Oni Press Exclusive: Read An Excerpt From ‘Mr. Muffins: Defender of the Stars’

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Can a regular human boy and a corgi with a galactic destiny stop an alien invasion? That’s the burning question at the center of Oni Press‘s new YA graphic novel Mr. Muffins: Defender of the Stars, and Comic Book Club has an exclusive excerpt from the OGN for you, right here, right now.

Written by GLAAD Media Award nominee Ben Kahn and illustrated by Georgeo Brooks, in the excerpt, Reuben (the human), Cassara (an intergalactic soldier), and Mr. Muffins (you know who that is) are in space, and already in the middle of a desperate situation.

“And now we head into outer space!” Kahn told Comic Book Club in a provided statement. “After our introduction chapter on Earth, it was time to take Mr. Muffins’ adventure into the truly cosmic. The idea for the spaceship having a built-in massage chair came while I was at an airport, trying to kill time during a flight delay. After showing how powerful Mr. Muffins is in Chapter One, I wanted a challenge they couldn’t blast their way out of. Sometimes the solution is epic space battles, sometimes the solution is yelling at a big alien made out of rock candy.”

The 168-page book hits stores tomorrow (January 21, 2025), costs $14.99, and is absolutely adorable. Check out the exclusive excerpt, below.

Mr. Muffins: Defender of the Stars Excerpt:

Check out six pages and the cover from the January 21, 2025 publishing graphic novel here! Click the thumbnails for a larger version:

Mr. Muffins: Defender of the Stars Official Synopsis:

Defender of the cosmos! Vanquisher of evil! Failure at frisbee??

Corgi shenanigans, epic space battles, and intergalactic heroes abound in this uplifting, action-packed adventure about the powerful connection between humans and their pets from GLAAD Media Award nominee Ben Kahn (Renegade Rule, Elle Campbell Wins Their Weekend) and illustrator Georgeo Brooks (Immortals Fenyx Rising: From Great Beginnings).

Eleven-year-old Reuben Mahmud just wants a break. When he takes his pet corgi, Mr. Muffins, to the park, he expects to get just that—a break. But what he gets instead is an alien invasion right smack dab in the middle of his neighborhood! Oh! And apparently Mr. Muffins is the chosen one destined to save the galaxy? This should be interesting . . .

Dragged into the middle of an epic space war, Reuben learns that the fate of the entire galaxy rests in Mr. Muffins’s adorable corgi paws. It’s going to take a lot more than tail wagging and butt waddling to end this war. To turn the tide of the conflict, intergalactic soldier Cassara must show Mr. Muffins how to tap into his cosmic power and be the hero the galaxy needs him to be. But when Mr. Muffins is separated from Reuben and a formidable giant mech-corgi arrives to conquer the world, Mr. Muffins’s powers are put to the test. Will Reuben be able to rise to the occasion to help his fluffy best friend? Do Cassara, Reuben, and Mr. Muffins have what it takes to end this war once and for all?

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