ARCANA STUDIO FOR AUGUST

THE ANCIENT OAK GN

Written by Sean Patrick O'Reilly, art and cover by Chris Uminga

A princess struggles to save her Kingdom from an ever-lasting winter. Will a stranger save the Kingdom or destroy it? The Ancient Oak is an all ages fable that teaches the importance of doing the right thing.

30 pages, $5.95.

GORDON THE GIRAFFE GN

Written by Bruce Brown, art and cover by A. Shelton.

Gordon lives with his mother in the hidden kingdom of Ugladunga. Every day, the adult giraffes gather on the other side of the waterfall, but the kids meet to play the game Mulunga Doo in pairs: one boy and one girl. When Gordon is asked to play the game by Gary, the other young giraffes laugh at them and ask Gordon if he is a girl. Hurt, Gordon flees to his mother who tells him that he must follow his heart. The next day, the boy giraffes plan to teach Gordon a lesson, but their plan backfires, and Gordon must save them from plummeting down the waterfall. In the end, Gordon teaches the other boy giraffes that they should love everyone, even those who are different from themselves.

50 pages, $5.95.

CAPTAIN PIXEL GN

Written by Maciej Prozalski, Shawn DePasquale, art and cover by Maciej Prozalski.

A new virus has been introduced and it is now up to Captain Pixel, a polar bear and the mysterious wizard, Adobus, to stop this rapidly growing plague.

70 pages, $14.95.

INTRINSIC #3

Written by Casey Jones and various, art and cover by Alan Otero.

While the Intrinsic train for the fight to come, the hordes of Apollyon navigate the underworld with their guide, Xur Xet Tsej, a man with his own reasons to want Ishmael Stone dead. A showdown approaches ó and the fate of the world hangs in the balance.

22 pages, $1.99.