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Fierce Reads and First Second at Emerald City Comic Con

EMERALD CITY COMIC CON IS UPON US! And the good news is that you don’t have to be there in person to take part in what we have planned! We’re teaming up with Emerald City Comic Con this year to make sure you have access to all of our upcoming releases and spotlighted giveaways. Keep [...]

By |2024-03-19T02:01:39-04:00August 17th, 2022|Events, News|Comments Off on Fierce Reads and First Second at Emerald City Comic Con

The Official Round-Up of Fall 2022 Graphic Novel Covers

Raise your hand if you're ready for the Fall 2022 cover round-up! That's right, we're sharing the covers for all the graphic novels we'll be publishing from September until December. There are so many amazing new books coming out and we can't wait until each and every one of them goes on sale so [...]

By |2022-08-03T22:53:33-04:00July 25th, 2022|Books, News|Comments Off on The Official Round-Up of Fall 2022 Graphic Novel Covers

All My Friends: Playlist Inspired by the Book

When I was asked to put together a playlist for All My Friends I had to sit with the idea for a bit. It’s tricky putting music to a comic because what if a reader “hears” it differently than the tracklist you’re presenting and thinks, “Um, I hate this?” So I chose to assemble a [...]

By |2024-03-13T01:50:00-04:00February 10th, 2022|News|Comments Off on All My Friends: Playlist Inspired by the Book

Behind the Panels: Hope Larson

Meet Hope Larson, creator of All My Friends! What initially drew you to comics? As a kid, I was big on reading and making up stories, but I loved drawing, too. Over the years I went back and forth between seeing myself as a writer and as an artist, and eventually, I managed to combine [...]

By |2024-03-12T08:57:43-04:00January 10th, 2022|Behind the Panels, News|Comments Off on Behind the Panels: Hope Larson

Behind the Panels: Alina Chau

Meet Alina Chau, creator of Marshmallow & Jordan! What initially drew you to comics? Growing up, I loved reading comics. I am from Hong Kong, so we had Japanese manga, European comics, and popular American comics. I always looked forward to Sunday newspaper comic strips, like Calvin and Hobbes and Peanuts. At the end of [...]

By |2024-03-11T02:44:44-04:00October 19th, 2021|Behind the Panels, News|Comments Off on Behind the Panels: Alina Chau

Behind the Panels: Misako Rocks!

Meet Misako Rocks!, creator of Bounce Back! What initially drew you to comics? While I was working at a Children Museum in Wisconsin, I met a boy who showed me Dragon Ball Z, which was translated in English. He told me how popular manga had become. To be honest, I was trying to become a [...]

By |2024-03-11T02:57:04-04:00October 12th, 2021|Behind the Panels, News|Comments Off on Behind the Panels: Misako Rocks!

Behind the Panels: Damian Alexander

Meet Damian Alexander, creator of Other Boys! What initially drew you to comics? I think what really drew me to comics was being able to tell a story visually. I used to write traditional prose a lot more, but I always found myself frustrated because I couldn’t directly show readers what I wanted them to [...]

By |2024-03-11T02:58:12-04:00October 5th, 2021|Behind the Panels, News|Comments Off on Behind the Panels: Damian Alexander

The Official Round-Up of Winter 2022 Graphic Novel Covers

Are you ready? It's time for the Winter 2022 cover round-up! That's right, we're sharing the covers for all the graphic novels we'll be publishing from January until April. There are so many excellent new books coming out and we can't wait until each and every one of them goes on sale so you [...]

By |2021-11-04T11:14:52-04:00September 27th, 2021|Books, News|Comments Off on The Official Round-Up of Winter 2022 Graphic Novel Covers

Behind the Panels: Shannon Hale and LeUyen Pham

Meet Shannon Hale and LeUyen Pham, creators of Friends Forever! What initially drew you to comics? Shannon Hale: I didn’t grow up reading comics. I simply didn’t have access to them as a kid. But I always looked forward to the comic strips in the Sunday newspaper. Later my husband Dean introduced me to the [...]

By |2024-03-11T02:58:46-04:00August 12th, 2021|:01 Author-on-Author Interviews, Behind the Panels, News|Comments Off on Behind the Panels: Shannon Hale and LeUyen Pham

Behind the Panels: Jordan Morris and Sarah Morgan

Meet Jordan Morris and Sarah Morgan, creators of Bubble! What initially drew you to graphic novels? Jordan: I love how adventurous they can be with storytelling. I think they have more license to play with genre in fun and interesting ways. The audience is probably very pop-culture savvy so you can mash up comedy/sci-fi/romance/whatever else [...]

By |2023-05-27T01:22:47-04:00July 19th, 2021|:01 Author-on-Author Interviews, Behind the Panels, News|Comments Off on Behind the Panels: Jordan Morris and Sarah Morgan
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