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Adora and the Distance

By Ariela Kristantina and Marc Bernardin
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Adora and the Distance follows a young girl named Adora on a fantastical journey through a mysterious realm. As she navigates this imaginative landscape, she encounters various mystical creatures and faces a looming, enigmatic threat known simply as the "Distance." The story intricately blends elements of adventure and self-discovery, capturing the challenges and triumphs of a hero's quest.
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This enchanting graphic novel may captivate you if you're drawn to tales of fantasy and adventure with a heartfelt core. It follows a young girl who embarks on an epic quest through a vivid, imaginative world, combining lush artwork with an emotionally resonant story. This journey of self-discovery and bravery is perfect for readers who appreciate a blend of whimsical storytelling and meaningful themes.

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Follows "the epic adventures of Adora, a brave young woman of color who lives in a fantastical world with underground pirates, ghosts, and a mysterious force called 'The Distance,' which threatens to destroy it all"

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A new YA fantasy graphic novel following the epic adventures of Adora, a brave young woman of colour who lives in a fantastical world with underground pirates, ghosts, and a mysterious force called The Distance. The Distance threatens to destroy it all, and only Adora can stop it!

From Marc Bernardin—the award-winning television writer/producer on Star Trek: Picard, Critical Role: The Legend of Vox Machina, Masters of the Universe: Revelations, Castle Rock, and Ariela Kristantina of Mata Hari.

Includes an introduction by Damon Lindelof (Lost, The Leftovers, HBO's The Watchmen)!

"Marc Bernardin's gorgeous, powerful Adora and the Distance was his way of connecting with a child on the Autism spectrum." - Vanity Fair

"A letter from a parent to a child with love so overflowing that it's visible on every page." - Kelly Sue DeConnick (Captain Marvel, Aquaman)

"Gorgeously rendered and tenderly told, Adora and the Distance is the story of an extraordinary child—and the extraordinary people who love her. You cannot help but be moved." - G. Willow Wilson (Co-creator, Ms. Marvel)

"Adora and the Distance begins as a fantasy, all fun and brilliance, like a Game of Thrones for teenage girls, and then transmutes into something deeper and more moving, a reflection of an interior life that solves all the riddles it has propounded in a way that is both satisfying and heartbreaking. I'm so glad it exists." - Neil Gaiman (The Sandman, Coraline, American Gods)

"Bernardin and Kristantina have pulled off a true magic trick. Adora and the Distance lures you in with dazzling fantasy yet its true magic lies in its passionate, heartfelt exploration of deeper truths about connection, understanding and forgiveness through love. One of the most daring and heartfelt books I've read this year." - Scott Snyder (Batman, Nocterra)

Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781506724508

Publisher: Dark Horse Comics,U.S.

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 01 March 2022

Country: United States

Imprint: Dark Horse Comics,U.S.

Illustration: 1 Illustrations

Contributors:

  • By Bryan Valenza

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Width: 168.0mm

Height: 258.0mm

Weight: 300g

Pages: 112

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About the Author

Marc Bernardin is a television writer-producer as well as a comic book author. His TV work includes serving as a supervising producer on Star Trek- Picard, a supervising producer on Starz's The Continental, was most recently a producer on Amazon's Victorian fantasy series Carnival Row, a co-producer on the USA Network spy drama Treadstone, a staff writer on the first season of Castle Rock, the Stephen King and J.J. Abrams original series for Hulu, and a staff writer on Syfy's superheroic television series Alphas. In an earlier life, he was an entertainment journalist- He was the Film Editor for the Los Angeles Times, overseeing the paper's movie coverage and coordinating the efforts of a dozen staffers. He was also the Deputy Editor of Playboy.com, a senior editor for The Hollywood Reporter, a senior editor for Entertainment Weekly, managing editor of Starlog magazine, and a consulting editor for Fangoria magazine. As a freelance writer, he has contributed to Wired, GQ, Empire, Details, Vulture.com, and Syfy.com. He also has written a fair number of comic books over the years. His most recent is Adora and the Distance, an original graphic novel coming from Comixology in early 2020. Other works include Genius (Image), an urban revolutionary miniseries which The A.V. Club called "the most relevant comic on stands, Static Shock (one of DC Comics' premiere African-American superheroes), X-Men Origins- Nightcrawler, Wolverine, The Authority, The Highwaymen, and Monster Attack Network.

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