Johnny Hiro #2
In "Lobster Run," Johnny Hiro finds himself in a surreal culinary crisis when his boss sends him to steal a lobster from a rival restaurant—only to face a full-scale kitchen uprising of furious, knife-wielding chefs. Written and illustrated by Fred Chao, with colors by Dylan Babb and letters by Jesse Post, this 2007 AdHouse Books gem turns a simple food run into a chaotic, high-stakes chase. The cover, also by Fred Chao, captures the absurd tension perfectly.
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Desperate to provide restaurant critic Jeffrey Steingarten with a lobster dinner, Hiro's boss orders him to steal a lobster from a rival restaurant; this leads to Johnny battling an entire kitchen staff of angry, knife-wielding chefs.
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