I love telling stories with pictures, and I spend most of my time doing just that. Chances are if you enjoy what you see on here on Robots And Quicksand then you'll enjoy one of the books I've created. From dragons to superheroes to monsters, from graphic novels for teens to picture books for younger readers—something here is sure to appeal to your sense of fun and adventure. (You'll even find literal robots and quicksand in some of these tales! I practice what I preach.)
BOOKS:
Dragon Girl: The Secret Valley
Written and illustrated by Jeff Weigel • Published by Andrews McMeel
Eleven-year-old Alanna and her brother, Hamel, are orphans doing their best to make their way in a grim world until Alanna stumbles upon a cave full of dragon eggs. When the eggs hatch and a mother comes to claim the babies, Alanna is swept along on an adventure beyond her wildest imaginings as they journey to Dragon Rock, whose mysterious force draws dragons of all shapes and sizes to a magical, untouched valley. But when the valley is threatened by outsiders, Alanna must join forces with a mysterious explorer to save the dragons' homeland. Kids will love this graphic novel adventure, filled with action, adventure, suspense and humor.
AVAILABLE NOW AT YOUR FAVORITE BOOKSTORE OR FROM AMAZON
The Sphinx
Written andillustrated by Jeff Weigel • Published by Pulp 2.0
Who is The Sphinx? Adventurer? Entrepreneur? Mankind’s saviour? That’s been the question on everyone’s mind since Peter Chefren appeared out of nowhere and saved countless lives with his daring spirit and almost magical technology. But who exactly is The Mysterious Sphinx? Find out as PULP 2.0 collects all of his adventures together with exclusive bonus material on this multi-dimensional mystery man. Direct from the BIG BANG COMICS COLLECTION comes the Graphic Novel Beyond Imagination!
AVAILABLE NOW EXCLUSIVELY FROM AMAZON
Stop Math: an interactive storybook app for iPad
Written and illustrated by Jeff Weigel
Travel from the future back through time and space with young Sparks and his robot dog, Widget, as they search for the diabolical genius who invented math. Their mission: to end math homework and stop this mathematical mastermind from ruining the lives of kids everywhere! But when our hero crosses paths with the likes of Albert Einstein and Isaac Newton, he learns more than he bargained for.
With exciting, engaging artwork, lively narration from a kid’s point of view, and playful, interactive animation, STOP MATH introduces kids to concepts like Arabic numbers, Roman numerals, relativity theory and gravitational attraction—all explained with fun and easy-to-understand interactive diagrams. Young readers also use simple math themselves, helping Sparks and Widget navigate their trip through time with the amazing Chronoport Calculator.
Visit StopMath.com to learn more and see a video trailer for this unique storybook app.
AVAILABLE NOW FROM APPLE'S APP STORE
The Monster Alphabet
By Michael P. Spradlin • Illustrations by Jeff Weigel • Published by Price Stern Sloan
With this collaboration between Jeff and writer Mike Spradlin, a whole new generation of little kids is sure to get excited about learning their ABCs once they discover that A stands for abominable snowman, F stands for Frankenstein's monster, and S is for sasquatch. The Monster Alphabet is published by Price Stern Sloan.
AVAILABLE NOW AT YOUR FAVORITE BOOKSTORE OR FROM AMAZON
Atomic Ace
(He's Just My Dad)
Written and illustrated by Jeff Weigel • Published by Albert Whitman & Company
So what's it like living with Atomic Ace, a dad who is also a world-famous superhero? It's not as weird as you might think. After all, Ace is always there to fix Saturday lunch, play ball with his son, and to do all the other stuff a typical dad does. Mom is just Mom and Dad is just Dad—they're a normal family! But a normal dad can sometimes mess up...and that's what happens when Atomic Ace meets his ruthless nemesis, Insect King. Suddenly, this normal family is stressed!
AVAILABLE NOW AT YOUR FAVORITE BOOKSTORE OR FROM AMAZON
Atomic Ace And
The Robot Rampage
Written and illustrated by Jeff Weigel • Published by Albert Whitman & Company
The sequel to Atomic Ace (He's Just My Dad). Atomic Ace may be a superhero, but he's still a normal dad. And it starts out as an ordinary day for Ace and his family until the evil Roboconqueror sends his mechanoid army after Ace's son. Suddenly, a dull day at school is turned into a race against robots! With Ace busy in space, who on Earth can save the day?
AVAILABLE NOW AT YOUR FAVORITE BOOKSTORE OR FROM AMAZON
OTHER STUFF:
Dragon Girl T-shirt
Now fans of Alanna and Griffin can wear their love for Dragon Girl on their sleeves..or...er..their chests. Custom Dragon Girl t-shirts can be ordered in any size and in any color from the print-on-demand novelty t-shirt makers at SunFrog. (Disclaimer: shirts not guaranteed to protect wearer from flaming dragon breath.)
AVAILABLE NOW FROM SUNFROG