel to India. An old friend, the Maharajah of Barogar is missing. Can the Ghost Who Walks must solve the mystery of the missing Maharajah before his evil Prime minister takes over all of India? It's the complete Phantom story as it originally appeared in 1938. Softcover (Saddle-Stitched/Stapled), 8 1/2-in. x 11-in., 80 pages, B&W.

The Golden Age of Comics: Book 3 - 2nd and later printings. Story and art by Lee Falk. The Phantom stars in the story "Prisoner of the Himalayas!" The Phantom must cancel his wedding plans to travel to India. An old friend, the Maharajah of Barogar is missing. Can the Ghost Who Walks must solve the mystery of the missing Maharajah before his evil Prime minister takes over all of India? It's the complete Phantom story as it originally appeared in 1938. Softcover (Saddle-Stitched/Stapled), 8 1/2-in. x 11-in., 80 pages, B&W.

1st printing. Story and art by Milo Manara. No one knows if Paradise exists, but hell is real. It is Piranese, the prison planet where all the outcasts of the empire are held. No one escapes and there is only the faintest hope of survival. But, now this order has been disrupted by the appearance of a young woman who has avoided the genetic tyranny of the guardians. Will she be the liberator that all await? Hardcover, 52 pages, 9 1/2-in. x 12 1/2-in., full color. Mature Readers Cover price $14.95.

Official magazine for the TV series "Prison Break." In this issue: interviews with Wentworth Miller, Paul Scheuring, and Wade Williams; season one episode guide; and more. 7-7/8 in. x 10-3/4 in.; full color; 64 pages. Cover price $6.99.

1st printing.

Based on the Script by David Winkler and Jeff Wolverton. Adapted by James Patrick. Art and cover by Riccardo Faccini.

Earth is secretly a prison. Aliens incarcerate their criminals on our planet and use human bodies as prison cells. But now there's a flaw, the most violent offenders are escaping, and it's up to four people with special abilities to stop them.

From Winkler Films (Creed) and 21 Pulp (Hero Hourly) comes this high-concept sci-fi story!

Softcover, 84 pages, full color. Mature Readers

Cover price $11.99.

Volume 1 - 1st printing. Story and art by Johnny Ryan. In the tradition of Kentaro Miura's "Berserk" Manga comes this original graphic novel from the pen of Johnny Ryan. Combining his love for WWE wrestling and Miura's Berserk, Prison Pit is a brutal showcase of violence, survival and revenge. The Prison Pit is a barren negative-zone populated by intergalactic, violent monster criminals who wage wars over slorges - giant slugs that excrete a steroid-like drug called "fecid" that all the monster men are addicted to. Softcover, 6 1/2-in. x 8 1/2-in., 120 pages, B&W. Mature Readers Cover price $12.99.

Volume 1 - 2nd and later printings. Story and art by Johnny Ryan. In the tradition of Kentaro Miura's "Berserk" Manga comes this original graphic novel from the pen of Johnny Ryan. Combining his love for WWE wrestling and Miura's Berserk, Prison Pit is a brutal showcase of violence, survival and revenge. The Prison Pit is a barren negative-zone populated by intergalactic, violent monster criminals who wage wars over slorges - giant slugs that excrete a steroid-like drug called "fecid" that all the monster men are addicted to. Softcover, 6 1/2-in. x 8 1/2-in., 120 pages, B&W. Mature Readers Cover price $12.99.

1st printing. Collects Prison Pit GN (2009-2018 Fantagraphics) Vol. 1-6.

Story and art by Johnny Ryan.

From 2009 to 2018, Johnny Ryan documented the bloody mayhem of Cannibal Fuckface wandering his brutal prison-planet and now this meat-grinder of a space odyssey is collected in one volume. If either you are a long-time fan or if this is your first fall into the Pit, Prison Pit is a must have for anyone into punk zines, grindhouse cinema, professional wrestling, dystopian manga, or a gory good time!

Hardcover, 6 1/2-in. x 8 1/2-in., 736 pages, B&W. Mature Readers

Cover price $39.99.

1st printing. Collects Prison Pit GN (2009-2018 Fantagraphics) Vol. 1-6.

Story and art by Johnny Ryan.

From 2009 to 2018, Johnny Ryan documented the bloody mayhem of Cannibal Fuckface wandering his brutal prison-planet and now this meat-grinder of a space odyssey is collected in one volume. If either you are a long-time fan or if this is your first fall into the Pit, Prison Pit is a must have for anyone into punk zines, grindhouse cinema, professional wrestling, dystopian manga, or a gory good time!

Softcover, 6 1/2-in. x 8 1/2-in., 736 pages, B&W. Mature Readers

Cover price $29.99.

