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Grand Slam Romance (Grand Slam Romance Book 1)

By Ollie Hicks
Series: Grand Slam Romance
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In this queer graphic novel blending romance, softball, and magical girl drama, Mickey Monsoon and Astra Maxima are best friends with a complicated history. After Astra leaves to become a softball standout in Switzerland, Mickey becomes a star pitcher for the Belle City Broads. Their rivalry heats up when Astra returns as the catcher for the Gaiety Gals, challenging everything Mickey stands for on and off the field.
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Ideal for readers who enjoy queer romance, sports stories, and magical girl themes, especially fans of graphic novels that blend humour and heartfelt character dynamics.

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In this queer graphic novel that’s equal parts romance, softball, and magical girl drama, Mickey Monsoon and Astra Maxima are best friends... and maybe more. That is, until Astra unceremoniously dumps Mickey to become a softball wunderkind at a private girls' school in Switzerland.

Years later, Mickey is the hotshot pitcher for the Belle City Broads, and their team is poised to sweep the league this season. But Mickey is thrown off their game when Astra shows up to catch for the Gaiety Gals, the Broads’ fiercest rival. Astra is flirty, arrogant, and reckless on the field—everything the rule-abiding Mickey hates.

Series: Grand Slam Romance

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  • Grand Slam Romance Book 1
    Storytelling team Ollie Hicks and Emma Oosterhous’s first Grand Slam Romance is a queer, full-colour graphic novel that’s equal parts romance, softball, and drama, where the balls are fast, the smooches are spicy, and the girls . . . magical—now in paperback. Mickey Monsoon is the hotshot pitcher for the Belle City Broads, and their team is poised to sweep...
    By Emma Oosterhous and Ollie Hicks
    Paperback
    $3499
    Available
    Ships in 4-6 weeks
  • Grand Slam Romance Book 3: Farewell to Babes
    A raucous celebration of queer joy and magical girl mayhem, Farewell to Babes is the third and final graphic novel in the Grand Slam Romance series. In Grand Slam Romance: Farewell to Babes, softball’s favourite throuple, Mickey, Astra, and Wolfgang have finally given in to their undeniable attraction. But is it true love or just temporary lust? Wolfgang’s ready to...
    By Emma Oosterhous and Ollie Hicks
    Hardback
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  • Grand Slam Romance Book 2: Major League Hotties
    Astra and Mickey are celebrating their epic victory over their arch-rivals, the Gaiety Gals, but the party is cut short when their nemesis, Jasmine Von Schitz, reveals the shocking truth: now that Mickey's magical girl powers have been revealed, they can't play softball until they obtain a Magical Girl license! Too bad there's only one place to get it: the...
    By Ollie Hicks
    Hardback
    $4499
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  • Grand Slam Romance (Grand Slam Romance Book 1)
    Grand Slam Romance (Grand Slam Romance Book 1)
    In this queer graphic novel that’s equal parts romance, softball, and magical girl drama, Mickey Monsoon and Astra Maxima are best friends... and maybe more. That is, until Astra unceremoniously dumps Mickey to become a softball wunderkind at a private girls' school in Switzerland. Years later, Mickey is the hotshot pitcher for the Belle City Broads, and their team is...
    By Ollie Hicks
    Hardback
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Funny, tender, and magical, Grand Slam Romance captures the messy revival of an old romance amid fierce sports rivalry. Praised for its combination of sports manga, magical girl elements, and romance, it delivers a comical, flirtatious, and joyful story with a cast of queer friends audiences will love.

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Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781419758010

Publisher: Abrams

Format: Hardback

Date Published: 22 June 2023

Country: United States

Imprint: Abrams

Illustration: Full-color illustrations throughout

Contributors:

  • Illustrated by Emma Oosterhous

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Width: 152.0mm

Height: 216.0mm

Weight: 300g

Pages: 240

Collections

Contemporary Romance Fiction Graphic Novels LGBTQ+ LGBTQ+ Romance Ollie Hicks Series: Grand Slam Romance Sports

About the Author

Ollie Hicks is a Black British comics creator and editor who lives in the UK and has Jamaican heritage. They have a PhD in comics studies—focused on 20th-century British and American girls’ comics—from the University of Dundee, which is gently gathering dust. They like to write funny gay stories with their funny gay wife, Emma Oosterhous. Grand Slam Romance is their debut graphic novel. Emma Oosterhous is a cartoonist, animal enthusiast, and lesbian from Colorado. In 2018, she earned a Marshall Scholarship and then an MDes in comics and graphic novels from the University of Dundee. She now lives in the UK, where she makes comics with her wife, Ollie Hicks. Grand Slam Romance was her debut graphic novel.

Also by Ollie Hicks

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  • Grand Slam Romance Book 1
    Storytelling team Ollie Hicks and Emma Oosterhous’s first Grand Slam Romance is a queer, full-colour graphic novel that’s equal parts romance, softball, and drama, where the balls are fast, the smooches are spicy, and the girls . . . magical—now in paperback. Mickey Monsoon is the hotshot pitcher for the Belle City Broads, and their team is poised to sweep...
    By Emma Oosterhous and Ollie Hicks
    Paperback
    $3499
    Available
    Ships in 4-6 weeks
  • Grand Slam Romance Book 3: Farewell to Babes
    A raucous celebration of queer joy and magical girl mayhem, Farewell to Babes is the third and final graphic novel in the Grand Slam Romance series. In Grand Slam Romance: Farewell to Babes, softball’s favourite throuple, Mickey, Astra, and Wolfgang have finally given in to their undeniable attraction. But is it true love or just temporary lust? Wolfgang’s ready to...
    By Emma Oosterhous and Ollie Hicks
    Hardback
    $4499
    Available
    Ships in 4-6 weeks
  • Grand Slam Romance Book 2: Major League Hotties
    Astra and Mickey are celebrating their epic victory over their arch-rivals, the Gaiety Gals, but the party is cut short when their nemesis, Jasmine Von Schitz, reveals the shocking truth: now that Mickey's magical girl powers have been revealed, they can't play softball until they obtain a Magical Girl license! Too bad there's only one place to get it: the...
    By Ollie Hicks
    Hardback
    $4499
    Available
    Ships in 4-6 weeks

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