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    GVN Talking Comics Exclusive: First Look At Magda, Intergalactic Chef: The Big Tournament, Book 1 By Nicolas Wouters & Mathilde Van Gheluwe

    Young girl in overalls and man with a beard drive a flying car amidst green foliage, leaving a trail of smoke.

    Question: How do you take advantage of that natural resource when you are born on a moon with abundant plant life? If you are 12-year-old Magda, and your gift is cooking, anything your imagination and tastebuds can perceive. Because of her culinary gifts, and delicious dishes, Magda earns a spot in the centuries-old Intergalactic Cooking Tournament! An event that children with cooking skills across the galaxy aspire to enter and hopefully, WIN!

    Besides honor for themselves and their home planet, the prize for winning is the rare and precious resource known as The Nector.  A substance that can “reshape or perhaps even save dying worlds.” But, when Magda discovers an intergalactic conspiracy to steal the coveted Nector, she finds herself the only roadblock to stop them. This is the premise for writer Nicholas Wouters and artist Mathilde Van Gheluwe’s “Magda Intergalactic Chef: The Big Tournament,” Book 1.

    Coming out on April 1st, from Graphic Universe™, an imprint of Lerner Publishing Group, we are pleased to present this exclusive first look at a few pages from this entertaining and enlightening book.

    Cover of "Magda Intergalactic Chef: The Big Tournament" showing two animated characters joyfully driving a flying car through a vibrant forest. Comic page showing characters Tiger and Mouse discussing the ancient planet Tamaris in a colorful landscape. Speech bubbles explain it's the birthplace of humans and now uninhabitable. Comic page showing a group of people and animals in a forest reserve. Speech bubbles depict conversations and onomatopoeia. The scene includes diverse environments and activities. Comic page depicting an adventure through the woods with characters discussing a map, using geoglasses, and falling into a pit. A character shouts "MAGDA!" as another falls. A comic page with characters among large flowers, expressing concern over a character named Magda, who appears to have slipped. One character offers assistance. Colorful comic page showing a character interacting with a large creature in a field of flowers, with text bubbles expressing surprise and confusion. Comic page shows a large object crashing through foliage, with loud sound effects. Characters react with surprise and fear as debris scatters around them.

    This book is a wonderfully inventive story that emphasizes cooking, courage. and intrigue. All told in a colorful and vibrant way through artist Mathilde Van Gheluwe’s illustrations. And as an added bonus, it contains some creative recipes for delectable vegetarian dishes. (Talk about putting your food where your mouth is.) Graphic Universe™, an imprint of Lerner Publishing Group’s, “Magda Intergalactic Chef: The Big Tournament,” Book 1 by Nicholas Wouters, Mathilde Van Gheluwe and translated by Ann Marie Boulanger hits bookstores April 1st with two more coming in the series.

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