graphic novel Archives

One of the real breakouts of the DC Comics move into original YA graphic novels has been the Titans line, set in its own continuity, by Kami Garcia and Gabriel Picolo, elbowing their way onto a number of bestseller lists We have had, so far, Teen Titans: Beast Boy, Teen Titans: Raven, Teen Titans: Beast[...]

Barda is an original graphic novel by Ngozi Ukazu starring the Jack Kirby-created character of Big Barda in a new story, aimed at YA audiences, and to be published by DC Comics on the 4th of June " Love is taboo on the hellish planet Apokolips, but warrior Barda still finds herself drawn to the[...]

Bad Dream: A Dreamer Story by Nicole Maines and Rye Hickman is a second graphic novel for DC original graphic novel character Dreamer, who has now been brought into mainstream DC Comics continuity via Supergirl and Amanda Waller To be published on the 2nd of April, it "imagines the origin story of trans superhero Nia Nal,[...]

Introduce teen and Disney fan customers to the latest exciting Disney stories found exclusively in the comics medium." Recently, DC Comics has been repackaging certain comics, like Prez, to be aimed at such a market, that it has previously tackled with original graphic novels The expansion of children's graphic novels is fuelling all manner of publishers[...]

DC Comics are adding a couple of new YA graphic novels to their line, to be published later this year Wonder Woman: The Adventures of Young Diana for the 6th of August and This Land Is Our Land: A Blue Beetle Story for the 1st of October After a rough start and a dropping of[...]

Both are openly gay and married, they are advocates for LGBTQ equality and have won multiple GLAAD Media Awards. Graphic novelist Tillie Walden won the 2018 Eisner Award for Best Reality-Based Work for her graphic novel Spinning, making her one of the youngest Eisner winners ever She has published five graphic novels with Avery Hill Publishing[...]

The graphic novel is out from Simon and Schuster on March 19th.  "The Great Puptectve" cover art: Simon and Schuster Truffles the cat is the only pet in the house and reigns in peace and quiet, only exerting himself to find the best place to take a nice, long nap—preferably in a spot of warm sunshine[...]

Rex Libris creator James Turner has a new graphic novel Dragon Garage that combines action adventure and role-playing IQ's a surprise sudden launch from SLG Publishing for 2024. This enchanting story invites readers into a world where imagination knows no bounds and reality becomes an epic adventure Dragon Garage introduces us to the imaginative and playful[...]

Winter Turning: A Graphic Novel is the seventh Wings of Fire graphic novel by Tui T Sutherland and Mike Holmes, and adapts the successful fantasy series by Sutherland of the same name Published by Scholastic Graphix, it has been selling really, really well To the extent that according to Publisher's Weekly charts, it is the[...]

The dip was less than many industry members had feared this summer, when sales were steadily declining and were down 4.1% after the first nine months of the year." Photo by morebyless CC BY 2.0 DEED When it comes to graphic novels, however, there are mixed signals "Dav Pilkey's Dog Man: Twenty Thousand Fleas Under the Sea[...]

Last week, Bleeding Cool reported that the latest instalment of Alice Oseman's LGBTQ+ young adult Heartstopper series had become the UK's fastest-selling graphic novel to date With Heartstopper Volume 5 selling 60,012 copies in the first three days after its release alone, from the 7th of December This made it the overall best-selling book of the[...]

The latest instalment of Alice Oseman's LGBTQ+ young adult Heartstopper series has become the UK's fastest-selling graphic novel to date Heartstopper Volume 5 sold 60,012 copies in the first three days after its release on the 7th of December, making it the overall best-selling book of the week in the UK across all categories by far[...]

And more often than not, the graphic novel Gender Queer by Maia Kobabe, a non-binary coming-of-age graphic novel published by Oni Press is the declared bullseye of many of them and has been used by politicians to both win local elections – and also to lose them But earlier this year, things took to a new level as[...]

How to Write and Draw Anything by Jon Scieszka and Steven Weinberg is a nonfiction middle-grade graphic novel showing the step-by-step process of turning ideas into art. Jon Scieszka, with an MFA at Columbia in New York, is best known for his picture books created with illustrator Lane Smith and founder of Guys Read, literacy program for boys[...]

The Fangdellas is a new middle-grade graphic novel by political cartoonist Chris Britt, about the adventures of a multigenerational vampire family whose comfortable castle life is turned upside down when their son hurls insults at a few of the most famous monsters of all time So we are also talking a class-conscious comedy it seems. Jill[...]

