His exuberant illustrations and vibrant colors bring to life this fictional story, which has a twinge of camp mixed with a whole lot of adventure, humor, and fantasy. - School Library Journal

a rich historical fantasy - Booklist

charming tale - Publishers Weekly

Cartoonish and fanciful. - The Village Voice

Ben Towle’s critically acclaimed, Eisner-nominated comic finally comes to print! In the coastal town of Blood’s Haven, the economy runs on oysters. Oyster farming is one of the most lucrative professions, but also the most dangerous. Not just from the unforgiving ocean and its watery depths-there are also oyster pirates to worry about! Commander Davidson Bulloch and his motley crew are tasked with capturing these ne'er-do-wells-but they don’t know that Treacher Fink, the pirates’ leader, possesses a magical artifact that can call forth a legendary spirit with the power to control the sea and everything in it!