Eat Your Heart Out, a delightful new original graphic novel from Oni Press, hits stores next week. Written by Terry Blas and Matty Newton, with art by Lydia Anslow, and colors by Claudia Aguirre, the book follows a woman named Blanca who runs away from home, in a modern-day fairytale. And we’ve got an exclusive look inside, below.
In the preview pages, Blanca is busy sketching some fashion designs in her notebook, when she meets a man who might be her new best friend: Emile. As she lays out her life and troubles, we also get a glimpse of her “evil” mother, aka a large part of the reason she left home. But is her mother so evil? Will she find fashion stardom in New York City? Can chocolate and venting solve all your problems? Read on to find out.
Eat Your Heart Out Preview
Check out five pages and the cover from the August 13, 2024 publishing graphic novel here! Click the thumbnails for a larger version:
Eat Your Heart Out Official Synopsis:
Blanca is running away. Away from her mother—the overbearing and strict Reina—and her mother’s narrow idea of what shape Blanca’s life should take. While Reina finds Blanca’s dream of pursuing fashion design a wasteful flight of fancy, Blanca sees possibility . . . and she knows if she doesn’t leave now, she might never. Of course, following your passion isn’t easy, and when Blanca arrives in New York City without a job or a roof over her head, she’s rescued by a kindly baker named Emile, who takes her in. With Emile comes his eclectic group of roommates, all living in the same brownstone, who welcome Blanca into their weird, wonderful world. Together, Blanca and her new-found friends come to discover that sometimes, the recipe for making your dreams come true is achievable, when you embrace chosen family as the missing ingredient.
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