Secrets of a Lost Diary, a YA graphic novel by Mexican-American artist Santiago Cohen, is a story of two diaries that touches on the impact of dementia in a family, historical trauma and the Holocaust, LGBTQIA+ in two generations, and immigration. Gary Groth at Fantagraphics Underground Press has acquired Secrets of a Lost Diary and publication is[...]

DC Comics is taking two of its kids-aimed digest graphic novels, Primer by Jennifer Muro, Thomas Krajewski and Gretel Lusky and Batman And Howard by Jeffrey Brown and serialising them in standard-size monthly comics from March as part of DC Comics' March 2024 solicits and solicitations Might this be the future for other original graphic[...]

Humanoids has announced What We Wished For, an original graphic novel from Ilias Kyriazis of Collapser, Chronophage and a never-happened Doom Patrol about a group of kids who attempt to make a wish on a passing comet… only to have their childhood dreams come true three decades later with surprising and unforeseen consequences. Be careful what[...]

Alex Taylor, also known as azbt, has won the First Graphic Novel Award 2023, presented tonight at Waterstones Picadilly in London, where the seven shortlisted entrants showed their work Publisher Emma Hayley, whose company SelfMadeHero will award the winner a contract for publication, said, "The fun and colourful art style belies the intricate plot lines[...]

"Original graphic novels were a rarity back then and the book trade had no graphic novel category, so no one knew quite what it was… so few people shopping at comics stores wanted to read about the Palestinian plight; they mostly went there to buy their weekly dose of X-Men comics It was only Joe's[...]

Bookworms is a new graphic novel by Breena Bard in which a group of middle schoolers sign up as reading volunteers at their local library, despite its reputation for being haunted, and their tutoring sessions soon become entwined with the mystery of a girl's ghost. Breena Bard is an Oregon Book Award-winning cartoonist, born and raised[...]

Captain Marvel, Bitch Planet, and Shadow Show artist Maria Fröhlich has sold the rights to her debut middle-grade graphic novel, Lyra And The Lighthouse, for an undisclosed six-figure sum Lyra And The Lighthouse follows a lonely thirteen-year-old girl called Lyra, who moves to a haunted lighthouse on the coast of Sweden There, she teams up[...]

Petectives is a three-volume young graphic novel series by Jason Platt, featuring private detectives Purrlock and Marlowe, a cat and a dog based on Sherlock Holmes and Philip Marlowe, solving mysteries and thwarting Purrlock's arch-nemesis, Meowiarty Marlowe is described as a "a real chill co-worker," while Purrlock is "more the anxious, gotta go-get-'em attitude."[...]

Grant Morrison is continuing to talk about their Wonder Woman Earth One graphic novel series with Yanick Paquette on the Xanaduum Substack, including their use of bondage as text and subtext. "Announcing our themes up front, we chose to show Wonder Woman our heroine, in chains on the cover But we gave her a challenging, even[...]

The Ballad of X-Ray and Koko is the middle-grade graphic novel debut from cartoonist Nicole J Georges of Calling Dr Laura, and Fetch: How a Bad Dog Brought Me Home, the story of a girl named X-Ray, her pet chicken, a life-changing queer friendship, and her journey to finding the place she belongs. Della Farrell at[...]

Mia And Friends is a new upcoming middle-grade graphic novel by Karlin Gray and Micheline Hess Based on the true story of footballer Mia Hamm and her 1999 World Cup teammates and recounts how a shy kid found a home in athletics, a sisterhood in a soccer team, and a place in sports history. Mia Hamm[...]

The upcoming graphic novel Izaak and the Doctor by Amanda West Lewis and Abigail Rajunov is inspired by true stories of so-called "Korczak orphans." This story follows a boy raised in Warsaw between the two world wars by Dr Korczak, who believed that children should have a say in the rules governing their lives, and[...]

Lunch is an upcoming middle-grade graphic novel by Heather Nuhfer and Patricia Daguisan Tia's first day of school nerves disappear when she realizes that when she eats the same lunch as her classmates, she can hear their thoughts Not only does she realize the popular kids are just as insecure as she is, but she also learns[...]

Mexican illustrator Rodrigo Reyes Rico's comedic, memoir-inflected middle-grade graphic novel Fitting In, is a story about an introverted middle schooler, also called Rodrigo, who takes on a mission to do the impossible—join the soccer team and become one of the popular kids in the hope that he can get them to join the school's music[...]

Then learn how to turn those ideas into a comic! Pencils and paper provided, BYO imagination! This event is suitable for children ages 6+ Family Workshops: Fantastic Comics with Neill Cameron, British Museum, Bloomsbury, 1-2.30pm OverBoard London – games, films, comics & geek culture, The Thirsty Bear, 62 Stamford Street, Southwark, 2-8pm If you're looking for a laid-back Saturday[...]