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Ash’s Cabin is an emotional exploration of finding oneself and one’s community

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Ash has always felt alone.

Adults ignore the climate crisis. Other kids Ash’s age are more interested in pop stars and popularity contests than in fighting for change. Even Ash’s family seems to be sleepwalking through life.

The only person who ever seemed to get Ash was their Grandpa Edwin. Before he died, he used to talk about building a secret cabin, deep in the California wilderness. Did he ever build it? What if it’s still there, waiting for him to come back…or for Ash to find it? To Ash, that maybe-mythical cabin is starting to feel like the perfect place for a fresh start and an escape from the miserable feeling of alienation that haunts their daily life.

But making the wilds your home isn’t easy. And as much as Ash wants to be alone…can they really be happy alone? Can they survive alone?

Story: Jen Wang
Art: Jen Wang

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Adventure Time returns to comics in 2024 with Oni

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C’mon, grab your friends and head to distant lands because Adventure Time is coming back to comics! Oni Press has announced a new partnership with Warner Bros. Discovery Global Consumer Products (WBDGCP) and Cartoon Network to bring the beloved, award-winning library of Adventure Time comic books and graphic novels back into print with brand-new, lovingly crafted compendium collections, beginning in fall 2024 with the Adventure Time Compendium Vol. 1 and Adventure Time: The Fionna and Cake Compendium. 

In addition to its ongoing collection program for the Adventure Time library, the new partnership between Oni and WBDGCP, will also encompass an array of all-new series and graphic novels – the first comics inspired by the hit animated series in more than five years and slated to begin publication in 2025. 

Arriving in comic shops and bookstores everywhere in October 2024, re-discover the milestone debut that made the hit Cartoon Network series into a genre-defying comics landmark in the Adventure Time Compendium Vol. 1! Collecting the first 35 issues of the Eisner Award-winning run led by New York Times best-selling writer Ryan North (Unbeatable Squirrel Girl) that the A.V. Club heralded as “an experience…[that] explores the vast opportunities that graphic storytelling presents,” the first in Oni’s new line of shelf-busting, softcover Adventure Time compendium collections features contributions from acclaimed artists Shelli Paroline and Braden Lamb, Mike Holmes, Jim Rugg, T. Zysk, Kat Philbin, David Cutler, Ian McGinty, Jesse Tise, Carey Pietsch, Yumi Sakugawa, Liz Prince, Becca Tobin, Missy Peña, Jeffrey Brown, Jess Fink, and Dustin Nguyen.

Then: Coming one month later in November 2024, your quest into the Candy Kingdom begins anew in the Adventure Time: The Fionna and Cake Compendium, collecting Adventure Time with Fionna & Cake #1–6 from Fionna and Cake creator Natasha Allegri, alongside Adventure Time with Fionna & Cake: Card Wars #1–6 from New York Times best-selling author Jen Wang with artists Britt Wilson, Betty Liang, and shorts from creators N.D. Stevenson, Lucy Knisley, and Kate Leth.

It’s the mathematical and radical adventures of Finn and Jake as they team up with some of Ooo’s most memorable residents to do what they do best—PUNCH THINGS! Er, we mean ADVENTURE! With Princess Bubblegum, Marceline the Vampire Queen, Ice King, Lumpy Space Princess, BMO, and more along for the ride, what could possibly go wrong?! Find out when Adventure Time returns to store shelves everywhere to enchant a new generation of readers this fall with the brand-new Adventure Time Compendium Vol. 1 and Adventure Time: The Fionna and Cake Compendium softcover collections!

Preview: Adventure Time: Fionna & Cake

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Adventure Time: Fionna & Cake

(W) Zachary Sterling, Ian McGinty, Jen Wang, Frank Gibson (A) Becky Dreistadt, Britt Wilson (CA) Chelsea Roberts
In Shops: Aug 26, 2020
SRP: $9.99

Join Fionna and Cake on their greatest adventures throughout the Land of Ooo. From their interactions with Prince Gumball and his Candy Court to their battles with the Ice Queen, this volume collects all the Fionna and Cake stories that make the Eisner-Award winning series perfect for fans of all ages.

Join an all-star cast of creators in this timeless collection that no Adventure Time fan can miss!

Adventure Time: Fionna & Cake

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The Prince and the Dressmaker

The weekend is almost here! What geeky things will you all be up to? Sound off in the comments! While you wait for the weekday to end and weekend to begin, here’s some comic news and reviews from around the web.

The Beat – Jen Wang’s The Prince and the Dressmaker to become a movie musical from the Frozen team – Ooooo!

Newsarama – DC Editor Alex Antone Joins Skybound as Senior Editor – Congrats!

Reviews

Newsarama – Decorum #1
The Beat – The Matrix Comics: 20th Anniversary Edition
CBR – Plunge #1

Preview: Lumberjanes: Bonus Tracks SC

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Lumberjanes: Bonus Tracks SC

Publisher: BOOM! Box, an imprint of BOOM! Studios
Writers: Faith Erin Hicks, Jen Wang , Kelly Thompson, Holly Black, Gabby Rivera
Artists: Rosemary Valerio-O’Connell, Christine Norrie, Savanna Ganucheau, Marina Julia, Gaby Epstein
Cover Artist: Chynna Clugston Flores
Price: $14.99

Presenting the Lumberjanes short stories collected for the first time in a paperback. Join April, Jo, Mal, Molly, and Ripley as they explore their all-girls camp. From ghost ponies to strange plants, these Lumberjanes are ready to take on anything that comes their way as long as they have each other. Collects the Lumberjanes Specials, including Beyond Bay Leaf, Making the Ghost of It, and Faire and Square.

