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Published later in 2021, Bleeding Cool has a preview of the original graphic novel, Poison Ivy – Thorns – which might give a flavour of what's to come. Credit: DC, Poison Ivy There's something unusual about Pamela Isley–the girl who hides behind her bright red hair The girl who won't let anyone inside to see what's lurking[...]

Scheduled for early April 2021, DC Comics has cancelled all retailer orders for the DC YA original graphic novel Zatanna: The Jewel of Gravesend by Alys Arden, Jacquelin De Leon and Ariana Maher DC Comics has told retailers that the graphic novel will be resolicited for release at a later date, but for now, the book[...]

Its popularity among graphic novel publishers has increased in recent years, especially DC Comics But it seems that all those (like me) who have accounts may have had our information. Netgalley logo It is with great regret that we inform you that on Monday, December 21, 2020 NetGalley was the victim of a data security incident What[...]

Tanya McKinnon at McKinnon Literary was Hazel Newlevant's agent in negotiating the deal. Credit: Hazel Newlevant Last year, Little, Brown had a directive to expand their graphic novel list for years going ahead and appointed Andrea Colvin, formerly of Lion Forge as editorial director, Graphic Publishing to do just that Publishing new fiction and nonfiction graphic novels[...]

Just under their first anniversary since launching the company, Behemoth Comics has entered a multi-year exclusive distribution agreement with Simon &

Vanessa Flores has sold her debut middle-grade graphic novel Moriviví, to Nancy Mercado at Dial for a six-figure deal. Publisher's Weekly reports that Moriviví will follow 12-year-old Ángel as he navigates the aftermath of a hurricane that isolates him and his neighbours from the rest of Puerto Rico while struggling to manage his relationship with his[...]

Magical Boy, the Studio Tapas Original webcomic created by illustrator and comic artist The Kao, will be published in a young adult graphic novel format by Scholastic The worldwide deal grants Scholastic the rights to produce a wide range of all language formats, including novels, eBooks, and audiobooks Set to publish in fall 2021, the graphic novel will[...]

In her career, she has illustrated about twenty-five books, five of which she has also written, including the likes of Go To Bed Monster, Zig And The Magic Umbrella, The Very Tiny Baby, Loose Tooth, and Little Witch's Bad Dream. Sylvie Kantorovitz Creates Graphic Novel About Her Artistic Life Now she is creating something for a slightly[...]

David Levithan and Nick Bertozzi are adapting the musical into a graphic novel Published by Disney-Hyperion for January 2021, we have a little peek inside. Disney Brings "Be More Chill" From Broadway/West End To Graphic Novel Jeremy Heere is your average high school dork Day after day, he stares at beautiful Christine, the girl he can never[...]

It's time for another Kickstarter campaign from Magnetic Press, who turns out gorgeous, high-quality graphic novels This time, it's for a book called Brindille They commissioned Ben Caldwell (DC ON PREZ, Wonder Woman) for their EXCLUSIVE LIMITED EDITION Variant Cover for the publisher's upcoming Kickstarter  BRINDILLE  by award-winning creators Frederic Brremaud and Federico Bertolucci[...]

Allergic is a new graphic novel aimed at middle-grade readers that wants to give children a better understanding of allergic reactions Written by Megan Wagner Lloyd and illustrated by Michelle Mee Nutter, the book is slated for a March 2nd release in 2021. "Allergic" cover art courtesy of Scholastic Books "At home, Maggie is the odd one[...]

Chef's Kiss is the debut graphic novel written by Jarrett Melendez, drawn by Danica Brine, coloured by Hank Jones, lettered by Hassan Otsmane-Elhaou and to be published in 2022 by Oni Press It was picked up by Oni's former editor Robin Herrera, but will now be edited by Grace Scheipeter. A queer YA graphic novel, Chef's Kiss will[...]

Monster Crush is the debut graphic novel by Oli Franey, that has been picked up by Dark Horse Comics editor Brett Israel. Publisher's Weekly report that this YA graphic novel has been pitched as Beetle and the Hollowbones meets Teen Wolf, in which "16-year-old Ruby Reid closes herself off from the world after her parents split, until she[...]

But that this was less a question of research, rather than it was of narrative necessity: "I decided they could" for her new graphic novel, Thirsty Mermaids She describes it as "my new graphic novel with Gallery 13 about three drunk mermaids who get stranded on dry land as humans." Drinking Games With Kat Leyh's Thirsty[...]

In March 2019, First Second Books launched a new line of political graphic novels, World Citizen Comics, to bring in names such as Dan Rather, Seth Abramson, Jennifer L Pozner, and more. Dan Rather Creates Graphic Novel To Unite Us Two years later, Dan Rather's book is being published in February, a graphic novel adaptation of his collection of[...]

