VOYA Reviews Jay Piscopo's "The Undersea Adventures of Capt'n Eli"

Hot off the press!  The August issue of VOYA, the leading library journal for young adult librarians, has this to say about Jay Piscopo's The Undersea Adventures of Capt'n Eli.  All three books in this series are available to librarians through Brodart.  

VOYA

Graphically Speaking

Kat Kan

August 2015

A few years ago, I reviewed the first volume of The Undersea Adventures of Capt’n Eli; the third volume has finally been published.  After a brief synopsis of the previous two volumes and information about some of the main characters, the story continues where Volume Two left off:  Lord Hydro, the self-styled Lord Protector of the undersea civilization, Aquaria, has declared war on the surface world.  His giant fighting robots are wreaking havoc across the world, while Lord Hydro claims he wants Aquaria’s young queen, Coral, returned.  However, she and her brother, Prince Triton, know that Hydro wants to rule Aquaria and all of the Earth.  Kid hero Capt’n Eli, and lots of the world’s ultra heroes, work to help the royal siblings fight Lord Hydro and his forces. 

Jay Piscopo brings old-fashioned Saturday morning cartoon action and adventure into his colorful comics, with lots of derring-do and underhanded villainy – both undersea and in outer space.  Preteens and young teens who enjoy the Transformers, Mighty Morphin Power Rangers and superhero comics and cartoons, will enjoy Capt’n Eli’s adventures. 

The Undersea Adventures of Capt'n Eli - Volume 3:  The Mystery of the Devil's Sea

Published by Nemo Publishing

Written and illustrated by Jay Piscopo

108 Pages  |   Full Color   |   $9.99

ISBN 978-0-9817132-2-9

www.captneli.com

Brodart Features Jay Piscopo's "The Undersea Adventures of Capt'n Eli" All Ages Graphic Novel Series

All three graphic novels in Jay Piscopo's The Undersea Adventures of Capt'n Eli series are now available for librarians and educators to order through Brodart. 

 The Undersea Adventures of Capt'n Eli -- Volume 1 
ISBN 978-0-9817132-0-5 
Fans of classic adventure, meet Capt’n Eli! Created in the tradition of Flash Gordon and Buck Rogers, this is the story of a boy with extraordinary scientific abilities and mysterious ties to the sea.     

The Undersea Adventures of Capt'n Eli -- Volume 2 
ISBN 978-0-9817132-1-2 

Stand by for adventure!  Volume 2 of The Undersea Adventures of Capt’n Eli explodes with action as the mysterious Commander X introduces Capt’n Eli to a world of vast undersea empires.

The Undersea Adventures of Capt'n Eli -- Volume 3 
ISBN 978-0-9817132-2-9

The Capt’n Eli saga explodes when Eli and crew find themselves trapped in a global war between the surface world and the undersea Aquarian Empire.  Lord Hydro’s giant war robots threaten destruction to all the major cities on the planet unless Capt’n Eli is caught and tried as a renegade for the kidnapping of Princess Coral. 

Review: Capt'n Eli - Vol. 3 - 4 out of 5 Stars

Richard Vasseur’s Review of

The Undersea Adventures of Capt’n Eli - Volume 3 

NEW book! Coming in March 2015!

Read his full review (including Volumes 1 and 2) at this link.

4 out of 5 Stars

"This is a fast paced adventure that goes from the sea bottom to the planet surface to outer space. The main thing about this comic is that it is just plain fun to read." 

Title: The Undersea Adventures of Capt'n Eli Vol. 3

Publisher: Nemo Publishing, LLC

Creator/Writer/Artist: Jay Piscopo

Price: $ 9.99 US

Rating: 4 out of 5 stars

Website: http://www.captneli.com/

Gorgeous illustrations of sea vessels and one huge robot make this a visual delight to behold. The robot is menacing.

Japan's special defence force is colorful team that uses energy to attack. The Photon Knights are like the Power Rangers. The illustrations are dynamic. Together they form Quasar Ace.

Torpedoman looks like a cool hero. He looks a lot like the Rocketeer. Also the Sea Ghost is illustrated in a simple designed suit that looks great. There are lots of great characters but they need to be explored more.

Capt'n Eli is not used at all at the start of this comic. He is the star and should have been used some.

Lord Hydro is the villain here and he has an army to do his bidding. It is a most impressive army.

The underwater sea creatures are wonderfully illustrated and have a realistic look. The technology has a futuristic appearance but also a underwater design to most of it.

Captain Eli gets some extra gear that amps up his combat abilities. Than that is amped up even more.

Ok super-heroes just keep coming out of the woodworks. There is no way you can keep track of them all. Even two Commander X's and Nemo.

This is a fast paced adventure that goes from the sea bottom to the planet surface to outer space. The main thing about this comic is that it is just plain fun to read.

The backup story is filled with tons of super-heroes as well. They battle a menace of the Galaxy Beast. Nice old style art.

Included in this comic are some gorgeously drawn pin-ups.

Read review online at this link.  

Pinup by Jeremy McHugh

Ask for the Capt'n Eli series at your local comic shop or order online at www.captneli.com!

The Undersea Adventures of Capt'n Eli – Volume 3

Will be released in March 2015

Diamond Code: OCT141559

ISBN 978-0-9817132-2-9

The Undersea Adventures of Capt'n Eli – Volume 2

Diamond Code: AUG084227

ISBN 978-0-9817132-1-2

The Undersea Adventures of Capt'n Eli - Volume 1

Diamond Code: JAN111270

ISBN 978-0-9817132-0-5