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Preview: Airless Year

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Airless Year

(W) Adam P. Knave (A/CA) Valentine Barker
In Shops: Jun 22, 2022
SRP: $14.99

For Kacee, a queer Black girl in middle school, everything feels like a struggle. When she fails a class as a result of her stress and ends up in summer school, she starts to wonder why she even bothers trying-and ultimately begins to discover her own power to improve the things in her life she can control, and try to let go of what she can’t.

From writer Adam P. Knave (The Once and Future Queen) and artist Valentine Barker, with letters by Frank Cvetkovic (Punch-Up), The Airless Year is a story of self-discovery and empowerment about taking control where you can, and learning to let the rest go.

Airless Year

Shawn Pryor Launches a Kickstarter for Cash & Carrie – Book Two: Summer Sleuths

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The all-readers graphic novel Cash & Carrie returns! The first book was published by Action Lab Entertainment back in 2016. In this second book, the kids go on a trip to Summer Camp Sobol. Because nothing bad could ever happen at a cabin in the words! Except when campers go missing, Bigfoot might actually exist, and the ingredients in the coleslaw are… questionable. Middle school detective duo Cash & Carrie must survive with no WiFi and poor mosquito repellent in order to solve these mysteries.

Cash & Carrie – Book Two contains 96 pages of all-new stories and content featuring up-and-coming talents.

BOOK TWO STORIES AND CREATIVE TEAM:
Big Foot, Small Sneakers, written by Giulie Speziani with art by Marcus Kwame Anderson. Lettering by Justin Birch.

Bull’s-Eye! Written by Giulie Speziani with art by Marcus Kwame Anderson. Lettering by Justin Birch.

Lunch Lady Has The Last Laugh, written by Giulie Speziani with art by Marcus Kwame Anderson. Lettering by Justin Birch.

A Yet To Be Titled Culinary Mystery written by Shawn Pryor, Chris Ludden and Ginger Dee, with art and lettering by Chris Ludden and Ginger Dee.

Mason Middle Messenger: Summer Edition written by Shawn Pryor, with art by Tressina Bowling. Lettering by Justin Birch.

PINUPS FEATURING THE ARTWORK OF:
Penny Candy Studios
Justin Stewart
Anntonia Jackson
Alex Robinson
Pizzaface
Corey Fields
Ken Kirk
Sean Causley & Matt Herms

FRONT COVER ARTWORK BY:
Caroline Frumento

BACK COVER ARTWORK BY:
Valentine Barker

The creators are aiming to reach $8,000 by November 27, 2018 at 11:59 PM EST. They have stretch goals that go to $12,000; if they reach $12,000, they’ll add more pages to the OGN as well.

Help them make Cash & Carrie – Book Two a reality!