LAUNCH EVENT: Children of the Night by Victoria Setian & Savanna Ganucheau

Join us for the unveiling of the thrilling, spine-chilling YA graphic novel Children of the Night: When Monsters Wake (Book 1).

The contemporary re-imagining of Bram Stoker’s immortal classic, Dracula, follows Mina Murray as an aspiring high school photojournalist unhappily working on her school's newspaper. But when an assignment uncovers a dark secret of the new transfer student, Raf, Mina finds herself investigating more than just a news story. As the school falls deeper under his thrall, it’s up to Mina to unravel the sinister events unfolding.

Setian and Ganucheau will be joined in conversation by ABRAMS Assistant Editor Angelica Busanet. They will discuss, read, and sign copies of Children of the Night.

This is an all-ages event, and we invite Dracula fans young and old to join us for a gothic good time!

While you wait: Meet the characters and explore the world of Children of the Night with this free browser game developed by Setian with art by Ganucheau – best played on mobile!

About Children of the Night:

Mina Murray is followed by death—at least, that's the rumor in her small town of New Whitby. An aspiring photojournalist, she has a knack for finding herself in unsettling situations to find interesting shots, like on the deck of the recently crashed boat the Demeter.

While exploring the wreckage, Mina comes across large cases of dirt and debris—and the decaying body of the ship's captain.

Intrigued by the ghastly scene, Mina tries to unearth more information about the abandoned ship, the captain, and the missing crew. Instead, she finds herself roped into her high school's newspaper club covering the big school dance her BFF, Lucy, is coordinating. It's a major bummer, but all might not be too bad if it gets her closer to Jon, her crush and guitarist for the local punk band the Romeros.

But instead of catching Jon's eye, Mina enters the orbit of Raf, the brooding (and frankly, hot) transfer student who has everyone under his thrall. As Raf's popularity grows and the dance draws near, sinister events begin to shake the core of the school: The head of the newspaper club gains an unseemly appetite for flies. Jon is getting close to Raf.

And Lucy falls ill . . . with strange puncture wounds on her neck. Mina starts to suspect that new student is hiding a dark and terrible secret . . . but will she be able to figure it out before it's too late?

About the Contributors:

Victoria Setian started her career in Gotham City, specifically the third floor of DC Comics in the heart of New York City. Her writing chops eventually landed her a role on the DC interactive team, and since then she’s continued her crossover work with credits including the Batman: Arkham series, Mortal Kombat X, and Just Cause 4. She’s a game developer conference speaker and NYU Game Center Incubator advisor, and she helped pilot the Girl Scouts Game Design patch with Women in Games International. When she’s not tinkering on her next project, she’s hanging with her family or practicing Armenian folk dance.

Savanna Ganucheau is a comic artist from New Orleans. She coauthored her first graphic novel, Bloom, with Kevin Panetta in 2019. Bloom received a distinction from the Junior Library Guild, a GLAAD Award nomination, and Amazon’s pick for Best Graphic Novel of 2019. In 2021, she adapted the novel Turtle in Paradise into the graphic novel format. Ganucheau has been creating comics since she was in third grade, and self-published her work in local comic book shops throughout high school. She has also contributed to comic series such as Adventure Time, Lumberjanes, Jem and the Holograms, and The Backstagers.

Event guidelines:

Each ticket includes either a copy ofCHILDREN OF THE NIGHT or a $15 Twisted Spine gift card.

Additional copies of the books will be available for purchase at the event.

A signing will follow the discussion.

If you have any questions about the guidelines or to request accessibility accommodations, please contact [email protected].

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