Youth Group

Buffy the Vampire Slayer meets The Chilling Adventures of Sabrina in this darkly funny YA graphic novel.

When cynical, gothy Kay lets her mom talk her into joining the youth group at their church, she's prepared for the dorky sing-alongs and the cheesy slogans about dodging temptation. What she isn't prepared for is walking in on the clean-cut youth group leaders, Meg and Cortland, in the middle of a real-deal exorcism.

Turns out these wholesome Christian teens are demon-hunting soldiers in a secret war that's heating up fast, and even if Kay wanted to stay on the sidelines, she doesn't have a choice - she's a "Blight," a human who demons can't possess, and that makes her a target.

But Kay's in good hands with her new friends - for them, fighting literal demons is all in a Sunday's work!

Author: Jordan Morris
Publisher: First Second
Published: 07/16/2024
Pages: 256
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 1.14lbs
Size: 8.90h x 5.98w x 0.63d
ISBN: 9781250789235
Audience: Young Adult


Review Citation(s):
Bulletin of Ctr for Child Bks 06/01/2024
Booklist 05/15/2024 pg. 36
Kirkus Reviews 05/15/2024
Shelf Awareness 07/25/2024

About the Author

Jordan Morris is a writer and podcaster living in Los Angeles. He's worked on projects for Comedy Central, Cartoon Network and Disney. He's also the co-host of the well-liked but not super popular podcast Jordan, Jesse, Go! He lives with one cat and still knows all the fatalities for the original Mortal Kombat. He is beyond thrilled to be making comics. Seriously, it feels like a dream.

Bowen (Bones) McCurdy is a 26-year-old cartoonist. She's been creating comics since she was 13, and very happily made it her career. Her favorite genres to work with are horror and romance, so most of her work is a combination of the two. She has worked with Marvel, Boom!Box, IDW, and First Second. Her first graphic novel, Specter Inspectors, co-created with Kaitlyn Musto, was published by Boom! Studios in November 2021 and won the YALSA award for Great Graphic Novels for Teens.