Showing posts with label Cat Burglar Black. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Cat Burglar Black. Show all posts
Thursday, May 6, 2010
Tuesday, April 13, 2010
More Praise from Booklist Re: CAT BURGLAR BLACK
Booklist Online - Great Graphic Novels for Teens: 2010 (FEATURE)
Many thanks to Booklist for continuing to say nice things about CAT BURGLAR BLACK. Besides making the list of "Great Graphic Novels for Teens 2010" (see above link), the book also recently appeared on their list of "Top Ten Crime Fiction Books for Youth".
These kinds of mentions are important for little books like mine, and I appreciate it very much. It helps keep the book alive long after the publisher has moved on to other things. I feel sure that the many kind reviews were the reason the first printing sold out and a (modest) second-printing followed. I truly enjoyed writing a book with a younger audience in mind and I am gratified that it appears to be my best-selling book. Thanks to the publisher for allowing me to do it and to do it my way.
I've been receiving occasional letters and emails from schools and libraries with questions about the book and its characters and I want to thank all of those folks who were interested in the book enough to write. It means a lot to me. In answer to the most frequent question: A sequel has been plotted out in detail in which loose ends left dangling in the first book are tied up in (I hope) satisfying and unexpected ways. With any luck, someday that sequel will be able to join the first book on the shelf. However, these kinds of things are often sadly beyond one's control. I wrote the book so it could be read as either the first installment of a series or as a self-contained, stand-alone story with any loose ends not tied up left to stimulate the creative imagination of the reader. A little mystery is good for the soul!
So - it looks like the next book of mine to be released -- at the end of this year (knock on wood!) -- will be something entirely different and new. That's all I can really say right now. That, and the fact that there are a few other projects and surprises scheduled to start showing up late this year and early in 2011 (I suppose I'd better knock on wood again! Nothing is ever certain, unfortunately).
I'll naturally post more concrete news about upcoming projects right here when I can. Writing and drawing comics can be a long and arduous process and I am grateful for the readers who have stuck with me, been patient with me, and encouraged me through the years. Thank you all very much!
Monday, January 4, 2010
Sunday, December 27, 2009
FEARnet: CAT BURGLAR BLACK is one of the "Top 9 of '09"!
Thank you to FEARnet for listing CAT BURGLAR BLACK as one of the "Top 9 of '09" in their Comics & Graphic Novels division. It's an honor and a (nice) surprise!
Wednesday, November 18, 2009
Tuesday, November 3, 2009
Omnivoracious Reviews Cat Burglar Black!
Read full review here:
Some samples:
Richard Sala's Cat Burglar Black is a charming and stylish escapade replete with homages to the Nancy Drew series,The Secret Garden, and even, in my opinion, the set-piece capers in the Tintin adventures...
I must admit to having a soft spot for mysteries set in schools--the principal appeal of the first three Harry Potter novels for me--and Sala's taken the best part of such childhood memories as Bugs Bunny or Abbott & Costello creeping through haunted mansions and wedded it to fond-remembered scenes involving the Thompson Twins (not, dear Misguided Ones, the pop band) and even, dare I say it, Scooby Doo...
The mystery is complex and at times devilish. When you've finished, you remember with fondness nights as a child curled up with a book and a hot cocoa on the couch. The book might be aimed at a younger age group, but adults should get a nostalgic smile out of it...
Thank you, Omnivoracious!
Wednesday, September 16, 2009
Friday, September 11, 2009
Thursday, September 10, 2009
Curt Purcell Reviews Cat Burglar Black
It's always a pleasure to read Curt's smart and insightful reviews -- whether they're about my books or not!
Tuesday, September 8, 2009
Monday, August 31, 2009
Thursday, August 20, 2009
Wednesday, August 12, 2009
Friday, July 24, 2009
Friday, June 26, 2009
Tuesday, June 9, 2009
Tuesday, June 2, 2009
Cat Burglar Black -- Final Cover!
Oops! The cover I posted below was an earlier version. This is the final (improved!) version designed by the brilliant Colleen AF Venable for MacMillan's graphic novel imprint FirstSecond.
Saturday, May 30, 2009
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