Cat Ninja: Time Heist

## Book Trailer

Cat Ninja: Time Heist **(Vol.2)** is the Second book in the Cat Ninja Series. It's release date was on November 23, 2021.

## Official Description

**From Epic Originals comes an action-packed graphic novel series about a new breed of superhero. Return to Metro City's furry underbelly in this exciting follow-up to Kirkus-starred Cat Ninja volume 1!**

## Synopsis

When Leon brings a mystery *egg* home from school, Cat Ninja and Master Hamster face their biggest challenge yet: babysitting! And while they’re pretty sure they can keep an egg out of trouble, they know they’re in over their heads when that egg hatches into a high-energy ball of feathers and cuteness. It’s baby’s first superhero adventure when they decide to bring their newest family member along as they uncover the identity—and nefarious motives—of Metro City’s latest foe.

### Back Cover Synopsis

"Villains are flooding into Metro City, and it doesn't take a criminal mastermind to realize they're all after the same thing--Cat ninja! Plus Leon brings home a mystery egg that hatches into an excitable owlet named Hoot, confronting our hero with his biggest challenge yet: babysitting! When Cat Ninja discovers Hoot's connection to the sudden wave of baddies, he'll need his paw-some family's help to save the baby owl, the city...and the future" -Back cover.

## Plot

**DISCLAIMER**: THESE DESCRIPTIONS ARE ONLINE (Epic!) ONLY.

**Chapter 1: Fish of Legend -** Cat Ninja and Master Hamster team up to babysit Leon’s mysterious pet egg while taking on Metro City’s latest mind-bending foe.

**Chapter 2: Baby's Day Out -** Cat Ninja and Master Hamster face their biggest challenge yet: taking care of a baby owl named Hoot

**Chapter 3: Time Heist -** After a week of battling bad guys nonstop, Cat Ninja goes undercover to learn the truth behind Metro City’s sudden wave of villains.

**Chapter 4: Night Of The Cuckoo -** Cat Ninja, Leon, Marcie, and Master Hamster try to protect Hoot from The Cuckoo while searching for the truth behind the mysterious villain

**Chapter 5: Escape from... the Future! -** Cat Ninja finally learns why the time-traveling Cuckoo is trying so hard to capture the tiny owlet Hoot!

## Morals

Through the shared adventures of these former adversaries, kids learn the importance of:

• Using your powers—super or not!—to stand up for those who need your help

• Family, in all its forms

• Second chances

## Characters

* Cat Ninja
* Master Hamster
* Leon Kwon
* Marcie Kwon
* Susan Kwon
* Jon Kwon
* Hoot
* Chronowl
* Nightbird
* Octopunch
* Super Saber
* Captain Calico
* Cuckoo
* Le Chat
* Rhino Blasty
* Elan Mollusk
* Flail Wielding Snails
* Electric EEL
* King Crab
* Combat Wombat
* Mecha-Mecano/The Mecha-Man
* Multibunny
* Slick Fox
* Greenery Gang
* Fury Roach

## Trivia

* The book’s dynamic illustrations explode with color, energy, and emotion. The characters, each with their own gifts, are diverse and appealing: the two superheroes are introduced to a lovable baby owl with extreme superpowers, to a time-stealing villain who’s hard to vanquish, and to the supreme power of love. High-tech, futuristic inventions and concepts, time travel, intergalactic relationships, and a good bit of magic figure into the story, wherein creativity and imagination are celebrated, as is the ability to work together to solve problems. The book’s more subtle messages include what effects interfering in the past might have on the future and the impact of family divisions on children. Clever cast names, like “Elan Mollusk,” are wry links to contemporary times.

