
Recent Graphic Novel Deals, January 2025 | News

- Ami Moon and the Galactic Peacekeepers, by Frances Lee, debut graphic novel trilogy where the title character participates in galactic missions while trying to return to her mother and dog on Earth, Levine Querido, yearly beginning fall 2025
- Audrey’s Magic Book Club, by Cherise Harris, two-book early reader series in which Audrey starts a book club, Chronicle Books, first book, Chatter in a Box, spring 2027
- Birdie Marigold and the Mini-Golf Mystery, by Kathleen Gros, a girl discovers a long-hidden mystery in her late great-aunt’s mansion, HarperCollins/Quill Tree Books, summer 2027
- Cabin Head and Tree Head, by Scott Campbell, two books about the title best buddies and their friends Library Head, Pool Head, Automobile Head, and Trash Can Head, Tundra, fall 2025 and summer 2026
- Flipturns, by Andi Porretta, a first love queer romance that happens when girls swap tutoring for swim lessons, Atheneum, summer 2028
- Ghost School, by Lisa Brown, about a school populated by kid ghosts, First Second, 2026
- The Last Giant, by Jade Zhang, a girl fights to save her village from monsters, Algonquin Young Readers, winter 2030
- Limits of the Human Body, by Jim Ottaviani and Dale DeForest, nonfiction about athletes and their training to build performance, First Second, 2026
- My Amazing Brain: Dyslexia, by Rachael Allen and Miguel Díaz Rivas, nonfiction about how brains work narrated by a dyslexic girl and her pet dolphin, Magination Press, spring 2026
- Ninja Kaiju, by Franco Aureliani and Scoot McMahon, a ninja becomes a giant monster, Papercutz, February 2026
- Ollie Island, by Dave Scheidt and Scoot McMahon, two-book series about the world’s greatest skateboarder setting up a kids’ competition on his tropical island, Penguin Workshop, spring 2027 and spring 2028
- Robot Ramen Cafe, by Deandra “Nika” Tan, a girl enlists a robot’s help to save her family’s ramen shop, Oni Press, spring 2027
- Soulmates, by David Wilson, a teen tries to balance premonitions of death with his new feelings for his best friend, Roaring Brook Press, spring 2026
- To the Stars and Back, by Peglo, romance webtoon, Little, Brown Ink, September 2025
Source: Publishers Weekly Rights Report, December 16, January 6, January 13, January 21, and January 27.
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Johanna Draper Carlson has been reviewing comics for over 20 years. She manages ComicsWorthReading.com, the longest-running independent review site online that covers all genres of comic books, graphic novels, and manga. She has an MA in popular culture, studying online fandom, and was previously, among many other things, webmaster for DC Comics. She lives in Madison, Wisconsin.
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