Archives de catégorie : Comics & Graphic Novels

AGENT UNICORN de Jenny Alvarado

An ambitious Unicorn learns that it takes more to be a detective than flashy moves, sneaky disguises, and cool gadgets in this zany, action-packed comic adventure about following your dreams.

AGENT UNICORN
by Jenny Alvarado
Page Street/St. Martin’s Press, September 2024

While unicorns usually shimmer and sparkle in the spotlight, Unicorn longs for fame of another kind: he wants to be a cool, case-crackin’ undercover agent, just like his hero, Agent Sparrow. And he’s finally gotten his big break—a job at Agent Goat’s Detective Agency! True, he might be sweeping the floors for now, but it’s one step closer to his dream.

When Unicorn intercepts the case of a missing pet bird, he leaps into action! This is his moment to shine—or, erm, sneak. He’s sure he’s ready to be a detective even though he has no actual experience. With the best disguises and coolest gadgets, how hard can it be?

But before long, he’ll discover that there’s more to being an agent than sneaky moves and looking cool. He’ll have to track down the humility and heart of a true detective and avoid getting distracted by the annoying bunny that keeps following him—a bunny that might just bear some resemblance to the missing pet—if he ever hopes to officially become Agent Unicorn.

Comic fans, unicorn fans, and anyone who’s ever had an improbable dream will love getting wrapped up in this humorous comic adventure about pursuing your dreams with passion and patience.

“An accidental training day where doing the right thing beats flashy appearances.” —Kirkus

“[T]his picture book grappling-hooks across the gap for younger readers who are setting their junior spyglasses on comic formatting but are not quite ready for a full-length graphic novel—an exciting literacy skills mission, should readers choose to accept it.” —BCCB

Jenny Alvarado is an author-illustrator who was born and raised in Miami, Florida. When she’s not searching for her next book idea, she can be found drawing, singing, or hanging out with her family in the Space Coast of Florida where she currently lives.

SALVAGE de Renee Nault

A beautifully illustrated graphic romance about finding love in the unlikeliest of places and people, and embracing who you are, even when it’s hard.

SALVAGE
by Renee Nault
Ten Speed Graphic/St. Martin’s Publishing Group, October 2025

Paolo only knows life in The Flats, where people live on stilt houses under constant threat of sinking into the ocean below. His family makes a living salvaging materials from the skyscrapers just underneath the water, remnants of a world before sea levels rose. It’s a dangerous job, diving down so deep, but one day Paolo scores big: He finds a suitcase of undamaged clothes, and they just so happen to be in his size. Instead of selling them at the weekly market, he decides to fulfill a dream of his—spending one night in the Uplands, where everyone who’s someone lives.

Getting off the subway in the Uplands, Paolo immediately gets lost and is about to end up in a bad situation when a girl named Jules and her friends usher him away. It turns out they’re living the life he’s always dreamed of. They spend their nights at the most exclusive clubs, have access to all sorts of entertainment, and have no real responsibilities. One night with them—and with Jules—just isn’t enough. Soon, Paolo finds himself sneaking to the Uplands as much as possible and leading a double life. The closer he gets to Jules, the more he has to lie to her and risk the new life and friends he’s made.

Renee Nault began her art career as an illustrator, and her vivid watercolors have appeared in books, magazine and advertising around the world. Renee works traditionally in ink and watercolor preferring the tactile qualities of paint and paper to digital tools. She is best known for her acclaimed graphic novel version of The Handmaid’s Tale by Margaret Atwood, which she both adapted and illustrated. SALVAGE is her first original graphic novel.

MIXED-UP de Kami Garcia & Brittney Williams

New York Times bestselling author Kami Garcia has returned with a middle-grade graphic novel about the struggles of a game-loving girl who gets diagnosed with dyslexia, and the loving support network that help her along in the journey.

MIXED-UP
by Kami Garcia
illustrated by Brittney Williams
Macmillan, January 2025
(via Writers House)

Stella knows fifth grade will be the best year ever. Her closest friends, Emiko and Latasha, are in her class and they all got the teacher they wanted. Then their favorite television show, Witchlins, announces a new guidebook and an online game!

But when the classwork starts piling up, Stella struggles to stay on top. Why does it take her so long to read? And how can she keep up with friends in the Witchlins game if she can’t get through the text-heavy guidebook? And when she can’t deal with the text-heavy Witchlins guidebook, she can’t keep up with her friends in the game. It takes loving teachers and her family to recognize that Stella has a learning difference, and after a dyslexia diagnosis she gets the support and tools she needs to succeed.

Bestselling author Kami Garcia was inspired to write this special book by her daughter’s dyslexia journey; her own neurodivergent experience; and the many students she taught over the years. With subtle design and formatting choices making this story accessible to all readers, MIXED-UP shows that our differences don’t need to separate us

Kami Garcia is a #1 New York Times, USA Today, Publishers Weekly, and international bestselling author and comic book writer, and an award-winning young adult novelist. Her best-known works include Beautiful Creatures, Unbreakable, and Teen Titans: Raven. Kami was a teacher and reading specialist for seventeen years before co-writing her first novel. Kami lives in Maryland with her family and their dogs, Spike and Oz.

