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Action Cat & Adventure Bug

Let's Do This!
By Art Baltazar
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The launch of the AW YEAH COMICS UNIVERSE blasts off with ACTION CAT and ADVENTURE BUG: Let’s Do This!, as comic shop employees-turned-superheroes battle evil aliens, giant monsters, and the dastardly Evil Cat—plus surprise guest stars and cosmic cuteness galore! It’s the purr-fect jumping-on point from... Read More
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The launch of the AW YEAH COMICS UNIVERSE blasts off with ACTION CAT and ADVENTURE BUG: Let’s Do This!, as comic shop employees-turned-superheroes battle evil aliens, giant monsters, and the dastardly Evil Cat—plus surprise guest stars and cosmic cuteness galore! It’s the purr-fect jumping-on point from the legendary Art Baltazar. AW YEAH!

The launch of the AW YEAH COMICS UNIVERSE begins here with ACTION CAT and ADVENTURE BUG: Let's Do This!

NEW stories follow the further adventures of comic shop employees, Cornelius and Alowicious, aka, ACTION CAT and ADVENTURE BUG! Help them save the world from... SUPERVILLAINS, EVIL ALIENS, a few Giant Monsters, and especially the diabolical EVIL CAT...with guest stars galore!

PLUS! Adorbs/Action Cat goes cosmic and other classic tales.

AW YEAH! An entry point to join the AW YEAH COMICS Universe--the universe you've been waiting for!

Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781545824566

Publisher: Papercutz

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 20 January 2026

Country: United States

Imprint: Papercutz

Illustration: 72 Illustrations

Contributors:

  • Illustrated by Franco Aureliani

Audience: Children

DIMENSIONS

Width: 152.0mm

Height: 229.0mm

Weight: 300g

Pages: 72

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About the Author

Art is a super-cartoonist machine from the heart of Chicago! Artie is a creative force behind The Eisner Award winning ITTY BITTY HELLBOY and The NYT Best Selling, Eisner Award, Harvey Award Winning DC Comics' TINY TITANS, and Artist of The DC SUPER-PETS children’s book series! Artie also Co-Wrote DC’s Billy Batson and the Magic of SHAZAM, Young Justice, Green Lantern Animated (comic) and is the Artist/Co-Writer for the epics SUPERMAN FAMILY ADVENTURES and the new SUPER POWERS! Series from DC comics. Recently, he became co-Founder of the AW YEAH COMICS comic shop and co-Creator of the AW YEAH COMICS comic book series starring ACTION CAT and ADVENTURE BUG!

Franco is the co-creator of AW YEAH COMICS! Publishing and retail stores. Franco created the DINO-MIKE book series and has worked for various Comic properties including the critically acclaimed SUPERMAN FAMILY ADVENTURES, YOUNG JUSTICE, BILLY BATSON and the MAGIC of SHAZAM, and the New York Times bestseller, multi-Eisner award and Harvey award winning series TINY TITANS! (DC Comics) GRIMISS ISLAND and Eisner Award winning ITTY BITTY HELLBOY (Dark Horse Comics), Little ARCHIE (Archie Comics) and FLASH GORDON ADVENTURES (Papercutz), the original graphic novels THE GHOST, THE OWL (Ringo Award Nominated) and FAE AND THE MOON (Little Bee) Franco was also a High School Art teacher for 24 years and has shown work in galleries. Twitter/Instagram/Blusky: @awyeahfranco blindwolfstudios.com

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