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6-panel-comic by War and Peas. Panel 1: The thirsty NASA scientist is trying on a dress in a fitting room. A store clerk stands outside and asks, “Miss, how’s the dress?” Panel 2: The woman steps out in a little black dress and says, “Fine, but it’s not really the look I’m going for.” Panel 3: The clerk asks, “What look are you going for?” Panel 4: With an excited expression and wide eyes, the woman replies, “Lonely scientist gets whisked away by a ZØR$H‡X!-ian prince…” Panel 5: She continues passionately, “...who’s never seen a woman before and is overcome with lust!” Panel 6: The clerk, now slightly disturbed but professional, responds, “Maybe, I have something in the back,” as he walks away. She continues, "She's nervous at first, but he proves to be well-versed in the art of lovemaking."

A digital collage titled "Thirsty Scientist Starter Pack" features various items associated with a sci-fi and science aesthetic. Items include a black slip dress, round glasses, a bottle of "Alien" perfume by Mugler, a telescope, a DVD box set of the "Alien Quadrilogy," a book about H.R. Giger, a poster reading "I WANT TO BELIEVE" with an image of a UFO, and a green, textured alien-like sculpture. The background is light green, and the text is in a bold, futuristic font with a purple outline.

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Elizabeth Pich and Jonathan Kunz sitting beside a wooden ladder displaying a children's book titled "HI, EARTH." The book cover features a cartoon Earth with googly eyes wearing a cowboy hat, surrounded by flames. The setting includes numerous houseplants in the background, creating a cozy, plant-filled environment that appears to be a café or bookstore.

The book is here and it’s all that you can wish for – as an author and a reader. The pages are made of beautiful, thick paper and the colors are what industry professionals and bookstore owners would call vibrant. It is a huge step forward to anything we’ve done before!

Rare Tropical Birds

Yes, there are comics that you have seen before on our socials and the newsletter, but there are also brand new ones that are strictly exclusively in this book – like rare tropical birds that refuse to migrate to the digital ecosystem.

Funny comic by War and Peas named "Fuck that flower" 1. Panel: A flower says: They always say "What a beautiful flower. Lovely flower." 2. Panel: She continues: But do you know what they never say? 3. Panel: She shouts: I want to fuck that flower so hard that [redacted text] 4. Panel: A bee approaches saying "I could offer respectful love-making." The flower shouts "FUCK OFF!"

4-Panel Comic by "War and Peas" Panel 1: A person with an axe stands before a tree with a green treetop that has a simple face. The tree is speaking from a speech bubble saying "You can chop me down, but that won't fill the giant void inside you." The scene is set in a countryside with hills and mountains in the background. Panel 2: The person is now chopping down the tree with their axe, making a "CHOP" sound. The tree has fallen and the person is standing on the tree trunk. In the background, there's a truck or logging vehicle with smoke coming from it. Panel 3: The scene shifts to a lumber mill called "PAUL'S LUMBER" with industrial buildings, smokestacks, and piles of logs. The person who chopped the tree is receiving money bags from a businessman in a coat and hat. Panel 4: The final panel shows the same person now wealthy, lying on a lounge chair by a swimming pool at a luxury mansion. They're holding a cocktail and wearing sunglasses, looking discontented. A speech bubble reads "That damn tree was right..."

Worldwide Distribution

As our publisher Andrews McMeel has a worldwide distribution network, you can get the book really anywhere. Whether you’re contemplating existential dread beside a Norwegian fjord, sitting in a Brooklyn establishment where bearded men manipulate hops with the solemnity of neurosurgeons, or slowly going insane on your private island – our book will find you. It waits, lurking in the shadows, accessible to anyone close to a bookstore or with sufficient bandwidth to complete an online transaction.

Get it via Amazon, Barnes & Noble or BAM. Or order it through your local bookstore!

4-Panel Comic by War and Peas. Panel 1: A woman kneels in front of her dog, holding a leash. The caption reads, "Whenever we go outside..." Panel 2: The woman gently holds and hugs her dog. The caption continues, "...my master needs a leash to make sure she doesn’t get lost." Panel 3: The dog confidently leads the way outside, while the woman follows, holding the leash. The caption reads, "Don’t worry, anxious one." Panel 4: A close-up of the dog looking happy as they walk. The caption concludes, "I’ll take care of you."

Thanks for reading :)
Elizabeth and Jonathan

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Illustration of a cool, anthropomorphic book with muscular arms, wearing sunglasses and fishnet tights, flexing its biceps in front of a blurred bookstore background. The bold, hand-drawn text reads: 'Preordering Books Matters,' emphasizing the importance of preordering books to support authors and retailers.

Imagine a world where books you love magically appear in abundance, where your favorite authors are given the green light to write more, and where indie bookstores stay alive and well. That world exists – it just requires a little thing called preordering.

