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Scholar's Mate is a new YA graphic novel by Chris Kindred and Coleman Engle about the valedictorian at a science and tech high school who discovers a passion for competitive chess in his senior year, putting him into conflict with his parents' plans for his future Kiara Valdez at First Second has bought publishing rights to the graphic[...]

So This is Ever After is a new LGBTQ YA Fantasy novel by F.T Lukens (they/them) where Carry On meets Arthurian legend in a funny, subversive, queer tale about what happens after the chosen one wins the kingdom and has to get married to keep it…and to stay alive It's told in the style of[...]

Sami Brice's Ripple, a contemporary YA graphic novel based on the author's own life Fourteen-year-old Noéme suddenly finds her home filled with extended family when Haiti is hit by an earthquake Life was hard enough as she started high school, but now she has to deal with a new side of her identity she had been[...]

Good Mourning, is the debut YA graphic novel by Circe Moskowitz and Caleb Hosalla The world English rights to this supernatural romance OGN have been picked up by Michelle Lee at Dial Books. Circe Moskowitz & Caleb Hosalla, via Dial Books PR Originally pitched as Schitt's Creek meets HGTV, Black vampire Theo trades in the city and[...]

Huda Fahmy, creator of webcomic @YesImHotInThis on Instagram is publishing a new YA graphic novel, after auctioning it to publishers Dial Books Huda F Are You? is described as being loosely inspired by Fahmy's own high school years, follows Huda through her first year of high school in Dearborn, Michigan, where she's just one of many hijabi[...]

Steam is a new YA graphic novel by Shaenon K Garrity and Emily Holden Dickson about the adventures of Ruby, a "hypercognitive humanoid" designed to solve science's greatest problems, who escapes from a university lab and finds a job as a barista in a kooky coffee shop, where she finds plenty of problems to solve[...]

Two-time Ignatz Award-winning comic creator of webcomic Witchy, Ariel Slamet Ries has sold their YA graphic novel Strange Bedfellows at auction, picked up by Carolina Ortiz at HarperAlley for publication is set for the summer of 2024, with an untitled second book to follow in summer 2026. Strange Bedfellows by Ariel Slamet Ries Strange Bedfellows tells the story of Oberon, finding[...]

Disney Hyperion's Brittany Rubiano has tapped author William Ritter (Jackaby) to pen the first in a trilogy of "Buffy" YA prequel novels set to focus on a number of fan-favorite characters Set for publication in Summer 2022, Ritter's Bloody Fool for Love is set in turn-of-the-century London and finds Spike planning the ultimate heist to[...]

And Bleeding Cool has got the first look at the cover. Galaxy: The Prettiest Star, A New DC Comics YA Graphic Novel It takes strength to live as your true self, and one alien princess disguised as a human boy is about to test her power A vibrant story about gender identity, romance, and shining as bright[...]

Publisher's Weekly reported the rise in sales of children's graphic novels in 2020 and 2021, with a 123% rise since 2020 in YA graphic novel sales. YA Graphic Novel Sales Rose 123% In Bookstores Between 2020 and 2021 That noted the middle-grade graphic novel success of Shannon Hale and LeUyen Pham's Friends series, now getting seven-figure print runs[...]

Mister Miracle: The Great Escape time! Varian Johnson, Coretta Scott King Honor-winning author of The Parker Influence, and Afro-futurist artist Daniel Isles, known as @DirtyRobot, are creating a new graphic novel for DC Comics YA line. And DC Comics has released a first look at the book due out in January, as advance orders are now due. Mister[...]

Maelstrom: A Prince Of Evil is a YA graphic novel debut by Lora Merriman, bought at auction by Brian Geffen at Henry Holt along with an unnamed second book Aimed at fans of Nimona, Maelstrom follows a ragtag group of rebels, led by the prophesized Hero of Virtue, who improbably teams up with Maelstrom, the[...]

The Terrifying Tales of Vivian Vance: The Horror At Pensmouth is a YA graphic novel by Joshua Ulrich, described as Chilling Adventures of Sabrina meets Veronica Mars by way of HP Lovecraft While on a case for a classmate, teen detective Vivian Vance stumbles on a dark secret about her town's history and finds herself face-to-face with horrifying monsters—so[...]

