graphic novel Archives

Dear Rosie is the debut middle-grade graphic novel by two animation background artists Meghan Boehman is the background designer on The Animaniacs, Bento Box, Fantastic Furry Freak Brothers and DC Super Hero Girls Rachael Briner is background painter/designer on Wolfboy and the Everything Factory, Alpha Betas, HarmonQuest, Mr Pickles and spin-off Momma Named Me Sheriff[...]

Love Light by Mela Rogers, is a debut YA graphic novel set in a world where a beacon of light connects each person's heart to their soulmate's; Meredith's parents are Light fanatics, so she is shocked when she falls for a girl who is not her soulmate, and when she meets her actual soulmate, Meredith must choose[...]

Mask up though… Exhibitions BLACK is a special exhibition to celebrate Black History Month, exploring the story and world of the graphic novel of the same name – an unflinching but uplifting graphic memoir by Tobias Taitt and Anthony Smith BLACK is the true story of Tobias's life, growing from a child raised in social care in[...]

Random House Graphic Senior Editor Whitney Leopard, who has been featured many times on Bleeding Cool has now sold her own graphic novel to a rival publisher with artist Connie Hernandez. Now Whitney Leopard Creates Own Graphic Novel With Connie Hernandez Fitting In is the debut middle grade graphic novel by the pair and story follows half-Filipina seventh-grader[...]

Lionharts is a new middle-grade graphic novel by Mike Lawrence (Star Scouts) which has been sold, with an untitled second book, to Charlotte Greenbaum at Abrams/Amulet who has acquired world rights Lionharts is a comic about the Lionhart family, where adventuring isn't just in the blood—it's the family business When Alder and Flynt's parents go missing after[...]

Rashad Doucet has a new middle-grade graphic novel Art Club lined up, in which Dale Donovan recruits talented artists at his school to create an after-school art club after the art programs are cut And world rights have been picked up by Andrea Colvin at Little, Brown to be published in the autumn of 2023. Rashad Doucet is[...]

Eowulf and the Descendant Dilemma by Mike Cavallaro, is a middle-grade graphic novel spinoff of the Nico Bravo graphic novel series, bought by Mark Siegel at First Second Eowulf and the Descendant Dilemma follows Eowulf, pint-size descendant of the monster slayer Beowulf, who played a major role in Nico's adventures and now stands poised to take center[...]

The second Dog Man spinoff, Cat Kid Comic Club by Dav Pilkey, just had its second volume, Cat Kid Comic Club: Perspectives, published by Scholastic

Silk Hills is a new original graphic novel written by Ryan Ferrier and Brian Leve, drawn by Kate Sherron and lettered by crank!, published by Oni Press in the summer of 2022. When Beth Wills comes to Silk Hills, a small Appalachian town that's seen better days since the mines were abandoned, she expected a bit[...]

Z2 Comics and Judas Priest are creating a new graphic novel, Screaming For Vengeance Described as an original sci-fi epic based on the band's highest-selling album which is coming up for its 40th anniversary, from writers Rantz Hoseley and Neil Kleid, and artist Christopher Mitten It will also be released for San Diego Comic-Con 2022[...]

Myth Valley Medical by Australian cartoonist Gavin Aung Than, is an upcoming comedy middle-grade graphic novel, pitched as Scrubs meets Fantastic Beasts As a young doctor-in-training for mythical creatures must find the courage to treat the one creature in Mythica that her mother said never to help – a human. Gavin Aung Than is creator of Zen Pencils,[...]

Zerocalcare is the pen name of Michele Rech, one of Italy's bestselling graphic novel creators, best known for his ability to write comedy with depth His comics blog – Zerocalcare.it – is one of Italy's most-read comic destinations and is widely shared on social media. "Forget Me Now" by Zerocalcare, cover courtesy of ABLAZE Forget My Name,[...]

Bangladeshi American artist Fahmida Azim got into a big auction over her latest couple of middle-grade graphic novels Eight different publishers were in the bidding, which was won by Cassandra Pelham Fulton at Scholastic/Graphix The first of the two books, Mega Megha, follows "spunky American preteen Megha Malik, who seeks to prove how grown-up she is by[...]

The Goddard school district of Kansas has reversed a decision that previously saw them remove more than two dozen books from circulation in the district's school libraries, including a number of graphic novels Julie Cannizzo, assistant superintendent for academic affairs in Goddard, sent an email to principals and librarians last week with the list of 29[...]

She tweeted out the news "It's been officially announced that SWING is gonna be a real actual book!!!!! Thanks so much to everyone who believes in this project, and a special thanks to Miranda (who doesn't have Twitter) for taking me swing dancing that very first time" Valiant Editor Audrey Meeker Sells Her Own Graphic Novel,[...]

