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The Shazam! movie starring Zachary Levi as Billy Batson will be getting a sequel in the form of a middle-grade graphic novel Shazam! Thundercrack from DC Comics Written and drawn by Yehudi Mercado, Shazam! Thundercrack will tell the story of Billy Batson, modelled on Levi, as he experiences trouble in school and is forced to become[...]

Mister Miracle: The Great Escape is a new graphic novel from DC Comics out in January, 2022 by Varian Johnson and Daniel Isles Which reimagines Scott Free as a young Black student attending school on the planet of Apokalips. The original version of Mister Miracle, created by Jack Kirby, had Scott Free, son the ruler of[...]

The Green Arrow Stranded graphic novel by Brendan Deneen and Bell Hosalla was intended to be published by DC Comics this summer But for one reason or another (probably another), that's not happening And it has now been rescheduled for the 1st of March, 2022. Stranded by Brendan Deneen and Bell Hosalla Moves to 2022 Brendan Deneen[...]

SelfMadeHero, the UK's leading independent graphic novel publisher, has revealed that their graphic novel Sandcastle is the inspiration for M Night Shyamalan's major new feature film, Old He said: "Sandcastle truly inspired my film Old It is a profound mystery sci-fi graphic novel that is illustrated so beautifully and with such humanity[...]

Originally announced to be a graphic novel, it is being serialised in IDW's August solicitations. The comic, set just before The High Republic: The Rising Storm, will reveal a crisis in protagonist Ty Yorrick's past which is connected to events hinted at in Cavan Scott's audio drama Dooku: Jedi Lost Here are the details of IDW's High Republic comics for[...]

Another special ABLAZE advance solicitation for August will be a beautiful hardcover edition of the award-winning graphic novel fairytale, A Man's Skin, set to debut on October 29th.  All titles will be available in print and digitally. Porcelain cover, ABLAZE Maria Llovet's Porcelain by Marina Llovet MSRP: $3.99 · Release Date: August 4th Beryl's life in the desert is relatively simple, living with[...]

Launching with five original graphic novels created for the young adult market, Legendary Comics announced today a new imprint, Legendary Comics YA, which they state is "dedicated to telling original and character-driven stories across a wide array of genres With a commitment to amplify new voices, spotlight diverse perspectives, and seek out passionate talent telling[...]

"His name is Alphonse and when he first appears my note to Ro was just "this is a cat in a sweater vest and we need readers to immediately be willing to die for him"" Alphonse the cat by Alex De Campi, Ted Brandt and Ro Stein And as praise for the pic came in, Ro Stein[...]

Lawrence Lindell's new middle-grade graphic novel Buckle Up has been picked up by Whitney Leopard at Random House Graphic. The story follows Lonnie as he deals with his parents' divorce and has tough conversations with his father who drives him to and from school. Buckle Up will be published in 2024 and Lawrence Lindell represented himself rather than[...]

Hena Khan and Safiya Zerrougu sold their new middle-grade graphic novel We Are Big Time at auction, with twelve publishers bidding on it Rotem Moscovich at Knopf were the lucky winners and We Are Big Time, inspired by a true story, follows Aliya, who joins an all-girl, hijab-wearing basketball team, and explores her Muslim American identity while[...]

Two-time Newbery Honoree Christina Soontornvat and Joanna Cacao have sold two graphic novel memoirs,  The Tryout and its sequel, The Squad, at auction, They were picked up by Tracy Mack at Scholastic/Graphix. Christina Soontornvat & Joanna Cacao Sell The Tryout and The Squad The Tryout and The Squad are middle-grade graphic novel memoirs based on Soontornvat's life about being the only Asian[...]

Danny Lore and Seth Smith have auctioned their debut middle-grade graphic novel by Kicks, picked up by Cassandra Pelham Fulton at Scholastic/Graphix. Kicks is a contemporary quest story with themes of family, friendship, and queer romance that features a pair of Black siblings and their best friend, who must travel and battle their way through the five boroughs of[...]

Evelyn & Avery is a new three-book graphic novel series by Lauren Pierre, that has just been sold at auction to Kait Feldmann at HMH/Etch. A young graphic novel series, Evelyn & Avery is about making crafts, mistakes, and friends In the first installment, Evelyn and her skunk-kit best friend, Avery, must race to resolve a[...]

eigoMANGA has acquired the rights to adapt and publish Oldman as a multi-volume graphic novel manga series in English for the first time Oldman is an award-winning and internationally acclaimed series created by acclaimed Taiwanese writer and illustrator Chang Sheng The publication was originally published by Taipei, Taiwan-based Tongli Publishing The epic medieval fantasy series[...]

