graphic novel Archives

Double Walker is an original graphic novel by Wonder Woman and Midnighter's Michael Conrad and Noah Bailey who both recently worked together creating Tremor Dose It is being released first digitally on ComiXology Originals on the 13th of July, then from Dark Horse at a later date/ This mind-bending tale of neurotic folk horror written by[...]

Amina Mucciolo, founder of Studio Mucci and artist, designer, and entrepreneur, has sold her autobiographical middle-grade graphic novel to Erinn Pascal at Scholastic The fictionalized autobiographical story follows Amina's experience in middle school when she started braiding her hair with bright colors as a way to cope with bullying, body image, and neurodivergence, forging a[...]

She is currently working on her first graphic novel middle-grade graphic memoir Continental Drifter, about a Thai-American girl caught between two worlds: Bangkok, where her family lives, and Maine, where they spend their summers Picked up by Robyn Chapman at First Second, it will be published in 2023 Kathy Macleod's agent Chad Luibl of Janklow &[...]

Alex Aster has sold her debut YA novel Lightlark, an untitled sequel, and an untitled graphic novel to Anne Heltzel executive editor at Amulet Books/Abrams No word yet on the artistic team This past year, Alex Aster's debut song Divine, went viral on TikTok – specifically its BookTok hashtag, spawning over 150,000 videos, which also[...]

Fast Break is the upcoming middle-grade graphic novel by Shawn Pryor and Courtney Hahn, in which seventh-grade basketball prodigy Mikayla Thomas is denied a spot on her new school's team and ends up joining the motley co-ed Firebirds—not exactly the team she was looking for, but maybe exactly where she belongs Picked up by Melissa[...]

However, comics and graphic novels beat the trend, with a rise in French sales of 6.3% and jumping from the sixth most popular category in print publishing in France to the fifth, with a turnover of 326.9 million euros in 2020 (387 million dollars). This was despite 2020 being a year without a new Asterix volume,[...]

Lambda Award-winning artist and author Kelsey Wroten has auctioned the rights to her YA graphic novel Everyone Sux But You, won by Mark Podesta at Holt Her first graphic novel, Cannonball was published by Uncivilized Books and she just illustrated the book The Ex-Girlfriend of my Ex-Girlfriend is my Girlfriend written by Maddy Court. Kelsey Wroten Auctions Her[...]

SURVIVED: THE ATTACKS OF SEPTEMBER 11, 2001, a graphic novel about that fateful day, will be published by Graphix in time for the upcoming anniversary of the event The book will be out on August 3rd for readers 8-12 Written by Lauren Tarshis and illustrated with a gorgeous contemporary art style by Corey Egbert,[...]

The rights to a film version of Bryan Talbot's The Tale of One Bad Rat have been optioned by Grasp the Nettle Films, a company based in Devon and London.

Former Justice League and Metal editor Rebecca Taylor, now Managing Editor at Vault Comics has signed up Kenzie's Kingdom, written by Shea Fontana, drawn by Agnes Garbowska, and coloured by Silvana Brys for the middle-grade/YA graphic novel imprint Wonderbound Publisher's Weekly states that Kenzie's Kingdom is about a teenage girl who is less than content[...]

Annalise's Special Dish is a new graphic novel early reader series by J de laVega that has been picked up by Michele McAvoy at Little Press/Blue Bronco Books Jr for publication to being in 2023 " When students of PS 114 are asked to bring in a dish that represents their culture, Annalise is thrilled, until[...]

Marieke Nijkamp and Sylvia Bi's middle-grade graphic novel series Ink Girls, has seen the first two books picked up by Martha Mihalick at Greenwillow Ink Girls is set in a city-state inspired by Renaissance-era Italy, and tells of a young printer's apprentice who must find a way to save her master who is arrested for[...]

Unicons is a new middle-grade graphic novel from former Smallville writing duo Daniel Sulzberg and Neil Sadhu Unicons follows "horses Gabby and her best friend Mo beyond the pasture, disguised as unicorns as they attend a unicorn-only school set deep in Starflower Forest Being fake never felt so real Is that a good thing?"[...]

Maelstrom: A Prince Of Evil is a YA graphic novel debut by Lora Merriman, bought at auction by Brian Geffen at Henry Holt along with an unnamed second book Aimed at fans of Nimona, Maelstrom follows a ragtag group of rebels, led by the prophesized Hero of Virtue, who improbably teams up with Maelstrom, the[...]

Enlightened is a new graphic novel biography by Sachi Ediriweera that dramatizes the life of Siddhartha, a young prince who leaves his sheltered life of luxury and becomes the Buddha in his quest to end human suffering Bought by Alyza Liu at Atheneum, Enlightened will be published in the summer of 2023 Sachi Ediriweera[...]