Karmela Krimm: Ramadan Blues is a hidden gem amongst European graphic novels, a fun, breezy private eye story set in sunny, corrupt Marseilles with a heroine so casually likable you wonder how nobody had done this before. "Karmela Krimm: Ramadan Blues" cover art, Europe Comics Karmela Krimm was once half of a semi-legendary pair of hotshot cops[...]

Stephanie Cooke and Mel Valentine have sold their YA graphic novel, Pillow Talk, to Lily Kessinger at HMH/Etch. Publisher's Weekly describes the graphic novel as featuring "Grace Mendes aka Cinderhella, a fierce competitor in the Pillow Fight Federation (PFF), an underground pillow fight league that's part roller derby, part professional wrestling." Pillow Talk is scheduled for publication in 2023,[...]

Chris Duffy and Falynn Koch have a new American history graphic novel with a bit of a difference It's not about the people who settled the land, or those who were there before, but of the horses that also made the journey History Comics: Wild Mustang, published by First Second in February 2021, is a[...]

Simon & Schuster Children's Publishing – part of the publisher recently bought by Penguin Randomhouse are introducing two new graphic novel lines for 2021, aimed at the very youngest readers and incorporating some already-published lines And in doing so, they aim to teach a new generation of children how to read comic books in the[...]

Catana Chetwynd is a modern-day comic book star. She grew up in Saratoga Springs, New York, where she spent her time drawing and studying psychology in

Scholastic is reprinting Anne M Martin's The Baby Sitter's Club series of novels, alongside the released of the Netflix TV show adaptation, and is also catching up with their graphic novel adaptations that first introduced Raina Telgemeir to the wider world So while they have just brought the ninth novel back into print this month,[...]

Earlier this year, Bleeding Cool ran the news that suspense and thriller novelist Ridley Pearson was writing a new original graphic novel trilogy, The Indestructibles, drawn by Berat Pekmezci, from DC Comics The middle-grade graphic novels will follow a 12-year-old boy, who manifests an inexplicable power after entering a wildfire on a heroic mission; alongside new friends[...]

Super Late Bloomer: My Early Days In Transition was that book, published by Andrews McMeel Publishing in 2018. Julia Kaye's New Graphic Novel Tells Of Six Months In Transition Publishers Weekly called it "blunt yet precise; straightforward but nuanced; simple but beautiful … Kaye skillfully and effectively relates the daily indignities borne by trans women and the triumphs[...]

Meet Starfire's Gay Goth Daughter Mandy, in I Am Not Starfire YA OGN I Am Not Starfire was one of the DC YA graphic novels announced back in 2019 Written by Mariko Tamaki and drawn by Yoshi Yoshitani, we now have a date, a description and a cover August 10th 2021… and a better idea of[...]

Two graphic novels from two different publishers, both out on the 17th of February, 2021 take on very different political figures of American history, Alexander Hamilton and Teddy Roosevelt. Hamilton and Teddy Roosevelt Both Get Graphic Novels Hamilton Graphic History: America's Celebrated Founding Father from First Comics is a new graphic novel written and drawn by Steve[...]

Julian Hanshaw is a British cartoonist best known for his graphic novels The Art Of Pho, I'm Never Coming Back, and Tim Ginger He also worked as a senior animator of childrens series such as Yoko! Jakamoko! Toto!, The Secret Show, and Charlie and Lola Hanshaw won The Observer/Comica short story award in 2008 and[...]

Through comics and an active social media presence, she shares stories of the practices, people, and history of prairie restoration. Together they are creating  The Comic Book Guide To Growing Food, the first graphic novel guide to growing a successful vegetable garden That's what the Ten Speed Press blurb says anyway, though I'd surprised if there[...]

Wes Molebash has successfully auctioned a four-book middle-grade graphic novel series called Travis Daventhorpe for the Win! A series about an 11-year-old robotics engineer who discovers he's the prophesied hero of a magical kingdom from another dimension who must survive a school bully's atomic wedgies, new friendships, and an ancient evil while trying to master[...]

The story of someone being in the wrong place at the right time and transforming his life into a mouthpiece to the world. Teenage Muhammad Najem, War Reporter, Gets His Own Graphic Novel The 18-year-old Muhammad Najem's father was killed by a bomb in 2015, and he lived through Assad's "starve-and-surrender siege" with Staffan de Mistura, the[...]

Lebanese comics artist and teacher Fouad Mezher has a new debut YA graphic novel, Suraya, for publication in 2024 from Dana Chidiac at Dial, acquired at auction,  Suraya is set in post-pandemic Beirut, with a 16-year-old physics prodigy and YouTube star dreaming of becoming a rocket scientist, only for her dreams to be interrupted when[...]