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ADVENTURE PRESS CATALOGUE – SPRING 2021
ADVENTURE PRESS – CATALOGUE – SPRING 2021 CONTENTS
CONTENTS
ADVENTURE PRESS
JIMMY TORNADO – The Series 2 Marketing Campaign 14
Book 1 – The Shadow of Steel 3 Alex A.’s World 15
Book 2 – Danger at the Bottom of the Sea 3
MINI-JON’S EXPERIMENTS – The Series 4 CONTACT INFORMATION 16
Book 1 – Mini-Jon’s Experiments 5
Book 2 – Mini-Jon’s Experiments 5
SUPER AGENT JON LE BON! – The Series 6
Vol. 1 – The Brain of the Apocalypse 6
Vol. 2 – Formula V 7
Vol. 3 – Operation Shorthand 7
Vol. 4 – The Prophecy of Four 8
Vol. 5 – Time Travel Fridge 8
Vol. 6 – A Sheep in the Head 9
Vol. 7 – The Ultimate Symbol 9
Vol. 8 – Big Beaver Forever 10
The Secret Files of Mr. Shorthand 11
Season 2, Vol. 1 – A Virtual Adventure 12
Season 2, Vol. 2 – Nanodimension 13
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JIMMY TORNADO eBOOK available
A COMIC BOOK SERIES PACKED WITH TWISTS AND TURNS!
GENRE: adventure, action, humour, travel and mystery
TARGET AUDIENCE: age 9 and up
SALES POINTS
•B
ooks 1 and 2 are featured amongst the Best
Books for Kids & Teens by the Canadian
Children’s Book Center
BOOK 2
•B
ook 1 in French is nominee for Prix Tamarac
of the 2019 Forest of Reading program
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n adventure series that will become an instant
classic for comic book lovers of all ages THE CHARACTERS BOOK 1 DANGER AT
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he characters are well-known by young readers Jimmy is 15 years old and a typical teenager, THE SHADOW THE BOTTOM
OF STEEL OF THE SEA
through their presence in Owl magazine despite his gorilla body. His superior strength
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vailable: Bookmarks, badges and teacher’s is often an asset during perilous adventures.
guides Lupe is 17 and a brilliant scientist. She works Author: Frédéric Antoine Author: Frédéric Antoine
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he author and the illustrator are available with her brother, Jimmy, at the Tornado
Foundation, an agency dedicated to scientific Illustrator: Jean-François Vachon Illustrator: Jean-François Vachon
for special occasions and events
investigation. 64 pages • 22 x 29 cm (9 x 11 inches) 64 pages • 22 x 29 cm (9 x 11 inches)
$16.95 • Hardcover $16.95 • Hardcover
ISBN: 978-1-77285-025-3 ISBN: 978-1-77285-034-5
THE BOOK THE BOOK
THE AUTHOR THE ILLUSTRATOR
immy and Lupe Tornado travel the world
J On a mission for the Tornado Foundation,
Frédéric Antoine spent his childhood with his nose A talented illustrator, Jean-François Vachon has to investigate scientific mysteries and my half-sister Guadalupé and I take on a
buried in comic books. Later he discovered role-playing been plying his art for over 30 years. Very early supernatural activities — hoping one day mysterious adversary who has been watching
games, giving him a chance to exercise his talent as a on, he dreamed of creating superhero comic to find their father, who disappeared during us since our adventure in Japan. But we’re
storyteller. A fan of films, travel and games, Frédéric books. He discovered American and European an archaeological expedition. no ordinary team of investigators. My name
continues to build his world, with his own brand of comic books, which helped forge his style. is Jimmy Tornado, I’m 15, I’m a gorilla…
humour. After living in France, Africa and Martinique, and no one threatens the Tornados!
Frédéric finally settled in Canada almost 20 years ago.
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MINI-JON’S
EXPERIMENTS
WELCOME TO THE EXCITING WORLD OF MINI-JON, WHERE HUMOUR,
ADVENTURE AND SCIENCE COME TOGETHER AND WHERE ALMOST ANYTHING CAN HAPPEN!
