Today on the site I’m thrilled to announce and reveal the cover for Pathways: Chronicles of Tuvana by Elaine Tipping, a fantasy graphic novel currently serialized as a webcomic on Tapas and releasing in print for the first time (with updated art!) from Dark Horse Books on September 3*, 2024! Here’s the story:
Follow a cast of heroes from all walks of life as they lead the charge to stop an ancient empire bent on world domination in this queer YA graphic novel!
An archaeological dig backed by all four countries of Tuvana is meant to shed light on the past while uniting the countries under a similar goal, despite their differences. However, the project takes a sudden dark turn after an unexpected discovery. Communications are lost, family members are missing, there are strange changes in the land and unexpected climate irregularities–all threatening to unravel the tenuous ties that have kept Tuvana at peace for so long.
A clever princess, a set of royal twins with two very different personalities, a patient guard looking after an inquisitive scholar, a powerful and mysterious loving couple, and a fun-having street brawler are all pulled slowly from their very different paths through life as they each stumble across parts of a puzzle that, once assembled, could change–or destroy–the future of their world forever.
One volume collecting the first nine chapters of Pathways: Chronicles of Tuvana!
In the words of creator Elaine Tipping: “Pathways is a high fantasy adventure, with a dash of sci-fi and a bunch of dragons, for fans of Ghibli and Critical Role!’”
And here’s the gorgeous cover by author/illustrator Elaine Tipping!
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*September 4th, for comic shops