Orphan King, The Format: Trade Paperback

Prince Kaidan, born to inherit the throne, is set to complete his secret training with his aunt, the magical Lady Taleissa when tragedy strikes. He returns home to find his parents missing and his kingdom destroyed, along with everything he’ d ever hoped and dreamed. With the monarchy overthrown by a rapacious warlord, Kaidan is set adrift in a lawless land where his royal lineage now means nothing but danger; there’ s a steep price on his head and everyone is eager to cash in. But when there are no laws, outlaws can become allies, and Kaidan’ s got a fighting chance with some new friends on the fringes of society. A new path is set: find whatever pieces of his old life he can and use them to build something new – if he can live that long!

Tyler Chin-Tanner took the leap from his early career in teaching and humanitarian aid work into his lifelong passion for comics, attending The Joe Kubert School from 2003 to 2006 and co-founding AWBW with his wife Wendy in 2005. Publishing through AWBW, Tyler writes graphic novels including the New York Times featured "American Terrorist," the Mesoamerican fantasy epic “ Mezo,” and the YA series “ The Orphan King.” He’ s also edited several anthologies including the Ringo Award nominated anthologies “ All We Ever Wanted” and “ Dead Beats” as well as producing the GLAAD Media and Ringo Award winning anthology “ Young Men in Love.”