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Jeremy Holt and Dave Cole's agent Jessica Mileo at InkWell Management represented them both in the deal. Jeremy Holt is a non-binary author whose comic book works include Venom, DC Pride, Marvel Voices, Gatsby, Made in Korea, Virtually Yours, Before Houdini, After Houdini, and Skip to the End Dave Cole graduated from Graphic Design from Paier College[...]

Anna Staniszeswki and Del Hahn's agent, Ammi-Joan Paquette at Erin Murphy Literary Agency, negotiated the deal. Del Han posted "I have a quick announcement! I'm working on another book!It's called THE NIGHT FOX A story about grief and memories and the pain of moving on So pleased to be on this ride with Anna, Joan, and[...]

Hanna Schroy was represented by her agent Charlie Olsen at InkWell Management. Hanna Schroy graduated from the Savannah College of Art and Design in Atlanta, Georgia, in 2017, and both wrote and drew the graphic novel Last Dance from Iron Circus Comics. Sarah Broyles tweeted "So excited for our book! @elefluff" First Second logo First Second Books is an American[...]

He has bought world rights aside from France from Sonny Liew's agent Nicolas Grivel at Nicolas Grivel Agency Kidd said Black Bird is the "brilliant and tremendously ambitious" story of "a young cartoonist in Singapore who receives a job offer out of the blue to collaborate on a story with a reclusive billionaire named Quinn," which includes "a fictional[...]

Sophie's agent Brent Taylor at Triada US negotiated the deal. Sophie Li writes "LAST NIGHT I DREAMED OF HOME is a YA contemporary graphic novel about two international students who couldn't be more different as they navigate a new culture." Here are some "thematic illustrations" she created for the pitch. #gallery-1 { margin: auto; } #gallery-1 .gallery-item { float: left; margin-top: 10px; text-align:[...]

World rights were acquired by Cassandra Pelham Fulton and David Saylor at Scholastic in a deal with agent Judy Hansen of Hansen Literary Management and Fulton will edit the book. "The Cartoonists Club, at its heart, is a story of friendship, so it's only right that it came about from the real-life friendship of two titans of[...]

K-Fai Steele's agent Erica Rand Silverman at Stimola Literary Studio negotiated the sale. K-Fai Steele was an Art Handler at the Museum of Modern Art in New York and worked at the Free Library of Philadelphia, and the National Writing Project A Brown Handler Writer in Residence at the San Francisco Public Library, and a recipient[...]

Jules Bakes and Niki Smith's agent Charlie Olsen at InkWell Management handled the negotiation. Scholastic publishes and distributes comics, books, and educational materials for schools, parents, and children Its books are distributed through retail and online sales and through schools via reading clubs and fairs, and its comic book line Scholastic Graphix has made Scholastic the[...]

He was the editor for Paste Magazine's comic section, has contributed to PanelxPanel, The MNT, and The Comics Journal; and worked for five years at Knopf Books for Young Readers, part of Penguin Random House. Mike Amante is a small press cartoonist, creator of comics such as Eek! and Orp!, The Bat Race and Critter Town. He[...]

And before she drew My Little Pony comics, New Yorker cartoons and The Nib. Instagram video screencap Kasia Babsis' agent, Farley Chase at Chase Literary Agency, has sold world rights to Breadcrumbs outside of Polish, to Mark Siegel at First Second Ally Shwed will also edit, and Breadcrumbs will be published in 2025. Kasia Babis previously published webcomics[...]

Nafar was represented by his agent, Anjali Singh, at the Anjali Singh Agency, and this was the first deal made by Singh at her new agency Singh is best known for having acquired and championed Marjane Satrapi's Persepolis after stumbling across it during a trip to Paris, as well as launching the careers of such[...]

Victoria Ying's agent, Jennifer Azantian, at Azantian Literary, negotiated the deal. Victoria Ying graduated from the ArtCenter College Of Design in Pasadena, California, with a Major in Illustration and a Minor in Entertainment Design As an animator, worked on films like Tangled, Wreck-It Ralph, Frozen, Paperman, Big Hero 6, and Moana Based in Los Angeles, she[...]

Kami Garcia's agent Jodi Reamer at Writers House, and Brittney Williams' agent Charlie Olsen at InkWell Management negotiated the deal. Kami Garcia is a teacher and reading specialist, who has turned to novels and comic books She is the co-author along with her friend Margaret Stohl of the Caster Chronicles book series, starting with Beautiful Creatures,[...]

In group counselling, 15-year-old Sanjay Lal sets out to finish a historical comic his older brother began before his death about a group of Indian freedom fighters in 1913 San Francisco, in the process uncovering astonishing truths about his brother, his community, and the power in remembering. Illustrative work by Nidhi Chanani World English rights to Unfinished[...]

Kelsi Jo Silva's agents at P.S Literary Agency negotiated the deal Kelsi Jo Silva says, "Those who know me personally might know that my first conception of Heartache was at least 7-8 years ago The story has been rattling around my head, changing shape for nearly a decade I'm nervous and excited to tell it!"[...]

