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Preview: School For Extraterrestrial Girls Vol. 3

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School For Extraterrestrial Girls Vol. 3

(W) Jeremy Whitley (A) Jamie Noguchi

School is out for the summer and it’s finally time for our extraterrestrial girls to take a break and head to the beach! Or it would be, if the world wasn’t about to be destroyed!

An armada from The Lacertillian Empire – Tara’s people – are on the way to Earth and nobody knows why. There are only days before the strongest battlecruisers from the largest and most dangerous empire in the galaxy arrive and our girls are on the clock to help their headmasters figure out why they’re coming and how to defend the world. Are they coming to eliminate Misako after destroying her home planet? Are they coming to reclaim Tara for some crime of her family? Or is there something far more dangerous on their agenda? Tara, Misako, Summer, Kat, and their friends are back and this time the fate of Earth is in their hands. Let’s just hope they figure it out in time!

School For Extraterrestrial Girls Vol. 3

School is out, the beach is calling, and the end of the world might be arriving first. School for Extraterrestrial Girls Vol. 3 arrives in May

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School is out, the beach is calling, and the end of the world might be arriving first. Papercutz has announced School for Extraterrestrial Girls Vol. 3, the next installment in the sci-fi series from award-winning writer Jeremy Whitley and series artist Jamie Noguchi, blending humor, heart, and high-stakes adventure in a world where identity, belonging, and friendship are just as important as saving the universe.

Picking up after the revelations of the first two volumes, this chapter shifts from questions to answers and the fallout that comes with them.

An armada from The Lacertillian Empire – Tara’s people – are on the way to Earth and nobody knows why. There are only days before the strongest battlecruisers from the largest and most dangerous empire in the galaxy arrive and our girls are on the clock to help their headmasters figure out why they’re coming and how to defend the world. Are they coming to eliminate Misako after destroying her home planet? Are they coming to reclaim Tara for some crime of her family? Or is there something far more dangerous on their agenda? Tara, Misako, Summer, Kat, and their friends are back and this time the fate of Earth is in their hands. Let’s just hope they figure it out in time!

School for Extraterrestrial Girls Vol. 3 blends emotional storytelling with humor and action, landing squarely with middle-grade readers (10-14) who gravitate toward character-driven sci-fi, friendship under pressure, and worlds on the brink.

The title goes on sale May 19, 2026, in paperback (ISBN: 9781545826430 | $12.99) and hardcover (ISBN: 9781545826447 | $19.99), and will be available wherever books and comics are sold.

School for Extraterrestrial Girls Vol. 3

Kat Abughazaleh’s What If We Didn’t Suck? comic is a cool piece of comic and political history

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The use of comics in politics isn’t something new and goes back decades, if not over a hundred years if you want to include political cartoons. But, in recent years, campaigns have re-embraced the printed page to help promote their candidates. The latest is Kat Abughazaleh who ran for Congress in Illinois’ Ninth District. The district covers parts of Cook, Lake, and McHenry counties and currently represented by Democrat Jan Schakowsky, who is not seeking reelection, in one of the most reliably Democratic districts in Chicago and all of Illinois.

The artwork was originally created as a direct mail comic illustrated by Chicago based artist and publisher Josh Blaylock, all five editions are being collected to help raise money for the campaign in a small, limited printed run.

Story: Josh Blaylock and Purveyor Creative
Art: Josh Blaylock and Purveyor Creative
Color: Jenn Chun
Letterer: Shawn DePasquale
Comic Formatting: Jamie Noguchi
Art direction: Mia Festo
Creative direction: Kat Abughazaleh

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Preview: School for Extraterrestrial Girls Vol. 2 Girls in Flight

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School for Extraterrestrial Girls Vol. 2 Girls in Flight

(W) Jeremy Whitley (A/CA) Jamie Noguchi
In Shops: Nov 29, 2023
SRP: $12.99

The extraterrestrial girls are back! With their former school compromised, exposing Tara, Misako, Summer, and Kat, to possible danger from unknown alien forces, they all must relocate to a new hidden school-The School for Extraterrestrial Boys! Located on a hidden island in the arctic north, the new campus has a mysteriously warm summer climate, a beautiful lake, and dozens of sinister mysteries! The girls are staying in what appears to be summer cabins on the lake while going to school in the mysterious castle where the boys stay. They may still be in school, but this will be a semester full of blossoming romances, learning to love themselves, and trying to survive the mysteries of both this terrifying island and boys!

