Pre-order The Mighty Paw

Written by Blackie the Cat and illustrated by best pal Gary Baseman, The Mighty Paw is the story about the Great Hate between the Black Cats and the Red Elifants.

Order your copy HERE directly from Hat & Beard. Pre-orders ship December 2024.

“When Blackie and I first met,” Gary Baseman says, “he started to knock down the Red Elifants, I first thought it was a game.” A dozen years passed before Blackie the Cat revealed to the artist that his actions were actually a ritual reflecting on his family heritage.

Check out Gary’s announcement post HERE

The last cat on Earth, Blackie the Cat, survives in a land dominated by his great adversaries, the Red Elifants. One day he can no longer handle seeing his ancestors worn as trophies, and cruel words push him to commit an act that changes his life forever. A story of persistence and the myths passed down over generations, The Mighty Paw shares a tale of two opposing sides and how the Age of the Great Hate began. Sometimes only in the most desperate of times, does healing and kindness finally arrive.