Malaysian graphic novelist's book tapped as an animated feature in the US


  • Arts
  • Tuesday, 05 Jul 2022

Yee hopes the 'Seance Tea Party' animation feature created by LA-based OddBot will introduce a new audience to her graphic novel released in 2020. Photo: Reimena Yee

Melbourne-based Malaysian comics creator Reimena Yee’s middle-grade graphic novel Seance Tea Party is being optioned for an animated special by the Los Angeles-based animation studio OddBot.

The coming-of-age graphic novel about a 12-year-old Lora who fears growing up will be adapted into an animated feature.

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