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Bad Kid: My Life as a "Troubled Teen" by Sofia Szamosi is a new YA graphic memoir following Sofia's adolescence being sent away to residential treatment centres for teenagers The book explores how damaging labels can be—from Good Kid to Bad Kid—and how they shape our choices and identities throughout our lives[...]

Louisa Onomé and ONeillJones have sold their feminist YA graphic novel for a six figure sum at auction Revenge Arc is the story of a group of teen girls at a kickboxing gym decide to get revenge on a boy who wronged them, until it turns out things are more complicated than throwing the first[...]

And she posted a concern to Twitter that went viral, rather. "It's absolutely wild to me that MG and YA publishing feel like entirely separate entities rather than YA looking at MG and having books its fandoms can slide right into as they age up It's such an absurd disconnect anyone who knows tweens can see[...]

(yes I've heard the name before, it's just so cute)" Cover to Flora by Paulina Ganucheau Ten years later… Flora is to be a YA fantasy romance graphic novel by Paulina Ganucheau to be published in 2025 Paulina Ganucheau is also the creator of Lemon Bird, co-creator of Zodiac Starforce and Another Castle, and artist on Shade The[...]

Richard Mercado, production artist at Skybound Entertainment, and creator of No Boyfriends Since Birth, has sold the rights to his first YA graphic novel, Coming Out Perfect, for six figures to David Saylor and Emily Nguyen at Scholastic/Graphix Coming Out Perfect is, about a teenage boy who, after a failed attempt to come out to[...]

But now he is going where the real money is. Tim Seeley by Luigi Novi Pretty Evil is a new series of YA graphic novels, drawn by Tim Seeley and written by wife-and-husband team Rebekah McKendry and David Ian McKendry, best known for writing and directing movies such as Glorious, Psycho Granny and All the Creatures Were Stirring. In[...]

Cyrena Lee's debut as a YA graphic novel writer, drawn by Julia Kuo of I Dream of Popo, is tentatively titled Prodigy, though maybe they are wondering to see how Mark Millar, Image Comics or Netflix react to that Prodigy follows "Japanese-American character Ashima Shiraishi's swift ascent in the climbing world as a child prodigy[...]

The Masked Princess, written by Ted Anderson and drawn by Ollie Roswell, is an upcoming YA graphic novel where "high-schooler Noel, cosplaying his childhood favorite character at an anime con, becomes an overnight hero after helping a fellow cosplayer, and ends up exploring his gender and discovering new aspects of his identity amid the backdrop of[...]

Anna Kopp tweeted out "I'm thrilled to announce that my sapphic YA F graphic novel The Marble Queen is being published by @darkhorsecomics next year! I'm still in awe that the incredible @gabriellemkari is bringing this story to life, and that soon I'll get to hold the book of my heart in my hands Some[...]

Emma Reynolds tweeted "Big news! I'm SO excited to announce our Graphic Novel book 'Drawn to Change The World'!! 16 Youth Climate Activists, illustrated by 16 artists around the world! Massive thank you to the artists, my superb editor @megilnit & my agent Thao Le, & all the @HarperChildrens team! Finally announcing the book I've[...]

Soup by Oliver Gerlach and Kelsi Jo Silva is a new YA graphic novel that tells the story of Soup, a cook in a fantasy world who discovers her boss's villainous grip over her beloved town and decides it's time to dismantle his power through a magical cooking competition Oliver Gerlach is an Edinburgh-based writer of videogames[...]

In 2019, Dynamite Entertainment published a Sweet Valley High graphic novel, based on the popular YA novels of the same name Originally announced in 2016, written by Katy Rex and drawn by Devaki Neogi, it was meant to be the first in a series of such volumes, but it was not to be In the[...]

Stepping Up is Kiara Valdez and Diana Tsai Santos' debut YA graphic novel together, inspired by Kiara Valdez's life Stepping Up follows Kiara as her hard-fought place on the stepping team helps her navigate freshman year as one of the only Black students at a predominantly white boarding school, Phillips Academy Andover Carolina Ortiz[...]

Fitting Indian is a new YA graphic novel written by comedian and influencer Jyoti Chand and drawn by Tara Anand Pitched as Never Have I Ever meets Spinning, this YA graphic novel follows Nitasha as she navigates pressure and expectations from her traditional South Asian family, the challenges of high school—and her mental health[...]

Paige Hender is creating a new YA graphic novel The House Outside Hart Creek The story follows Edie Birch, a teen who reconnects with her estranged family only to discover secrets and trauma that go back generations When she teams up with a local folklore nerd, their sleuthing leads to the discovery that she comes from[...]

