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Puffin reveals logo and publishing programme for new graphic novel imprint
Puffin has revealed the logo and publishing programmed for its new graphic novel imprint, Puffin Graphics, aimed at 6+ readers. The imprint will be helmed by editorial director Naomi Colthurst when she returns from parental leave in July.
Puffin is already home to original graphic novels, such as Judd Winick’s "Hilo" series (Random House Graphic) and Roller Girl by Victoria Jamieson (Dial), as well as adaptations of series such as "Percy Jackson" and "His Dark Materials".
Colthurst has already acquired three titles for the imprint. Unfairies by Huw Aaron is described as “hilariously anarchic debut”. The first book in the series will publish in 2025. Into The Void by Meggie Johnson and The Far-Out Five by Olaf Falafel will follow.
In addition to this, fiction publisher Ben Horslen and publishing director Ruth Knowles have acquired rights in five series new to the UK market from Hannah Babcock at Penguin Random House US. The programme, publishing across 2025 and 2026, consists of: Max Meow, written and illustrated by John Gallagher; Blood City Rollers by V P Anderson and Tatiana Hill; Witches of Brooklyn, written and illustrated by Sophie Escabasse; Sweet Valley Twins, by Francine Pascal with Nicole Andelfinger and Claudia Aguirre and Magic Tree House, based on Mary Pope Osborne’s series, adapted by Jenny Laird and illustrated by Kelly and Nichole Matthews.
Horslen and Knowles commented: "We love graphic novels, both as readers and as publishers, and were proud to have been early adopters of the format for UK children through our publishing of Hilo and Roller Girl, which we’re delighted to be reissuing as part of the Puffin Graphics launch. Bringing them together with these best-in-class US series means we have a confident line-up for 2024, and with graphic novels being the fastest growing area of the children’s market of recent years, we cannot wait to also launch Huw, Meggie and Olaf – all stand-out talents who will surely set the market alight in 2025."
