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Dragon vs. Unicorn by P.J. Hoover 
J.Hoover's agent Jacqui Lipton at Raven Quill Literary Agency negotiated the deal. Kids Can Press is a leading Canadian-owned children's book publisher, a Corus Entertainment company, and the home of global brands such as Franklin the Turtle, Scaredy Squirrel and CitizenKid, with a library of more than 600 titles Raven Quill Literary Agency was founded in[...]
Dave Roman Sells Three Unicorn Boy Graphic Novels To First Second
Dave Roman's agent Linda Pratt at Wernick & Pratt negotiated the deal for world rights Dave Roman tweeted "My next book series, Unicorn Boy has officially been announced Featuring colors by the amazing @heatherdrawingz! It won't be in stores for a while but hopefully I can share progress sneak peeks along the way @01firstsecond @mackidsbooks[...]
Joan Holub & Rafael Rosado Create New Superhero Series, Fart Boy
Her work includes Goddess Girls, Zero The Hero, Heroes In Training, Athena The Brain, I Am the Shark, This Little Trailblazer, Mighty Dads, Little Red Writing, and Shampoodle. Rafael Rosado is an animation storyboard artist/cartoonist, worked on Eroded, Extreme Ghostbusters, Stillwater, Curious George, Mike Tyson Mysteries, Bunnicula, New Looney Tunes, Scooby Doo & Batman,  Justice League Action[...]
Maysoon Zayid & Shadia Amnin Sell New Graphic Novel, Shiny Misfits
Maysoon Zayid's agent Janine Kamouh at WME and Shadia Amin's agent Jennifer Azantian at Jennifer Azantian Literary Agency negotiated the deal.  Scholastic Corporation is an American multinational publishing, education, and media company that publishes and distributes comics, books, and educational materials for schools, parents, and children Its books are distributed through retail and online sales[...]
Top 400 Comics & Graphic Novels From Diamond in April 2022
Image Comics' Reckless: The Ghost in You by Ed Brubaker and Sean Phillips is the month's most ordered graphic novel. Top 400 Comics From Diamond in April 2022 QtyRank RetailRank Index DESC_1 SRP Vendor 1 1 199.68 TMNT THE LAST RONIN #5 [*] $8.99 IDW PUBLISHING 2 2 183.75 AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #1 $5.99 MARVEL 3 5 121.16 HULK #6 $3.99 MARVEL 4 11 100.00 GUNSLINGER SPAWN #7 $2.99 IMAGE COMICS 5 9 89.06 BLOOD STAINED TEETH #1 (MR) $3.99 IMAGE COMICS 6 14 88.60 SAGA #58 (MR) $2.99 IMAGE COMICS 7 18 86.39 SPAWN SCORCHED #4 $2.99 IMAGE COMICS 8 6 85.63 BRZRKR (BERZERKER) #8 (MR) [*] $3.99 BOOM! STUDIOS 9 19 85.55 KING SPAWN #9 $2.99 IMAGE COMICS 10 7 82.53 ALICE EVER AFTER[...]
Witches of Brooklyn's Sophie Escabasse's New Graphic Novel Taxi Ghost
There will also be a fourth Witches Of Brooklyn graphic novel for 2023. Sophie Escabasse PR shot Sophie Escabasse posted to Instagram, "YouhoohooHOOO!!!! I can finally talk about it!!  I'm very, very excited to announce that I will be making another book with the incredible @rhkidsgraphic team!! The story will take place in Montréal, folks! There[...]
Cecil Castellucci & Saazleen Khan's YA Graphic Novel My First Monster
Cecil Castellucci's agent Kirby Kim at Janklow & Nesbit and Shazleen Khan's agent Kurestin Armada at Root Literary negotiated the deal for the YS graphic novel. Littl Brown And Company logo   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,[...]
Five Publishers Bid on Mille Of The Manor Middle-Grade Graphic Novel
Karina Evans and Andrea Bell's agent Jessica Mileo and Claire Friedman at InkWell Management negotiated the deal. Five Publishers Bid on Mille Of The Manor Middle-Grade Graphic Novel Andrea Bell is an illustrator and comic artist living in Chicago In 2013 she earned her BFA in Illustration from Columbia College Chicago and has since self-published Fair Voyage[...]
Penguin's Michael Green Wants Graphic Novels For New Publisher Marble
Agent submissions are also welcome More details may be found at www.marblepress.com Just don't mix up Marble with Marvel, as I already did five times when writing this.   Michael Green has joined Marble Press as acquisitions editor for picture books, graphic novels, and middle grade He was previously president and publisher of Philomel Books, an imprint[...]
J-Pop Middle-Grade Graphic Novel, They by MariNaomi & Trung Le Nguyen
MariNaomi's agent Gordon Warnock at Fuse Literary, and Trung Le Nguyen's agent Kate McKean at Howard Morhaim Literary represented the illustrator. In 2019, Little, Brown had a directive 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[...]
Neil Gaiman & Michael Reaves' InterWorld, a Middle Grade Graphic Novel
Madeline Corrette-Bennett is a  senior illustration major currently studying at the Maryland Institute College of Art, with comics published by Webtoon. Agents Merrilee Heifetz at Writers House represented Gaiman and Reaves, Wilson represented himself, and Natascha Morris at the Tobias Literary Agency represented Corrette-Bennett. When Newbery Medal winner Neil Gaiman and Emmy Award winner Michael Reaves teamed[...]
