This 200 page full color graphic novel by British comics veteran Nick Abadzis, mixes fiction and historical fact to tell the tale of the first earth being in space, a dog named Laika, who was launched into orbit aboard Sputnik Il on November 4, 1957, never to return.  Fair warning:  If you're a softie when it comes to animals, this book will probably make you cry.  Read an excerpt, here.