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Achingly beautiful, quietly defiant, and full of subtle wit and wisdom, Crushing is a unique meditation on the human condition in the twenty-first century, and a timely examination of young adult life in an age of isolation. It has now been picked up by David Fickling Books, courtesy of commissioning editor Rosie Fickling, publishers of the Phoenix[...]

Ali is an illustrator who is having quite a week, as he is also confirmed as the artist on the new Ms Marvel original graphic novel from Marvel Comics. SJ Sindu's agents Erin Harris and John Cusick at Folio Literary and Nabi H Ali's agent James Burns at the Bright Agency represented the creators. HarperAlley is a[...]

The deal was done by Susie Yi's agent by Kathleen Ortiz at New Leaf Literary & Media. Susie Yi is a Korean-American writer, illustrator, and cartoonist based in Chicago, Illinois She also created the Cat And Cat Adventures and Peaceful Panels webcomics. Susie Yi Auctions Latest Graphic Novel, Paper Girl, To Roaring Brook Kathleen Ortiz also sold Susie[...]

Anna Olswanger at Olswanger Literary was the agent for all three creators. Algonquin Books was founded in 1983 in a woodshed behind cofounder Louis Rubin's Chapel Hill, NC, home He and Shannon Ravenel founded Algonquin as an independent press devoted to publishing literary fiction and nonfiction by undiscovered writers, mostly from the South Acquired by Workman[...]

I'm so unbelievably thrilled and excited that HIDE will be adapted as a graphic novel with @TenSpeedPress ! More details as we get further in the process, but until then, that unnerving, high pitched, unending squeal you hear is just my happiness." Kaitlin Ketchum at Ten Speed Press bought the pitch, represented by Kiersten White's agent Michelle[...]

Bleeding Cool noted last month that Alan Moore had, for the first time, retained the services of a literary book agent, Watson, Little, who was to be auctioning a collection of Alan Moore's short stories and novel series called Long London. It appears they were successful in that endeavour, and Bloomsbury is to publish those works[...]

Unhappy Camper is a new middle-grade graphic novel by Lily LaMotte and Ann Xu, to be published in the summer of 2022. Picked up by Clarissa Wong at

Penguin is a middle-grade graphic novel about friendship and collaboration and was picked up by Katie Scott at Kids Can Press, Helaine Becker has written over ninety children's books, including A Porcupine in a Pine Tree, Deck the Halls, and Dashing Through the Snow; You Can Read, and Sloth at the Zoom, non-fiction, including Counting on[...]

They have been bought by Kieran Viola and Rachel Stark at Disney-Hyperion to begin publication in the autumn of 2022. Shakespeare YA Graphic Novels – Twelfth Grade Night and King Cheer In the Arden high graphic novels, Shakespeare's tales get an update at a modern-day high school where magic and fairies are real, the LGBTQ themes of[...]

Agnes Lee's agent Abigail Frank at Sanford J Greenburger Associates negotiated the deal. Agnes Lee's Instagram profile. Since 1976, New York Times readers have sent in short stories about life in New York City to the paper, and its Metropolitan Diary Five stories are chosen from all five boroughs, and Agnes Lee illustrates them with spot cartoons[...]

Shepard, the illustrator of The Wind in the Willows and the Winnie the Pooh books, and comes from Holiday House's original edition of The Reluctant Dragon by Kenneth Grahame. Chrissie Krebs' agent Elizabeth Bennett at the Transatlantic Agency negotiated the deal. Chrissie Krebs has sold her new young graphic novel series Bizard, The Bear Wizard to Margaret Ferguson at Holiday House[...]

Debbie's agent Janna Morishima at Janna Co brokered the deal for world rights. Random House Graphic (RHG) is a new imprint dedicated to publishing graphic novels for kids and teens of every age and interest, fiction and nonfiction, and launched its first list in Spring 2020. Gina Gagliano is the Publishing Director of Random House Graphic. Janna Morishima co-founded the[...]

Maggie tweeted out the news earlier this week, saying "I AM SO EXCITED to finally be able to share this major news!! My own graphic novels are on their way into the world and I CAN'T WAIT to share them!! Huge thanks to @megadoooodle, @EditorHsu, @jenrofe, and @SeriousKayla for helping me make this lifelong dream[...]

I got so mad that I got up one night at 4 am and just started drawing comics in order to voice my emotions." ADHD Alien will be published as a graphic novel by Dial in the summer of 2022 and Pina Varnel's agent Jennifer Azantian at Azantian Literary negotiated the deal. Dial is an imprint owned by[...]

Mercedes Acosta's agent, Mercedes Acosta at Full Circle Literary brokered the deal for world rights. Mercedes Acosta' Graphic Novel, Cabaret Macabre Dial is an imprint owned by Penguin Books USA (but then again, isn't everyone these days?) and which publishes books for children young and old. Bleeding Cool recently highlighted Fernanda Frick's new graphic novel from Dial, formerly a greenlit-then-rejected[...]

