Vanuatu’s National Museum Opens Martin & Osa Johnson Centennial Exhibition

The Daily Post of Vanuatu reported that the Vanuatu National Museum and the Martin and Osa Johnson Safari Museum of Chanute, Kansas, USA, announced the opening of a joint photographic exhibition — “Re-Encountering Ancestors: Martin and Osa Johnson’s 1917 and 1919 Photographs Return To Vanuatu”. Grand Design Communications represents graphic novel rights for Osa Johnson’s […]

I MARRIED ADVENTURE author’s films screened at France’s Centre Pompidou

This weekend two of American explorers Martin and Osa Johnson’s movies will be shown at the famed Centre Pompidou in France. GDC is working with the Johnson Safari Museum and museum board member, comics writer, and editor Roy Thomas, to manage the graphic novel adaptation rights for Osa Johnson’s bestselling autobiography, I Married Adventure. The Johnsons’ […]

Now Available: Three US History Graphic Novels by Wayne Vansant

GDC is proud to offer publishing rights to three non-fiction graphic novels on US History by acclaimed author Wayne Vansant. The graphic novels are The War In Korea, an extensive history of the American involvement in the war on the Korean Peninsula from 1950-1953, Blockade, the Civil War history of the Union Navy’s war against […]

GDC Localizes A Brand NEW Star Wars #1

Coming in March from Panini France is a brand new Star Wars Magazine #1, relaunching the magazine which covers all things related to “Guerre des Etoile”! GDC Production handled translation, localization, and creation of new material for this release. Featured on the cover is everyone’s favorite Sith Lord, Darth Vader, or as he is known […]

Galaxie Star Wars 7 features Captain Phasma & 35 pages of comics

In this FINAL issue of Galaxie Star Wars, issue #7, learn everything there is to know about Captain Phasma and the cause she serves, the terrible First Order. Then get to know Jar Jar Binks better, and discover 35 pages of comics starring BB-8, Obi-Wan Kenobi, and even more droids! And speaking of Droids, this issue […]

Booster Mag 8 and Dimension Pokémon 9 out this month!

Booster Mag is THE magazine in France for collectible card games, video games, board games, and apps; but we also love comics, manga, and anime! Issue #8 features an exclusive excerpt from Marvel’s graphic novel Thor and Loki: Double Trouble, written by Eisner Award-winner Mariko Tamaki with art by the Japanese duo Gurihiru (also Eisner […]

Read a “Day in the life of Anke Kuhl” courtesy of Gecko Press

Anke Kuhl is an award-winning children’s artist and graphic novelist. Rights to Kuhl’s 2020 middle-grade graphic memoir Manno! (“C’mon!”) are represented by Grand Design Communications. Recently, Kuhl’s children’s science book on animal reproduction with writer Katharina von der Gathen, Do Animals Fall In Love?, was published in English by Gecko Press. On May 13th, the same publisher of the English […]

GDC Packages Pokémon Coloring & Activity Special

Released on August 3 in French-speaking countries is the magazine Dimension Pokémon – Hors-série 1 from Panini. The editorial content of this special edition of the regular Dimension Pokémon magazine was entirely packaged by GDC Magazine Production Services. Like most magazines in Europe, it came packaged with a “gift” – in this case, a pack of colored […]

Jyn Erso covers Galaxie Star Wars #5 out June 5

Out June 5 in Francophone countries is Galaxie Star Wars #5 from Panini. GDC’s Magazine Packaging Services handled translation, localization, and creation of supplemental material for the magazine. Galaxie Star Wars #5 features a cover story on Star Wars: Rogue One heroine Jyn Erso, who sacrificed everything to save the rebellion.  It also features no less than […]