#princeless

[jeremywhitley]

Navigating with You is OUT NOW!

Hey Tumblrinos!

So I've been working on this book for years and talking about it for months and now it's finally time for you to go get it! That's right, Navigating with You is out today from @madcavestudios and you can buy it wherever you buy books! Or, find your online retailer of choice here: https://www.simonandschuster.com/books/Navigating-With-You/Jeremy-Whitley/9781952303609

Navigating with You is the story of two new girls in school, thrown together by chaos in their lives that caused them to both move to North Carolina from their homes in New York and Florida. They quickly discover that they share a passion of a manga series they were into in middle school, but that neither of them have finished. They decide to form a book club and read them together. There's only one problem, neither of them have their copies and it turns out they are out of print. So now Neesha and Gabby must go on a quest all around North Carolina to find the books in the series. As they do, they become best friends and, eventually, much more than friends.

Navigating with You is a queer romance with two women of color as leads. In addition to that, Neesha has cerebral palsy and is trying to navigate this new life without picking up some of the old issues she had with how she was treated by her classmates. While Gabby has some deep trauma that she's still learning how to cope with.

It's a story about love, fandom, the intersection of the two, and finding that someone who really gets you and can help you navigate through all the things life throws at you, together.

[oomy-tako]

I drew some couples that I like from the ggg manga.

[miscellaneoustenten]

I love finding Avatar references

Princeless: Raven the Pirate Princess vol. 1

[sapphsquid]

They got gifts for their crushes :]

[enchantress-emily]

Jayla and Cid are asexual mad scientist buddies!

[cosmic-phoenix31]

Assorted short Pocky day fics!

Ship requests welcome!

Currently there is a completed princeless fic, and an empvin fic in the works. (Both requested)

Edit: Empvin fic is complete and requests are now closed.

[phoenixlionme]

Fictional Black Princesses Appreciation Post

[smashpages]

‘Princeless’ creators speak out against Action Lab’s 2023 Free Comic Book Day issue

Jeremy Whitley and Emily C. Martin say they were just as surprised as fans to see Action Lab solicit new ‘Princeless’ material.

[enbeemagical]

tonight's DND drawing: a (partial) redraw of this panel from Princeless volume #7 by @jeremywhitley

[jeremywhitley]

The Dog Knight from @jeremywhitley, Bre Indigo, and Melissa Capriglione is coming from MacMillan this May and you can preorder it right now!  https://us.macmillan.com/books/9781250756725/thedogknight

Need to know a little bit about it? Well, here are the first three pages for your perusal! Wanna know more? Here’s some info from the publisher!

A nonbinary middle schooler saves a dog from bullies and is offered the chance to become the Dog Knight, protector of a magical pact between humans and dogs, in the first book of this humorous and heartwarming middle-grade graphic novel series from Jeremy Whitely, author of Princeless, and Bre Indigo, illustrator of Meg, Jo, Beth, and Amy: A Graphic Novel. Frankie knows who they are. They’re a drummer, they’re nonbinary, and they’re… the Dog Knight? One day Frankie is a relatively normal middle schooler, with relatively normal challenges, like finding the perfect outfit to wear during their drum solo during the upcoming band concert. The next, they save a friendly golden retriever from bullies and suddenly find themselves in a giant magical doghouse, with a funny looking helmet, talking to a group of dog superheroes called the Pawtheon about a job offer. If Frankie can prove that they possess the six dog virtues of loyalty, kindness, honesty, justice, stubbornness, and smell, they will be named the Dog Knight and be given the power to fight alongside the Pawtheon and save the world from the forces of chaos. Maybe there is more to Frankie than they thought?

Imprint Publisher

Feiwel & Friends

ISBN

9781250756725

[welcometoamphibia]

Adrienne from Princeless reminds me of Anne (there's even a frog!)

"And as soon as I went outside it [my hair] always got stuff stuck in it. I was a hot mess."

[theaviskullguy]

THE FINALS

[indigo--montoya]

it's cry about temvin hours again

[dirtyriver]

Action Lab PRINCELESS Free Comic Book Day offering draws criticism – and confusion – from series creators

Please read the full article at The Beat for more context, but here's Jeremy Whitley and Emily C. Martin's full statement about Action Lab's latest dirty trick:

It has come to our attention through the excitement of our fans that there is “brand new” Princeless material being offered by Action Lab Comics for Free Comic Book Day. To say that this is a surprise to us is perhaps an understatement.

The creators of Princeless (Jeremy and Emily) are currently in a protracted legal battle with Action Lab regarding a number of issues that we feel should have voided our publishing contract with Action Lab. As detailed in the original complaint, these issues range from non-payment of royalties, late payment of artists, late delivery of books to the distributor, and Action Lab completely shutting down business and payments for a large chunk of 2020 without informing us or other creators. Jeremy and Emily have currently stopped working on Princeless and have not received any request to approve or finalize comics pages for a Free Comic Book Day release, nor have they approved any new work to be published in a format such as this which would not offer royalties or recompense to the creative team.

This is the latest in Action Lab’s continued policy of putting their personal profits before creators and we strongly disapprove.

Perhaps even more worrying is Action Lab’s claim in their Previews solicitation that this is meant to “kick off the tenth volume.” Not only was this done without our approval, but the team has only finished the first issue of the volume and the implication that the rest of this volume is coming soon is misleading to retailers, consumers, and the distributor. Those books have not been drawn and Action Lab has not attempted to settle our current legal issues in any meaningful way. The only possible explanations are that either Action Lab is trying to force the creative team into feeling pressured by the expectations of our fans and community or that Action Lab means to continue the book without us. We are not okay with either of these instances and we do not think the fans of Princeless will be either.

Princeless was never a cash cow, but that was never what it was about. It was about creating an important comic with a message that we could be proud of and the stories we wanted young comic fans to read. It is also important to create the book under ethical work practices where freelancers can expect the pay they are promised in a timely and uncomplicated fashion. Until this legal issue is settled, we would ask that Princeless fans not support this Free Comic Book Day book and that they make their voices heard to Action Lab, their retailers, and their distributors.

Thank you and we look forward to bringing this book to you in the future under better circumstances,

The Princeless Creative Team

Jeremy Whitley and Emily C Martin

[magpiesbones]

I haven’t thought about Princeless in years god. I should reread that it was good

[cosmic-phoenix31]

Choose fanfic ideas with me! Pt.1

I might poll again while leaving out the ship that won this time, so don't be disappointed if the ship you voted for doesn't win, I might still write about it.

I already have two aloami fics and a Pocky day princeless fic up on ao3, if you're interested in reading those.

All my ao3 fics can still be read if you don't have an account.