The press release follows:
Media Release -- Versatile TV and film actor Ursula Burton ("The Office," "Curb Your Enthusiasm") is the creator of the latest addition to the Binge Books catalog, Super Sleepy Bedtime Stories #1. Each tale is a bedtime story for all ages showcasing the adventures of Super Sleepy, a pint-sized protector of sleepyheads, who won't rest until the reader does. At 68-pages, Burton's giggle-filled Binge Book features art from Jeff Shultz ("Peanuts"), and will be available in comic book stores on November 24, 2021 for $4.99. This release also earned Diamond Comics vaunted "spotlight" status.
"Super Sleepy had been tossing and turning in my mind for a long time," says creator Ursula Burton, "I'm thrilled that families everywhere can finally read about her hilarious adventures alongside her wisecracking sidekick Schleepy the sheep. Jeff's art has a wonderfully retro style that helps make Super Sleepy feel like an old friend."
The latest release from Binge Books also introduces readers to a new cast of fun, family-friendly characters including Gargirl the living gargoyle, Adventure Russ - finder of lost toys, Cosmic Ray the Space Kid-et, Lynn Ventor the girl inventor, Senor Uva's Frutopia and Jillian Heir the Bajillionare.
"Everybody sleeps, so a little girl superhero who travels the world helping anyone who is having trouble sleeping is a wonderfully simple and universal premise which instantly inspires endless story ideas," says Binge Books' publisher Darin Henry. "With back-up tales starring Gargirl and her Dreamland friends, Super Sleepy's Bedtime Stories should be an instant classic to anyone who's ever been a kid."
Super Sleepy Bedtime Stories #1, along with other Binge Books such as The Heroes Union "The Cosmic Crusade" #1, Super Suckers "Blood Sisters!" #1 and The Blue Baron "Everything Old Is New Again!" #1, are all distributed by Diamond Comics. Previous Binge Books feature work from comic industry legends such as Roger Stern (The Avengers, Captain America), Ron Frenz (Thor, The Amazing Spider-Man) and Sal Buscema (Captain America, The Defenders). To learn more, please visit www.BingeBooks.fun.
Super Sleepy Bedtime Stories #1
Created by Ursula Burton, Art by Jeff Shultz
Distributed by Diamond Comics|Order Code: SEP211365
On Sale 11/24/2021
68 Pages|All Ages|$4.99
Nagged by nightmares? Bothered by blanket hogs? Troubled by telemarketers? Have no fear – Super Sleepy is here! Super Sleepy is the pint-sized protector of sleepyheads everywhere! With her wisecracking sidekick Schleepy, Super Sleepy won't rest until you sleep, which means every giggle-filled story is a bedtime story! Created by TV's Ursula Burton ("The Office," "Curb Your Enthusiasm"), with classic cartooning by Jeff Shultz ("Peanuts"), Super Sleepy 68-page Binge Book debut also introduces readers to Gargirl, Adventure Russ, Cosmic Ray, Lynn Ventor, Senor Uva's Frutopia and Jillian Heir the Bajillionare!
