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Chris Staros
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Editor-in-Chief @ www.topshelfcomix.com. Looking for a coach in comics? www.chrisstaros.com. Personal email: chrisstaros@gmail.com TCB⚡️
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New Game Start!

Izzy’s great with hardware… but when her dad’s arcade gets invaded by creepy spirits, it’s gonna take more than a screwdriver to fix this mess.

Preorder #TokenCityWondercade: ow.ly/oT2R50XtaQ0

#OGN #AdventureTime #NewComics #Arcade #ShredorDead @bradymakecomic.bsky.social
November 17, 2025 at 9:34 PM
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Kids and families who love the beauty of the woods will adore this minimalist #graphicnovel sequel, spinning a new enthralling fable about family, disability, transformation, and the passage of time.

#RoseWolvesOutoftheBlue by Natalie Warner is at bookstores 12/2!: ow.ly/aqPQ50XqP5T
November 12, 2025 at 10:25 PM
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“For those of us who understand The Joy of NOT Cooking, this graphic ‘cookbook’ is hysterical all the way through.” — Caron Wendell.

#WhereTheresSmokeTheresDinner: Confessions of a #Cartoonist Cook is on sale now!: https://ow.ly/YFBs50Xq4Mw

#WTSTD
November 11, 2025 at 6:01 PM
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Return to the wilderness with nervous bear Frank and excitable raccoon Ricky as they dive deeper into the long-lost (and supernatural) secrets of Camp Jay Bird!

Camp is far from over! Order of the Night Jay: The River Rises by Jonathan Schnapp is available now!

#MiddleSchool #OGN #KidsNovels
November 7, 2025 at 5:09 PM
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Jennifer Hayden shares her complicated relationship to food using anecdotal #comics.

All the frustrations just might turn into wisdom & self-acceptance.

#WhereTheresSmokeTheresDinner: Confessions of a #Cartoonist Cook is at bookstores soon: https://ow.ly/4Z4S50XgB8y

#WTSTD
November 4, 2025 at 8:01 PM
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While the crew of the ESS Khonsu is negotiating a treaty, someone robs their hosts… and every piece of evidence suggests Nishika is the thief!

Preorder #CosmicCadets: Accused by Ben Crane & Andy Alves here!: https://ow.ly/G3iT50XjYg7

#OGN #CosmicCadetsAccused Cosmic Cadets
October 30, 2025 at 9:00 PM
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"A charming addition to #halloween reading... #Spoops The Little Spirits of Halloween is definitely a book to read along with the family." — Fangirl Nation

Get a peek at the making #SpoopsTheLittleSpiritsofHalloween Available wherever you buy books!

Laurie A. Conley The Spoops #Cozy #Spooky
October 30, 2025 at 8:01 PM
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More Weight: A Salem Story was a 10 year labor of love.

Which means keep character continuity can be rough, but Ben Wickey makes it look easy!

#MoreWeightASalemStory is on sale now! Link in bio.

#MoreWeight #GraphicNovel #SalemWitchTrials #Historical
October 28, 2025 at 10:02 PM
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Plunge deeper into the mysteries of the #OrderoftheNightJay as The River Rises!

Return to the wilderness with Frank and Ricky as they dive deeper into the long-lost (and supernatural) secrets of Camp Jay Bird!

Enter our giveaway: https://ow.ly/clUJ50XfRpA

#MiddleSchool #OGN
October 24, 2025 at 8:00 PM
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With nostalgic illustrations in black, white, and orange, #Spoops is an instantly timeless classic that places #Halloween right up alongside other beloved holidays.

Grab your copy of #SpoopsTheLittleSpiritsofHalloween from our bio!

Art by Laurie A. Conley

#SpookySeason
October 24, 2025 at 5:02 PM
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Families who love the beauty of the woods will adore this minimalist #graphicnovel sequel, spinning a new enthralling fable about family, #disability, transformation, and the passage of time.

