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Max Meow Book 1: Cat Crusader

Max Meow Book 1: Cat Crusader

(A Graphic Novel)

About the Book

A USA TODAY Bestseller!

Meet a secret superhero with CAT-ITUDE--Max Meow, Cat Crusader--in this purr-fectly awesome, hiss-sterically funny graphic novel series just right for fans of Dog Man and InvestiGators!

Max is just a regular cat in Kittyopolis, trying to make it big as a podcaster UNTIL he accidentally takes a bite of an RADIOACTIVE SPACE MEATBALL at his best friend Mindy's SECRET LAB. Then before you can say MEOWZA, Max becomes...The CAT CRUSADER! Being a super hero is fun--but not if you get so cocky, you forget your best friend! Will Max and Mindy make up? And together, can they save Kittyopolis from the evil Agent M and BIG BOSS?! Find out in this furr-ociously funny series! BONUS: Includes how to draw Max Meow! And look for the next books—Max Meow: Donuts and Danger, Max Meow Meow: Pugs from Planet X, and Max Meow: Taco Time Machine!

"Funny, furry and fantastic!" --Judd Winick, New York Times Bestselling Creator of the Hilo series

"Max Meow's super heroics will have kids meow-ling with laughter!" --John Patrick Green, creator of the InvestiGators series
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Praise for Max Meow Book 1: Cat Crusader

MEOWZA! Here's what people are saying about MAX MEOW:

“Full of humor and action, this new series opener will be catnip for fans of Dav Pilkey’s Dog Man.” —Kirkus Reviews

"Max Meow is good-hearted fun!" —Kazu Kibuishi, creator of Amulet

"A heaping helping of candy colored fun!" —Ben Hatke, creator of the Zita the Spacegirl and Mighty Jack series

"Cats and kittens alike will be thrilled to finally have a hero they can look up to." —Mike Maihack, creator of Cleopatra in Space series

"Meowza! Let's hear it for the coolest new cat crusader, Max!" —Jennifer & Matthew Holm, co-creators of the Babymouse series

"Max Meow is sure to save any young reader's day with super-laughs on every page!" —Norm Feuti, syndicated cartoonist and creator of the Hello, Hedgehog series

"Big on vibrant, high-energy artwork—a combination that’s sure to keep even the most hesitant of readers engaged. . . . Fans of Dav Pilkey’s “Dog Man” series will love this quirky graphic novel." —School Library Journal
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Max Meow Series

Max Meow 6: When Pancakes Go Bad (Really Bad!)
Max Meow 5: Attack of the ZomBEES
Max Meow Boxed Set: Welcome to Kittyopolis (Books 1-4)
Max Meow Book 4: Taco Time Machine
Max Meow Book 3: Pugs from Planet X
Max Meow Book 2: Donuts and Danger
Max Meow Book 1: Cat Crusader

About the Author

John Gallagher
John Gallagher is an art teacher, art director, co-founder of “Kids Love Comics” (an organization that uses graphic novels to promote literacy), and leads workshops teaching kids how to create their own comics. John lives in Virginia with his family, including a cat, Millie, and dog, Cody (who appears in the Max Meow books). More by John Gallagher
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