Joshua Smeaton Moves 'Woodland Hills' Graphic Novel Rights from Pixel+Ink to Papercutz for 2028 Release
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Rich Johnston
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Summary
Joshua Smeaton, creator of The Kid's Comics Creator Newsletter, has moved the publishing rights for his upcoming middle grade graphic novel "Woodland Hills" from Pixel+Ink to Papercutz, with a planned 2028 publication. The graphic novel follows a prickly skunk named Niles who is content being an outsider until a friendly bear named JB moves to town, forming an unlikely friendship. The book is pitched as "Be Prepared meets Zootopia/Zootropolis."
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Joshua Smeaton is the writer and artist of The Kid's Comics Creator Newsletter and has now sold the publishing rights to Woodland Hills
his new middle grade graphic novel about a prickly skunk content to be an outsider, until a big, friendly bear moves to town and pitched as Be Prepared meets Zootopia/Zootropolis
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