Next summer, Oni Press is publishing the original graphic novel Eat Your Heart Out, a modern coming-of-age fashion fairytale by creators and co-writers Terry Blas and Matty Newton, artist Lydia Anslow, and colorist Claudia Aguirre. In this fairy tale inspired story, Blanca runs away from her home in Idaho to New York City in search of a place to follow her dreams and the adventure begins! But is Blanca running away from her problems, or toward her Happily Ever After? 

Blanca is running away. Away from her mother—the overbearing and strict Reina—and her mother’s narrow idea of what shape Blanca’s life should take. While Reina finds Blanca’s dream of pursuing fashion design a wasteful flight of fancy, Blanca sees possibility . . . and she knows if she doesn’t leave now, she might never. Of course, following your passion isn’t easy, and when Blanca arrives in New York City without a job or a roof over her head, she’s rescued by a kindly baker named Emile, who takes her in. With Emile comes his eclectic group of roommates, all living in the same brownstone, who welcome Blanca into their weird, wonderful world. Together, Blanca and her new-found friends come to discover that sometimes, the recipe for making your dreams come true is achievable, when you embrace chosen family as the missing ingredient.  

Eat Your Heart Out, Vol. 1 will be available in stores on August 13, 2024.