Earth's End Publishing is proud to announce our latest release, a collection of James Davidson's acclaimed children's comic book series, Moa. Set in colonial New Zealand, Moa chronicles the wild adventures of the Moa Rangers, Kiwi Pukupuku and Possum Von Tempsky, defenders of our native forests.
Moa combines the fun and humour of classic Disney comic books with New Zealand's historical past and Maori mythology to create a classic adventure series sure to delight and entertain readers of all ages. This deluxe treasury collection contains the complete Moa story in a hardback edition that's destined to become a classic.
James Davidson is an educator, serving as the Head of the Arts Faculty at Opunake High School. Moa has been a way for him to explore the layered history and mythology of New Zealand through the medium of comics, and to create stories that can entertain and educate kiwi kids about the land they live in.
Synopsis:
When a sacred Maori treasure is stolen by the dastardly Otto, it's up to the Moa Rangers, Kiwi Pukupuku and Possum Von Tempsky, to return the taonga and save the day! Ride along with Kiwi and Possum on their side-splitting adventures battling mythical creatures and dangerous hunters in colonial New Zealand!
Praise for Moa:
“It's the type of book that ought to be in every single school library, every public library children's section and ideally in every bookshop in the country. I'm really excited by it, to me it's the first time we have had a good, all-ages, New Zealand comics series since the days of Terry and the Gunrunners in the 1980s.”
- Dylan Horrocks, Radio NZ Nights
“Moa Rangers Kiwi Pukupuku and Possum Von Tempsky romp around colonial New Zealand landscapes, falling into Maori myth, and throwing Kiwi slang and humour around with a joy that harks back to Terry Teo and its ‘Kaupati’ in-jokes. It feels like a story that is genuinely made for New Zealand readers…I loved this book. I love that it exists and I wish it had been around when I was in school. It’s fun, colourful, beautiful and distinctly of Aotearoa… buy it, read it, share it.”
- Mitch Marks, The Sapling