graphic novel Archives

As she has already sold her first graphic novel Match Point, a middle-grade graphic novel following the growing friendship of two girls who play racquetball I can't think of any other racquetball-related comic books, it is quite possible that this may be a first Anybody think of any? Match Point was bought by Kirara Valdez[...]

Part of the series of bestselling Last Kids on Earth books written by Max Brallier, this is the first graphic novel in the series, an anthology with six stories by Brallier and art from regular Last Kids on Earth series illustrator Douglas Holgate, as well as comic book artists  Jay Cooper, Anoosha Syed, Lorena Alvarez, Christopher[...]

He has a new character for a series of graphic novels, Sir Ladybug, and has sold the first three to Donna Bray at HarperCollins/Balzer + Bray, Though Sir Ladybug is a fierce knight, he grapples with stage fright—so when a quest appears, Sir Ladybug and his friends, a roly-poly herald and a snail squire, must explore[...]

Coven is a new YA graphic novel written by Jennifer Dugan and illustrated by Kit Seaton To be published in autumn 2022, Stephanie Pitts at Penguin/Putnamhas bought world rights to Coven. After members of her coven are murdered under mysterious circumstances, a young witch must leave sunny California and return to dreary upstate New York to[...]

Michael Ralph has an undergraduate degree in Africana Studies from Morris Brown College, a doctorate in Anthropology from the University of Chicago and is a tenured professor at New York University, where he teaches "Histories of Capitalism," "Hip Hop and Politics," "Digital Humanities," and "Armed Resistance." And he has just sold a graphic novel Before[...]

Publisher Magnetic Press issued a statement yesterday announcing it is launching a new Kickstarter for WAHCOMMO, a sprawling dark fantasy graphic novel by acclaimed artist Luis NCT.  This classic high-fantasy tale is filled with monsters, trials, mythical cities, and faced-paced adventure mixed with a coming-of-age identity drama to life in gorgeous, archival-quality hardcover. Luis is best known for his work as a[...]

Earlier this year, as everything was shutting down, Jessi Zabarsky saw her webcomic Witchlight published by Random House Graphic as a YA graphic novel debut, after creating comic books for almost fifteen years "Lelek is a witch That's all Sanja knows when she meets Lelek in the marketplace But Lelek is hiding something — and[...]

Over the last few years, Matt Bogart and Jesse Holden have created and published an online comic book series Incredible Doom, about four outsiders growing up in a small town in the 1990s who are learning to grapple with a new technology called the internet… Incredible Doom artwork. Incredible Doom has now been picked up by Andrew[...]

Tom Taylor has successfully auctioned his new planned graphic novel with artist Jon Sommariva, colourist Michele Assarasakorn and letters by Wolfgang Bylsma Won at auction, Neverlanders has  been picked up by Chris Hernandez at Penguin Random House imprint, Razorbill, with world English rights to their debut young adult graphic novel series While at the same auction,[...]

Phil Briones is launching a new Kickstarter campaign for his new YA graphic novel Twin Kings Battle this Thursday It covers LGBTQ themes and also influences from manga and Chinese fantasy TV series Without further ado, we present his official press release: "AFTER THE OUTSTANDING SUCCESS OF THE "NOIR IS THE NEW BLACK" ANTHOLOGY, FAIRSQUARE COMICS[...]

Jamar Nicholas is an award-winning African American cartoonist, graphic novelist, and educator based in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania He is known for original graphic novels Leon: Protector of the Playground and his adaptation of Fist, Stick, Knife, Gun, a memoir written by African American social activist Geoffrey Canada in 1995 Nicholas's work discusses topics such as bullying and[...]

Making sweet and spooky comics with horror and fantasy elements, YA comics, and autobiographical stories, she now has a YA graphic novel, The Hills of Estrella Roja, coming from HMH in 2023. Ashley Robin Franklin's YA Graphic Novel 'Hills Of Estrella Roja' A mysterious email lures Kat to a small Texas town to investigate the strange red[...]

We're doing it for the kids, to mess up their minds." – Alex De Campi Alex De Campi and Ferry Gouw Create Major Lazer Graphic Novel In conjunction with the announcement of the fourth album from Major Lazer, the global dance trio of Diplo, Walshy Fire, Ape Drums, as well as artist Ferry Gouw and writer Alex[...]

Now, as Scout continues to expand its publishing line as they announce title after title for 2021 release, the growing indie publisher seems to have made major headway with the distribution of their graphic novels Scout Comics has now announced a new distribution deal with publishing giant Simon & Schuster as a part of its[...]

Over My Dead Body is the new YA comic book by graphic novelist Sweeney Boo, creator of Eat, And Love Yourself The book follows Abby, a teenage witch at a magic academy who takes it upon herself to investigate the disappearance of a missing classmate only to unravel a mystery that's haunted the Academy for[...]

