Grand Slam Romance

Grand Slam Romance Book 1

Ollie Hicks, Emma Oosterhous

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Abrams
25 May 2023

Romance; Graphic novels; Baseball

Series: Grand Slam Romance

In this queer graphic novel that’s equal parts romance, softball, and magical girl drama, Mickey Monsoon and Astra Maxima are best friends . . . and maybe more. That is, until Astra unceremoniously dumps Mickey to become a softball wunderkind at a private girl’s school in Switzerland. Years later, Mickey is the hotshot pitcher for the Belle City Broads, and their team is poised to sweep the league this season. But Micky is thrown off their game when Astra shows up to catch for the Gaiety Gals, the Broads’ fiercest rival. Astra is flirty, arrogant, and reckless on the field—everything the rule-abiding Mickey hates.

By: Ollie Hicks
Illustrated by: Emma Oosterhous
Imprint: Abrams
Country of Publication: United States
Dimensions: Height: 216mm, Width: 152mm,
ISBN: 9781419758010
ISBN 10: 1419758012
Series: Grand Slam Romance
Pages: 240
Publication Date: 25 May 2023
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

Ollie Hicks is a Black British comics creator and editor who lives in the UK and has Jamaican heritage. They have a PhD in comics studies—focused on 20th-century British and American girls’ comics—from the University of Dundee, which is gently gathering dust. They like to write funny gay stories with their funny gay wife, Emma Oosterhous. Grand Slam Romance is their debut graphic novel. Emma Oosterhous is a cartoonist, animal enthusiast, and lesbian from Colorado. In 2018, she earned a Marshall Scholarship and then an MDes in comics and graphic novels from the University of Dundee. She now lives in the UK, where she makes comics with her wife, Ollie Hicks. Grand Slam Romance was her debut graphic novel.

Reviews for Grand Slam Romance (Grand Slam Romance Book 1)

"""Grand Slam Romance is hilarious, sexy, and joyful! Featuring a group of queer friends so funny and cool, you'll wish you were on the team.""--Britta Lundin, author of Like Other Girls ""Funny, flirtatious, and fantastical, Grand Slam Romance combines all the best parts of sports manga, magical girls, and romance for a satisfying home run of a story.""--Nicole Goux, Forest Hills Bootleg Society, Everyone is Tulip, Shadow of the Batgirl ""Funny, tender, and magical, Grand Slam Romance captures the complicated messiness of an old romance reignited by a new rivalry. A comical and endearingly relatable story!""--Sloane Leong, author of a Map to the Sun"