DC’S HARLEY QUINN ROMANCES #1 is in stores now! I am so very proud of the story Giulio Macaione, Fabs Nocera, Ariana Maher and I worked on together! I hope you have a chance to pick up the anthology and read it.
Apollo and Midnighter have fascinated me since their introduction in Stormwatch all the way to their recent appearances in the new Superman and the Authority book by Grant Morrison and Mikel Janín. I tried to amalgamate all the versions we have seen and merge them into a story about loving every version of your partner. I also wanted a story that embraced the tropes of over-the-top romance genre as well as elements of queer historical fiction like Song of Achilles.
With Giulio Macaione and Fabs Nocero on art duties, the result is completely gorgeous:
If you can’t find it in your local comic store, I’ve re-opened my online store with copies! You’ll have to buy it paired with LIEBESTRASSE but I promise it’s a great value and I’ll throw in a bunch of extra goodies! It’s a very last-minute perfect Valentine for the book lovers in your life! I promise I’ll get them in the mail ASAP!
Link to purchase:
I’m also ready to tease my next graphic novel project with Comixology Originals!!! It’s finished and submitted for final approval!
This graphic novel is co-created by an artist who is brand new to comic books! Anna David is going to melt your mind when you see her art! This project also reunites me with letterer + designer supreme Lucas Gattoni who also did mind-melting work on both the letters on the story… as well as the cover and design pages throughout! It’s all so gorgeous. Friend/editor/superstar Will Dennis also joined us again and the book wouldn’t be anything without him!!! And that’s not hyperbole for once!
Here’s a newsletter exclusive peek of Anna David’s art. Don’t tell anyone that I showed you…
MORE ABOUT THAT MAN AND THAT HORSE VERY SOON!!!
EDITORIAL CLIENT UPDATES:
Dark Horse Comics is launching the print version of BLUE BOOK on 2/22! James Tynion IV and Michael Avon Oeming spoke to Forbes magazine about the first story arc and their creative process. Click here for the article!
You can order BLUE BOOK #1 at your local comic shop today! It also includes the really brilliant TRUE WEIRD short stories we have been commissioning. The first one is by James along with Klaus Janson (!!!) and Aditya Bidikar!
On March 1st, Image Comics is publishing PHANTOM ROAD #1 by Jeff Lemire, Gabriel Hernández Walta, Jordie Bellaire, and Steve Wands. I’ve been watching this series come together for almost two years now and it’s thrilling to prepare for the series launch! More about the series and a preview of the interior art is here!
This creative team is all at the top of the game and this book is instantly one of my all-time favorites.
Pre-order this one at your local comic shop, too! Tell them you want to read PHANTOM ROAD!
I’ll be in Chicago for C2E2 at the end of March! More details to follow soon!
I’ll be returning to my undergrad writing program as a guest lecturer in April!!! You’re not invited but I do plan on writing about the experience here!
Lots of bookstores and literary events and comic book conventions in 2023, I hope! Stay tuned here!
Take good care in the meantime ❤️
Thanks for reading,
Greg
YAY!