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Oni and Lion Forge Have Delayed the Release of The Tea Dragon Tapestry

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Oni Press, Lion Forge, and author/artist Katie O’Neill have made the difficult decision to postpone the release of the third book in her acclaimed Tea Dragon series, The Tea Dragon Tapestry, over concerns it does not meet their print production standards.  

 In order to ensure the best possible quality, The Tea Dragon Tapestry will instead be published on June 1, 2021.

In the first year of print, Tea Dragon Society was included in Amazon’s list of Best Comics and Graphic Novels as well as School Library Journal’s Top 10 Graphic Novels and, in 2018, was included in the American Library Association Rainbow List, won the Eisner Award in both Best Publication for Kids and Best Webcomic, won the Dwayne McDuffie for Kids Comics, and won the Harvey Award for Best Children’s or Young Adult Book. 

Initially discovered as a webcomic, The Tea Dragon Society has charmed countless readers and fans across the world since its publication in 2017. The whimsical tale of the young aspiring blacksmith and her discovery of the titular tea dragon society has inspired everything from fan art to fan fiction, to cosplay, and merchandise, including two games created in collaboration with Renegade Game Studios: The Tea Dragon Society Card Game and the recently announced Autumn Harvest: A Tea Dragon Society Card Game which will be available on November 11, 2020. The Cybils and Eisner Award-nominated companion book to The Tea Dragon Society, The Tea Dragon Festival, was published in 2019.

SDCC 2019: Katie O’Neill’s Dewdrop is Out from Oni in Spring 2020

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At San Diego Comic-Con 2019, New Zealand creator Katie O’Neill announced her next book, Dewdrop, coming in early 2020!

From the author of The Tea Dragon Society comes Dewdrop, the delightful children’s tale of an adorable axolotl who cheers on his underwater friends as they each bring their talents to the pond’s sports fair! 

Dewdrop is an easygoing, gentle axolotl who enjoys naps, worm pie, and cheerleading. When the yearly sports fair nears, he and his friends—Mia the weightlifting turtle, Newman the musical newt, and three minnows who love to cook—get ready to showcase their skills to the whole pond! However, as the day of the fair gets closer, Dewdrop’s friends can’t help putting pressure on themselves to be the best. It’s up to Dewdrop to remind them how to be mindful, go at their own pace, and find joy in their own achievements.

This new picture book teaches the values of friendship, teamwork, healthy competition, and community in a sweet story for parents and children to enjoy together. 

Dewdrop will be released in finer comic book shops and bookstores everywhere in April of next year for $12.99!

Dewdrop

SDCC 2019: Katie O’Neill’s Tour Kicks Off July 9 in Seattle with her SDCC Debut

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Just ahead of the release of an all-new companion story to the two-time Eisner Award-winning graphic novel The Tea Dragon Society, acclaimed graphic novelist Katie O’Neill ventures down the west coast for five signings in conjunction with her first-ever appearance at San Diego Comic-Con!

Katie is nominated again in this year’s Eisner Awards for her most recent work, Aquicorn Cove, a heartfelt story about learning to be a guardian to yourself and those you love. Her upcoming work, The Tea Dragon Festival, delivers another charming, gentle fantasy story about finding your purpose, and the community that helps you along the way. This highly anticipated follow up to the acclaimed 2017 graphic novel will be released in September.

Katie’s full itinerary can be found below, including signings and programming on site at San Diego Comic-Con!

SEATTLE, WA
Tuesday, July 9 @ 7PM
Third Place Books – Ravenna 

PORTLAND, OR
Thursday, July 11 @ 7PM
Powell’s Cedar Hills Crossing

SAN FRANCISCO
Saturday, July 13 @ 3:30PM
Charlie’s Corner
*with Mai K. Nguyen, author of Pilu of the Woods

SAN FRANCISCO 
Sunday, July 14 @ 12PM
Comix Experience

SAN DIEGO COMIC CON SIGNINGS 
All signings held at the Oni Press booth #1833

  • Thursday, July 18 @ 4:30pm – 5:30pm
  • Friday, July 19 @ 11:30am -12:30pm
  • Saturday, July 20 @ 2:00pm – 3:00 pm
  • Sunday, July 21 @ 2:30pm – 3:30pm

