By Jason Pamment HarperAlley 208 pages Fantasy Graphic Novel A shimmering, bejeweled adventure for fans of the Hilda series and Over The Garden Wall, packed with memorable characters and rich environments. Treasure in the Lake is a wonderfully-crafted mystery with a whole lot of heart! If you’re interesting in learning how to write and draw…
The Book No One Wants to Read by Beth Bacon Wow! What a brilliant, wonderful experience! This book tells jokes, keeps secrets, plays games, and makes deals with the reader (while also endearing the reader to the power of words in the most delightful and clever ways). This wildly subversive celebration of literacy (including visual…
This is your invitation to be the FIRST to read my next graphic novel—for free! There’s no catch. This is not a gimmick. I just want to hear your thoughts on my book before I send it to print. Sign up for my First Readers Club here or read on to learn more. NOTE: NEW READERS…
The Sprite and The Gardener Written by Rii Abrego Illustrated by Joe Whitt A stunning, glittering, enchanting visual feast, focused on magic, gardening, and friendship. A simple and flowery tale for tweens. What’s better than marveling at beautiful, completed illustrations? Getting a glimpse into the creative process! The back of The Sprite and The Gardener…
Wow! Any effort to say something meaningful or insightful about this book (and the collective body of work Sergio Toppi gifted the world) will be dwarfed by the sheer scope and brilliance of the stories themselves. That being said… The Collected Toppi Volume 5 is yet another staggering, magnificent collection of stories masterfully expressed through…
There’s a big difference between a sketchbook and a portfolio. Growing up, I erased, scribbled over, and tore out my mistakes so that only my best work remained. I didn’t know any better at the time, but I could have gotten much more of out of my sketchbooks with a few simple tweaks. What I…
I’m happy to share that I FINISHED WRITING THE ROUGH DRAFT of my gritty sci-fi adventure novel last night! Clocking in at 175,000 words and exactly 700 pages, my sketchbook ideas are now fully fleshed-out characters, creatures, and technologies that make up a single, cohesive story. Is it perfect? YES! Just kidding. Among other things,…
This is your LAST CHANCE to be the FIRST to read my next graphic novel—for free! There’s no catch. This is not a gimmick. I just want to hear your thoughts on my book before I send it to print. Sign up for my First Readers Club here or read on to learn more. NOTE: NEW READERS MUST APPLY…
Read part 1 here, read part 2 here, or read on to find out how I used the feedback I collected from beta readers and used reader suggestions to improve my all-ages graphic novel. Getting Feedback From Readers I started getting reader feedback on the same day I sent out the link to the rough…