Top Shelf Announces ‘We Are Pan,’ A Graphic Novel About The Secret Evacuation Of 14,000 Children From Cuba

Coming this June, Top Shelf Productions will release We Are Pan, the debut graphic novel from writer Andre Fratting, alongside art by Yasmin Flores Montanez. Set in the early 1960s at the beginning of the Castro regime, the book will also feature a foreword by Alex Segura.

Wondering more about what the book is about? Why, we’ve got a synopsis for that, per PR from Top Shelf:

We Are Pan is based on the true story of Operación Pedro Pan, a joint effort between the U.S. government and the Catholic Welfare Bureau to evacuate 14,000 children from Cuba to the U.S. between 1960 and 1962. With the rise of communism following Fidel Castro’s revolution, parents feared for their children’s future and, through this secret operation, secured passage for them to America. These children (later referred to as “Pedro Pans”) would be distributed across the U.S., mostly living in foster homes. In many cases, these children never saw their families again, and their lives would be changed forever. This is their story.

We Are Pan is a full-color hardcover available for pre-order now, and will hit stores on June 2, 2026. Check out a preview of the book below.

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