Additionally, fans can catch O’Neill in conversation with her editor at the below spotlight panel on Friday July 19: 

Katie O’Neill Spotlight, Friday, 7/19/19, 1:00p.m. – 2:00p.m., Room: 28DE

Join Eisner Award-winning children’s cartoonist Katie O’Neill(The Tea Dragon Society, Aquicorn Cove) in conversation with her editor Ari Yarwood, as they discuss Katie O’Neill’s evolving career, webcomics, craft, representation in children’s literature, and their favorite Tea Dragons.

LOS ANGELES
Tuesday, July 23 @ 6PM
Gallery Nucleus

Revisit the World of Tea Dragons with The Tea Dragon Festival in September 2019

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Revisit the enchanting world of Tea Dragons with an all new companion story to the bestselling graphic novel and two-time Eisner Award-winning The Tea Dragon Society! Oni Press has announced that the fan-favorite cartoonist and Harvey Award award winner for Best Children or Young Adult Book, Katie O’Neill, will return with The Tea Dragon Festival, to be released in September 2019.

Rinn has grown up with the Tea Dragons that inhabit their village, but stumbling across a real dragon turns out to be a different matter entirely! Aedhan is a young dragon who was appointed to protect the village but fell asleep in the forest eighty years ago. With the aid of Rinn’s adventuring uncle Erik and his partner Hesekiel, they investigate the mystery of his enchanted sleep, but Rinn’s real challenge is to help Aedhan come to terms with feeling that he cannot get back the time he has lost.

Critically acclaimed graphic novelist Katie O’Neill delivers another charming, gentle fantasy story about finding your purpose, and the community that helps you along the way.

Preview: Aquicorn Cove

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Aquicorn Cove

(W/A/C/CA) Katie O’Neill
Age Rating: All Ages
Genre: Fantasy
Price: $12.99
Page Count: 96

From the award-winning author of Princess Princess Ever After and The Tea Dragon Society comes Aquicorn Cove, a heartfelt story about learning to be a guardian to yourself and those you love. When Lana and her father return to their seaside hometown to help clear the debris of a big storm, Lana remembers how much she’s missed the ocean—and the strong, reassuring presence of her aunt. As Lana explores the familiar beach, she discovers something incredible: a colony of Aquicorns, small magical seahorse-like creatures that live in the coral reef. Lana rescues an injured Aquicorn and cares for it with the help of her aunt, who may know more about these strange creatures than she’s willing to admit. But when a second storm threatens to reach the town, choices made many years ago about how to coexist with the sea start to rise to the surface. Lana realizes she will need to find the strength to stand on her own, even when it means standing up to the people who she has always relied on to protect her.

Aquicorn Cove by Katie O’Neill is Coming This October!

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Eisner Award-winning author Katie O’Neill, creator of Princess Princess Ever After and The Tea Dragon Society, has a new all-ages original graphic novel, Aquicorn Cove, to be released by Oni Press on October 17, 2018.

When Lana and her father return to their seaside hometown to help clear the debris of a storm, the last thing she expects is to discover a colony of Aquicorns—magical seahorse-like residents of the coral reef. As she explores the damaged town and the fabled undersea palace, Lana learns that while she cannot always count on adults to be the guardians she needs, she herself is capable of finding the strength to protect both the ocean, and her own happiness.

Aquicorn Cove, a full color hardcover book, is written, illustrated, and colored by Katie O’Neill, with lettering by Crank!.  Oni Press previously donated money to the CORAL fund last month in support of the release of this title.

Oni Press Makes a Donation to the Coral Reef Alliance

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In honor of Oni Press’ 20th Anniversary celebration and the October 17th release of Aquicorn Cove by two-time Eisner Award-winner, Katie O’Neill, the publisher will be making a charitable donation to The Coral Reef Alliance (CORAL).

