Better Place

by Murray, Duane; Daley, Shawn

• ISBN13: 9781603094955
• ISBN10: 1603094954
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2021-10-26
• Publisher: Top Shelf Productions

Summary

This sidekick misses his superhero... After hearing that his grandfather has gone to a "better place", a boy sets off on a grand adventure to find him, dressed as his favourite comic book character.

Dylan just moved to a new house, with no friends, and a mother who doesn't have time for him. Luckily, he has his grandad. Together, they are Red Rocket and Kid Cosmo, who save the universe every day with the power of imagination! But one day, Dylan learns that his grandad is suddenly gone... to a "better place." Now, Kid Cosmo will have to save the day, all by himself.

Debut author Duane Murray joins artist Shawn Daley (Samurai Grandpa) for a touching story about family, grief, change, and growth.

Author Biography

Duane Murray has been writing, producing and acting professionally since graduating from York University's Acting Conservatory in 1998. He has script consulted on projects for studios including Warner Brothers, Dreamworks, HBO and Netflix. He is currently developing TV adaptations of international bestselling novels The Last Rituals and The Mythago Wood. Duane is also an actor appearing in over 65 film and TV productions, including the Academy Award-winning Spotlight. Duane's latest feature film Red Rover, which he both co-wrote and produced, was recently released in North America. He is an alumnus of both the prestigious TIFF Studio and National Screen Institute.

Shawn Daley is a Ringo Award nominated cartoonist and chiptunist from Toronto. Majoring in audio production and working a number of years in the recording industry, he began to focus on telling stories through comics in 2015 with his debut, TerraQuill Collected. Since then his published works include Samurai Grandpa and Ogre.