Category: Graphic novels

Television adaptation: Heartstopper by Alice Oseman

The television adaptation of Alice Oseman’s Heartstopper graphic novel is now on Netflix. Photo: amazon

Heartstopper is a young adult LGBTQ+ ongoing graphic novel and webcomic series written and illustrated by British author Alice Oseman. The novel follows the lives of shy and softhearted Charlie Springs and rugby player Nick Nelson who sit next to each other in class one morning. A warm and intimate friendship follows, and that soon develops into something more for Charlie, who does not think he has a chance. Nick is struggling with feelings of his own and as the two grow closer and take on the ups and downs of high school, they come to understand the surprising and delightful ways in which love works. This coming-of-age story has been adapted into a television series and is now streaming on Netflix. It has received critical acclaim and has already been renewed for a second and third season. (amazon, 2022)

Heartstopper is a British coming-of-age romantic comedy television series on Netflix. Written by Alice Oseman herself, the series primarily tells the story of Charlie Spring, a gay schoolboy who falls in love with classmate Nick Nelson, whom he sites next to in school. Starring Joe Locke, William Gao, Yasmin Finney, Corinna Brown, and Kizzy Edgell, it also explores the lives of Tao, Elle, Tara, and Darcy.

Moras Productions releases second graphic novel hybrid Ancient Explorers: The Lost City of Peru

Ancient Explorers: The Lost City of Peru is available through Amazon Kindle. Courtesy photo, used with permission.

Writer Omar Mora has published his second graphic novel Ancient Explorers: The Lost City of Peru through his company Moras Productions. The hybrid book was release at San Diego International Comic Con on Wednesday July 20, 2022. (Moras Productions, 2022)

“Ancient Explorers: The Lost City of Peru” is a novel – comic book hybrid that features an adventure-action sci-fi narrative in which two best friends, together with two archaeologists, discover that an ancient map and compass are really artifacts with hidden clues to discover the lost city of Peru: Paititi. As they discover this, something puts their lives in danger, a danger that drives our adventurous friends to follow what they were meant to do in life — to become what Mark’s Grandpa taught them when they were kids: explorers of the ancients. It is then that Luis, Mark, Jennifer and Sandy begin their journey into the unknown, a magical and adventurous journey to discover the Lost City of Peru, a journey that will change their lives forever.

“I’m so proud of this book. Ancient Explorers is a novel that I always wanted to produce as a comic book. When the pandemic hit, well the economy hit as well and I wasn’t sure if the finances will be in place to do the full graphic novel. So we decided to do it as a hybrid. And I’m happy I did it that way. If you don’t read the comic books pages within the novel, you’ll get lost, the comic pages is not just illustrations, they’re part of the story. And I think that makes it very interesting and cool. It’s such a fun and entertaining story” – Omar Mora

Omar Mora is an actor, writer producer who recently worked on the movie Inside The Circle, his last published comic book was “The Unearthians” which was top 10 indie comic book at Los Angeles Comic Con in 2019. “The Unearthians” is being developed for a television series.

Ancient Explorers will be released digitally through Amazon-KINDLE. Omar Mora is the writer, with additional writing by Jim Higgins. The art was helmed by Miguel Guzman, colors and letters by Edwin Estrada, proofread by Shannon Mier, and designed by Phil Smith.

Courtesy photo, used with permission.