Josh Tierney – författare

From two of the hottest creators in the American manga scene, writer Josh Tierney (World Piece, Iris Complex) and artist JeyOdin (Rick and Morty: The Manga Vol. 1: Get in the Robot, Morty!; Hammer) comes a story of teen love, school pride, and extracurricular international warfare in Rick and Morty: The Manga Vol 2: After School Science Club! Morty falls in love at first sight with the new exchange student from Japan—Chigusa—and when she shows him her favorite manga about after-school clubs, he knows just the advisor for his hastily constructed new Science Club: Rick Sanchez. With his ragtag group of teen losers (plus Chigusa) and a cursory knowledge of Japanese school clubs he picked up from skimming Morty’s manga, Rick leads the club in a competition against the preexisting, sanctioned, totally normal Science Club, creating a portal to Akihabara, nexus of anime and manga culture, and famous home of Tokyo’s maid cafés. Brimming with inspiration from their trip (and chased out of the country by the maids who have turned on Rick) the Science Club prepares for their school festival with a maid café of their own making—a science maid café selling questionable concoctions . . .

“A dynamic manga-inspired, basketball-infused space opera…reminiscent of Digimon and Dragon Ball” —Publishers WeeklyMeet Lucas Densen, a 16-year-old high schooler who suddenly finds himself protecting Earth in a strange new realm—the world is literally in his hands!Lucas Densen has earned his easygoing reputation through hard work and optimism. When not playing basketball for his high school team, the Pulsars, Lucas enjoys visiting his mother’s archaeological excavations. During one visit, Lucas accidentally triggers an ancient alien artifact that suddenly transforms Earth into a small glowing orb no larger than a basketball! Transported to a mysterious realm with nothing but what’s on his back and the planet in his hands, Lucas encounters a friendly alien, Lully, who offers to help. What awaits him in this new realm where worlds are the size of your palm, and can he find out how to restore Earth?

“A dynamic manga-inspired, basketball-infused space opera…reminiscent of Digimon and Dragon Ball” —Publishers WeeklyMeet Lucas Densen, a 16-year-old high schooler who suddenly finds himself protecting Earth in a strange new realm—the world is literally in his hands!Lucas Densen and his new friends have uncovered an evil scheme to shrink planets for consumption. Yet they still have no idea how to reverse the process and restore Earth. Following a fresh lead, Lucas, Lully, and the mysterious Mitton board a space cruise in search of Dr. Caws, a scientist known to be working on a possible solution. But there are hidden threats lurking on board, and the trio may face more danger than they bargained for!

“A dynamic manga-inspired, basketball-infused space opera…reminiscent of Digimon and Dragon Ball” —Publishers WeeklyMeet Lucas Densen, a 16-year-old high schooler who suddenly finds himself protecting Earth in a strange new realm—the world is literally in his hands!Lucas comes face-to-face with the Nurulans, the aliens responsible for creating the artifacts that are shrinking planets across the universe. Their leader demands that Earth be turned over, leaving Lucas, Lully, and Mitton no choice but to accept an unlikely alliance with a rebellious Nurulan, Exxo. Not all is smooth sailing when the world thief Sylvian reappears and activates a Nurulan artifact, throwing them all into the Black Gateway! Can the new group trust each other enough to navigate out of the gateway and get back to finding a way to restore Earth?

“A dynamic manga-inspired, basketball-infused space opera…reminiscent of Digimon and Dragon Ball” —Publishers WeeklyMeet Lucas Densen, a 16-year-old high schooler who suddenly finds himself protecting Earth in a strange new realm—the world is literally in his hands!In the aftermath of the Nurulan attack on Affin, Lucas and his friends are imprisoned aboard the same battleship commanded by Exxo’s father, Captain Divo, who has taken possession of Earth! Exxo might be Lucas’s only hope to retrieve his planet, but will she manage to stand up to her powerful father for the sake of her friends? And will Lucas even be able to unlock the power he needs to restore Earth back to size? Lucas’s space adventure reaches its nail-biting conclusion in the final volume of World Piece!

Eisner-nominated writer Josh Tierney (World Piece, Iris Complex) joins longtime collaborator Caitlin Soliman (Iris Complex) in this spooky middle-grade graphic novel about ghosts, friendship, and making comics! Will and Anita are two lonely tweens who find themselves alone together in the art room of the local after school club. After gushing over each other’s work—Will’s writing and Anita’s art—the two team up to make their own comic about a local urban legend—a teen counselor who haunts the club after a tragic demise. Anita and Will research the ghost and develop their story, forming a strong friendship. But can they overcome bullies at the club and problems at home to become great friends and collaborators?