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March 11, 2020 by Brigid Alverson

First Look: ‘Jo & Rus’

March 11, 2020 by Brigid Alverson   Leave a Comment

Today we have an exclusive first look at Jo & Rus, an original middle-grade graphic novel by Audra Winslow, about two misfits who stick together through thick and thin:

At first, Jo and Rus don’t realize how much they have in common – she’s a middle schooler who’s constantly bullied and he’s a high schooler in a rock band. But when a mysterious one-eyed cat brings the two of them together, they quickly learn they’re both outcasts trying to figure out what they really want from life in a world where the odds are stacked against them. It’s only by becoming friends they discover who they are, who they want to be and what it takes for every one of us to find our own happiness!

BOOM! Studios will publish Jo & Rus in September 2020 under its KaBOOM! imprint, but you can check out our early preview now. Enjoy!

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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 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.

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