CORAL is a nonprofit organization based in San Francisco, California, that partners with local reef communities around the world to protect coral reefs. Originally founded in 1994 to galvanize the dive community around conservation, CORAL has grown from a small, grassroots alliance into a world-renowned organization with a history of successfully working with local communities in coral reef regions around the world to protect their coral reefs.

Aquicorn Cove, Lana and her father return to their seaside hometown to help clear the debris of a storm, the last thing she expects is to discover a colony of Aquicorns—magical seahorse-like residents of the coral reef. As she explores the damaged town and the fabled undersea palace, Lana learns that while she cannot always count on adults to be the guardians she needs, she herself is capable of finding the strength to protect both the ocean, and her own happiness.

Oni Press’ previous donations for their 20th anniversary included Cyndi Lauper’s True Colors Fund and the National Hemophilia Foundation of Oregon.

Oni Press Reveals The Tea Dragon Society Card Game Box Art!

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Renegade Game Studios and Oni Games have announced The Tea Dragon Society Card Game, an innovative deck-building game by Steve Ellis and Tyler Tinsley. Based on the Oni Press graphic novel The Tea Dragon Society by Katie O’Neill, readers and tabletop fans will appreciate the detail and care to stay true to the heart of the story.

Discover the ancient art form of Tea Dragon care-taking within this enchanting world of friendship and fantasy. Create a bond between yourself and your Tea Dragon that grows as you progress through the seasons creating memories to share forever.

Each player’s deck represents their own Tea Dragon. From turn to turn, players will choose to draw a card, triggering effects and strengthening their position, or buy a card, improving their deck or scoring points.

The game takes place over four seasons, starting in spring and ending in winter. At the end of winter, the player who has the most points is the winner.

Features:

  • Based on the Oni Press graphic novel The Tea Dragon Society by Katie O’Neill.
  • Beautifully illustrated with cute little dragons. Light card game with some deck building concepts.
  • No hidden information makes it kid-friendly.
  • Competition for Market and Memory cards, but no direct player-on-player nastiness.
  • Perfect for families.

Contents Summary:

  • Rulebook
  • Comic quick-start rules
  • 4 Tea Dragon cards
  • 1 Mentor card
  • 24 Memory cards (6 cards each for spring, fall, winter, and summer)
  • 28 Market cards
  • 48 Starter cards (12 cards each in 4 decks)

The Tea Dragon Society Card Game is in hobby stores summer 2018. This card game will have an MSRP of $20, is designed for 2-4 players to enjoy in 30-60 min., and will captivate gamers ages 10 and up.

(via our sister site Board Game Today)

Katie O’Neill’s Aquicorn Cove Comes to Oni Press in October 2018

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Oni Press has announced that Katie O’Neill, creator of Princess Princess Ever After and The Tea Dragon Society, has a new all-ages original graphic novel, Aquicorn Cove, slated for release October 2018.

When Lana and her father return to their seaside hometown to help clear the debris of a storm, the last thing she expects is to discover a colony of Aquicorns—magical seahorse-like residents of the coral reef. As she explores the damaged town and the fabled undersea palace, Lana learns that while she cannot always count on adults to be the guardians she needs, she herself is capable of finding the strength to protect both the ocean, and her own happiness.

Aquicorn Cove, a full color hardcover book, is written, illustrated, and colored by Katie O’Neill, with lettering by Crank!.

Preview: The Tea Dragon Society

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The Tea Dragon Society

(W/A/C/CA) Katie O’Neill
Age Rating: All Ages
Genre: Fantasy
Price: $17.99
Page Count: 72

From the award-winning author of Princess Princess Ever After comes The Tea Dragon Society, a charming all-ages book that follows the story of Greta, a blacksmith apprentice, and the people she meets as she becomes entwined in the enchanting world of tea dragons.

After discovering a lost tea dragon in the marketplace, Greta learns about the dying art form of tea dragon care-taking from the kind tea shop owners, Hesekiel and Erik. As she befriends them and their shy ward, Minette, Greta sees how the craft enriches their lives—and eventually her own.

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