The Illustrated Worlds of James Gauthier: The Bishop Chance Adventures, Earth Shock Trilogy & A Pack of Trouble
Combining fast-paced portal fantasy and speculative adventure with interior black-and-white plates by legendary comic book artists Sal Amendola (DC & Archie Comics), Barry Blair (Elfquest), and Ben Dunn (Ninja High School / Warrior Nun Areala).
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Art by Sal Amendola
The Magik Shoppe
29 Interior Plates
Earth Shock Trilogy
1. The Bishop Chance Adventures
Headlined by The Last Chance, Second Chance, Chance Encounter, Lost Chances, Random Chances, and Spirit Chance, James Gauthier’s signature adventure series revived the classic American tradition of heavily illustrated prose fiction.
2. The Magik Shoppe Series: A Pack of Trouble & A Pocket of Time
In A Pack of Trouble (262 pages, featuring 29 all-new black-and-white interior illustrations and a full-color cover by noted DC/Archie comic book artist Sal Amendola, plus a rare illustration by Barry Blair of Elfquest fame), two brothers enter a mysterious magic shop and purchase a pack of manga cards that plunges them across parallel fantasy realms.
3. The Earth Shock Trilogy (Earth Shock, After Shock & Deadly Shock)
Featuring cover and interior artwork by manga/comic pioneer Ben Dunn, the Earth Shock Trilogy blended high-stakes sci-fi catastrophe with kinetic comic-book visual storytelling.