'This graphic adaptation of the children's novel that began the 'Tristan Strong' trilogy will have plenty of appeal for readers who are interested in African and African American characters and folklore. The original's popularity will have readers queuing up for their turn with this version, and the graphic-novel space remains in desperate need of more Black representation. Venditti's adaptation is an impressive feat of storytelling efficiency and artist Stephens visualizes. 'This graphic adaptation of Kwame Mbalia's groundbreaking adventure fantasy hits all the major plot points. Rick Riordan Presents: Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky, The Graphic Novel When not drawing, she enjoys eating spicy foods and losing her voice at rock concerts. Olivia has also created work for a number of sites and publications, including TheNew York Times, The Guardian, and FIYAH Magazine of Black Speculative Fiction. She is the author of Artie and the Wolf Moon, a supernatural graphic novel. He lives in Atlanta, Georgia and can be found on Twitter Stephens is a graphic novelist, illustrator, and writer from the Pacific Northwest. He has also adapted Rick Riordan's Percy Jackson and Heroes of Olympus graphic novels.

He has written the monthly comic book series 'Green Lantern,” “Superman '78,' and 'Justice League' for DC Comics, 'X-O Manowar' and 'Wrath of the Eternal Warrior' for Valiant Entertainment, and the children's novel series Miles Taylor and the Golden Cape. Follow him on Twitter Venditti is a New York Times best-selling author whose characters and concepts have been adapted to film, television, and video games.

Kwame lives with his wife and children near Raleigh, North Carolina, where he is currently working several projects, including a new middle grade series. Kwame also co-wrote Last Gate of the Emperor with Prince Joel Makonnen and edited the instant New York Times best-seller Black Boy Joy: 17 Stories Celebrating Black Boyhood. The second book in the trilogy is Tristan Strong Destroys the World, and Tristan Strong Keeps Punching is the third. The book was also named to best-of-the-year lists compiled by Publishers Weekly, the Chicago Public Library, and the New York Times. Kwame Mbalia is the New York Times best-selling author of Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky, for which he received a Coretta Scott King Author Honor award.

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