New Adult Graphic Novels (2025)

Updated January 22, 2026
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Absolute Batman. Vol. 1, The zoo
Snyder, Scott
Paper Book
A NEW YORK TIMES BEST SELLER! Without the wealth, without the cave, he's still the Absolute Dark Knight! Meet Batman as you've never seen him before, reimagined with a modern origin story at the hands of superstar creative team Scott Snyder and Nick Dragotta!...
Absolute Martian Manhunter. Vol. 1, Martian vision
Camp, Deniz
Paper Book
Beyond Mars, beyond physical form, beyond human understanding...what's left is the absolute Martian Manhunter! Brought into the Absolute Universe by Deniz Camp and Javier Rodríguez, Absolute Martian Manhunter reinvents the Justice League's resident Martian from top to bottom, taking him on...
Absolute Superman. Vol. 1, Last dust of Krypton
Aaron, Jason
Paper Book
Without the fortress, without the family, without a home...what's left is the Absolute Man of Steel! Spiraling out of the catastrophic events of Absolute Power, a new side of the DC Universe is born-the Absolute Universe! In a different, darker world, Kal-El landed...
Absolute Wonder Woman. Vol. 1, The last Amazon
Thompson, Kelly
Paper Book
Without the island paradise, without the sisterhood that shaped her, without a mission of peace...she's still the Absolute Amazon! Spiraling out of the catastrophic events of Absolute Power, a new side of the DC Universe is born--the Absolute Universe!  In a...
Batman: Full Moon. Volume 1
Barnes, Rodney
Paper Book
An apex predator is stalking the moonlit streets of Gotham City - and it's not Batman! When the Dark Knight finds himself the victim of a grisly bite thanks to a terrifying supernatural creature, he's forced to reckon with the darkest parts of himself and the most iron-clad parts of his moral...
Bytchcraft
Reese, Aaron.
Paper Book
Adriyel of the All-Seeing Eye, a pretentious oracle who speaks with the gods. Michele of Mother Earth's Flesh, a nature wytch with a tender heart. Em of the Living Hellfire, an emo necromancer with a sharp tongue. These three friends are bound together through magick and blood as a queer coven in...
Calavera, P.I.
Finnegan, Marco
Paper Book
A 2025 New York Public Library Best New Comic for Adults Sometimes it takes a dead man to crack the case! In 1925, Juan Calavera died a hero. After a career spent outside the law defending the Chicano barrios where the police refused to operate, he earned a...
Castle swimmer. Volume one
Martin, Wendy (Comics creator)
Paper Book
In the gorgeous first installment of the hit Webtoon series Castle Swimmer, two young mermen reject their destinies and embark on an epic adventure full of romance and danger, featuring exclusive bonus material. "Castle Swimmer hooks you from the start and doesn...
Castle swimmer. Volume two
Martin, Wendy (Comics creator)
Paper Book
Two mermen reject their destinies and embark on a raucous adventure as big and unpredictable as the ocean itself-and a romance that nobody could have predicted-in the stunning second installment of the hit Webtoon series Castle Swimmer. The sharks want Kappa dead, and time...
Checked Out
Fricas, Katie
Paper Book
In which a queer library worker searches for love, artistic validation in New YorkCity, and the perfect book An aspiring cartoonist and book lovin' lesbian, Louise works a dead-end day job at a shoe store, where she spends most of her time brooding over a coworker who will...
The confessional : a graphic novel
Hender, Paige
In this compelling debut horror graphic novel, a newly turned vampire yearns for salvation in the arms of the priest who uncovers her secret. New Orleans, 1922. Cora Velasquez lives with her sister and her own haunted memories in a speakeasy run by a vampire coven. Unable to bear the weight of her...
Cornelius : the merry life of a wretched dog
Torices, Marc
Paper Book
Horrifying and hilarious, Cornelius the dog is a spectacular train wreck--you just can't look away Cornelius is a fumbling loser, the butt of everyone's jokes. When his friend Alspacka iskidnapped, the subsequent criminal investigation turns into a dramatic and...
