''Space Cadet'' is a 2011

graphic novel A graphic novel is a self-contained, book-length form of sequential art. The term ''graphic novel'' is often applied broadly, including fiction, non-fiction, and Anthology, anthologized work, though this practice is highly contested by comics sc ...

written by

Kid Koala Eric Yick Keung San (born December 5, 1974), better known by his stage name Kid Koala, is a Canadian scratch DJ, music producer, theatre producer, film composer, multimedia-performer and visual artist. His career began as a scratch DJ in 1994. K ...

, and was released on September 19 in the UK and Europe, and October 25 in North America. Like his previous graphic novel, '' Nufonia Must Fall'', Space Cadet comes with a soundtrack CD. Drawn completely on etchboards, the story is about a female astronaut and was inspired by the birth of Kid Koala's daughter Maple. In 2025, the graphic novel was adapted into a Canadian

animated film Animation is a filmmaking technique whereby still images are manipulated to create moving images. In traditional animation, images are drawn or painted by hand on transparent celluloid sheets to be photographed and exhibited on film. Animati ...

Space Cadet ''Space Cadet'' is a 1948 science fiction novel by Robert A. Heinlein about Matt Dodson, who joins the Interplanetary Patrol to help preserve peace in the Solar System. The story translates the standard military academy story into outer space ...

'' directed by

himself in his directorial debut.

References

External links

Space Cadet official blog post
Kid Koala albums American graphic novels 2011 graphic novels {{2010s-graphic-novel-stub