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“Althe stories offer top-notch storytelling while providing readers with something more to think about.”—Pulishers WeeklySTARRED REVIEW
*“Anoutstanding out-of-the box anthology from renowned
comics veteran Kibuishi . . . Both a visual feast for the eyes and a healthy helping of thought for the soul. Superb.”—Kikus Reviews Seven clever stories answer one simple question: What’sin the box? Funny, fantastic, spooky, and suspenseful, each of these unique and beautifully illustrated short graphic works revolves around a central theme: a mysterious box and the marvels—ormayhem—tht is hidden inside. Artists include middle school favorites Kazu Kibuishi, Raina Telgemeier (Smile), and Dave Roman (Astronaut Academy), as well as Jason Caffoe, Stu Livingston, Johane Matte, Rad Sechrist (all contributors to the groundbreaking comics anthology series Flight), and Emily Carroll. Award-winning artist Kazu Kibuishi’sselection creates a mixture of laughs and creeps (with some philosophy) as well as the kind of graphical triumphs expected from Kibuishi’sother collections. With gorgeously detailed full-color artwork, there is a spooky tale of a sinister doppelgänge invading a girl’slife by up-and-coming comics star Emily Carroll Dave Roman and Raina Telgemeier’scomedy of wizarding errors and online bidding wars and Rad Sechrist’sromp involving a teenage girl, an introduction to the basics of Shintoism, and a manic butter thief driving a grandma to the brink. So, don’thesitate. Come and open the box. You’llbe amazed. You’llbe entertained. You’llbe scared. And then you’llwant to read each story over again! Also available:Explorer: The Lost IslandsExplorer: The Hidden Doors