Dogsred. 1
Noda, Satoru
Paper Book
Ice hockey action from the creator of Golden Kamuy! Rou once chased figure-skating glory. Now he chases redemption in the ice hockey rink. After winning the national championship, 15-year-old figure skater Rou Shirakawa was on his way to the Olympics. But with...
Dogsred, vol. 2
Noda, Satoru
Paper Book
Ice hockey action from the creator of Golden Kamuy! Rou once chased figure-skating glory. Now he chases redemption in the ice hockey rink! As the school year comes to a close, it's time for the powerhouse Oinokami High ice hockey team to win the championship...
Dogsred, Vol. 3
Noda, Satoru
Paper Book
Ice hockey action from the creator of Golden Kamuy! Rou once chased figure-skating glory. Now he chases redemption in the ice hockey rink! After Oinokami's shocking loss in the championship, it's time to rebuild the team. Coach Nihei kicks things off with the...
Dogsred, Vol. 4
Noda, Satoru.
Paper Book
Ice hockey action from the creator of Golden Kamuy! Rou once chased figure-skating glory. Now he chases redemption in the ice hockey rink! Rou and the other Oinokami first-year students survived their first day on the ice hockey team and made the cut, but...
Exquisite Corpses Volume 1
Tynion IV, James
Paper Book
2025 NEW YORK PUBLIC LIBRARY BEST NEW COMICS FOR ADULTS * AMAZON COMIXOLOGY BEST OF 2025 "Exquisite Corpses combines the elements of a classic mystery with a to-the-death struggle in the vein of The Purge or Hunger Games." --FORBES ...
Falling in love on the path to hell volume one
Duggan, Gerry
Paper Book
The sun set on samurai and gunslingers at roughly the same time, but our two leads didn't die off quietly. In the East, a samurai would rather die with her weapons than surrender them to a sword hunt. In the West, the gunslinger follows his revenge to the...
Fishflies
Lemire, Jeff
Paper Book
2025 NEW YORK PUBLIC LIBRARY BEST NEW COMICS FOR ADULTS "A beautiful, unsettling, and ultimately touching story about connection, transformation, and the possibility of moving forward in life, despite the burden of an unresolved past." --Library Journal (starred...
Gaysians
Curato, Mike
Paper Book
GLAAD Media Award Winner Stonewall Book Award Winner Kirkus Best Fiction of the Year From the acclaimed author of the young adult graphic novel Flamer comes a heartwarming story following four...
Geiger. Volume 1, issue 1-6
Johns, Geoff
Ebook
George R. R. Martin Presents Wild Cards: Ante Up: A Graphic Novel
Murphy, Kevin Andrew
Paper Book
A young ace must unmask a modern-day Robin Hood in this original graphic novel set in George R. R. Martin's shared-world universe, Wild Cards. An alien virus ravages the world, with effects as random as a hand of cards. Those infected either draw the black queen and die, draw an...
The girl who flew away
Dean, Lee
Paper Book
"A literary and visual feast." -- FOREWORD  "This dazzles." -- PUBLISHERS WEEKLY  It's 1976, and Greer Johnson has found herself pregnant, single, and packed off to Florida. Bunking with total strangers to await and hide the birth of her...
Grommets
Remender, Rick
Paper Book
2025 NEW YORK PUBLIC LIBRARY BEST NEW COMICS FOR ADULTS "This throwback gem offers rewards for readers well beyond the Thrasher set." --Publishers Weekly (starred review) "Grommets captures the raw feeling of being an outcast kid in the 1980s,...
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...
Helen of Wyndhorn
King, Tom
Paper Book
Following the tragic death of her late father C.K. Cole, the esteemed pulp writer and creator of the popular warrior character Othan, Helen Cole is called back to her Grandfather's enormous and illustrious estate, Wyndhorn House. Scarred by Cole's untimely passing and lost in a new, strange world,...
Holy lacrimony
DeForge, Michael
Paper Book
The post-alien abduction trauma memoir we've all been waiting for "Ah, there's that famous lip quiver!" says Jackie's abductor and student. Jackie has been determined to be the "saddest living person in the entire world" by a mysterious team of alien abductors. His earthly...
