Nathan Hale’s The Mighty Bite for Fans of Dog Man & The InvestiGators

The Mighty Bite is a new middle grade graphic novel to be written and drawn by Nathan Hale pitched for fans of Dog Man and The InvestiGators. It follows a determined trilobite and a band of creatures across the evolutionary spectrum as they compete in a streaming video competition.

Utah-based Nathan Hale is the author and illustrator of the Eisner-nominated, New York Times bestselling graphic novel series on American history Nathan Hale’s Hazardous Tales. He also created the sci-fi horror comics One Trick Pony and Apocalypse Taco. He is also the illustrator of the graphic novel Rapunzel’s Revenge and its sequel, Calamity Jack He also illustrated Frankenstein: A Monstrous Parody, The Dinosaurs’ Night Before Christmas, and many others.

Maggie Lehrman at Abrams has bought The Mighty Bite and publication is scheduled for the spring of 2023. Nathan Hale’s agent Chad W. Beckerman at the CAT Agency negotiated the deal for world rights.

Abrams, formerly Harry N. Abrams, Inc, is an American publisher of art and illustrated books, children’s books, and stationery. The enterprise is a subsidiary of the French publisher La Martinière Groupe. Run by President and CEO Michael Jacobs, Abrams publishes and distributes approximately 250 titles annually and has more than 3,000 titles in print. Abrams also distributes publications for the Victoria and Albert Museum, Tate, Vendome Press (in North America), Booth Clibborn Editions, SelfMadeHero, MoMA Children’s Books, and 5 Continents. Founded by Harry N. Abrams in 1949, Abrams was the first company in the United States to specialize in the creation and distribution of art books. Times Mirror acquired the company in 1966 and Harry Abrams retired in 1977. For many years, the company was under the direction of Paul Gottlieb (publisher) until January 2001, eighteen months before his death. Abrams was acquired by La Martinière Groupe in 1997.