Freshman Year, a debut YA graphic novel by Sarah Mai, was picked up by Jessica Anderson at Little, Brown/Ottaviano to be published in the winter of 2024 Described as a book pitched at fans of Check, Please! and Heartstopper, this coming-of-age story inspired by the author's life chronicles the humor and anguish symptomatic of the college transition, all through the eyes[...]

Amazon's original new series, Panic, an adaptation of a popular YA novel of the same name by Lauren Oliver, premiered recently…and I struggle with wanting to continue if another season arrives The potential I saw in this series going into it was fairly good It had a unique sense of tension filling the storyline, an[...]

Forging a friendship that will change the course of their society, Fife and Neitya take their first steps on an epic adventure through an unforgettable world. "The story of a shared journey is one that feels timeless," said creator Sam Beck "It isn't the promise of adventure or the fantastical things you unearth that draw us[...]

A thrilling new series, developed from the adaptation of a YA novel, is headed to Amazon Prime Video next month This will be the adaptation of the young adult novel Panic by Lauren Oliver The setting has a familiar, almost Hunger Games style, as some small-town Texas teens compete in their senior year for a chance at[...]

Claudia Gray and Eric Zawadski's House of El Book One: The Shadow Threat graphic novel was published by DC Comics in January 2021. Telling the story of

On November 29th, courtesy of the Vine And Roses online zine dedicated to the DC Comics character Poison Ivy, ran news about a new YA novel, Poison Ivy: Thorns written by Kody Keplinger and illustrated by Sara Kipin, which "from the description, it looks like a queer gothic romance starring Poison Ivy" Utterly by coincidence, Newsarama[...]

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[...]

Bleeding Cool first mentioned Whistle, a new DC Comics YA graphic novel written by E Lockhart and drawn by Manuel Preitano  back in the summer of 2019, a much more innocent age. DC Comics announced upcoming graphic novels yesterday, including my new hero, WHISTLE #dccomics pic.twitter.com/kMRouCGu6E — E Lockhart (@elockhart) June 22, 2019 In August this year, we[...]

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[...]

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[...]

I've studied at the School of Visual Arts in New York. They both had a comic book featured in the Eisner award-winning comic magazine Panel X Panel, and together have successfully auctioned their first graphic novel together, a young adult reader title, called Frontera, to be published by HarperCollins in 2023. In a supernatural borderland story that combines social[...]

Kami Garcia and Gabriel Picolo had the best selling book from the Zoom/Ink graphic novel line with Teen Titans: Raven, hitting the bookstore bestseller

A semi-autobiographical YA graphic novel, Out of Left Field, in which a gay teen boy, determined to excel at baseball but decidedly more at home in a history book, discovers his true self. The comic will be published in three years time, in the summer of 2023 His agent, Chad Luibl at Janklow & Nesbit negotiated[...]

Rotante Art: Brittney Williams, Matt Herms, Jack Morelli Cover: Brittney Williams 978-1-64576-985-9 $14.99 US/$17.99 CAN 6 x 9 TR 144 pp, Full Color Direct Market On-Sale Date: 4/22 COSMO THE MIGHTY MARTIAN #5 (of 5) The Martian crew has been captured by the Venusian Queen Hesper and her Battle Princesses! Cosmo is faced with a difficult choice when Hesper offers him a position[...]

Here's the list of PR plans that DC Comics has told retailers that they have arranged for the release of new YA titles Anti/Hero from Kate Karyus Quinn (Another Little Piece), Demitra Lunetta (The Fade) and Maca Gil, and Lost Carnival: Dick Grayson by Michael Moreci (Roche Limit, Suicide Squad Most Wanted) and Sas Milledge (Buffy[...]

Based on comic book writer/artist Frank Miller (The Dark Knight Returns) and writer/producer Tom Wheeler's (Puss In Boots) upcoming illustrated young adult (YA) book of the same name, the series highlights the Lady of the Lake, a key figure in King Arthur legend Zetna Fuentes (Ray Donovan, Jessica Jones) will direct and serve as an executive producer[...]

Credit: Netflix Netflix went double-dipping on Thursday with two announcement videos: one for an all-star charity event; and the other, for a highly-anticipated YA thriller adaptation First up, the streaming service announced the lineup for Seth Rogen's Hilarity for Charity comedy special, taping Saturday at the Hollywood Palladium for an April airing; and we also have a[...]