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The season finale of Percy Jackson and the Olympians included a touching tribute to the late, great "Zeus" himself, Lance Reddick.

Every now and then, I wonder if Rebellion and 2000AD could do a better job about repurposing their comics away from the traditional model and towards that more targeted at teenage and young adult audiences, who are buying comic books in their millions And every now and then, 2000AD and Rebellion has a go, such[...]

In Retro, what starts off as a light-hearted competition to live without modern technology for a year turns into a fight for survival in this page-turning young adult thriller by New York Times bestselling author Jarrod Shusterman and debut author Sofía Lapuente. "Retro" cover art: Simon & Schuster "Retro" co-author Jarrod Shusterman, Photo Credit: Diego Bravo It was[...]

The director of the first entry of The Hunger Games acknowledged why he chose to step away from the franchise for the second installment.

Lukens (they/them) is the author of In Deeper Waters and five young adult novels published through Interlude Press Their book The Rules and Regulations for Mediating Myths & Magic was a 2017 Cybils Award finalist in YA Speculative Fiction, the Foreword INDIES Book of the Year Gold Winner for YA fiction, the Bisexual Book Award for Speculative Fiction,[...]

Gung Ho is another entry in Young Adult post-apocalyptic fiction, this time from European creators Benjamin von Eckhartsberg and Thomas von Kummant in the form of a comic series collected into gorgeous hardcovers from ABLAZE publishing. "Gung Ho Volume 1", cover art from ABLAZE Publishing Gung Ho is the post-apocalypse from the kids' point of view[...]

Of course, she would make the transition from games to comics and is now the main character of her own graphic novel series. "Clementine Book One" cover art from Image/Skybound Image/Skybound unveiled a new trailer for the upcoming Skybound Comet release Clementine Book One, the new Young Adult graphic novel from award-winning writer/artist Tillie Walden (Spinning, On A[...]

On Monday, Amazon Prime’s series adaptation of Jenny Han’s YA novel The Summer I Turned Pretty announced it had filled out its cast.

Wonderbound, the Young Adult imprint of Vault Comics, will publish VERSE, an inclusive young adult fantasy graphic novel series by star writer/artist Sam Beck. VERSE will be released in the Fall of 2021. "VERSE" key art by Sam Beck, Wonderbound VERSE is the story of Fife, who lives in a world where magic is feared–only the evil monsters known as Vell[...]

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[...]

First, they announced Jimmy McGovern's TV movie ANTHONY, now they've released the trailer for the BBC's adaptation of Malorie Blackman's classic Young Adult Science Fiction book series Noughts + Crosses. The series will premiere on September 4th. "Noughts + Crosses", BBC, Peacock The book series is considered a classic in the UK ever since it debuted in 2000[...]

If you’ve wondered what would happen if Frank Miller wrote Constantine, you have your answer in Miller, Tom Wheeler, and Netflix’s Cursed.

New light novels (Young Adult) titles include A Certain Magical Index SS and Goblin Slayer Side Story II: Dai Katana and a new art book acquisition for Keito Koume Illustrations: Spice & Wolf – The 10th Year Calvados. More titles will be announced at the Yen Press Industry Panel at Anime Expo Lite on July 3rd. A[...]

She created the fantasy world of The Weirn in her Night School graphic novels in 2009, which introduced a universe where young witches, werewolves, and other magical children attend supernatural school. The Weirn: Be Wary of The Woods cover from Yen Press Where the Night School books were Young Adult and the art more reminiscent of manga,[...]

This often means it's a light novel (Young Adult in Japan) High school student Sukata Azusugawa sees something you don't see every day in the school library, a girl in a bunny suit out of Playboy And it's not just any girl; it's Mai Sakurajima, a minor celebrity in his school A former child star[...]

A film I seem to be recommended every time I log on, Young Adult is also leaving The Austin Powers franchise will say goodbye, as does the Final Destination franchise Looney Tunes will be exclusive to HBO Max soon, so anything related to them is jumping off the service Finally, 80's classic Red Dawn will leave,[...]

DC Comics is really going after those young adult readers in a bizarre and unprecedented strategy wherein the comic book industry finally realizes that they might have to consider attracting new readers to the business before all the old ones die off It's so crazy, it just might work! As such, next year they will[...]

Archie Comics is looking to capture a share of the lucrative young adult and middle-grade book market with the launch of two initiatives: Blue Ribbon, a young adult graphic novel line, and a partnership with Little Bee Books to produce middle-grade materials The news was revealed EX-X-XCLUSIVELY on The Hollywood Reporter, a website whose expertise[...]

The bestselling young adult graphic novel by Kami Garcia and Gabriel Picolo, Teen Titans: Raven, continues to impress According to a press release from DC on Wednesday, Teen Titans: Raven will go back to press for a third printing, just two months after being released in July The success of the graphic novel is good[...]

Publishers such as Marvel, DC, Image, Penguin Random House and Dark Horse showed off their latest material made for children and young adults. The chats were full of people talking to the various creators with focused sessions Creators like Amy Chu of Poison Ivy and Jeremy Whitley of Unstoppable Wasp, made time to speak about the industry. In fifteen[...]

Vault Comics revealed the next phase of their plan for world domination Tuesday with the announcement of Myriad, an imprint focused on middle grade and young adult stories "delivered in a wide range of unique and convenient formats" and featuring "an array of new and established creative voices poised to make a strong impact in[...]

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[...]

Today in an article in the New York Times, DC revealed that they will not only launch a young readers imprint, but a young adult imprint as well. With both imprints launching in the Fall, DC Zoom will feature books aimed at middle school kids, while DC Ink will be for young adults As previously reported,[...]

London-based Big Talk Productions is moving forward with a television adaptation of Jonathan Stroud's best-selling Lockwood & Co YA novel series.

Image Comics are bringing us a little something different this December, with a brand new Young Adult romance comic from Sarah Vaughn, Leila del Duca, Alissa Sallah, and Deron Bennett called Sleepless. Based on a story Vaughn would tell herself at night when she could not get to sleep, following the adventures of a princess and her[...]

McManus's bestselling mystery-thriller young adult novel One Of Us Is Lying for series Produced under the Universal Cable Productions (UCP) and 5 More Minutes Productions banners, the series is set to be produced by John Sacchi and Matt Groesch. The novel and series premise comes across as a hybrid of The Breakfast Club and Pretty Little[...]

A short while ago, we told you about Handbook For Mortals, the new young adult novel by Lani Sarem which found its way at the top of the New York Times Bestseller List How did it get there? According to an investigation by website Pajiba and young adult author and publisher Phil Stamper, basically by[...]

Supports Editor and Associate Editor in producing a line of kids' and young adult editorial products within the DC Universe imprint. The responsibilities: Assists Editor and Associate Editor in the production of Kids' and Young Adult titles. Facilitates communication and scheduling for the editorial process from concept to bound book. Ensures that tipsheets, cover copy, catalog copy and other[...]

Who knows, but they will be young-ish, because this will probably be aimed at millenials and teens (or as Disney says "becomers") as is the network's general push as Marvel's Young Adult wing Basically, start your speculation now as to who will actually make up this team. //last line-up of New Warriors //c Marcus To The THR[...]

I'll bet some of you — especially comics fans — can figure it out just from this. Also: yes, it's a young adult novel(!) And the entire project has been so much fun, particularly working with my editor, the divine Beth Brezenoff. Newspaper reading… Lois Lane? Capstone publishes a number of DC Comics-licensed projects, including the Yale Stewart Superman[...]