Topside

(Paperback)

---

Publishing Details

Classifications

Physical Properties

Description

A wild outer-space fantasy about fixing your mistakes and the friends you meet along the way.
When Jo, a headstrong maintenance technician, makes an error that destabilizes her planet's core, she only knows one way to fix things: leaving her underground home for a trip to the planet's dangerous, unruly surface. Soon she's wandering through deserts, riding on the backs of giant beasts, and cutting deals with con artists and bounty hunters. Meanwhile, agents of the core are in hot pursuit. J. N. Monk and Harry Bogosian (co-creators of the web-comic StarHammer) present a wild outer-space fantasy about fixing your mistakes and the friends you meet along the way.

Reviews

"As quest stories go, the world building in this one is impressive. . . . A dystopian sf graphic novel perfect for readers new to the genre."--Booklist

-- (6/18/2019 12:00:00 AM)

"Immersive, mysterious, and just the right amount of trippy."--Kirkus Reviews

-- (7/16/2019 12:00:00 AM)

"Monk and Bogosian skillfully use the conventions of the graphic novel to convey both the universality of a quest story and the specific and utter weirdness of Jo's home planet."--The Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books

-- (10/16/2019 12:00:00 AM)

"This compelling, offbeat journey will resonate with future Douglas Adams fans."--School Library Journal

-- (10/25/2019 12:00:00 AM)

"Topside is an engrossing adventure buoyed by lush sci-fi landscapes and unlikely friendships. Monk and Bogosian have crafted an imaginative odyssey that calls to mind the works of Hayao Miyazaki."--Kristen Gudsnuk, Making Friends

-- (3/13/2019 12:00:00 AM)

"An intriguing mix of adventure and wonder and the mundane, both quietly epic and very personal. Wonderful art. Highly recommended."--Jeff VanderMeer, Annihilation

-- (3/13/2019 12:00:00 AM)

"Thoughtful, woke, and enjoyably propulsive. The world Monk and Bogosian describe is terrible, but such an enjoyable place to spend an afternoon."--Zander Cannon, Kaijumax

-- (3/13/2019 12:00:00 AM)

"Vibrant and fun, Topside blasts off on a colorful journey across an alien world."--Katie Shanahan, Silly Kingdom

-- (3/13/2019 12:00:00 AM)

Author Bio

J. N. Monk is a Midwesterner with a song in their heart. They've lived in a lighthouse, an active volcano, and Florida but always return to the heartland. They love travel, superheroes, food, and cats and wish that everyone knew the lyrics and steps to the musical number in their soul. They live in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Harry Bogosian is a freelance Illustrator and comic artist from New York City. Since graduating Pratt Institute in 2009 he has drawn monsters for video game companies, done freelance work for books, and nowadays primarily makes comics and graphic novels. There is nothing he enjoys more than making new fantastical worlds, and filling them with his creations.