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Like Book 1, now in full colour and in hardback!

Growing up is hard to do.
Growing up ENCHANTED is even harder to do!

Olianna and the gang returns for a second volume of fantasy adventure for all-ages! Something sinister is awakened from the icy depths of the lake one morning. Still forbidden to use her magic, can Oli and her family evade the sea-dragon’s clammy clutches and escape death’s siren call? Also included in this edition: an unpublished, unproduced script of Oli and the gang facing off against…ghosts!

Written by Jack Briglio and illustrated by Alexander Serra; colours by Patrik Mock and Jason Millet; letters by Justin Stewart

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I’ve edited another two books for Markosia and one for Studio Comix. If The Bourne Identity is your kind of thing, then cyber thriller Back-Up, by Marcello Bondi and Roberta Papalia, might be up your alley.

Order information and more details at Markosia’s website here.

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Also for Markosia, and from Marcello Bondi, I edited the graphic novella – Invasion: The Lion and The Snake. Written by Luca Barbieri & Marcello Bondi and illustrated by Gino Vercelli. More details and buy options at Markosia’s website.

And finally, for Studio Comix Press, another Marcello Bondi offering…a sci-fi thriller graphic novella called Space Dump. By Marcello Bondi, Marco Emilio Bonaccini, Stefano Bonora, and Scott Wojcik. Details and order info at the Studio Comix Press website.

I’ve edited another book for Markosia that was released this week. If The Bourne Identity is your kind of thing, then cyber thriller Back-Up, by Marcello Bondi and Roberta Papalia, might be up your alley.

Order information and more details at Markosia’s website here.

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Imagine being Hilary Nova or James Caleb. Imagine finding yourself in a deserted place after a major accident. Imagine that you have no way out. Imagine having to rely only on people who traveled with you, strangers that you don’t know or know anything about. And to top it off, imagine that you don’t even know anything about yourself.

Asteroid Adrift is primarily a love story about two people finding themselves in a lost situation. There’s no plane or island in this story, but a space shuttle and an asteroid instead. Hilary and James will have to battle to stay alive, but their biggest battle will be internal, in spirit and mind, because nothing happens by chance, there is always a reason for everything…yes, even for a shuttle crashing into an asteroid drifting in deep space. No, not lost. But adrift.

It’s release day for Asteroid Adrift! Check out the video below for a flip through! And my Substack newsletter for preview pages.

You can order it now at spots like Amazon or digitally through Kobo!

Now in full colour and in hardback!

Growing up is hard to do.
Growing up ENCHANTED is even harder to do!

Join young Olianna and her family & friends as she tries to learn life’s mundane lessons while practicing magic in a world of giants, trolls, and dragons!

Lessons like: enjoying the finer points of school, bullies and all; getting along with her sorceress mother and knightly father while not getting along too well with family friends, The Three Stooges, I mean, Knights!; and finally, last but not least, controlling her urges to kill her baby brother a.k.a. pain-in-the-butt, Anto…and making sure none of them get eaten alive by the dragons they encounter in the process!

Written by Jack Briglio and illustrated by Alexander Serra; colours by Patrik Mock and Jason Millet; letters by Justin Stewart

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Dominion Jack returns to print in July, starting with issue 36 of Antarctic Press’ Exciting Comics. It’s a 5 issue run going until issue 40 and it will see all the stories that ran in the True Patriot collections as well as the never-printed before digital only stories from the True Patriot Presents series. That includes the two introductory stories with Ron Salas, the Mob Mentality arc with Dominic Bercier, and the Heroic Us serial with Hugh Rookwood.

For more details, check out the links below to the Diamond Previews info for each issue:

On May 28th I was on an online video panel hosted by NYC shop Books of Wonder on Great Graphic Novels For Middle Grades. I was interviewed along with several other authors and gave a reading from the book. You can see the video reading and interview here.

ThunderBoom was released May 2, 2023, published by the great folks at Kids Can Press. With beautiful art by Claudia Davila, ThunderBoom is a story near and dear to my heart…about Logan, a non-verbal kid with a fertile imagination who faces his fear of masks…by becoming a superhero. Here’s a peek at the cover, along with order links with more details: Amazon, Indigo, Barnes & Noble, Book Shop, Diamond (for comic book stores) and from the publisher, Kids Can Press.

And here’s the blurb from the online book shops for more detail…

An action-packed superhero story about the power of imagination.

In this exciting graphic novel, Logan is thrilled when his parents tell him they’re all taking the train to see the Santa Claus parade. But Logan isn’t like most 11-year-olds – he can’t speak, and he mostly lives in his head. On this adventure, Logan must face some of his greatest fears: masks, dogs and the unknown. When he’s separated from his parents at the parade, Logan goes where he’s the bravest version of himself – his imagination. Transforming into superhero ThunderBoom, Logan is determined to stomp his way through any challenges.

Eisner-nominated author Jack Briglio tells an entertaining story about the challenges faced by those who are developmentally delayed, nonverbal or both. Claudia Dávila’s dynamic art brings Logan’s real and imaginary worlds to vivid life and will appeal to comic book and graphic novel fans. This is a terrific title for focusing on social-emotional learning, self-management and self-awareness. It’s also an appealing story for teaching empathy and character education lessons on courage, compassion, inclusivity and tolerance.

My first produced audio script can be found on evcol.com’s On Another Wavelength…

TASTE TEST is a thirst-quenching satire of relationships that examines the problems in finding your soul mate and choosing the right person…umm, soft drink. (if there really is such a thing!)’

An Evcol Entertainment / Clockwork Digital Studios Original Production, a part of the On Another Wavelength audio anthology series featuring the voice talents of Sophie Dean, Leonora Haig, Rory Hobson, and Mitch Howell – Written by Jack Briglio, Directed & Produced by Simon James Collier, Series Created & Co-Produced by Adam Dechanel, Soundscape Design: Zachary Elliott-Hatton.

Running time: 13 mins 31 seconds

Super happy to announce that my middle grade graphic novel that I wrote for Kids Can Press is now available for pre-order! ThunderBoom will be released May 2, 2023. With beautiful art by Claudia Davila, ThunderBoom is a story near and dear to my heart…about Logan, a non-verbal kid with a fertile imagination who faces his fear of masks…by becoming a superhero. Here’s a peek at the cover, along with pre-order links with more details: Amazon, Indigo, Barnes & Noble and Book Shop.

And here’s the blurb from the online book shops for more detail…

An action-packed superhero story about the power of imagination.

In this exciting graphic novel, Logan is thrilled when his parents tell him they’re all taking the train to see the Santa Claus parade. But Logan isn’t like most 11-year-olds – he can’t speak, and he mostly lives in his head. On this adventure, Logan must face some of his greatest fears: masks, dogs and the unknown. When he’s separated from his parents at the parade, Logan goes where he’s the bravest version of himself – his imagination. Transforming into superhero ThunderBoom, Logan is determined to stomp his way through any challenges.

Eisner-nominated author Jack Briglio tells an entertaining story about the challenges faced by those who are developmentally delayed, nonverbal or both. Claudia Dávila’s dynamic art brings Logan’s real and imaginary worlds to vivid life and will appeal to comic book and graphic novel fans. This is a terrific title for focusing on social-emotional learning, self-management and self-awareness. It’s also an appealing story for teaching empathy and character education lessons on courage, compassion, inclusivity and tolerance.

After editing anthologies (Flip, assisting on True Patriot), this new graphic novel from Markosia is my first original graphic novel to edit – Writer’s Block – a meta crime mystery from Marcello Bondi and Claudio Mastronardi, with a cover by Stefano Landini. More details here.