Free Comic Book Day - Teens

In celebration of Free Comic Book Day (annually on the 1st Saturday of May), GVPL asked staff what their favorite graphic novels are. Here are some of the ones we love and think you might love too.


Updated April 27, 2026
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Free Comic Book Day - Teens

In celebration of Free Comic Book Day (annually on the 1st Saturday of May), GVPL asked staff what their favorite graphic novels are. Here are some of the ones we love and think you might love too.


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Absolute Wonder Woman. Vol. 2, As my mothers made me
Thompson, Kelly
Paper Book
Trapped in the Maze, Forged by Myth--Wonder Woman Faces Her Greatest Test Absolute Wonder Woman Vol. 2: As My Mothers Made Me continues Kelly Thompson and Hayden Sherman's bold new vision of Diana of Themyscira. As Diana confronts the horrors of man's world and the truth...
Gender queer : a memoir
Kobabe, Maia
Paper Book
2020 ALA Alex Award Winner 2020 Stonewall -- Israel Fishman Non-fiction Award Honor Book In 2014, Maia Kobabe, who uses e/em/eir pronouns, thought that a comic of reading statistics would be the last autobiographical comic e would ever write. At the time, it was...
Nightwing. vol. 1. Leaping into the light
Taylor, Tom
Paper Book
The New York Times bestselling Injustice team of Tom Taylor and Bruno Redondo take on Nightwing! Eisner Award Winner 2023 - Best Continuing Series Eisner Award Nominee 2023 - Best Penciller/Inker, Bruno Redondo Eisner Award Winner 2023 -...
Nimona
Stevenson, ND
Paper Book
Nimona is an impulsive young shape-shifter with a knack for villainy. Lord Ballister Blackheart is a villain with a vendetta. As sidekick and supervillain, Nimona and Lord Blackheart are about to wreak some serious havoc. Their mission: prove to the kingdom that Sir Ambrosius...
Shuna's journey
Miyazaki, Hayao
Paper Book
A New York Times Bestseller An Eisner Award Winner From legendary animator Hayao Miyazaki comes a new manga classic, never before published in English! Shuna, the prince of a poor land, watches in despair as his people work themselves to death...
Strange bedfellows
Ries, Ariel Slamet
Paper Book
Nebula Award for Best Comic Nominee 2026 Rainbow Book List In this stunning graphic novel by two-time Ignatz award-winning graphic novelist Ariel Slamet Ries, Oberon must choose between fantasy and reality when he develops the ability to conjure his dreams in real...
The unbeatable Squirrel Girl beats up the Marvel Universe!
North, Ryan
Paper Book
Squirrel Girl is now the star of her own original graphic novel. It's a stand-alone adventure that's both great for new Squirrel Girl readers, and also for people whoalready know about how she can talk to squirrels and also punch really well! Behold: a story so huge it demanded a graphic novel! A...
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