Ollie Kaplan

Chappell Roan is getting the comics treatment, with a new graphic novel biography coming from Media Lab Books. Chappell Roan: Midwest Princess: The Illustrated Story of a Musical Femininomenon, adapted by author Rachel Randall and illustrated by artist Bridie Cox (also known as Bridie Alpaca), is set to arrive in November 2026, with preorders already available for $17.99 at Barnes & Noble, Amazon, and other major book retailers.

EXO-6, a premier Star Trek sixth-scale collectible maker, has revealed a new 1/6 scale mixed-media statue of the fan-favorite nonbinary villain Captain Angel, portrayed by the franchise’s first out trans actress Jesse James Keitel (Queer As Folk), from the Strange New Worlds episode “The Serene Squall,” directed by trans filmmaker Sydney Freeland (Reservation Dogs). The Captain Angel statue is now available for pre-order at $225.

An exciting crossover is about to reach English-language readers for the first time: Tove Jansson‘s The Hobbit. Check out the Instagram announcement below: In 1960, J.R.R. Tolkien‘s publisher approached Jansson, the Finnish artist beloved worldwide as the creator of the Moomins, with an unusual request: to illustrate the Swedish-language edition of The Hobbit.