If your idea of a good time is being the first to discover something
that's going to change 21st century pop culture, congratulations:
you've arrived.
Welcome to MINX
headquarters, where you can get in on
the secret history and social mechanics of the first graphic novel imprint that's designed
exclusively for young adults.
Not sure how you actually got here, whether through an interest in comic books, word of mouth or a moment of sheer and utter boredom that forced you to google "photos of the casually affected." Regardless, you're definitely in good company. And what you're about to encounter is the inside
scoop on a brand-new reading experience.
The Face of Modern Fiction
THE MINX MANIFESTO
MINX was
developed as an alternative to Japanese Manga and traditional
young adult fiction, to provide teenagers with an edgy, evocative and
fearless graphic novel line they could call their own.
From road trips to cyber trips, from the chaotic city streets to the
cruel confines of suburbia, readers can escape to cool places via words
and pictures.
The MINX
protagonists don't just play by their own rules, they make
them up as they go along, resulting in unexpected, up-to-the-minute
adventures.
There's a secret art girl gang, a tenacious martial artist, a spoiled
Londoner, a blogging blabbermouth, an ex-surf punk, and a futuristic
brainiac. And that's just on deck for the launch year.
FIRST UP on May 16: THE
PLAIN JANES
WHEREIN: A group of high school girls named Jane are anything but
ordinary once they form a secret art gang called P.L.A.I.N. -- People
Loving Art In Neighborhoods. But can art really save the hell that is
high school? Deftly written by noted young adult novelist Cecil
"Jeanne" Castellucci with amazing artwork by Jim (Street Angel) Rugg.
UPON READING: Send in your comments and a suggested soundtrack.
In June: RE-GIFTERS
WHEREIN: It's love, Korean-American style, as a tenacious marital
artist learns that in romance, rebellion and recycled gifts, what goes
around comes around. Brought to you by the highly acclaimed "My Faith
in Frankie" team of Mike Carey, Sonny Liew and Marc Hempel.
In July: CLUBBING
WHEREIN: A spoiled, rebellious Londoner takes on the stuffy English
countryside when she solves a murder mystery on the 19th hole of her
Grandparents' golf course. By indie sensations Andi Watson (Geisha) and
Josh Howard (Dead@17).
In August: GOOD AS LILY
WHEREIN: A strange question is proposed: What would you do if versions
of yourself at 6, 29 and 70 suddenly show up and wreak havoc on your
already awkward high school life? Written by triple crown winner (Eisner, Ignatz, and Harvey awards, a.k.a. the comic-book industry's highest honors) Derek Kirk Kim with artwork by Jesse Hamm.
MINX: THE SPECS
All MINX
books are 176 pages in length. They're the same size as
standard YA fiction paperbacks and they contain black, white and
gray interiors with full color covers. Each book also contains free
previews of three upcoming titles. And they're under ten bucks, which is about the cost of a cup of coffee these days so you just can't go wrong. br
Also: Check out the offical MINX
website at http://www.minxbooks.net
to get a free preview of THE
PLAIN JANES .
MINX
