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The Mighty Onion and Guinea Pig Girl! is one of the best graphic novels we’ve read this year so far

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When we last saw our heroes—comic-book creating heroes, that is—Eliot and Pam had just gotten the opportunity of their dreams: The Mighty Onion comic is going to be featured in The Piffling Bugle newspaper. This is the big leagues: that means every week, they’ll write and illustrate new issues of The Mighty Onion to be printed for the whole town to see. Stardom here they come!

But with new opportunities come new priorities. Pam gets recruited to be the artist of one of the Bugle’s highest-profile comic strips, forcing her to juggle her time between both creative projects. With Pam too busy and Eliot feeling betrayed, the strain soon splits the two apart.

Does this spell the end for the adventures of the Mighty Onion and Guinea Pig Girl…and Pam and Eliot, too?

Mark Crilley dazzles with a compelling blend of journal entires, comics pages, handwritten letters, and more in this humorous and creative illustrated novel.

Story: Mark Crilley
Art: Mark Crilley

Get your copy now! To find a comic shop near you, visit http://www.comicshoplocator.com or call 1-888-comicbook or digitally and online with the links below.

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Little, Brown Books for Young Readers has announced Little, Brown Ink

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Little, Brown Books for Young Readers has announced the launch of a new imprint: Little, Brown Ink, dedicated to the publication of graphic novels for young readers. Headed up by LBYR’s Andrea Colvin, Editorial Director, Graphic Publishing, the imprint will publish approximately twenty titles per year, spread out over early readers, middle grade, and Young Adult, both fiction and nonfiction.

LB Ink will focus on authentic, visual stories that readers will relate to, learn from, and return to again and again. Effective immediately, all of LBYR’s existing and upcoming graphic publishing will fall under the new imprint, including upcoming works from actor/author Terry Crews, Minh Lê and #1 New York Times bestselling artist Chan Chau, Deya Muniz, Printz Award winner Daniel Nayeri, Kirkus Prize finalist Niki Smith, and more. Beginning in Fall 2023, the LB Ink logo will appear on new graphic titles.

Megan Tingley, President & Publisher, Little, Brown Books for Young Readers said of the imprint’s launch, “Under the expert guidance of Andrea Colvin, LBYR’s graphic novel publishing has grown exponentially, right alongside the industry’s explosive growth. From our Classic Graphic Remix series that launched with the bestselling Meg, Jo, Beth and Amy, and Drew Brockington’s popular Catstronauts series, to acclaimed nonfiction works by Sophia Glock, Thomas King and Natasha Donavan, and Muhammad Najem, LBYR has been become a destination for eclectic graphic novel creators. The time is right to recognize this exceptional and robust program with its own name.”

“The first graphic novel I ever read was Tintin in Tibet by the Belgian artist Hergé and published in the US by Little, Brown Books for Young Readers. When I joined LBYR in 2019 to continue and revitalize their great comics publishing tradition, I felt my life had come full circle,” said Andrea Colvin. “LB Ink is not just a graphic novel imprint, it’s an LBYR graphic novel imprint, with all of the quality, representation, author care, and award-worthiness that the division has come to be known for under the longtime leadership of Megan Tingley and Alvina Ling.”

Graphic Policy’s Top Comic Picks this Week!

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The Disciple

Wednesdays (and Tuesdays) are new comic book day! Each week hundreds of comics are released, and that can be pretty daunting to go over and choose what to buy. That’s where we come in

Each week our contributors choose what they can’t wait to read this week or just sounds interesting. In other words, this is what we’re looking forward to and think you should be taking a look at!

Find out what folks think below, and what comics you should be looking out for this week.

Briar #1 (BOOM! Studios) – What if Sleeping Beauty never got her happily ever after… and instead had to save herself? A concept we’ve seen before but we’re still very excited for this one.

DC Horror Presents: Sgt. Rock vs. the Army of the Dead #1 (DC Comics) – Bruce Campbell writing has us interested in this one.

DC vs. Vampires #9 (DC Comics) – The series has been fantastic keeping readers on their toes as you never know who will die and who will actually be a vampire.

The Disciple (CEX Publishing) – Estranged former students must band together, to recover the secrets their teacher shared – and uncover the ones he kept hidden.

Eight Billion Genies #5 (Image Comics) – The series has been amazing with a world changing concept but a narrow focus that keeps the crazy concept grounded. We want so much more of this world.

Fist of the North Star Vol. 6 (VIZ Media) – We love this new printing of this series, a classic manga that’s a must read.

Flawed #1 (Image Comics) – By day she’s a psychiatrist, by night she solves problems with a more direct approach. But, an immortal serial killer has her in their sights.

Hollow (BOOM! Studios) – A new take on the Legend of Sleepy Hollow. A Free Comic Book Day teaser comic was solid and has us excited to read the whole thing.

Investigators Vol. 6 Heist and Seek (First Second) – The kids graphic novel series is always fun with its spy adventures for younger readers. Adults will enjoy it too.

Muhammad Najem: War Reporter (Little Brown Book for Young Readers) – A young Syrian chronicles the loss, hopes, and dreams of other Syrian kids.

The Nice House on the Lake #10 (DC Comics) – It’s been a while since the last issue but we’re excited as the series starts to wind down. We have no idea what’s coming in this sci-fi/horror series.

Old Dog #1 (Image Comics) – A CIA operative is given a second chance after a mission goes wrong.

Parker Girls #2 (Abstract Studios) – The first issue was a hell of a lot of fun and we’re expecting more of the same in this riff on Charlie’s Angels featuring Terry Moore’s beloved characters.

Roadie #1 (Dark Horse Comics) – A horror saga about nostalgia, heavy metal music, hell, and redemption from Tim Seeley and Fran Galán? Yeah, we’re in.

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Armageddon Game #1 (IDW Publishing) – After some lead up comics, the next major TMNT event kicks off!

Thunderbolts #2 (Marvel) – The first issue was a lot of fun and we want to find out a bit about the new character debuting in this issue.

Tim Drake: Robin #1 (DC Comics) – Tim Drake gets the spotlight!