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Codex Black (book One): a Fire Among Clouds by Camilo Moncada Lozano

Codex Black (book One): a Fire Among Clouds

Camilo Moncada Lozano, Angel De Santiago, Oniria Hernandez Vargas

IDW Publishing · Paperback · April 4, 2023

Navigate through monsters, mysteries, and the will of the gods with two young extraordinary adventurers in fifteenth-century Mesoamerica as they search for a missing father.

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Who it’s for
A folkloric YA graphic novel that leans into mood, motion, and a slightly shadowed wonder.
Genres
YA Fantasy Comics, YA Folklore & Fairy Tale Comics, YA Action & Adventure Comics
Published
IDW Publishing, April 4, 2023

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About this book

Navigate through monsters, mysteries, and the will of the gods with two young extraordinary adventurers in fifteenth-century Mesoamerica as they search for a missing father. Donají is a fearless Zapotec girl who, even though she’s only fifteen, is heralded as a hero by her village. In Codex Black, Donají sets out on an adventure--accompanied by the god that lives inside of her poncho--to find her missing father.

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Along the way, she meets a 17-year-old winged Mexica warrior named Itzcacalotl, and over time their temporary partnership blooms into an incredible friendship. The search brings the young pair closer to danger and deeper into mystery than either could have predicted. What exactly was Donají’s father involved with? And how did a simple search for a missing relative lead Donají and Itzcacalotl into a fight with a terrifying bat monster to defend an entire village?!

Darkly Drawn

A folkloric YA graphic novel that leans into mood, motion, and a slightly shadowed wonder.

Come here for

  • folklore-fantasy comic energy
  • YA graphic-novel framing with a darker edge

Expect

  • compact, visual storytelling
  • a blend of fantasy and horror notes

Where it sits

YA Fantasy Comics51%
YA Action & Adventure Comics38%
YA Folklore & Fairy Tale Comics33%

Percentages are BookFrontier’s reading of the book.

Publisher categories

  • YA Folklore & Fairy Tale Comics
  • YA Historical Comics
  • Mexico for Teens
Authors
Camilo Moncada Lozano, Angel De Santiago, Oniria Hernandez Vargas
Publisher
IDW Publishing
Published
April 4, 2023
Format
Paperback
Reading lane
YA Folklore & Fairy Tale Comics