Recent Graphic Novel Deals, Early February 2025 | News
- Beatrice and Mungo: An Epic Tale of Love Gone South, by Ian Maxtone-Graham and Dana Kalnick, in which animals in 19th century Australia have an adventure, First Second, 2026
- Love Me to Death, by Toonimated (Tara Mueller and Julian Juaregui), two books based on the romantasy webtoon about a necromancer, a resurrected bride, and her groom, Little, Brown, Winter 2026
- Pull, by Alex London and L. Fury, a graphic memoir about a closeted competitive skeet shooter at a prep school, Greenwillow, Winter 2026
- The Rift, by Meredith McClaren, where a human and her part-seafolk sister experience conflict while battling a sea beast, Algonquin Young Readers, Winter 2029
- The Sawgrass Witches, by Madeline Morales, a two-book debut about a grieving young witch, a talking goose, and a magical wand sought by a villain, Chronicle, Spring 2028
- Trial and Error, by Robin Newman and Deborah Zemke, launching the Sawyer the Critter Lawyer graphic chapter book series, Creston Books, Fall 2025
- Untitled Original Madeline Graphic Novel, by John Bemelmans Marciano (grandson of Ludwig Bemelmans, creator of the Madeline character), LeUyen Pham, and Alex Puvilland, in which Madeline hides out with child resistance fighters during World War II, Viking, 2027
- War, by Eoin Colfer, Andrew Donkin, and Giovanni Rigano, about two children whose lives are changed by conflict, Sourcebooks Young Readers, April 2026
Source: Publishers Weekly Rights Report, February 3 and February 10
Filed under: Graphic Novels, News
Alex LondonAlex PuvillandAlgonquin Young ReadersAn Epic Tale of Love Gone SouthAndrew DonkinBeatrice and MungoChronicleCreston BooksDana KalnickDeborah ZemkeEoin ColferFirst SecondGiovanni RiganoGreenwillowIan Maxtone-GrahamJohn Bemelmans MarcianoJulian JuareguiL. FuryLeUyen PhamLittle BrownLove Me to DeathMadeline MoralesMeredith McClarenPullRecent Graphic Novel DealsRGNDRobin NewmanSourcebooks Young ReadersTara MuellerThe RiftThe Sawgrass WitchesToonimatedTrial and ErrorVikingWar
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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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