New Collaboration Between Nadia Shammas and Jade Armstrong Coming 2026

I’m excited to announce the final of three planned publications for 2026: Heartbreak Sounds Good in a Place Like This by Nadia Shammas and Jade Armstrong:

Sad songs sound best when screamed in a crowd of equally-sad schmucks. For the roommate/bandmate duo WITCHTIT, it's the only feeling that keeps them going, on and off-stage. When an unexpected win leaves them with a big chance (and a big deadline), the change of tune might be looking more like the soundtrack to their personal breakdowns.

What kind of EP is this... breakthrough or breakup?

Nadia Shammas is a Palestinian-American comics and games writer from Brooklyn, NY now living in Toronto, Canada. She is best known for Squire (HarperCollins), a Harvey Award-winning YA Middle Eastern fantasy graphic novel co-created with Sara Alfageeh; Where Black Stars Rise (Tor Nightfire), an adult eldritch horror graphic novella co-created with Marie Enger; and Ms. Marvel: Stretched Thin (Scholastic). Her clients include Marvel, DC Comics, IDW Publishing, First Second, Tor Nightfire, Penguin Random House, and HarperCollins. Learn more about Nadia at https://www.nadiashammas.com/about-me 

Jade Armstrong is a non-binary cartoonist who was raised in a little town called Almonte, Ontario, before heading off to Toronto. They are best known for their middle grade graphic novel, Scout is Not a Band Kid (Random House Graphic) and their adult comic about eating disorders, Food School (Conundrum). They’re currently working on a YA graphic novel about magical girls for First Second. You can learn more about Jade at their website: https://jelajade.com/ or at their comics collective, Hello Boyfriend: https://helloboyfriend.itch.io/ 

Nadia and Jade are an absolute dream team. They’re both funny, enthusiastic creators with a passion for stories about messy people and queer relationships. I’ve been a fan of their work for years; Nadia has a gift for dialogue and for exploring complex interior emotions with humor and warmth. Jade’s cartooning is emotive and charming, with clean, precise lines and fantastic characters. Heartbreak Sounds Good… will be a heartfelt exploration of friendship, creation, and the challenges that arise when your passion becomes your job.

Publication of Heartbreak Sounds Good in a Place Like This  is set for 2026.