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Preview: Digital Lizards of Doom Level 5: Shakey Spears

Digital Lizards of Doom Level 5: Shakey Spears

(W) Gabriel Valentin (A) Rae Allen

Shakey Spears and her crew are finally nearing the resting place of the great King Koi—only to face their greatest test yet when a dangerous gift from her sisters threatens to tear apart everything they’ve survived to protect. Continuing the Digital Lizards of Doom series filled with non-stop action, adventure and humor.

Digital Lizards of Doom Level 5: Shakey Spears

Preview: Disney The Sword in the Stone: Arthur’s Magical Kingdom

Disney The Sword in the Stone: Arthur’s Magical Kingdom

(W) Gabriel Valentin, Michael J. Snow (A) Lorenzo Colangeli (L) Chas! Pangburn

The Sword in the Stone: Arthur’s Magical Kingdom is a grand continuation of Disney’s beloved film, ‘The Sword and the Stone.’ This epic journey follows young Arthur, now the rightful ruler of Camelot, as he embarks on a transformative journey guided by the whimsical and wise sorcerer, Merlin. When the powerful and malicious sorceress, Madam Mim, comes back from the great beyond, she brings not only a heart of revenge but new and powerful allies. In this tale, Arthur must grapple with the challenges of ruling a kingdom, while an evil spell threatens to rewrite history and destroy Camelot as we know it. Through Merlin’s guidance, Arthur learns that magic cannot solve all of life’s problems and is reminded of why he was chosen by the sword in the first place.

Disney The Sword in the Stone: Arthur's Magical Kingdom

Preview: Digital Lizards of Doom Vol. 2 Commander E.K.O.

Digital Lizards of Doom Vol. 2 Commander E.K.O.

(W) Gabriel Valentin (A) Armand Bodnar, Nickolas Nunez
In Shops: Jun 26, 2024
SRP: $12.99

Commander E.K.O. recovers from his battle on Kragladon, only to discover that the devious witch Warty Morda, aims to betray him. Commander E.K.O. must now construct an elaborate plan to hunt down Dizzy Doom and force him to unlock the dark portal, allowing Commander E.K.O. to escape the video game universe and return to his mysterious home world. Get ready for an action-packed adventure filled with twists, laughs, and thrilling characters you will have to see to believe!

Digital Lizards of Doom Vol. 2 Commander E.K.O.

Preview: Digital Lizards of Doom: Level 1: Dizzy Doom

Digital Lizards of Doom: Level 1: Dizzy Doom

(W) Gabriel Valentin (A) Ernie Najera
In Shops: Dec 06, 2023
SRP: $12.99

Join the Digital Lizards of Doom on an unforgettable action adventure through the cosmos! When a magical trickster secretly traps an entire universe inside a video game world, a young warrior named Dizzy Doom must search for answers to unravel the mystery. But as villains from another galaxy come to attack his kingdom, Dizzy is forced to make an unlikely alliance with a mysterious ninja and cyborg cat pirate. Dizzy’s ideology will be tested as he comes to realize everything is not always as it seems.

Digital Lizards of Doom: Level 1: Dizzy Doom

Papercutz announces the new YA graphic novel, Digital Lizards of Doom

When a magical trickster secretly traps an entire universe inside a video game world, a young warrior named Dizzy Doom must search for answers to unravel the mystery. But as villains from another galaxy come to attack his kingdom, Dizzy is forced to make an unlikely alliance with a mysterious ninja and cyborg cat pirate. Dizzy’s ideology will be tested, as he comes to realize everything is not always as it seems. 

Digital Lizards of Doom is a landmark publication for Papercutz. Papercutz is known internationally for producing great graphic novels, so we’re more than thrilled to introduce a project that is part of such an impressive independently created mixed-media universe. Digital Lizards of Doom is the first in a series that will let readers grow alongside the story, while expanding their love of the DLOD universe through the incredible combination of music, literature, adventure, and pop culture. Creator Gabriel Valentin has paired his incredible first book with original DLOD music, which will be available on the DLOD website– and both are sprinkled with hidden easter eggs referencing the classic pop culture moments that influenced him. Will you be able to spot all of them?

