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Exclusive: Oni Press announces its creator lineup for the ALA Annual Conference and Exhibition

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Oni Press will be represented at the ALA Annual Conference and Exhibition by creators Suzanne Walker (Mooncakes), Austin Paramore and Sarah Bollinger (Malcolm Kid and the Perfect Song), HF Brownfield (Quinnelope and the Cookie King Catastrophe), Dave Scheidt (Agents of S.L.A.M., Wrapped Up), Sean K. Dove (Brobots), and Mark Bouchard (It Took Luke). ALA Annual is the biggest library event of the year and takes place in Chicago this year from Friday June 23 to Monday June 26. Oni’s booth will be located at #3727.

Katie Sainz, Oni’s Director of Marketing said:

Every year Oni looks forward to ALA Annual as a chance to support and celebrate the librarians who ceaselessly champion our books in their communities. There’s a magic that happens on the show floor and one of the best parts is when we get to witness a librarian discover new creative voices or connect with a long-time favorite. This year we’re excited to introduce attendees to rising stars Austin Paramore and Sarah Bollinger, creators of the hopeful and humorous YA graphic novel Malcolm Kid and the Perfect Song as well as debut creator HF Brownfield whose graphic novel Quinnelope And the Cookie King Catastrophe, co-created with Kayla Coombs, will have middle grade readers laughing then clamoring for more. You won’t want to miss appearances by fan-favorite creators such as Suzanne Walker, Dave Scheidt, Sean Dove, and Mark Bouchard throughout the weekend as well!

The schedule is as follows: 

  • Friday, 6/23:
    • 6:00pm – 7:00pm: Dave Scheidt signing issues #1 and #2 of Wrapped Up in Hoopla booth (#2220)
  • Saturday, 6/24:
    • 9:15am – 10:00am: Austin Paramore and Sarah Bollinger signing Malcolm Kid and the Perfect Song ARCs in Oni Press Booth (#3727)
    • 11:45am – 12:30pm: HF Brownfield signing Quinnelope and the Cookie King Catastrophe ARCs in Oni Press Booth (#3727)
    • 1:00pm – 1:45pm: Sean K. Dove signing Brobots Vol. 1-3 in Oni Press Booth (#3727)
    • 2:00pm – 2:45pm: Mark Bouchard signing It Took Luke in Oni Press Booth (#3727)
    • 2:00pm – 4:00pm: Austin Paramore and Sarah Bollinger (Malcolm Kid and the Perfect Song) participating in the ALA GNCRT Tea in the Hyatt Regency McCormick, Room Grant Park AB
    • 3:00pm – 3:45pm: Suzanne Walker signing Mooncakes in Oni Press Booth (#3727)
    • 4:15pm – 5:00pm: Dave Scheidt signing Wrapped Up Vol. 1 & 2 and Agents of S.L.A.M. in Oni Press booth (#3727)
  • Sunday, 6/25:
    • 9:15am – 10:00am: HF Brownfield signing Quinnelope and the Cookie King Catastrophe ARCs in Oni Press Booth (#3727)
    • 10:30am – 11:15am: Austin Paramore and Sarah Bollinger Signing Malcolm Kid and the Perfect Song ARCs in Oni Press Booth (#3727)
    • 11:30am – 12:20pm: Hair Raising Horror Graphic Novels Panel on the Graphic Novel Gaming Stage 
    • Panel Description: Join Oni Press, BOOM!, and Skybound for a discussion with some of the most terrifying voices in horror! We will explore genre inspirations, unique insights and challenges of horror graphic novels, and how these creators deal with skeletons in the closet! Panelists include Mark Bouchard (It Took Luke), Tate Brombal (Behold Behemoth, House of Slaughter), Kyle Starks (I Hate this Place), and W. Maxwell Prince (Ice Cream Man).
    • Moderated by Pornsak Pichetshote, creator of Infidel
    • 12:45pm – 1:30pm: Mark Bouchard signing It Took Luke in Oni Press booth (#3727)
    • 1:30pm – 2:20pm: Too Funny! Kids Humor Comics That Leave Readers Laughing Panel on the Graphic Novel Gaming Stage
    • Panel Description: Boosting reading skills via silly scenarios? Yes please! Get ready to giggle with kid comic favorites Dave Scheidt (Agents of S.L.A.M., Wrapped Up), HF Brownfield (Quinnelope, Sep. 2023), and Sean Dove (Brobots) as they transport readers to wacky worlds filled with wrestling ring superheroes, mecha and mother goose, cookie catastrophes, and more!
    • Moderated by Kim Keown Farnsworth, Sacramento Public Library
    • 2:45pm – 3:30pm: Group Signing with “Too Funny” Panelists Dave Scheidt, HF Brownfield, Sean Dove in Oni Press booth (#3727)
    • 4:00pm – 4:45pm: Austin Paramore and Sarah Bollinger signing Malcolm Kid and the Perfect Song ARCs in Oni Press Booth (#3727)
  • Monday, 6/26:
    • 10:15am – 10:45am: HF Brownfield signing Quinnelope and the Cookie King Catastrophe ARCs in Oni Press Booth (#3727)

Check out the Hugo Award’s “Best Graphic Story or Comic” Nominees

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The nominees for “Best Graphic Story or Comic” for this year’s Hugo Awards have been announced. Normally, the winners are announced at Worldcon but with the event this year canceled due to COVID-19, it’s unknown when the winners will be announced.

