Comics entertain, they can also educate, but can they heal? Can they be used in a therapeutic fashion? To help young readers process big emotions and experiences? The team at Fanbase Press are convinced of it, and that’s why they’ve released the middle-grade comic …Read More
This list below is compiled by Ira Marcks, the instructor for our GN Bootcamp. These are books that he references in the course to teach all different aspects of visual narrative, sequential storytelling, and comics technique. He generously offered to share this booklist with the …Read More
Save the date for KCU Pitchfest 2027!! KCU Pitchfest is our annual competition where you have the chance to get your unpublished kids/YA graphic novel pitch in front of a jury of top editors and agents. Here are the most important deets: Key dates (2027) Feb 1: Registration …Read More
For years, people have been asking me: “When are you bringing back Kids Comics Intensive?” Kids Comics Intensive was our 3-month… well, extremely intensive course. It was designed to teach you the fundamentals of strong comics storytelling aimed at kid or teen readers. It was …Read More
Note from Janna: James Powell is a comics editor, writing coach, and the author of the House of Fear series from Dark Horse. He works with fiction writers across both prose and comics, and he's run nine Kickstarter campaigns — which is part of …Read More
Note from Janna: I'm excited to share my interview with Mike Dawson, the award-winning creator behind the middle grade graphic novel The Fifth Quarter and, most recently, The Hidden Dominion of Geordie James (Union Square Kids). We spent the first half of our talk on …Read More
I wanted to get you some highlights from ALA Chicago 2026 as quickly as I could, so I put together these photo galleries to give you a taste of the conference! Setting the stage Events & Panels Artists Alley Zine Pavilion Publisher Booths & Promo Books on display at publisher …Read More
Note from Janna: I'm excited to share my conversation with Nadine Takvorian, a first-generation Armenian-American author and illustrator of children's books and graphic novels based in the Bay Area. Her debut YA graphic novel, Armaveni, came out this year and has already earned four starred …Read More
You’ve done it! You finished your graphic novel pitch! You’re so excited to send your precious little baby out to the agent of your dreams. There’s one problem: the agent of your dreams is using QueryTracker. QueryTracker is the one of the most reliable platforms …Read More
Note from Janna: Jon and Desi are a husband-and-wife team based in Southern California, and both former teachers — Desi taught high school English, Jon taught middle school art. Desi is a writer, copywriter, and voice actor; Jon is a writer-illustrator who runs the …Read More