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Preview: Disney Villains: Ursula #2

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Disney Villains: Ursula #2

Writer: Sherri L. Smith
Artist: Gabriele Bagnoli
Covers: Mirka Andolfo (A), Animation Art (B), Robert Quinn (C), Shatoki Shiki (D), Francesca Carita (E)
FC | All Cardstock Covers | 32 pages | Fantasy | $4.99 | Teen

TROUBLED WATERS! Following a mysterious attack that claimed the powers of one of her fellow Sea Witches, Ursula travels to each of her remaining sisters to warn them of the danger. Someone — or something — is hunting the rulers of the world’s oceans, and the wily regent of Atlantica has a hunch about who the culprit might be. But before she can confirm her suspicions, the hidden assailant strikes again, leaving another throne empty and another aquatic kingdom in chaos. As she prepares to face this would-be usurper in her own home waters, Ursula begins to form a new and diabolical scheme — a bold new plan that could ultimately see her ruling over all of the seven seas! Written by SHERRI L. SMITH and illustrated by GABRIELE BAGNOLI, Disney Villains: Ursula #2 features a treasure chest of covers from MIRKA ANDOLFO, JAE LEE & JUNE CHUNG, ROBERT QUINN, SHATOKI SHIKI, and FRANCESCA CARITÀ!

Disney Villains: Ursula #2

Preview: Disney Villains: Ursula #1

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Disney Villains: Ursula #1

Writer: Sherri L. Smith
Artist: Gabriele Bagnoli
Covers: Mirka Andolfo (A), Jae Lee (B), Robert Quinn (C), Shatoki Shiki (D), Francesca Carita Cartoon Head (E)
FC | All Cardstock Covers | 32 pages | Fantasy | $4.99 | Teen

INTO THE BOTTOMLESS BLUE! Writer SHERRI L. SMITH and artist GABRIELE BAGNOLI take readers back beneath the waves for an all-new tale of tentacled treachery! Years before she would meet a young mermaid named Ariel, the formidable Ursula presided over a vast underwater kingdom as one of the Seven Sea Witches. Along with Capricia, Scylla, Charybdis, Melusine, Tiamat, and Vodyanoy, together the septet ruled the world’s oceans with impunity. So when one of Ursula’s royal sisters is suddenly found broken and stripped of all her powers, Ursula takes it as an attack upon their collective authority, and sets out to find and punish the culprit — knowing that, among all the denizens of the deep, only one would dare to challenge the Sea Witches’ reign! Featuring a shimmering school of covers by MIRKA ANDOLFO, JAE LEE & JUNE CHUNG, ROBERT QUINN, ELLERY, and SHATOKI SHIKI, Disney Villains: Ursula #1 plumbs the hidden depths of one of Disney’s most beloved baddies!

Disney Villains: Ursula #1

To some he’s a myth. To others, he’s immeasurable power and wealth. The Mapmaker Debuts in February 2021 from Scout Comics’ Scoot!

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Scout Comics has announced a new adventure title being released in February 2021. Published under the all-ages Scoot! imprint, The Mapmaker brings high-seas adventure to the lineup. Imagine a parallel Earth during The Age of Discovery where The Pirates of the Caribbean are searching for a prize of fantastic power wielded by a mysterious individual known simply as “The Mapmaker”. Any map he creates comes to life, a power highly desired by King Gus, who will stop at nothing to obtain it. The crew of the privateer ship ‘The Rogue Wave’, captained by courageous Lei Li, are the only ones standing in their way. Their mission is to deliver The Mapmaker’s successor before his power wanes and it is lost forever.

The Mapmaker is from creator and writer Ben Slabak, illustrator and colorist Francesca Carità, and letterer HdE.

The Mapmaker

Scout Comics To Launch All Ages Imprint SCOOT! in January 2021!

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Scoot!

Scout Comics & Entertainment, Inc. proudly announces the launch of Scoot!, an imprint devoted to young readers ages four to twelve in January 2021. Richard Rivera, writer/creator of Stabbity Bunny, Shadow Play, and Storm Pirates, has come aboard as Associate Publisher with Wayne Hall serving as Editorial Director.  Scoot! will present an international collection of titles aimed at entertaining young readers by celebrating the fun, excitement, and pure joy that can thrive in comics.  With a focus on diversity and educational value, the imprint will appeal to parents as well as kids. 

Scoot!’s initial launch titles will include: Unikorn by Don Handfield and Joshua Malkin; Sengi and Tembo by Guiseppe Falco; Soulstream by sixteen-year-old Saida Woolf; and Mapmaker by Ben Slabak and Francesca Carita.  Richard Rivera‘s and Dwayne Biddix‘s Wild Bull and Chipper will also be joining the lineup. Several other titles are currently being negotiated, and the imprint is aiming to grow quickly.

These titles are already getting attention as Scout Comics has shared that Armory Films is gearing up to produce Unikorn. Creators Don Handfield and Joshua Malkin are adapting their graphic novel to the big screen, and the film will mark celebrated, in-demand editor Debbie Berman’s first effort behind the camera.

Dark Horse International Expands with Gert and the Sacred Stones and Papaya Salad

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From Italian publisher Tunué, creators Marco Rocchi and Francesca Carità, and translator Jamie Richards comes middle-grade graphic novel Gert and the Sacred Stones, available in English for the first time!

Gert and the Sacred Stones is a story of heart, bravery, and conflict. Meet Gert, a young orphan whose land is shrouded in a thick fog that hides ferocious, fantastical animals that endlessly constantly besiege her village. Tired of the endless war between humans and nature, Gert sets out to make sure no one else suffers what she has as a result of the war. But to achieve this she’ll have to do what is forbidden to young women like her: become a warrior.

If Gert is to succeed in her quest, she must learn the hard truths of war and violence, and discover that being a hero may not mean what it seems.

Gert and the Sacred Stones TPB arrives in comic shops August 26, 2020 and in bookstores September 8, 2020. The 160-page graphic novel is for $14.99.

Gert and the Sacred Stones

What happens when you find yourself in a war that’s not your own? That’s the question Sompong must answer for himself, and the one creator Elisa Macellari explores as she looks back on the life of her Great Uncle in Papaya Salad with translator Carla Roncalli Di Montorio.

On the eve of World War II, Sompong leaves his native Thailand to study abroad in Italy on a military scholarship. A gentle and resolute man with a love of books and language, Sompong chronicles his life during the war all while finding humor, joy, and love even as the world changes irrevocably around him.

Originally published by Italian publisher BAO, Papaya Salad gives voice to an often-overlooked perspective on World War II.

Papaya Salad arrives August 26, 2020 for $24.99.

Papaya Salad