Meet the McElroys! Clint was born first, which recent studies have shown is the best procedure for fathers and sons. Justin came along twenty-five years later, two weeks late, actually, which caused his mother, Leslie, some consternation and more than a little back pain. Three years to the day (yes, the very day) Travis came along, forever ruining Justin's birthday, at least according to Justin. The decision was made to not have a third child born on November 8th, so Griffin arrived three-and-a-half years later on April 17th. There followed this decade and that, during which there was a lot of school, theater, broadcasting, video games, moving around the country and various and sundry monkeyshines. Then came a time for fewer monkeyshines, so a ton of marriages happened and people were added to the family branch. In the midst of all this begetting, podcasts began springing up in even greater abundance and their names were My Brother My Brother and Me (which spawned a popular tv show), Sawbones, Shmanners, Wonderful, and a farcical romp called The Adventure Zone. Carey Pietsch is a cartoonist based out of Brooklyn, NY. Her work includes drawing two arcs of Lumberjanes and the artwork for the Mages of Mystralia webcomic. Carey also makes Keepsakes and other original comics about magic and empathy. Along with brightening her workdays, The Adventure Zone got her to join a D&D campaign, where she's currently playing a dragonborn sorcerer who cares too much about romance novels.
"""This arc is a favorite among podcast listeners for many reasons and nearly all those reasons are showcased with the help of Pietsch's beautiful art..the heart and soul of this arc is inarguably there, and it's sure to elicit some tears among readers.""--Taylor Crossley of Booklist Praise for The Adventure Zone series: ""Topping the New York Times bestseller list and building out its stories in fascinating new ways . . . it's become a cultural phenomenon."" --Entertainment Weekly ""Full of charm and snark and wit. Join the party!"" --Felicia Day, author of Embrace Your Inner Weird ""The Adventure Zone is fun, hilarious, and also smart. Hey, guys, can I have a cameo next time?"" --Adam Savage, MythBusters ""My excitement about this existing cannot be dwarfed by anything. You see what I did there."" --Jean Grae, hip-hop artist, actor, and comedian ""Gorgeous art--the characters come to life! I am so happy that this graphic novel is a thing that exists in the world."" --Hank Green, author of Crash Course and The Lizzie Bennet Diaries"