FUSTUK GN

Inspired by Armenian and Persian mythology, this delectable graphic novel follows the youngest of three dysfunctional siblings who strike a magical deal to save their mother’s life. “Beautifully realized and deftly told. Fustuk wonderfully balances the past and present, the magical and the mundane, lovingly presented in equal measure.”Trung Le Nguyen, creator of The Magic Fish. Seventeen-year-old Katah Fustukian has always felt like the odd one out in his family of chefs. Unlike his older siblings, he is useless in the kitchen, and too young to have known their late fathera legendary Hye chef whod made a name for himself in the Pars Empire.But with his moms illness worsening, Katah hopes that his vision-like dreams are a sign of magic stirring within himespecially after they lead him to Az, a powerful div with some mysterious connection to his family. In an attempt to save their moms life, he and his siblings strike a deal: Azs help in exchange for a dish that rivals their fathers.But after the siblings clash over what to cook, Katah will have to make sense of his magic and family historyand wager far more than a single meal to meet Azs demands…CreatorRobert Mgrdich Apelianweaves together multiple timelines in an inventive, fantastical story of Armenian family and food, speaking to diasporic culture and how those within it relate to their different worlds.