Luminous Beings: A Graphic Novel
$53.97
- Hardcover
256 pages
- Release Date
1 October 2024
Summary
“A gorgeously rendered adventure that captures the ache and joy of adolescence in a mad world.”–Tillie Walden, award-winning author of On a Sunbeam
Ty and Burger have known each other since before they could walk. But this shared history is nothing compared to their plans for the future: step one, make a killer documentary about humanity’s recent brush with extinction; step two, apply to film school together; step three, achieve legendary status as the next great filmmaking duo. But T…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780593620908 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 0593620909 |
| Author: | David Arnold, Jose Pimienta |
| Publisher: | Random House USA Inc |
| Imprint: | Bantam Dell Publishing Group, Div of Random House, Inc |
| Format: | Hardcover |
| Number of Pages: | 256 |
| Release Date: | 1 October 2024 |
| Weight: | 652g |
| Dimensions: | 217mm x 149mm x 22mm |
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Critics Review
★ “Here come the glowing-eyed zombie squirrels… Arnold and Pimienta display joyfully experimental creativity with the form.” —Booklist, starred review
“A gorgeously rendered adventure that captures the ache and joy of adolescence in a mad world. Delightful from the first page to the last.” —Tillie Walden, Eisner Award-winning author of On a Sunbeam
“Stylized and ridiculous … Sure to be a hit for fans of Paper Girls, Stranger Things, and Unbeatable Squirrel Girl.” —School Library Journal
“Delightfully disturbing … Arnold’s text skillfully portrays post-adolescent banalities against a harrowing and violent backdrop… In a dreamy palette of pink and lavender hues, Pimienta’s illustrations leap off the page in a feat of visual wizardry.” —Kirkus Reviews
“Quotes from Longfellow, Yoda, and Jack White alongside abundant early-aughts, 1990s, and 1980s music references imbue this bizarre and fun graphic novel debut by Arnold (I Loved You in Another Life) with plentiful nostalgia. Detailed art by Pimienta (Twin Cities) likewise builds out the teen’s spaces while inky black lingering shadows highlight the novel’s apocalyptic bent.” —Publishers Weekly
About The Author
David Arnold
David Arnold is the New York Times bestselling author of Mosquitoland, I Loved You in Another Life, The Electric Kingdom, Kids of Appetite, and The Strange Fascinations of Noah Hypnotik. He has won the Southern Book Prize and the Great Lakes Book Award, and was named a Publishers Weekly Flying Start for his debut. His books have been translated into over a dozen languages. He lives in Lexington, Kentucky, with his wife and son.
Jose Pimienta was raised in Mexicali, Baja California, and now resides in Los Angeles, California, where they work on comics and storyboards for animation and film. Suncatcher was their debut author/illustrator graphic novel. Twin Cities is their first middle grade graphic novel. In their stories, they focus on the importance of Latinx culture and the experience of growing up on the border.
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