The Good Boye Guild by Megan McKay
has bought world English rights to The Good Boye Guild with publication intended for the summer of 2024. The Good Boye Guild by Megan McKay Megan McKay's agent Alice Sutherland-Hawes at ASH Literary negotiated the deal Founded in 2016 by Damian Wassel (CEO), Adrian Wassel (CCO), Nathan Gooden (Art Director), and Damian Wassel, Sr (Co-founder), Vault is a [...]
Humanities 101, Myisha Haynes
Myisha Haynes's agent Judy Hansen at Hansen Literary Management negotiated the two-book deal for world rights. First Second Books is an American graphic novels publisher based in New York City, and an imprint of Roaring Brook Press, part of Holtzbrinck Publishers, distributed by Macmillan, with Editorial & Creative Director Mark Siegel and Editorial Director Calista Brill. Judith Hansen, the[...]
Corpse de Ballet, Megan Kearney's New YA Graphic Novel For 2024
Megan Kearney's agent Susan Graham at Einstein Literary Management negotiated the deal for world rights. First Second Books is an American graphic novels publisher based in New York City, and an imprint of Roaring Brook Press, part of Holtzbrinck Publishers, distributed by Macmillan, with Editorial & Creative Director Mark Siegel and Editorial Director Calista Brill[...]
Tillie Walden, Tegan & Sara Quin Auction Tegan & Sara Graphic Novels
Sara Quin and Tegan Quin's agent Marc Gerald at Europa Content, and Tillie Walden's agent Seth Fishman at the Gernert Company negotiated the sale. Tegan & Sara: Junior High   Graphic novelist Tillie Walden won the 2018 Eisner Award for Best Reality-Based Work for her graphic novel Spinning, making her one of the youngest Eisner winners ever[...]
Oni Press Latest To Join Lunar Distribution?
Their agent Tamara Kawar at ICM Partners negotiated the deal for the trilogy. Oni Press logo Jeremy Lambert is best known as a writer for Doom Patrol, Goosebumps, Attack On Titan and Buffy The Vampire Slayer comics He also worked as Head of Production and Producer for film production company Breakwater Studios, Ltd for five years, culminating[...]
 Hello Sunshine, a YA graphic novel by Keezy Young
Keezy Young's agent Kurestin Armada at Root Literary negotiated the deal. Two years ago,  Little, Brown had the directive 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 for a range[...]
A Little Princess Graphic Novel, By Ivy Noelle Weir & Melanie Kim
Ivy Noelle Weir's agent Anjali Singh at Ayesha Pande Literary represented her. Little Brown logo 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 for a range[...]
Shaina Lu Auctions Noodle & Bao, Her Debut Middle-Grade Graphic Novel
Shaina Lu's agent Wendi Gu at Sanford J Greenburger Associates negotiated the deal for world English rights Lu posted to Instagram, "I started to doodle Noodle and Bao back when I was at Red Oak in Chinatown at @bcncinc I remember writing on a piece of paper: I want to make a book about gentrification[...]
The Dark Room
And Victoria Setian and Savanna Ganucheau's agent Charlie Olsen at InkWell Management negotiated the two-book deal for world English rights. Abrams, formerly Harry N Abrams, Inc, is an American publisher of art and illustrated books, children's books, and stationery The enterprise is a subsidiary of the French publisher La Martinière Groupe Run by President and CEO[...]
Right to Left by Coco Fox
Coco Fox's agent Charlie Olsen at InkWell Management brokered the deal. HarperAlley is a graphic novel imprint launched from HarperCollins Children's Books under the direction of former art director and acquiring editor at First Second, Andrew Arnold last year, described as a "collaborative, creator-focused publisher" that will specialize in graphic novels for "readers of all ages."[...]
Mina Murray in The Firelight Apprentice Graphic Novel by Bree Paulsen
Bree Paulsen's agent Britt Siess at Britt Siess Creative Management did the deal for world rights. Quill Tree was launched in January 2020, with picture books by Michael Chabon and Neil Gaiman, a graphic novel by Jerry Craft, a middle-grade novel by Saadia Faruqi, and YA novels by Z Brewer, Jessie Ann Foley, Anica Mrose Rissi, Neal Shusterman, and Nina Varela.   [...]
Second Generation Blues, New YA OGN by Julio Anta & Red Dryer
And as always, a huge shoutout is in order for my agent @JessicaMileo for taking my ideas and finding the perfect homes for them I quite literally couldn't do it without her." Red Dryer tweeted "Excited to finally say I'll be working on SECOND GENERATION BLUES alongside @JulioAnta !! If you're a 2nd gen immigrant having[...]
Black Widow Director Assistant Writes YA Graphic Novel School Spirits
Christof Bogacs' agent Jessica Mileo at InkWell and Hannah Krieger's agent Charlie Olsen at InkWell negotiated the deal. HarperAlley is a graphic novel imprint launched from HarperCollins Children's Books under the direction of former art director and acquiring editor at First Second, Andrew Arnold last year, described as a "collaborative, creator-focused publisher" that will specialize in[...]
Dan Of Green Gables, Graphic Novel by Rey Terciero & Claudia Aguirre
Kevin and Rebecca Kelly's agent  Jennifer Weltz at Jean V Naggar Literary Agency did the two-book deal for world rights. Penguin Workshop logo Penguin Workshop states that they "make great books for every kind of reader, from birth to age twelve Here, you'll find unique board books, beautiful picture books, laugh-out-loud chapter books, the New York Times Best-Selling Who HQ series, Mad[...]