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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[...]

Grant is the comic book creator behind webcomic Princess Lovepon, But she has also had work published in Adventure Time,  Dirty Diamonds, Secret Loves of Geeks, has two graphic novels to be published by First Second including History Comics: Rosa Parks and Claudette Colvin and grabbed a Glyph Awards for Best Artista couple of years ago[...]

With a bunch of DC Comics hardcover graphic novels and Marvel Movie figurines. DC Graphic Novels From Hero Collector April 2021 #145 – Aquaman: Time and Tide RRP: €16.99/£11.99 (not US available) SKU: DCGUK145, Barcode: 977205437358445 Format: Hardcover; Print Spec: 175 x 260mm Author(s): Peter David Artist(s): Kirk Jarvinen Product Description: Aquaman: Time and Tide retells Aquaman's classic origins, showing how a scorned son[...]

2020 saw the graphic novel categories return to the New York Bestseller List And while Dav Pilkey's Cat Kid Comic Club topped the list in January 2021, the biggest seller throughout the year, was Raina Telgemeier with Guts, Smile and Drama continuing to sell massive numbers and dominate the charts With also strong performances from[...]

Her first graphic novel, Find Me In This City, was published in 2009, leading her to work at a Finnish comics society as a Nordic comics project coordinator and start drawing comics for children Together with Kalle Hakkola, Mari Ahokoivu started Sanni & Joonas – a series that includes comic books, an ongoing strip in[...]

Samantha Benc has auctioned her upcoming graphic novel, Last Ship To Mars to Mark Podesta at publishers Henry Holt Samantha's agent, Claire Draper at the Bent Agency, negotiated the sale at auction for world English rights. Last Ship to Mars is a speculative YA graphic novel pitched as Bloom meets Nausicaä of the Valley of the[...]

Let's Talk About It is a new graphic novel aimed at a teenage audience as a guide to sex and sexuality, the first such graphic novel to do so But odds are a few oldies might learn one or two things as well From Oh Joy Sex Toy creators Erika Moen, Matthew Nolan, Let's Talk[...]

Two of the DC Kids/YA graphic novels have been delayed and rescheduled for August 2021 Indestructibles: The First Fracture by Ridley Pearson and Berat Pekmezci was originally scheduled for 9th of March, but is now scheduled for the 3rd of August 2021 While Catwoman: Soulstealer by Louise Simonson, Sarah J[...]

Sam Maggs and Kendra Wells have a brand new graphic novel coming out in February, Tell No Tales: Pirates of the Southern Seas, out on the 8th of February 2021, from Amulet Tell No Tales is based on the lives and exploits of the real-life pirate duo Anne Bonny and Mary Read. A swashbuckling adventure inspired[...]

And in 2021, she will see the publication of her first graphic novel, Unearthed, featuring the Green Lantern Jessica Cruz who finds her father detained by I.C.E Drawn by Steph C., Unearthed will be published by DC Comics in September 2021. Credit: DC Comics Acclaimed author Lilliam Rivera and artist Steph C reimagine one of DC's greatest[...]

Sarah Clawson Willis and Ana Hinojosa have sold their debut graphic novel Band Nerd to HMH/Etch According to Publisher's Weekly, Band Nerd is about how "Seventh-grader Lucy Carver is determined to make first chair flute at Windley School of the Arts, but two things stand in her way: snobby Tolli Claybourne and Lucy's loving but[...]

Identical is a middle-grade graphic novel by cartoonist Bones Leopard about twins Blue and Tally And Bones Leopard has sold the book to our current favourite book buyer, Andrea Colvin at Little, Brown Publishers Weekly describe the graphic novel as about "twins Blue and Tally, who are identical in every way, except Blue is hiding a secret—they[...]

Breena Bard has sold her middle-grade graphic novel Wildfire to Andrea Colvin at Little, Brown Publisher's Weekly reports that Wildfire tells the following tale "After a wildfire destroys her family's home, 13-year-old Julianna is engulfed in anger toward Carson, the boy who accidentally started it But once she joins her new school's conservation club and learns[...]

A kid's graphic novel starring one John Constantine, and written by the amazing Squirrel Girl and Romeo And/Or Juliet writer Ryan North And called The Mystery Of The Meanest Teacher We've had a look at some of the artwork from Derek Charm; now we have a little more This has a feeling of L'il Hannibal,[...]