School for Extraterrestrial Girls Vol. 2 Girls in Flight

School for Extraterrestrial Girls Vol. 1 Girl on Fire is a fun intro to the world and characters

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Tara Smith’s parents are super strict with all their rules and routines, and Tara is a dutiful daughter. Rule #1: No friends her own age. Rule #2: keep her bracelet on, or else. But when she breaks her routine—and then loses her bracelet—she’s in trouble.

Now outed as an extraterrestrial after wielding fire and losing her humanoid form, Tara is captured by the government. She’s given two options: get shipped far away where she won’t be a danger to anyone or stay on Earth and join a school for other extraterrestrial girls like her. Things at the school aren’t easy—especially for the girl whose only friends were textbooks. But Tara’s goal to learn how to control her powers is soon sidelined by the discovery that the people she’s called Mom and Dad all these years aren’t her parents.

Story: Jeremy Whitley
Art: Jamie Noguchi
Color: Jamie Noguchi
Color assists: Shannon Lilly
Letterer: Wilson Ramos Jr.

Get your copy now! To find a comic shop near you, visit http://www.comicshoplocator.com or call 1-888-comicbook or digitally and online with the links below.

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Girls Take Flight in School for Extraterrestrial Girls Vol. 2

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In School for Extraterrestrial Girls Vol 2: Girls Take Flight (Ages 7-12) the students of the School for Extraterrestrial Girls have met their match when they collide with the School For Extraterrestrial Boys!

The extraterrestrial girls are back! With their former school compromised, exposing Tara, Misako, Summer, and Kat, to possible danger from unknown alien forces, they all must relocate to a new hidden school–The School for Extraterrestrial Boys! Located on a hidden island in the arctic north, the new campus has a mysteriously warm summer climate, a beautiful lake, and dozens of sinister mysteries! The girls are staying in what appears to be summer cabins on the lake while going to school in the mysterious castle where the boys stay. This is all under the watchful eye of the boys’ headmaster, Headmaster Stokes—an arrogant man with an unknown agenda and an obsession with Tara’s people. They may still be in school, but this will be a semester full of blossoming romances, learning to love themselves, and trying to survive the mysteries of both this terrifying island and boys! Romance, magic, and near-death experiences are all part of a regular school day at the School for Extraterrestrial Girls.

Written by Jeremy Whitley with art by Jamie Noguchi, School for Extraterrestrial Girls Vol. 2: Girls Take Flight arrives November 28, 2023.

School for Extraterrestrial Girls Vol. 2: Girls Take Flight

Review: Back to the Grind

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Back to the Grind

Television has found situational comedy in some of the strangest of places. Take, for instance, the 1970s classic Taxi, which revolved around a bunch of Taxi drivers, which should be boring but is still one of the funniest shows ever. Then there is the modern take on the nerd genre, The Big Bang Theory, which became a pop culture phenomenon. Life itself can be made fun of, as in the classic show about nothing, Seinfeld.

Then there is the classic workplace comedy, The Office which enjoyed a British run and more known American run, which has given inspiration to a slew of sitcoms. The only thing about both iterations is that the characters of color often played the background. As it would have been entertaining to see life through Oscar’s eyes or even Stanley’s, on a greater frequency. In Jamie Noguchi’s brilliant Back To The Grind : A Yellow Peril Collection, we get a  workplace comedy where race and class intersect on a daily basis.

In” Dress For Success”, Kane gets ridiculed by his best friend, Bodie, because of his normal work attire. In “Powers Of Hotness”, a new attractive coworker tempers any digressions Kane may have had for his workplace. In “The Secret OF MSG”,Kane and Bodie go to a local Chinese restaurant where the owner, Julie plays on Bodie’s fears of MSG hoax. In “The Boss Code”, Kane has a meeting with a company executive where they go over the politics of billable hours. In “its Good To be The Boss”, Bodie finally finds the guts to ask out Julie and she gets to be her real self. In “Shining Armor”, Kane and Bodie solve a problem with a project just by working together. In “Locked Knees”, Bodie has his first date Julie, where a cook for her, giving al types of nervous fits. In “One The List”, Kane’s cousin, Lance comes to visit and helps him try to win his work crush in the process. In “Not So Many Words”, Julie reveals all the subtle hints she had been dropping for Bodie all those months to let him know she likes him. In “ Kung Fu Masterpiece Theater Interrupted”, Kane reminisces of watching badly dubbed kung fu movies with his Dad.