Danish cartoonist Jam Aden's debut YA graphic novel, Love, Misha has been described as A Goofy Movie meets Spirited Away A story about a non-binary teen and their mother who, during a contentious road trip, take a wrong turn that lands them in the Realm of the Spirits, where they are surrounded by trickster spirits who aren't so keen on[...]

Unbeatable Squirrel Girl team Ryan North and Erica Henderson reunite for a new YA graphic novel launching next spring, Danger and Other Unknown Risks, from Penguin Workshop, an imprint of Penguin Young Readers Erica tweeted; "AHHH I CAN FINALLY ANNOUNCE THE DYSTOPIAN FANTASY BOOK THAT @ryanqnorth AND I HAVE BEEN WORKING ON WITH @penguinteen It comes[...]

Fresh off Pride Month and Asian-American Heritage Month, filmmaker Quentin Lee is launching his debut YA Science Fiction graphic novel Mystery Brothers at San Diego Comic-Con from July 21st to the 24th The 4-issue graphic novel is the first Asian-American YA Sci-Fi graphic novel to be distributed in partnership with Red 5 Comics. "Mystery Brothers" cover[...]

DC Comics is announcing new original graphic novels in their MG Middle-Grade and YA Young Adult line in 2023 It's part of DC's continuing publishing plan originally announced in 2017, for publication in 2018 Five years later, the line continues apace, though with fewer titles as befits a slimmed-down publisher since then Such as The[...]

DC Comics is announcing new original graphic novels in their MG Middle-Grade and YA Young Adult line in 2023 It's part of DC's continuing publishing plan originally announced in 2017, for publication in 2018 Five years later, the line continues apace, though with fewer titles as befits a slimmed-down publisher since then Such as Girl[...]

DC Comics is announcing new original graphic novels in their MG Middle-Grade and YA Young Adult line in 2023 It's part of DC's continuing publishing plan originally announced in 2017, for publication in 2018 Five years later, the line continues apace, though with fewer titles as befits a slimmed-down publisher since then Such as Static:[...]

Humanities 101 is Myisha Haynes' YA graphic novel about Hakeem, a boy who moves to a strange town with mysterious supernatural occurrences and falls in love with an alien She posted on Twitter "So happy to finally share what I've been working on for over a year! It's got it all: queer black kids, aliens,[...]

Hello Sunshine is a new upcoming YA graphic novel by Keezy Young ab0ut a boy in search of his boyfriend "When Noah returns from a summer at church camp, he is shocked to discover that his (secret) boyfriend Alex has gone missing Now Noah must now enlist the help of an unlikely team of worried[...]

And now they have announced a new YA novel written by DiDio and Rocafort called Hide And Seek, to be published by Permuted Press in April 2023. A teenage boy is taken into witness protection after his superhero father is murdered on national television, but things are not what they appear to be in the small[...]

Constantine: Distorted Illusions takes John Constantine, as created by Alan Moore, Steve Bissette and Rick Veitch, back to his punk rocker days as established by Jamie Delano, of the band Mucous Membrane but, for the purposes of the upcoming YA graphic novel, has been transposed from Liverpool and London to Washington, D.C Apparently, he has[...]

She has now negotiated a deal as a debut writer for The Dark Room,  an upcoming YA horror graphic novel series drawn by Savanna Ganucheau of Bloom fame The Dark Room is about a young photographer named Mina whose interest in a mysterious shipwreck brings her into the dark orbit of Raf, the brooding new kid who[...]

Second Generation Blues is a coming-of-age YA graphic novel by Julio Anta and Red Dryer, following one Luis Menendez as he struggles to escape from the burden of being the only son in a hardworking Cuban American family and endless responsibilities at their restaurant to reach for his own dreams and the promise of first love[...]

Monstrous is a new YA graphic memoir by Sarah Myer that follows a Korean American adoptee growing up in a primarily white farming community where she faces bullying and struggles to fit in Picked up by Robyn Chapman at First Second, with Michael Moccio co-editing, Monstrous will be published in 2023. PR shot of Sarah Myer[...]

Taka is the debut YA graphic novel by Harvey nominated Megaman artist Ryan Jampole which has been picked up by Megan Brown at IDW for publication in the spring of 2024 The graphic novel tells the story of  Taka, a notorious delinquent, who struggles to right her wrongs after unwittingly releasing a horde of evil[...]

Eisner Award-nominated author-illustrator Jason Walz has sold his new YA graphic novel, The Flip Side, which explores grief, depression, and mental health, packaged as a thriller, to Lauri Hornik at Rocky Pond Books The pain and sadness of losing his best friend to cancer has turned Theo's world upside down Literally Now he just needs[...]