Speak Up! by author-illustrator Rebecca Burgess is a new contemporary middle-grade graphic novel, bought by Karen Chaplin at HarperCollins/Quill Tree, for

Her agent, Britt Siess at Martin Literary & Media Management negotiated the deal It all looked rather lovely. Well, it appears she is back for seconds with something very different Kay D has now sold Home for Horrors, a middle-grade graphic novel, to Julia McCarthy at Atheneum. Home for Horrors follows monster girl Iris as she heads into[...]

this book features some REALLY REALLY old foods (like pickles!) and some REALLY REALLY young ones (like spam and mac n cheese), too! Her agent, Steven Salpeter at Curtis Brown represented Victoria Grace Elliott for world rights Random House Graphic (RHG) is a new imprint dedicated to publishing graphic novels for kids and teens of every[...]

Daniel Lazar at Writers House was Pedro Martin's agent for selling the North American rights. Pedro Martin Sells His Mexikid Graphic Memoir To Dial Dial is an imprint owned by Penguin Books USA (but then again, isn't everyone these days?) and which publishes books for children young and old. Bleeding Cool recently highlighted Fernanda Frick's new graphic novel from Dial,[...]

Perfect for fans of Raina Telgemeier. Yasmin Morrissey, commissioning editor for Scholastic UK, acquired world rights from Aoife Dooley's agent Faith O'Grady at The Lisa Richards Agency and Frankie's World will be published in January, next year. Aoife Dooley posted on Facebook "So, I've been keeping some really exciting news for a long time now (really, it[...]

Clients include Simon & Schuster, Abrams Books, and Encantos Media. Andi Poretta's agent Natascha Morris at the Tobias Literary Agency handled the deal for world English rights. Atheneum Books is a New York City publishing house established in 1959 by Alfred A Knopf, Jr., Simon Michael Bessie and Hiram Haydn Atheneum merged with Charles Scribner's Sons to[...]

Vikram Madan's agent Rosemary Stimola at Stimola Literary Studio brokered the deal for world rights. Vikram Madan Owl & Penguin Graphic Novels Picked Up By Holiday House Vikram Madan, born and raised in India, studied in the US where he found himself contributing editorial cartoons to a daily newspaper In 2013, Vikram published his first book, a[...]

British booktrade magazine The Bookseller interviewed James Wills, the managing director of literary agent Watson, Little last week in a story that did not get picked up by a wider press, but will do so probably the minute I press Publish Because it transpires that Alan Moore now has a literary agent And it is[...]

Nature's Design Challenge written by Rebecca Donnelly and drawn by Misa Saburi, is a middle-grade graphic nonfiction series about biomimicry, in which

"Comic creator seek agent" Begging the question, do comic creators need agents?, the comic book writer and artist Kev F Sutherland, who has managed 30 years in the business without one, is trying to find one Bleeding Cool often writes about graphic novel deals and nearly always they involve an agent We even have an[...]

Thomas King's agent Jackie Kaiser at Westwood Creative Artists brokered the deal for world rights, excluding Canada. In 2019, Little, Brown was directed to expand their graphic novel list for years going ahead, and appointed Andrea Colvin, formerly of Lion Forge as editorial director, Graphic Publishing to do just that Publishing new fiction and nonfiction graphic novels[...]

Beth Garrod and Jess Hitchman's agent Gemma Cooper at the Bent Agency and Chris Danger's agent, Chad W Beckerman at the CAT Agency, negotiated the deal. The Bent Agency recently sold Oli Franey's debut graphic novel, Monster Crush, to Dark Horse Comics, Cait May and Trevor Bream's Another Kind graphic novel to HarperAlley and Jessica Olien's middle-grade graphic novel debut, Fox Hall, to Henry Holt Books[...]

"We're a melting pot!" "No, a mixed salad!" Um, can I just have lunch with my friends, please? And that's basically what this story is about: a young girl just trying to figure out who she is and where she fits." Huda Fahmy Of @YesImHotInThis Sells Her Graphic Novel, Huda F Are You?, For Six Figures Huda[...]

She has worked on Oh Joy Sex Toy, Rolled And Told, is an artist on the upcoming graphic novel from Oni, Martian Ghost Centaur and from Unshaven Comics, the graphic novel Blooms: Heist on the Magical Vault. Steph told Bleeding Cool "Were pretty early in the creation process so I can't reveal too much at this[...]

She only accepts agented graphic novel submissions. And it was Bowen's agent Tamara Kawar at ICM Partners who negotiated the Cover Your Tracks deal for world rights ICM Partners is one of the world's leading talent agencies, dedicated to the representation of artists, content creators, broadcasters, authors, journalists and artisans Originally founded in 1975 as International[...]