The Boy Who Cried Robots! Hc (01/13/2026) Candlewick Press Kotobukiya Akane (A) Torikai

Akane (A) Torikai

she invites him back to her place

(W) CODY ZIGLAR (A) RYAN LEE (C) JUSTIN MASON

(W) VARIOUS (A) VARIOUS (C) JAMAL CAMPBELL

Self-professed otaku Wataru Otonari means to admire his favorite classmate couple—the beautiful Yuzuru Kakoi and cool Chihiro Kawai—only from afar

The Boy Who Cried Robots! Hc (01/13/2026) Candlewick Press Kotobukiya Akane (A) TorikaiA funny comic with robots, monsters, and aliensthats just right for second graders! Sam claims a monster ate his homework, the tub is full of alligators, and extraterrestrials have named their planet in his honor. But when Sams exaggerations alienate his classmates, the tall tales escalate. Are robots really attacking his house? (Of course not! Sam made it up!) As in Aesops classic The Boy Who Cried Wolf, Sams community rallies to help him out. And