{"product_id":"sparks-a-graphic-novel-sparks-1-volume-1-9781338029468","title":"Sparks!: A Graphic Novel (Sparks! #1): Volume 1","description":"Sparks is a hero and man's best friend, but nobody suspects he's two cats \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThis Super Dog is the Cat's Meow August is a brilliant inventor who is afraid of the outside. Charlie is a crack pilot who isn't afraid of anything. Together these pals save lives every day. They also happen to be cats who pilot a powerful, mechanical dog suit  Always eager to leap into danger, this feline duo have their work cut out for them as they try to thwart Princess, an evil alien bent on enslaving mankind. Don't let the fact that Princess looks like a cute, diaper-wearing baby fool you. She's clever, determined, and totally ruthless. So when Princess and the browbeaten fools she calls servants enact a brilliant and dastardly plan to conquer Earth, August and Charlie pull out all the stops to save the day.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eNina Matsumoto is a Japanese Canadian who grew up drawing mostly animals, then mostly people, then back to animals again for this book. She penciled \u003ci\u003eSimpsons Comics\u003c\/i\u003e for 10 years, and currently designs video game merchandise and apparel for Fangamer. She created her own English manga series, \u003ci\u003eYokaiden\u003c\/i\u003e, and drew \u003ci\u003eThe Last Airbender Prequel: Zuko's Story\u003c\/i\u003e. In 2009, she won an Eisner Award with Ian Boothby, and they have been collaborating ever since. She resides in Vancouver, British Columbia, and loves watching the crows fly to their roost every evening. Visit her online at spacecoyote.com. \u003cbr\u003e Ian Boothby has been writing comedy for TV and radio since he was 13 and making his own comics since he was 16. Ian has written comic books for \u003ci\u003eThe Simpsons\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eFuturama\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eMars Attacks\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eScooby-Doo\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Powerpuff Girls\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eThe Flash\u003c\/i\u003e. Ian has also won an Eisner Award for Best Short Story along with the artist Nina Matsumoto. He lives in Vancouver, British Columbia.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Graphix","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50604205375762,"sku":"9781338029468","price":9.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_24c07c6e-f325-44f0-9259-ad2431af06f8.jpg?v=1732256965","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/sparks-a-graphic-novel-sparks-1-volume-1-9781338029468","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}