This Is Where I Make An Exception
I got an email about a new Image series of original graphic novels set in the world of The Walking Dead, which is something that I have zero interest in. Comics, TV, video games, cultural phenomenon, none of it holds the slightest degree of compulsion for me whatsoever. What’s that? It’s the start of a new imprint at Image of YA/middle grade graphic novels? Nice, but still no interest in this book, or the two that will follow it. I’ll keep my eye on the imprint in the future, but I get the feeling it’s mostly going to be spinoffs of Image properties so maybe I get stuff down the line, maybe I don’t.
Except.
Except that the book in question, Clementine, Book One¹, due in June 2022, is by Tillie Walden, and that makes all the difference because Tillie Walden — as previously determined here at Fleen — is hell of rad. Okay, Image, hit me:
It’s a new beginning for Clementine … as she’s back on the road, looking to put her traumatic past behind her and forge a new path all her own. But when she comes across an Amish teenager named Amos, the unlikely pair journeys north to an abandoned ski resort in Vermont, where they meet up with a small group of teenagers attempting to build a new, walker-free settlement. As friendship, rivalry, and romance begin to blossom amongst the group, the harsh winter soon reveals that the biggest threat to their survival … might be each other.
The press release email contains the first eight pages of Chapter One — the splash page of which I’ve shared above — and they are very Waldenesque. Much as I don’t care about The Walking Dead, I’m very curious to see how she works on a non-original IP, and with rights holders that have their own opinions on how the story should turn out. Clementine, Book One releases on 22 June, 2022, and will be the launch title for the Skybound Comet imprint².
Spam of the day:
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Is this where I point out that the line in the email that says If you wish to Unsubscribe click here is plain text and not a link?
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¹ Apparently, the character comes from a video game adaptation.
² That link doesn’t work yet; I imagine they’ll get around to it presently.
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