Publishers Weekly has announced that Vera Brosgol, author of the impressive coming-of-age ghost story Anya’s Ghost, will be publishing three books with Macmillan Children’s Books. Of most interest to me is a middle-grade graphic memoir, Be Prepared, “that recounts the author’s time at a Russian Orthodox summer camp in Upstate New York.” I enjoy stories of people finding themselves, particularly with a distinctive cultural overlay. Out first, though, is Leave Me Alone!, a picture book described as a modern folktale. […]

To go along with new #1s and storylines for Archie and Jughead (and soon, Betty & Veronica), Archie Comics has announced an all-new Josie and the Pussycats series, launching September 28. The comic will be set in “the New Riverdale”, along with the other series mentioned above. Co-written by Marguerite Bennett (DC Comics Bombshells, Insexts) and Cameron DeOrdio (with a journalism and PR background, I couldn’t find a comic credit for him), the art by Audrey Mok, as seen in […]

Tyler Page is tackling a fascinating subject in Raised on Ritalin: A Personal Story of ADHD, Medication, and Modern Psychiatry, a graphic memoir that will also be of interest to those who enjoy comics about medical topics. In addition to his own experiences being on drugs for ADD for much of his life, Tyler promises to tell “the story of ADD/ADHD itself — the origins and development of the diagnosis and its treatments including drugs like Ritalin and Adderall, as […]