The latest Graphic guide adventure, coming out in Spring 2010.
“While Devin and Nadia spend summer vacation at a university camp for little kids—Nadia as a counselor and Devin as an unwilling participant—their mother’s research project is vandalized and her motives are questioned. Devin, Nadia and Simon stumble upon shady characters, corporate conspiracy and a plot to take over the nation’s food supply with genetically modified fertilizer.
Mixing action and suspense with information on the agricultural system and the intricacies of the food supply, Food Fight is another gripping installment in the Graphic Guide Adventure series.”
Ok, so in Media Meltdown there’s a scene where a piece of media the kids create gets posted and shared on BoingBoing.net. So, you’ll understand my glee when I opened my browser yesterday to find this fantastic review of Media Meltdown on boingboing.net.
Full circle, very cool, and a very welcome endorsement from a website and group that I’ve admired for several years now. Watching the review get tweeted, re-tweeted and shared around the web is equally cool. Particularly as this spreading via social media is a key part to the kids’ success in the story.
Check out the review on BoingBoing.net to read the review and feel free to tweet and share the news (you can also just pick up the phone and tell your friends too, like we did in the olde days before the interweb.)
On Saturday the 26th Victoria’s newest book store for children and teens, Tall Tales Books, will be having a grand opening where Media Meltdown will be launched! At 1:00pm I will be there signing books and doing sketches – drop in and say hi! Tall Tales Books is located at 795 Fort Street. Visit Tall Tales Books website!
In other news I am knee deep in roughs of the next Graphic Guide Adventure – Food Fight, and its looking good! Liam’s come up with another great adventure for Devin, Nadia and the others. Check out some of the new characters:
I just received the advance reading copy of Media Madness, its great to see all put together. I have also posted some location concepts and the character lineup.
When Karl Reed, Owner of Oasis Developments, tries to force the sale of a local fruit farm—through whatever means necessary—Pema, Bounce and Jagroop decide to expose him through the media. Little do they realize that when it comes to the news and the advertisers who make it possible, the truth is not always part of the story and nothing can be taken at face value. While learning about media consolidation and the power of money over truth, Bounce, Pema and Jagroop decide to take on the developers and the media.
