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  • Published: 6 April 2021
  • ISBN: 9781506714110
  • Imprint: Dark Horse Children’s
  • Format: Paperback
  • Pages: 136
  • RRP: $21.99

Earth Boy



A new original graphic novel from the team behind the New York Times bestselling Plants vs. Zombies comics, Paul Tobin and Ron Chan!

Benson, young teen boy with dreams of venturing into space and becoming a Galactic Ranger, is given the chance to make his hopes a reality when he's selected to join an elite academy full of strange characters and unusual alien classmates.

But when a combination of culture shock, bullying, and administrative secrets shake his confidence, Benson must dig deep and fight to prove he belongs.

  • Published: 6 April 2021
  • ISBN: 9781506714110
  • Imprint: Dark Horse Children’s
  • Format: Paperback
  • Pages: 136
  • RRP: $21.99

About the author

Paul Tobin

Paul Tobin has been working at Weta Workshop in New Zealand since 2003. Primarily, he works as a concept designer, illustrator and graphic designer, and the list of films he has contributed to include Peter Jackson's The Hobbit, Andrew Adamson's The Lion the Witch and the Wardrobe, and James Cameron's Avatar. Paul is also the director of Ignite Inc., a small company dedicated to the celebration of individual creativity through collective projects. He teaches illustration part time at Massey University and works as a freelance concept designer and illustrator. Currently, Paul lives in Wellington, New Zealand.

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