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In this exciting and historical comics collection, some of storytelling's finest talents reimagine folklore from North American tribes with a modern twist.
About the author
Kate Ashwin has drawn and written over 1000 pages of webcomics since 2002, her most current project being the well-received Victorian-era adventure story
Widdershins, which is currently on its sixth Kickstarter-funded volume. Kate has also contributed to, co-edited, and provided Kickstarter support to the "Cautionary Fables and Fairytales" books, written a story for Dark Horse Presents, and contributed artwork to critically-acclaimed kid's weekly comic
The Phoenix.Kel McDonald has been working in comics for over a decade-most of that time has been spent on their webcomic
Sorcery 101. More recently, they have organized the "Cautionary Fables and Fairytales" anthology series while contributing to other anthologies like
Dark Horse Presents, Smut Peddler, and
Sleep of Reason. They've also worked on
Buffy: The High School Years and recently finished a creator-owned series,
Misfits of Avalon, and the Eisner-nominated
Stone King. Kel is currently working on the self-published series,
The City Between. Their work can be found at kelmcdonald.com.
Alina Pete is a Cree artist and writer from Little Pine First Nation in western Saskatchewan. They are best known for their Aurora award-winning webcomic,
Weregeek (weregeek.com), and for their Shuster-nominated anthology,
Life Finds a Way. Alina also writes short stories, poems, and RPG supplements, and their work has been featured in several comic anthologies, including
Moonshot Volumes 2 and 3.
Summary
In this exciting and historical comics collection, some of storytelling’s finest talents reimagine folklore from North American tribes with a modern twist.
Foreword
- Extensive ARC campaign to major trades, mainstream news, and entertainment outlets
- Active Digital ARC promotions via NetGalley and Edelweiss
- Focused press outreach to high-traffic comics and genre news outlets
- Wide social media following currently reaching over 90,000 devoted readers
- Posters, shelf-talkers, and other POP materials included in retailer mailings and available for download by request
- Featured at comic book conventions, livestreamed virtual events, and trade shows throughout the year including C2E2, Book Show, and SPX
- Paid digital ad support during publication month reaching target reading audience on multiple channels
- Frequent eNewsletter promotions reaching an engaged audience of up to 40,000 fans
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"Explores the stories, passed down through generations, of the people who have inhabited Turtle Island since time immemorial." — WOMEN WRITE ABOUT COMICS
"A solid addition to most YA graphic novel
collections." — SCHOOL
LIBRARY JOURNAL (The Girl Who Married a Skull)
“Each black-and-white rendition is solid in its storytelling.
An eclectic anthology sure to provoke, amuse, and entertain.” — KIRKUS (Tamamo the Fox Maiden)
"Exposes young readers to rich stories and mythologies .
. . alongside work from many indie creators." — PUBLISHERS WEEKLY (Tamamo the Fox Maiden)
