Adult graphic novels

Updated April 12, 2026
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Traces of madness : a graphic memoir
Balius, Fernando
Paper Book
Fernando Balius was a perfectly ordinary, if misunderstood, young adult--until he started hearing voices. In Traces of Madness, Fernando describes what it feels like, both mentally and physically, to lose your grip on reality. His life spins out of control when the voices he hears...
Spent : a comic novel
Bechdel, Alison
Paper Book
The celebrated and beloved New York Times bestselling author of the modern classic Fun Home presents a laugh-out-loud, brilliant, and passionately political work of autofiction. "Truthful, rueful and delightful."--LA Times In Alison Bechdel's...
You must take part in revolution : a graphic novel
Chan, Mellissa
Paper Book
Starred Review from Library Journal, "Its unflinching portrayal of oppression and the vital necessity of maintaining idealism in the face of utter despair is as timely as it is deeply stirring." Starred Review from Booklist, the journal of the American Library Association, "The...
Harriet Tubman: Demon Slayer Vol. 1
Crownson, David
Paper Book
Django Unchained meets Buffy The Vampire Slayer in Harriet Tubman : Demon Slayer, a supernatural comic series based on the true life of the freedom fighter herself that is flavored with genre liberties in the spirit of Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter. When slave owners can't stop...
Parable of the talents : a graphic novel adaptation
Duffy, Damian
Paper Book
This powerful graphic novel adaptation of Octavia E. Butler's groundbreaking dystopian novel stands beside the acclaimed previous graphic novel adaptations, Kindred, a #1 New York Times bestseller, and Parable of the Sower, winner of the Hugo Award Octavia...
Full of myself : a graphic memoir about body image
Gallagher, Siobhán
Paper Book
Author and illustrator Siobhán Gallagher's humorous and heartfelt graphic memoir details her journey from being anxious and unhappy to learning to love herself as she is. "I'm proud of the person I've become, because I fought to become her." At the age of 30, Siobhán Gallagher...
Wicked : the graphic novel. Part I
Hampton, Scott
Paper Book
Experience the magic of Oz as you've never seen it before with this brand-new graphic novel adaptation of Gregory Maguire's masterpiece Wicked, the book that started it all and the inspiration for the Broadway show and the smash hit movie series--the first in a two-part series...
Lord of the flies
Jongh, Aimée de
Paper Book
For the 70th anniversary of William Golding's classic, the first graphic novel adaptation of Lord of the Flies The original tale of stranded youth devolving into disorder that inspired Yellowjackets and The Hunger Games, now a Penguin Classics Hardcover<...
Meat eaters
McClaren, Meredith
Paper Book
A 2026 YALSA Great Graphic Novel for Teens Top 10 Pick "This mash-up of mumblecore dramedy and gorehound horror slays." --Publishers Weekly "A strong comedy-horror pick." --Booklist "Meredith McClaren's take on...
The last time we spoke : a story of loss
Mechanic, Jesse
Paper Book
Starred Review from Publishers Weekly, "Such reflections will ring painfully familiar to anyone who has stumbled around in the darkness of grief. This vulnerable graphic memoir cuts deep." An emotional and heartbreaking memoir of the author's lifelong struggle with his mother's death from...
Spectators
Vaughan, Brian K.
Paper Book
"It's an eye-popping show." --Publishers Weekly "A visually ambitious, thematically daring, and powerfully unsettling supernatural romance that veers into incendiary social critique." --Library Journal A gripping and provocative graphic novel...
All our ordinary stories : a multigenerational family odyssey
Wong, Teresa
Paper Book
Longlisted for Canada Reads 2025 Finalist, Govenor General's Literary Award; Winner of 2 Alberta Literary Awards (the Memoir Award and the Wilfrid Eggleston Award for Nonfiction) From the author of Dear Scarlet comes a graphic memoir about the obstacles one...
The age of video games : a graphic history of gaming from Pong to VR and beyond
Zeid, Jean
Press Start on an immersive journey revealing the pixels, polygons, and people that revolutionized entertainment forever. Join journalist Jean Zeid, artist Émilie Rouge, and their console pal Roby to learn how digital dreams built an industry now worth...

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