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

Posted on November 4, 2008 by Ampersand

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.

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

  1. Decnavda says:
    November 4, 2008 at 2:58 pm

    Woo-hoo, congratulations! I hope it sells a million copies! Because then my copy of the self-published version with an original drawing will be worth thousands. Especially to collectors who happen to be named Tim.

  2. Charles Brubaker says:
    November 4, 2008 at 2:58 pm

    Congrats! Hope it sells well.

    And if a movie deal is reached, will it be live-action or animation?

  3. Ampersand says:
    November 4, 2008 at 3:35 pm

    Thanks, Decnavda and Charles. I hope it sells well, too!

    If a movie deal is reached — which I don’t think is likely — it will be whatever the movie producers decide to make it, I guess. I could imagine it being neat either way.

  4. nojojojo says:
    November 4, 2008 at 3:56 pm

    Woo hoo!!! Congrats! I just got a book deal a few months ago myself; I know how shiny it feels. Enjoy!

  6. Richard Jeffrey Newman says:
    November 4, 2008 at 5:12 pm

    Congratulations! This is great news.

  7. Medea says:
    November 5, 2008 at 1:07 am

    She got the troll’s sweater!

  8. nobody.really says:
    November 5, 2008 at 8:37 am

    Awesome. ‘Bout time.

    But why spring, 2010? Not to be a neudge, but I’ve already got a hair appointment then, and you KNOW how they hate to reschedule….

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