Adventure Time (2025) Vol. 1: Best of Buds - by Nick Winn & Derek M Ballard (Paperback)

Book Synopsis

When Finn and Jake save the newly installed Computer Princess from the clutches of the evil Ice King--he just wants a bridge, OK, is that too much to ask?!--the two escort her back to the Computer Kingdom, where she gives the Best of Buds a new quest: find the powerful guide for heroes, the Enchiridion, and bring it back to her so she can scan it for her digital archive! But where are they going to find it? And how?!

From songwriting with lovesick poets to attending art shows with megalomaniacs to dance battles with the Cat Queen in the funk reaches of outer space, Finn and Jake find themselves on a truly mathematical (and dare we say . . . radical?!) journey on their quest to complete CP's request--but surely nothing can stop the Best of Buds! That is to say, surely their friendship is totally, completely, definitely not about to be put to the test! Right?

Written and drawn by Annie-nominated designer for TV and feature animation Nick Winn, highlighting a host of talented artists and featuring backup stories by Adventure Time alum Derek Ballard (Cartoonshow), this new Adventure Time series is one you won't want to miss!

Collects issues #1-4 of the new Oni Press Adventure Time series.

About the Author

Derek M Ballard is, first and foremost, a single parent of three kids in Gainesville, Florida. Sometimes after he takes the kids to school and cooks dinner he's lucky enough to get work on cartoons for Cartoon Network, Netflix, or HBO. Most recently he was the lead background designer on Mystery Cuddlers for Adult Swim. His book CARTOONSHOW from Oni Press was selected by the LA Times as one of their top five graphic novels of 2023. But mostly he's just a plain old dad, tbh.

Asia Simone received her BFA in Illustration and minor in creative writing from the University of the Arts. She's a digital artist whose love for animation and comics/manga can be seen in her work, including her newest graphic novel release, Marvel's Moon Girl And Devil Dinosaur: Wreck And Roll. Her goal is always to draw whimsically expressive characters and create stories and worlds that feel magical, whether contemporary or not. Her love for character acting can be seen in her co-illustrated middle-grade book, Pack Your Bags, Maggie Diaz. She uses vibrant colors, shapes, and light to express fantasy in reality and to showcase positive representations of underrepresented people and stories. With two books under her name, she continues to develop her sense of storytelling with personal comics and characters she continues to create.

Jorge Monlongo is a versatile senior artist with an eye for color and composition. He has worked as a concept artist and environment designer on Barracuda's Treasure (Hampa), and on Decorado, the new film by Alberto Váquez (Uniko). He has been the art director and environment designer at the video game studio Brainwash Gang, where he is largely responsible for the visual aspect of Laika: Aged Through Blood. As a character designer, he has collaborated on various projects of the Finnish studio Pikkukala (Royals Next Door and Taste Buddies). Additionally, he has worked on comic adaptations of Adventure Time and Over the Garden Wall with BOOM! Studios, and Rick & Morty with Oni Press.

Brenda Hickey is a graphic novelist from Prince Edward Island, Canada. She has worked on comic series such as Hasbro's My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic, Sanrio's Aggretsuko, and Zag's Miraculous Chibi. Additionally she has also created original graphic novels such as Ward's Valley (with writer Bobby Curnow), Halls of the Turnip King, and Don't Call Me Sidekick.