Press Release: Hereville Graphic Novel To Be Published by Harry Abrams

On November 4, 2008 · 22 Comments

Some good news that was finally publicly announced today. Here’s the press release:

Author Name: Barry Deutsch
Book Title: Hereville: How Mirka Got Her Sword
Category: Children’s / YA graphic novel

Book/Deal Description:

Amulet Books has acquired the publication rights to Hereville, Barry Deutsch’s fanciful adventure comic, currently scheduled for publication in Spring 2010.

Charlie Kochman Executive Editor of Abrams Comic Arts and Judy Hansen of Hansen Literary Agency negotiated the deal. Film rights will handled by Nick Harris of Rabineau Wachter Sanford & Harris for Hansen Literary Agency.

Hereville, portions of which initially appeared as a web comic on Deutsch’s web site www.hereville.com, chronicles the adventures of Mirka, an 11-year old Orthodox Jewish girl, whose dreams of slaying fairy-tale monsters conflict with her highly structured life in an isolated, religious town.

The Washington Post has described Hereville as "what you get when you cross Buffy the Vampire Slayer and Isaac Bashevis Singer."

About the Author:

Barry Deutsch grew up in Connecticut and studied under comics master Will Eisner at the School of Visual Arts in New York City. Deutsch’s cartoons have won the Charles Schulz Award for college cartooning, and in 2008 Deutsch was nominated for the Russ Manning Award for outstanding new talent. Deutsch currently lives in Portland, Oregon, in a bright blue house with bubble gum pink trim.


22 Responses to “Press Release: Hereville Graphic Novel To Be Published by Harry Abrams”

  1. Rachel says:

    Oh, YAY! I’m so glad it came through–I know you’d been worrying ’cause of the economy.
    I can’t wait to read it!

  2. Rachel says:

    Oh, YAY! I’m so glad it came through–I know you’d been worrying ’cause of the economy.
    I can’t wait to read it!

  3. Tom Geller says:

    Wait. You studied under Eisner??? I didn’t know that.

    Anyway, congrats! And I think you left your flip-flops at my place. 🙂

  4. Tom Geller says:

    Wait. You studied under Eisner??? I didn’t know that.

    Anyway, congrats! And I think you left your flip-flops at my place. 🙂

  5. Barry says:

    Thanks, Rachel and Tom.

    And Tom, since I don’t own flip-flops, I doubt those are mine. 🙂

    Yes, I did study under Eisner, for a year. Then I dropped out of SVA, alas.

  6. Barry says:

    Thanks, Rachel and Tom.

    And Tom, since I don’t own flip-flops, I doubt those are mine. 🙂

    Yes, I did study under Eisner, for a year. Then I dropped out of SVA, alas.

  7. Lynn says:

    That’s fantastic news, Barry! Congrats!!

  8. Lynn says:

    That’s fantastic news, Barry! Congrats!!

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  11. Shmuel says:

    Congratulations!

  12. Shmuel says:

    Congratulations!

  13. Ray Radlein says:

    Everybody in the comics field studied under Eisner; most of them just weren’t fortunate enough to do so in person, is all.

  14. Ray Radlein says:

    Everybody in the comics field studied under Eisner; most of them just weren’t fortunate enough to do so in person, is all.

  15. Yochva says:

    That was profound, Ray.

    Mazal Tov, Barry!

  16. Yochva says:

    That was profound, Ray.

    Mazal Tov, Barry!

  17. Very nice indeed. Well deserved.:)

    Dee – GAAK writer dude

  18. Very nice indeed. Well deserved.:)

    Dee – GAAK writer dude

  19. Paul Winkler says:

    Neat wow! Go Barry!!

  20. Paul Winkler says:

    Neat wow! Go Barry!!

  21. k_D says:

    Congratulations! I can’t wait!

  22. k_D says:

    Congratulations! I can’t wait!

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