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Preview: Dragon Puncher Book 3 Puncher Punches Back

Dragon Puncher Book 3 Puncher Punches Back

(W) James Kochalka (A/CA) James Kochalka
Age 4-8 years
In Shops: Sep 21, 2022
SRP: $9.99

The Eisner Award-winning graphic novel series that combines comics, cats, goofy photography, and nonstop silly action now makes a triumphant return!
The world has been waiting a full decade for a new installment in this Eisner Award-winning series, and now it’s finally here! Let the battle begin…again!

The world’s cutest book series about a cat who punches stuff just got even cuter, because this time the dragon is a big, cute, baby one! Dragon Puncher’s human sidekick, Spoony, has got his fuzzy monster pajamas and a new-and-improved extra-long spoon, so he’s ready for anything. But Dragon Puncher mistakes a big ball of yarn for an evil dragon, which attracts the attention of a real dragon. Still, it doesn’t matter who started it. If you punch Dragon Puncher, then Dragon Puncher punches back!

Dragon Puncher Book 3 Puncher Punches Back

Top Shelf’s Kids Club family is about to get bigger!

Official Press Release

Top Shelf ProductsTop Shelf’s KIDS CLUB family is about to get bigger!

Coming in September, and available now for pre-order in the current Diamond PREVIEWS catalog, are two new adventures in the beloved all-ages graphic novel series KORGI by Christian Slade, and DRAGON PUNCHER by James Kochalka!

KORGI (BOOK 3): A HOLLOW BEGINNING
by Christian Slade

— ISBN 978-1-60309-062-9 (Diamond JUL11-1240)
— 6.5″ x 8.5″ softcover graphic novel with French flaps
— 96 pages
— $9.95 (US)

One of our most-requested books, KORGI (BOOK 3): A HOLLOW BEGINNING continues Christian Slade’s wordless fantasy saga, as Ivy and Sprout investigate the mysterious shard of stained glass they discovered in BOOK 2. With help from their friends, they’ll discover the stunning secret history of their magical home… but danger awaits them as well! To escape will take all the courage this girl and her pup can muster. Don’t miss this adventure, presented with the beautiful visual storytelling technique that’s made Christian Slade’s KORGI a bona fide hit!

DRAGON PUNCHER (BOOK 2): DRAGON PUNCHER ISLAND
by James Kochalka

— ISBN 978-1-60309-085-8 (Diamond JUL11-1238)
— 6″x9″ full-color hardcover graphic novel
— 40 pages
— $9.95 (US)

Meanwhile, James Kochalka returns to his own series of animal adventure, with the wild energy that only Kochalka can bring! DRAGON PUNCHER (BOOK 2): DRAGON PUNCHER ISLAND features even more action and even more laughs than the first book, as our battle-suited kitty hero and fuzzy sidekick Spoony-E encounter a NEW armored warrior: the Monster Slapper! But is he friend or foe? The only way to find out is to read DRAGON PUNCHER ISLAND, continuing the awesome new series from the author of JOHNNY BOO: James Kochalka!

Top Shelf at the San Diego Comic-Con

Official Press Release

Here comes the big one! The Comic-Con International in San Diego is July 21-25 — and this year, Team Top Shelf will be bigger than ever before! That’s right, the Top Shelf zone at San Diego will feature no fewer than FOURTEEN amazing creators, who will be signing and sketching for you all convention long!

Take a look at who’s coming: Sean Michael Wilson (AX: ALTERNATIVE MANGA), Kathryn & Stuart Immonen (MOVING PICTURES), JD Arnold & Rich Koslowski (BB WOLF & THE THREE LPS), Jeff Lemire (ESSEX COUNTY), Robert Venditti & Brett Weldele (THE SURROGATES), Andy Runton (OWLY), James Kochalka (JOHNNY BOO, DRAGON PUNCHER, SUPERF*CKERS), Jeffrey Brown (UNDELETED SCENES), Nate Powell (SWALLOW ME WHOLE), Matt Kindt (SUPER SPY), and Kevin Cannon (FAR ARDEN). Add on the full crew of Top Shelf staff, and the house will definitely be hopping — heck, it’ll take you an hour just to shake everybody’s hand!

Don’t Miss the Top Shelf Panels!

Mark your calendars for two Top Shelf panel sessions at Comic-Con as well! The first is MANGA FOR GROWN-UPS: GARO, AX, GEKIGA, AND THE ALTERNATIVE MANGA REVOLUTION (Thursday, July 22, 12:30-1:30), featuring Sean Michael Wilson and friends discussing the amazing history of adult-oriented “alternative” manga in Japan and its recent arrival into the English-speaking world, including the debut of our AX anthology. And the second one is TOP SHELF 2010: SWEDEN, JAPAN, AND SO MUCH MORE (Friday, July 23, 5:30-6:30) as we celebrate our most international year ever and announce a whole pile of new projects!

Superstars Kathryn & Stuart Immonen, Signing at the Top Shelf Booth!

Kathryn and Stuart Immonen have done acclaimed work for almost every comics publisher there is, so conventions are always super-busy for them. We’re delighted to announce that both Kathryn & Stuart will be joining us at the Top Shelf booth to promote their new graphic novel MOVING PICTURES for three days at this year’s San Diego Comic-Con. Here is the official Immonen signing schedule: Friday 10-12, Saturday 12-2, Sunday 11-1. Now you can track them down easily — much easier than tracking down a missing Mona Lisa, anyway…

RED-HOT DEBUTS AT COMIC-CON!

But what about the BOOKS, you ask? Come by the Top Shelf booth and find these awesome new titles, hot off the presses:

AX: A COLLECTION OF ALTERNATIVE MANGA

AX: A COLLECTION OF ALTERNATIVE MANGA

Edited by Sean Michael Wilson

THE PLAYWRIGHT

THE PLAYWRIGHT

by Eddie Campbell and Daren White

BB WOLF AND THE 3 LPS

BB WOLF AND THE 3 LPS

by JD Arnold and Rich Koslowski

FINGERPRINTS

FINGERPRINTS

by Will Dinski

DRAGON PUNCHER (BOOK 1)

DRAGON PUNCHER (BOOK 1)

by James Kochalka