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The upcoming DC Comics YA graphic novel I Am Not Starfire by Mariko Tamaki and Yoshi Yoshitani got a lot of attention last year, a lot of it negative from people who would never have bought it But it has been consistently been putting on the preorders And now we get a look inside the[...]

Barking is a graphic novel that crashes into your mind from the first page, the most demanding, uncompromising graphic novel in years Lucy Sullivan's singular exploration of mental illness and tribute to the National Health Service is something you've never seen before, and that's hard to say for most comics these days. "Barking" cover courtesy of Lucy[...]

The Inflatables is a new graphic novel series for kids by Beth Garrod, Jess Hitchman, and Chris Danger It has been picked up for a four-book deal by Jenne Abramowitz at Scholastic and Yasmin Morrissey at Scholastic U.K. Publishers Weekly states that it was "pitched as Toy Story meets SpongeBob, the graphic chapter book series[...]

My very personal graphic novel is now complete and ready for everyone to see You can check out my Kickstarter for The Hostage now through February 25th. The Hostage graphic novel is available as a hardcover as well as a digital PDF not only in English but also in Portuguese, translated by Kelsey Trotta Every backer[...]

Huda Fahmy, creator of webcomic @YesImHotInThis on Instagram has successfully auctioned Huda F Are You?, a new YA graphic novel, for six figures to Dana Chidiac at Dial for publication in the autumn of this year, Huda F Are You? is described as being loosely inspired by Fahmy's own high school years, follows Huda through her[...]

Steph Mided has sold her new contemporary middle-grade graphic novel series, Club Kick Out to Andrew Arnold at Harper Alley Club Kick Out, the first of a two-book deal signed, will be published in 2023. Club Kick Out pitch artwork by Steph Mided Club Kick Out is a story "in which a group of creative outcast girls form[...]

I think that's a classic example of a Rich Twitch, isn't it? Bleeding Cool points out that the Poison Ivy YA graphic novel was going to an early FOC – comic book "last orders – from DC Comics/Lunar Distribution without actually having been solicited to comic book stores That FOC was suddenly being thrust upon[...]

Utterly by coincidence, Newsarama ran the same thing the next day. Poison Ivy: Thorns was listed in the DC Comics Connect catalogue for comic books shipping in March and beyond, and included a sneak book at the graphic novel But here is where things get weird. It was not included in March 2021 solicitations John Constantine kids[...]

But now she has a brand new thing, just announced at Publisher's Weekly, a new graphic novel, Cover Your Tracks. She posted to Instagram, "ANNOUNCEMENT Hey so this has been a CRAZY huge week, but publishers weekly announced my debut solo project with @01firstsecond, edited by the amazing @dezinpub !!!! I'm SO excited for this one, I[...]

Saving Sunshine is a new middle grade graphic novel written by Saadia Faruqi (Meet Yasmin) with art by Shazleen Khan. Saving Sunshine was acquired by Calista Brill and Samia Fakih at First Second, and Fakih will edit the book which "follows bickering twins Zara and Zeeshan, who must put their feud aside when they find an ailing turtle[...]

Goodbye to All of You by Alexander Lu, Tara Kurtzhals and Maarta Laiho is a middle-grade graphic novel being compared to the Voyage Of Chihiro or Spirited Away It follows two Chinese American siblings who feel untethered by the death of their mother. "The night of her funeral, they wake up in a place that looks[...]

Tapas Media is a Korea-based, creator-driven digital channel featuring short-form storytelling, and has already distributed 30 episodes of the webcomic, which Scholastic will now adapt into a graphic novel, Magical Boy, for publication later this year. Magical Boy by The Kao Debra Dorfman, Scholastic VP and Publisher – Global Licensing, Media and Brands told Publisher's Weekly that[...]

And that is what he is doing with his new middle-grade graphic novel series Paws, drawn by Michele Assarasakorn, also better known as a colourist on Isola, Spider-Man, Gotham Academy, and Wonder Woman. Michele Assarasakorn & Nathan Fairburn Create New Graphic Novel, Paws Nathan Fairburn describes it thus; "Paws is the story of three girls with nothing in[...]

But they also noted that adult graphic novels sold through bookstores or online booksellers also had a huge week, outperforming the rest of the market significantly, up 110% on their equivalent sales a year ago That's more than double what they were selling last January. Eugene, Oregon bookstore shot by Visitor7, CC 3.0 It doesn't seem that[...]

To produce it to the best possible quality, to launch it in the biggest possible way with the most desirable formats (thus our campaign doesn't just have a trade paperback version of the 120-page original graphic novel, but also a limited print run Kickstarter Exclusive hardcover edition too), and to make sure every member of[...]

Pledge your support early for a bonus limited edition print by LRNZ!: www.monolith-comic.com "Monolith" Kickstarter key art, Magnetic Press This lushly painted tale began as a graphic novel project before turning quickly into a live-action feature film production, with LRNZ's visual design direction brought to life. Monolith sample page, Magnetic Press Publisher Mike Kennedy says, "LRNZ has been a Rockstar member of Magnetic's catalog[...]

