A magic coin, talking carousel animals, and a mysterious missing grandad. For Clark and Karoline, Adventure Kingdom theme park’s a wild ride!
A little over a year ago, my multi-hyphenate friend Matt Cody (buy Zatanna, coming soon from DC Kids!) tipped me off to Epic!, a wildly successful app that works like Netflix for kids books: almost every major publisher licenses their books to Epic!, which schools can access for free, and parents can pay a small monthly fee to use. As Epic! has grown, they’ve decided to break into original projects, and I had the great pleasure of writing and developing one of their first.
Adventure Kingdom is a five-issue fantasy adventure middle-grade comic set in and around a decrepit theme park…and beyond. Our two young heroes and their new talking-monkey pal are going to experience multiple rides of their life over the course of the book, all brought to stunning, pitch-perfect life by artist Pedro Rodriguez and colorist Sonia Moruno.
On top of all of that awesomeness, I found out last week that each issue will launch with FULL voice acting and sound effects, to create an immersive experience and help guide readers who benefit from read-along storytelling. And while I can’t share internal data, I was informed that Adventure Kingdom #1 had a GREAT first day on the app.
I’m insanely proud of how Adventure Kingdom is coming together, and you can read (and listen to!) the full first issue right now on the Epic! website and app! You can also check out a preview here.