Here’s why that’s a great idea:

1. Shelf it up

When you preorder a book, you’re doing more than just guaranteeing that a fresh copy will land in your eager hands within a couple of days of its release. You are also whispering – no, shouting – into the capitalist void: Hey, we care about this book. Stock this book. Give this book a fighting chance.

Retailers respond to numbers. If a book gets a lot of preorders, bookstores order more copies, ensuring it doesn’t vegetate away in a dark warehouse next to unsold Ayurveda diet guides. If preorders are bad, that book might be DOA before it even gets a chance to charm (or traumatize) readers.

2. Signal to the Publisher

Strong pre-order sales send a signal to the publisher that the book might be thriving and not being avalanched by self-published werewolf romances. The publishing house can now increase the marketing budget and adjust the print run to meet the demands.

3. The self-fulfilling prophecy of lists

Let’s talk about bestseller lists. They don’t just add up what’s sold after release – it’s mostly about preorders. A book with strong preorder numbers can land on Amazon’s “Best in Category XYZ” lists or even make its way onto those prestigious bestseller lists that determine what gets splashed across airport newsstands. In short: preordering isn’t just buying a book – it’s voting for it.

Witch reading a book

Try it out now

Does that all sound like exactly the world you want to live in? Then we have a recommendation that you can pre-order right now: Our new book HI, EARTH comes out on April 1 (no joke but still a lot of jokes) and we love every single page of it.

It contains our best comics about our favorite planet and its inhabitants.

Get it via Amazon, Barnes & Noble or BAM.

Promotional image for the book 'Hi, Earth' by Elizabeth Pich and Jonathan Kunz (War and Peas). The book cover features a cartoon Earth with large, worried eyes, sitting on a wooden chair while surrounded by flames, wearing a fedora. The title is in bold, blocky letters. To the right, a quote describes the book as 'bittersweet but lighthearted,' roasting human folly while appreciating the planet. The text at the bottom announces the release date: 'Available April 1st. Wherever books are sold!'

Something Else

We get it: clicking preorder on a big retailer’s website is easy and requires no human interaction. But if you want to be a true literary champion, preorder from your local bookstore. It keeps them thriving, fosters community, and lets you pick up your book in an actual store, where you can also impulsively buy a tote bag you definitely need.

Find your local bookstore:

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5-panel comic by War and Peas Panel 1: The Grim Reaper stands before a rack of scythes, pondering, “So, which scythe am I in the mood for today?” Panel 2: Lord Nibbles – a smug-looking black cat lounges on an ornate chair, pointing with its claws and saying, “Ohh, take that one!” Panel 3: The Grim Reaper looks at a shiny red scythe, saying, “My ruby-crested reap of doom, haha. I take this one for reaping the really rich.” Panel 4: Then, while looking at a list, he adds, “But there are no billionaires on today’s list.” Panel 5: The cat, now gripping a golden dagger, grins mischievously and says, “That can be arranged.”

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AWOOOO! It’s a FULL MOON and we’re going into rage mode with this drop of nine of our most beloved comics 🐺

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Locally Sourced & Signed by the Artists

All of these come fresh from a local print studio. They’re not mass-produced, not churned out by a soulless mega-corporation that also sells mayonnaise and garden hoses. No, these are real.

We, Elizabeth and Jonathan, sign them with our own actual hands, the same hands that have shaken in caffeine-induced terror and absentmindedly petted stray cats – while thinking of stories that make you smile.

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Magical Guffaw

Why the full moon? Well, because magic, that’s why. But also because a full moon does things to people. It stirs the ancient, pre-tax-document parts of the brain. It makes wolves howl, makes people google things like “can the moon make me impulsively buy art,” and generally bathes everything in a weird, mystical glow that says, Yes, you should probably own one of these prints.

So go and tell your friends! Because today the moon is full, the prints are live, and if you hesitate, you may have to live with the unbearable knowledge that someone else has the print that should have been yours. And that, my friend, is no way to live.

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This comic was created especially for our backers on Ko-Fi.

It’s is a donation-based platform where you can send us digital coffees to support our work in the short and long term.

Thank you for all the caffeine shocks that get us through the year!

4-panel comic by War and Peas. Panel 1: A vampire in a long coat and sunglasses walks under a black umbrella, saying, “Getting my coffee fix isn’t as easy as it used to be.” Panel 2: The vampire peeks from behind a tree, eyeing a small coffee stand labeled "Barista Boys." He says, “But it’s worth the effort.” Panel 3: A barista, dressed in a yellow shirt and apron, takes a sip of coffee, seemingly unaware of the lurking vampire. Panel 4: The vampire is now crouched over the unconscious barista behind the stand, presumably having bitten him. With satisfaction, he remarks, “Mhm… Viennese Roast.”