Wolfpitch

by Balazs Lorinczi

Overview

All’s fair in love and music when this supernatural all-girl rock band must beat the odds and become the best band in town!

Izzy’s a bass-playing werewolf. Geraldine’s the ghost of an amazing jazz pianist. Delilah’s the meanest drummer in town. They’d be the perfect trio to win the Battle of Bands...except Geraldine can’t play a solo since she passed away, and Izzy and Delilah are at each other’s throats at every opportunity. Can they work through their problems to win the competition, or will they be defeated by Delilah’s ex-band and their villainous frontman, Dylan?

Cymbals will crash, ears will ring, and hearts will melt like milkshakes in the latest delicious LGBTQ romp from graphic novelist Balazs Lorinczi (Doughnuts and Doom).

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781603095396
Publisher:	IDW Publishing
Publication date:	06/11/2024
Pages:	192
Sales rank:	523,495
Product dimensions:	6.63(w) x 8.50(h) x 0.58(d)
Age Range:	13 - 17 Years

About the Author

Balazs Lorinczi is an illustrator and graphic novelist with some animation and filmmaking background. He grew up in Hungary but now lives in Dundee, Scotland.

Editorial Reviews

03/18/2024

A bass-playing werewolf with a temper, a milkshake-loving ghost keyboardist, and a disgruntled human drummer team up to compete in a musical tournament in this spectral Josie and the Pussycats–leaning graphic novel romp by Lorinczi (Doughnuts and Doom). Despite her untimely death, Geraldine still books nightly gigs playing her keyboard at a local café. But Battle of the Bands rules state that Geraldine’s nonliving status means she can’t go solo. So, when bassist Izzy gets booted from her band the Iguanoids, she and Geraldine team up to form Wolfpitch. After a confrontation between Izzy and Iguanoids drummer Delilah ends with Delilah also getting fired, desperate times call for desperate measures and Delilah becomes Wolfpitch’s drummer. The trio struggle to form a cohesive unit, until Izzy and Delilah’s feud gives way to romance. With Wolfpitch in harmony and a threat to the Iguanoids, Izzy and Delilah’s former bandmates resort to nasty tricks to take them down. A pastel color palette and thin line art feel somewhat out of sync with the characters’ electric chemistry and leap-off-the-page personalities. Characters are portrayed with varying skin tones. Ages 13–17. (June)

Publishers Weekly

"An exuberant howl of a graphic novel, its swirling musical color celebrating the power of transformations, second chances, and the joyful noise of finding your people." —Shannon Watters, co-creator of Lumberjanes

From the Publisher

06/01/2024

Gr 8 Up—Three musicians—a werewolf, a ghost, and a human—must overcome their differences to perform in a Battle of the Bands competition. Spanish werewolf Izzy Plata is the best bass player in town, but her inflated ego and high standards get her kicked out of her fourth band in a year. When she hears the music of the late jazz legend Geraldine Dukes coming from a local burger joint, she learns that Geraldine has returned as a ghost, and can become dense enough to play the piano by drinking milkshakes. Desperately wanting to compete in the upcoming Battle of the Bands, Izzy joins forces with Geraldine and rival drummer, Delilah. The tension from Delilah and Izzy's tempestuous past transforms into attraction, but a moment of vulnerability makes Izzy pull away and endanger the band's tenuous cohesion. Delilah's former bandmate also threatens sabotage, but the three stars ultimately overcome their differences for a memorable show. Pinks, oranges, blues, and blacks infuse the high-contrast art, with memory sequences drawn in grayscale. While the graphic novel successfully captures how the past influences the characters' motivations and behavior, Izzy and Delilah's romantic relationship feels underdeveloped. VERDICT A fantastical musical journey with strong characterization.—Emily Yates

School Library Journal