The Spark Experiment
By (Author) Matthew Manning
Illustrated by Matthew Loux
Andrews McMeel Publishing
Andrews McMeel Publishing
26th May 2026
United States
Children
Non Fiction
Childrens / Teenage fiction: Science fiction
Childrens / Teenage fiction: Action and adventure stories
Paperback
144
Width 152mm, Height 229mm, Spine 13mm
17g
When a science experiment goes wrong, kid neighbors David Patel and Marta Martinez find themselves in the Micro Universea whole new world where the laws of physics dont apply! This full-color graphic novel is perfect for fans ofscience fiction and adventure.
When fifth grader David Patel and his second-grade sidekick Marta Martinez uncover a science experiment gone wrong, they find themselves transported to the Micro Universe, a weird world inside our own that doesn't obey the laws of conventional physics. While they're able to return home thanks to the help of a strange little creature named Spark, the pair doesn't realize that they've led a group of nefarious beings called Negatrons back to our world in the process.
Using real do-it-yourself science experiments that readers can try at home, David, Marta, and Spark must save their small town from an invasion of these energy-leeching Negatrons, all the while learning how to "spark" their own imaginations. This is a new graphic novel is perfect for kids interested in hands-on activities and science fiction adventures!
Matthew K. Manning is a comic book writer, historian, and fan. Over the course of his career, he's written comics or books starring Batman, Superman, the Justice League, and even Bugs Bunny. Some of his more recent works include AMP's The Superman Files. He lives in Asheville, North Carolina, with his wife, Dorothy, and his daughters, Lillian and Gwendolyn.
Learn more at www.matthewkmanning.com.
Matthew Loux is the author and artist of the graphic novels Prunella and The Cursed Skull Ring, The Time Museum Vol. 1 and Vol. 2 (published by First Second Books), Sidescrollers and the five volume series Salt Water Taffy (originally published by Oni Press). Matthew also illustrated the graphic novel F-Stop and the board comic Good Night Gabbaland based on the Nick Jr. television show Yo Gabba Gabba and has contributed comics and cover art for the Comic Book Legal Defense Fund. Matthew lives in New York.