A couple of great new Magnetic books to add to your Wednesday comic stacks today! RENDEZ-VOUS IN PHOENIX by three-time Eisner nominee Tony Sandoval, and CENTURION & EMPERADOR, by Rob and Patricia Schneider and Francisco Herrera!
LOVE knows no borders…
Tony Sandoval was born and raised in northwestern Mexico, where the temptation to cross the border in the US becomes a matter of the heart. Drawn by Love, his urge to visit his American girlfriend can’t wait for the lengthy, frustrating visa process standing in the way of their relationship. So he makes the ultimate romantic gesture: smuggling himself across the border, despite the dangers he’ll face from the heat, coyotes, barbed wire, and – most daunting – the US border patrol…
An autobiographical account by the three-time Eisner-nominated writer/artist, an honest, true story about the hot-topic immigration issue in the news today.
You don’t know what you’re good at til you try…
At the Gamble Ranch, all of the animals have a special talent. All of them except for Centurion and Emperador, two baby horses delivered by a couple of confused storks lost in a storm. When the ranch owners decide they’ll grow up to be race horses, Centurion and Emperador do their best to be the best. But what they prove to be best at is quite different from racing…
An adorable story about finding your passion, based on the real-life dancing horses of Gamble Ranch, Centurion & Emperador, written by actor-comedian and actress-writer ROB and PATRICIA SCHNEIDER, illustrated by Disney and Marvel artist FRANCISCO HERRERA!
