Space Battle Lunchtime
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ISBN 9781620107850 |
Space Battle Lunchtime is an American comic book created by Natalie Riess and published through Oni Press. The first issue of the eight-issue monthly miniseries was released May 4, 2016. The story is about Peony, a young pastry chef who is chosen to participate in an interstellar cooking competition.
Publication history
Riess, creator of the webcomic Snarlbear, originally planned to pitch Space Battle Lunchtime to webcomic host Hiveworks, but it was too short.[1][2] Instead, she was one of 2,500 creators who sent a proposal to Oni Press during their 2015 open submission window.[3][4] Her pitch used the log line: "Space Battle Lunchtime is a comic about a young pastry chef from Earth who enters an intergalactic TV cooking competition. Think of it as a delicious combo of goofy science fiction, shōjo manga and Food Network". When it was accepted by Oni editor Robin Herrera, who had specifically requested a food comic from applicants, it became the first contracted project from the submission pool.[2][3]
Space Battle Lunchtime was a
The first issue was released May 4, 2016.
A third trade paperback was released on October 6, 2020.[10]
Critical reception
The art received mostly positive reviews, although some critics said the plot was slow or thin.
The first issue received an average score of 7.4 out of 10 based on 9 critical reviews as
References
- ^ Collins, Elle (April 5, 2016), "The Coming of the Cosmic Cooking Comic: ‘Space Battle Lunchtime’ #1 Review, ComicsAlliance. Retrieved September 23, 2016
- ^ a b c Zainab (November 9, 2015), "Oni Press present first title from open submissions: 'Space Battle Lunchtime' by Natalie Riess – exclusive", Comics & Cola. Retrieved September 23, 2016
- ^ a b c d Johanna (May 4, 2016), "Space Battle Lunchtime #1", Comics Worth Reading. Retrieved September 23, 2016
- ^ a b c Sava, Oliver (August 16, 2016), "Space Battle Lunchtime capitalizes on the fun of cooking reality shows", The A.V. Club. Retrieved September 23, 2016
- ^ a b Brooke, David (July 22, 2016), "Natalie Reiss Talks Her Oni Press Original Series, World Building, And Batman", Adventures in Poor Taste. Retrieved September 23, 2016
- ^ a b "Space Battle Lunchtime #1", Comic Book Roundup. Retrieved September 23, 2016
- ^ "Space Battle Lunchtime Preview", Comic Book Resources. Retrieved September 23, 2016
- Comichron. Retrieved September 27, 2016
- ^ (June 3, 2017), "Preview: Space Battle Lunchtime #1, Dollar Issue", Graphic Policy. Retrieved May 16, 2019
- ISBN 9781620107850. Retrieved 26 January 2021.
- ^ a b Garcia, Matthew (May 9, 2016), "Wrapping Wednesday", Multiversity Comics. Retrieved September 23, 2016
- ^ (May 9, 2016), "Review: Space Battle Lunchtime #1", Comic Book Resources. Retrieved September 27, 2016
- ^ a b Brooke, David (August 10, 2016), "Space Battle Lunchtime #4 Review", Adventures in Poor Taste. Retrieved September 23, 2016
- ^ Christianson, Jon Erik (August 12, 2016), "The Best-Space Scenario In Space Battle Lunchtime", Panels. Retrieved September 23, 2016
External links
- Space Battle Lunchtime at the Comic Book DB (archived from the original)
- Space Battle Lunchtime at the Grand Comics Database