Tony Weaver Jr's agents Jennifer Gates and Erica Bauman at Aevitas Creative Management, and Irene Yeom's agent Maeve MacLysaght at Copps Literary Services negotiated the sale. First Second Books is a prominent and ground-breaking American graphic novels publisher based in New York City, and an imprint of Roaring Brook Press, part of Holtzbrinck Publishers, distributed by Macmillan,[...]

And now Taylor Norman at Neal Porter Books/Holiday House has bought world rights to the graphic memoir My Chernobyl Year, from Yevgenia Nayberg's agent Kelly Pelsue at Morgan Gaynin, and it will be published in the spring of 2026 Previously in comics, Yevgenia Nayberg was nominated for Best Adaptation from Another Medium at the Eisner 2023[...]

"In this YA graphic novel thriller, siblings Jen and Dante make videos of themselves doing extreme sports to post online, and when they jump out of a helicopter to ski down a mountain in an unfamiliar town, they find themselves surrounded by frost vampires and must survive the night." And it appears, according to this[...]

Ruth Bennett, editorial director, at Piccadilly Press, acquired world rights in a three-book deal from Jack Noel's agent Claire Wilson at RCW The first book in the deal, Dadbot, will be published in March 2025 Jack Noel calls it "a robopop-fam-dram with lots of lols." Introducing the first book in a brand-new graphic novel series, in[...]

Founder member of the first rockstar-style comedy troupe, Mary Whitehouse Experience radio and TV shows, Newman & Baddiel, Fantasy Football League, co-writer/performer of Three Lions On A Shirt, and author of Jews Don't Count, Baddiel is now writing a graphic novel. Flying South, to be published by HarperCollins Children's Books is drawn by the graphic novel's[...]

Publication is set for summer 2025 and spring 2026. Brandon Reese's agent Jennifer Mattson at Andrea Brown Literary Agency sold world rights to Fantastic Frog and the Amazing Tad Lad Andrea Brown Literary Agency has become a familiar name to Bleeding Cool,  a mid-sized agency specializing in children's and adult literature, celebrating thousands of titles sold[...]

London author-illustrator Chanté Timothy, artist on A Black Woman Did That and the Keisha Jones and Daddy Do My Hair series has a new new graphic novel series featuring a young Black scientist, called Supa Nova. Nosy Crow UK Fiction editorial director Zöe Griffiths bought the world rights to the first two books from Chanté Timothy's agent[...]

 The Squid Squad, is a new graphic novel series from author-illustrator and comedian Aoife Dooley, to be published by Scholastic in 2025.

Publisher Leah Thaxton at Faber acquired world rights from Chris Mould's agent Penny Holroyde at Holroyde Cartey. "In 1894, across space, this earth was being watched by envious eyes, and plans were being drawn up for an attack. What seems to be a meteorite falls to earth, but from the debris, unfolds terrifying alien life… A young man[...]

As his health declines, can the family remain resilient on his long journey through treatment? Deeply moving and tender, with gorgeous ball-point illustrations, Mollie Ray's debut graphic novel is a resonant story of empathy, healing and hope."   Faber Publishing director Angus Cargill acquired world rights from Mollie Ray's agent James Spackman at The bks Agency[...]

Literary agent Anjali Singh, former editor at Other Press, Simon & Schuster, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, and Vintage Books is best known for discovering an early self-published version of Marjane Satrapi's Persepolis in Paris and helped make it an early international smash of a graphic novel She is now launching her own agency, Anjali Singh Literary,[...]

She also wrote for Love Is a Battlefield at DC Comics, and worked on Immortal Hulk and co-wrote Gamma Flight with Al Ewing at Marvel Comics. Val Wise has worked on comics such as Werewoofs, Summit, Rolled & Told, Bear Company, Wayward Kindred, and Cheer Up!: Love and Pompoms. Crystal Frasier and Val Wise's agent Desiree Wilson[...]

Rachel Brian's agent, Molly Ker Hawn, at the Bent Agency, negotiated the deal. In 2019, Little, Brown had the directive to expand their graphic novel list for the years going ahead, and appointed Andrea Colvin, formerly of Lion Forge as editorial director of Graphic Publishing to do just that Publishing new fiction and nonfiction graphic novels for a[...]

Mela Rogers and Maddie Gallegos's agent, Chelsea Eberly, at Greenhouse Literary Agency, arranged the auction and the deal behind it.   Hamsters In My Head by Mela Rogers and Maddie Gallegos is a contemporary middle-grade graphic novel where Vivian, a girl with undiagnosed ADHD, runs for student council president against her nemesis and must try to wrangle the[...]

Brian Weisfeld's agent Anthony Mattero at CAA and Nadia Hsieh's agent Christy Ewers at the CAT Agency negotiated the deal while represented Bader represented herself. The expansion of children's graphic novels is fuelling all manner of publishers extending into the comics medium Right now, it seems like an infinite market that is being tapped into, and[...]