Motörhead: The Rise of the Loudest Band in the World is a new graphic novel by David Calcano, Mark Irwin and animation studio Fantoons, telling the story of Lemmy's life and the rise of Motörhead, in a new officially authorised volume from Z2 Comics. He had quite a varied career In 1975, he was fired from[...]

The Greater Good is a new graphic novel written by Whit Taylor, with art by Joyce Rice about "public health and the policy and infrastructure that facilitates it." Mark Siegel, Editorial & Creative Director at First Second, bought world rights to The Greater Good, to be published in 2023 Whit Taylor is a comic book[...]

Josh Crute and James Rey Sanchez have created a new early reader graphic novel series Super Serious Mysteries, which has been bought by Luana Kay Horry at HarperCollins in a two-book deal The first graphic novel in the Super Serious Mysteries series, The Untimely Passing of Nicholas Fart: A Who-Dealt-It Mystery, sees detective-in-training Penelope Whiff who[...]

Mixed Up, Mixed Bag, and Mixed & Matched, are three debut middle grade graphic novels by Sara Amini and Shadia Amin Set in the 9/11 era, the semi-autobiographical stories follow Amini's humorous yet humiliating middle school years in Alief, a Houston suburb that—despite having one of the most diverse school districts in the country—didn't have[...]

The Story Spinners: Princess Sparklepuff and Her Crew of Lady Pirates is the debut middle-grade graphic novel by Cassandra Federman of This Is a Seahorse Princess Sparklepuff sees two polar opposite sisters who must come together to tell an epic bedtime story that will calm their crying baby sister, so they can finally all get some[...]

Greg Pak, Danny Lore, and Valeria Favoccia are creating a new Stranger Things original YA graphic novel, Erica the Great from Dark Horse Comics, for November With colours by Dan Jackson and letters by Nate Piekos, it's the same creative team behind Zombie Boys and The Bully. In this Middle Grade foray into the 80's-nostalgia hit series from Netflix,[...]

and Wizards of Mickey, announced they would be publishing a graphic novel based on Big Hero 6: The Series, the animated show The book will be out in August 2021. "Big Hero 6: The Series" cover art, YJ, Yen Press Adapted by Hong Gyun An "The gang is back in an all-new adventure! Join Hiro, Baymax, Go Go,[...]

Macmillan Children's Books has picked up the rights to two non-fiction graphic novels by Vietnamese wildlife conservationist, activist, and writer Trang Nguyen and by Jeet Zdung, who fuses traditional Vietnamese art with manga styles Saving Sorya: Chang and the Sun Bear is out in September 2021 and is based on the true story of how[...]

Blood City Rollers is the debut graphic novel from writer/artist team Veronica Park Anderson and Tatiana Hill Pitched as a tween Buffy the Vampire Slayer meets Roller Girl, it is described as a "quirky, funny, and queer middle-grade graphic novel" that follows Mina, a talented ice skater recruited into an underground roller derby league as[...]

Mel Valentine Vargas is creating the graphic novel adaptation of the YA novel Yaqui Delgado Wants to Kick Your Ass by Meg Medina, a story about a Latina teen who is targeted by a bully at her new school and must discover resources she never knew she had Kate Fletcher of Candlewick Press signed the[...]

How It All Ends is the middle-grade graphic novel debut of Emma Hunsinger, creator of the Eisner Award-nominated New Yorker comic How to Draw a Horse Emma Hunsinger sold How It All Ends in a five-way auction between publishing houses and the successful publisher with the highest bid was Martha Mihalick at Greenwillow How It[...]

Gnome and Rat by Lauren Stohler is an early reader graphic novel series, which follows the everyday adventures of best friends Gnome and Rat, as they embark on shenanigans in their forest home. Rotem Moscovich at Knopf has bought world rights to Gnome and Rat and are planning to publish the first of the series in the summer of 2023[...]

Milk Tea Magic is a WebToon series by Kat Yao, Tiffany Mau, and Maureen Kang that has been picked up for world graphic novel rights by Taylor Norman at Chronicle Books Milk Tea Magic follows Tori, Mazy, and Kai, three best friends who open a boba milk tea shop with one small secret—they're witches, and[...]

The Terrifying Tales of Vivian Vance: The Horror At Pensmouth is a YA graphic novel by Joshua Ulrich, described as Chilling Adventures of Sabrina meets Veronica Mars by way of HP Lovecraft While on a case for a classmate, teen detective Vivian Vance stumbles on a dark secret about her town's history and finds herself face-to-face with horrifying monsters—so[...]

Freshman Year, a debut YA graphic novel by Sarah Mai, was picked up by Jessica Anderson at Little, Brown/Ottaviano to be published in the winter of 2024 Described as a book pitched at fans of Check, Please! and Heartstopper, this coming-of-age story inspired by the author's life chronicles the humor and anguish symptomatic of the college transition, all through the eyes[...]