Now SelfMadeHero are publishing the English edition of a European graphic novel biography of the man written by veteran comics writer Pierre Christin, writer of the classic Valerian and Laureline series, and frequent collaborator of Enki Bilal on top of screenplays and other graphic novels too numerous to name Self-taught and brilliant artist Sébastien Verdier[...]

Writing Squirrel Girl for Marvel and Wonder Woman for DC Comics, it is her Real Friends series that has taken her comic book sales into the stratosphere with seven-figure print runs. She's also still writing comics, sometimes with her husband Dean Hale, such as an Amethyst graphic novel from DC due in November, and picture books[...]

Author-illustrator Kerilynn Wilson has successfully auctioned her debut YA graphic novel The Faint of Heart with bids from five publishers The successful publisher is Martha Mihalick at Greenwillow Books. The Faint of Heart tells quite an intriguing story with notes of Jeff Nicholson's Tales From The Habitrails, stating that it features someone "living in a world where humans remove[...]

Liana Sposto has sold her debut graphic novel, The 9 Trials, to Chris Hernandez at Razorbill The 9 Trials is the first of a middle-grade fantasy graphic novel series, the first book of which sees a young warlock-in-training burdened with two conflicting magics within himself decides to leave his school for good, but in order to escape he[...]

Nick Drnaso is the creator of the first graphic novel to be nominated for the Booker Prize, Sabrina, published by Granta in the UK So no wonder Rowan Cope and Anne Meadows at Granta UK have been keen to get his follow-up, sold by Drawn And Quarterly and the Samantha Haywood and Evan Brown of[...]

I Shall Never Fall in Love by Hari Conner is their new debut YA graphic novel, and they have successfully sold it at auction to Harriet Low of HMH. I Shall Never Fall in Love is a queer Regency romance starring two friends trying to find their places in the world and each other's lives[...]

Wonderbound, the Middle Grade and Young Adult imprint of Vault Comics, has announced HELLO MY NAME IS POOP, a new middle-grade graphic novel written by Ben Katzner, drawn by Ian McGinty, colored by Fred C Stresing, and lettered by Andworld Design. "HELLO MY NAME IS POOP" cover art, Wonderbound/Vault Comics. With a title like this, you can't[...]

Niall Orourke writes for Bleeding Cool about their new Kickstarter for The Crying Boy. Are you a fan of movies like The Exorcistor The Conjuring? Then

With the Loki TV show about to drop on Disney+, Marvel Comics has been returning a number of Loki graphic novels to print, and throw in some new ones as well They really don't want to be caught short as they were with WandaVision.But might their choices reveal some plot points? Marvel Comics have told retailers[...]

Marie Enger has sold their new YA horror graphic novel, Controlled Burn, to Whitney Leopard at Random House Graphic. Marie Enger is best known as a colourist, on titles especially working with Matt Kindt, with credits on titles such as Regression, Dept H, Chasing Hitler and Black Hammer, as well as Pistolwhip, 2 Sisters, and We[...]

Wonderbound, the Young Adult imprint of Vault Comics, will publish VERSE, an inclusive young adult fantasy graphic novel series by star writer/artist Sam Beck. VERSE will be released in the Fall of 2021. "VERSE" key art by Sam Beck, Wonderbound VERSE is the story of Fife, who lives in a world where magic is feared–only the evil monsters known as Vell[...]

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[...]

In 2019, Sophie Burrows won Student Illustrator of the Year at the V&A Illustration Awards for her graphic novel, Crushing A worldless self-published graphic novel that has drawn comparison to the works of Raymond Briggs and Posy Simmonds, she describes it as a story that "explores the ups and downs of romantic interaction, lust and[...]

Romanian comic book creator, Simina Popescu has sold her debut graphic novel Leap, to be published by Mekisha Telfer at Roaring Brook in the spring of 2024 Leap is described as a queer coming-of-age YA graphic novel about two dancers navigating adolescence, their sexuality, first love, and heartache in a conservative post-communist city. Simina Popescu's Leap[...]

The Monkey King: A Chinatown Odyssey is a new graphic novel launching its Kickstarter to support AAPI Heritage Month and #STOPASIANHATE this May.  Taiwanese American creator Jerry Ma (EPIC PROPORTIONS, VIBE Hong Kong) is bringing one of Chinese literature's most enduring characters, the Monkey King, to modern-day New York in THE MONKEY KING: A CHINATOWN ODYSSEY, which will[...]

Including Megan Wagner Lloyd and Michelle Mee Nutter's new graphic novel, Allergic, coming from Scholastic Graphix and being previews on Free Comic Book Day And that preview being previewed below… FCBD Preview: Allergic GN by Megan Wagner Lloyd & Michelle Mee Nutter FCBD 2021 ALLERGIC GRAPHIX APR210025 (W) Megan Wagner Lloyd (A) Michelle Mee Nutter A coming-of-age middle-grade graphic novel featuring[...]