Ethel the Cyborg Ninja: Databook

Release Date: February 26, 2025
Author: Mark Bussler
Length: 176 Pages
Black and White with Glossy Color Cover
Hardcover ISBN: 978-1592183364 MSRP$29.95

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Description

Everything that you ever wanted to know about Ethel the Cyborg Ninja, but were afraid to ask!

In space, there is a great ninja warrior named Ethel. Part machine, part woman, all awesome. Ethel slaughters enemies while fighting for truth, justice, and the freedom of space in space using space swords, space lasers, and spaceships.

This is Ethel’s story from creation to intergalactic hero. In these pages you’ll learn about her history and evolution from rough sketches to renowned cosmic space warrior. You’ll meet her friends, see her ninja exploits, and join her on the greatest space adventure in the universe.

Includes:

  • Never-before-seen unpublished Ethel the Cyborg Ninja artwork
  • Technical data on all key CGR Universe characters such as Ethel, Edit-Station 1, Heyzoos, and Lord Karnage
  • Rough draft storyboards and plot outtakes
  • Detailed history of the Ethel the Cyborg Ninja project
  • Special features and commentary from Ethel issues 1 and 2
  • Brand-new Ethel issue #3 page-by-page commentary from writer/artist Mark Bussler
  • All-new original artwork and outfit concepts for Ethel Special Missions
  • Deluxe hardcover printing with new 2025 Ethel Special Missions artwork
  • Descriptions of Ethel’s tattoos, her S.A.M.B.A. battle armor, and spacesuits

Ethel is a mercenary and lethal assassin who travels the galaxy with a ragtag gang of cosmic weirdos including a broken computer named Edit-Station 1, a drug-addled chicken from another universe named Heyzoos, a space squid named Wind Squid, a Cosmic Death Brick, belligerent anti-superheroes, talking spaceships, and more.

Take a detailed trip through the entire CGR Universe with writer and artist Mark Bussler, who guides readers through the history of the Ethel project from 2014 through 2025. Detailed databook pages highlight each character from the CGR Universe with technical data including their origin, height, and favorite foods.

Includes hundreds of Ethel the Cyborg Ninja drawings, sketches, and outtakes from the complete trilogy. Unpublished and never-before-seen illustrations accompany experimental pages of digital animation artwork and unused storyboard concepts with descriptive commentary from the writer.