graphic novel Archives

Dan Wickline
He is currently Kickstarting his latest graphic novel project, Karma, to be published by Dynamite Entertainment And it's drawn by Carlos Reno, a Brazilian artist known for Zenescope's Legends Of Oz, and a bunch of Bill Jemas' zombie comics for Take Two Entertainment's comics line Double Take. Karma bills itself as a "Sizzling Erotic Graphic Novel" and[...]
TKO Studios Inks Distribution Deal with Simon & Schuster
to manage their worldwide trade book sales and retail distribution for the publisher's eclectic catalog starting from February 1st, 2022. TKO Studios logo TKO Studios publishes comics, graphic novels, and literature by a critically acclaimed array of creators, authors, and artists Notable TKO titles include DJELIYA, by Juni Ba, THE BANKS by N.Y Times bestselling author Roxane Gay[...]
Batman's Mystery Casebook
Sholly Fisch and Christopher Uminga are creating a new kids graphic novel from DC Comics later this year, Batman's Mystery Casebook asking children to "Look for clues! Analyze evidence! Solve riddles! Learn Gotham City history!" Batman's Mystery Casebook by Sholly Fisch & Christopher Uminga Have you ever needed help solving a mystery? Batman has! Batman is a[...]
Church In McMinn County To Host Maus Readings After School Bans Book
McMinn County is the school district that removed Maus, the graphic novel by Art Spiegelman, from their curriculum, that would have been used to teach children about the Holocaust The listing of the event reads as follows; Press shot of St Paul's Episcopal Church Join us for a book-club style conversation about the 1992 Pulitzer Prize winning[...]
David Bowie
Lucifer, Limbo and Homesick Pilots writer Dan Watters is writing a new, fully-authorized graphic novel adaptation of the 1976 movie The Man Who Fell To Earth that starred David Bowie, to be drawn by Dev Pramanik of Firefly, Paradiso and Dune: House Atreides and published by Titan Comics this October. The story follows an extra-terrestrial called[...]
First Cover Look: Chef's Kiss,
We mentioned this was coming over a year ago, Chef's Kiss, the debut graphic novel written by Jarrett Melendez, drawn by Danica Brine, coloured by Hank Jones, lettered by Hassan Otsmane-Elhaou, and to be published in March by Oni Press A queer love story forged in the pressure cooker of a restaurant kitchen, Bleeding Cool has an exclusive look at a variant[...]
Rodney Barnes
Rodney Barnes, Kim Newman, Nancy Collins, David Avallone, Peter David, James Chambers, Tim Waggoner, James James Aquilone   and Jonathan Maberry are the writers contributing to the Kolchak: The Night Stalker 50th Anniversary Graphic Novel with artists Colton Worley, Warwick Johnson-Cadwell, J.K Woodward, Paul McCaffrey, Jonathan Marks Barravecchia, Marco Finnegan, Clara Meath, Julius Ohta, and[...]
Melissa Etheridge & Z2 Comics
Z2 Comics is publishing singer/songwriter/activist Melissa Etheridge's first graphic novel, Melissa Etheridge's Heartstrings, with each chapter of the graphic novel tied to one of the many guitars in her own collection of instruments The untold stories of some of her favourites will be interpreted by Frank Marrafino (Haunted Tank, The Final Symphony: A Beethoven Anthology), veteran music[...]
Bleeding Cool's Comic Book and Graphic Novel JobWatch
Bleeding Cool's Comics and Graphic Novel JobWatch is an occasional look at people hiring in the comic book industry at all manner of levels, sales, creation, editorial, production or more And if you are looking for staff, creators (paid) or know a job going, contact richjohnston@bleedingcool.com with the details and we'll run them in the[...]
Graphic Novel The Brightest Night Is The Best-Selling Book In The USA
According to Publisher's Weekly, Wings On Fire: The Brightest Night, the latest graphic novel adaptation of the fifth entry in Tui T Sutherland's Wings of Fire series by Mike Holmes, and published by Scholastic is the best-selling book in bookstores in the USA right now. Graphic Novel The Brightest Night Is The Best-Selling Book In The[...]
Twinchantment, New Graphic Novel By Elise Allen & Joelle Murray
Twinchantment is an upcoming middle-grade graphic novel written by Elise Allen and drawn by Joelle Murray and based on Allen's original novels. Rachel Stark at Disney-Hyperion has acquired world rights to Twinchantment to be published in the summer of 2024 Elise Allen's agent Jane Startz at Jane Startz Productions and Joelle Murray's agent Laura Rennert at Andrea Brown Literary Agency negotiated the deal. In[...]
Graphic Novel Preview: The Man Who Shot Chris Kyle: An American Legend
Last year, Bleeding Cool broke the news that Titan Comics would be publishing an English language edition of The Man Who Shot Chris Kyle: An American Legend, the graphic novel written by Fabien Nury, author of the best-selling graphic novel and movie-adapted The Death of Stalin and drawn by Bruno. Though the way the title is written might cause you to question which[...]
Crumble, A Sweet New Graphic Novel By Meredith McClaren & Andrea Bell
Crumble is a new middle-grade graphic novel written by Meredith McClaren and drawn by Andrea Bell planned for the autumn of 2024 It follows the story of 10-year-old Emily Dash who belongs to a family of bakers who can bake their feelings into desserts But when tragedy strikes, Emily begins to experiment with her sweets—resulting[...]
Blue Delliquanti's Across A Field Of Starlight Is Out Next Month
Across a Field of Starlight is a new graphic novel out next month from Blue Delliquanti, creator of the science fiction webcomic O Human Star Blue is also the co-creator of the graphic novel Meal with Soleil Ho, published by Iron Circus, and The 'Stan with David Axe and Kevin Knodell, published by Dead Reckoning[...]