GENRE: action, adventure, friendship and humour
TARGET AUDIENCE: age 6 and up
eBOOK available
SALES POINTS
• This series is all about Mini-Jon having fun BOOK 1 BOOK 2
in Henry’s laboratory and the resulting havoc
it creates around him. MINI-JON’S MINI-JON’S
• S
hort stories mostly on two pages, with some
longer stories
EXPERIMENTS EXPERIMENTS
Author and illustrator: Alex A. Author and illustrator: Alex A.
• M
ini-Jon’s Experiments stories are published
monthly in Chickadee magazine: The Full- 64 pages • 22 x 29 cm (9 x 11 inches) 64 pages • 22 x 29 cm (9 x 11 inches)
of-Fun, Hands-On Magazine for Children
$14.95 • Hardcover $14.95 • Hardcover
Ages 6 to 9.
ISBN: 978-1-77285-006-2 ISBN: 978-1-77285-029-1
dvertising in Chickadee on a regular basis
• A
• M
edia events and national marketing
campaign: see page 12
THE BOOK THE BOOK
HILARIOUS ini-Jon is a curious and intrepid young
M Disaster has struck! Mini-Maple, Q and
COMIC BOOKS scientist. He lives in a laboratory under the Plasma have been sucked up into Henry’s
BY ALEX A., AUTHOR supervision of the world’s greatest scientist, most incredible, but most uncontrollable,
OF THE SUPER AGENT Henry B. Belton. creation yet: the Mini-Universe.
JON LE BON SERIES! With the help of Q, the diabolical evil brain, To save them, the Agency has sent its best
Mini-Jon will stop at nothing to conduct and brightest: Mini-Jon. On Byzantine’s back,
wacky scientific experiments that he thinks he will explore a parallel universe and travel
will advance science. from a candy planet to a volcanic planet, by
way of a cosmic storm and a nebula.
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SUPER AGENT
JON LE BON!
A GRAPHIC NOVEL SERIES THAT’S FUNNY, OFFBEAT AND BRILLIANT!
GENRE: action, adventure, friendship and humour
TARGET AUDIENCE: age 8 and up
eBOOKS available
Alex A.
VOL.1
Amidst a world filled with dangerous
VOL.3
criminals, terrorists and government
conspiracies, stands the Agency –
an ultra secret organization who’s mission
is to protect the innocent and safeguard the World.
This legendary organization brings together the greatest geniuses,
THE BRAIN OF VOL.2 OPERATION
the most talented agents and cutting edge technologies. However,
something unusual is about to happen : a brilliant new recruit with
E APOCALYPSE
unusual methods is about to join the Agency. His name : Jon Le Bon.
He will forever change the balance of power between good and evil.
THE BRAIN OF TH
THE APOCALYPSE FORMULA V SHORTHAND
THE BRAIN OF THE APOCALYPSE
Author and illustrator: Alex A. Author and illustrator: Alex A. Author and illustrator: Alex A.
104 pages • 15 x 23 cm (6 x 9 inches) 144 pages • 15 x 23 cm (6 x 9 inches) 104 pages • 15 x 23 cm (6 x 9 inches)
$12.95 • Paperback $12.95 • Paperback $12.95 • Paperback
ISBN: 978-2-89751-166-1 ISBN: 978-2-89751-168-5 ISBN: 978-2-89751-189-0
ADVENTURE PRESS
$11. 95 US ∣ $12. 95 CAN
ISBN 978-2-89751-166-1
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THE BOOK INSIDE THIS BOOK THE BOOK THE BOOK
Amidst a world filled with dangerous criminals OMG! Jon Le Bon’s initiation really isn’t Whitewash, the mad biologist, is back
and government conspiracies, stands the Agency going as planned. He gets stuck with Agent and this time nothing will stop him! He
— an ultra secret organization whose mission is WXT on the other side of the planet in a wild is attacking members of the Agency and
to protect the innocent and safeguard the World. and arid continent, far away from civilization. stealing their arms, legs, flesh and blood,
This legendary organization brings together the As they try to make their way back to the basically everything he needs to build the
greatest minds, the most talented agents and Agency, they meet some odd characters — Ultimate Creature. No agent is safe . . .
