ESSENTIALS

Essentials - The Lab Press - Graphic Novel Publisher

THE LAB PRESS debuts with Essentials, a graphic novel from actor and novelist Luke Arnold and Emmy-Nominated writer Chris "Doc" Wyatt with all-star art by DaNi, Glenn Fabry, Jason Howard, Vince Locke, Brendan McCarthy, Andrea Mutti, M. K.Perker, and Bill Sienkiewicz.

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ESSENTIALS

Bill Sienkiewicz Premiere Edition

Exclusive gold foil edition of the oversized hardcover book (7.5” x 11.4”) with a gold foil stamped black clothbound slipcase. Features Snuggles, Buttons & Cogs, your new favorite interdimensionally possessed toys straight from the pages of Essentials.

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Glenn Fabry Line Art Edition

Line Art Edition by Glenn Fabry. Exclusive gold foil edition of the oversized hardcover book (7.5” x 11.4”) with a gold foil stamped black clothbound slipcase. Features Harris Pax, as well as Snuggles & Buttons, your new favorite interdimensionally possessed toys straight from the pages of Essentials.

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Jason Howard Premiere Edition

Art by Jason Howard. Exclusive gold foil edition of the oversized hardcover book (7.5” x 11.4”) with a gold foil stamped black clothbound slipcase. Features Harris Pax, as well as Snuggles, Buttons & Cogs, fighting to survive the interdimensional apocalypse straight from the pages of Essentials.

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ABOUT US

THE LAB PRESS is a publisher of fearless storytelling, styles, perspectives, and creators. Our dedication is to the art of the printed graphic novel publishing and ensuring even audacious visions are realized. For voices yet to be heard and established voices looking to take new risks, we provide space where experimentation is rampant, delicate ideas are guarded and untethered stories can grow. And the backing needed to get these stories into the hands of fans who will carry them on into the world.

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Audacious Edition

Inspired by Bill Sienkiewicz art. Exclusive purple clothbound, gold foil stamped edition of the oversized hardcover book (7.5” x 11.4”) with gold gilded pages and a matching slipcase. Features the silhouettes of Snuggles, Buttons & Cogs, your new favorite interdimensionally possessed toys straight from the pages of Essentials.

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