Stephen Curry: The Official Graphic Novel

Illustrated by Damion Scott
Ebook (EPUB FXL CPB)
On sale Aug 13, 2024 | 112 Pages | 9780593887127
Age 8-12 years | Grades 3-7
Reading Level: Lexile GN640L | Fountas & Pinnell U
A thrilling graphic novel about Stephen Curry's underdog story and meteoric rise to becoming one of the greatest basketball players of all time!

Stephen Curry is considered one of the—if not the—greatest shooters of all time. But his road to greatness was filled with plenty of bumps and obstacles. Coaches and players always told him he was too small and too short to be truly great.

Even when Curry declared his eligibility for the NBA, a scouting report noted that he “lacks great height, length or strength, and possesses below average lateral quickness…making him a potential defensive liability.”

Proving all of his doubters wrong, today Stephen Curry is a four-time NBA Champion, two-time league MVP, and Finals MVP winner.

The first official graphic novel in the Stephen Curry Presents: Sports Superheroes line—brought to life by illustrator Damion Scott's vibrant and dynamic art!
"The framing of the Curry material is highly engaging. Scott’s illustrations are colorful and vibrant and have an airbrushed quality reminiscent of graffiti art...A fun introduction for new fans or a victory lap for the faithful...Recommended as independent reading for elementary libraries, especially where basketball is big."—School Library Journal
Josh Bycel has created, written, and produced shows for Netflix, Hulu, HBO Max, NBC, CBS, ABC, Fox, USA, MTV and Comedy Central, as well written for the Academy Awards with Jon Stewart. Josh is also the Founder of OneKid OneWorld, a grassroots non-profit focused on rebuilding schools using green technologies and creating sports, education, and health projects for rural schools in Kenya, El Salvador, Guatemala and Nicaragua.

Rich Korson is the President of Smartless Media, a new media venture from Jason Bateman, Will Arnett, and Sean Hayes. Korson is also an Emmy-nominated television producer and media executive. Korson got his start on The Daily Show with Jon Stewart, then headed up Jon Stewart’s Busboy Productions from 2005-2011. While at Busboy, he oversaw the production of The Daily Show with Jon Stewart, the development and launch of Important Things with Demetri Martin, Tough Crowd with Colin Quinn, and The Colbert Report. He was the executive producer and showrunner of the Emmy Award-winning kids sketch show, The Who Was? Show for Netflix.

Damion Scott is a Jamaican-American comic book artist and writer. He has worked for DC Comics, Marvel Comics, and Lion Forge Comics. A graduate of The Kubert School of Cartoon Art, his drawing style is influenced by hip-hop culture. He co-wrote and illustrated How to Draw Hip-Hop and has collaborated with several hip-hop recording artists. Visit him online at damionscott.com.

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A thrilling graphic novel about Stephen Curry's underdog story and meteoric rise to becoming one of the greatest basketball players of all time!

Stephen Curry is considered one of the—if not the—greatest shooters of all time. But his road to greatness was filled with plenty of bumps and obstacles. Coaches and players always told him he was too small and too short to be truly great.

Even when Curry declared his eligibility for the NBA, a scouting report noted that he “lacks great height, length or strength, and possesses below average lateral quickness…making him a potential defensive liability.”

Proving all of his doubters wrong, today Stephen Curry is a four-time NBA Champion, two-time league MVP, and Finals MVP winner.

The first official graphic novel in the Stephen Curry Presents: Sports Superheroes line—brought to life by illustrator Damion Scott's vibrant and dynamic art!

Reviews

"The framing of the Curry material is highly engaging. Scott’s illustrations are colorful and vibrant and have an airbrushed quality reminiscent of graffiti art...A fun introduction for new fans or a victory lap for the faithful...Recommended as independent reading for elementary libraries, especially where basketball is big."—School Library Journal

Author

Josh Bycel has created, written, and produced shows for Netflix, Hulu, HBO Max, NBC, CBS, ABC, Fox, USA, MTV and Comedy Central, as well written for the Academy Awards with Jon Stewart. Josh is also the Founder of OneKid OneWorld, a grassroots non-profit focused on rebuilding schools using green technologies and creating sports, education, and health projects for rural schools in Kenya, El Salvador, Guatemala and Nicaragua.

Rich Korson is the President of Smartless Media, a new media venture from Jason Bateman, Will Arnett, and Sean Hayes. Korson is also an Emmy-nominated television producer and media executive. Korson got his start on The Daily Show with Jon Stewart, then headed up Jon Stewart’s Busboy Productions from 2005-2011. While at Busboy, he oversaw the production of The Daily Show with Jon Stewart, the development and launch of Important Things with Demetri Martin, Tough Crowd with Colin Quinn, and The Colbert Report. He was the executive producer and showrunner of the Emmy Award-winning kids sketch show, The Who Was? Show for Netflix.

Damion Scott is a Jamaican-American comic book artist and writer. He has worked for DC Comics, Marvel Comics, and Lion Forge Comics. A graduate of The Kubert School of Cartoon Art, his drawing style is influenced by hip-hop culture. He co-wrote and illustrated How to Draw Hip-Hop and has collaborated with several hip-hop recording artists. Visit him online at damionscott.com.