Ward's Valley

by Bobby Curnow, Brenda Hickey (Illustrator)

Overview

Saving Ward's Valley will be gnome mean feat! Welcome to a thrilling adventure packed with delightfully expressive artwork and unforgettable characters.

Ward is a grumpy gnome who only wants to be left alone. He never asked for company... but when his beautiful forest starts filling up with animals, it's more than just grumpiness that makes him nervous. Mysterious muck-trolls and terrifying humans are invading, and he'll need all the help he can get to defend Ward's Valley.

Bobby Curnow (Night of 1000 Wolves, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles) and Brenda Hickey (My Little Pony) team up for an all-new adventure full of charm, color, and surprising depth.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781603094245
Publisher:	IDW Publishing
Publication date:	05/01/2018
Pages:	128
Product dimensions:	6.40(w) x 9.90(h) x 0.50(d)
Age Range:	12 - 15 Years

About the Author

Bobby Curnow is a writer and editor living in San Diego. He went to NYU Tisch School of the Arts and worked in film for several years before returning to his childhood love of comic books. Bobby's previous writing credits include Night of 1000 Wolves, My Little Pony and Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles.

Brenda Hickey is a comic artist and writer from Prince Edward Island, Canada. She's had an unhealthy obsession with the comics art form from a very young age, and can't remember a time when she wasn't drawing. In 2007 she graduated from the Holland College Graphic Design program in her home town of Charlottetown, and had a short stint working in layouts in animation. Now she focuses on comics, her most well known work being on IDW's My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic series.

Editorial Reviews

07/16/2018
Ward has enjoyed living apart from his fellow gnomes and the rest of the animal kingdom. He serves as a scout to the Council of Hiddlebrook, regularly warning them against settling in the glen where he lives, which is riddled with trolls. Unfortunately, they do not listen, and when large swarms of animals arrive, he must convince the Council and the settlers that what appears to be a beautiful nature preserve is actually very dangerous. Leading the animals to their new homes, Marta, a gnome from Hiddlebrook, disregards Ward’s warning about the troll infestation and realizes only too late that the group is imperiled. As the trolls begin to disrupt order, Ward stumbles upon an even more enigmatic species: humans. The narrative proves an enjoyable rehashing of the archetypal miserable old man who just wants to help. Hickey’s welcoming, earth-toned art occasionally breaks into a wider range of colors, and the creators steadily balance exposition and action in panels that vary broadly in composition. At times more compelling than the central narrative is the story of the highly emotive, sympathetic animal characters and their settlement in a new, uncertain land. Ages 12–up. (May)

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