THE ADVENTURES OF YOU!: HOW TO WRITE, DRAW, AND STAR IN YOUR OWN COMICS, by Ellen Forney, Workman Kids, Aug. 12, 2026, Paperback, $12.99 (ages 8 and up)
Become the star of your own graphic novel with The Adventures of You! How To Write, Draw, and Star in Your Own Comics, by Ellen Forney.
Hey! Are you an artist? Writer? Creator? All of the above? None of the above? Grab a pencil and this book to begin expressing your life in comics! This interactive guide is chockfull of fun exercises, insightful lessons, and plenty of practice space. Draw and write your own characters! Create funky panel shapes! Fill in the speech bubbles! Follow fun prompts to doodle, draw, and design! No writing or drawing experience is necessary—all it takes is YOU (plus a pencil or pen) to turn your ideas into visual stories, starring you! —Synopsis provided by Workman Kids
The Adventures of You is divided into an introduction and nine chapters that focus on different elements — drawing faces; drawing all sorts of stuff; the language of pictures; writing; combining words and pictures; drawing characters; lettering; panels and pages; and go make comics.
The Adventures of You gives kids with no idea where to start and starting place, and kids who are already crafting their own comics ways to expand on what they’re already doing.
My 11-year-old really likes the illustrations and the different prompts, although she tends to write/draw outside of the book because she “needs more room.”
The Adventures of You mixes humor and creativity, allowing kids to embrace their imaginations and draw to their hearts’ content.
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