Invincible Universe: Battle Beast Vol. 1: Heart of Glory
Kirkman, Robert
Paper Book
Superstars ROBERT KIRKMAN and RYAN OTTLEY return to the INVINCIBLE UNIVERSE with the first-ever BATTLE BEAST series!  FROM THE PAGES OF INVINCIBLE & THE HIT ANIMATED SERIES ON PRIME VIDEO!  Cursed with an unquenchable thirst for violence that threatens his...
Ionheart
Kummer, Lukas
Paper Book
This head-spinning, time-bending graphic novel is a nuclear fusion of fantasy and science fiction whose every page glows with an eerie light. Will you survive the blast? Pursued by a terrifying demon, a young knight flees across the radioactive ruins of a fairy-tale land. His...
Jenny Sparks
King, Tom
Paper Book
As The Authority makes its way to movie theaters, one of the team's most compelling characters gets the spotlight in a new story written by comics superstar Tom King (Mister Miracle, Supergirl- Woman of Tomorrow)! What could four strangers have to do with the...
John Constantine, Hellblazer : dead in America
Spurrier, Simon
Paper Book
The fan-favorite creative team of Si Spurrier and Aaron Campbell (John Constantine, Hellblazer) have reunited for a brand-new series featuring the DC Universe's most beloved occult con man/detective, John Constantine! This is certainly not the first time John Constantine has had...
Justice League unlimited. Volume 1, Into the inferno
Waid, Mark
Paper Book
The League is back and bigger than ever, as writer Mark Waid and artist Dan Mora helm the flagship series of DC's bestselling, new-reader-friendly All In initiative! In recent years, the Justice League had disbanded-but now, following the events of the DC blockbuster event...
The knives : a criminal book
Brubaker, Ed
Paper Book
THE BEAT BEST COMICS OF 2025 "This ambitious and elegiac crime thriller is among the best of Brubaker and Phillips's highly acclaimed collaborations." --Library Journal (starred review) THE FIRST NEW CRIMINAL BOOK IN FIVE YEARS! ...
The Whitestone chronicles : Ripley.
Nijkamp, Marieke
Paper Book
Tragedy strikes the renowned de Rolo family of Whitestone when they re massacred by the vicious Briarwoods. Luckily for Dr. Anna Ripley, the bloodshed and regime change presents the perfect opportunity for her to further her own dark plans in service to Whitestone s new ruling family. But just how...
Leo Rising
Bongiovanni, Archie.
Paper Book
From the artist behind the hit A Quick and Easy Guide to They/Them Pronouns, Archie Bongiovanni, an examination of the intersection of fame, identity, and sexuality in their latest audacious and genuine LGBTQIA+ graphic novel, Leo Rising Lesbian influencer....
Life drawing
Hernandez, Jaime
Paper Book
Ten years in the making (and torn from the pages of the legendary Love and Rockets), Jaime Hernandez's newest graphic novel skillfully weaves two generations of his beloved characters into a satisfying story of love - both young and middle-aged. Life Drawing darts primarily between the youthful...
Lore Olympus: Volume Nine
Smythe, Rachel
Paper Book
NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER * Scandalous gossip, wild parties, and forbidden love--the Greek tale of Hades and Persephone gets a romantic modern update in the gorgeously illustrated, Eisner Award-winning Lore Olympus, including a brand new bonus short story! "The...
Love languages
Albon, James
Paper Book
Two foreigners in France reach across language barriers and turn each other's lives upside down in this stunningly beautiful queer romance graphic novel painted in dazzling watercolor. Sarah Huxley has moved from London to Paris, only to find a lonely life of corporate drudgery...
Minor Arcana Vol. 1
Lemire, Jeff
Theresa's mother has fallen ill, and as a young bitter misanthrope, returning to her hometown to take care of her phony psychic of a mom is the last thing on Theresa s bucket list. But when Theresa finds out these abilities might be real after all, it will up to her to reconcile with her ailing...
Miss Ruki
Takano, Fumiko
Paper Book
Chosen by the Washngton Post as one of the Best Comics of 2025 A young woman rejects the fast-paced consumer culture of 1980s Japan in favor of a slower, more carefree lifestyle in this tenderhearted, sweetly funny classic of slice-of-life manga. A classic of...
