Preview: ‘Goldie Vance: Larceny in La-La Land’
You’re seeing it here first: Today we have an exclusive preview of the new Goldie Vance original graphic novel, Larceny in La La Land, by writer Jackie Ball (Welcome to Wanderland), artist Mollie Rose (Steven Universe: Harmony), colorist Natalia Nesterenko, and letterer by Jim Campbell. Here’s the 411:
Teen sleuth Goldie, and her friends Diane and Cheryl, fly to sunny Los Angeles for the trip of a lifetime! While Cheryl pursues her dreams of going into space, and Diane continues her work as a remote scout for a music label, Goldie spends her days getting lost in the haze of old Hollywood, first by befriending a silent film star whose golden days are long behind her, and then by taking on a case of stolen film memorabilia. But when it becomes clear that this case is just part of a larger pattern, it’s up to Goldie to get to the bottom of this show-biz conspiracy.
The graphic novel is scheduled for July 2020. Enjoy!
Your First Look at GOLDIE VANCE: LARCENY IN LA LA LAND
Discover the Glitz & Glamour of Hollywood with Everyone’s Favorite Detective in a Brand New Mystery July 2020
LOS ANGELES, CA (February 27, 2020) – BOOM! Studios today revealed a first look at a brand new original graphic novel based in the world of Eisner Award-winning author Hope Larson and GLAAD Award-nominated illustrator Brittney Williams’ highly acclaimed series Goldie Vance. Written by Jackie Ball (Welcome to Wanderland), illustrated by Mollie Rose (Steven Universe: Harmony), colored by Natalia Nesterenko, and lettered by Jim Campbell, GOLDIE VANCE: LARCENY IN LA LA LAND, features the return of everyone’s favorite young detective in a brand new mystery with all the glitz, glamor, and giant secrets you’d expect from aHollywoodmystery, available in stores July 2020.
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Teen sleuth Goldie, and her friends Diane and Cheryl, fly to sunny Los Angeles for the trip of a lifetime! While Cheryl pursues her dreams of going into space, and Diane continues her work as a remote scout for a music label, Goldie spends her days getting lost in the haze of old Hollywood, first by befriending a silent film star whose golden days are long behind her, and then by taking on a case of stolen film memorabilia. But when it becomes clear that this case is just part of a larger pattern, it’s up to Goldie to get to the bottom of this show-biz conspiracy.
GOLDIE VANCE: LARCENY IN LA LA LAND is the latest release from BOOM! Studios’ award-winning BOOM! Box imprint, home to groundbreaking original series such as Lumberjanes by Shannon Watters, Grace Ellis, Brooklyn Allen, and Noelle Stevenson; Giant Days by John Allison, Lissa Treiman, and Max Sarin; The Avant-Guards by Carly Usdin and Noah Hayes; b.b free by Gabby Rivera and Royal Dunlap, and Leisha Riddel; Fence by C.S. Pacat and Johanna The Mad..
Print copies of GOLDIE VANCE: LARCENY IN LA LA LAND will be available for sale on July 29, 2020 at local comic book shops (use comicshoplocator.com to find the nearest one), on August 8, 2020 in bookstores or at the BOOM! Studios webstore. Digital copies can be purchased from content providers, including comiXology, iBooks, Google Play, and Madefire.
For more on GOLDIE VANCEand other projects from BOOM! Studios, stay tuned to www.boom-studios.com and follow @boomstudios on Twitter.
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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, a newspaper reporter, and assistant to the mayor of a small city. In addition to editing GC4K, she is a regular columnist for SLJ, a contributing editor at ICv2, an editor at Smash Pages, and a writer for Publishers Weekly. Brigid is married to a physicist and has two daughters. She was a judge for the 2012 Eisner Awards.
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