Cosmic Pizza Party

by Nick Murphy, Paul Ritchey, Bea Tormo (Illustrator)

No danger is too great, no cheese too gooey for the Cosmic Pizza crew! Delivering fast, cheap, and (maybe) tasty pizza to a planet near you! From Epic Originals, Cosmic Pizza Party is a hilarious, three-book graphic novel series about friendship, pizza, and outer space!

When the biggest pizza tycoon in the universe tells them the secret location of a cheese that’s literally to die for, the crew jumps at the chance to take their pizza to the next level. But as they venture among the curds, they find more adventure than they bargained for. Space slugs, sandstorms, and culinary critics are just some of the dangers that the crew will have to overcome together if they want to throw the most amazing, most intergalactically awesome pizza party!

Genres: Graphic Novels, Comics, Middle Grade

160 pages, Paperback

Published June 8, 2021

About the author

Nick Murphy is a filmmaker and co-hosts the YouTube gaming comedy series, “Continue?”, as well as the role-playing podcast, Pretend Friends. He co-wrote Cosmic Pizza Party, a children’s adventure comic about an intergalactic food truck with his writing/producing partner, Paul Ritchey. They have also written on the Epic! Originals series Cat Ninja, Time Buddies, Creepy Cafetorium, and Master Hamster Super Science. Nick enjoys being color-blind, the '80s, time travel, Star Wars, and writing his bio in the third person. He lives in Philadelphia with his wife, artist Rebecca Chewning, and their awesome son, Desmond (who both enjoy not being colorblind).

Reviews

[Geoff · Rating 3 out of 5]

Silly in both a good and a bad way, this book uses pizza and space travel to teach about the power and importance of FRIENDSHIP and TEAMWORK. There is bright artwork and the villain is a pretty good caricature of a rapacious business alien, but there isn't a whole lot of substance here and didn't make that much of a lasting impression on the youth and adult readers in my house.

**Thanks to the author, publisher, and NetGalley for a free copy in exchange for an honest review.

[Rachel · Rating 4 out of 5]

An absolutely adorable graphic novel adventure about an intergalactic pizza delivery company trying to beat out the competition. Just pure fun and pizza jokes.

[Theediscerning · Rating 4 out of 5]

A very lively young comic to hopefully settle down lively young readers. A group of disparate aliens are here to prove something pretty much (literally) universally acknowledged – that you can't beat a good pizza, even if the alien climate sometimes makes delivery a bit awkward. But the path to a great 'za doesn't always run smoothly, especially when a tip-off about a planet made of the galaxy's best cheese proves to put them in danger, and when a prince gets sucked into a games console because of – yup, you guessed it – pizza. The book's not perfect – having the character biogs at the end when we needed them before the pell-mell, introduction-free action started is daft, and if we were supposed to learn some science with the third episode considering recycling, differences between life-forms and differences in chemistry, then it failed. But by the time we have a suitably moral ending, and some gaudy fun, the whole thing has been worthwhile. Clearly not something I'd re-read, but for the right audience member a book that delivers all a kid's favourite toppings of drama, aliens, robots, alien robots and more.

[adaynasmile · Rating 3 out of 5]

The pictures in this book are fun and the story is fun for kids. I personally did not find the story funny, but know that little boys, especially, will find humor in the aliens and their pizza adventures. I think this would be a good book for a kid who is struggling to get into reading due to fear of chapter books or feeling overwhelmed with longer books. I like that the words chosen were not super simple, allowing for a challenge for some readers who may be struggling, but yet the pictures make the story colorful, interesting, and engaging. While I was not personally interested in the story or the book itself, I do think that there are kids who will love and enjoy the comedy of pizza in space.

[Jennifer · Rating 4 out of 5]

Cosmic Pizza Party follows three business partners and one robotic intern on their quest to feed the galaxy delicious pizza. There are five stories in this book that each teach a lesson. The characters are unique and the drawings are fun and colorful. The map at the front of the book was helpful, and there were lots of puns in the names of planets, ships, and the pizza equipment. At the end of the book, there were some character bios. and quizzes and extra entertainment for kids. I think this book would be good for children from ages 8 to 11.

[♥ I’d Rather Be Reading ♥ · Rating 3 out of 5]

OVERALL THOUGHTS:

A collection of 5 stories surrounding the crew of a pizza delivery business called Cosmic Pizza Party. Each story has a lesson about teamwork, hardwork, and business ethics.

It's a cute series that I read with my son (age ten). He really liked them. They are pretty cute. My biggest peeve is that they never actually have a pizza party. They talk about it and even in the description of this anthology they mention gearing up for it. But they never do.

Still, it's a cute graphic novel series with some good lessons. Love the space theme and visiting different planets each story.

You can see my review for each book below:

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Nothing to Cheese At (3.5 stars)
(Read 2/3/3025 to 2/3/2025)
You can read my review for this story on it's individual book page here: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

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Pizza Power-Up (3.5 stars)
(Read 2/8/3025 to 2/8/2025)
You can read my review for this story on it's individual book page here: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

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Scrap Iron Chef (3.5 stars)
(Read 2/10/3025 to 2/10/2025)
You can read my review for this story on it's individual book page here: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

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Delivery Dilemma (3 stars)
(Read 2/11/3025 to 2/11/2025)
You can read my review for this story on it's individual book page here: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

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Reality Showdown (3 stars)
(Read 2/12/3025 to 2/12/2025)
You can read my review for this story on it's individual book page here: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

[Melinda Bender · Rating 3 out of 5]

Cosmic Pizza Party is in a fierce competition with Papa Roni to deliver more pizzas in the galaxy. The deliveries get messy as they try to out do each other. They finally come to a major show down on the show The Slice is Right then delivery gets nasty. Fun graphic novel that kids will surely eat up!

[Sarri · Rating 4 out of 5]

Höpsö sarjakuvaromaani intergalakisesta pizzafirmasta, joka kilpailee toisen vastaavan kanssa markkinoista. Kuulin, kun nuori mies suositteli tätä toiselle kirjastossamme, joten tämän täytyy olla kohderyhmän mieleen.

[Gina · Rating 2 out of 5]

It's very much for kids, which had not been clear from the recommendation. There's nothing wrong with being kid-centric, but some manage to hold adult interest better.

This is cute, but the plot is mainly puns. The addition of the recipes is nice.

[D.T. · Rating 4 out of 5]

Very fun! As a business student, I loved all the business jokes too.

3.5

[Alexx Burris · Rating 4 out of 5]

Filled with delicious puns and cheese stuffed adventures - one that I'll be recommending for all graphic novel loves. PLUS THERE'S A SLOTH.

[Dermo · Rating 4 out of 5]

Not the most original, but fun and enjoyable nonetheless

[Charlie Adelaide · Rating 4 out of 5]

So many books in 1

[Cael · Rating 5 out of 5]

per my 5 year old.
"good. I liked when the worm tried to eat the dog" :/