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Joe Books To Publish Finding Dory Comic In June, And A Zootopia Prequel

Published Thu, 24 Mar 2016 08:00:49 -0500

Pixar are putting out the long awaiting Finding Dory in June, a sequel to 2003's Finding Nemo.

And Joe Books is putting out an original comic book series based on the characters by Scott Peterson, Elisabetta Melaranci and Cristina Toniolo.

Join Dory, Nemo, Marlin, Hank and all your favorite characters from Disney/Pixars' Finding Dory on all-new undersea adventures in this original comic series from Joe Books. Featuring never-before-seen art and brand-new tales, the Finding Dory comic is full of adventure, friendship, and fun!

$2.99

As well as a graphic novel version of the Zootropolis/Zootopia movie, with a new prequel story added for both Nick and Hopps.

Here are the full solicits…

DISNEY/PIXAR'S CARS CINESTORY COLLECTOR'S EDITION
(W/A/CA) Disney / Pixar Animators
Hotshot rookie race car Lightning McQueen is living life in the fast lane, until he hits a detour on his way to the most important race of his life. Stranded in Radiator Springs, a forgotten town on U.S. Route 66, he meets Sally, Mater, Doc Hudson, and a variety of quirky characters who help him discover that there's more to life than trophies and fame. DisneyoPixar fans will love this collector's edition graphic-novel-style retelling of the movie, available in hardcover and softcover from Joe Books. (STL006238)
SOFTCOVER—SC, 7×10, 380pgs, FC $29.99
HARDCOVER—SC, 7×10, 380pgs, FC $49.99

DISNEY'S DARKWING DUCK #3
(W) Aaron Sparrow (A/CA) James Silvani
Negaduck's pernicious prison plot is revealed as he prepares to wreak havoc on St. Canard! With Gosalyn caught by the baddies and Launchpad still locked outside, Darkwing Duck must conquer the great granite guesthouse filled with his most feared foes. The triumphant return of The Terror that Flaps in the Night continues in the third installment of the all-new monthly comic series from Joe Books. (STL006240)
32pgs, FC $2.99

DISNEY'S DESCENDANTS: WICKED WORLD WISH GRANTED SHORTS CINESTORY TP
(W/A) Disney
Join Mal, Evie, Carlos, Jay, Ben and all-new characters as their stories unfold in Disney's Descendants: Wicked World Wish Granted animated shorts. There's no shortage of magic, mystery, and mischief at Auradon Prep. Princess Audrey, daughter of Princess Aurora, opts for a new hairdo — or don't? Mal conjures some unforeseen trouble while cheering at Spirit Day. Jordan, The Genie's daughter, gets some unexpected company at her magic lamp, and more! Fans of the hit Disney Channel original movie Disney Descendants will love the graphic novel adaptation of the Wicked World Wish Granted shorts from Joe Books. (STL003159)
SC, 7×10, 240pgs, FC $9.99

DISNEY/PIXAR'S FINDING DORY #1
(W) Scott Peterson (A/CA) Elisabetta Melaranci, Cristina Toniolo
Join Dory, Nemo, Marlin, Hank and all your favorite characters from Disney/Pixars' Finding Dory on all-new undersea adventures in this original comic series from Joe Books. Featuring never-before-seen art and brand-new tales, the Finding Dory comic is full of adventure, friendship, and fun! (STL006244)
32pgs, FC $2.99

DISNEY/PIXAR'S FINDING DORY CINESTORY TP
(W/A) Disney / Pixar Animators (CA) Heidi Roux
Disney/Pixar's Finding Dory reunites everyone's forgetful blue tang, Dory, with her friends Nemo and Marlin on a search for answers about her past. What can she remember? Who are her parents? And where did she learn to speak whale? Fans of the heartwarming, undersea adventure Finding Nemo will love this cinestory retelling of the new film, featuring screenshots from the movie in graphic novel format. (STL003165)
SC, 7×10, 384pgs, FC $14.99

