Mad Cave Studios young adult imprint Maverick is set to release Scoop Volume 1: Breaking News on April 30, and the publisher already has plans for additional volumes. The Beat can exclusively announce that Scoop Volume 2: Buried Leads will hit shelves this fall, meaning fans won’t have to wait long to continue the story.
Written by Richard Ashley Hamilton, drawn by Joseph Cooper and Pablo Andrés, colored by Simon Robins, and lettered by Dave Lanphear, Scoop follows Cuban-American high school freshman Sophie Cooper, an intern at a disgraced Miami TV news station who hopes to clear her father’s name after he’s falsely accused of a crime. In true Veronica Mars fashion, she puts her sleuthing skills to the test, only to discover that the truth is paranormal and the entire world is in danger.
In Volume 2: Buried Leads, Sophie’s 15th birthday is forgotten, and her parents decide to throw her a proper Quinceñera to make up for it. Unfortunately, Sophie is tasked with helping a disgraced celebrity chef figure out who murdered his wife. Oh, and she’s also at the apex of a love triangle… isn’t high school fun?
To solve the mystery, Sophie will have to enlist Alligatoids and a Mangrove Man, all while evading someone who’s tracking her. Along the way, she discovers something startling about herself that raises the stakes even higher.
“One of the themes in our second book is a calling to dig deeper—to keep picking at a story until you hit the truth, even if the truth scares you. And in Buried Leads, Sophie does just that,” Hamilton said in a statement. “By digging into this new murder mystery, as well as the ongoing case against her dad, she also uncovers a major piece of the secret sci-fi puzzle that’s ensnared South Florida for decades.
“But in true Scoop fashion, this discovery comes at a steep personal cost. Along the way, Soph meets some new characters who are every bit as complicated and diverse as the rest of our cast and who will play crucial roles in future volumes. That said, the most exciting addition to our little Scoop troop has to be our new artist, Pablo Andrés. Pablo’s style truly channels the allure and mystery of Miami while bringing new levels of emotion and excitement to our storytelling. I cannot thank Mad Cave enough for pairing Pablo with our colorist, Simon Robins, and our letterer, Dave Lamphear. Scoop has never looked better!”
Check out preview pages from Buried Leads below.
Scoop Volume 1: Breaking News will be available everywhere books are sold on April 30 and pre-orders are available now. Scoop Volume 2: Buried Leads will be available September 10 and pre-orders are available now. Both trade paperbacks retail for $14.99 each.
