The Boy Who Cried Robots! Hc (01/13/2026) Candlewick Press Kotobukiya Akane (A) Torikai

Akane (A) Torikai

(W) CODY ZIGLAR (A) RYAN LEE (C) JUSTIN MASON

a maximum security prison for giant monsters

And as his children begin to fight over the TKBM empire- Jooheon smells a golden opportunity to sow chaos and make bank

The Boy Who Cried Robots! Hc (01/13/2026) Candlewick Press Kotobukiya Akane (A) TorikaiA funny comic with robots, monsters, and aliensthats just right for second graders! Sam claims a monster ate his homework, the tub is full of alligators, and extraterrestrials have named their planet in his honor. But when Sams exaggerations alienate his classmates, the tall tales escalate. Are robots really attacking his house? (Of course not! Sam made it up!) As in Aesops classic The Boy Who Cried Wolf, Sams community rallies to help him out. And