Cat Ninja: Welcome to the 'Burbs

Five full-length comics

Cat Ninja: Welcome to the 'Burbs **(Vol.4)** is the Fourth book in the Cat Ninja Series. It was released is on October 18, 2022.

## Official Description

**Everyone’s favorite feline superhero is back for even more hilarious adventures set in the Cat Ninja-verse. Catch up with Cat Ninja, Master Hamster, and the rest of the family as they face...the suburbs!**

## Synopsis

When Dad buys a new house outside the city, the kids are less than excited about new neighbors, backyard barbecues, and quiet, tree-lined streets. And they’re not alone—a summer in the suburbs is enough to make Cat Ninja miss the villains of Metro City!

Our hero and his family feel like fish out of water when they arrive in Peaceful Valley, but it won’t be long before Dad’s new neighborhood reveals its scaly, golden underbelly.

### Back Cover Synopsis

Cat Ninja's back in a suburban tale of quiet streets, backyard barbecues, and...goldfish? Our hero and his family are in for a long summer in Peaceful Valley, where there's nothing for a crime-fighter to fight. But when an odd neighbor gives an even odder gift, it doesn't take long for Cat Ninja to figure out that just below the surface of the 'burbs, something really stinks-and it isn't just the fish flakes factory. -Back cover.

## Plot & Chapters

**Chapter 1: The Goldfather, Part I -** Quiet streets, backyard barbecues, odd neighbors bearing even odder welcoming gifts—a summer in the suburbs is enough to make Cat Ninja miss the villains of Metro City! Our hero and his family feel like fish out of water when they arrive in Peaceful Valley, but it won’t be long before Dad’s new neighborhood reveals its scaley, golden underbelly . . .

**Chapter 2: The Perils of Peaceful Valley -** Leon and Marcie meet the local kids and Master Hamster sticks his nose into the wrong fishbowl, plus Metro City celebrates a new champion.

**Chapter 3: The Goldfather, Part II -** As The Goldfather reveals his sinister plans to Master Hamster, Cat Ninja and Adonis team up to find their missing furry friend.

**Chapter 4: As Quiet as a... Cat Ninja -** Alone and outnumbered, Cat Ninja must infiltrate The Goldfather's secret base undetected

**Chapter 5: He Who Rules the Toilets Rules the World! -** Cat Ninja finally comes face-to-face with The Goldfather himself! Can our hero tip the scales of justice in his favor?

### **CAT NINJA SPECIALS INCLUDED IN THE BOOK:**

**Adonis: Robot Dog Ninja -** Adonis is on his first mission with Cat Ninja, and since he’s a very good boy, he wants to do a very good job!

## Characters

* Cat Ninja **(Main)**
* Master Hamster **(Main)**
* Adonis **(Main)**
* Leon Kwon **(Main)**
* Marcie Kwon **(Main)**
* Susan Kwon (Minor Character)
* Jon Kwon (Minor Character)
* Goldfather **(Main)**
* Fish-Face Malone (Pictured and Mentioned)
* Octopunch (Minor Character)
* Truck Monster (Minor Character)
* Master Cat (Pictured and Mentioned)
* Ninja Hamster (Pictured)
* Multibunny (Pictured)
* Slick Fox (Pictured)
* Greenery Gang (Pictured)
* Rhino Blasty
* Dr. Von Malice (Mentioned)
* Mrs. Widdle (Minor Character)

## Trivia

* It's the only book with Leon and Marcie on the back of the cover (they're flat characters of the series).

### **Spoilers**

**SPOILER ALERT:** Cat Ninja, has gotten up to a lot of trouble since we met him in the first installment, *Cat Ninja*. Now, he is moving from Metro City to Peaceful Valley, to live for a month with Marcie and Leon's father. He's bought a house in the suburb so that the kids and their pets, the robotic dog Adonis and Mr. Squeaks the hamster, have more room. Marcie doesn't want to be away from her friends, but after Leon wipes out on his skateboard trying to impress neighborhood children, develops a group of friends even though Leon doesn't. The neighbors seem friendly, even though it's a little odd that Mrs. Widdle brings the family a sullen looking fish as a welcoming gift. The fish is, of course, an evil henchman, and soon Cat Ninja and crew are called upon to fight the fish mafia. Cat Ninja has some problems; because he's in the suburbs, he isn't as quick to respond to crises, and Octopunch gets more acclaim. He's also in the sights of Fish Face Malone, who wants to take him down, but the Goldfather, a fish in charge of the syndicate, manages to deal with Fish Face. When Mr. Squeaks is kidnapped by the evil fish, Cat Ninja starts to notice that the only pets in Peaceful Valley are piscine, and also uncovers alarming information about the local Goldfather's Fish Flake factory that employs many local residents, including Marcie and Leon's father. Will Cat Ninja be able to save the day?

* More Hidden Easter Eggs: The Marcie Shirt has Camp Epic! Symbol Due to Marcie Being in Camp Epic!

## Reviews

"Slight spoiler because it was SO funny." **- *Ms. Yingling Reads STARRED REVIEW***

## Websites

### Ordering

(P.S. YOU CAN EVEN ORDER ON LIBRARIES/MARKETS NEARBY YOUR PLACE.)

**AMAZON:** https://www.amazon.com/Cat-Ninja-Welcome-Burbs-4/dp/1524879363/ref=tmm\_hrd\_swatch\_0?\_encoding=UTF8&qid=&sr=

**Walmart:** https://www.walmart.com/ip/Cat-Ninja-Cat-Ninja-Welcome-to-the-Burbs-Volume-4-Hardcover-9781524879365/211057957?from=/search

**BARNES & NOBLE:** https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/cat-ninja-matthew-cody/1140975223?ean=9781524875855

**MYCOMICSHOP:** https://www.mycomicshop.com/search?TID=52004540

**PENWORTHY:** https://www.penworthy.com/itemlisting/Series/CatNinjaGraphicNvls/WelcometotheBurbs4/8618/53733/0

### Reviews & Blogs

**DADDY MOJO:** https://www.daddymojo.net/2022/11/cat-ninja-welcome-to-the-burbs-all-age-graphic-novel-action-early-elementary/

**Youth Services Book Review:** https://ysbookreviews.wordpress.com/2022/12/01/welcome-to-the-burbs-by-matthew-cody-and-alejandro-arbona-illustrated-by-chad-thomas-and-derek-laufman/

**MS. YINGLING READS:** https://msyinglingreads.blogspot.com/2022/11/welcome-to-burbs-cat-ninja-4.html

### Other:

**AMP KIDS:** https://www.ampkids.com/books/book-cat-ninja-4/

**SIMON AND SCHUSTER:** https://www.simonandschuster.com/books/Cat-Ninja-Welcome-to-the-Burbs/Matthew-Cody/Cat-Ninja/9781524875855