Apocalypse Bow Wow
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- $6.99
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Publisher Description
Perfect for fans of Diary of a Wimpy Kid, this black-and-white graphic novel is a hilarious romp through the apocalypse, where dogs are all the world has left!
The end has come. The world is in shambles. Everyone is gone . . . except for the dogs!
Brownie and Apollo are two dogs living in bliss with a big, comfy couch to laze on. But unbeknownst to them and seemingly overnight, the world has turned to utter chaos. What they do know is their owners are MIA, they are starting to get on each other's nerves, and it's dinner time. What has happened? Who will feed them? What if their people are gone for good?!
With bellies rumbling, Brownie and Apollo decide to set out into the wide world, where they discover other pets and stray animals who have been left behind. But not everyone is man's best friend. It's a dog-eat-dog world now! With the help of a friendly neighborhood police dog and a small but mighty side-kick tick, Apollo and Brownie must figure out how to survive these dark times and locate their ultimate goal: dinner!
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
In this uninhibitedly wacky collaboration by Year in the Jungle illustrator Proimos and his son, two dogs find that their owners have disappeared in a kind of Rapture moment along with all the other humans on Earth: "Clotheslines were ablaze. Humans vanished from moving automobiles. Animals were totally losing it." Brownie and Apollo's initial imprisonment in their own house creates a real sense of grief as readers watch the dogs realize that their owners are never coming back. But they manage to escape, as Brownie explains: "I licked our doorknob and made a deer crash through our window, and that's how we got out." The nearest grocery store has food, but is already claimed by animal adversaries. Fortunately, a flea who has read Sun Tzu advises Brownie, whispering military strategies in his ear: "If you don't seek out allies and helpers, then you will be isolated and weak." The elder Proimos's artwork, a mix of full-page scene and panel sequences, is a potent combination of unhinged energy and poignant sentiment, giving it an off-kilter charm. Ages 8 12.
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