Digital Lizards of Doom: Level 1: Dizzy Doom  [9781545811320; $12.99; Ages 7-12] is out on December 5, 2023. It is available wherever books are sold, including Amazon, Bookshop, and Barnes & Noble.

Digital Lizards of Doom: Level 1: Dizzy Doom 

Lesser Known Comics Teams with Dizzy Doom Media for Digital Lizards of Doom

Lesser Known Comics Digital Lizards of Doom

Comic book publisher Lesser Known Comics is teaming up with Dizzy Doom Media to release the Digital Lizards of Doom series, new series spin-offs, and other exciting graphic novels! Digital Lizards of Doom was previously with Clover Press. Creator Gabriel Valentin realized he was looking for a company with an entirely new outlook on the comic book business—Enter Lesser Known Comics! 

In November 2020, Mark Bernal started Lesser Known Comics with the goal of changing industry standards and how artists are treated.  The company creates and publishes original content while also publishing independent creator-owned comics. They are committed to putting art before profit, honing some of the most favorable contracts in the industry that focus on giving Lesser Known Comics the largest amount of creative freedom, best work/life balance, and the strongest collective bargaining rights. The company has grown exponentially with its comic creators since; creating 13 comic books to date and working to publish 14 more by the end of 2021.

Digital Lizards of Doom Level 2: Commander E.K.O. is set to hit stores this fall, with production for Digital Lizards of Doom Level 3: Dana Deathly wrapping production in December.

From Digital Lizards to Dizzy Doom Media

Dizzy Doom Media is “made for artists by artists, to, you know, put the fun back into publishing. The all-new publishing house was founded by Digital Lizards of Doom creator, Gabriel Valentin.

Instead of the same ol’ rigamarole, Dizzy Doom Media aims to help writers and artists thrive in the comic book industry through dedication to publish the works of driven, creative minds who want to share their stories on a larger scale, without giving up the rights and control of their properties. Creatives who aspire to achieve their artistic goals will have an honest platform to release and sell their books, while providing printing and distribution aid not only digitally, but globally as well.

Dizzy Doom Media will share the tools and relationships Valentin has developed over the years with the creators, giving the power back to the artist and allowing them to grow a sincere organic fanbase. With the help of in-house crowdfunding, the publisher  is launching all new original sci-fi and fantasy stories into the world with bodacious launch titles like Digital Lizards of Doom: Level 2 (November 2021) written by Gabriel Valentin with art by Armand Bodnar and Nick NunezOdinson: God of Thunder (December 2021) written by Isaac Willbanks with art by Chris JonesRock and Roll Stories You Have Never Heard (January 2022) written by legendary guitar tech Fred KowaloCodename: EKO-SPIDER (February 2022), written by Alex Batts with art by Evan Maguire.

Preview: Digital Lizards of Doom

Digital Lizards of Doom

(W) Gabriel Valentin (A/CA) Ernie Najera

In a world where science and sorcery have brought peace to the galaxy, a young warrior’s belief system is shattered when an evil robot and an ancient witch attack his kingdom, forcing him into a quest for justice. As revelations about his world are exposed, Dizzy’s faith is shaken, and he must now make an unlikely alliance with a mysterious ninja and a cyborg cat pirate. Together they’ll search for a fabled weapon that could destroy evil forever and bring the universe into an unending era of peace!”

Digital Lizards of Doom represents a brand new way of story-telling within the graphic novel medium, as the story is told with a combination of full-page artwork and a new dialogue system that pushes the boundaries of the format.

“This book is a great pop-culture meld, a fun mix of comics, video games, tabletop games, adventure cartoons, and more, that all combine to make something very new yet also familiar. Gabriel’s approach to visual storytelling is quirky, and idiosyncratic and unique: at least it’s new and fresh to me, and incredibly well done.” – Mike Towry, San Diego Comic Con co-founder.

Digital Lizards of Doom