It was new comic book day yesterday! What’d you all get? What’d you like? What’d you dislike? Sound off in the comments below! While you think about that, here’s some comic news and reviews from around the web in our morning roundup.
Kotaku – Marvel’s Avengers: The Kotaku Review – Who’s playing and what do you all think?
Review
Talking Comics – Teen Titans: Beast Boy
It’s new comic book day! What’s everyone getting? What are you excited for? What do you plan on reading? Sound off in the comments below. While you think about that and wait for shops to open, here’s some comic news and reviews from around the web in our morning roundup.
Kotaku – Fortnite’s Latest Marvel Map Change Adds A Black Panther Statue – A nice honor.
Kotaku – Biden Campaign Brings Centrist Yard Signage To Animal Crossing – It’ll be interesting to see where digital campaigning goes in video games.
Kotaku – Avengers’ Story Campaign Is Bigger And Better Than I Expected – Who’s playing?
Reviews
Talking Comics – Killadelphia #7
The Beat – My Life in Plants
The Geekiary – Teen Titans: Beast Boy
It’s a new week and we’ve got lots going on! Did you all watch DC FanDome? What’d you think? Sound off with your favorite announcement. While you think about that, here’s some comic news and reviews from around the web in our morning roundup.
The Beat – BATMAN: THE LONG HALLOWEEN two-part animated adaptation coming next year – Nice!
Reviews
Monkeys Fighting Robots – Department of Truth #1
Taling Comics – Maestro #1
The Nerd Daily – Teen Titans: Beast Boy
Exciting fans just ahead of the highly anticipated release of author Kami Garcia and artist Gabriel Picolo’s Teen Titans: Beast Boy young adult graphic novel, DC announced today that Teen Titans: Beast Boy Loves Raven is on the horizon and revealed the cover and a sneak peek at the artwork.
Teen Titans: Beast Boy Loves Raven is slated to be the third book in Garcia/Picolo’s New York Times and USA Today bestselling Teen Titans series and will debut in 2021. The new original graphic novel will follow events from Teen Titans: Raven and Teen Titans: Beast Boy and will give fans the romantic meetup between Raven and Gar Logan they have been waiting for.
A preview of the story will appear in the back of Garcia and Picolo’s upcoming Teen Titans: Beast Boy graphic novel, which debuts September 1, 2020. In Teen Titans: Beast Boy, Garcia and Picolo reimagine Beast Boy’s origin and follow 17-year-old Gar as he takes on a dangerous set of dares in an attempt to get in with the popular crowd and win over the girl of his dreams. But when he starts going through an unexpected transformation, he discovers the savage truth about himself and who his real friends are.
Teen Titans: Beast Boy
Written by Kami Garcia
Illustrated by Gabriel Picolo
On sale everywhere books are sold September 1, 2020
MSRP: $16.99
Author Kami Garcia (Beautiful Creatures) and artist Gabriel Picolo, the creative duo behind the New York Times, USA Today, and Publishers Weekly bestseller Teen Titans: Raven, take you on a journey of self-discovery and acceptance, while reminding us of the value of true friendship–especially when life gets wild.
Garfield Logan has spent his entire life being overlooked. Even in a small town like Eden, Georgia, the seventeen-year-old with green streaks in his hair can’t find a way to stand out—and the clock is ticking. Senior year is almost over. If Gar doesn’t find a way to impress the social elite at Bull Creek High School, he will never know what it’s like to matter. Gar’s best friends, Stella and Tank, can’t understand why he cares what other people think, and they miss their funny, pizza-loving, video game-obsessed best friend.
Then Gar accepts a wild dare out of the blue. It impresses the popular kids, and his social status soars. But other things are changing, too. Gar grows six inches overnight. His voice drops, and suddenly, he’s stronger and faster. He’s finally getting everything he wanted, but his newfound popularity comes at a price. Gar has to work harder to impress his new friends. The dares keep getting bigger, and the stakes keep getting higher.
When Gar realizes the extent of his physical changes, he has to dig deep and face the truth about himself—and the people who truly matter—before his life spirals out of control.
Teen Titans: Beast Boy Loves Raven
Written by Kami Garcia
Illustrated by Gabriel Picolo
Debuts in 2021
MSRP: $16.99
From #1 New York Times bestselling author Kami Garcia (Beautiful Creatures) and artist Gabriel Picolo, the creative duo behind the New York Times bestselling graphic novel Teen Titans: Raven, comes the romantic meetup we have all been waiting for!
It seems like years, but it’s only been a few days since Raven Roth recovered her memories; trapped her demon father, Trigon, in her amulet; and had her heart broken for the first time. But she doesn’t have time to think about the past…she has to focus on finding a way to get rid of Trigon for good.
Garfield Logan still can’t believe he has powers that allow him to change into different animals, but the price of knowing that his parents kept this secret hidden from him just feels too high. And what’s more, his difficulty controlling these abilities could have unexpected consequences.
Both are seeking answers from the one person who seems to have them all figured out: Slade Wilson.
When their paths converge in Nashville, Raven and Gar can’t help but feel a connection, despite the secrets they both try to hide. It will take a great amount of trust and courage to overcome the wounds of their pasts. But can they find acceptance for the darkest part of themselves? Or maybe even love?
The 2019 convention for the American Library Association (ALA) kicked off with huge news that DC was consolidating its line under three “brands.” That left many to wonder about the future of the DC Zoom and DC Ink graphic novel lines. Launched last year, the new graphic novel imprints were focused on the young adult and middle grade readers and have been hits so far. DC followed up those concerns with an announcement of a slate of graphic novel releases aimed at those young adult and middle grade readers.
These graphic novels continue the focus on stories not part of DC’s ongoing continuity making them accessible to new fans. The releases also focus on the original mandate of YA titles being about “everyday aspirations, struggles, and triumphs,” while the middle grade releases being focused on stories about “friends, family, and growing up.”
Spring 2020 Lineup
Young Adult Titles
Middle Grade Titles
Upcoming Titles Debuting in 2020 and 2021
