Michael LaRiccia

Illustrator

Dark Horse Books presents Planeta Blu Volume 1: The
Rise of Agoo, a new young adult graphic novel about courage, compassion, love, and sacrifice to make Earth a better place for living beings. This is activist and rapper Tem Blessed’s debut graphic novel, illustrated by Michael LaRiccia, with a foreword by New York Times bestselling author and Emmy Award-winner Van Jones. While first fully funded and published from a Kickstarter campaign, the Dark Horse edition will include exclusive bonus content and a new cover.

After Lares, her brother Angel, and their friends Tomé and Tyler gain magical abilities, they stumble upon a looming war. The animal kingdom is ramping up to save the
earth & "Planeta Blu" — by taking on the global climate crisis and fighting pollution at the source. One billionaire oil tycoon has sinister machinations at work, but the globe’s animals and a young team of humans will need to work together if they want to have any chance at saving our world!