graphic novel Archives

Zoe Persico's debut middle-grade graphic novel is How to Talk to Your Succulent She has sold it to Margot Blankier at Tundra Books for publication in the spring of 2025 "When Adara and her father move from California to Michigan after her mother's death, Adara discovers she has an unusual magical power and can talk to[...]

Encore! by debut graphic novelist Miles Burks, is adapted from his popular Webtoon strip of the same name and Miles Burks auctioned off the print publication rights to Rose Pleuler at HarperAlley What's it about? "When Clayton Noguchi's ex-best friend Aron Santos lands in his theatre class due to an unfulfilled graduation requirement, the boys rekindle their[...]

Camp Monster is the first of a new middle-grade graphic novel series by Kate Messner and Falynn Koch It's about a Yeti-operated summer camp that opens its doors to all kinds of monsters, leading to a season of unexpected challenges, pranks, and interlopers. Kate Messner tweeted out "This project has been in the works for a[...]

If you want to find the first British graphic novel – or at least graphic novella, it begins there A working-class Father Christmas, who treated his job as a plumber might treat his, it was a massive hit, and popularised the swearing euphemism "blooming" Fungus The Bogeyman came next in 1977, taking toilet humour for[...]

The Snips by Raúl the Third and Elaine Bay, is a new young graphic novel series about a crew of scissor-wielding hairdressers saving their city from evildoers bent on tonsorial destruction And now Margaret Raymo at Little, Brown has acquired world English rights to The Snips and books one and two are scheduled for the autumn of[...]

Christopher Lincoln's graphic novel, The Night Librarian is pitched as Night at the Museum at the New York Public Library About a brother and sister swept into an epic adventure with a mysterious Night Librarian (and some famous characters breaking free from classic books) as they battle literature's most dangerous villains to save their beloved library[...]

Someone somewhere has pressed the wrong button. Image Comics is a comic book and graphic novel publisher founded in 1992 by a collective of bestselling artists at Marvel Comics Image has since become the third largest comics publisher in the US with six individuals on the Board of Directors: Robert Kirkman, Erik Larsen, Todd McFarlane, Marc[...]

During the C2E2 Into the Massiveverse panel, writer Mat Groom announced that Inferno Girl Red, written by him, and drawn by Erica D’Urso and Igor Monti

She is now moving into early reader graphic novels with artist Jorge Lacera, who is best known for his work on the BioShock franchise as the Lead Concept Artist and Art Director at Cloud Chamber Studios in Montreal, Quebec, as well as the artist on Zombies Don't Eat Veggies and the recent Pruett And Soo[...]

Marcia Thornton Jones and Debbie Dadey's Bailey School Kids series novels, Ghosts Don't Eat Potato Chips and Dragons Don't Cook Pizza, are the latest to be adapted as graphic novels from Scholastic Graphix The new artist Angeli Rafer will replace artist on the previous two adaptations, Pearl Low The books are set for publication in the summer[...]

Comic book creator Eric Lide has sold his debut middle-grade fantasy graphic novel The Champion of Draeland in a six-figure preempt to Laura Schreiber at Union Square Kids In The Champion of Draeland,  Orin's life is uprooted when he discovers he is the reincarnation of a great hero and destined to defeat the evil Fiendlord, a quest[...]

The series concluded with the twelfth novel, but span off into a series of graphic novels, Dog-Man from 2015, which have become the best-selling superhero comics in the world, and the best-selling books of all in the USA with successive volumes The Dog Man series follows the adventures of the "Supa Buddies": Dog Man, a[...]

In the recent Astro City: That Was Then #1 Special, Kurt Busiek and Brent Anderson previewed their upcoming non-Astro City graphic novel The Gods On Sunday Morning, stating "while it's not set in the world of Astro City, it's still the kind of thing we think Astro City readers will like It takes a similar[...]

Petraites manages to portray Lulu and other female characters' sexiness without the objectifying, creepy leeriness of the Male Gaze. All five issues of Hit Me are now available in print, and digital format and the collected graphic novel will be out on September 14th. Hit Me is the most original crime story of this year, not[...]

At San Diego Comic-Con, writer/artist/editor/publisher Sina Grace announced his upcoming original young adult graphic novel Superman: The Harvests of Youth, on sale on the 3rd of October, 2023 Yup, that's next year, I had to check I have lost all sense of time these days. The book looks at a young Clark Kent, in high school[...]

Launching Dynamite Entertainment's True Crime graphic novel line, the publisher will be adapting the 2019 memoir of mob trial lawyer Jimmy LaRossa who died in 2014 by his son James LaRossa Jr, Last of the Gladiators: A Memoir of Love, Redemption, and the Mob for a graphic novel Dynamite will also be representing the memoir[...]

