History Comics: The Wild Mustang

A Junior Library Guild Nonfiction selectionAn American Library Association Best Graphic Novel for Children“Koch tucks proud, graceful horses aplenty, both wild and at work, into her mix of square and free-form sequential panels. Corrals both the romantic and revolting sides of the story: Elementary and middle school readers who saddle up are in for a heady ride.”–School Library Journal“Dynamic comics-panel illustrations use self-referential techniques to move the humorous narrative forward, while “Mane Idea” asides explore topics like horse diet and digestion.” –Horn Book

Chris Duffy has written many comic books, for Marvel and DC Comics, and has edited comics and graphic novels for Nickelodeon Magazine, United Plankton Pictures, DC Comics, and First Second, where he edited the New York Times best-seller Fairy Tale Comics. He currently is a senior editor at Workman Publishing, and lives in Cold Spring, New York, where he has seen a number of horses, but hasn’t managed to ride one yet.

Falynn Koch graduated with a masters in sequential art from The Savannah College of Art and Design, is a graduate of the International Culinary Center, and once even owned her own food truck. She is also the author of Science Comics: Plagues, Science Comics: Bats, and Maker Comics: Bake Like a Pro!