Overall, an engaging book that gives a set of characters everyone can relate to. The stories by Jamie Noguchi is funny and relevant. The art by Noguchi is remarkable. Altogether, an excellent take on the workplace comedy genre.

Story: Jamie Noguchi Art: Jamie Noguchi
Story: 9.0 Art: 9.0 Overall: 9.4 Recommendation: Buy

Small Press Expo announces debut works from Takashi Murakami, Matt Thurber, Mike Dawson, and others at SPX 2011

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Official Press Release

Small Press Expo announces debut works from Takashi Murakami, Matt Thurber, Mike Dawson, and others at SPX 2011

Bethesda, Maryland; August 16, 2011 – The Small Press Expo (SPX), the preeminent showcase for the exhibition of independent comics, graphic novels, and alternative political cartoons, announces new graphic novels and comics being debuted at the festival.. For summaries, cover images, and details of all the debuting work, please visit http://www.spxpo.com/debuts

SPX has always been a showcase for new talent and a great place to debut new works. This year’s debuts — 38 at the time of this release! — represent a diverse range of cartooning styles, narrative approaches and topics, audiences, and cartoonists.

Takashi Murakami’s Stargazing Dog, the latest bestseller by the internationally renowned designer, will be available in an English-language version from NBM Publishing. The Japanese version has sold over a half a million copies and is slated to become a feature film.

Mike Dawson debuts the graphic novel compilation of last year’s Ignatz-award winner for Outstanding Online Comic, Troop 142.

Matt Thurber introduces 1-800-Mice, an imaginative and ambitious narrative set in the imaginary city of Volcano Park, where flying mouse couriers have replaced Federal Express.

Jennifer Hayden releases the print compilation of her popular and acclaimed autobiographic online comic Underwire. The comics previously appeared on ACT-I-VATE.com..

The festival features additional debuts from: 1RODHWY, Troy-Jeffrey Allen and Jay Payne, Americans UK, Pat Barrett, Jonathan Baylis, Carolyn Belefski, Jeffrey Brown, Marjee Chmiel and Sandra Lanz, Ernie Colon, the Draw Sucka! artists, Mario A. Gonzales, Seamus Heffernan, Jeph Jacques, James Jarvis, Jim8ball, Josh Kramer, Molly Lawless, Eric Leland, Joel Lolar, Renee Lott, Kyle Magnan, Jeremy Massie, Tom McHenry, Shawn Padraic Murphy, Jamie Noguchi, Melody Often, Katie Omberg, Desiree Pittman, Peter Quach, Ashley Quigg, Ethan Rilly, Justin Rivers and Courtney Zell, Jon Reed, Matthew D. Smith, The Sequential Artist Workshop, Andrea Tsurumi, Sara Turner, Joey Weiser, Jeremy Whitley and Jason Strutz, K. Sekelsky, Robert Ullman, Yuichi Yokoyama, and Chris Yura.

Interviews and review copies may be available. Please contact the SPX press office at the number above.

About SPX

SPX is a registered 501(c)3 non-profit that brings together more than 300 artists and publishers to meet their readers, booksellers and distributors each year. Graphic novels, mini comics, and alternative comics will all be on display and for sale by their authors and illustrators, as well as a series of panel discussions and interviews with this year’s guests.

As in previous years, profits from the SPX will go to support the Comic Book Legal Defense Fund (CBLDF), protecting the First Amendment rights of comic book readers and professionals. For more information on the CBLDF, go to their website at http://www.cbldf.org.

The hours for SPX 2011 are 11am–7pm Saturday, September 10, and 12–6pm Sunday, September 11. Admission is $10 for a single day or $15 for the weekend.