Monstress Volume 10
Liu, Marjorie
Paper Book
The tenth volume of the multiple Eisner, Harvey, Hugo, and British Fantasy Award-winning series. The Defiled, a group of Monstra long confined to the prison planet Golga, have slipped through a rift between worlds and possessed anyone who has ever held the Mask of the Shaman...
Motherlover
Ishihiro, Lindsay
Paper Book
Eisner Award Nomination for Best Webcomic  The New York Public Library's Best New Comics of 2025 for Adults "Will have readers cheering." -- NEW YORK TIMES "Readers will fall for...
Of Swamp & Sea Volume 1
Boulton, Mia Jay
Paper Book
Lore Olympus meets The Witcher in the first volume of this supernatural graphic novel series! Of Swamp & Sea is a stirring and binge-worthy tale of monsters, magic, and romance. Mercy Gray Harding's troubles all started in the swampland on the outskirts of...
Octavia E. Butler's Parable of the sower
Duffy, Damian
Paper Book
The acclaimed graphic novel adaptation of Octavia E. Butler's groundbreaking dystopian novel, Parable of the Sower, is a don't-miss classic that resonates today more than ever.As The Washington Post noted: "A 1993 dystopian novel imagined the world in 2024. It's eerily...
Parable of the Talents: A Graphic Novel Adaptation
Butler, Octavia E.
Paper Book
This gripping 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...
Rare flavours
V, Ram
Paper Book
'Peppered with myths, culinary history, and recipes, this is a terrifying trip to savor. '- Publishers Weekly Starred Review 'Ram V and Filipe Andrade cook up a tale worthy of Gaiman or Bourdain.' - ComicsOnline 'With wondrous depictions of simple recipes, deep-seated emotional experiences, and a...
Saint Catherine
Meyer, Anna
Paper Book
In this debut graphic novel, a young woman skips Sunday mass for the very first time and is forced to confront a lifetime of Catholic guilt...as well as the demon hell-bent on possessing her. In her twenty-something years of existence, Catherine never skipped mass once. As a...
Second Shift
Anderson, Kit
Paper Book
From the time when the station wakes her up, Birdie Doran is on the clock. It's just her and one or two others on Terracorp's isolated outpost, processing comets. So she slips into virtual reality, with the station creating adventures for her as she does repairs, routine maintenance, and checks the...
Superman : the last days of Lex Luthor
Waid, Mark
Paper Book
The superstar creative team of Mark Waid and Bryan Hitch tell a DC Black Label story exploring a dying Lex Luthor, his relationship with Superman, and a quest to save the greatest criminal mastermind of our time. Superman learns Lex Luthor is dying, and he wants the Man of Steel...
The Three-Body Problem, Vol. 1 (Comic): The Comic Edition
Liu, Cixin
Ebook
Beijing, 2007. A series of inexplicable suicides by prominent physicists has sent police officials into confusion and the public into a swirl of rumors and panic. When nanotech engineer Wang Miao is tasked by the military to infiltrate a secretive organization known as the Frontiers of Science, his...
The Three-Body Problem, Vol. 2 (Comic): The Comic Edition
Liu, Cixin
Paper Book
Wang Miao delves deeper into the Frontiers of Science, seeking understanding of their goals and the nature of the mysterious countdown flashing before his eyes. But he receives nothing but a cryptic command--"Stop your nanomaterial research." Uncertain whether to trust Shen Yufei's words, Wang Miao...
The Three-Body Problem, Vol. 4 (Comic): The Comic Edition
Liu, Cixin
The Adventists' plan has begun. After two failed attempts, Wang Miao reenters the world of Three Body with a new theory in mind--and this time, he may have finally latched on to the essence of the universe in the game. Meanwhile, Wei Cheng comes to the police reporting a threat on his life, and the...
Tokyo alien bros., vol. 1
Shinzo, Keigo
Paper Book
Aliens walk among us--but they're just two bros hanging out in Tokyo. Oh, and they're on a mission to colonize Earth. Fuyunosuke Tanaka is a perfectly ordinary college student, except for one thing--he's secretly an alien. He and his brother Natsutaro have traveled across the...
