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Teen Boat signed to Houghton

Teen Boat signed to Houghton

04/05/2011 4:52 pm by Heidi MacDonald

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They said it would never happen but it has: TEEN BOAT is being collected as a book by Clarion/Houghton Mifflin — created by Dave Roman and John Green, TEEN BOAT, the story of a boy who can transform into a small yacht, has long charmed readers with a series of mini-comics combining “the angst of being a teen with the thrill of being a boat.” There’s even a trailer, above. PR below:

To get the attention of the popular girl, Niña Pinta Santa Maria, high school student Teen Boat (yes, that’s his name) forsakes the advice of his best friend and lets the school bully throw a boat party on him in international waters. But when an encounter with pirates leads to detention, TB, as his friends call him, questions if his powers of buoyancy are a blessing or a curse. All the challenges of being a teenager are given a nautical twist, such as classroom politics, afterschool jobs, getting a driver’s license, and breaking out – only in barnacles instead of pimples. Being a teen and being a boat means dealing with a lot of pier pressure!

First published in mini-comic format, and featured everywhere from MTV to Boating World Magazine, the Teen Boat! graphic novel – now in color – will collect the Ignatz Award-winning series for the first time, including 33 pages of new story.

Daniel Nayeri at Clarion/Houghton Mifflin Harcourt acquired the publishing rights to Teen Boat! in a deal done with agent Judith Hansen of the Hansen Literary Agency. Teen Boat! is scheduled for a Spring 2012 publication.


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Heidi MacDonald

Heidi MacDonald is the founder and editor in chief of The Beat. In the past, she worked for Disney, DC Comics, Fox and Publishers Weekly. She can be heard regularly on the More To Come Podcast. She likes coffee, cats and noble struggle.

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  1. Abby says

    04/05/2011 4:58 pm at 4:58 pm

    Yay!

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  2. Brad says

    04/05/2011 5:26 pm at 5:26 pm

    YESSSSS!!!!!!

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  3. john layman says

    04/05/2011 5:29 pm at 5:29 pm

    TEEN BOAT IS THE GREATEST COMIC BOOK IN THE HISTORY OF MANKIND, AND POSSIBLY THE GREATEST THING IN ALL OF HUMAN HISTORY!!!

    I am so very, very happy about this!

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  4. Ali T. Kokmen says

    04/05/2011 5:46 pm at 5:46 pm

    Fantastic! I could not be happier!

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  5. Kiel Phegley says

    04/05/2011 6:18 pm at 6:18 pm

    Seriously great pick up. Congrats to Dave & John!

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  6. 9mm Ed says

    04/05/2011 6:36 pm at 6:36 pm

    I’ve loved Teen Boat for years, and I’m so happy to see that it’s getting the attention it deserves. Congrats to John and Dave!

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  7. Neil Kleid says

    04/05/2011 7:05 pm at 7:05 pm

    Teen BOOOOOOAAAAATTTTT. YAY!

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  8. Andre says

    04/05/2011 8:48 pm at 8:48 pm

    Awesome news! Glad to get new TeenBoat comics, and colour to boot!

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  9. EMily says

    04/05/2011 8:57 pm at 8:57 pm

    I love the video! What fun –:0)

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  10. Josh says

    04/05/2011 9:27 pm at 9:27 pm

    God I love Teen Boat. And in color to boot! I will buy this in a heartbeat.

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  11. Nick Marino says

    04/06/2011 4:55 am at 4:55 am

    haha nice! i have a bunch of the TB minis (#2-something) sitting on my floor for the past year waiting to be read.

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  12. barry says

    04/06/2011 10:12 am at 10:12 am

    Been a fan of this book since the first year of S.P.A.C.E. My favorite promo piece for the book was a shot of Ted Lange (Isaac from Love Boat) holding up a copy.

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  13. Alex Cox says

    04/06/2011 12:28 pm at 12:28 pm

    I love TEEN BOAT with my whole heart. This is amazing news!

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  14. Chris Duffy says

    04/06/2011 6:04 pm at 6:04 pm

    Teen Boat is finest “transformation-into vehicle-as-metaphor-for-adolescence” comics I’ve ever read. Congrats to everyone!!!! Now I can’t get that song out of my head.

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