Punch Up! Vol. 1 - Paperback

by Zachary Sterling (Author)

A 2023 ALA Best Graphic Novel for Children

From New York Times best-selling cartoonist Zachary Sterling (Adventure Time, Mabuhay) comes an all-ages, shonen manga-style adventure for fans of Naruto and Dragon Ball Z!

Young orphan Pitch has big dreams of traveling to the city and competing in the Wide Plains Fighting Tournament. He also harbors a secret wish--to be trained by aging competitor Sonny Chan. Can Pitch make it in a big city filled with unsavory types that want to do him harm? And is Emperor Jayson, host of the fighting tournament, one of those people? Will Sonny decide to act decent . . . for once? Find out in this exciting blast of battle energy from up-and-coming cartoonist Zachary Sterling!

Author Biography

ZACHARY STERLING is a 33 year-old Filipino-American, New York Times Best-Selling illustrator, sequential artist and designer based in Portland, OR.