Barnes (JCJB) is a new manga-style YA graphic novel, pitched as Studio Ghibli meets Yoruban folklore about Isra, a narcoleptic, romance novel-obsessed witch living in a magical but war-stricken land, who draws power from memories and teams up with a ragtag group of travelers to save her world Kiara Valdez at First Second has acquired[...]

The Adventures Of Zooni is an early graphic novel series written and illustrated by Vikram Madan of Bobo and Pup Pup that "pairing a rollicking rhyme with an irresistible plucky dog who keeps encountering trouble, but always finds help by a cast of animal friends in a collection of short and mini stories." Sally[...]

Two years ago, Abrams ComicArts announced Surely Books as an LGBTQ+ focused imprint of graphic novels, curated by Batman writer Mariko Tamaki. The pandemic slowed things down a touch, but its first book, Lifetime Passes by writer Terry Blas and artist Claudia Aguirre, the story of a bunch of teenagers who hatch a scheme feigning to help[...]

Yesterday, Bleeding Cool ran one Cara Delevingne-created comic book strip from The Most Important Comic Book on Earth: Stories To Save The World. And now

Or in comic book terms, see the exclusive distributor of DC Comics, Dark Horse and IDW graphic novels to bookstores and the exclusive distributor of Marvel comics to comic shops, Penguin Random House, buy the exclusive distributor of Boom Studios, Oni Press, and Rebellion to US bookstores, Simon & Schuster Creating a mega-publisher and distributor[...]

The Adventures of Maker Girl and Professor Smarts is a new series of graphic novels by debut graphic novelist Jasmine Florentine in a two-book deal with world rights picked up by Hilary Van Dusen and Olivia Swomley at Candlewick/MIT Kids.  Twelve-year-old best friends Yaya and Chuy prove that you don't have to have superpowers to defeat supervillains;[...]

Sami Brice's Ripple, a contemporary YA graphic novel based on the author's own life Fourteen-year-old Noéme suddenly finds her home filled with extended family when Haiti is hit by an earthquake Life was hard enough as she started high school, but now she has to deal with a new side of her identity she had been[...]

Adventuregame Comics by Jason Shiga is an interactive middle grade graphic novel series where readers make their own choices about how the story unfolds The first of three books is Leviathan, about the quest through an old medieval village to vanquish a giant sea creature terrorizing the Cobalt Isles Maggie Lehrman at Abrams has acquired world rights to Adventuregame[...]

School Spirits, is a new YA graphic novel series by Nate Trinrud, Megan Trinrud, and Maria Nguyen which has had its first two books sold at auction to Kate O'Sullivan at Clarion/HarperAlley The first book follows a teenager who finds herself living her own personal nightmare: she's been murdered, she's stuck haunting the halls of[...]

Cartoonist Maple Lam has auctioned off the world English rights to the first two books in their debut middle-grade graphic novel series Monkey King and the World of Myths Picked up by Chris Hernandez at Razorbill Monkey King and the World of Myths tells the story of the legendary Monkey King must set off on a globe-trotting[...]

Here's the Diamond Comic Distributors Top 400 comics and graphic novels sold to stores in August 2021 for your perusal. Top 400 Comics & Graphic Novels From Diamond In September 2021 Top 400 Comics in August 2021 through Diamond Qty Rank Retail Rank Index Code Product Price Publisher 1 5 107.37 JUL210735-M STAR WARS WAR BOUNTY HUNTERS #4 $3.99 MARVEL COMICS 2 6 100.00 JUN210539-M AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #73 $3.99 MARVEL COMICS 3 3 97.74 JUL210520-M INFERNO #1 $5.99 MARVEL COMICS 4 1 88.03 JUL210530-M AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #74 $9.99 MARVEL COMICS 5 4 80.28 JUL210513-M DARK AGES #1 $4.99 MARVEL[...]

We like to keep an eye on Jean-Marc Lofficier's Hexagon Comics USA line, European comics mostly written by Jean-Marc Lofficier, translated into English

Bleeding Cool has been talking at length about major printing and distribution issues hitting the comic book industry, with DC Comics continuing to issue

Carrington and Kitt Thomas is a new middle-grade graphic novel , about a boy who finds a magical wish-granting star and uses it to wish for endless snow days It has been bought up by Andrew Arnold at HarperAlley for world English rights and publication of The Kinda Sorta Normal Life of Joshua Jones is scheduled[...]

Along the way, Warren works toward answers for questions she didn't know she was asking: what makes a good leader? What does it mean to be a part of a community? Can democracy work? And if so, how can everyday people make it happen? Cartoonist Embedded With Julia Salazar Creates Campaign Graphic Novel All these themes will[...]