BuÃ±o Books announces Warm Blood Vol. 1

BuÃ±o BooksÂ is proud to announce our first release of the year for May 15, 2020,Â Warm Blood Volume OneÂ by Josh Tierney, the creator of the Eisner, Harvey, Shuster, and Diamond-Gem nominated Spera series of fantasy graphic novels and co-creator of the sci-fi mini-series Halo-Gen. His projects are created in collaboration with artists from around the world.Â Warm BloodÂ includes work by Josh Tierney, Afu Chan, Saskia Gutenkunst, Joysuke, Winston Young, Naomi Franquiz, Marina Julia, Olivier Pichard, Jane Bak, Vlad Gusev, e jackson, Leiana Nitura, Blakely Inberg, Eva Eskelinen, F. Choo, Cleonique Hilsaca, Thomas Rouziere, Sandrine Han Jin Kuang, Mathilde Kitteh, Shanen Pae, Stephen Rodgers, Sara DuVall, Cat Sukiman, Xulia Vicente, Nuno Plati, Heikala, Crista Castro, Irma Kniivila, Stephanie Son,Cristina Rose Chua, Maria Ponce Esparcia, Kat Lyons, Gaby Epstein and nims.

Join our hero Penny, a quiet girl who dreams of becoming a video game developer, as she navigates her first year at Greenwood High. There she must contend with a string of bizarre murders, potentially evil twins, rumours of shadow monsters and a strange presence lurking just outside her window. Helping Penny through it all are her friends, including her anime loving best buds from elementary school, a 4th wall smashing girl she meets on her first day, and a sweet awkward girl eager to be her BFF, and who happens to be very handy with a baseball bat.

YOUNG ADULT FICTION MAY Warm BloodÂ 5 x 7â…œ /128 pp Color illustrations throughout Trade PaperÂ US $10.99 | CAN $14.99 9781733168700 W Ages 12 and up

“Warm BloodÂ has over 25,000 WebToon followers and sets the stage for the future of Â BuÃ±o BooksÂ building on the momentum generated from the three books we co-published with Magnetic Press/Lion Forge and our ALA nomination forÂ LightÂ by Rob Cham. It also helps to continue our mission of creating lifelong readers through sequential art by working with libraries, bookstores, and schools.”“ — Storme Smith Publisher

About the Publisher:Â BuÃ±oÂ is distributed by Ingram-Consortium it publishes graphic novels and was founded in 2016 by Ulises Farinas (Entertainment Weekly, Amazing Forest, Judge Dredd) and Storme Smith (Once Upon A Time Machine, The Heroic Few) to highlight some of the top creators in the world of comics while always promoting diversity and publishing dynamic projects that might not get an opportunity elsewhere.
In the past, the graphic novel or comic book was not seen as serious literature””even though stories told with pictures pre-date the written word. Thankfully, those times have changed, and sequential art is getting its due. Comics are finally finding their way into more and more classrooms and libraries. We work to put more graphic novels in the hands of kids and adults by showcasing the incredible talents of writers and artists from around the world: creators that would often be ignored either because of geography or genre, who also bring with them unique styles and experiences. With each book, we strive to grow the comics culture and create lifelong readers.

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