cutting-edge technologies. But something unusual including Gerald the Flying Hog and Conrad Not even Jon Le Bon. As for Mr. Shorthand,
is about to happen: a brilliant new recruit with the Atomic Monkey — who will fill them in he will finally get his chance to confront
unusual methods is about to join the Agency. on the Agency’s mysterious past. his demons.
His name: Jon Le Bon. He will forever change
the balance of power between good and evil.
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VOL.4 VOL.5 VOL.6 VOL.7
THE PROPHECY TIME TRAVEL A SHEEP IN THE ULTIMATE
OF FOUR FRIDGE THE HEAD SYMBOL
Author and illustrator: Alex A. Author and illustrator: Alex A. Author and illustrator: Alex A. Author and illustrator: Alex A.
104 pages • 15 x 23 cm (6 x 9 inches) 136 pages • 15 x 23 cm (6 x 9 inches) 112 pages • 15 x 23 cm (6 x 9 inches) 128 pages • 15 x 23 cm (6 x 9 inches)
$12.95 • Paperback $12.95 • Paperback $12.95 • Paperback $12.95 • Paperback
ISBN: 978-1-77285-000-0 ISBN: 978-1-77285-004-8 ISBN: 978-1-77285-005-5 ISBN: 978-1-77285-014-7
9 781772 850000
THE BOOK THE BOOK THE BOOK THE BOOK
Earth has been around for four billion years. Life at the Agency is back to normal. Martha The Agency has got its hands on the Intra A surprising discovery disrupts the Agency’s
The galaxy is inclined 4.444 degrees. It’s the hasn’t heard from Big Beaver, the agents are neuronal 3000, the largest artificial brain ever peace, driving a certain agent to… resign!
fourth earthquake in four weeks. There’s no dressing up for the Halloween party and created. To put the finishing touches on the Will it be Jon? While Billy is in the midst of
doubt about it, the members of the Agency WXT is in awe of Agent S. And what about programming started by Gabriel Lobe, the planning his wedding, Theodore goes missing
are about to experience the Prophecy of Four! Jon Le Bon? Oh, right, he’s travelling back notorious computer scientist who is still on and Big Beaver is back with a new diabolical
Super Agent Jon Le Bon’s mission is to go to through time. Back to the Stone Age, over the run, Billy and Jon have to take a virtual plan. Jon sets in motion a dangerous rescue
the Redlands, the most dangerous continent 200,000 years ago, where he talks to the trip aboard this artificial brain. To do this, operation like only he can dream up. Will he
on Earth, infiltrate the Sect of Spectres and dinosaurs, befriends a strange tribe of blue they have to connect their consciousness to save the world from imminent destruction
save the world. elephants and tries to find the president’s the machine and not worry about whether yet again?
daughter and a mysterious creature called or not things are real . . . If the adventure
the Entity… were to go wrong, their consciousness would
disappear forever.
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VOL.8 THE SECRET
BIG BEAVER FILES OF
FOREVER MR. SHORTHAND
Author and illustrator: Alex A Author and illustrator: Alex A.
