The Last Kids on Earth #1-7 (美國版)(精裝本)

The Simpsons meets The Walking Dead in this humorous post-apocalyptic graphic novel for middle-grade readers.

A group of thirteen year olds defend themselves and their tree house against the monster apocalypse.

LAUGH-OUT-LOUD FUNNY: Jack’s voice is unique, authentic, and absolutely hilarious.

PERFECT FOR RELUCTANT READERS: With fast-paced writing and black-and-white illustrations on every spread, this is as close to feeling like a video game as a novel can get.

A POST-APOCALYPTIC STORY FOR KIDS: For kids who aren’t allowed to watch the Walking Dead because it’s too upsetting and don’t want to read Divergent because it’s too kissy-kissy, this is just the right amount of scary and gross, with barely any romance.

GREAT FOR BOYS: Jack is not the coolest or geekiest kid at school—he’s a truly relatable boy. Both the author and the illustrator really get into that thirteen-year-old-guy mindset, and they’re great role models to show that even “real guys” can be successful writers and artists.

GIRL POWER: Although we spend most of the book with three guys, Jack’s love interest is not a helpless maiden in a tower—she is as resourceful and brave as Jack and his buds.

AUTHOR IS A PRO: As a game designer for Poptropica and the author of more than twenty books and games, including Simon & Schuster’s Galactic Hot Dogs, author Max Brallier knows what he’s doing.

JUST THE RIGHT ILLUSTRATOR: When we saw Doug Holgate’s work, we knew he was the one. He’s a comic book illustrator and toy designer, and he draws killer monsters.

Max Brallier is the author of more than twenty books and games for children and adults, including the pick-your-own-path adventure Can YOU Survive the Zombie Apocalypse? He is the creator and writer of Galactic Hot Dogs, an ongoing middle-grade web serial which will be released as a book by Aladdin in May 2015. He writes for licensed properties including Adventure Time, Regular Show, and Uncle Grandpa. Under the pen name Jack Chabert, he is the creator and author of the Eerie Elementary series for Scholastic Books. He is a game designer for the crazy fun virtual world Poptropica and does freelance game design for numerous online properties. In the olden days, he worked in the marketing department at St. Martin’s Press. Max lives in New York City with his wife.

Author Residence: New York, New York

Douglas Holgate has been a freelance comic book artist and illustrator based in Melbourne, Australia for more than ten years. He's illustrated books for publishers such as HarperCollins, Penguin Random House, Hachette, and Simon & Schuster, including the Planet Tad series, Cheesie Mack, Case File 13, and Zoo Sleepover. Douglas has illustrated comics for Image, Dynamite, Abrams, and Penguin Random House. He's currently working on the self-published series Maralinga, which received grant funding from the Australian Society of Authors and the Victorian Council for the Arts, as well as the all-ages graphic novel Clem Hetherington and the Ironwood Race, published by Scholastic Graphix, both co-created with writer Jen Breach.

Illustrator Residence: Melbourne, Australia