Tokyo alien bros., vol. 2
Shinzo, Keigo
Paper Book
Aliens walk among us--but they're just two bros, hanging out in Tokyo. Oh, and they're on a mission to colonize Earth. Fuyunosuke Tanaka is a perfectly ordinary college student, except for one thing--he's secretly an alien. He and his brother Natsutaro have traveled across the...
Tongues. Book 1
Nilsen, Anders
Paper Book
From the three-time Igantz award-winning artist and author of Big Questions comes a fascinating graphic novel retelling of the Greek myth of Prometheus "An extraordinary reinvention of some of our oldest stories. Nilsen brings these old gods to an electrifying new life,...
We All Got Something
Lindell, Lawrence
Paper Book
When you're always searching, you might just surprise yourself with what you find After a rocky attempt at living in London with his partner, Lawrence finds himself single,broke, and back at home in Compton with his mom and great-aunt, moping from bed tokitchen table...
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...
Witchcraft
Otero, Sole
Paper Book
New York Public Library Best Comics for Adults 2025 Buenos Aires, Argentina, 1768. It is a dark and foreboding night when the boat arrives from Europe, bringing three shadowy figures to shore. The María sisters have come to take the New World by storm. At once righteous and menacing, the...
Wolverine. 1, In the bones
Ahmed, Saladin
Paper Book
From the ashes of the Krakoan era, Wolverine sets out on what could be his most perilous journey yet! There's a killer in the woods - and as Wolverine's attempt at piece is shattered, an old enemy will re-emerge and a new villain threatens to bring Logan to the brink of his berserker rage. Before...
Zatanna : bring down the house
Tamaki, Mariko
Paper Book
Zatanna's past and present collide in a brand-new series by Eisner Award-winning writer Mariko Tamaki (Harley Quinn: Breaking Glass, I Am Not Starfire) and Javier Rodríguez! After a deadly mistake left her terrified of her own abilities, Zatanna found a home for herself in Las...
Crema : a haunted romance in three chapters
Christmas, Johnnie
Paper Book
#1 New York Times Bestselling cartoonist Johnnie Christmas and Prism Award Nominee Dante Luiz bring you a haunted tale of love, ghosts, and coffee beans. Esme, a barista, feels invisible, like a ghost... also, when Esme drinks too much coffee she actually sees ghosts. Yara, the elegant heir to a...
Harley Quinn. Vol. 3, Clown about town
Howard, Tini
Paper Book
The madcap hijinks of Gotham's Clown Queen Of Crime are nonstop! Harley Quinn's adventures continue in her ongoing solo series, featuring new and familiar faces all across the weirdest and most wonderful corners of the DC Universe! Harley is going back to her roots! She's...
Les NormauxVolume one
Janssen, Janine
Paper Book
"Les Normaux is one of my favourite webcomics of all time. Featuring a gloriously diverse cast of characters, this story is a celebration of love, friendship, community, and self-expression." -- Alice Oseman, #1 New York Times bestselling author of the Heartstopper series "A...
Les Normaux, Volume Two: A Graphic Novel
Janssen, Janine
Paper Book
Boy moves to new city. Boy meets vampire. They kiss, then become friends. But both would like something more... The second volume of LES NORMAUX--a global Webtoon phenomenon and LGBTQ+ graphic novel about friendship, love and magic.  Magic and mayhem collide in supernatural Paris as...
Mafalda : Book One
Wynne, Frank
Paper Book
Introducing the Latin American comics sensation starring a hilarious 6-year-old whose spunky self-confidence will inspire budding activists and curious readers of all ages. Mafalda may be small-but her hopes for the world are as big as her heart! Six-year-old...
Paradise Logic
Kemp, Sophie
Paper Book
"Here, at last, is someone doing something new." --The New York Times "The style is George Saunders meets Ottessa Moshfegh." --The Guardian "The funniest book of the year and one of the smartest." --Gary Shteyngart
Rockstar And Softboy (One-Shot)
Grace, Sina.
Ebook
SINA GRACE returns to writing and drawing for the first time in five years to deliver a frenzied story about two best friends and their antics in Hollyweird, California! Rockstar plans the greatest house party ever as a means of lifting roommate Softboy's spirits, but things take a gnarly turn when...
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...

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