Announcing Galactic Hot Dogs BOOK 2: The Wiener Strikes Back!

Hey everyone! Cosmoe here. I can't believe it, but the next book in my Galactic Hot Dogs series is coming out soon. Like really soon. LIKE NEXT WEEK!!!

On Tuesday, May 3, you can find Galactic Hot Dogs: The Wiener Strikes Back in bookstores and online! Plus my first book, Cosmoe's Wiener Getaway, is being re-released with an awesomesauce new cover. Check it out:

Here's the official-type description that the book people wrote for Book 2:

Cosmoe, Princess Dagger, Humphree, and the gang are back for another wild space adventure in the second hilarious illustrated novel of the Galactic Hot Dogs series, which Lincoln Peirce calls an “an insanely entertaining, eye-popping adventure!” 

What could go better with wieners than a flying space circus? Nothing! Which is why Humphree’s all jazzed up at the chance to sell Galactic Hot Dogs as the official food of Crostini’s Cosmic Carnival and Wonder Circus train. Cosmoe’s not entirely convinced—but once his skills as a monster tamer are unveiled, the deal is done and the Neon Wiener is officially hooked onto the train. 

Only things aren’t quite what they seem at this circus, and pretty soon Cosmoe realizes he and his buddies are in more danger than ever. To get to the bottom of it all, they have to travel somewhere pretty familiar, providing a glimpse at last into Cosmoe’s past and how he ended up aboard the Wiener in the first place.

I know I'm totally biased and all that, but I think The Wiener Strikes Back is WAY cool. I mean, my adventures are always super entertaining and sometimes pretty heart-pounding, so that makes for some pretty sweet reading, right? Right!

If you want to pre-order the book, go ahead and click on the book cover in the sidebar over there on the right. Go ahead. Do it. You know you want to!

Next week I'll be bringing you some rad behind-the-scenes art for you from my new book, so stay tuned! Oh, and Princess Dagger wants me to tell you that she'll be guest posting, so get psyched. And Humphree wants me to tell you his new hot-hot-HOT sauce melted off part of his tongue. But that's okay because he's a Bronkle and his tongue will grow back.

So there you go. GHD updates from the crew. We're baaaaaack!

Later gators,

Cosmoe

Lost art from book 2!

Hey everyone! The awesome illustrators of my books just put together a whole ton of lost Galactic Hot Dogs art for me, so of course I'm sharing some of it with all of you!

Check this out. It's a drawing from Galactic Hot Dogs: Book 2, chapter four.

I totally don't remember this happening. Probably because I got clobbered on the head? Just a wild guess!

More art to come!

Stay rad,
Cosmoe

Best. Gift. Ever.

Hey everyone! Happy holidays! Do you celebrate any December holidays? The GHD crew is exchanging gifts this week, and I got a super cool gift the other day! Humphree and Princess Dagger made it for me -- check it out:

Is that the coolest or WHAT?! It makes my hot cocoa extra delicioso!

Now I'm itching to see what's in that silver box underneath my new mug, but Dags says I have to wait until Friday. SMUDGE!

Have a great week and happy holidays!
Cosmoe and the crew

Check out this way-cool Galactic Hot Dogs Island art!

Hey everyone!

Today I've got something special for you: Radically awesome artwork from the design of Poptropica's Galactic Hot Dogs Island! If you don't know the amazingness that is Poptropica, well, you're missing out. Read these posts to get the dealio and I bet you'll want to play Poptropica right NOW!

I mean, how cool is this stuff, right?!

You can see it all in action when you play GHD Island for free online or on Poptropica's free app! Humphree, Dags, and I all love playing it, and I bet you will, too.

Have a great weekend!
Cosmoe and the crew

Rescued from the cutting room floor: FRED facts!

Hey you guys!

Today I've got some never-seen, super-exclusive, way-cool FRED facts for you!

Back when the illustrators of my first print book were doing all the crazy awesome book art, they created a ton of fun FRED facts. But they created so many, they couldn't all fit in the book. So I got my hands on some of them -- check these out:

 

I bet you know which one is my favorite, right?!

Have a great week everyone,

Cosmoe

PS: I've seen Star Wars 502 times now!!!

The Neon Wiener has crash landed on Poptropica!

You guys know that there's a Galactic Hot Dogs Island on the way-cool online game and app, Poptropica, right? (If you don't know what Poptropica is, read this post.)

Well, right now, on any Island's Main Street (that's where you start out), you'll find the Neon Wiener has crash landed! If you go inside our ship, you'll be able to talk to the crew, customize your costume with Galactic Hot Dogs outfits, and even get in a shootout with some Jacks!

So cool! Go check it out -- Poptropica is awesome. Me, Dags, and Humphree love it and if you haven't played it yet, I bet you'll totally dig it!

Later gators,
Cosmoe

#BadGuySelfies in Intergalactic Social Space!

Hi you guys! How’s it going? My brain feels as fried as a crunchy crater tot. Today I got sucked into the deep-space void that is the Intergalatic Social Space — for HOURS. It’s kind of like your Twitter, Instagram, YouTube, and Facebook, all smashed into one crazy, busy, wacko network.

It must be a slow day for the bad dudes of the galaxy because this morning #BadGuySelfie was trending. And all the weirdos out there got into the action. I couldn’t stop scrolling through all the photos. It seems like space cretins love to show off their best — no, worst — sides!

That’s Bic Vasterdly on the top left. Bounty hunter. Kind of scares the whats out of me. 

Next to him is General Krax Von Grumble. He’s one of Queen Dagger’s main bad guys and a total doofus.

And yeah, that’s the Queen on the bottom left. Being evil and all, she had to get in on the hashtag.

That last one is another bounty hunter named Jae Falcon. Kind of looks like a cute little kitty, if you squint real hard. But there’s nothing cute about that dude.

Gah, now I have the creeps. Time to forget about the bad dudes and play some video games with Humphree and Dags!

Stay awesome,

Cosmoe