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Diary of a Nature Nerd is the debut middle-grade graphic novel by Tiffany Everett Brooke loves her nomadic life on the road, exploring national parks and wildlife, and tracks her experiences in her diary But the blended-family RV begins to feel cramped when Brooke discovers that her best-friend-turned-stepsister has been harboring a secret." Tiffany Everett is an illustrator[...]

Absolutely Everything by Other Boys creator Damian Alexander is a new middle-grade graphic novel that follows Marcella, a sixth grader who struggles with undiagnosed ADHD leading to mishaps at home, in school, and with her friendships Damian Alexander states "Marcella's story is heavily inspired by my own life and experiences with undiagnosed ADHD growing up!" Absolutely Everything by Damian Alexander Damian Alexander[...]

It details the story of Tsai Kun-Lin, a political victim of the White Terror, as he lived through the occupation of present-day Taiwan and was sentenced to jail for attending a high school book club and is recommended for fans of Persepolis. An incredible true story in graphic novel form, that lays bare the tortured and[...]

But three years later, it appears that the whole thing has been completed and will be published as a complete graphic novel, twice as much as had been previously released Heart Attack by Shawn Kittelsen and Eric Zawadski will now be published by Skybound and Image Comics in September 2023. "Heart Attack began 10 years ago as[...]

Oni Press, has announced a much-anticipated release date for the graphic novel Lights, the 6th of September 6, 2023 Lights follow the events of Sheets and Delicates, bringing Brenna Thummler's characters, artwork, and ghostly charm back to life in the third and final instalment of the Sheets trilogy In Lights, Wendell will finally uncover the[...]

Armed With Madness is a new graphic novel by Professor Mary M Talbot and Dr Bryan Talbot being announced by Self Made Hero for May 2023. Armed With Madness, New Graphic Novel by Mary M Talbot & Bryan Talbot "Reluctant muse and feminist champion… society heiress and rebel refugee… the last of the Surrealists: Leonora Carrington played[...]

Dr Haleh Massey and Ghazal Qadri are creating a middle-grade graphic novel, Say Something, Poupeh Babaee!, which tells the story of an Iranian girl who develops selective mutism after a travel ban prevents her parents from joining her in the USA Alexa Carter at Little Bee Books has bought world rights to Say Something, Poupeh[...]

Supriya Kelkar and Ani Bushry have auctioned off their semi-autobiographical middle grade graphic novel, Off The Cuff, about an Indian-American girl in small-town Michigan in the '90s, a time when becoming a part of the melting pot is one of the leading ideals, who learns to stop trying to blend in and to make new friends and[...]

Bleeding Cool announcement time! Grace Ellis is the co-creator of Lumberjanes, as well as writer of Moonstruck drawn by Shae Beagle and published by Image Comics, DC Comics' Lois Lane And The Friendship Challenge drawn by Brittney Williams, and the upcoming Flying Out Of Space graphic novel drawn by Hannah Templar And later this year,[...]

Chickenpox by Australian comic book creator Remy Lai is an upcoming semi-autobiographical middle-grade graphic novel, about a quarantine from a very different time, Chickenpox is the story or an eldest child Abby Lai, sick of her four annoying siblings, who faces the end of her world when all five kids catch chickenpox and have to[...]

The publishing rights to Red Dryer's debut solo graphic novel Ghosted, and a second untitled graphic novel, have been won at auction by Carolina Ortiz at HarperAlley Ghosted is a contemporary middle grade with elements of magical realism that centres around 12-year-old Dominic as he navigates his grief of his father abandoning the family, and the[...]

They have just sold the rights to Wayward: Fractured Shadows, their new middle-grade fantasy graphic novel at auction for a six-figure sum by Jess Harold at Henry Holt. Spider-Man Freshman Year Director Sells Graphic Novel For 6 Figures "The town of Wayward sits on top of a mirror realm of demons who feed on emotions—the bigger, the better[...]

Bleeding Cool reveals today that Shang-Chi and the Quest for Immortality by Victoria Ying is an upcoming original graphic novel from Scholastic, licensed from Marvel Comics, and starring the Shang Chi characters who featured prominently in the recent Shang Chi movie. Victoria Ying works in animation and graphic novels with film credits including Tangled, Wreck it[...]

Bleeding Cool has been running many articles about recent news coverage about the graphic novel Gender Queer: A Graphic Memoir by Maia Kobabe as a new edition has come out from Oni Press. Initially marketed toward older audiences, winning an American Library Association Award in 2020 for "books written for adults that have special appeal to young adults ages 12 through 18"[...]

Cushi is a new graphic novel written and drawn by biology professor Jay Hosler, known for previous works such as Clan Apis, The Sandwalk Adventures, and Optical Allusions Cushi, which follows a cartoon ant born into a colony of leafcutter ants and examines how we seek to understand the natural world with the stories we[...]

