Shrub: The Collected Edition

Hit the road with a sentient SHRUB for Fanbase Press’ cross-country adventure exploring grief and connection.

Hit the road with a sentient Shrub for a cross-country trip to Hollywood! ?Join Shrub and a grieving brother and sister as they head out in search of connection. On their journey, pit stops, wacky plant enthusiasts, uprooting, and re-routing abound.

Shrubis an 8-issue, middle grade Graphic Medicine series that explores the various ways that we allow grief to “take root,” inspired by Emmy Award-nominated writer Shane Portman’s experience with the loss of his father.

GLAAD Award-winning publisher and media outlet Fanbase Press is launching its latest Kickstarter campaign to fund the collected trade paperback of the Shrub series, featuring contributions from leading comics and mental health voices, including a foreword by Eisner Award-winning writer David F. Walker (Big Jim and the White Boy, Bitter Roots), an introduction by voice-over actor, writer, and producer Yuri Lowenthal (Peter Parker / Spider-Man – Marvel Rivals, Marvel’s Spider-Man), an afterword by Emmy and Eisner Awards-winning writer Amalia Levari (Over the Garden Wall),and a resource guide by Dr. David J. Schonfeld (Director, National Center for School Crisis and Bereavement at Children’s Hospital Los Angeles).

Striving to destigmatize loss and promote understanding of the diverse ways that people of all ages grieve, Shrub: The Collected Edition will also feature:

• a foreword by Eisner Award-winning writer David F. Walker (Big Jim and the White Boy, The Black Panther Party: A Graphic Novel History);
• an introduction by voice-over actor, writer, and producer Yuri Lowenthal (Peter Parker / Spider-Man – Marvel Rivals, Marvel’s Spider-Man);
• an afterword by Emmy and Eisner Awards-winning writer Amalia Levari (Over the Garden Wall);
• a resource guide by Dr. David J. Schonfeld (Director, National Center for School Crisis and Bereavement at Children’s Hospital Los Angeles)
• a study guide by literacy advocate Creators, Assemble! Inc.;
• an informational essay by clinical psychologist and media consultant Dr. Drea Letamendi;
• a brand-new cover by illustrator Andy Alves (Cosmic Cadets), colorist Celia FitzGerald, and letterer Oceano Ransford (Eisner-nominated Rikki); and
• “Letting Grief Take Root” essays written by individuals with a personal and/or professional connection to grief who relate Shrub’s story to their own lived experience, including Shane Portman and his family, as well as grief doula Kat Primeau, Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist Ariel Landrum (Geek Therapy), and colorist Celia FitzGerald; and
• a fold-out page within each issue to offer readers an exciting and tactile way to dig deeper into the story during their reading experience.

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SHRUB: Losing My Father: The Story Behind Shrub

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SHRUB: A  Road-Trip About Grief And Connection

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SHRUB: The Mycelial Metaphor: Shrub’s Non-Verbal Communication

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SHRUB: Is There More Shrub? The Author’s Answer

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SHRUB: What I Want Readers To Take Away About Grief

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SHRUB: Printed Edition Perks: Foldouts, Forewords, And Resources

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SHRUB: Last week: Help Shrub Hit Its Second Stretch Goal

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