DOGSITTER #1

Heel…sit…stay—for a summer rom-com with bark and bite!Gemma Monroe should be reveling in her ’20s. Instead, she’s on a leave of absence from veterinarian school to save for rising tuition, stacking shifts at a flower shop and juggling her side gig as a dogsitter. Gemma’s favorite canine client—an Akita with an identity crisis—comes with the most demanding dog-mom: Portia Ross, a high-powered executive with deep pockets who sees Gemma as a pet project of her own. It’s delicate, but Gemma knows that getting her life back on track means this customer is always right. And the policy works…until Gemma locks eyes with the charming Neal Mandell, and what starts as a welcome casual fling unleashes a transactional love triangle that could throw her future to the dogs. Jamie S. Rich and Megan Levens, the veteran romance collaborators behind Ares & Aphrodite and Madame Frankenstein, reunite for a new romp—and a lineup of dog-crazy cover artists joins the pack! All variants for this series will feature the artist’s real-life four-legged friends, beginning with… Jamie S. Rich is an author and editor. In addition to being the Editor-in-Chief of Oni Press in its formative years, he was Group Editor at DC Comics from 2015 to 2021, during which time he edited the acclaimed series Mister Miracle, Shade the Changing Girl, Far Sector, Supergirl: Woman of Tomorrow, and, alongside Sarah Gaydos and Marc Andreyko, the Eisner-winning Love is Love anthology, among others. The comics he has written include several collaborations with artist Joëlle Jones, such as 12 Reasons Why I Love Her (romance) and You Have Killed Me (crime), and the Archer Coe series with Dan Christensen (more crime!). He is currently Editor-in-Chief of Ignition Press. Megan Levens is a cartoonist best known for her work on comics such as STAR TREK, BUFFY THE VAMPIRE SLAYER, ANGEL CITY, and MADAME FRANKENSTEIN. She most recently completed interior art duties for the upcoming IDW Publishing miniseries, STAR TREK: RED SHIRTS, with crewmates Christopher Cantwell, Charlie Kirchoff, and Jodie Troutman. Megan is owned by two rescue dogs, Ozzie and Jester, who reside with her in Kansas City.