Comic books in 'Lisa's Legacy Trilogy'

1st printing. Story and Art by Tom Batiuk. Prelude is a collection of the early comic strips that bring Lisa and Les together. Introduced to readers of Funky Winkerbean in late 1984 as she experiences SAT test anxiety, Lisa becomes Les Moore's best friend and a pivotal character. Les and Lisa go to the prom, begin steady dating, and then break up. Over the summer, Les realizes how much he misses Lisa. When he gathers his courage and goes to her house, he is stunned to discover Lisa is pregnant with a child fathered by a jock from Walnut Tech. Lisa asks Les to be her coach in childbirth classes, and their friendship explodes from there. Prelude takes fans from the early days of their deep friendship through the birth of Lisa's baby and the baby's adoption. Softcover (Horizontal Format), 10-in. x 7-in., 296 pages, PC/PB&W Cover price $18.95.

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1st printing. Story and Art by Tom Batiuk. A story from the comic strips that will make you laugh and cry. Tom Batiuk spent several years as a middle school art teacher before creating the comic strip Funky Winkerbean in 1972. Originally a "gag-a-day" comic strip that portrayed life in high school, Funky has evolved into a mature series of real-life stories examining such social issues as teen dating abuse, teen pregnancy, teen suicide, violence in schools, the war in the Middle East, alcoholism, divorce, and cancer. In 1999, Lisa Moore, one of Funky's friends and a main character, discovered she had breast cancer. Batiuk, unsure about dealing with such a serious subject on the funny pages, decided to go ahead with the story line. He approached the topic with the idea that mixing humor with serious and real themes heightens the reader's interest. Lisa and husband Les faced the same physical, psychological, and social issues as anyone else dealing with the disease. After a mastectomy and chemotherapy, Lisa was cancer free. She finished her law degree, opened a practice, and had a baby daughter, Summer. Then, in the spring of 2006, the cancer returned and metastasized. Lisa's Story: The Other Shoe is a collection of both the 1999 comic strips on Lisa's initial battle with cancer and the current series examining her struggle with the disease and its outcome. Additionally, it contains resource material on breast cancer, including early detection, information sources, support systems, and health care. Softcover (Horizontal Format), 10-in. x 7-in., , 252 pages, PC/PB&W Cover price $18.95.

1st printing. Story and art by Tom Batiuk. To be published simultaneously with Prelude, The Last Leaf is the sequel after Lisa's death from breast cancer in Lisa's Story: The Other Shoe. The Last Leaf recounts how Les and family cope with Lisa's death and continue their lives. Creator Tom Batiuk brings Lisa back in Les's imagination, and she helps him work out difficulties and decisions in his life and in the life of their daughter Summer. Fans will recognize Batiuk's gentle mix of humor and more serious real-life themes that heighten the reader's interest. Softcover, 10-in. x 7-in., 312 pages, PC/PB&W. Cover price $18.95.

Includes 3 Volume (with Slipcase) - Printings may vary - Story and art by Tom Batiuk. Tom Batiuk spent several years as a middle school art teacher before creating the comic strip Funky Winkerbean in 1972. In 1999, Lisa Moore, one of Funky's friends and a main character, discovered she had breast cancer. Batiuk approached the topic with the idea that mixing humor with serious and real themes heightens the reader's interest. The Lisa's Legacy Trilogy collects three volumes - Lisa's Story: The Other Shoe, the collection of strips of Lisa's battle with breast cancer, as well as Prelude, the collection of strips about Lisa's courtship with Les, and The Last Leaf, which shows how Les and family cope with Lisa's death and continue their lives. Hardcover (3 volumes with slipcase, Horizontal Format), 10-in. x 7-in., 862 pages (Total), PC/PB&W. Cover price $80.00.