Staying in a space-bound luxury hotel sounds literally out of this world. But what happens when an attack sends the aircraft careening off-course? That’s the basic premise of cartoonist Josh Hicks’s satirical YA graphic novel Hotelitor: Luxury-Class Defense and Hospitality Unit, hitting shelves in May from Lerner Publishing Group’s Graphic Universe imprint.
Hotelitor is a robot-shaped hotel described as “the finest hospitality craft in its colony, equipped with jet feet, a hyperspace engine, and single, double, and adjoining rooms.” It offers all the amenities including live entertainment, but when a giant alien attacks, everyone aboard is stranded in deep space. Intern Anne Greene attempts to limit the chaos, but she and her fellow entry-level service workers weren’t trained for a crisis of this magnitude. After a month spent aimlessly surfing the stars, rival factions emerge, wealthy VIP guests seize and horde supplies, and the musician-in-residence becomes a cult leader (no, really).
Anna and her friends are desperate to find a way home, but it won’t be easy. Another giant alien could attack at any time and the truth behind Hotelier’s owners is super shocking. Needless to say, no one is getting paid enough for this job.
“Hotelitor is super influenced by classic mecha manga like Mazinger Z and tokusatsu media like Ultraman and Godzilla, bu
Hotelitor will be available everywhere books are sold on May 7. Pre-orders are available now.
