Recent Graphic Novel Deals, April 2024 | News

• The Autism Journals, by Daniel Bowman Jr. and Rinnah Shaw, in which an autistic high school student tells of his senior year, Oni Press, TBD
• Best Buds, by K-Fai Steele, two girls bond over gardening, Kokila, spring 2026
• A Bite of Pepper, by Balazs Lorinczi, vampire Pepper Mint finds a potential bride candidate who might even distract her from her love of skateboarding, McElderry Books, fall 2025
• The Crow Princess, by Vivian Zhou, a modern fairy tale in which the title crow is rescued, First Second, 2027
• The Dream Frontier, by Tony Weaver Jr. and Irene Yeom, a manga-inspired series about a Black teen competing in a VR game competition, First Second, begins 2026
• Fantastic Frog and the Amazing Tad Lad, by Brandon Reese, genetically engineered amphibians battle to save their swamp, Tundra, summer 2025 and spring 2026
• Frostbite, by Ian Boothby and Pia Guerra, siblings encounter vampires on one of their extreme sports video trips, Scholastic/Graphix, fall 2025
• The Gravestone Sessions, by Jeremy Holt and Dave Cole, where a nonbinary high school sculptor can communicate with the dead, which might help them complete their senior art project, Abrams/Surely Books, 2027
• Quiet Appetites, by Casey Gilly and Morgan Beem, a family discovers ancient ghosts in the rural English countryside, First Second, 2026
• Song of a Blackbird, by Maria van Lieshout, historical fiction during Nazi occupation with a parallel modern-day family story, First Second, 2025
• Tripping Over You, by Suzana Harcum and Owena White, three-volume webcomic adaptation about a secret romance between a theater kid and a shy boy, First Second, 2025
• Unfinished, by Nidhi Chanani, a teen takes over his dead brother’s comic project about Indian freedom fighters in 1913 San Francisco, Atheneum, fall 2026

Source: Publishers Weekly Rights Report, April 1, April 8, April 15, April 22 and April 29

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