graphic novel Archives

Rompepistas, the debut graphic novel by Spanish writer and artist Rosa Codina, adapts prolific columnist and author Kiko Amat's coming-of-age novel about the wild years of adolescence in the Spanish punk rock scene into a celebration of an era when music meant everything and when one's look and beliefs defined one's tribe A must-read for[...]

Remy Lai's new middle-grade graphic novel, Me and My Pet Demon, When apathetic 13-year-old Dom Noir accidentally summons a demon, she has no choice but to take him in as a pet Just as she starts to genuinely care for the demon, ominous signs of an apocalypse start appearing all over town, and she might have to[...]

Global by Eoin Colfer, Andrew Donkin and Giovanni Rigano, published by Hodder Children's Books, is the very first graphic novel to be shortlisted for The Wainwright Prize, as part of its children's category. The prize was created in Alfred Wainwright's name to showcase the growing genre of nature writing in publishing and to celebrate and encourage exploration of the outdoors to[...]

A Better World Is Possible is a nonfiction YA graphic novel in the works from Danica Novgorodoff and Meera Subramanian that reveals the pressing danger of our climate crisis through the inspiring stories of four youth climate activists who demonstrate the potential of teen power Mark Siegel at First Second has acquired world rights to[...]

Dog Days is a new middle-grade graphic novel series by author-illustrator Claudia Boldt Three stories per book follow two best dog friends, Sausage and Mia, through funny, awkward situations in middle school and at home Jill Davis at Astra/Hippo Park has acquired world rights and publication for the first book is scheduled for the autumn[...]

Peter Lantos' memoir, The Boy Who Didn't Want To Die is to be adapted as a graphic novel by Victoria Stebleva and published by Scholastic. The Boy Who Didn't Want to Die: A Graphic Memoir from a survivor of Bergen-Belsen Paperback – 2 Jan 2025 A story of survival, of love between mother and son and[...]

Now, she is a fully-fledged graphic novelist She is announcing her second middle-grade graphic novel, Last One Picked, about 14-year-old Annabeth, who gets thrown into the world of volleyball with no experience, no friends, and no knee pads and must learn to enjoy the sport despite her insecurity around her body. Rachel Diebel at Feiwel and Friends has[...]

Ivy Noelle Weir and Isadora Zeferino have sold world rights to a YA queer graphic novel retelling of F Scott Fitzgerald's The Great Gatsby in which "a queer Nick Caraway becomes entangled in the lives of his wealthy peers and enamors with the enigmatic Jay Gatsby against the backdrop of two elite boarding schools." Andrea Colvin at Little, Brown Ink has[...]

My Sister The Werebeast is a new middle-grade graphic novel by cartoonist Alina Tysoe about two sisters who recently moved to a magical new town and must take care of their little sister, Peanut, as she begins to show strange abilities. Alina Tysoe by Alina Tysoe Alina Tysoe is an illustrator, 2D animator, and author of What's[...]

Dani Chuatico is working on their YA contemporary graphic novel, Passé It On "When Jamie travels to New York to start training at a renowned ballet school, she finds herself questioning if her passion is enough to keep her going It is only after she meets more dancers that she realizes she'll need to practice to[...]

And yes, I'll totally be going. I will definitely try and wangle an invite to the event on the 18th of September, where William Golding's daughter Judy Golding will discuss Lord Of The Flies with Aimée de Jongh. Lord of the Flies: The Graphic Novel Hardcover – 12 Sept 2024 by William Golding (Author), Aimée de Jongh (Illustrator, Adapter) 'The[...]

DC Misfits Of Magic, by Matthew Dow Smith, is a new middle-grade graphic novel for May next year, including magical middle-graders, Ricki and Ross, Danny Cassidy –  the Blue Devil with ADHD, Deadkid – Boston Brand and The Enchantress – June Moon, who all meet at the local library with their camp counselor, Zatanna Zatara[...]

The DC Super Hero Girls creative team of Amanda Diebert and Agnes Garbowska are back together again for a new MG graphic novel, Teen Titans Go! On TV, in which the Teen Titans members are all on reality TV shows – except for Robin, who is left to keep an eye on things[...]

Harley Quinn's Bud and Lou: Trouble Times Two by Ben Hed is one of a new batch of DC Comics Middle-Grade and YA original graphic novels being launched by DC Comics, this one scheduled for the 4th of March, 2025, $12.99 for 144 pages We have details of more on this Bleeding Cool DC Middle-Grade[...]

A collection was published in June 2018. Now it seems, just like Prez before it, Mystik U is being repackaged and relaunched for the YA graphic novel that DC has been doing rather well with of late And renamed (again) as Mystik U: Freshman Year Enchantments A colon title that may suggest future volumes to come,[...]