DISNEY'S GRAVITY FALLS CINESTORY VOLUME 2 TP
(W/A/CA) Disney
Dipper and Mabel are back for the second installment of the Disney's Gravity Falls Cinestory from Joe Books. For their summer vacation, Californian 12-year-old twins Dipper and Mabel Pines are dropped off in the town of Gravity Falls, Oregon, to stay with their great uncle, Grunkle Stan. Things are not what they seem in this small town, and with the help of a mysterious journal that Dipper finds in the forest, they realize that their everyday life has changed. Three episodes of this adventure in comic-style screen captures will keep you hooked! (STL003160)
SC, 7×10, 240pgs, FC $9.99

DISNEY PRINCESS #5
(W) Georgia Ball, Geoffrey Golden (A/CA) Amy Mebberson
The hit series continues! Disney's beloved heroines have returned in this hilarious collection of Disney Princess comic strips! Featuring laugh-out-loud stories from the worlds of Ariel, Belle, Rapunzel, Tiana, Cinderella, Aurora, and more, this charming ongoing series will make all your royal dreams come true. (STL006241)
32pgs, FC $2.99

DISNEY'S WINNIE-THE-POOH CINESTORY COLLECTOR'S EDITION
(W/A) Disney
Winnie the Pooh is hungry. Again. The lovable bear's search for honey brings him to Christopher Robin's doorstep, but he's not home. There is, instead, a note. Winne the Pooh, Eeyore, Owl, Rabbit, Piglet, Kanga, Roo, and Tigger believe Christopher Robin has been taken by the fearsome Backson. To rescue their friend, the group sets out to entrap the creature. But, as happens in the Hundred Acre Wood, things never quite go as planned. And Pooh remains hungry. The beloved 2011 Disney film is brought to exciting life in this heartwarming graphic novel. (STL003164)
SOFTCOVER—SC, 7×10, 380pgs, FC $29.99
HARDCOVER—HC, 7×10, 380pgs, FC $49.99

DISNEY'S ZOOTOPIA GN
(W/A) Disney
The modern mammal metropolis of Zootopia is a city like no other-a place where no matter what you are-the biggest elephant or the smallest shrew-you can be anything. Fans of Disney animation will love this graphic-novel-style retelling of the movie, and an all-new Zootopia prequel featuring optimistic Officer Judy Hopps and the fast-talking scam-artist fox, Nick Wilde. (STL006237)
SC, 6×8, 240pgs, FC $9.99

DREAMWORKS' MADAGASCAR #4
(W) Rik Hoskin (A/CA) Rafael Sam
"Royal Pain." King Julien returns to Madagascar expecting a hero's welcome. Instead, he discovers an usurper has stolen his throne-and he'll have to fight dirty to get it back! Luckily King Julien always fights dirty, because who has time to wash when you're the king? (STL006242)
32pgs, FC $2.99

DREAMWORKS' SHREK #2
(W) Patrick Storck (A/CA) Glauco Silva
"Do You Know the Muffin Man?" It was a dark and stormy night. Or was it an old abandoned road at the edge of the woods? Shrek and company sit around the campfire telling spooky stories and folktales about the sweets man that will make your hair rise like so much baked dough in this sprinkle-tingling anthology issue! (STL006243)
32pgs, FC $2.99

MARVEL'S CAPTAIN AMERICA PROSE NOVEL
(W) David McDonald
Frozen in a state of suspended animation since the end of the Second World War, Captain America is a man out of time. But now freed from his frozen slumber, he's back in the nick of time-and ready to face threats that couldn't even have been imagined when the world had last seen him. In his newest adventure, Cap must track down one of Maria Hill's former protégés, a brilliant cryptographer and programmer who has developed a way to lay bare any government's secrets — including her own. (STL005734)
SC, 5×8, 240pgs, B&W $9.99

MARVEL'S GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY: CASTAWAYS PROSE NOVEL
(W) David MacDonald
The Guardians of the Galaxy are back in a new adventure, Castaways. Marooned on a mysterious planet that is trapped centuries behind the rest of the galaxy, Peter Quill, Gamora, Drax the Destroyer, Rocket Raccoon, and Groot go their separate ways. But when an alien technology threatens their new home, Castaways becomes a race to see if the Guardians can reunite in time to save it. (STL005306)
SC, 5×8, 240pgs, B&W $9.99

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