SUBSCRIBE
SUBSCRIBE
SLJ Blog Network +
  • 100 Scope Notes
  • A Fuse #8 Production
  • Good Comics for Kids
  • Heavy Medal: A Mock Newbery Blog
  • Teen Librarian Toolbox
  • The Classroom Bookshelf
  • The Yarn
  • Skip to primary navigation
  • Skip to main content
  • Skip to primary sidebar
  • About/Contact
  • Previews
  • Reviews
  • Manga
  • All Ages
  • Young Adult
  • Interviews
  • News

October 21, 2019 by Brigid Alverson

Exclusive: Dark Horse to Publish ‘Steam’

October 21, 2019 by Brigid Alverson   1 comments

We’re starting the week by breaking some news: Dark Horse will publish the all-ages steampunk graphic novel Steam, the story of a boy who flees his cruel guardians on Earth and ends up on the planet Pother, where everything is powered by steam. The creative team is writer Drew Ford (JLA), artist Duane Leslie (Judge Dredd) and colorist Eva de la Cruz, who does work for DC and 2000AD. The graphic novel will be out in May 2019 and will have a cover price of $14.99. The full press release is below.

THE FIGHT BETWEEN GOOD AND EVIL ENTERS A NEW DIMENSION

An all-ages interdimensional adventure begins in ‘Steam’

MILWAUKIE, Ore., (October 21, 2019)—Dark Horse welcomes you to the all-ages steampunk world of Steam, arriving May 2020!

Writer Drew Ford (JLA), artist Duane Leslie (Judge Dredd), and colorist Eva de la Cruz (DC Comics, 2000AD) bring you the story of Arlo, a young boy who escapes his abusive guardians on Earth, through an intergalactic portal to the steam-powered planet of Pother. There he discovers his long-lost father inadvertently helped a powerful corporation from Earth in their efforts to deplete the planet’s resources.

SCROLL TO KEEP READING THIS POST

ADVERTISEMENT

ADVERTISEMENT

Now Arlo must set things right by joining a small group of resisters from Pother, as they work to both remove this dangerous organization from their world and protect the planet’s indigenous beings. Through this epic adventure, Arlo discovers his self-worth and perhaps even his life’s ultimate destiny.

Steam arrives in comic shops May 27, 2020 and bookstores June 9, 2020. Steam is available for pre-order now on Amazon,Barnes & Noble, and at your local comic shop for $14.99

Filed under: All Ages

SHARE:

Read or Leave Comments

About Brigid Alverson

Brigid Alverson, the editor of the Good Comics for Kids blog, has been reading comics since she was 4. She has an MFA in printmaking and has worked as a book editor and a newspaper reporter; now she is assistant to the mayor of Melrose, Massachusetts. In addition to editing GC4K, she writes about comics and graphic novels at MangaBlog, SLJTeen, Publishers Weekly Comics World, Comic Book Resources, MTV Geek, and Good E-Reader.com. Brigid is married to a physicist and has two daughters in college, which is why she writes so much. She was a judge for the 2012 Eisner Awards.

ADVERTISEMENT

Related Posts

February 2023

Akim Aliu Dreamer | This Week’s Comics

by Brigid Alverson

January 2023

Evil Secret Society of Cats | This Week’s Comics

by Brigid Alverson

January 2023

Exclusive Announcement: Art Baltazar's YAHGZ | News

by Brigid Alverson

January 2023

Polar Bear Cafe | This Week’s Comics

by Brigid Alverson

January 2023

Andy Warner's Oddball Histories: Pests and Pets | Review

by Brigid Alverson

ADVERTISEMENT

SLJ Blog Network

100 Scope Notes

Sydney Taylor Blog Tour: THE TOWER OF LIFE by Chana Stiefel and Susan Gal

by Travis Jonker

A Fuse #8 Production

“… A relationship of reciprocity with the Earth.” Diana Sudyka Discusses Her New Picture Book, Little Land

by Betsy Bird

Good Comics for Kids

Haley Newsome on Unfamiliar | Interview

by J. Caleb Mozzocco

Heavy Medal

What’s Coming in 2023, A Feedback Poll, and Goodbye for Now…

by Steven Engelfried

Teen Librarian Toolbox

Showing Teens It’s Okay to be Angry, a guest post by Lauren Blackwood

by Amanda MacGregor

The Classroom Bookshelf

The Classroom Bookshelf is Moving

by Erika Thulin Dawes

The Yarn

A Book 25 Years in the Making: Marla Frazee Visits The Yarn

by Travis Jonker

ADVERTISEMENT

Related Articles on SLJ

10 Graphic Biographies Bring Notable Figures to Life | Stellar Panels

10 Manga Titles for Teens Who Watch Anime

26 Chapter Books, Middle Grade, and Graphic Novels for Latinx Heritage Month and Beyond

Shoujo Manga: Let's Hear It for the Girls | Mondo Manga

Top 10 Manga of 2022

Reader Interactions

Comments

  1. Julia Hannibal says

    October 29, 2019 at 12:40 pm

    I would like to see Manga.Anime artists create books that match k-12 school curriculum. Imagine if biographies were designed in this fashion? We would have a lot more readers, lower level introductions, but the notion would be viewed in a book.

ADVERTISEMENT

Archives

Follow This Blog

Enter your email address below to receive notifications of new blog posts by email.

This coverage is free for all visitors. Your support makes this possible.

This coverage is free for all visitors. Your support makes this possible.

Primary Sidebar

  • News & Features
  • Reviews+
  • Technology
  • School Libraries
  • Public Libraries
  • Age Level
  • Ideas
  • Blogs
  • Classroom
  • Diversity
  • People
  • Job Zone

Reviews+

  • Book Lists
  • Best Books
  • Media
  • Reference
  • Series Made Simple
  • Tech
  • Review for SLJ
  • Review Submissions

SLJ Blog Network

  • 100 Scope Notes
  • A Fuse #8 Production
  • Good Comics for Kids
  • Heavy Medal
  • Neverending Search
  • Teen Librarian Toolbox
  • The Classroom Bookshelf
  • The Yarn

Resources

  • 2022 Youth Media Awards
  • The Newbery at 100: SLJ Celebrates the 100th Anniversary of the Award
  • Special Report | School Libraries 2021
  • Summer Reading 2021
  • Series Made Simple Spring 2021
  • SLJ Diverse Books Survey
  • Summer Programming Survey
  • Research
  • White Papers / Case Studies
  • School Librarian of the Year
  • Mathical Book Prize Collection Development Awards
  • Librarian/Teacher Collaboration Award

Events & PD

  • In-Person Events
  • Online Courses
  • Virtual Events
  • Webcasts
  • About Us
  • Contact Us
  • Advertise
  • Subscribe
  • Media Inquiries
  • Newsletter Sign Up
  • Content Submissions
  • Data Privacy
  • Terms of Use
  • Terms of Sale
  • FAQs
  • Diversity Policy
  • Careers at MSI


COPYRIGHT © 2023


COPYRIGHT © 2023