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Paul Tobin

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Charles City, Iowa, The United States

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http://www.paultobin.net/

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Comics & Graphic Novels, Fiction

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Paul Tobin is the Eisner-award winning, New York Times-bestselling author of Bandette, Colder, and many other comic books and graphic series.

Bandette, drawn by Colleen Coover, was awarded the Eisner Award for Best Digital Series in 2013, 2016, and 2017; and was a finalist for the Oregon Book Award for Graphic Literature in 2016. His original graphic novel I Was the Cat was nominated for an Eisner in 2015.

The Genius Factor: How to Capture an Invisible Cat , first in his five-book series of middle-grade books, came out in 2016 from Bloomsbury Kids. It was followed in 2017 by How To Outsmart A billion Robot Bees , and How To Tame A Human Tornado in March 2018. ...more

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Out Now in Comic Shops! Plants Vs. Zombies: Rumble At Lake Gumbo!

Volume 10 of the Plants Vs. Zombies series of graphic novels appeared on comic shop shelves on Wednesday, June 13! It will be available from other booksellers on June 26!

Calling all Cat-Tail Commanders and Spudmarines–the battle for clean water begins! As soon as Dr. Zomboss discovers Lake Gumbo near Neighborville, Gargantuars start posing on Muscle Beach, volleyballs bounce off bungee zo

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Paul Tobin’s books

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	The Witcher, Volume 1: House of Glass by Paul Tobin (Goodreads Author), Joe Querio (Artist), Carlos Badilla (Colorist) 3.92 avg rating — 4,999 ratings — published 2014 — 21 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Bandette Volume 1: Presto! by Paul Tobin (Goodreads Author), Colleen Coover (Goodreads Author) (Illustrations) 3.86 avg rating — 3,193 ratings — published 2012 — 6 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Witcher, Volume 2: Fox Children by Paul Tobin (Goodreads Author), Joe Querio (Illustrator) 3.90 avg rating — 2,588 ratings — published 2015 — 20 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Witcher Omnibus by Paul Tobin (Goodreads Author), Joe Queiro (Illustrations), Piotr Kowalski (Illustrations) 4.07 avg rating — 2,070 ratings — published 2018 — 6 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Witcher, Volume 3: Curse of Crows by Paul Tobin (Goodreads Author), Piotr Kowalski (Illustrations), Nick Filardi (Illustrations) 3.82 avg rating — 1,945 ratings — published 2017 — 18 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Plants vs. Zombies Volume 1: Lawnmageddon by Paul Tobin (Goodreads Author), Philip R. Simon (Editor), Ron Chan (Illustrations) 4.19 avg rating — 1,662 ratings — published 2013 — 7 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Share Your Universe Iron Man by Paul Tobin (Goodreads Author), Ronan Cliquet (Illustrator), Clayton Henry (Illustrator) 4.23 avg rating — 1,346 ratings — published 2010 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Colder, Vol. 1 by Paul Tobin (Goodreads Author), Juan Ferreyra (Artist), Scott Allie (Editor) 3.80 avg rating — 1,158 ratings — published 2012 — 9 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Plants vs. Zombies: Timepocalypse by Paul Tobin (Goodreads Author), Ron Chan (Illustrations) 4.36 avg rating — 931 ratings — published 2015 — 6 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Bandette Volume 2: Stealers, Keepers! by Paul Tobin (Goodreads Author), Colleen Coover (Goodreads Author) (Illustrations) 4.07 avg rating — 794 ratings — published 2014 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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Series by Paul Tobin

The Witcher (Dark Horse Comics) (9 books)
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Paul Tobin (Goodreads Author),

Piotr Kowalski (Illustrations),

Nick Filardi (Illustrations)

3.87 avg rating — 15,493 ratings

Plants vs. Zombies (20 books)
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Paul Tobin (Goodreads Author),

Tim Lattie (Illustrator),

Matt J. Rainwater (Illustrator)

4.36 avg rating — 6,538 ratings

Bandette (4 books)
by

Paul Tobin (Goodreads Author),

Colleen Coover (Goodreads Author) (Illustrations)

3.93 avg rating — 4,511 ratings

The Witcher: Fox Children (5 books)
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Paul Tobin (Goodreads Author) (Writer),

Joe Querio,

Carlos Badilla

3.96 avg rating — 3,583 ratings

The Witcher: Curse of Crows (5 books)
by

Paul Tobin (Goodreads Author),

Piotr Kowalski (Illustrator),

Brad Simpson (Illustrator)

3.97 avg rating — 3,049 ratings

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The Magicians (The Magicians, #1)

by Lev Grossman (Goodreads Author)

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The Lies of Locke Lamora (Gentleman Bastard, #1)

by Scott Lynch (Goodreads Author)

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Quotes by Paul Tobin (?)

“Lots of men think that women should tell the truth, explain their feelings. These men should use their wishes more wisely. (Prepare To Die!, p.27)”
― Paul Tobin, Prepare to Die!

tags: advice, feelings, men, superhero, truth, wishes, women

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“history proves that the winning forces are those who put survival first and killing second”
― Paul Tobin, Falling Skies

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“If there is not folly in the world, then the world itself is folly. You must understand that mistakes are not always regrets.”
― Paul Tobin, Presto!

tags: bandette, bandit, burglar, daniel, folly, paul-tobin, thief, tomfoolery

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