Commission for Cleo (in space). :)

Publishers Weekly broke the news yesterday. My series Cleopatra in Space got picked up by Scholastic:

In a two book deal with Scholastic/Graphix, [David] Saylor and editor Cassandra Pelham bought the first two books in Mike Maihack’s new middle-grade graphic novel series, Cleopatra in Space, starring a cheeky teenage Cleopatra—yes, the teenaged Egyptian Queen—who is transported into the future and enrolled in an academy to train her to save the galaxy from an evil threat. Publication for Book #1, Target Practice, is scheduled for 2014. [The deal was negotiated and finalized by Judy Hansen of the Hansen Literary Agency]

These are new stories—or rather one gigantic new story—separate from the webcomic. For those interested in knowing more, I wrote a quick Q&A about the deal over on CiS. 

Today’s extra-sized Cleopatra in Space page. This is the inside of Hykosis City.

Latest three pages of Cleopatra in Spaaaace!

Latest six pages of my webcomic Cleopatra in Space. For anyone interested, that last page is available as a wallpaper here.

Latest five pages of my webcomic Cleopatra in Space. Updates every Monday!

Special two-page spread for today’s installment of my webcomic Cleopatra in Spaaace!

First page of my webcomic Cleopatra in Space Chapter 3- which just started today after almost a year off!

If you’d like, you can read from the beginning HERE.

My webcomic, Cleopatra in Space, returns in June after a nearly year-long hiatus. More info HERE.

Drew Cleo (and Khensu) this morning. Been hard at work on chapter 3!

Cleopatra in Spaaace!

Cover for Cleopatra in Space #2. Preorder it now! :)