The Lionharts: A Graphic Novel

In this high-octane Dungeons & Dragons-inspired middle-grade graphic novel, the Lionhart brothers must save their parents and uncover the truth behind their legendary adventuring family!

Adventuring isn't just in the Lionhart family's blood--it's the family business. Grammy and Baba Lionhart were once a famous questing duo--slaying dragons and fighting monsters, they were legends throughout the land.

Now, their daughter, Lenna, has taken over the business, questing under the famous Lionhart name with her husband, Gerard, and their young sons, Alder and Flynt, are desperate to be included!

When their parents go missing after accepting an unusually high-paying job from a mysterious woman, the boys set out to find them, eager to prove they're ready to carry on the family legacy. Nothing can shake a Lionhart, right? But Grammy and Baba know better and swiftly catch up with the boys, who have already gotten themselves in heap of trouble.

Along the journey, Alder and Flynt tackle big challenges and discover new skills, but as they get closer to finding their parents, they also unearth a secret that could tear their family apart and, even worse, bring the Lionhart name to ruin. From Mike Lawrence, creator of the Star Scouts series, comes book 1 in a fast-paced and adventurous middle-grade graphic novel duology sure to appeal to fans of Lightfall, 5 Worlds, and Dungeon Critters.

Author: Mike Lawrence
Publisher: Abrams Fanfare
Published: 03/03/2026
Pages: 240
Binding Type: Paperback
ISBN13: 9781419759970
ISBN10: 1419759973
BISAC Categories:
- Juvenile Fiction | Comics & Graphic Novels | Fantasy
- Juvenile Fiction | Fantasy | General

About the Author
Mike Lawrence began self-publishing comics after graduating from art school. At Stumptown Comics Fest, he met local author Elizabeth Rusch, and they collaborated on Muddy Max: The Mystery of Marsh Creek. Lawrence debuted as an author-illustrator with the Star Scouts trilogy from First Second, which received multiple starred reviews and was called one of the 10 Best Kids Comics by Paste magazine. Lawrence switched gears to nonfiction with Maker Comics: Survive the Outdoors and Science Comics: Deep-Sea Creatures. Lawrence lives In Portland, Oregon, with his wife and two sons.