"Mutiny at Bradburn!" (art by Mort Lawrence), "Blood Ran Thick!" (pencils by Lazarus, inks by Vince Alascia), "Louie Donato, Boss of the Convicts" (art by Gerald McCann?), and "The Double Cross" (art by McCann?). Two one-page text stories, "Marijuana Murder" and "Death of a Killer," each with a small illustration by Joe Kubert. Cover and inside front cover by Everett Raymond Kinstler. Cover price $0.10.

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1st printing.

Story and art by Agustin Comotto. Translated by Luigi Celentano. Introduction by Stuart Christie.

A legendary life: Ukranian expat, assassin, prisoner, and Spanish Revolution veteran, who died a factory worker in Mexico City. A beautifully illustrated graphic novel that tells the story of Simón Radowitzky (1891-1956), a gentle soul caught up in a cruel world. Radowitzky appears in a few books, but this is the first English-language book devoted solely to him. His tumultuous life begins with his immigration from Ukraine to Argentina, followed by his assassination of Colonel Falcon (who presided over the slaughter of 100 workers) in 1909. Banished to a penal colony, he escaped, was recaptured and tortured, serving a total of twenty years. Stuart Christie, author of Granny Made Me an Anarchist, pens the introduction.

Softcover, , 9-in. x 12-in., 270 pages, PC/PB&W. Cover price $26.00.

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Art by Amilcar Pinna. Based on the AMC Mini-series event! 8 pages, full color.

By Dave Rogers. The authorized history of the adventures of No. 6. A scene-by-scene, word-by-word account of every episode of the cult TV series. Endorsed by 'Six Of One,' The Prisoner Appreciation Society. Hardcover, 125 pages, B&W text and photos.

By Dave Rogers. The authorized history of the adventures of No. 6. A scene-by-scene, word-by-word account of every episode of the cult TV series. Endorsed by 'Six Of One,' The Prisoner Appreciation Society. Hardcover, 125 pages, B&W text and photos.

1st printing.

Written by Jack Kirby and Steve Englehart. Art by Jack Kirby and Gil Kane.

Drawn by two of the greatest comic book legends, Jack Kirby and Gil Kane, this is an art-sized, hardcover collection of the 'long lost', previously unpublished comic books based on the cult classic 1967 British TV show, The Prisoner. The first six pages of the Jack Kirby strip were inked and lettered by Mike Royer. The Gil Kane pages are pencils only. This collection includes fascimiles of the original script written by Steve Englehart and includes bonus features written by Englehart and Bob Wayne.

Hardcover, 64 pages, B&W. Cover price $79.99.

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Story by Eric Jackson and Lord Byron. Art and cover by R.G. Taylor. Calibers classics imprint Tome Press presents Lord Byrons romantic poem of a political prisoner in the 1500s. A prisoner reflects on the tragedy of his life and the loss of his family. With historical background by Jackson. 32 pages, B&W. Cover price $2.95.

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1st printing.

Story and art by Linette Moore.

In Linette Moore's debut, middle-grade graphic novel, eleven-year-old Helga Sharp is found unconscious in a drifting rowboat near the coast of Utley Island. Utley, as Helga finds out when she awakens in the hospital, is forbidden territory: it's a prison island to which the Mainland has exiled troublesome mad scientists for generations. The truth is, it's no accident that Helga landed here. She is a keen inventor, but the Mainland is suspicious of all scientists and inventors.

While working on her projects in secret, Helga made radio contact with Erasmus Lope, a mad genius who everyone thought had died in a lab experiment gone spectacularly wrong. But Lope is alive, and Helga is on a mission to rescue him from the prison island.

Now Helga must find a way to break Lope out, right under the noses of the family of famous heroes that run Utley Island. There's only one big problem-Lope's trapped inside a giant crystal in the mad scientists' museum!

Softcover, 6-in. x 9-in., 160 pages, full color. All Ages

Cover price $14.99.

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1st printing.

Story and art by Linette Moore.

In Linette Moore's debut, middle-grade graphic novel, eleven-year-old Helga Sharp is found unconscious in a drifting rowboat near the coast of Utley Island. Utley, as Helga finds out when she awakens in the hospital, is forbidden territory: it's a prison island to which the Mainland has exiled troublesome mad scientists for generations. The truth is, it's no accident that Helga landed here. She is a keen inventor, but the Mainland is suspicious of all scientists and inventors.

While working on her projects in secret, Helga made radio contact with Erasmus Lope, a mad genius who everyone thought had died in a lab experiment gone spectacularly wrong. But Lope is alive, and Helga is on a mission to rescue him from the prison island.

Now Helga must find a way to break Lope out, right under the noses of the family of famous heroes that run Utley Island. There's only one big problem-Lope's trapped inside a giant crystal in the mad scientists' museum!

Hardcover, 6-in. x 9-in., 160 pages, full color. All Ages

Cover price $24.99.