### **Spoilers**

**SPOILER ALERT:** A barrage of baddies comes for Cat Ninja. Mild-mannered Claude the cat lives with Leon and Marcie Kwon and their mother; but when the city is threatened, Claude becomes Cat Ninja! (Only the kids know his secret.) Aided by former criminal mastermind Mr. Squeak (once known as Master Hamster), Cat Ninja fights the mind-controlling King Crab. Things get complicated with the hatching of Hoot, a superstrong owlet that Leon brought home from school as an egg (he *thought* it was a chicken egg). With Hoot’s help, Cat Ninja bests Electric Eel, Mecha Mechano, and Rhino Blasty, but the thing about this new wave of villains is that they only seem to be interested in attacking Cat Ninja. Apparently there is a bounty on his head. When Hoot’s father, Chronowl, arrives from the year 3021 they find out who is behind the attacks, their true target…and that all the world is at stake. This second collection of Cat Ninja digital comics (Nos. 6 through 10) is, if anything, more fun than the first. Bright, action-stuffed panels drawn by Thomas and colored by Wucinich don’t skimp on the visual gags. The Kwons are cued as Korean, and their community is diverse. Backmatter includes a sketchbook and superhero and supervillain name generators.

* *More Hidden Easter Eggs:* Mr Muscles was Pictured in Leon's Lunch Box
* Adventure Kingdom, *Bright Family, Cosmic Pizza Party and Totally Super Squad!* made at Chapter 5: Escape from... the Future! Where **Clark, Karoline, Eddie, *Meg, Mohs, Suzie, Al-N,Benjamin Bright, Banira Suzuki-Bright, Nia Bright, Jayden Bright, Dusty, Golden Star, Captian Radical, Mr Muscles/Mr.Tito, Boom Box, and Power-Up*** Were their During The Multi Universe of Alternate Realities.

### *More Hidden Easter Eggs*

Mr. Muscles was Pictured Leon's Lunch BoxMeg, Mohs, Suzie, and Al-N from Cosmic Pizza PartyBenjamin Bright, Banira Suzuki-Bright, Nia Bright, Jayden Bright, And Dusty from Bright FamilyClark, Karoline, And Eddie from Adventure KingdomGolden Star,Captian Radical, Mr Muscles/Mr.Tito, Boom Box, and Power-Up from Totally Super Squad!
## Video

### Cat Ninja: Time Heist Motion Comics & Shorts

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## Kirkus Reviews

"Fantastic, frenetic fun for comics and kitty fans."- ***KIRKUS* STARRED REVIEW**

## Websites

### Ordering

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

**AMAZON:** https://www.amazon.ca/Cat-Ninja-Time-Heist-2/dp/1524868086

**Walmart:** https://www.walmart.com/ip/Cat-Ninja-Cat-Ninja-Time-Heist-Volume-2-Series-2-Hardcover-9781524868086/997700695?from=/search

**BARNES AND NOBLE:** https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/cat-ninja-matthew-cody/1139213602?ean=9781524867584&aug=1

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

**PENWORTHY:** https://www.penworthy.com/itemlisting/Collections/AllPenworthyTitles/TimeHeist2/1/51341/0?Type=All

**BERTRAND (Language: Portuguese):** https://www.bertrand.pt/livro/cat-ninja-time-heist-matthew-cody/26140926

### Reviews & Blogs

**KIRKUS:** https://www.kirkusreviews.com/book-reviews/matthew-cody/time-heist/

**No Flying No Tights:** https://noflyingnotights.com/blog/2022/04/07/cat-ninja/

**A BOOK AND A HUG (unfinished):**https://abookandahug.com/cat-ninja-volume-2-time-heist/

**FOREWORD REVIEWS:** https://www.forewordreviews.com/reviews/cat-ninja/

**Youth Services Book Review:** https://ysbookreviews.wordpress.com/2021/12/19/catninja-time-heist-by-matthew-cody-illustrated-by-chad-thomas/

**DADDY MOJO:** https://www.daddymojo.net/2021/12/cat-ninja-time-heist-a-graphic-novel-purrfect-for-elementary-ages/

**MS. YINGLING READS:** https://msyinglingreads.blogspot.com/2021/12/time-heist-cat-ninja-8.html

### Other:

**AMP KIDS:** https://www.ampkids.com/books/cat-ninja-time-heist/

**Andrews McMeel Publishing:** https://publishing.andrewsmcmeel.com/book/cat-ninja-time-heist/

**SIMON AND SCHUSTER:** https://www.simonandschuster.com/books/Cat-Ninja-Time-Heist/Matthew-Cody/Cat-Ninja/9781524867584

**TEACHINGBOOKS:** https://www.teachingbooks.net/tb.cgi?tid=83632

**Dan Nordskog:** https://www.dannordskog.com/book-design