Champions Of Breakfast by Reed Black, is a YA graphic novel series for fans of The Adventure Zone and Nimona, in which "the wizard Cereal assembles a group of ragtag adventurers including the thief Bacon and the necromancer Coffee for a near-impossible quest to prove their worth in a magical Dungeons And Dragons-style fantasy world populated with[...]

Andrew Weiner has sold his early reader graphic novel, Daddy And The Beanstalk, to Andrea Colvin at Little, Brown, to be drawn by Rachel Dukes and published in the winter of 2024 The graphic novel sees a young girl "Estella refuses to go to sleep without a bedtime story, so her father crafts his own hot-dog filled twist[...]

His books through Vault, These Savage Shores and Paradiso has won him fans and how he has an Image Comics graphic novel hitting FOC today, Blue In Green reuniting him with his graphic novel collaborator on Grafity's Wall, Anand Rk, first teased on Bleeding Cool a year ago. A jazz noir horror original graphic novel, it tells a[...]

Combs has sold their debut nonfiction YA graphic novel, Trans History: A Graphic Novel at auction to Andrea Tompa at publishers Candlewick. Written and illustrated from an #OwnVoices perspective, Trans History: A Graphic Novel will be published in 2023 and aims to introduce readers to the history of transgender identities, the transgender rights movement, and what it means to be[...]

Martin and Linh Pham have created a new graphic novel series, Nancy Spector The first book, Nancy Spector, Monster Detective, sees a young detective taking on the case of an Invisible Man looking for his missing dog – who also happens to be invisible Martin describes it as "if Hayao Miyazaki and 80s Burton did a mash[...]

Publisher's Weekly reports that Tasha Mukanik has sold her first graphic novel, a middle-grade graphic novel Lost Time, to Chris Hernandez at Penguin Young Readers Group imprint, Razorbill Mukanik describes it thus: Dinosaur Graphic Novel, Lost Time by Tasha Mukanik from Penguin Lost Time is a middle grade graphic novel about a young girl surviving in the late Cretaceous of North[...]

Publisher's Lunch has announced that Emily Riesbeck of It's Your Funeral, Last Gasp and Mountain, and NJ Barna have a new graphic novel project, The Pirate And The Porcelain Girl, bought at auction by Amanda Ramirez at Simon & Schuster Children's, to be published in the autumn of 2022. The Pirate And The Porcelain Girl, in which a[...]

Last year, Dark Horse Comics has announced a new original graphic novel by artist Benjamin Schipper, Joe Death And The Graven Image, to be published this month, described as a cross between Mike Mignola, A Fistful of Dollars, and Johnny Cash's Ghost Riders in the Sky.  It didn't happen, due to the usual But it[...]

Seasons of Terror is a graphic anthology that features four stories adapted to comic books by Richard Chizmar. The stories are by Ray Bradbury, Shirley

Boom Studios is  to publish a new original graphic novel, WWE: The New Day: Power of Positivity by Evan Narcisse, Austin Walker and Daniel Bayliss And I am already lost I presume those reading this will be able to elicit what they need from the following details Wrestling and stuff I know I should have[...]

Candy Robertson and James Robertson, creating comics together as Candy James are best known in comics for their Pecanpals series., But they are now working on a four graphic novel series Archie And Reddie beginning with I Really Dig Pizza. The books are part of an early reader graphic novel series that follow the comedic adventures of two[...]

The Beak & Ally graphic novel series by Norm Feuti, tells the story of an outgoing bird determined to befriend a reluctant alligator The four-book series has been bought at auction by Andrew Arnold at HarperAlley, with publication to begin in the winter of 2021 Feuiti's agent Judy Hansen at Hansen Literary negotiated the deal for world[...]

Reggie is an all-ages web comic created by Jen de Oliveira and can be read online here. Reggie follows the everyday adventures of Reginald "Reggie" Guinn, kid penguin, and has now been picked up as two planned graphic novels by Esther Cajahuaringa at Little, Brown The publication of the first two Reggie graphic novels is scheduled for summer[...]

Avery Hill Publishing has just published Charlot Kristensen's new graphic novel, What We Don't Talk About But we are already hearing about a second graphic novel being lined up This time written by journalist and essayist Mathew Rodriguez, his debut graphic novel, Carlos Alejos Has to Lose His Chichos. The YA graphic novel is about "a[...]

Fibbed is a new graphic novel by Elizabeth Agyemang, her debut graphic novel Aimed at a middle-grade audience, Fibbed tells the story of the twelve-year-old Nana who, after telling too many farfetched tales, is sent to stay with her family in Ghana where she discovers magic in the village forest and must join forces with[...]