Brenna Thummler’s SHEETS Trilogy Concludes with LIGHTS in September

Oni Press has introduced the upcoming publication of Lights, the third and ultimate installment in cartoonist Brenna Thummler‘s best-selling Sheets collection. 

Lights will conclude the story of Marjorie Glatt, a 13 yr outdated lady, and her friendship with Wendell, a newly deceased ghost. Together with their human pal Eliza, the trio will dig into Wendell’s demise and check the bonds of true friendship. Right here’s Writer’s Weekly’s full description of the brand new installment:

Lights focuses on Wendell, depicting his life earlier than he turned a ghost. As his recollections start to dim, he groups up with Marjorie and Eliza to seek out some solutions, they usually start to surprise if his demise was really an accident. On the identical time, Marjorie begins to befriend a few of their classmates who bullied Eliza, placing their friendship to the check.

The announcement comes after a very troublesome yr for Oni, which culminated within the hiring of recent writer Hunter Gorinson this previous December. Nevertheless Thumler’s earlier books have been big essential and gross sales successes for the publishers, so the arrival of the third quantity is nice information for all. 

The unique installment (the appropriately titled Sheets) adopted Marjorie and her discovery of Wendell, a ghost who lives within the basement of Marjorie’s household laundromat. By day, he exists as a easy sheet; however at night time, he positive factors the flexibility to wreak havoc on the laundromat. The story is a poignant exploration of demise and what occurs to these we go away behind. 

Effectively obtained, the center grade title shot to the highest of Oni’s bestsellers lists when it was launched in 2018, and finally spawned a profitable sequel with Delicates in 2020. The follow-up explored the rising friendship between Marjorie and Wendell, together with Marjorie’s new friendship with Eliza Duncan, a images loving classmate.

Lights will arrive in comics retailers and bookstores in all places on September eighth, 2023. Preorders for the title will start quickly.

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