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Jake Spooky And the Wolves Within Him

Hardcover
6.25"W x 8.81"H x 0.56"D   | 12 oz | 40 per carton
On sale Apr 14, 2026 | 112 Pages | 9781662665790
Age 8-12 years
FOC Mar 16, 2026 | Catalog February 2026

Jake Spooky keeps puking up wolves…

…and he has no idea why. 

Meet Jake Spooky. He’s a shy, punk-rockin' ghost who has some strange and mysterious powers bubbling just below the surface. Things can get a little bit...WEIRD in Jake's world. Luckily, his roommates, the TV-headed Brand-o and Quincy the cat, help keep things under control—most of the time. One day, as a massive hurricane approaches, Jake can’t seem to stop puking up wolves, and their landlord has had enough! If any more wolves show up, the three friends are going to get kicked out of their house.

Jake just wants to chill out and have band practice. But first, he will need to look inside himself and unravel the mystery of the wolves within.

“Reading Jake Spooky is like taking a walk into Michael Grover’s delightfully bizarre brain, it literally made me hungry for more (and strawberry jam)”.  - Jerusha Hess (Oscar-nominated co-creator of Napoleon Dynamite and Nacho Libre)
© Michael Grover
Michael Grover is an animator and cartoonist, and author of the webcomic Deeply Dave, which was nominated for an Eisner Award in Best Webcomic, and a Harvey Award for Digital Book of the Year. His short animated comic “Hearing” was featured in the short film Ninety-Five Senses, which was recently nominated for an Oscar for Best Animated Short Film. He lives in Florida with his wife and kids. View titles by Michael Grover
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"... this truly unique story leans hard into its own highly specific and bizarre vibes—the strange tensions among these improbable housemates, a weather reporter held hostage by hostile beasts, and a restless wolfpack that personifies our protagonist’s inner turmoil. Accompanied by high-contrast black-and-white drawings with ultra-cool hot pink, Jake’s tale unfolds at a leisurely pace that perfectly fits the off-kilter tone. Absurd, surreal, and confidently crafted, a delightful diversion."—Kirkus Reviews

"Grover (Deeply Dave) contemplates the grounding power of friendship in this appealingly strange graphic novel about ghost Jake Spooky, who is inexplicably regurgitating live wolves... Elongated sequences of repeating identical panels give punch lines visual heft and vivacious pink accents punctuate the spare b&w artwork, imparting exclamatory verve to a simultaneously absurd and sincere plot about friends on the brink of transition."—Publishers Weekly

“Reading Jake Spooky is like taking a walk into Michael Grover’s delightfully bizarre brain, it literally made me hungry for more (and strawberry jam)”.—Jerusha Hess (Oscar-nominated co-creator of Napoleon Dynamite and Nacho Libre)

"Mike Grover is a talent to watch"—Kazu Kibuishi (New York Times–bestselling creator of the Amulet series)

About

Jake Spooky keeps puking up wolves…

…and he has no idea why. 

Meet Jake Spooky. He’s a shy, punk-rockin' ghost who has some strange and mysterious powers bubbling just below the surface. Things can get a little bit...WEIRD in Jake's world. Luckily, his roommates, the TV-headed Brand-o and Quincy the cat, help keep things under control—most of the time. One day, as a massive hurricane approaches, Jake can’t seem to stop puking up wolves, and their landlord has had enough! If any more wolves show up, the three friends are going to get kicked out of their house.

Jake just wants to chill out and have band practice. But first, he will need to look inside himself and unravel the mystery of the wolves within.

“Reading Jake Spooky is like taking a walk into Michael Grover’s delightfully bizarre brain, it literally made me hungry for more (and strawberry jam)”.  - Jerusha Hess (Oscar-nominated co-creator of Napoleon Dynamite and Nacho Libre)

Creators

© Michael Grover
Michael Grover is an animator and cartoonist, and author of the webcomic Deeply Dave, which was nominated for an Eisner Award in Best Webcomic, and a Harvey Award for Digital Book of the Year. His short animated comic “Hearing” was featured in the short film Ninety-Five Senses, which was recently nominated for an Oscar for Best Animated Short Film. He lives in Florida with his wife and kids. View titles by Michael Grover

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Praise

"... this truly unique story leans hard into its own highly specific and bizarre vibes—the strange tensions among these improbable housemates, a weather reporter held hostage by hostile beasts, and a restless wolfpack that personifies our protagonist’s inner turmoil. Accompanied by high-contrast black-and-white drawings with ultra-cool hot pink, Jake’s tale unfolds at a leisurely pace that perfectly fits the off-kilter tone. Absurd, surreal, and confidently crafted, a delightful diversion."—Kirkus Reviews

"Grover (Deeply Dave) contemplates the grounding power of friendship in this appealingly strange graphic novel about ghost Jake Spooky, who is inexplicably regurgitating live wolves... Elongated sequences of repeating identical panels give punch lines visual heft and vivacious pink accents punctuate the spare b&w artwork, imparting exclamatory verve to a simultaneously absurd and sincere plot about friends on the brink of transition."—Publishers Weekly

“Reading Jake Spooky is like taking a walk into Michael Grover’s delightfully bizarre brain, it literally made me hungry for more (and strawberry jam)”.—Jerusha Hess (Oscar-nominated co-creator of Napoleon Dynamite and Nacho Libre)

"Mike Grover is a talent to watch"—Kazu Kibuishi (New York Times–bestselling creator of the Amulet series)
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