Children of the Whales, Vol. 1

In this post-apocalyptic fantasy, a sea of sand swallows everything but the past. n n In an endless sea of sand drifts the Mud Whale, a floating island city of clay and magic. In its chambers a small community clings to survival, cut off from its own history by the shadows of the past. n n Chakuro is the archivist for the Mud Whale, diligently chronicling the lives and deaths of his people. As one of the short-lived thymia wielders, he knows his time is limited and is determined to leave a better record than his predecessors. But the steady pace of their isolated existence on the Mud Whale is abruptly shattered when a scouting party discovers a mysterious young girl who seems to know more about their home than they do... n n A gripping post-apocalyptic fantasy adventure in the vein of Nausicaa. n n * Releases 6 times a year for 9+ volumes. Series is ongoing. n n * Anime to be released Fall 2017. n n * For fans of Hayao Miyazaki, Moebius, Garth Nix, Phillip Pullman, Tamora Pierce. n n * Ties into the ongoing trend of post-apocalyptic stories with YA protagonists such as Hunger Games, Divergent, The 100, The Knife of Never Letting Go, and The Last of Us. n n * The European-comics-influenced art and fantasy setting lend this title crossover potential for mainstream comics readers. n