Ernest and Rebecca HC (2011 Papercutz) comic books 2011-2013

Volume 1 - 1st printing. "My Best Friend is a Germ!" Written by Guillame Bianco. Art and cover by Antonello Dallena. Rebecca is a six and a half year-old girl who is out of luck - her parents are on the verge of divorce and she is always getting sick due to a weak immune system. One rainy day Rebecca's luck changes when she meets a magical microbe named Ernest, who becomes her best friend! Ernest is no regular germ-he's about the same height as Rebecca and he can talk. Can Rebecca keep her parents together with the help of her new friend? And can anyone really have a friend who belongs in a Petri dish? Hardcover, 8-in. x 10-in., 48 pages, full color. All Ages Cover price $11.99.

Volume 2 - 1st printing. "Sam the Repulsive!" Written by Guillame Bianco. Art and cover by Antonello Dallena. Life isn't easy for Rebecca. Between parents at each other's throats, a big sister with her own worries, and an uncle intent on her taking her medicine, it's hard for Rebecca to keep smiling. Complicating things further, her health isn't good and her parents would prefer she be cloistered all the time. But Rebecca has a solution to her problems: Ernest the bacterium who's become her sworn pal and is out to reconcile her parents and fight off a new virus named Sam who threatens to make Rebecca's health take a turn for the worst! Hardcover, 8-in. x 10-in., 48 pages, full color. All Ages Cover price $11.99.

Volume 3 - 1st printing. "Grandpa Bug!" Written by Guillame Bianco. Art and cover by Antonello Dallena. Rebecca is a vivacious 6-year-old girl whose best friend happens to be a germ named Ernest. He's not only Rebecca's best friend - he's also her partner in mischief, adventure companion, and confidant. Rebecca and her older sister Coralie are sent to spend the summer in the countryside with their grandparents, away from their mother and father, without Ernest. Rebecca is lost and scared without her friend, but things begin to change when she meets a dog named Missile and her "Grandpa Bug," both of whom want nothing more than to be her friend Hardcover, 6 1/2-in. x 9 1/2-in., 48 pages, full color. All Ages Cover price $10.99.

Volume 4 - 1st printing. "The Land of the Walking Stones!" Written by Guillame Bianco. Art and cover by Antonello Dallena. Rebecca is a vivacious 6-year-old girl whose best friend happens to be a germ named Ernest. He's not only Rebecca's best friend - he's also her partner in mischief, adventure companion, and confidant. Rebecca is spending time in the country with her father, and Ernest of course, when things begin to change. Rebecca befriends a boy who is her age and sees her sister leave to return to the city on her own. Will Ernest & Rebecca's friendship survive? ! Hardcover, 6 1/2-in. x 9 1/2-in., 48 pages, full color. All Ages Cover price $10.99.