- Science Fiction
- Star Cat collection
- Ages 7–10
Star Cat
Part of the collectionStar Cat→Best for readers who like funny space comics, surreal jokes, cats, time travel and no obvious interest in sensible plotting.
- Books3 / 3
- Arcs1
- Span2021–2025
- StatusOngoing
The series
At a glance.
Star Cat is a graphic novel series written by James Turner and illustrated by Yasmin Sheikh. The current seeded books are Star Cat, A Turnip in Time! and Unicorns in Space!, which gives a fair sense of the series' comic priorities: space adventure, time travel, surreal food logic, unicorn nonsense and a crew who operate on cartoon rules. It is science fiction as joke engine rather than hard science, but the format is excellent for readers who need pace, colour, panels and absurd pay-offs.
Best for readers who like funny space comics, surreal jokes, cats, time travel and no obvious interest in sensible plotting.
Primary themes
Overall tone
- Funny
- Silly
- Absurdist
- Adventurous
Publication order is recommended because the first book introduces Captain Spacecat and the crew, but the books are comic enough to enjoy as individual adventures.
One arc
The shape of the series.
- IStandalone collection arcBooks 1–3 · 2021–2025Low sensitivity
Captain Spacecat's ridiculous voyages
Three absurd sci-fi comics involving Captain Spacecat, time travel, turnips, unicorns and space nonsense.
Star Cat works as one standalone comic sci-fi collection. The first book introduces the space-adventure setup; A Turnip in Time! adds time-travel absurdity; and Unicorns in Space! pushes the series further into surreal creature comedy. The series is low sensitivity because the danger is cartoonish and joke-led rather than emotionally meaningful. Its strongest use case is for readers who have already discovered that silly comics can get them reading and now want that same energy in a space setting.
Fit check
Right for your reader?
Where the series lands by age
- 1
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- 7
- 9
- 11
- 13
- 15
- 17
- 19
- Best fit · 7–10
- Read aloud · 6–9
- Independent · 7–10
Reluctant-reader friendliness
Very high
Read-aloud quality
Workable
Adult crossover
Low
Grows with the reader
Designed to
Sensitivity envelope
Low overall, and consistent.
Where it sits
In conversation with other series.
About the author