Angel Catbird Debuts as #1 Hardcover Graphic Novel on NYT List

Posted by at 12:32 pm on September 15, 2016

Angel Catbird CoverDark Horse has announced that one of the most eagerly anticipated and unusual books of the year, Angel Catbird Volume 1, by the Man Booker Award-winning author Margaret Atwood, artist Johnnie Christmas, colorist Tamra Bonvillain and letterer Nate Piekos of Blambot, will debut as the #1 Hardcover Graphic Novel on the New York Times bestseller list for September 25.

Angel Catbird is the first graphic novel and the latest politically charged book by Atwood, who was recently named the recipient of the 2016 PEN Pinter Prize for her political and environmental activism. Angel Catbird is being published by Dark Horse Books in tandem with Keep Cats Safe and Save Bird Lives, www.catsandbirds.ca, an initiative led by Nature Canada, the oldest conservation charity in the country.

“I’m so thrilled with the reception of Angel Catbird,” said Margaret Atwood. “None of my books has ever shot up a New York Times list so quickly — thanks to the excellent work by Johnnie and Tamra, but thanks especially to the readers who have welcomed young Angel Catbird and his friends and enemies so warmly. A catnip and birdseed toast is in order!”

Artist Johnnie Christmas (Sheltered) and colorist Tamra Bonvillain (Doom Patrol) have collaborated on the art for the story of this most unusual of superheroes, who is part cat and part bird.

“I couldn’t be happier that we’ve debuted at top of the New York Times bestseller list,” said Johnnie Christmas. “I’d like to thank all the readers who’ve taken flight with us into the world of Angel Catbird. Congrats to Margaret (one of the world’s greatest writers) and Tamra (one of the world’s greatest colorists) and everyone who had a hand in bringing the book into the world and getting it onto shelves.”

“This is very exciting news,” said Tamra Bonvillain. “It’s great to see something we’ve all been working on for some time finally come out and be so well received.”

Angel Catbird Volume 2 will be published on February 14, 2017 and Volume 3 will be released next fall.

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