Cherry Lake Publishing Group, which includes Cherry Blossom Press, Cherry Lake Press, 45th Parallel Press and Sleeping Bear Press, has created a graphic novel imprint called Torch Graphic Press. The new imprint aims to publish "entertaining stories in a striking graphic format that engages all readers, from the avid to the struggling and reluctant. Distinctive storytelling, character-driven plots, and original graphics let students immerse themselves in adventure, while discovering more about the world around them." The first titles, appearing this fall, are the STEM Files and the Secret Society of Monster Hunters series.
The STEM Files focuses on "the hilarious, top secret stories of ambitious, but inept, would-be evil villains. Blundering characters try their hardest to take over the world and unleash their evil plan only to fail miserably due to their lack of STEM understanding."
In the Secret Society of Monster Hunters series, a group of friends "travel through time, from the 1920s to the 1990s, hunting mythical monsters in order to keep them safe from history's drama." The books include monster profiles and survival tips, as well as in-depth content on the social and political climate, entertainment, fashion and popular idioms of the decade.