Punycorn and the Princess of Thieves

Punycorn #2

by Andi Watson

A misfit crew of heroes-in-training contend with a crafty ogre and a cunning thief—neither of whom are quite who they appear to be—in a fun and funny world dubbed “hilarious, whimsical epic adventure” by Hilo creator Judd Winick.

High-stakes action blends with laugh-out-loud humor in a story with themes of self-acceptance, betrayal and forgiveness, and the power of friendship. Punycorn—the world’s clumsiest unicorn—is officially an apprentice hero, complete with the laminated membership card to prove it! Together with a dragon who can’t breathe fire and a dung beetle with delusions of grandeur, Punycorn is on a mission to save a friend. Along the way, the trio battle a vain and decidedly dimwitted warlord and their own self-doubts, and they find an unexpected ally in a legendary female robber who secretly feeds the poor.

Big heroes come in small packages in this comedic and heartwarming delight by multi-Eisner Award–nominated graphic novelist Andi Watson.

Genres: Graphic Novels, Childrens

208 pages, Hardcover

First published July 22, 2025

About the author

Andrew "Andi" Watson (born 1969) is a British cartoonist and illustrator best known for the graphic novels Breakfast After Noon, Slow News Day and his series Love Fights, published by Oni Press and Slave Labor Graphics.

Watson has also worked for more mainstream American comic publishers with some work at DC Comics, a twelve-issue limited series at Marvel Comics, with the majority at Dark Horse Comics, moving recently to Image Comics.

Reviews

[Heidi · Rating 4 out of 5]

Sweet and wholesome like the first.

[blueygurl2016 · Rating 3 out of 5]

This one wasn’t as good as the first one. It was actually pretty dark in places. And besides I was very disappointed that it was unfinished. I was hoping this was gonna be the end of the series but nope, there must be another one coming because now the sister Ogre is evil, and they STILL haven’t helped Bloodgutter but unlike the first one, there was no announcement of a sequel but the ending desperately lends itself to a sequel, which almost just felt like a cash grab to me at this point. The author very well could’ve ended it with two books but this may be the next Dog Man/Captain Underpants/First Cat in Space that goes on indefinitely for the next fifteen years and you read the next one that comes out no matter how bad it continues to get just because you enjoyed the first few lol. 😂 But like I didn’t really like Sis Ogre’s ending because I totally felt like she got jipped. I thought it was leaning towards a redemption storyline with her but nope. Evil again. Classic Loki situation. Character kinda sorta evil, questions evil intentions and turns kinda sorta good, but then suddenly turns evil again because they never truly want to give them a redemption arc. Annoys the poop outta me.

[D.T. · Rating 5 out of 5]

This sequel was just as fun and charming as the first. Be aware that a major plot doesn't get resolved, but it just opens the way for a third book. I'm enjoying this series so much! And it looks like we're getting an anti-hero in this series, too. the sister ogre is getting some character development

I also love how affirming and supportive Punycorn's friend group is. They're not name-calling and putting each other down.

[Teresa · Rating 5 out of 5]

What fun to read the second book of the delightful PUNYCORN series! This book, like the first, hits all the right notes for a younger graphic novel with faulty but kind-hearted main characters, silly but still-menacing villains, and lots of action and adventure. The chortling humor is sure to delight a middle-grader…or a 61 year old like this reviewer who found it hard to put down.

[Erin Siska · Rating 5 out of 5]

Cute! If you like the Cat & Cat Adventures by Susie Yi, or Max & The Midknights by Lincoln Peirce, you will probably enjoy Punycorn. I received an advance review copy of this book.

[JessicaMHR · Rating 3 out of 5]

I felt like there wasn't enough Punycorn in this.