- MIRACULOUS CHIBI, VOLUME ONE: PIZZA PURSUIT AND OTHER CAT TALES
- By Josh Trujillo and Carrie Harris
- Illustrated by Lex Hobson and Ryan Jampole
- On-Sale Fall 2024
ZAG and Papercutz are pleased to announce the first book in their exciting new publishing partnership: MIRACULOUS CHIBI: VOLUME ONE PIZZA PURSUIT AND OTHER CAT SALES (Out Fall 2024)!
Spots on with everyone’s favorite bugaboo, Ladybug, and her trusted partner, the purrfect Cat Noir. This dynamic hero duo is hanging out on Parisian roofs and, when they’re not saving the day, they’re getting into some super hijinks! What happens when Ladybug and Cat Noir share a pizza – and Cat Noir runs off with it?!
Plus, does catnip work only on felines? Or… could a little spritz attract the miraculous Ladybug?
All this and more in the first volume of the Miraculous Ladybug graphic novel series, influenced by the award-winning TV show and with the chibi art from the Youtube shorts!
Papercutz Editor Stephanie Brooks said, “Zag Heroez Miraculous: Tales of Ladybug and Cat Noir is a feat of animation. I remember watching all of season one on Netflix, in one night. It’s mesmerizing. The show is part of a long legacy of empowered and powerful girls in magical action. Papercutz really honors and curates that legacy. Both the show and graphic novel feature a fantastically diverse cast. Miraculous Ladybug stars Marinette Dupain-Cheng, a French-Korean young girl. The cast is made up of very distinct (and very distinctly designed) characters with incredibly diverse backstories, relationships, etc.”
Brooks added, “Marinette, or Ladybug, has a special place in my heart. Genuinely, every time I see Asian representation on the screen or in a book, I am thrilled. I am honored. I am so excited for the kid I once was, and I wholeheartedly hope that what I missed is here for today’s audience. It is my personal and professional goal that our books will continue to inspire and empower people – the ordinary can be miraculous, and anyone can be a hero.”
MIRACULOUS CHIBI: VOLUME ONE PIZZA PURSUIT AND OTHER CAT SALES (Ages 7-12; ISBN 9781545811511; Paperback; 64PP; $7.99] is on-sale on Fall 2024. It is available wherever books are sold, including Amazon, Bookshop, and Barnes & Noble.