Published in 2021, Nubia: Real One was a young adult graphic novel written by L.L McKinney, illustrated by Robyn Smith and coloured by Brie Henderson, about Nubia, Wonder Woman's twin sister, when she was seventeen McKinney pitched the idea as she was a fan of the character from childhood It was nominated for a Harvey[...]

Tolkien to write The Lord of the Rings and is considered a foundational epic of the fantasy genre, is getting a graphic novel adaptation by Sami Makkonen from ABLAZE. The saga's influence on Tolkien is immense, the lodestone of modern fantasy fiction. "Kalevala: The Graphic Novel" cover art: ABLAZE "…my attempt to write legends of my own to fit my private languages[...]

Bob Fingerman's new graphic novel Printopia pitches up in Cosmic Lion's October 2024 solicits and solicitations, as do some classic forgotten Matt Howarth comics from the nineties with Termite Mound. As well as the launch of the new series Frankie Boy Monster by Morgan Herron, and graphic novel Fourth Dimensional Summer Of Fun by Seraji.   #gallery-1[...]

Sean Gunn of Guardians Of The Galaxy, The Suicide Squad and The Gilmore Girls is a surprise guest at San Diego Comic-Con's Dynamite Entertainment 20th anniversary panel later today. As he is writing a new, original graphic novel from Dynamite called Shepherds Nick Barrucci, the owner of Dynamite Entertainment, tells us, "this is a story that Sean has been working[...]

Robert Venditti's Tankers graphic novel about a group of brave soldiers who don lethal mechs and time travel back to save the dinosaurs but end up fighting the dinosaurs and then also fighting space-traveling ancient aliens, is hitting Kickstarter courtesy of Bad Idea ahead of San Diego Comic-Con. Joining him are some of the bigger comic[...]

It's a story Suzie and I have been working on and really wish to publish and turn into a graphic novel Fingers crossed!!" Well that worked out Suzanne Samin and Amalas Rosa have sold North American rights to new YA graphic novel Fear of Falling for an undisclosed six-figure sum to Ruta Rimas at Putnam, at[...]

Macmillan Publishers has announced the launch of 23rd Street Books, a new imprint dedicated to publishing graphic novels for adults Mark Siegel will be the Vice President, Executive Editorial, and Creative Director for both First Second and 23rd Street Books Editorial Director Calista Brill, who joined First Second in 2008, will work closely with Siegel[...]

The Gravestone Sessions is a new YA graphic novel by Jeremy Holt and Dave Cole that follows "Ezra, a nonbinary high school student and sculptor struggling with their senior art thesis of identity When they find a way to communicate with the dead, they become obsessed with exploring their lineage to try to lend context to their[...]

The Night Fox is a new middle-grade graphic novel by Anna Staniszewski and Del Hahn about grief and memories and the pain of moving on, and about a magical fox who can make it all go away, for a price Chris Staros at Top Shelf Comix, part of IDW, has acquired world rights to The Night[...]

Finish Lines is a new YA graphic novel by Sarah Broyles and Hanna Schroy about a high school junior who joins her grandfather for a locally famous canoe race in their home state of Texas. Calista Brill at First Second has acquired world rights to Finish Lines, which will be co-edited with Nachie Marsham for publication in 2026[...]

Priced at $8.99 USD / $11.99 CAD, Catalog of Wonders is the newest title selected from the popular Tsubasa Bunko line to join JY for Kids. JY is thrilled to add this new horror novel to its fun and varied middle-grade lineup, which currently includes popular graphic novels such as Svetlana Chmakova's Berrybrook Middle School series and manga[...]

Black Bird is a new graphic novel by Sonny Liew that has been picked up by Chip Kidd at Pantheon Books He has bought world rights aside from France from Sonny Liew's agent Nicolas Grivel at Nicolas Grivel Agency Kidd said Black Bird is the "brilliant and tremendously ambitious" story of "a young cartoonist in Singapore who receives a[...]

A Little Bit Gringa is the debut middle-grade graphic novel of writer/artist Andrea Cañizares-Fernandez, told in journal entries across three summers in Ecuador as a girl navigates her Latina identity Michelle Lee at Dial bought world publication rights, with publication intended for the summer of 2026 Andrea's agent, Monica Rodriguez at Context Literary negotiated the[...]

Last Night I Dreamed of Home by Sophie Li, is an upcoming YA graphic novel about two college students originally from China who fall in love and who must grapple with their identities and the expectations of their families. World English rights were won by Simon Boughton at Norton Young Readers at auction, and publication is[...]

With Inside Out 2 still topping the box offices, and hitting a billion dollars in revenue, there is plenty of spinoff merchandise around, including graphic novels A two-in-one book that retells both films from Random House, which recently acquired graphic novel rights for Disney animated features The second is The New Adventures of Inside Out[...]