The Mushroom Knight Vol. 1 - by Oliver Bly (Paperback)

About the Book

"An adolescent girl searches the deep dark woods for her missing dog, entangling her destiny with a chivalrous mushroom faerie on a mystical quest to protect the biome from catastrophic ruin. A chivalrous faerie mushroom embarks on a quest to uncover a clandestine threat that has brought calamity to his magical woodland kingdom. An adolescent girl from northwest Philadelphia desperately searches for her lost dog. As their destinies coalesce, a whimsical friendship forms. But peril is nigh, and their respective journeys threaten to challenge the foundation of their realities...and reality itself. David the Gnome meets David Lynch in this boundary crossing ecological fantasy filled with humor, horror, depth and delight." -- Publisher.

Book Synopsis

An adolescent girl searches the deep dark woods for her missing dog, entangling her destiny with a chivalrous mushroom faerie on a mystical quest to protect the biome from catastrophic ruin.

A chivalrous faerie mushroom embarks on a quest to uncover a clandestine threat that has brought calamity to his magical woodland kingdom.
An adolescent girl from northwest Philadelphia desperately searches for her lost dog.

As their destinies coalesce, a whimsical friendship forms. But peril is nigh, and their respective journeys threaten to challenge the foundation of their realities...and reality itself. David the Gnome meets David Lynch in this boundary crossing ecological fantasy filled with humor, horror, depth and delight.

Review Quotes

One of YALSA's Great Graphic Novels For Teens!

Best Graphic Novel Winner -- Indie Book Awards 2024

Russ Manning Promising Newcomer Award Winner -- Eisner Awards 2024

Bly's riotously imaginative dark fairy tale debut plunges readers into a "wide green world" of adventure beneath the feet of oblivious humans. [...] Fantasy lovers will relish this gorgeously wrought escapade.-- "Publishers Weekly"

A fantastical series-starter with sumptuous art, delightful dialogue, and lovable characters.-- "Kirkus Reviews STARRED REVIEW"

About the Author

Oliver Bly is a cartoonist, mycology enthusiast, and invasive Philadelphian currently residing in Western Washington. His debut graphic novel, The Mushroom Knight, is an ontological urban faerie tale that explores the ecology of our day from a variety of perspectives--some plant, some animal, some human-animal, and some... decidedly none of the above. He is the winner of the Russ Manning Promising Newcomer Award at the 2024 Eisner Awards.