Preorder #RoseWolves: #OutoftheBlue: https://ow.ly/sEtT50Xh8zG

#RoseWolvesOutoftheBlue
October 23, 2025 at 8:02 PM
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This review from Graphic Policy is sweet enough to give you a toothache!

#Spoops The Little Spirits of #Halloween gets a thumbs up from the Graphic Progeny herself!: https://ow.ly/NjKU50XgrKl

More here: https://ow.ly/1HUW50XgrKj

#SpoopsTheLittleSpiritsofHalloween #PictureBooks AJ LoCascio
October 22, 2025 at 8:17 PM
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Meet Lukas Kummer! Author of the head-spinning, time-bending graphic novel #Ionheart

The English-language debut of graphic novelist arrives like a thunderbolt, arcing brilliantly between timelines, genres, and dimensions.

Available NOW!

#GraphicNovel #Fantasy #Sciencefiction
October 22, 2025 at 6:31 PM
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ENTER TO WIN: A set of #OrderoftheNightJay by Jonathan Schnapp!

The detective-duo heist is perfect for kids who love a tale of friendship, bravery, and discovery!

“The drawing style makes their emotions relatable.” — Kids First!

Enter the giveaway: https://ow.ly/7ebO50XfRpC

#OGN #MiddleGrade
October 21, 2025 at 8:02 PM
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#MoreWeight is wonderful! Ben Wickey’s visual feast tells the poignant story of Giles and Martha Corey and Salem’s witch trials, with some surprising twists and turns.” — Emerson W. Baker

#MoreWeightASalemStory is on sale now! Link in bio.

#SalemWitchTrials #GraphicNovel
October 21, 2025 at 6:00 PM
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What happens when you want #Halloween decorations? You create the #Spoops

Find out about how Spoops came to be from author AJ LoCascio.

#Spoops #TheLittleSpiritsofHalloween by The Spoops and Laurie A. Conley is on sale now!

#ChildrensBooks #HalloweenBooks #PictureBooks
October 16, 2025 at 8:02 PM
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Thank you to everyone who visited us at #NYCC!

It was great seeing fans and introducing you all to your next favorite book.

We hope you got to see your favorite artists. We have more coming, so make sure you keep an eye out for us.

#MYCC2025
October 14, 2025 at 10:04 PM
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After bursting onto the scene with his captivating and quirky artwork in #TheMoonandSerpent Bumper Book of Magic, Ben Wickey finally unveils his #magnumopus!

About colonial America's dark heart in #MoreWeight!

#MoreWeightASalemStory is on sale!: https://ow.ly/syUx50X0XmS

#SalemWitchTrials
October 13, 2025 at 10:00 PM
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Honorary #BannedBooksWeek chair @georgetakei.bsky.social encourages all of us to stand up for the freedom to read, so that all Americans can find ourselves, and find each other, in books.

Visit BannedBooksWeek.org to learn more and get involved.

#BannedBooksWeek #CensorshipIsSo1984
October 8, 2025 at 10:10 PM
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Featuring elegant inky artwork, tense pacing, lived-in characters, and a touch of pandemic paranoia, Jared Throne’s Top Shelf debut is a captivating work of suspenseful sci-fi that will leave readers gasping for breath.

#BP9 #OGN #CrimeThriller #Scifi #BridgePlanetNine #Heists
October 8, 2025 at 2:02 PM
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Frank is in big trouble. Meeting Ricky made Camp Jay Bird less lonely… but they enemies of all the other scouts.

And they released something dark and scary in the forest!

#OrderoftheNightTheRiverRises by Jonathan Schnapp is on sale!: https://ow.ly/Ct3x50WJaML

#GraphicNovel
October 7, 2025 at 10:00 PM
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"Healey’s plot threads about coping with loss come together very nicely." — Slings & Arrows

Gabriel Navarro can see ghosts. Feeling alone and lost, he suddenly finds himself with a new best friend and business-partner, Clementine.

Together, they form #PsychicInvestigatorsEvilExterminators

#PIEE
October 6, 2025 at 9:00 PM