{"product_id":"9780760381571","title":"Clock Striker, Volume 1: I'm Gonna Be a Smith!","description":"\u003cp\u003eInClock Striker, Volume 1,NarutomeetsBatmanas a young Black girl becomes an apprentice to the SMITHS, legendary warrior engineers who once traveled the world making it safer for everyone.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher Marketing\u003c\/strong\u003e: \"Readers will eagerly anticipate more entries. A fantastic, refreshing series opener.\"-- Kirkus Reviews Review Quotes : \"This action-packed graphic novel adventure featuring tenacious female leads will leave shonen manga fans counting down to future volumes.\"-- Amanda Melilli , School Library Journal Review Quotes : \"Clock Striker's first volume is a must read for shonen manga fans.\" -- Screen Rant Review Quotes : \" . . . inject[s] much-needed diversity into the manga medium . . . break[s] with the standard tropes of manga in both visual and thematic manners.\" -- Comic Book Yeti Brief Description : \"Young scientist Cast Longs to join The Smiths, a legendary, exclusive society of warrior-engineers. Fortunately, Cast meets one surviving Smith, Ms. Philomena CLock, who agrees to tak her on as an assistant, or Striker h a series of life-threatening adventures, Cast uses her gift for remodeling old hardware to protect herself and those she cares for. Fortunately, her greatest invention, the mobile lab prosthetic, provides her unfathomable offensive power by creating scientific experiences in the palm of her hand! Can Cast really become a new member of the SMITHS? More importantly, can she prove that technology is best used to help society and build things rather than to destroy?\"--Page 4 of cover. Table of Contents : Contents chapter 1 The Dynamic Duo chapter 2 Origin Arc: Begins chapter 3 Origin Arc: School Ties chapter 4 Origin Arc: Family Ties chapter 5 Origin Arc: Like a Glove chapter 6 Origin Arc: Employee Review chapter 7 Origin Arc: Severance chapter 8 Undiscovered Country Arc: Busy Bodies chapter 9 Undiscovered Country Arc: The Haunting chapter 10 The Demon Bandits Arc: Secrets and Lies chapter 11 The Demon Bandits Arc: More than It Seems chapter 12 The Demon Bandits Arc: Secret Weapon chapter 13 The Demon Bandits Arc: Concealed Carry chapter 14 The Demon Bandits Arc: Math Problems Biographical Note : Issaka Galadima , also known online as Gladisk or GladiskStudio, was born in the Republic of Niger and currently lives in France, where he works as an app developer. He is the artist for the hit manga series Clock Striker for Saturday AM. American entrepreneur Frederick L. Jones was born in Durham, North Carolina, and graduated from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill with a BA in Communication Studies. He developed a passion for promoting diversity at a young age, including participating in the fight for a Black Student Union on UNC's campus and attending the original Million Man March in 1995. He spent a decade in the video game industry as an executive. Having worked on nearly every part of product creation, including product marketing, product development, and brand management, Frederick combined his experience with his lifelong love of anime to create the diverse manga brand Saturday AM in 2013. He resides in Raleigh-Durham, North Carolina, with his family and dog, Allie. Saturday AM is a unique digital comics brand featuring an ever-growing catalog of popular, exclusive and diverse action manga-style webcomics by independent creators from around the world. Among the nearly 50 visionary artists on the Saturday AM team are @WhytManga (Apple Black), @JeyOdin (Hammer), and @saigamiproject (Saigami). To learn more about Saturday AM, visit saturday-am.com, or find them on Instagram (@saturday_am), YouTube (youtube.com\/user\/MyFutprint), and Twitter (@saturday_am). Review Quotes : \"...evokes the energy and exhilaration of classic shonen manga...promises deeper lore and mysteries in subsequent volumes.\"-- Publishers Weekly Review Quotes : A \"fast-paced story of self-discovery and altruism.\"-- Sara Smith , Booklist Review Quotes : \" . . . celebrate[s] Black stories from Black Voices.\" -- Popverse Publisher Marketing : Clock Striker , now in graphic novel format, follows Shonen manga's first Black female lead hero, Cast, in her quest to become a member of the SMITHS, the legendary warrior engineers. *2024 YALSA Great Graphic Novel for Teens* *2023 Texas Library Association Maverick Graphic Novel Reading List Winner - Starred Selection* *2023 Virginia Library Association Graphic Novel Diversity Award Honor Book* *2022 Dwayne McDuffie Award for Diversity in Comics Finalist* Cast dreams of being a SMITH , and though she's rather handy with her tools, no one in her small town ever realizes their dreams. Besides, these legendary warrior engineers haven't been seen in years and were never known for having female members. Fortunately, Cast meets one surviving member named Ms. Philomena Clock, who agrees to take her on as her apprentice, or striker. Now Cast is thrust into one deadly adventure after another! From cybernetic desperadoes to technology thieves and more, Cast has to use her mind and her remodeled robotics-lab prosthetic hand , which offers unfathomable offensive power in the form of scientific experiments. Need lightning? Cast can generate it from her hand! Cast's mentor seeks to uncover an ominous mystery that explains what happened to the SMITHS and shines a light on a hidden power that may be within Cast herself . Can Cast become a new member of the SMITHS? More importantly, can Cast survive the process to become a SMITH? Clock Striker is rated T for Teen, recommended for ages 13 and up. Saturday AM, the world's most diverse manga-inspired comics, are now presented in a new format! Introducing Saturday AM TANKS , the new graphic novel format similar to Japanese Tankobons where we collect the global heroes and artists of Saturday AM. These handsome volumes have select color pages, revised artwork, and innovative post-credit scenes that help bring new life to our popular BIPOC, LGBTQ, and\/or culturally diverse characters. Join in even more adventures with the other action-packed Saturday AM TANKS series: Apple Black , Gunhild , Hammer , Henshin! , The Massively Multiplayer World of Ghosts , Oblivion Rouge , Saigami , Soul Beat , Titan King , Underground , and Yellow Stringer . Review Citations: Publishers Weekly 12\/19\/2022 (EAN 9780760381571, Paperback) Kirkus Reviews 01\/15\/2023 (EAN 9780760381571, Paperback) Booklist 02\/01\/2023 pg. 35 (EAN 9780760381571, Paperback) School Library Journal 04\/01\/2023 pg. 136 (EAN 9780760381571, Paperback)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFormat:\u003c\/strong\u003e Paperback | \u003cstrong\u003ePages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 224 | \u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e 2023-02-07\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rockport Publishers","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":46477826031747,"sku":"9780760381571","price":13.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0564\/6830\/8099\/files\/9780760381571.jpg?v=1770301008","url":"https:\/\/sebink.com\/products\/9780760381571","provider":"Sebink","version":"1.0","type":"link"}