What Is Home, Mum?
What Is Home, Mum? is a new graphic novel by Sabba Khan, launching on the 5th of April from Street Noise Books, following her award-winning debut The Roles We Play, What Is Home, Mum? is a debut graphic novel by Sabba Khan, launching on the 5th of April from Street Noise Books.  In an intricately drawn first[...]
Scott Kurtz Sells Table Titans As Children Graphic Novel Series
PVP creator Scott Kurtz is taking characters from the Table Titans webcomic he created ten years ago and turning it into a new middle-grade graphic novel series also called Table Titans, of which he has sold the first two volumes to Sally Morgridge at Holiday House The story stars preternaturally confident (and unapologetically nerdy) seventh-grader[...]
The Bawk-Ness Monster Graphic Novel by Natalie Riess & Sara Goetter
The Bawk-ness Monster is a new middle-grade graphic novel by Natalie Riess and Sara Goetter about a group of kids who become cryptid hunters. Goetter and Riess are a comic book-creating couple, who live in Austin, Texas, and also created Dungeon Critters together for First Second in 2020 Reiss also created Space Battle Lunchtime at Oni Press,[...]
Enemies: Svetlana Chmakova’s New Kids Graphic Novel Out in Sept. 2022
Enemies, the 5th graphic novel in Svetlana Chamova's popular Berrybrook Middle School series, will be published in September 2022 Publishers Weekly Children's Bookshelf unveiled the cover today Published by JY, the Yen Press kids' imprint, Berrybrook Middle School stands out as an iconic bestseller in the world of middle-grade graphic novels, made popular by its[...]
Steve Foxe, From Razorblades To Middle-Grade Strange Mystery Comics
Area 51 and Unwanted Guests are the first two titles in the Strange Mystery Comics middle grade graphic novel series written by Steve Foxe Artist Fran Bueno is drawing the first while artist Naomi Franquiz draws the second The series portrays strange events and examines what really occurred. Steve Foxe, From Razorblades To Middle-Grade Strange Mystery Comics Steve Foxe[...]
 Tyler Page's memoir-inflected middle grade graphic novel, Husky Boy,
Husky Boy is a new graphic novel by Tyler Page of Stylish Vittles: I Met A Girl It's a memoir-inflected middle grade graphic novel in which Tyler, who is about to start seventh grade, has gained a lot of weight over the summer and starts being teased, even by his own friends As Tyler navigates the[...]
Angela Hsieh's l The Traveler's Guide to Geozoology
Angela Hsieh's middle-grade fantasy graphic novel The Traveler's Guide to Geozoology was the winner of the HarperCollins Children's Books 2020 Diverse Voices Open Inbox contest Karen Chaplin at Quill Tree has now bought North American rights, at auction, to the graphic novel. Angela Hsieh's Traveler's Guide To Geozoology Graphic Novel Auctioned In this debut, twelve-year old Lu[...]
Leigh Bardugo's Shadow And Bone Darkling Origin To Be A Graphic Novel
As Hachette will publish Demon in the Wood, by Leigh Bardugo and Dani Pendergast, the first-ever graphic novel set in the Shadow And Bone Grishaverse And featuring the origin story of The Darkling (below, right). Shadow And Bone, Netflix screencap The Grishaverse books, currently the Shadow and Bone Trilogy, the Six of Crows Duology, The Language of Thorns, and[...]
DC League of Super-Pets Gets Tie-In Graphic Novel for Kids
Biff! Bam! Pow! Comics aren't just for adults anymore, as DC Comice has announced a new young readers graphic novel tying into the DC League of Super-Pets animated movie Coinciding with that film's May release, DC League of Super-Pets: The Great Mxy-Up will be released on May 17th The book is written by Heath Corson[...]
Shelterbelts - a Mennonite Graphic Novel by Jonathan Dyck
Shelterbelts is a new graphic novel by cartoonist Jonathan Dyck being published by Conundrum in May that intends to weave together vignettes from a fictional Mennonite community in a rural town in southern Manitoba, where a Christian megachurch sets up and ignites tensions between the more traditional and progressive within the faith, and within families. Fractures[...]
Blades Of Furry Webtoon Comic To Become A Graphic Novel In 2023
Emily Erdos and Deya Muniz have created a YA graphic novel Blades Of Furry, based on their Webtoon webcomic of the same name, in which Emile, a promising rookie in the high-stakes world of battle ice skating, learns the deepest secret of reigning champion Radu's and must decide whether to use it to take his[...]
Why The People: The Case For Democracy by Beka Feathers & Ally Shwed
Why the People: The Case for Democracy is a new graphic novel by Beka Feathers and Ally Shwed to be published by First Second in June as an addition to their World Citizen Comics line of comic books, aiming to offer an analysis and history of American democracy, framed as a debate between two people[...]
King of King Court by Travis Dandro Gets A Sequel, Hummingbird Heart
Hummingbird Heart is a new graphic novel by Travis Dandro which picks up after his 2019 debut graphic memoir, King of King Court, with Travis now a teenager taking care of his sick grandmother while indulging in rebellion and blasting grunge tunes, all drawn with a focus on small, symbolic details. Still reeling from the death[...]
Rave by Jessica Campbell
Rave is a new graphic novel by Jessica Campbell being published this April by Drawn & Quarterly that pairs a dutifully evangelical 15-year-old with the Wiccan goth girl next door for a study-date sleepover It's described as a queer love story that wrestles with sexual awakening and shame, set in the early 2000s against the[...]
Keeping Two
Fantagraphics is to publish the final, complete Keeping Two graphic novel by Jordan Crane, in March, twenty years in the making, and including previous versions of the comic book Crane created the comics anthology NON, and the all-ages graphic novel The Clouds Above In Keeping Two, Crane uses comics to thread several timelines and the[...]