Monster fights and high school romances are served in the final course of this critically acclaimed YA graphic novel trilogy, perfect for fans of My Hero Academia.At the Gourmand Academy of Culinary Combat, Hana and her friends have been trained to battle monsters… and turn them into delicious meals. They’ve grown up together, fought monsters together, fallen in love with each other… and lost some friends along the way.As the new school year begins, the kids will put their understanding of human/monster relations to the test — as they’re each instructed to pair up with a monstrous new partner! Meanwhile, the sinister poacher uprising has found a monster companion of its very own: the reptilian ruffian known as the Pskynk!As the final chapter of their story heats up, a battle for the heart of the nation is ready to hop off the back burner. Will the kids’ bonds with each other—and their monsters—be enough to put this uprising to bed once and for all?
Contributors: (W) Jordan Alsaqa (A) Vivian Truong
Jordan Alsaqa is a Palestinian American comic writer from Charlotte, North Carolina. He graduated from North Carolina State University with a degree in creative writing. Since the release of his first one-shot, Terminal Protocol, co-created with Rem Broo and published by Scout Comics, Jordan has developed numerous projects, including five successful Kickstarter campaigns and several professionally published books. Jordan’s work includes the one-shots Finding Peace, Party of Your Afterlife, and We Have to Go Back; the ongoing horror-comedy Raise Hell!; and the rural horror miniseries Welderkin. His work has also been featured in numerous shorts and anthologies, such as Electrum from Ascend Comics and You Died from Iron Circus Comics.Vivian Truong was born in London, England, and studied computer animation arts at Bournemouth University. She is a self-taught artist, a natural storyteller, and an avid lover of cartoons and comics. Her first graphic novel, City of Dragons: The Awakening Storm, was listed as a Best Graphic Novel of 2021 by ALA and was a worldwide hit among reviewers. She is also the artist behind the Wall Street Journal–listed self-help book I Am Fun Size, and So Are You! She has created comics with Riot Games, Your Comic Heroes, and several anthologies.