128 pages • 15 x 23 cm (6 x 9 inches) 144 pages • 15 x 23 cm (6 x 9 inches)
$12.95 • Paperback $12.95 • Paperback
ISBN: 978-1-77285-021-5 ISBN: 978-1-77285-035-2
INSIDE THIS BOOK INSIDE THIS BOOK
THE BOOK THE BOOK
A terrible explosion has left the Agency in The Agency is no more, and Big Beaver has
ruins. When Jon Le Bon comes to, he rushes to taken control of the First Continent. But while
find Henry, who will help him regain control Jon, Shorthand, WXT and Maple are searching
of the Agency and, if they are lucky, find the for a mysterious element that could save them,
survivors of the disaster. Together they unravel they stumble onto Shorthand’s files. His archives
the plan orchestrated by Big Beaver and Q. The contain some of the biggest secrets of the Agency
mission won’t be a walk in the park, because an and Earth A, about agents, villains, continents,
old character is back: Ultra Jon, and he too is and peoples... a goldmine of new information
determined to rule the world! (including Big Beaver’s plan!). But not so fast!
The information is strictly classified.
— The
Villa
i ns —
WHITEW
ASH
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SEASON 2, VOL.1
A VIRTUAL SEASON 2, VOL.2
ADVENTURE NANODIMENSION
Author and illustrator: Alex A Author and illustrator: Alex A.
104 pages • 15 x 23 cm (6 x 9 inches) 112 pages • 15 x 23 cm (6 x 9 inches)
$12.95 • Paperback $12.95 • Paperback
ISBN: 978-1-77285-042-0 ISBN: 978-1-77285-048-2
INSIDE THIS BOOK INSIDE THIS BOOK
THE BOOK THE BOOK
The Era of Big Beaver is over. All is calm on The First Continent is in danger. President
Earth A. A little too calm. So calm that there’s not Tiberius has a plan to steal the most powerful
a single threat in sight. To keep boredom at bay, and dangerous technologies from the Agency.
the members of the Agency play with Billy’s new And an accident in Henry’s lab has shrunk Super
virtual console. But while they’re in the middle Agent Jon Le Bon to molecular scale. By chance,
of a game of Turbo Filipo, an old enemy takes he makes friends with a group of nanorobots who
control of the machine! Pixel bombs, the invincible lives within the walls of Building A… Together,
heart, the multidimensional triangle… Jon Le Bon they will try to foil the president’s plans.
has more than one cyber-surprise in store before
declaring game over.
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ANIMATED
MINI-SERIES: ALEX A. AT A
NEW EPISODES!
BOOKSTORE PRESENTATION
SUPER AGENT JON LE BON:
HOW TO SAVE THE WORLD IN 90 SECONDS
•S
aving the world has never been so crazy! Follow
the over-the-top adventures of Jon Le Bon as
he and his fellow agents try to do the impossible
and save the planet in less than 90 seconds!
• New episodes on CBC and available on cbckids.ca.
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vailable in French in the Zone jeunesse / TFLIXTFO
section of ici.radio-canada.ca and ICI TOU.TV,
and on tfo.org.
ALEX A.
SALES POINTS
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ne of the very few Canadian authored,
graphic novel series, with over ALEX A.’S
WORLD
1,500,000 copies sold
•S
eason 1 Volumes 1 to 8, Season 2 Volume 1
and the Essential Guide were selected
by the Canadian Children’s Book Centre
as a “best book” for kids and teens Alex A. is both author and illustrator of Super Agent Jon Le Bon!
and Mini-Jon’s Experiments. He discovered his love of drawing and
•C
olorful and engaging Website in French REUSABLE BAG
creating cartoon characters at the early age of eight and has
and English: alex-comics.com ISBN: 978-1-77285-033-0 been at it ever since.
He’ll tell you that his main source of inspiration is “all that exists
but especially all that doesn’t exist and lives in my imagination”.
COUNTER DISPLAY
MARKETING ISBN: 978-2-89751-231-6 Alex A. lives in Montreal with his dog Ours and always shows
up for book signings wearing his distinctive wool hat and colorful
CAMPAIGN plaid pants, ready to entertain his young readers.
•R
egular advertising in targeted media such
as Chickadee and Owl magazines, as well as
specialized magazines such as BBKT and CCBN
• I n-store displays, reusable bags, bookmarks,
badges, posters and teacher’s guides available
FLOOR DISPLAY
ISBN: 978-2-89751-232-3
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