Hi all! I have a new graphic novel out this week from Dark Horse Comics—look at that gorgeous Corey Brickley cover! REVERSAL is about what happens if tomorrow, all Earth’s ley lines reversed, and magic becomes a thing again. Aaand so do monsters. Tré Grant is 12 and just wants to go to school and for her chronic pain to give her a damn break, but surprise, she ends up having to be the hero her city (and she!) never expected. I have the first three chapters up on Webtoon Canvas if you want to try before you buy! Anyway…

My and @ericafails’ graphic novel PARASOCIAL was nominated for a 2024 Eisner Award in the “Best Graphic Album—New” category! I was totally surprised as I didn’t even know it had been submitted; the first I knew of the nomination was when my friend Neil emailed me to congratulate me.

Anyway, the book is extremely tumblr and deals a ton with online fandom and communities so uhh 👀 check it out, you may dig it? Available at all fine book and comic stores, from @imagecomics — a lovely 128-page hardback for $18.99 xoxo

I put out two lovely hardback graphic novels this year, and one six-issue miniseries—which itself is getting a hardback collection in April 2024. If you’re looking for a good read, maybe try one out?

PARASOCIAL is a horror/thriller bout fandom, obsession, and the fictionalization of real people

BAD KARMA is an action/comedy about being broken but carrying on anyway

SCRAPPER is an action/adventure story of love, perseverance, and talking animals

My and @ericafails’ PARASOCIAL made it onto ComicsBeat’s Best Comics of 2023 list with a hell of a writeup:

“Parasocial is an original graphic novel by two of the finest creators working in the medium today. This is a book that addresses questions of perspective and power with genuine nuance and curiosity, and with a thorough approach to our various post-modern/late-stage capitalist malaises (including the pandemic). All this rich thematic goodness and the story itself is actually a frantic, claustrophobic, and completely compelling thriller. Erica Henderson’s storytelling throughout is expansive — at turns tender, at others punishingly brutal. Her capacity to show things like truth and illusion is astonishing. Alex de Campi’s critical voice has never been sharper than it is here, and the sense of co-creation and trust between the two storytellers is so strong that there’s no seam when it comes to the feeling and overall vibe of this book. Given that it comes with its own playlist, I think I’m allowed to say this is a band that is absolutely down in the groove. Parasocial is a masterpiece.” — Adam Karenina Sherif / ComicsBeat Best Graphic Novels of 2023

We’re also on the ALA’s Best Graphic Novels of 2023 longlist xxx

Treat yourself (or a friend), especially if you’ve ever been deeply involved or interested in fandom spaces

Attention fans of #thescottishboy! @unboundbooks are releasing 20 copies of the rare-as-hens-teeth, hardback edition of The Scottish Boy at 8am on Friday (June 23)! Get a copy while you can; while we have plenty of the paperback edition available thanks to a second printing, this may be your last chance ever to get a copy of the hardback. Go here to purchase.

@ericafails and I have a new horror book out in October from @imagecomics & we need YOUR social media handles for our endpaper design! Please LIKE this post to consent to use your @ in PARASOCIAL! (it’ll just say “@ your_name liked this”, nothing weird) — also pls tell a friend / reblog!

We can’t reveal the book’s cover yet but it’s stunning; Erica is doing the work of her life — if you liked our DRACULA, MOTHERF**KER!, you’ll love this.

Oh, also, there’s a soundtrack:

Happy holidays, everyone! There are TWO new episodes of my @webtoon REVERSAL up for your free reading pleasure! What happens when after 1500 years, the ley lines reverse, and magic becomes a thing again? Nothing good, actually. Read it here, and please subscribe/tell your friends! Features lovely art by @skyepatridge and Kelly Fitzpatrick!

Issue 3 of my, Tony Parker, and Blond’s 1970s spy noir THE BRANDENBURG SCHOOL FOR BOYS is up now on Panel Syndicate! Grab all three issues plus its prequel, MAYDAY, for free/pay what you like! And buckle up, both books are wild rides.

The artist Stefanie Grunwald and I made a pixel art choose-your-own-adventure game / music video for Turin Brakes’ new single, “Isolation.” If that sounds like your vibe, go and play.

Hey guess what? I forgot to tell you all about REVERSAL, a webcomic that Skye Patridge, Kelly Fitzpatrick, and I launched on @webtoon and @tapasapp last month! The third episode just dropped — go check it out and subscribe! REVERSAL is free to read!

REVERSAL: Two years ago, magic suddenly, violently became a thing again. Now, Tré Grant is just doing her best to survive sixth grade, which is a little more real than it used to be thanks to the monsters that regularly emerge from the nearby forest to attack her city. But when she discovers a magical artifact that might be the key to lifting the curse on the forest, Tré accidentally becomes the hero the city needs, even if she’s not the one it expects.

Read REVERSAL here on Webtoons and here on Tapas! And throw a girl a subscribe, I could use the serotonin.

You can also find links to the THREE OTHER DIGITAL BOOKS of mine that are free to read right here, on my fancy new website: thriller HEARTBREAK INCORPORATED, spy noir MAYDAY, and action/comedy BAD KARMA.

Looking for holiday presents? May I suggest… ✨ books ✨

MADI for the sci-fi / cyberpunk fiends

TRUE WAR STORIES for your dad (but we know everyone else will read it too)

THE BACKUPS for that hard-to-shop-for tween girl

DRACULA, MOTHERF**KER! for that cool person you’re trying to impress

CAMPAIGNS & COMPANIONS for your RPG buddies (and their kids)

HEARTBREAK INC for the suspense / romance readers who want something escapist

and more! BAD GIRLS for the noir fan; FULL TILT BOOGIE for the anime lover… get them all via your fave bookstore or (in the US) my bookshop.org list! 📚 🎁

Chapter 5 of my, Ryan Howe, & Dee Cunniffe’s action/comedy BAD KARMA is now up on @thepanelsyndicate! Pay what you like / read it free!

New to the book? Awesome, there’s 185 pages of big 80s action film / Shane Black energy waiting for you, treat yourself.

I did a super fun webcomic with palaeontologist Dr David Hone and old art pal @larsencomics about the intersection of science and the media (and our best boi T.REX) earlier this month for #GISH. Just getting round to posting it now.

My YA graphic novel THE BACKUPS launches today! Tune in tonight where I get to chat with one of my favourite cartoonists, @biancaxunise, about growing up obsessed with music and hanging out with bands... link to the event here!

You can buy THE BACKUPS and my other books from this link or anywhere books and comics are sold!

Meet the stars of THE BACKUPS, my YA graphic novel out this week from First Second / MacMillan! Lauren hails from Oakland, CA and loves anything a little retro and upbeat, and classical music. She plays cello and was hoping for a spot at prestigious conservatory, but didn’t get in. She’s very organized and precise and a little scared of taking risks. Lauren’s go-to comfort playlist ranges from Prince and Nina Simone to serpentwithfeet and classical composer Virgil Thompson:

Lauren also really digs this:

You can buy THE BACKUPS and all my other books right here in the US, or wherever books and comics are sold! The ISBN is 9781250153944, for easy searching :)

And here’s my cat with the book: