DC Comics has revealed that acclaimed author Kody Keplinger (The Duff) and artist Sara Kipin are to reimagine Poison Ivy—one of DC’s most popular antiheroes—in Poison Ivy: Thorns, a new teen romance with a gothic horror twist.
The original young adult (YA) graphic novel follows closed-off teenager Pamela Isley as she navigates her thorny high school years. Pamela might be the school’s most passionate caretaker of the campus greenhouse, but her deep love and devotion only applies to plants. She doesn’t trust people easily—especially men, who always seem to want something from her—and prefers to hide behind her bright red hair. That all changes when a cute goth girl named Alice Oh comes into her life. Alice makes Pamela feel like pulling back the curtains and letting the sunshine in. But there are dark secrets deep within the Isley house. Secrets Pamela’s father has warned must remain hidden. Secrets that could turn deadly and destroy the one person who ever cared about Pamela, or as her mom preferred to call her…Ivy.
Kody Keplinger is the USA Today and New York Times bestselling author of many books for young adult and middle grade readers, including The DUFF, which was adapted into a major motion picture in 2015, and That’s NOT What Happened. She teaches writing classes at the Gotham Writers Workshop in New York City. When she isn’t writing, Kody can usually be found playing Dungeons & Dragons, cuddling with her two black cats, or taking long walks with her German shepherd. You can find her online at kodykeplinger.com or @Kody_Keplinger on Twitter. Sara Kipin is an illustrator and visual developer based out of Burbank, California. She graduated from the Maryland Institute College of Art in 2016 and has been working in the animation industry ever since.
Poison Ivy: Thorns marks both Keplinger and Kipin’s first graphic novel and first work with DC. The book is available to preorder now and is due for general release to bookstores on June 1, 2021.
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