Written by Melanie Lee & Arif Rafhan and illustrated by Jocelyn Wijaya
Eleven-year-old Ash doesn’t have much to look forward to: math’s tests, a naggy Mum, and an Ah Ma who doesn’t know much about her. That is, until she discovers that Ah Ma is a superhero! The best part is, Ash discovers that she has superpowers too! Growing up and growing old is never easy especially when secrets and superpowers are added to the mix.
Paperback / 148 x 210 mm / 208 pages / Difference Engine
Written and illustrated by Einat Tsarfati
What is sure is that a messy person is born messy and will remain messy for life! At some point. it was believed that a messy person is different biologically, but today we know that it is not the case. The internal organs of a messy person are no different from others. The difference is much deeper than that. A witty graphic memoir for messy people – and non-messy people curious to dive into the mind of messy people.
Rights sold: English, French, Italian, Spanish, Finnish, Dutch, Latvian, German, Korean and Complex Chinese
Hardback / 205 x 150 mm / 225 pages / Einat Tsarfati
Written and Illustrated by Anna Haifisch
It’s such a thing with diplomacy in the animal kingdom! You often have different views, but generally try not to step on anyone’s paws or claws too much. But what if the mouse is a racist? And the weasel looks so damn delicious?
Rights sold: French, English and Swedish
Hardback / 200 x 255 mm / 92 pages / Rotopol Press
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Written and Illustrated by Malwine Stauss
“Sola” begins with the narration of a dream in luminous shapes and colours – a utopian place of refuge. But like in a moment of awakening, the harmonious ideal breaks against a reality that offers neither security nor confidence. It is a reality in which crises like climate change threaten the fragile balance of the environment and call the certainties of our everyday lives into question.
Hardback / 170 x 240 mm / 44 pages / Rotopol Press
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Written and Illustrated by Alice Socal
SANDRO is a late coming-of-age story of 26-year-old Pallas, who cannot free himself from the embrace of his childhood friend, Sandro. Undeterred, Sandro penetrates all stages and events of growing up with his tenderness and enormous love, confronting the protagonist with a seemingly insurmountable problem: how can he progress in his life without losing the magic and spontaneity that have distinguished his childhood games and dreams?
Rights sold: Italian
Paperback / 175 x 240 mm / 32 pages / Rotopol Press
Written and Illustrated by Alice Socal
Loosely and yet meaningfully, Alice Socal describes the experiences of her pregnancies in an interplay of irony and perplexity. Combining text and image, she organises her doubts, fears, expectations and wonders of this special time. In the leading roles: a cat as alter ego, a dog as boyfriend and a seal as the pregnancy itself.
Paperback / 165 x 195 mm / 124 pages / Rotopol Press
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Written and Illustrated by Thomas Wellmann
Time never stands still in Dackeltal and there is a lot to explore and to experience – in twelve new episodes: the friends find themselves in an epic snowball fight. Lotte is not happy with the idea of celebrating Christmas with her dad’s new girlfriend. Nika, Lotte and Mangold with an underestimated challenge: child sitting. And much more…
Rights sold: French, Catalan and Galician
Hardback / 165 x 195 mm / 84 pages / Rotopol Press
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Written and Illustrated by Burcu Ünsal & Ezgi Keleş
There is nothing worse than starting the week with a two-hour math class. Luckily, Çınar spends this time drawing comics. But what if Çınar accidentally gave the teacher his drawing book instead of his homework book? A fun read combining math with comics and a great adventure.
Rights sold: Slovenian, Korean, Complex & Simplified Chinese
Paperback / 160 x 200 mm / 96 pages / Burcu Ünsal & Ezgi Keleş
Written and Illustrated by Andrés Magán
Passer P. Malta is Villa Flugante’s postman. After 25 years, Passer decides to change his life and to dedicate himself to writing and the contemplation of nature. However, the arrival of a mysterious package replaces his plans with mysteries and adventures.
Rights sold: French
Hardback / 200 x 260 mm / 56 pages / Bang Ediciones
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Written and Illustrated by Ramon Ricart
At the age of 47, Ramón was diagnosed with a disease that he thought was “for old men”: Parkinson’s. TREMBLE is the daily story of confronting and accepting a neurodegenerative disease, and a personal reflection on how to lead a new life in the company of the disease. The clear line stroke accentuates the author’s plain and undramatic tone to find answers to an uncertain future.
Rights sold: French
Paperback / 170 x 240 mm / 108 pages / Bang Ediciones