books founded 2006 parent company 1959 headquarters minneapolis minnesota u.s. key people greg hunter senior editor website graphic universe gateway graphic universe an imprint of lerner publishing group was launched in 2006 and publishes books in graphic novel format . contents 1 history 2 graphic myths and legends 2.1 titles 3 twisted journeys 3.1 titles 4 foreign imports 4.1 titles 5 selected honors for graphic universe books 5.1 will eisner comic industry awards nominees 5.2 junior library guild selections 5.3 kirkus best children s books 6 artists and authors history edit in 2006 lerner publishing group created the graphic universe imprint for the purpose of publishing graphic novels for young and developing readers . initial series included graphic myths and legends sequential retellings of famous myths from around the world and twisted journeys an interactive fiction series similar in nature to choose your own adventure done in a mix of prose and comics storytelling . the imprint later began to publish a variety of foreign children s comics in translations and many award winning creator owned graphic novels . citation needed graphic myths and legends edit graphic myths and legends is the first series published by graphic universe . there are currently a total of 27 titles in the series . the books are full color comic retellings of famous myths from around the world including hercules and amaterasu . the series has the trade byline of supreme artwork and storytelling . graphic myths and legends is drawn and inked by some of the top artists in the industry . titles edit ali baba fooling the forty thieves amaterasu return of the sun arthur & lancelot the fight for camelot atalanta the race against destiny beowulf monster slayer demeter & persephone spring held hostage guan yu blood brothers to the end hercules the twelve labors the hero twins against the lords of death isis & osiris to the ends of the earth jason quest for the golden fleece king arthur excalibur unsheathed marwe into the land of the dead odysseus escaping poseidon s curse perseus the hunt for medusa s head pigling a cinderella story psyche & eros the lady and the monster robin hood outlaw of sherwood forest sinbad sailing into peril the smoking mountain the story of popocat petl and iztacc huatl sunjata warrior king of mali theseus battling the minotaur thor & loki in the land of giants tristan & isolde the warrior and the princess the trojan horse the fall of troy william tell one against an empire yu the great conquering the flood twisted journeys edit twisted journeys is an interactive fiction series similar in nature to choose your own adventure done in a mix of written and comic format . some pages are done in a comic layout and others are done in novel format . traditional drawing inking coloring and lettering techniques are used throughout . titles edit 1 captured by pirates 2 escape from pyramid x 3 terror in ghost mansion 4 the treasure of mount fate 5 nightmare on zombie island 6 the time travel trap 7 vampire hunt 8 alien incident on planet j 9 agent mongoose and the hypno beam scheme 10 the goblin king 11 shipwrecked on mad island 12 kung fu masters 13 school of evil 14 attack of the mutant meteors 15 agent mongoose and the attack of the giant insects 16 the quest for dragon mountain 17 detective frankenstein 18 horror in space 19 the fifth musketeer 20 peril in summerland park 21 safari survivor 22 hero city foreign imports edit graphic universe also publishes foreign titles in translation usually from french . titles edit the elsewhere chronicles originally les enfants d ailleurs waluk william and the lost spirit first man reimagining matthew henson terrorist gavrilo princip the assassin who ignited world war i marco polo the silk road hotel strange lou mortensen s escapades mr. badger and mrs. fox a game for swallows a bag of marbles i remember beirut the other side of the wall tao the little samurai the little prince tib & tumtum where s leopold selected honors for graphic universe books edit will eisner comic industry awards nominees edit a bag of marbles by joseph joffo kris and vincent bailly best reality based work birdcatdog by lee nordling & meritxell bosch best publication for early readers the ferret s a foot by colleen af venable and stephanie yue best publication for kids junior library guild selections edit a bag of marbles by joseph joffo kris and vincent bailly believe your eyes by cori doerrfeld and tyler page the ferret s a foot by colleen af venable and stephanie yue a game for swallows to die to leave to return by zeina abirached hercules the twelve labors by paul d. storrie and steve kurth i remember beirut by zeina abirached little white duck a childhood in china by andr s vera mart nez na liu and andr s vera mart nez the maltese mummy by trina robbins and tyler page terrorist gavrilo princip the assassin who ignited world war i by henrik rehr truth in sight by cori doerrfeld and tyler page kirkus best children s books edit and then there were gnomes by colleen af venable and stephanie yue birdcatdog by lee nordling & meritxell bosch hamster and cheese by colleen af venable and stephanie yue little white duck a childhood in china by andr s vera mart nez na liu and andr s vera mart nez wrapped up in you by dan jolley and natalie nourigat best teen books of the year artists and authors edit many well known artists and other members of the comic industry have worked with the various graphic universe titles including dan jolley thomas yeates john mccrea trina robbins alitha martinez meritxell bosch na liu zeina abirached bannister craig hamilton andr s vera mart nez ron fontes lee nordling steve kurth tyler page cori doerrfeld henrik rehr paul storrie simon schwartz jeff limke stephanie yue colleen af venable and ron randall . retrieved from https en.wikipedia.org w index.php title graphic universe & oldid 730303512 categories comic book publishing companies of the 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