Bryan Talbot: The Father of the British Graphic Novel is a new biography of Bryan Talbot by J.D Harlock, with a cover by Talbot and introductions by Neil Gaiman and Ed Brubaker, and about to be crowdfunded on Zoop. This week also saw the release of Bryan Talbot's The Legend Of Luther Arkwright and the launch of[...]

League of Littles by Casey Lyall and Ken Niimura is a new graphic novel that follows the adventures of the newest recruits to an international organization that protects and supports the needs of youngest siblings around the globe Martha Mihalick at Greenwillow Books has bought world rights to League of Littles and publication is scheduled for winter[...]

Last night saw the launch of Bryan Talbot's new graphic novel, The Legend Of Luther Arkwright at London's Cartoon Museum on Wells Street, which accompanies the new exhibition of the life of Luther at the Cartoon Museum, and ahead of tomorrow's signing at Gosh Comics. Musician and record label owner, Kavus Torabi,  one of the founding[...]

Paige Hender is creating a new YA graphic novel The House Outside Hart Creek The story follows Edie Birch, a teen who reconnects with her estranged family only to discover secrets and trauma that go back generations When she teams up with a local folklore nerd, their sleuthing leads to the discovery that she comes from[...]

Danish cartoonist Jam Aden's debut YA graphic novel, Love, Misha has been described as A Goofy Movie meets Spirited Away A story about a non-binary teen and their mother who, during a contentious road trip, take a wrong turn that lands them in the Realm of the Spirits, where they are surrounded by trickster spirits who aren't so keen on[...]

The Adventures of Luther Arkwright, is considered by many to be the first British graphic novel Written and drawn by its creator, the acclaimed graphic novelist Bryan Talbot, it was first serialised in the adult SF comic Near Myths in October 1978, featuring the character Talbot had previously introduced in The Papist Affair in 1976, a short strip for Brainstorm[...]

Former Disney animator Peter Raymundo's debut middle-grade graphic novel, Lucky Scramble follows a group of kid gamers whose talents, aspirations and tricks collide at an epic and nail-biting cubing championship, the book provides a glimpse into the world of competitive speedcubing Don't know what cubing is? Me neither, I looked it up and it's racing[...]

The Song of the Sea and The Secret of Kells are graphic novel adaptations of Tom Moore and Cartoon Saloon's Irish Folklore Trilogy, adapted by Samuel Sattin who previously adapted the first film in the trilogy as a graphic novel, Wolfwalkers, and are all based on the animated features of the same name[...]

After a very long wait, Avatar Press, the owners of Bleeding Cool, have told us that finally, finally, they have both the Alan Moore and Jacen Burrows

Unbeatable Squirrel Girl team Ryan North and Erica Henderson reunite for a new YA graphic novel launching next spring, Danger and Other Unknown Risks, from Penguin Workshop, an imprint of Penguin Young Readers Erica tweeted; "AHHH I CAN FINALLY ANNOUNCE THE DYSTOPIAN FANTASY BOOK THAT @ryanqnorth AND I HAVE BEEN WORKING ON WITH @penguinteen It comes[...]

Fresh off Pride Month and Asian-American Heritage Month, filmmaker Quentin Lee is launching his debut YA Science Fiction graphic novel Mystery Brothers at San Diego Comic-Con from July 21st to the 24th The 4-issue graphic novel is the first Asian-American YA Sci-Fi graphic novel to be distributed in partnership with Red 5 Comics. "Mystery Brothers" cover[...]

Here's what that panel looked like in the original" The Return Of Ed Brubaker & Jason Lutes, The Fall Of course! The Fall! A graphic novella written by Ed Brubaker and drawn by Berlin creator Jason Lutes, originally serialised in Dark Horse Presents in 1998 and then collected and published by Drawn and Quarterly in 2001 The[...]

Partnering with Z2 Comics, Snider's war to preserve the first amendment will be immortalized in He's Not Gonna Take It, a graphic novel charting the rocker's passionate battle against censorship alongside writer Frank Marraffino (Marvel Zombies) and artist Steve Kurth (Avengers, X-Force). The new graphic novel charts that one-man war throughout Dee's life From a childhood[...]

Dungeons & Dragons: Dungeon Club: Roll Call by Molly Knox Ostertag and Xanthe Bouma is the first in a new licensed Dungeons & Dragons graphic novels series, Dungeon Club, not set in the world of the games, but in the world of the gamers, with the first volume, Roll Call from HarperCollins Publishers on the[...]