The thing is, being an all-ages comic with a message of reaching a diverse young audience, there is no market that’s more important to us than libraries. Whitley: That’s a great question as, as I mentioned, we already have the book out in softcover.

Long story short? Paperback books don’t last long in libraries. The penultimate arc of the main Princeless story begins August 28 with Princeless Book 9: Save Yourself, but at the same time Whitley and publisher Action Lab Entertainment are raising funds via Kickstarter for a hardcover edition of Book 3 aimed specifically at libraries – which the writer said is the franchise’s most-prized market. Jeremy Whitley sees his long-running story in Princeless ending in the next few years, but the future is bright with “a whole world of new possibilities.” Kids, or adults who still want something more family friendly can try Phoebe and her Unicorn.In this interview with Zack Smith for Newsarama, I get to talk about the latest Princeless Kickstarter – aimed at getting some hardcovers for volume three. Readalikes: Grown ups looking for something more… grown up should try Rat Queens. I’ve been wanting to read this for awhile now, and I really just wanted to read something fun – and this fit the bill perfectly! Princeless is smart, feminist and funny! In this first volume alone, topics such as ‘white as the default’, ‘racism’, ‘gender conformity’, and ‘sexism’ were all covered in a way that is easy for the whole family to understand. Princeless is the action/adventure for the girl who’s tired of waiting to be rescued and ready to save herself. Goodwin for a tale of swashbuckling in the face of sexism. Now Adrienne has decided to take matters into her own hands! Come join the Eisner-nominated team of Jeremy Whitley and M. However, on the night of her 16th-birthday, her parents, the King and Queen, locked her away in a tower guarded by a dragon to await the rescue of some handsome prince. She hates fancy dinners, is uncomfortable in lavish dresses, and has never wanted to wait on someone else to save her. Adrienne Ashe never wanted to be a princess.

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