INDEPENDENT PUBLISHERS
(Company names beginning with C)
CAITLYN DIOUHY BOOKS
EXPETS GN VOL 02
(W/A/CA) Mark Tatulli
When Professor Foozypinz looks out his enormo'scope at the moon, the last thing he expects to see is a ginormous evil… kitten?! And yikes, she's ready to wreak havoc on Earth and is heading straight for New Jersey! This definitely looks like a job for the eXpets! Mr. Turtle quickly calls in Ginormous Gerbil, Wonder Guppy, Laser-Eye Kitty, and Stanky Dog. The pets are on the case, but it turns out the only way to save the day is to get KittyKahKah's evil collar away from her—and for that they need to team up with the expert on evil collars, a.k.a. their nemesis the Skunk! (Well, that sure stinks!). Just when Stanky Dog and Laser-Eye Kitty think they've got Skunk all figured out, he ends up double crossing them. Now the eXpets are divided, and time is ticking as KittyKahKah gets ever closer to Jersey City. Can the super-critters unite in time to save the day? (STL381838) (C: 0-1-2)
HC, 5x8, 256pgs, FC SRP: $14.99
CLARION BOOKS
BESTIES SET SAIL GN
(W/A) Kayla Miller
Busy besties Beth and Chanda are all aboard for a relaxing ocean getaway! Chanda fully embraces being on 'Sunshine Time.' The only items on her to-do list are showing off her summer fashions, snorkeling, lounging on the beach with Beth, and sightseeing with her family-including her soon-to-be brother-in-law, Seth, and his parents. Scratch that, Chanda is so at ease that she hasn't even made a list! Beth is... less relaxed. Back home, her big sister, Lisa, is preparing to move away for college in the fall. Missing out on precious time with Lisa before she leaves has Beth feeling bluer than the ocean. Making things worse, she's anxious about seeming like a wet beach towel on this once-in-a-lifetime vacation. Can the two friends find their sea legs and ride the emotional waves together? (STL382085) (C: 0-1-2)
SC, 5x8, 208pgs, FC SRP: $15.99
BESTIES SET SAIL HC
(W/A) Kayla Miller
Busy besties Beth and Chanda are all aboard for a relaxing ocean getaway! Chanda fully embraces being on 'Sunshine Time.' The only items on her to-do list are showing off her summer fashions, snorkeling, lounging on the beach with Beth, and sightseeing with her family-including her soon-to-be brother-in-law, Seth, and his parents. Scratch that, Chanda is so at ease that she hasn't even made a list! Beth is . . . less relaxed. Back home, her big sister, Lisa, is preparing to move away for college in the fall. Missing out on precious time with Lisa before she leaves has Beth feeling bluer than the ocean. Making things worse, she's anxious about seeming like a wet beach towel on this once-in-a-lifetime vacation. Can the two friends find their sea legs and ride the emotional waves together? Get whisked away by the latest collaboration from Kayla Miller, coauthor Jeffrey Canino, and illustrator Kristina Luu. Readers will journey along with Beth and Chanda to a world of Technicolor sunsets and sparkling oceans as the besties dive into the ups and downs of getting away from it all and being there for each other. (STL382084) (C: 0-1-2)
HC, 5x8, 208pgs, FC SRP: $24.99
COMICSBURGH
BEOWULF TP (O/A)
(W) Grant Lankard (A/CA) Antonio Brandao, Grant Lankard
A 13-year old girl discovers her cat has magic powers when they have simultaneous visions of a dragon waking from a thousand year nap. Their plan is to seek our the reincarnation of the legendary warrior, Beowulf but unfortunately he turns out to be more 30-something slacker than dragon-slayer. (STL348591) (C: 0-1-2)
SC, 160pgs, FC SRP: $19.95