Xander and the Rainbow-Barfing Unicorns

For ages: 8-10

Xander Stone is your average twelve-year-old boy. And, like any average twelve-year-old boy, he didn't believe in unicorns. No way. No how. NOT A CHANCE. Then one day -- BLECH! -- one puked on him. Yes, PUKED on him! Filthy, sticky-icky, rainbow-colored puke. If seeing is believing, Xander got beliefed all over his favorite sneakers. UNICORNS WERE REAL! Not the beautiful, brightly colored, tra-la-la-ing ones in fairy tales. But stinky, zombie, rainbow-puking ones. At that moment, Xander Stone vowed to protect them and their disgusting secret at all costs -- oh, and keep his sneakers squeaky clean. Plump-full of grotesquely delightful characters and fantastical adventures, Xander and the Rainbow-Barfing Unicorns -- from writer Matthew K. Manning (Batman/Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Adventures) -- is so epic it'll make you wanna puke.

Author Bio:

The author of the Amazon best-selling hardcover Batman: A Visual History, Matthew K. Manning has contributed to many comic books, including Beware the Batman, Spider-Man Unlimited, Pirates of the Caribbean: Six Sea Shanties, Justice League Adventures, Looney Tunes, and Scooby-Doo, Where Are You? When not writing comics themselves, Manning often authors books about comics, as well as a series of young reader books starring Superman, Batman, and the Flash for Capstone. He currently resides in Asheville, North Carolina with his wife Dorothy and their two daughters, Lillian and Gwendolyn. Visit him online at www.matthewkmanning.com.

Illustrator Bio:  

Joey Ellis lives and works in Charlotte, NC with his wife Erin and two sons. Joey writes and draws for books, magazines, comics, games, big companies, small companies, and everything else in between.