PAPERCUTZ AND MAD CAVE STUDIOS ARE PLEASED TO ANNOUNCE
- Aw, Nuts!: The Crumbelievable Adventures of Peanut & Jelly
- By Max Beaudry & David Perry
- –on-sale July 29, 2025–
- Page count: 88pages
- Paperback Price: $9.99
- ISBN: 9781545819685
- Hardcover Price: $14.99
- ISBN: 9781545819692
- Ages: 6-9
- On-sale Date: July 29, 2025
An Emmy-Winning Creator Team Launches New Foodtopian Universe!
Get your just desserts with this pun-tastic buddy comedy, featuring Peanut and Jelly!
Every morsel falls into place within the Foodtopia Pyramid. Well-peeled fancy folks reign from the toppings, average doughs make up the filling, and at the bottom, the odd-foods-out form the crumbs.
This is where we find Peanut and Jelly. They may be lowly employees at the Crumb Dump for now, but these ride-or-fries are determined to rise to the coveted upper crust. But when they accidentally unleash a Crumb Feeder into the city, their plans look shakier than an uneven souffle!
This tale has steaks, artichoke heart, and is ripe with comedy!
“What started as a collection of my terrible food character doodles, slowly grew into a story of best food dudes trying to climb the Foodtopia social hierarchy,” said creator Max Beaudry. “And with David Perry I found the perfect partner to bring this wacky idea to life. We jammed together just like Peanut and Jelly! Papercutz has been a crumbelievable partner, fully supporting this slapsticky book from the beginning. It’s truly a team effort and this food dude is grateful to all the magnificent morsels that helped make it happen!”
“Max had told me about this fever dream he had, where he was living in some kind of ‘food world’ with a peanut and a blob of jelly, and despite my best efforts to assure him that it wasn’t any kind of prophecy, he kept sending me photographs of these very crude scrawlings he’d carved in the block walls of his basement. I couldn’t salvage his sanity, but I could at least make the carvings a bit prettier and, well, now we have a publishing deal with Papercutz. I guess the proof really is in the pudding,” said David Perry.
We hope you’ll join us in announcing this crumbelievable new comic! The book is available for preorder now wherever books are sold, including Barnes & Noble, Amazon, and Bookshop. Please reach out to James Faccinto of Mad Cave Studios at jfaccinto@madcavestudios.com if you have any questions.
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About the authors
Max Beaudry is an Emmy Award-winning writer of TV, Film, and Books, who was recently a Story Editor for Nickelodeon’s Super Duper Bunny League. Previously, he was a Story Editor for Nickelodeon’s Baby Shark, and a Staff Writer for Disney’s Emmy Award-winning Muppet Babies. In addition to TV, Max co-wrote an original animated film for On Animation and has an original animated film with Major Chord. Max has developed projects for Netflix, Disney, Nickelodeon, DreamWorks, Imagine Entertainment, Spin Master, and Kickstart Entertainment. Before settling into the world of entertainment, Max lived in South Korea where he taught English to elementary school children.
DAVID PERRY is a 2D Animation professor and illustrator, writer and series development artist. Oh, and professional bomb taster. “Let no bomb suffer blandness” he always says. David is a life-long storyteller, a passionate and detailed conceptual artist, and he believes that any idea can be good if you’ve got a good team with strong intuition. He prides himself on being able to work thoughtfully and build a comfortable relationship with storytellers, artists, and wild dreamers.
About Papercutz: Papercutz is dedicated to publishing great graphic novels for all ages. Popular with reluctant readers and gifted readers alike, Papercutz graphic novels for kids, tweens, and teens include a wide range of genres, including humor, action adventure, mystery, horror, and favorite characters. We work every day to introduce young readers to the imaginative wonders waiting to be discovered in comics. To find out more visit http://www.papercutz.com.
About Mad Cave Studios: Mad Cave Studios, established in 2014, is an independent publisher committed to providing worldwide entertainment across an array of genres. Mad Cave’s catalog includes a blend of licensed, creator-owned, and original works, created by a diverse cast of storytellers focused on impactful character-driven narratives. Mad Cave Studios is the parent company to Maverick, Nakama Press, and Papercutz, enriching the literary landscape for readers of all ages.
