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Join Craybi Craynobi and his son, Crayski Craynobi, the future chosen one with the chosen nose, as well as their many friends and allies like Weezerd the wise wizard, as they adventure through mythical lands to try to save the city of Yahgz and its people, the Yahgeez. But are Craybi and Crayski enough to face the Giant Green Gorilla? Or even bigger foes as they ford a river of mud, or enter the Land of Ashes? Craybi and Crayski will need their wits and some helpful allies to help everyone. Find out how they save YAHGZ in this zany new graphic novel series by world-famous cartoonist Art Baltazar!

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2024 CIPA EVVY Book Awards 2nd Place: Juvenile Fiction

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ART BALTAZAR

Art is a super-cartoonist machine from the heart of Chicago. He was the creative force behind The Eisner Award winning Itty Bitty Hellboy and The New York Times Best Selling, Eisner Award, Harvey Award Winning DC Comics’ Tiny Titans, and Artist of The DC Super-Pets children’s book series. Art also co-wrote DC’s Billy Batson and the Magic of Shazam!, Young Justice, Green Lantern Animated (comic) and is the Artist/Co-Writer for the historically awesome Tiny Titan/Litter Archie crossover and the epics Superman Family Adventures and the new Super Powers Series from DC comics.

Recently, he became co-Founder of the Aw Yeah Comics comic shop and co-Creator of the Aw Yeah Comics comic book series starring Action Cat & Adventure Bug.

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"Exclusive news for you today: A new comic, YAHGZ: The Craynobi Tales by cartoonist Art Baltazar, co-creator of Tiny Titans, Aw Yeah Comics, and a bazillion other cute, funny comics will be published by Papercutz on August 1, 2023."

"Papercutz has announced they will publish Yahgz, by Tiny Titans co-creator Art Baltazar, the first new project from the publisher since they were acquired by Mad Cave Studios."

“YAHGZ! Cray-Z good fun from the mind and pen of Art Baltazar! Loved this action packed book filled with great adventure and Green Gorillas! "

“Art Baltazar is the artist/writer who emerged from comic books and graphic novels to explode the world of kids and family publishing. His work crackles with kinetic energy that dazzles his young audience. Magically, his super-contemporary style of art evokes the best work of legends like Harvey Kurtzman, Robert Crumb and Jack Davis in his MAD Magazine days. His latest book, “YAHGZ The Craynobi Tales,” is quite simply a gift to kids everywhere.”

"There is never a dull moment in YAHGZ! Famous cartoonist Art Baltazar has packed this book with charismatic colorful characters, magical worlds, and the silliest of names that'll have you laughing as you pronounce them (YAHGEEZ)! This is the CRAYziest Baltazar book you'll ever read and one of the best all-ages adventures you'll ever take!"

“What can I say about YAHGZ: The Craynobi Tales? It’s fun, it’s wild & wacky and it’s like potato chips! Once you start reading, you can’t stop! Aw, yeah!”

THE CRAYS

“They live in Cray city. The Crays are greatly heroic and adventurous.”

THE YAHGEEZ

“They live in the land of YAHGZ. Yahgeez are a very vulnerable and fragile species. They are like flowers indeed.”

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