The writer and illustrator on turning her ‘weird hobby’ into a bestselling YA series and Netflix hit, the importance of asexual representation and lessons from her fans on love bitesAt 28, the author and illustrator Alice Oseman recently achieved what so many of her peers cannot: she bought a flat. But instead of giving up Netflix so she could save for a deposit, as Kirstie Allsopp notoriously recommended, she sold the streaming service the rights to her gay romance comic book series.The series in question is of course Heartstopper, the web comic turned graphic novel turned Netflix show that this paper’s reviewer described as “completely lovely” when it aired earlier this year. The boy-meets-boy tale, set in a British secondary school, sees rugby captain Nick and socially awkward Charlie navigate friendships, bullying, coming out – and falling in love. It’s not hard to see why the TV adaptation won over teenagers and adults alike, with its lovable characters, quirky nods to its comic book origins – for example, tiny animations of hand-drawn flowers form a circle round the actors when Nick and Charlie share their first kiss – and an injection of starriness in the shape of Olivia Colman (Nick’s mum) and Stephen Fry (headmaster Barnes). The show’s success resulted in a huge increase in book sales for Oseman: the Heartstopper series has now sold more than 6m copies worldwide. Volume One recently won the Books Are My Bag readers’ choice award and is a contender for the 2022... Continue reading at 'The Guardian'
[ The Guardian | 2022-11-19 09:00:53 UTC ]
Catch up with the latest in library news, including mental health literacy resources, Japanese libraries trying out book sales, and more. Continue reading at Book Riot
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The cartoonist and filmmaker’s first graphic novel in more than a decade is a dazzling post-apocalyptic sci-fi epic. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
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For the second year in a row, the top spot on our annual graphic novel critics poll is shared by two titles which, while distinctive in style, share remarkably similar themes, delving into the inheritance of trauma across generations and the fraught dynamics of mothers and daughters. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
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This work of half autofiction, half graphic novel follows a dramatic year in a teenage girl's life. Continue reading at Book Riot
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This year, established manga publishers jostled on the shelves with prestige graphic novel publishers, prose publishers venturing into comics, and more. The result was a great year for manga. Here are 10 titles you shouldn’t miss. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
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Darryl Cunningham blames fear of ‘legal consequences’ for reluctance to take on book, now only available in FrenchA biography by a British graphic novelist of Elon Musk is struggling to find an English-language publisher due to feared “legal consequences”.Elon Musk: Investigation into a New... Continue reading at The Guardian
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"I tend to look for powerful, important stories that have left some space in their lines, deliberately or otherwise, as the best candidates for comics adaptation." Continue reading at Book Riot
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Publisher ‘profoundly sorry’ for hurt caused by Spirou and the Blue Gorgon as it recalls 30,000 copies from shopsA comic book has been withdrawn from sale by its Belgian publisher after an outcry over racist depictions of black people and “hyper-sexualised” images of women.The publisher Dupuis... Continue reading at The Guardian
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"This book deserves to be seen by your eyes, stand tall on your bookshelf, be revisited often, and become a warm companion through hopeful and hopeless days." Continue reading at Book Riot
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The team behind Drawing Blood, the new graphic novel series from Image Comics, which follows the rapid rise and fall of the cocreator of a Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles–like superhero team, discusses collaborating, comics history, and more. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
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Venom: The Last Dance is No. 1 at the box office, but the comic book film fell significantly short of expectations. The third and final entry in Sony's Marvel antihero series, led by Tom Hardy, opened to a muted $51 million from 4,125 North American theaters. (Variety)... Continue reading at AdWeek
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A Spooky Graphic Novel Jane Austen Retelling, The Best Life Book Club, Academic Magic in Scotland, and More in Today's Best Book Deals Continue reading at Book Riot
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International bestselling author Freida McFadden signs a major deal with Sourcebooks; Pantheon lands a graphic novel adaptation of Raymond Chandler’s Trouble Is My Business, and more. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
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Ten years ago he published the graphic novel “Here,” an instant classic depicting one room in one house over generations. Now Tom Hanks is starring in the movie. Continue reading at The New York Times
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It’s been over a year since Peter Parker and Miles Morales joined forces for their epic crossover adventure game on the Sony PlayStation 5. Now they are swinging their way to PCs early next year. Sony announced at New York Comic Con today that Marvel’s Spider-Man 2 is getting a PC release on... Continue reading at Engadget
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Netflix has released the first trailer for The Electric State, a post-apocalyptic road movie from Marvel (and Community) mainstays The Russo Brothers. The adaptation of Simon Stålenhag's 2018 graphic novel is set in a retro-futuristic version of the '90s after a robot uprising. It tells the... Continue reading at Engadget
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Amazon has launched its first ever ereader with a color display, in addition to the latest versions of the other models in its Kindle lineup. The company says it designed the Kindle Colorsoft Signature Edition to deliver "rich, paper-like color." You'll be able to see book covers, images, comics... Continue reading at Engadget
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Earlier this May, an Esquire article by Kate Dwyer called “Why Are Debut Novels Failing to Launch?” channeled the fear of debut novelists everywhere: What happens if no one buys my book? Book sales are an important way for editors and agents to gauge whether to invest in an author. If her first... Continue reading at The Millions
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The imprint of Random House Worlds, which launched last year, has partnered with Tynion’s independent production house to publish three original graphic novel series by Tynion as part of a 12-book deal. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
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