Brittney Williams is a storyboard and comic book artist who draws A LOT. In 2012 she interned at Walt Disney Animation Studios as a storyboard artist. Since then, she’s worked for a variety of animation studios and publishers including DC Comics, Cartoon Network, Dreamworks TV, BOOM! Studios and Marvel Comics. As a two time GLAAD award nominee, she exists to create things for kids and the queer community.

ALANNA de Tamora Pierce, Vita Ayala & Sam Beck

The first book in #1 New York Times bestselling author Tamora Pierce’s award-winning Song of the Lioness quartet, adapted into a gorgeous, full-color graphic novel.

ALANNA
(Song of the Lioness, Book 1)
by Tamora Pierce, Vita Ayala & Sam Beck
Abrams, juin 2025

In Song of the Lioness, Book 1: ALANNA, the first of four volumes adapting #1 New York Times bestseller Tamora Pierce’s Song of the Lioness quartet, we meet Alanna of Trebond, a young noblewoman from the kingdom of Tortall. However, Alanna isn’t like other girls from noble families–what she really wants is to become a knight and earn her shield, something women definitely aren’t allowed to do.

But Alanna will not be deterred, and she arrives in the capital disguised as a boy to begin training as a page, the first step toward becoming a knight. Despite the tough conditions and grueling work, Alanna’s skills and stubbornness win her friends amongst the nobility and the denizens of the lower city. But not everyone wishes her well . . .

Filled with magic and mayhem, adventure and action, swords and spells, book one in the Song of the Lioness quartet is the ultimate introduction to Alanna and Tamora Pierce’s legendary Tortall universe.

Tamora Pierce is the #1 New York Times bestselling author of over 18 novels set in the fantasy realm of Tortall. She is the winner of the Margaret A. Edwards Award for her « significant and lasting contribution to young adult literature. » Pierce lives in Syracuse, New York, with her husband, Tim, and their cats, birds, and occasional rescued wildlife. 

Vita Ayala is a queer Afro-Puerto Rican writer born and bred in New York City, where they grew up dreaming of dancing on faraway worlds, fighting monsters on the block, and racing the fish along the bottom of the ocean. Their work includes The Wilds (Black Mask Studios), Submerged (Vault), Static (DC Comics), Xena: Warrior Princess (Dynamite), Shuri and New Mutants (Marvel), and Livewire (Valiant), among others.

Sam Beck is an artist living in Toronto, and the author of the fantasy trilogy Verse. She has worked with publishers like Dark Horse and Vault Comics on multiple series spanning across science fiction, fantasy, and horror. When she’s not working on her comics, you can find her admiring the forests of northern Ontario.

PANDORA de Frank Miller & Emma Kubert

From legendary creator Frank Miller comes a dark, modern fairy tale about a teenage girl searching for a perfect world. But not all is what it seems.

FRANK MILLER’S PANDORA
by Frank Miller & Emma Kubert
with Anthony Maranville & Chris Silvestri
Abrams ComicArts, November 2024

From legendary creator Frank Miller comes a dark, modern-day fairy tale about a teenage girl searching for a perfect world. But all is not what it seems…

Annabeth is an endlessly curious fifteen-year-old girl. Unpopular at school, unhappy at home, and struggling to feel like she belongs, everything changes for her when she stumbles across a flower-shaped relic with the power to warp reality. Determined to change her dissatisfying everyday life, Annabeth uses her newfound powers to transform the world.

As Miller steps out of his comfort zone to deliver a story from the point of view of a young girl, PANDORA seems like a typical wish-fulfillment fairy tale at first, but soon spirals into a unique and twisted romp through a goblin world where not all is as it seems. Miller’s touch brings an element of the unexpected to the classic myth of Pandora. The fantasy element of the work will help this title transcend the traditional audience for Frank Miller’s storytelling as a crossover title, while showing longtime fans a new side of Miller’s work.

Frank Miller is regarded as one of the most influential and prominent creators in the comic book industry today, known for his intense, hard-boiled storytelling and gritty noir aesthetic across comics, novels, and film. His most notable works include 300, Ronin, the Sin City series, Batman: The Dark Knight Returns, and Batman: Year One, among others. He has received numerous awards, including two Harvey Awards for Best Graphic Album of Original Work in 1998 and Best Continuing Series in 1996 and six Eisner Awards, including those for Best Writer/Artist, Best Graphic Novel Reprint, Best Cartoonist, Best Cover Artist, Best Limited Series, and Best Short Story. In 2015, Miller was inducted into the Will Eisner Award Hall of Fame for his lifetime of contributions to the industry. 

Emma Kubert is a freelance comic book artist, writer, co-creator, penciler, and colorist of Image Comics’ Inkblot series, and a graduate of the Kubert School. She is the daughter of Marvel cover artist Andy Kubert and granddaughter of industry icon Joe Kubert. 

Anthony Maranville is a television writer who has previously written for the Emmy, Saturn, and GLAAD Award–winning Star Trek: Discovery and the Emmy Award–nominated Star Trek: ShortTreks episode “Ephraim and DOT.” He also directed the award-winning documentary Mimi Vang Olsen: Pet Portraitist. Chris Silvestri is an award-winning television writer who has worked on shows such as Star Trek: Discovery, NBC’s Hannibal, Netflix’s Brainchild, and Star Trek: Short Treks. He also co-wrote Hide or Seek, a graphic novel with Dan DiDio and Anthony Maranville.