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Hyperion and the Great Balls of Fire Graphic Novel
By (Author) Joan Holub
Created by Suzanne Williams
Adapted by David Campiti
Illustrated by Glass House Graphics
4
Simon & Schuster
Aladdin
21st June 2023
United States
Children
Fiction
Graphic novel / Comic book / Manga: Fantasy, esoteric
Childrens / Teenage fiction: Traditional stories
Childrens / Teenage fiction: Action and adventure stories
741.5973
Paperback
144
Width 140mm, Height 210mm, Spine 25mm
293g
Hyperion the Titan heats things up in this fourth graphic novel adapted from the popular Heroes in Training series.
Phew, its hot! Under the Titan Hyperions rule, the sun is burning even brighter than normal, and scorching everything in northern Greeceincluding the villagers! The Olympians are forced to play an un-fun game of Dodge the Sunbursts as Hyperion hurls giant fireballs that could fry them up!
Whats worse, it looks like a familiar foe, Cronus, is hot on Zeus, Poseidon, and Hadess trail. Armed with some clues, they set out to figure out why Hyperion has been making things so hotand to rescue Hera, who is still missing. Battling the extreme heat and some fantastical and scary creatures sent by Cronus, the boys are off on another epic adventure, and Zeus is one step closer to discovering his destiny.
Joan Holub has authored and/or illustrated over 140 childrens books, including the Goddess Girls series, the Heroes in Training series, theNew York Timesbestselling picture bookMighty Dads(illustrated by James Dean), andLittle Red Writing(illustrated by Melissa Sweet). She lives in North Carolina and is online at JoanHolub.com.
Suzanne Williams is a former elementary school librarian and the author of over seventy books for children, including the award-winning picture booksLibrary Lil(illustrated by Steven Kellogg) andMy Dog Never Says Please(illustrated by Tedd Arnold), and several chapter book and middle grade series. She also coauthors the Goddess Girls and Thunder Girls series with the fantastic Joan Holub. Visit her at Suzanne-Williams.com.
David Campitiis an animation producer and voiceover actor and is CEO of Glass House Graphics/Cutting Edge Animation & Publishing Services. His talent team has worked on such features asDespicable Me,Rio,Gnomeo & Juliet, andHorton Hears a Whoand fully producedNiko: The Journey to MagikaandEl Americano.