Find Some New Friends In Jo & Rus From BOOM! Studios
by James Ferguson
Two unlikely best friends learn to roll with the punches when life doesn’t go their way in Jo & Rus, an upcoming middle grade graphic novel by Audra Winslow, coming in September from BOOM! Studios. The comic follows the title characters who are brought together by a mysterious one-eyed cat. It turns out both of them are outcasts trying to figure out what they really want from life in a world where the odds are stacked against them. By becoming friends, they discover who they really are, who they want to be, and what it takes for all of us to find our own happiness.
Creator Audra Winslow says:
Jo & Rus is a story for anyone that is seeking a friend. I wrote this story loosely based on personal experiences and feelings, that I not only had as a preteen, but as an adult too. This story is for the lonely doing their best.
Jo & Rus will be published under BOOM! Studios’ KaBOOM! imprint, alongside a number of other titles geared towards middle grade and younger audiences. This sounds like a perfect fit and a very positive book.
Bryce Carlson, Vice President, Editorial & Creative Strategy, BOOM! Studios added:
This is one of those beautiful graphic novels that drips with sincerity and lives in the quiet, seemingly routine moments of growing up. Jo & Rus explores the pains of loneliness and highlights how an unexpected friendship can change your life. Audra is an incredible cartoonist who is going to steal everyone’s heart. Her debut graphic novel is filled with lovable outcasts, mischief, adventures, and cats. So many cats. What’s not to love?
Jo & Rus is set for release in September 2020.
