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Share your ESSENTIALS reading experience with us! Send a photo or short video of your ESSENTIALS surrounded by all the essential pieces and parts of your graphic novel reading experience as soon as it arrives. We can't wait to see what you need for a satisfying first read.

A horizontal photo of ESSENTIALS half way out of its case. It is surrounded by snacks like popcorn and Diet Coke on the left and a blank drawing pad with a sharpie laid on top of it on its right. There is a packet of markers above the drawing pad. All items are on a wood grain background.
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Your copies of ESSENTIALS should arrive soon! Here’s one more look at our ESSENTIAL cover design complete with characters in relief and gold details.

The cover of our ESSENTIALS edition with a purple cover with ESSENTIALS and a neuron design in gold across the top. The main alien characters of ESSENTIALS are superimposed on the main body of the cover in gold with purple outlines. To the left are book details like the publisher, title, authors, and imprint.
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ESSENTIALS has arrived in the US! Your copies will be on their way to your mailboxes very soon. Please keep an eye on your email for any Kickstarter communications with tracking numbers. We can't wait for you to read it!

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We love the final look of @bsienk.bsky.social’s ESSENTIALS cover, logo, titles and all. What do you think?

A close up of Bill Sienkiewicz’s virgin cover art featuring Snuggles front and center on a muted color background. Buttons and Little Robot stand behind. Gold detailing for the book’s spine is on the left. ESSENTIALS is in all-caps font across the top in gold.
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It’s been an honor to work with so many talented comic artists to make ESSENTIALS. Here’s a look at our cover featuring Glenn Fabry’s line art.

A black and white line drawing of Glenn Fabry’s cover art featuring Snuggles under glass in the foreground with Harris Pax behind on the left. To his left is a woman carrying a doll with yarn pigtails and a daisy pinned to her chest. The woman also has a daisy pinned to her chest. The background indicates an industrial location.
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We love this cover variant from @jasonhowardart.bsky.social. How different does the world of ESSENTIALS look to you?

A close up of Jason Howard’s unlogo’d cover art for ESSENTIALS featuring a helmeted alien in the foreground, crouched and clutching a silver weapon in his right hand while a blue cap swirls away from him. At his feet are a collection of ESSENTIALs toys. Behind him stands a white woman with dark hair and a red jacket over a brown tanktop. She wears boots and blue pants with a prominent belt buckle. The background features a green blue explosion with gold elements off to the left.
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As we come closer to delivery day, The Lab Press will be sharing close up looks at each cover art option. Today: @bsienk.bsky.social’s virgin cover.

A close up of Bill Sienkiewicz’s virgin cover art featuring Snuggles front and center on a muted color background. Buttons and Little Robot stand behind. Gold detailing for the book’s spine is on the left.
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ESSENTIALS is almost here! Take a closer look at Glenn Fabry and Jordie Bellaire’s virgin cover while you wait.

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As our summer reading recommendations come to an end, here’s one final one to sink your teeth into. Maus by Art Spiegelman is one of @bsienk.bsky.social’s favorites.

The cover of Art Spieglman’s Maus graphic novel. In the foreground are two illustrated mice from the waist up wearing drab blue and brown jackets. Behind them is a black Nazi symbol on a white circle with a stylized cat illustration at its center. The title Maus is painted over the top in bright red letters.
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The scaffolding of Asterios Polyp will take you on a perfectly designed tour of the human condition. Enjoy this week's summer reading recommendation from The Lab Press's team!

A black rectangle graphic with The Lab Staff Pick in white text at the top. The cover art for Asterios Polyp is centered with pink and blue squares overlapping to create purple accents over the stylized title lettering in white. A black and white line drawing of an older man in a dark suit with a smoking cigarette in his left hand is to the left of the cover.
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