Young Shadow & the Watchdogs

By Ben Sears

Young Shadow usually protects sci-fi Bolt City by making deliveries for the food bank and rescuing pets. But this time around, he needs to focus on two things: hitting and pitching When Young Shadow and the eight Watchdogs -- Elmore, Gerry, Larry, Gomez, Marta, Ketchum, Rolando, and Junior -- investigate a concerning chemical sludge being dumped into Bolt City's water, Elmore discovers a haunted baseball glove and inadvertently summons a team from the beyond that challenges them to a game to the death. With a stadium full of hostile vampires, mummies, frankensteins, and ghouls rooting for the visitors, the Watchdogs enlist Young Shadow to fill out their roster -- and save Bolt City

This exciting new middle-grade graphic novel from cartoonist and musician Ben Sears establishes a world that embraces classic superhero, sci fi, and supernatural comics without any irony, executed in a brilliant two-tone color scheme of jet black and mustardy yellow that perfectly suits the spooky fun and fast paced adventure. Young Shadow & the Watchdogs is a page-turner for readers of any age.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: B0FDFCBNS6
• ISBN13: 9798875001826
• Release Date: April 2026
• Publisher: Fantagraphics Books
• Length: 88 Pages
• Age Range: 8 to 12 years
• Grade Range: Grades 3 to 7