This story is dedicated to all those who long for sleep but are sent on a wild goose chase every night by their brains. We feel you, our sleep is weird, too.
Just like “A Job is a Job”, this story can be found in our new book “Once Upon a Workday”. Find more on on how to order here.
Ciao for now,
Elizabeth and Jonathan
We are so happy to announce that the short story A Job is a Job is coming out today, namely in our brand new book Once Upon a Workday!
Once Upon a Workday is a collection of funny and heartfelt stories about the ups and downs of adulthood, being overworked and under-appreciated, while mustering up the resilience to keep going on your path. The six short stories will console and inspire the burnt-out professional in all of us. The beautiful hardcover is being released by Andrews McMeel – the publishing house that brought you Peanuts as well as Calvin & Hobbes.
We are incredibly proud of this book and we’re sure you’ll love it, too. It’s available wherever books are sold as well as these online platforms!
You hear it everywhere: The plea to pre-order a book. But why? Here are three reasons why pre-ordering a book means true support to authors and bookshops:
Strong pre-order sales send a signal to the publisher that the book might be success. The publishing house can now increase the marketing budget and adjust the print run to meet the demands.
As soon as bookstores see a high level of interest in a book, they take steps to position the book better. They will order more books to meet the demand and they may put the book in the window to attract even more readers.
Most bestseller lists only take into account sales in the first week after the release. Pre-ordered books are also counted in this first week. And you guessed it: bestseller lists are self-fulfilling prophecies. As soon as a book makes it there, more readers buy the book and it can generate a hype.
Our new book “Once Upon a Workday” will be out on April 2nd and we are super excited (and nervous!) about everything. We’ve poured a lot of ourselves into these stories and are so happy to send it out into the world to you. Help us make this book a success.
If you want to read more about the book and find order links, please follow this link.
But we highly recommend ordering through your local bookstore. We believe that books live and breathe in these places. Local jobs are protected and you always have a place to go when you want to dream.
The easiest way to find your local bookstore is through Google Maps but there are also specialized sites to help you.
Thanks for your time and long live books!
It’s a big day for us! We finally get to show you the cover of our upcoming book Once Upon a Workday which will be released on April 2nd at the publishing powerhouse Andrews McMeel!
The book is different from everything we’ve done so far. It’s about the exhausting, the hopeful, the struggle and the beautiful of everday life. It’s about work-life balance, creative blocks and the overwhelming feeling of having a restless heart. While we know our way around a sleepless night pondering the uncertainty of the universe, we also know the frustration of formulating the right farewell in an email. No matter how big or small, you will find our musings on the creative’s life questions in this book.
Once Upon a Workday features the short story “A Job is a Job” that many of you loved and kept asking us about. You can preorder the book wherever books are sold and via this link list!
Friends, Lovers and Comrades,
the capitalist death cult doesn’t stop at our door so we decided take part in the devilish Black Friday tradition. It’s a nice opportunity to get bespoke Christmas presents a bit cheaper, so we’re offering a 20% discount on everything from our shop.
Almost everything! Non-English books have a legally fixed price so we’re not allowed to sell them out cheaper. There’s also one last collab with the Wir sind die Toten dark lords (before they close their gates for good) where the discount doesn’t apply.
Use the code COMICLOVER to get 20% off on almost all things in our shop.
Before getting too much into details, here’s a run-down on our new stuff:
Our friends from the King Louie’s Lab made some new guest strips for us! They mixed the War and Peas universe with their Ant Story and we really love the outcome!
And btw, their Ant Story book is out NOW! Go check out their Instagram Account!
We are part of Rewriting Extinction, a campaign to raise money and awareness for 7 projects to tackle BOTH the climate and the biodiversity crisis. These projects are evidence-based, actionable, and ready to rollout in the next 12 months and will help stop species going extinct, once and for all.
Ricky Gervais, Taika Waititi, Cara Delevigne, Jane Goodall, Dinos & Comics and 300+ creators united to make a book. Remember the comic we made with Richard Curtis? It’s in there, too and you can preorder it now!
We’re very happy to announce that we are part of the project REWRITING EXTINCTION and THE MOST IMPORTANT COMIC BOOK ON EARTH.
300 creators got together to write 150 stories and create 1 world-saving book. We wrote a story with film legend Richard Curtis. Also in it: Jane Goodall, Ricky Gervais, Taika Waititi, Cara Delevigne and many many more. Check out the full list of contributors here.
The plan is to create a campaign to raise money and awareness to tackle BOTH the climate and the biodiversity crisis. To support, check out these projects and consider making a donation. You can also start with pre-ordering THE MOST IMPORTANT COMIC BOOK ON EARTH which is an amazing story collection.
You can pre-order from anywhere: Your local book store, your favourite online book seller or your regional Amazon service.
We are thrilled to announce that are book is now available in French, too!
Thanks to our dear collaborator and translator Benjamin Garcia who also runs the “War and Peas en Français”-Instagram account and to the whole publishing team behind First Éditions!
Get the book War and Peas: Des sorcières et des hommes – une BD hilarante et féministe at your local book store or here.
Our book is out today and it’s already unavailable at some wholesalers. So hurry up, if you want to get your hands on the first edition!
Thank you all for going this way with us!
And many thanks to our amazing agent Nicola, our amazing editor Lucas and our amazing publisher Andrews McMeel. It’s a great honor to be publishing under the same roof as legends like Calvin & Hobbes, Peanuts and our fellow webcomic colleagues Sarah Andersen, Nick Seluk, Alex Norris and many more.
As we often said, we’re big fans of local book stores. We want to encourage you walking into the next book shop around your corner and breath the amazing wisdom-induced air in there.
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