Alexis E. Fajardo
	ISBN: 978-0-9801419-1-7
	Publication: July 2008
	208 pp / black & white / 7 x 9 in.
	Price: $15.95

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The Adventure of a Childhood Gone Heroic!

Discover the extraordinary origin of twin brothers Beowulf and Grendel!

The heroes’ destiny is tied to the past, as a prince named Hrothgar begins a quest for power—one that leads him to a fiery dragon, an enchanted sword, and an oath sworn in blood. But when Hrothgar breaks his oath he breaks his kingdom, and the only thing that will save it is a family he’s forgotten and heroes not yet born… Inspired by the epic poem BEOWULF, the Kid Beowulf  series follows the adventures of 12-year-old twin brothers Beowulf and Grendel as they travel to distant lands and meet fellow epic heroes therein! www.kidbeowulf.com

 

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Good Comics for Kids

May 9, 2008

Originally self-published under the imprint Lexpress in 2005, Kid Beowulf was recently picked up by Bowler Hat Comics and then redone and re-imagined. While the original Kid Beowulf was good, the newer is really good. Alexis Fajardo, writes and draws a fun and whimsical “what if?” comic inspired by the epic poem Beowulf which is studied in most high school literature classes. [More...]

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Pulse

May 22, 2008

Alexis E. Fajardo has been creating adventures of Kid Beowulf for several years, but he’s revamping the series featuring twins Beowulf and Grendel for Bowler Hat Comics. Kid Beowulf and the Blood-Bound Oath is a reimagining of the series. Fajardo revealed some other secrets of the series, told us more about the brothers and why they should be the stuff of comic book legend. [More...]

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Author Bio

Alexis E. Fajardo was born in Concord, New Hampshire on January 5, 1976. After graduating from Earlham College with a B.A. in Classics, Fajardo moved to his first studio in Binghamton, NY, not far from the Endicott, NY, studio of Johnny Hart, creator of the comic strip BC. During his time in Binghamton, he crafted his popular college comic strip Plato’s Republic into a daily comic strip. The strip ran online from 1999-2003. Fajardo also partnered with longtime friend and fellow cartoonist Jonathan Myers to form Ambition Studios, a studio dedicated to creating original graphic novels and comics inspired by history and mythology. It was here where the seeds for Kid Beowulf were first planted. In 2003, Fajardo moved to San Francisco to expand his studio and pursue his cartooning career. It was here he published the first Kid Beowulf graphic novel, the Ambition Studios Anthology, and Jonathan Myers’ Swampfox graphic novel. The first year and a half of Plato’s Republic was also published in 2003 by Plan 9 Publishing in the volume Plato’s Republic: Out of Nowhere. In 2005, Ambition studios disbanded, and Fajardo formed his new imprint Lexpress, where he published the second edition of Kid Beowulf and distributed it through Diamond Comics. He also started a second volume of Kid Beowulf’s exploits, publishing part of Kid Beowulf & The Song of Roland in 2006. Fajardo relocated to Santa Rosa in 2007 to take a position at Charles M. Schulz Creative Associates, and is, as he says, working for Peanuts. A student of the classics—whether Daffy Duck or Damocles—Fajardo continues to pursue his love of storytelling through comics and is excited to bring the Kid Beowulf series to Bowler Hat Comics!