Emily and the Strangers Volume 2: Breaking the Record

Emily the Strange (Dark Horse Comics Book single issues) #16-18

by Rob Reger, Cat Farris (Illustrator)

Emily--and her new band, the Strangers--won the battle of the bands and received a record contract with Awesomely Awesome Records, but can the girl who just figured out how to get along with her friends manage dealing with a major corporation? And what's the deal with the legions of stray cats around town?Emily the Strange creator Rob Reger reteams with cowriter Mariah Huehner (True Blood, Angel) and artist Cat Farris (Angry Birds) for a brand-new, full-color Emily the Strange story full of evil record companies, stray cat struts, science, and music!

Genres: Comics, Graphic Novels Comics, Fantasy, Graphic Novels

88 pages, Kindle Edition

First published March 17, 2015

About the author

Reger's friend Nathan Carrico designed Emily in 1991 for a skateboard company in Santa Cruz, where Cosmic Debris was born. In his Santa Cruz garage (and later an artist warehouse in San Francisco) Reger created the designs, and with Matt Reed brought them into the fashion world by creating t-shirt designs that captured the essence of this mysterious young girl with 4 black cats. Since then, Cosmic Debris has grown into a multi-million dollar firm with dozens of employees.

Cosmic Debris has most recently moved its operations to Berkeley, California, and plans to open an Emily retail store there soon. With the momentum of mainstream success, several comics about Emily have also been made. Key creative people over the years (designers, graphic artists, illustrators), who have worked with Reger's Cosmic Debris design house are Buzz Parker, Brian Brooks, Grace Fontaine, Liz Baca, Noel Tolentino, Fawn Gehweiler, Jessica Gruner, Adele Pedersen and Nicomi "Nix" Turner. Rob Reger remains the key creative force behind the brand, and Buzz Parker is the key illustrator for the comic books and website.

Reviews

[Sarah Sammis · Rating 5 out of 5]

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[angelofmine1974 · Rating 3 out of 5]

Still enjoying the series. In this book, Emily and her band are wary about signing the music contract because something doesn't feel right with the company. Are their intuitions correct or are they just being silly? I love all the characters and the artwork as well.

[Kristin Katsuye · Rating 2 out of 5]

Arts kinda cute but felt the story a bit lacking. This story is very simple & will mostly only appeal to children or very young teen.

[Kenzie · Rating 5 out of 5]

i frickin love cats

[Dawn · Rating 2 out of 5]

Enjoyed the art, but found the rest a little weak. Maybe would have enjoyed more if I had read the first one?

[Aimee · Rating 4 out of 5]

Pretty good follow up with Emily's new adventures.