2020 marks the 80th birthday of a certain Boy Wonder in DC Comics. Dick Grayson, who we think is looking pretty good for an octogenarian, is about to star in his own graphic novel from DC’s popular line of YA books.
The Lost Carnival: A Dick Grayson Novel is penned by Michael Moreci with beautiful illustrations from Sas Milledge and charts the journey of a pre-Robin Grayson.
The official synopsis reads:
Before Batman trained him to be Robin, Dick Grayson discovered the power of young love–and its staggering costs–at the dangerous, magical, and utterly irresistible Lost Carnival.
Haly’s traveling circus no longer has the allure of its glamorous past, but it still has one main attraction: the Flying Graysons, a family of trapeze artists starring a teenage Dick Grayson. The only problem is that Dick loathes spending his summers performing tired routines for a dwindling crowd.
When the Lost Carnival, a wild and enchanting new attraction, opens nearby and threatens to pull Haly’s remaining customers, Dick is among those drawn to its magical nighttime glow. But there are forces ancient and dangerous at work at the Lost Carnival, and when Dick meets the mysterious Luciana and her carnival workers–each stranger than the last–he may be too mesmerized to recognize the danger ahead.
Beneath the carnival’s dazzling fireworks, Dick must decide who he is and who he wants to be–choosing between loyalty to his family history and a glittering future with new friends and romance. Writer Michael Moreci and artist Sas Milledge redefine Dick Grayson in The Lost Carnival, a young adult graphic novel exploring the power and magic of young love.
Here’s a look at the cover art and three preview pages from the book.
Lost Carnival: A Dick Grayson Graphic Novel is written by Michael Moreci and illustrated by Sas Milledge, the book is due to hit stores in May 2020.
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