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Out this week: Shang-Chi and the Quest for Immortality (Marvel/Scholastic, $12.99):
Victoria Ying writes and draws this all-ages graphic novel about a young Shang-Chi and his sister Shi-Hua, who head out of their father’s castle and into the larger world to find a way to restore their father’s immortality.
Out this week: Hungry Ghost (First Second, $17.99):
Victoria Ying, an accomplished animator and artist who has worked on films like Frozen, Moana, Big Hero 6 and Tangled, wrote and drew this new graphic novel about a teenager with an eating disorder who tries to find the strength to seek help after her father dies.
Preview pages from Shang-Chi and the Quest for Immortality by Victoria Ying. The graphic novel arrives from Marvel + Scholastic in October 2023.
Victoria Ying will write and draw the adventure of a young Shang-Chi and his sister Shi-Hua.
Green Lantern Tai Pham returns in another YA graphic novel from DC in August, following his debut in the pages of the Green Lantern: Legacy. Pham’s adventures will once again be told by Minh Lê and artist Andie Tong, as he comes face-to-face with his nemesis, Xander Griffin, but this time he’ll have some help from a new Kid Flash.
Also on the YA front, DC will release a second graphic novel by Shannon and Dean Hale with artist Victoria Ying, focused on a young Princess Diana and Princess Nubia.
DIANA PRINCESS OF THE AMAZONS FREE SPECIAL EDITION: OCT. 19
From The New York Times bestselling authors Shannon and Dean Hale comes a story about making mistakes, learning the hard way, and becoming a hero. Eleven-year-old Diana is the only child on the island of Themyscira. Wanting someone her own age to talk to, she takes matters into her own hands and creates a playmate out of clay. But things quickly get out of control and Diana must decide whether she’s made a new friend…or a monster! This special edition features an extended sample from the full-length graphic novel with art from Victoria Ying.
This is one of several projects DC has announced to celebrate the 80th anniversary of Wonder Woman this fall. Find out more about the rest of them!
