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Coming soon to a retailer near you, check out our June on-sale comics in Penguin Random House’s March Direct Market Catalog!

• Cosmoknights (Book Two) by Hannah Templer
  On sale June 13th!
  Escape was just the beginning. The sensational “gays in space” webcomic/graphic novel returns, with new faces, long-awaited reunions, higher stakes, and more thrilling action!
• Chester 5000 (Book 1) by Jesse Fink — new edition with updated artwork!
  On sale June 27th (for adults only, 18+)
  A vintage delight for adult readers of all stripes, Jess Fink’s award-winning graphic novel debut reads like a whimsical love child of steampunk, silent film, and erotic comics.
• The Unpetables by Dennis Messner
  On sale June 20th!
  These two best friends have had ENOUGH of being petted! It’s a non-stop zany middle-grade adventure as they bust out of the petting zoo and hit the road to find their destiny.

Super Trash Clash and Onion Skin author Edgar Camacho joined Comix Experience’s Brian Hibbs not long ago for a delightful conversation about childhood video games, drawing cartoon characters with his mom, the comics scene in Mexico, his self-published Spanish-language collector’s edition of Super Trash Clash, and what makes nostalgia so powerful in graphic novels. Check out the hour-long video here!

In Álvaro Ortiz's Ashes, hitting stores today, three old friends reunite for the road trip of a lifetime.

• “Ortiz’s classic cartoon art style lends itself well to the wacky and surprising elements of his road trip story, while the characters’ reasons for growing apart and coming back together feel true. Ortiz’s English debut will be perfect for fans of Guy Delisle’s work.” —Booklist
• "Subtle, lyrical, friendly and funny... An adventure paced like a madcap movie plot, with underlying minor chords." —Library Journal
• “This laid-back, sneakily smart charmer should garner Ortiz a new audience.” —Publishers Weekly

Our parents can’t stop a galactic war… but maybe we can? Strap in for a colorful and action-packed space adventure about friendship, family, and fear of the unknown!

Humanity has gone to the stars, and the ESS Khonsu and its crew are leading the charge to explore the galaxy. As the son of the ship’s captain, Jimmil might not always live up to his mom’s expectations… but right now he and his friends might be the galaxy’s only hope.

Edmund White’s A Boy’s Own Story: The Graphic Novel has just hit stores, and readers are loving it:

• Featured in Interview Magazine, Harper’s Magazine, and The Daily Beast
• "A provocative coming-of-age story, adapted for a new generation of readers, offering further insight and emotional depth to a landmark work in the panoply of LGBTQ fiction." —John Irving, author of The World According to Garp and The Cider House Rules
• "This is a vivid and sensuous new take on White’s coming-of-age classic." —Alison Bechdel, author of Fun Home and The Secret to Superhuman Strength
• "A revelatory account of growing up gay, Edmund White’s A Boy’s Own Story is an honest, affecting graphic memoir." —Foreword Reviews
• "This artful, heartfelt adaptation illuminates a modern classic for a new generation of readers." —Publishers Weekly
• “A Boy’s Own Story is lyrical, witty, unabashed, and authentic…The poetic nuances of White’s language float across sumptuously painted panels that evoke 1950s Cincinnati, 1980s Paris, and every dreamlike moment in between.” —Graphic Policy
• “[A Boy’s Own Story] is made artfully new, transformed into an impressive, dazzling graphic novel.” —Shelf Awareness