Review: The Prince and the Dressmaker

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I remember viewing movies with my grandparents in our family home in New York. We did not only watch what was considered family friendly movies, like the King and I, but just about every movie that came on HBO. One of those movies, was Victor/Victoria, with Julie Andrews, James Garner, and the guy who played Webster’s dad, Alex Karras. This was the first time as a kid, I saw someone who I closely associated with a certain character, Julie Andrews in Sound Of Music, play a character nowhere near who they were in that particular film. That was not the part of the movie, that changed my view, is how a woman could dress as a man, which is something I asked my parent about soon after the movie was over.

They tried to explain in their most PC way, which further confused me. It was not until I saw Rocky Horror Picture Show, that I even begin to understand what transvestitism is, and I only recently found out how different it is from being transgender, thanks to Transparent. As the world forges to become more accepting of all sexualities and gender identities, it still feels as though the world is stuck in a time warp, and that is why the world needs more stories, not only to educate but for them to empathize. Jen Wang’s The Prince and The Dressmaker is one of those stories that does both and does quite enchantingly.

We are in Enlightenment era Paris, and the prince of Belgium Prince Sebastian, is holding court to find a wife or more accurately his parents are looking to marry him off, to secure more power. We also meet Frances, a low-level seamstress, who makes a beautiful dress one night, which changes her life forever as she is secretly hired to be a personal seamstress. This is where our two protagonists meet, and a rare friendship is sparked, one where trust knows no bounds and the one secret they share liberates them both. By book’s end, this newly found freedom, leads to their happiness, one which shows the and the world, it’s okay to be who you are.

Overall, a magical book that shows how the world handles perceptions, and how acceptance starts with person struggling to find it. The story by Wang is touching, funny, deep, and charmed. The art by Wang is breathtaking and alluring. Altogether, a story that will make you root for both of the protagonists, and understand that the love of one’s self is  one of the keys to life.

Story: Jen Wang Art: Jen Wang
Story: 10 Art: 10 Overall: 10 Recommendation: Buy

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Preview: Adventure Time Comics #11

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Adventure Time Comics #11

Publisher: KaBOOM!, an imprint of BOOM! Studios
Writers: Jarrett Williams, Patsy Chen, Grace Kraft, Lucie Ebrey
Artists: Jarrett Williams, Patsy Chen, Grace Kraft, Lucie Ebrey
Cover Artists:
Main Cover: Chase Van Weerdhuizen
Subscription Cover: Jen Wang
Variant Cover: Renato Faccini
Price: $3.99

Four new short stories! The princesses engage in a rap battle, BMO tries its hand at cooking, Princess Bubblegum and Marceline experience a rollercoaster of emotions, and T.V. goes on a quest to find “The Legendary Snack”!

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the-dregs-1-9It’s new comic book day tomorrow! What’s everyone getting? What are you excited for? Sound off in the comments below.

We’ll have our picks in a bit, but while you wait, here’s some comic news and reviews from around the web in our morning roundup.

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The Beat – A year of free comics – Kate Beaton’s Holiday Comics 2016 – Free comic to read!

Boing Boing – Jen Wang is selling original art from our graphic novel IN REAL LIFE to benefit ACLU and CAIR – Go! Do some good and get some original art too!

 

Around the Tubes Reviews

Talking Comics – Animosity: The Rise

Talking Comics – The Circle #2

Talking Comics – The Dregs #1

Preview: Lumberjanes: Makin’ the Ghost of It 2016 Special #1

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Lumberjanes: Makin’ the Ghost of It 2016 Special #1

Writer: Jen Wang, Kelly Thompson
Artist: Christine Norrie, Savanna Ganucheau

Jen takes the girls on a nature walk to show them which plants are edible in case they need to survive in the wilderness. Along the way, she tells them the story about an axe murderer who took his friends out, one by one until no one was left, thoroughly scaring Mal. Terrified and unable to sleep, Mal thinks she sees something lurking outside. Is it…THE AXE MURDERER?! In the second story, Ripley recounts how she saved Jen’s life—but did it go down as fantastic as she claims?

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Preview: Free Comic Book Day BOOM! Studios 2016 Summer Blast

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Free Comic Book Day BOOM! Studios 2016 Summer Blast

Writers: David Petersen, Cory Godbey, Box Brown, Jen Wang, Hope Larson, and K.I. Zachopoulos
Artists: David Petersen, Cory Godbey, Box Brown, Christine Norrie, Brittney Williams, and Vincenzo Balzano

In the BOOM! Studios 2016 Summer Blast, read all-new, original short stories of David Petersen’s Mouse Guard and Jim Henson’s Labyrinth. Plus, get sneak peeks of the upcoming new Adventure Time: Comics series, the Lumberjanes: Makin’ the Ghost of It special, and this summer’s highly anticipated original graphic novel from Archaia, The Cloud. As a bonus, we’ve included preview pages from Goldie Vance, our newest BOOM! Box debut. There’s something in this Free Comic Book Day issue for everyone!

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