Hero Collector from Eaglemoss are first off the blocks for May 2021 solicitations, with graphic novels from DC Comics and movie figurines from Marvel. MARVEL MOVIE HEAVYWEIGHT FIGURINES This official collection of heavyweight statuettes depicts iconic Marvel Studios characters, meticulously rendered in hand-painted full cast metal and packaged in a collector's tin. #gallery-1 { margin: auto; } #gallery-1 .gallery-item { float: left; margin-top:[...]

He then took it further with Mac's Book Club Show: Chapter Books After Dark, later in the day, reading a chapter from his Mac B Kid Spy: Mac Undercover novel. Mac's Book Club Show Gets a Graphic Novel spin-off, The First Cat In Space Ate Pizza But it's those live cartoons that have caught the most imagination[...]

Rosemary Valero-O'Connell is best known as the artist of the graphic novel Laura Dean Keeps Breaking Up with Me, written by Mariko Tamaki and published in 2019 by First: Second, gathering up all the acclaim going. A graduate from the Minneapolis College of Art and Design with a BFA in Comic Art in 2016, she also[...]

Kyle's Little Sister is a new middle-grade graphic novel by BonHyung Jeong, a light-hearted and funny story about sibling rivalry, learning to be okay with oneself, and mending friendships The book is from JY, the Yen Press kids' imprint responsible for celebrated works such as Svetlana Chmakova's Awkward, Brave, and Crush. "Kyle's Little Sister" cover art[...]

Two years later, she co-founded the Graphix imprint with Saylor and editor Sheila Keenan, to publish graphic novels for kids, and helped to bring Raina Telgemeier and Jeff Smith's Bone to its inaugural list In 2007, she left Scholastic to helm the Kids Group at Diamond Book Distributors, where she worked with publishers like Marvel, Oni, Image,[...]

Paul Gilligan, creator of newspaper strip Pooch Cafe and graphic novel King of the Mole People and its sequel Rise of the Slugs, has sold his latest graphic novel series, Pluto Rocket, to Tundra Editorial Assistant Peter Phillips and Tara Walker, Vice President and Publisher, Penguin Random House Canada Young Readers. Pooch Cafe's Paul Gilligan Sells Pluto[...]

Alex Assan has sold a new YA graphic novel, Sunhead to Andrew Arnold at HarperAlley, as well as a second untitled book. Sunhead sees "the somewhat odd and outspoken Rotem finds an unlikely friend in her shy classmate when the two bond over their shared love of a vampire book in 2008 Tel Aviv". Publication of the Sunhead[...]

Francis Manapul has been working on the original graphic novel Aquaman: Earth One for some considerable time Announced as one of the series of out-of-continuity original graphic novels intended to work as perennial summations of characters, DC Comics published multiple volumes of Superman: Earth One, Batman: Earth One, Wonder Woman Earth One and Titans: Earth[...]

You can check out last week's edition right here to catch up. Jobwatch: image by Dirk Wouters from Pixabay Manager, Creative Affairs IDW Entertainment Los Angeles Metropolitan Area DW Entertainment, the entertainment division of IDW, seeks a Manager of Creative Affairs to work closely with IDW Publishing to support the transition of graphic novels, prose and other material into television, films, and other[...]

And thus we have, Leonard Cohen: On A Wire by Philippe Girard, translated into English by Helge Dascher. The graphic novel will be released in French in March 2021, from Casterman in Belgium, but now Canadian publisher Drawn & Quarterly is to publish the book in English in November And it wears in Montreal setting on[...]

Because while all manner of comic book companies stopped publishing comics during the shutdown, Rebellion kept publishing 2000AD every week, and Judge Dredd Megazine every month. Their graphic novel line took a bit of a beating, however, especially when titles were published in East Asia So for 2021, they are ramping up, increasing their title count[...]

He is best known for his comic book series Palookaville, graphic novels It's a Good Life If You Don't Weaken, Clyde Fans, Wimbledon Green and for designing the complete collection of Charles M Schulz' classic comic strip Peanuts And in November, a project of his from over a decade ago is gaining new life –[...]

Andi Watson is a British cartoonist and illustrator best known for the graphic novels Glister, Breakfast After Noon, Slow News Day, Geisha and his series Samurai Jam, Skeleton Key, Paris and Love Fights After initially targeting an adult audience, he pivoted to all-ages/young adults books with the Glister and Princess at Midnightseries published by Image[...]

And if you are looking for staff, or know a job going, contact richjohnston@bleedingcool.com with the details and we'll run them next week. Jobwatch: image by Dirk Wouters from Pixabay Graphic Novel Illustrators James Lorimer & Company, Canada We are looking for graphic novelists to adapt non-fiction books from our adult list into graphic novel format for use primarily in secondary[...]