After Earth blows up, its sole survivor is Kay, a precocious kid who's floating in space before her rescue by trash haulers: the sweet-natured, hard-working alien Arizona and his well-read space pet Euclid. (Well, “alien,” as Arizona points out, is quite a subjective term.) This new power trio is about to embark on some hilarious unpredictable adventures through the furthest reaches of inhabited space.
Somewhat of a Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy for kids, SOFTIES is a series of action-packed vignettes that never skimp on the core that drives it — rootless wanderers searching for a concept called “home.” While ripping through page after page of expertly done visual comedy, you start to get a sense of the story Smeallie is telling, with Kay slowly coming to the realisation everyone around her seems to have arrived at first: she’s all alone in the universe now, and whatever life comes next is up to her to create.
Packed with fun new words to look up (Euclid piles it on thick sometimes!) and interesting new concepts to puzzle over, SOFTIES is the next read for any adventure-seeking, sci-fi-loving kid.
WRITER: Kyle Smeallie
ILLUSTRATOR: Kyle Smeallie
TRIM: 7 x 9.25
AGE RANGE: Middle Grade (10-12)
GENRE: Science Fiction / Humor
SRP: $15
FORMAT: Trade Paperback
PAGE COUNT: 200
PUB DATE: October 20, 2020
ISBN #: 9781945820489
ITEM CODE: JAN201847
PUBLISHER: Iron Circus Comics
TRADE DISTRIBUTOR: Consortium