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Fogville’s friendly monsters are back, and they need Bat Pat more than ever!

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Fogville is full of strange happenings, but around here, even the spookiest creatures just need a little help… This spring, Papercutz invites young readers back into the delightfully eerie, endlessly charming world of Bat Pat with Bat Pat Vol. 2: Monster Slumber Party.

Adapted for comics by multi-Harvey award-nominated writer Trevor Mueller and brought to life by acclaimed artist Bill Walko, with colorist Laurie Smith and letterer Justin Birch—this new volume continues the series’ signature blend of humor, heart, and supernatural problem-solving. 

The town of Fogville has a problem: it’s plagued by supernatural creatures. But these monsters aren’t scary – they need our help! Thankfully, they have a talking bat named Bat Pat and his friends, the Silver family!

Bat Pat and his friends, Rebecca, Leo, and Martin, continue to help misunderstood monsters in this continuing adventure of the beloved international best-selling book and animated series. In this volume, Bat Pat helps a werewolf with fleas, a mummy with an uncomfortable pillow, and a ghost who needs a new hairstyle. For kids who love Scooby-Doo, but wished the monsters were real!

Perfect for kids ages 6-9, the series emphasizes empathy, curiosity, and seeing beyond first impressions, all wrapped up in a fun, spooky package.

Bat Pat Vol. 2: Monster Slumber Party arrives in bookstores, comic shops, and libraries in both hardcover and trade paperback (ISBN HC: 9781545823828 | ISBN PB: 9781545823835) on APRIL 21, 2026.

Bat Pat Vol. 2: Monster Slumber Party

Preview: Bat Pat Vol. 1

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Bat Pat Vol. 1

(W) Trevor Mueller (A) Bill Walko (C) Laurie Smith (L) Justin Birch

Silver siblings Martin, Leo, and Rebecca unravel mysteries along with their friend Bat Pat and cross paths with supernatural creatures of the night. But these supernatural “bad guys” are not really bad, but normal people under a curse or otherworldly characters whose actions are misunderstood by the more…well…alive. Bat Pat and the Kids aspire to be protectors of the Supernatural!!!

Bat Pat follows the spooky and comical animated adventures of the talking bat, Bat Pat, and the Silver siblings Martin, Leo, and Rebecca as they unravel mysteries and cross paths with supernatural creatures of the night that lurk, haunt, shriek and dig themselves up in every dark corner of their home in Fogville – a small town that seems to be the center of all things weird in the world, a veritable magnet to ghosts, mummies, witches, and yes…werewolves! Our heroes will come to understand something important that puts a unique twist on the series: the supernatural “bad guys” are not really bad, but normal people under a curse or other-worldly characters whose actions are misunderstood by the more…well…alive. Bat Pat and the Kids aspire to be protectors of the Supernatural!!!

Bat Pat Vol. 1