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"His exuberant illustrations and vibrantcolors bring to life this fictional story, which has a twinge of camp mixed witha whole lot of adventure, humor, and fantasy." - School LibraryJournal "a rich historicalfantasy" -Booklist "charmingtale" - PublishersWeekly "Cartoonish andfanciful." - The VillageVoice Ben Towle's criticallyacclaimed, Eisner-nominated comic finally comes to print! In the coastal town ofBlood's Haven, the economy runs on oysters. Oyster farming is one of the mostlucrative professions, but also the most dangerous. Not just from theunforgiving ocean and its watery depths-there are also oyster pirates to worryabout! Commander Davidson Bulloch and his motley crew are tasked with capturingthese ne'er-do-wells-but they don't know that Treacher Fink, the pirates'leader, possesses a magical artifact that can call forth a legendary spirit withthe power to control the sea and everything in it!