It told the story of stand-up comedian/actor Maria Bamford moving back to Los Angeles after spending six months away in recovery for bipolar disorder and attempts to build up her life from scratch with the help of her agent Bruce Ben-Bacharach played by Fred Melamed. And now Fantagraphics is to publish Hogbook And Lazer Eyes, a new graphic[...]

Maia Kobabe is the creator of the most-banned graphic novel in America – and one of its best-selling – Gender Queer: A Memoir That book, initially published in 2019, was not initially intended for kids, but won awards for its appeal to a younger audience However, the reaction from some parents – and politicians –[...]

"Fetch: An Odyssey is a 48-page graphic novel created by 7-year-old Evie Dunn It is the tale of a young girl's epic journey to recover her dog, Rosco, who is being held in the heavens of Mount Olympus by Zeus the King of the Gods Her journey will take her deep within the heart of Greek[...]

Meriam Metoui at Viking has bought, at auction, the graphic novel rights to Maggie Stiefvater's YA prose series The Raven Cycle, for a six-figure sum and a four-book deaL. Stephanie Williams will write the adaptation and Dick Grayson: Lost Carnival artist Sas Milledge will draw it Telling the story of "four private school boys, a psychic's daughter,[...]

Charger County is a new YA graphic novel by Cathy G Johnson (The Breakaways) described thus; "Liz feels like an outcast at her new high school, Charger County High Avoiding another season of jocks making fun of her facial scars, Liz decides to join Drama Club for her freshman athletics credit In the school theatre, she[...]

Cyrena Lee's debut as a YA graphic novel writer, drawn by Julia Kuo of I Dream of Popo, is tentatively titled Prodigy, though maybe they are wondering to see how Mark Millar, Image Comics or Netflix react to that Prodigy follows "Japanese-American character Ashima Shiraishi's swift ascent in the climbing world as a child prodigy[...]

Tai Manzano's debut YA graphic novel, Sing With Me is described as a "queer rom-com set in Mexico, sparks fly when a pair of siblings meet their matches: two fierce players training for the upcoming charrería nationals." It has been pitched as "Check, Please! meets Yuri on Ice" Elizabeth Lazowski at Chronicle has acquired world rights[...]

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, with Editorial & Creative Director Mark Siegel and Editorial Director Calista Brill. Who is as brill as her surname sounds. Lily Kim Qian's graphic memoir image, from her website The[...]

"Based on the author's experience, this coming-of-age middle-grade graphic novel follows 12-year-old Tarik as he navigates the highs and lows of middle school after being diagnosed with alopecia". Megan Ilnitzki at HarperAlley has acquired Tarik's Bazaar Adventure in a six-figure auction for publication in the winter of 2025, with a second book to follow in the[...]

The Masked Princess, written by Ted Anderson and drawn by Ollie Roswell, is an upcoming YA graphic novel where "high-schooler Noel, cosplaying his childhood favorite character at an anime con, becomes an overnight hero after helping a fellow cosplayer, and ends up exploring his gender and discovering new aspects of his identity amid the backdrop of[...]

Cherry Zong's Red is a new YA graphic novel that's described as "a twisted version of Little Red Riding Hood Red lives in a forest that has been dying for years, and her grandmother instructs her to hunt the monsters at the cause of the decay, until she meets a wolf-girl named Sil As she begins[...]

Full Shift is a new graphic novel by the creators of Coven, Jennifer Dugan and Kit Seaton."After the death of her father, a reluctant teen werewolf on a desperate quest for a cure accidentally attracts the attention of werewolf hunters, endangering her pack—and the girl she loves The only way to save them is to embrace[...]

Ryan Keats' webcomic ADHDinos has been picked up for print as a series of graphic novels, by Kate Zimmerman at Union Square & Co ADHDinos is a strip in which a cartoon dinosaur discusses issues regarding ADHD with its own brain, separate from the creature itself A bit like this. Ryan Keats writes "I make @adhdinos instead[...]

Where oh where is the Marble Queen? Last year, Bleeding Cool reported that Anna Kopp, best known as the creator of unofficial Minecraft graphic novels, such as the Smasher And Waffles series, had now sold her own original graphic novel, The Marble Queen, drawn by Gabrielle Kari, to Brett Israel at Dark Horse Anna Kopp[...]

It even has a bit with a dog. Simone D'Armini Draws Macbeth as a Horror Shakespeare Graphic Novel The foundation of shows like House Of Cards and Breaking Bad, Macbeth also has been adapted into many a comic book The latest, for October next year, is Macbeth: A Tale of Horror A very bloody version of the[...]