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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Akane-banashi. 1, On that day
Suenaga, Yuki
Paper Book
Akane takes on the world of rakugo to avenge her father! Shinta Arakawa wants nothing more than to pass his shin'uchi exam--the test that would make him a top-rank headliner and master storyteller in the traditional Japanese art of rakugo. Akane Osaki, his daughter and biggest...
Dawn of the arcana. Volume 4
T?ma, Rei.
Paper Book
A New York Times' bestseller with gorgeous, eye-catching art and a romantic storyline that's addicting to read. Princess Nakaba of Senan is forced to marry Prince Caesar of the enemy country Belquat, tantamount to becoming a hostage. While Caesar is pleasing to the eye, he is...
Demon in the wood a Shadow and bone graphic novel
Bardugo, Leigh
Paper Book
Discover the origin story of the Darkling in this beautifully illustrated, first-ever Grishaverse graphic novel from the no. 1 New York Times bestselling Shadow & Bone trilogy and international Netflix sensation. Praise for the Grishaverse: "This is what fantasy is...
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...
Lunar New Year love story
Yang, Gene Luen
Paper Book
Val is ready to give up on love. It's led to nothing but secrets and heartbreak, and she's pretty sure she's cursed - no one in her family, for generations, has ever had any luck with love.But then a chance encounter with a pair of cute lion dancers sparks something in Val. Is it real love? Could...
Mooncakes
Walker, Suzanne
Paper Book
"Mooncakes is spellbinding. It had everything I love in a story--magic that felt inventive, characters that became my friends, and a romance that felt truly authentic. It was one of those books that I was sad to see end. Luckily, I can always reread." --Tillie Walden, creator of Spinning and On a...
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
Now a Netflix animated film! Nimona is the New York Times bestselling graphic novel sensation from ND Stevenson, based on his beloved and critically acclaimed web comic. Kirkus says, "If you're going to read one graphic novel this year, make it this...
Pretty guardian, Sailor Moon. 12
Takeuchi, Naoko.
Paper Book
Winner of the 2012 GEM Award for Best Manga Title! Usagi Tsukino is a normal girl until she meets up with Luna, a talking cat, who tells her that she is Sailor Moon. As Sailor Moon, Usagi must fight evils and enforce justice, in the name of the Moon and...
Supergirl, woman of tomorrow
King, Tom
Paper Book
Named by James Gunn as an influence for Gods and Monsters, the first chapter of the new DC Universe film and television slate! This story will be adapted as the upcoming film SUPERGIRL- WOMAN OF TOMORROW. It's Supergirl like you've never seen her before, in a character-defining sci...

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