{"product_id":"mechaboysisbn-9781603094238","title":"Mechaboys","description":"\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eSuperbad\u003c\/i\u003e meets \u003ci\u003eTransformers\u003c\/i\u003e in James Kochalka's next great graphic novel, with a genuine high-school sweetness mixed in with robot action, comedy, and plenty of fistfights.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eTwo lovable dirtbag teens, tired of being bullied, build a robot battle suit to take revenge on their entire high school. But they never expected to become... kind of popular?\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWelcome to the love-child of \u003ci\u003eSuperbad\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eCarrie\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eMean Girls\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eTransformers\u003c\/i\u003e. Experience the thrill of keg parties, gym class, bear attacks, first kisses, cafeteria trays, and car crashes... but with mechanical enhancement! It's an action-packed dark-comedy teen-romance for the ages, from Eisner-Award-winning cartoonist James Kochalka (\u003ci\u003eAmerican Elf\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eSuperF*ckers\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eJohnny Boo\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eGlorkian Warrior\u003c\/i\u003e).\"\u003ci\u003eMechaboys\u003c\/i\u003e feels like the return of an old friend... like the Linklater movie \u003ci\u003eDazed \u0026amp; Confused\u003c\/i\u003e mixed with a garage-built robot battle suit. Pure Kochalka magic!\" \u003cb\u003e— \u003ci\u003eAtomic Books\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Kochalka includes the standard high-school plot points—party in the woods, gym class rope-climb, an obnoxious bully, secret crushes, crass teenage repartee—but he deftly keeps it cliché-free.\" \u003cb\u003e— \u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"A paean to awkward, high-drama teenage years, \u003ci\u003eMechaboys\u003c\/i\u003e gains relevance from its deliberate echoing of school violence, while distancing its plot from the real-world horror of school shootings with its superhero comic book\/cartoon elements.\" \u003cb\u003e— \u003ci\u003eSchool Library Journal\u003c\/i\u003e's Good Comics for Kids\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Almost every panel or page could be framed and hung on a wall, or printed on a T-shirt.\"\u003cb\u003e — \u003ci\u003eSlings \u0026amp; Arrows\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"The former cartoonist laureate of Vermont has made a triumphant return with his finest work since \u003ci\u003eMonkey vs. Robot\u003c\/i\u003e and the original run of \u003ci\u003eSuperF*ckers\u003c\/i\u003e.\" \u003cb\u003e— \u003ci\u003ePage 45\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003eJAMES KOCHALKA is, without question, one of the most unique and prolific alternative cartoonists working in America today. His comics have been published internationally by almost every alternative comics publisher; he's recorded several music albums under the name James Kochalka Superstar (making him a favorite at college radio stations across the country); and he's developed animated cartoons for Nickelodeon and Cartoon Hangover.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHe is the first official Cartoonist Laureate of the state of Vermont, appointed in 2011.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAmong his best known works are the \u003ci\u003eMonkey vs Robot\u003c\/i\u003e series, the superpowered frathouse comedy \u003ci\u003eSuperF*ckers\u003c\/i\u003e, the beloved children's series \u003ci\u003eJohnny Boo\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eDragon Puncher\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eGlorkian Warrior\u003c\/i\u003e, and his magnum opus, the 14-year span of daily diary comics known as \u003ci\u003eAmerican Elf\u003c\/i\u003e.","brand":"Top Shelf Productions","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46303767888101,"sku":"NP9781603094238","price":19.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9781603094238.jpg?v=1730755262","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/products\/mechaboysisbn-9781603094238","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}