The Lizard Prince and Other South American Stories

Grades 5 to 9

In this thrilling and chilling comics collection, some of today’sfinest cartoon art talents reimagine folklore from South America with a moderntwist. 

“They say a couple lines written on a piece of paper can sealyour fate. I think they might be right.”Cursed princes, doomsday prophecies, fanciful pineapplewishes, and a fateful nighttime visit from a legendary sorcerer – these arejust a few of the ancient tales whispered in the forests of South America,retold in this beautifully drawn comics treasury!This sixth volume of the “Cautionary Fables and Fairytales”anthology series features modern takes on folklore from across the continent,for a wide-ranging fireside collection of thrills and spooky chills. Featuringthe work of SHADIA AMIN, CONI YOVANINIZ, VERÓNICA ALVARADO, and more!

About the Author

Kate Ashwin has drawnand written over 1000 pages of webcomics since 2002, her most current projectbeing the well-received Victorian-era adventure story Widdershins, whichis currently on its sixth Kickstarter-funded volume. Kate has also contributedto, co-edited, and provided Kickstarter support to the "Cautionary Fables andFairytales" books, written a story for Dark Horse Presents, andcontributed artwork to critically-acclaimed kid's weekly comic The Phoenix.Kel McDonald has been working in comics for over a decade-most of that time hasbeen spent on their webcomic Sorcery 101. More recently, they haveorganized the "Cautionary Fables and Fairytales" anthology series whilecontributing to other anthologies like Dark Horse Presents, Smut Peddler,and Sleep of Reason. They've also worked on Buffy: The High SchoolYears and recently finished a creator-owned series, Misfits ofAvalon, and the Eisner-nominated Stone King. Kel is currentlyworking on the self-published series, The City Between. Their work canbe found at kelmcdonald.com. AlbertoRayo is a comic book writer, editor, andeconomist from Lima, Peru. He started self-publishing works at seventeen andsince then has worked with several artists for comic anthologies and graphicnovels. He aspires to help develop a comic book industry in his home country.