‘Baldwin’s Big Adventure’ Set For A May Release
by Erik Amaya
First announced back in June of last year, Baldwin’s Big Adventure, the first book to be released as part of Dynamite’s partnership with Curiosity Ink Media, is set to debut in May.
The picture book features Baldwin, a “fearless switcher train with a giant heart, who works hard to move the other trains, cars, and cabooses around the train yard.” While he makes sure everyone is in the right place and ready for their next journeys, he secretly aspires to be like his father, Big Al, the most famous steam engine in the world. And when Big Al fails to return from a long haul, Baldwin sets out with his best friend, Bobber the Caboose, to find him.
Written by Annie Auerbach with art from Rommel Ruiz, the book is designed for readers aged 3-8, but we imagine many parents of children in that age group may find something to like in it as well.
“Locking arms with Dynamite underscores Curiosity’s commitment to premium publishing and our mission to entertain kids through unique immersive storytelling content,” Jon I. Rosenberg, Curiosity’s head of publishing, said in a statement last year. “Dynamite shares our vision of promoting reading as one of the joys in life we hope to instill in kids at a young age and embrace as a life-long habit.” Beyond heading the company’s publishing division, he will also lead the alliance by cultivating Curiosity’s original IP for future projects.
“The best way to grow the industry is to have diverse offerings for younger readers, and then encouraging them to continue to read both our children’s books, and then our comics, and all segments of the industry will grow,” Dynamite CEO Nick Barrucci added. “By offering Curiosity’s immersive content alongside our proven portfolio of best-selling properties, Dynamite can embrace a wider fan base with new, premium titles.”
Baldwin’s Big Adventure is do for release in May.
