Rickety Stitch and the Gelatinous Goo Book 1: The Road to Epoli

ISBN: 0399556141

Author: Parks, James

Condition: New

Nimona meets Adventure Time as a singing skeleton searches for his origins in this full-color graphic novel series kickoff!Meet Rickety Stitch . . . a walking, talking, singing skeleton minstrel. Hes the one skeleton in the dungeon who seems to have retained his soul, and he has no idea why.His only clue to his former identity is a song he hears snippets of in his dreams, an epic bards tale about the Road to Epoli and the land of Eem.His sidekick and sole friend is the gelatinous Goo, who Rickety alone can understand. Together they set out in search of Ricketys past, with abundant humor and danger galore.Dazzling, inventive and fun. Ben Costa and James Parks manage to both spoof and pay homage to the fantasy tradition, while creating characters we care about. A tour de force. -Jason Shiga, author of Meanwhile and DemonRickety Stitch is full of wonderful characters and pacing . . . and what surprises! Storytelling stripped down to the bare bones. -Stan Sakai, creator of Usagi Yojimbo