Dave Roman Sells Three Unicorn Boy Graphic Novels To First Second

Dave Roman of Astronaut Academy is creating a brand new center grade graphic novel collection known as Unicorn Boy colored by Heather Mann. The collection options Brian, a really extraordinary boy, who to his dismay sprouts a rare unicorn horn in a single day. With the assistance of finest good friend Avery, he discovers that being Unicorn Boy comes with magical energy that may assist these in want. The primary three books of Unicorn Boy have been picked up by Calista Brill at First Second to start publication within the autumn of 2032, with Steve Foxe as editor. Dave Roman’s agent Linda Pratt at Wernick & Pratt negotiated the deal for world rights. Dave Roman tweeted “My subsequent ebook collection, Unicorn Boy has formally been introduced. That includes colours by the wonderful @heatherdrawingz! It will not be in shops for some time however hopefully I can share progress sneak peeks alongside the way in which. @01firstsecond @mackidsbooks @wernickpratt”

Dave Roman attended the College of Visible Arts, interned at DC Comics, then obtained a full-time job at Nickelodeon Journal as a comic book editor for eleven years, throughout which he was married to Raina Telgemeir. Roman is the co-creator of webcomic Jax Epoch and the Quicken Forbidden, Starbunny Inc, Teen Boat and Astronaut Academy, the latter of which was picked up by First Second in 2o11 as a collection of graphic novels. He additionally created the graphic novel Agnes Quill: An Anthology of Thriller, and wrote the graphic novel X-Males: Misfits with Telgemeier. He additionally wrote a comic book adaptation of Avatar: The Final Airbender and a prequel known as Zuko’s Story.

First Second Books is an American graphic novels writer primarily based in New York Metropolis, and an imprint of Roaring Brook Press, a part of Holtzbrinck Publishers, distributed by Macmillan, with Editorial & Artistic Director Mark Siegel and Editorial Director Calista Brill.