• Age: 9 to 12
• Grade: 4 to 7
• Reading age: 9 to 12

"A funny, uncommonly charming mash-up of martial arts, superhero, and sci-fi comics." --- Library Journal (Starred Review)

When a machine boy falls to earth, his heart is awoken for the first time, and as he learns to be human, he struggles to override his own programming and become a hero.

It's a bird, it's a plane, it's... Machine Boy!

When Machine Boy falls from the sky into the domed city of Mega 416, he leaves a wake of destruction in his path... until Karate Grandpa is able to turn on his heart. Now, Machine Boy wants nothing more than to become a hero! Whether he is fighting giant bugs in the school's basement, rescuing cats from trees, or making the perfect spaghetti sauce, Machine Boy is always looking for the best way to help others. But when his heart begins to interact dangerously with other debris from space, Machine Boy wonders if he can be a power for good after all.

Included in Everyday Hero Machine Boy, is a two-page READER'S GUIDE. The full TEACHER'S GUIDE is available on SkyboundComet.com.

Irma Kniivila is a Toronto-based cartoonist and illustrator. She is the co-creator of Skybound Entertainment's Everyday Hero Machine Boy.

Irma has worked with Penguin Random House, Marvel, Boom! Studios and IDW, and her illustration work has appeared in The Globe and Mail, Reader's Digest, and The Walrus, among others.

For more, visit irmaillustration.com
Social: https://www.instagram.com/ikniivila/

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Tri Vuong is a comic artist and writer based out of Toronto, Canada. He is the co-creator of Skybound Entertainment's Everyday Hero Machine Boy as well as the creator of the popular webcomics The Strange Tales of Oscar Zahn, and Anchovie Akyama.

His list of clients include Ubisoft, Koei, Capybara Games, Editions Dupuis, Line Webtoon, and Corus Entertainment. When not making comics, Tri enjoys writing his author's bio.

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“Astro Boy meets The Iron Giant, a sweet, funny, action-packed story for every sci-fi loving young reader!" ---FAITH ERIN HICKS (The Nameless City Trilogy, Avatar: The Last Airbender)

“Full of action, heart and a surprising amount of spaghetti--what more could you want?” ---GABRIELA EPSTEIN (The Baby-Sitters Club, Danny Phantom)

"...a great and fun pickup for young comics fans with a whole lot of heart" -- The Beat

"Machine Boy Hero is a fast-paced, hilarious adventure set in a post-apocalyptic world populated by humans and talking dogs. Tri and Irma's art is a treat to look at, and it's hard not to love Machine Boy, our hero with a heart of metal, and his adoptive, karate master grandma." ---KRISTEN GUDSNUK (Making Friends)

"The anime-inspired blend of martial arts, sf dystopia, and cosmic fantasy is energized by high-octane action and character expression...Good, weird fun that middle-grade readers will adore." -- Booklist