The nominees were announced on April 8 and were decided from 1,584 valid nominating ballots with a total of 27,033 nominations. Members nominated up to five works/people in each category, and the top six works/people in each category were shortlisted as finalists.

Check out all of the Hugo nominees and the comic nominees below:

  • Die, Volume 1: Fantasy Heartbreaker, by Kieron Gillen and Stephanie Hans, letters by Clayton Cowles (Image)

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  • LaGuardia, written by Nnedi Okorafor, art by Tana Ford, colors by James Devlin (Berger Books; Dark Horse)

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  • Monstress, Volume 4: The Chosen, written by Marjorie Liu, art by Sana Takeda (Image)

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  • Mooncakes, by Wendy Xu and Suzanne Walker, letters by Joamette Gil (Oni Press; Lion Forge)

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  • Paper Girls, Volume 6, written by Brian K. Vaughan, drawn by Cliff Chiang, colors by Matt Wilson, letters by Jared K. Fletcher (Image)

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  • The Wicked + The Divine, Volume 9: “Okay”, by Kieron Gillen and Jamie McKelvie, colors by Matt Wilson, letters by Clayton Cowles (Image)

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On top of the comics above, Avengers: Endgame and Captain Marvel are nominated in “Best Dramatic Presentation, Long Form,” and Watchmen: “A God Walks into Abar” and Watchmen: “This Extraordinary Being” are nominated in “Best Dramatic Presentation, Short Form.”

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NYCC 2019: Lion Forge Launches Mooncakes with Signings

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Just ahead of the release of an all-new collection of the beloved queer Chinese-American fantasy romance from co-creators Suzanne Walker and Wendy Xu, Lion Forge has announced signings and events at New York Comic Con, and a launch event at New York’s Books of Wonder on October 14!

Suzanne Walker and Wendy Xu will appear in the Oni/Lion Foge booth #2028 with daily signings throughout the show. Their full New York Comic Con signing schedule can be found below.

Thursday, October 3: 5 PM – 6 PM
Friday, October 4: 10 PM – 11 PM
Saturday, October 5: 12 PM – 1 PM
Sunday, October 6:  10:30 AM – 11:30 AM 

Additionally, fans can see the co-creators in conversation Oni editor-in-chief, Sarah Gaydos and others on the below panel on Thursday October 3: 

Uh Oh, It’s Magic: Supernatural Creator-Owned Comics
Thursday October 3
Time: 2:45 PM – 3:45 PM
Location: Room 1B03

Oni and Lion Forge present a panel of some of the year’s most anticipated creator-owned comics and graphic novels just in time for the Season of the Witch! Join Editor-in-Chief Sarah Gaydos, Senior editor Jasmine Amiri, along with Daniel Barnes and D.J. Kirkland (Black Mage), Sarah Graley (Kim Reaper), and Suzanne Walker and Wendy Xu (Mooncakes), for a “spirited discussion” on “the craft” of creating some of the most magical comics for teens and adults alike!

Off of the show floor, Books of Wonder will be hosting a tie-in event to New York Comic Con on Sunday, October 6 at 6pm. Details can be found below:

Books of Wonder is thrilled to be hosting a special New York Comic Con at BoW event! Join us on October 6th at our 18 West 18th street store for this fantastic panel with eight amazing authors! Stop by on Sunday, October 6th 6-8pm for your chance to meet Garth Nix for Angel Mage, Mackeni Lee for Loki: Where Mischief Lies, Jess Rothenberg for The Kingdom, Heidi Heilig for A Kingdom for a Stage, Wendy Xu and Suzanne Walker for Mooncakes, and Zoraida Cordova for A Crash of Fate; moderated by Dhonielle Clayton for The Everlasting Rose.

NEW YORK BOOK LAUNCH EVENT
Tuesday, October 14 @ 6PM
Books of Wonder

Mooncakes

Lion Forge Reveals the Release Date and Cover for Suzanne Walker and Wendy Xu’s Mooncakes

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Following this past weekend’s American Library Association Midwinter conference in Seattle, WA, Lion Forge has announced Suzanne Walker and Wendy Xu’s Mooncakes will be released in print for the first time in October of 2019. The series is a queer Chinese-America fantasy romance.

Nova Huang knows more about magic than your average teen witch. She works at her grandmothers’ bookshop, where she helps them loan out spell books and investigate any supernatural occurrences in their New England town. 

One fateful night, she follows reports of a white wolf into the woods, and she comes across the unexpected: her childhood crush, Tam Lang, battling a horse demon in the woods. As a werewolf, Tam has been wandering from place to place for years, unable to call any town home. 

Pursued by dark forces eager to claim the magic of wolves and out of options, Tam turns to Nova for help. Their latent feelings are rekindled against the backdrop of witchcraft, untested magic, occult rituals, and family ties both new and old in this enchanting tale of self-discovery.

Mooncakes began online in 2015 and has been updated on the first and fifteenth of each month since. Lion Forge first announced its publication in 2017, and today reveals both this much anticipated collection’s brand-new cover and publication date of October 2, 2019 in comic shops, and October 15 in bookstores. Mooncakes will resume online on February 14, with pages uploaded weekly ahead of the print release this fall.

Mooncakes