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New and recommended graphic novels and comics
Updated February 8, 2024
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Dragman : a novel
Appleby, Steven
WINNER OF SPECIAL JURY PRIZE AT 2021 FESTIVAL D'ANGOULÃSME -- NAMED A BEST GRAPHIC NOVEL OF 2020 BY THE GUARDIAN From "Britain's most loved comics artist" comes a superhero epic like no other--an ordinary man gains superpowers by donning women's clothing,...
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MAN IN THE MCINTOSH SUIT
AYUYANG, RINA
A Filipino-American take on Depression-era noir featuring mistaken identities, speakeasies, and lost love. The year is 1929 and Bobot is just another migrant worker in rural California. Or rather, a migrant worker with a law degree from the Philippines reduced to manual labor...
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ONES
BENDIS, BRIAN MICHAEL
From the writer who brought you Marvel's Illuminati, New Avengers, Uncanny X-Men, comes the next, best awesome super team to end all super teams... THE ONES! Every single person in every mythology that was told they were THE ONE are brought together for the...
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EVERYTHING IS FINE 1
BIRCHALL, MIKE
Perfectly normal couple Sam and Maggie live in a perfectly normal neighborhood, with their perfectly normal dog Winston. All the houses look the same. The people sound and look the same. On the outside, everything is fine. But is it? Winston, their sweet dog, has been dead for some time now, and...
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NIGHT FEVER
BRUBAKER, ED
An amazing new original graphic novel from the bestselling creators of PULP, RECKLESS, CRIMINAL, and KILL OR BE...
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The day the Klan came to town
Campbell, Bill
The year is 1923. The Ku Klux Klan is at the height of its power in the US as membership swells into the millions and they expand beyond their original southern borders. As they grow, so do their targets. As they continue their campaigns of terror against African Americans, their list now...
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Solo leveling. 1
Chugong
Known as the Weakest Hunter of All Mankind, E-rank hunter Jinwoo Sung's contribution to raids amounts to trying not to get killed. Unfortunately, between his mother's hospital bills, his sister's tuition, and his own lack of job prospects, he has no choice but to continue to put his life on the line...
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Octavia E. Butler's Parable of the sower
Duffy, Damian
In this graphic novel adaptation of Octavia E. Butler's Parable of the Sower by Damian Duffy and John Jennings, the award-winning team behind the #1 New York Times bestseller Kindred: A Graphic Novel Adaptation, the author portrays a searing vision of America's...
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COLOR OF ALWAYS: AN LGBTQIA AND LOVE ANTHOLOGY
FISHER, BRENT
"Wherever you are, there is home." The flutter of first dates, the thrill of a text-back, the heart-stopping seconds before coming out, and the rush when finally discovering who you truly are - all of these life-changing moments across the full spectrum of LGBTQIA+...
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BIRDKING 1
FREEDMAN, DANIEL
From the creators of Raiders, Daniel Freedman and and CROM, comes an original dark fantasy graphic novel of epic adventure and magic. Bianca, teenage apprentice to an infamous arcane blacksmith, is forced to flee her homeland and seek out Atlas, a fabled land of light...
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Norse mythology
Gaiman, Neil
#1 New York Times bestselling author Neil Gaiman and Eisner Award-winning comics legend P. Craig Russell breathe new life into the ancient Norse stories in this comic-book adaptation of the hit novel Norse Mythology. Gaiman and Russell team with a legendary...
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NAKED TREE
GENDRY-KIM, KEUM SUK
A delicate, timeless, and breathtaking coming-of-age classic, reimagined Critically acclaimed and award-winning cartoonist Keum Suk Gendry-Kim returns with a stunning addition to her body of graphic fiction rooted in Korean history. Adapted from Park Wan-suh's beloved novel,...
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Reynard's tale
Hatke, Ben
In this atmospheric tribute to the medieval folklore tradition of trickster tales starring Reynard the fox, beloved children's cartoonist Ben Hatke turns his pen to a very special project for adult readers. Inspired by the 12th century tales of the indomitable trickster fox...
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Dune : the graphic novel. Book 1
Herbert, Brian
Dune, Frank Herbert's epic sciencefiction masterpiece set in the far future amidst a sprawling feudal interstellar society, tells the story of Paul Atreides as he and his family accept control of the desert planet Arrakis. A stunning blend of adventure and mysticism, environmentalism, and politics,...
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TOMBS: JUNJI ITO STORY COLLECTIOIN
ITO, JUNJI
Three-time Eisner Award winner Junji Ito invites you to the horrific Tomb Town and beyond. Three-time Eisner Award winner Junji Ito invites you to the horrific Tomb Town and beyond. Countless tombstones stand in rows throughout a small community, forming a bizarre...
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After the rain
Jennings, John
After the Rain is a graphic novel adaptation of Hugo and Nebula award-winning author Nnedi Okorafor's short story "On the Road." During a violent and unexpected storm in a small Nigerian town, the destiny of a Nigerian-American woman named Chioma...
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Wonder Woman. Dead earth
Johnson, Daniel Warren
Wonder Woman's mission was to save Man's World from itself. She failed. When Diana awakens from a centuries-long sleep, she discovers Earth has been reduced to a nuclear wasteland. Now she's marooned in a dark and dangerous future, protecting the last human city from titanic...
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Catwoman. Vol.1, Copycats
Jones, Jo©±lle
After leaving Batman at the altar, Selina Kyle leaves town to lick her breakup wounds in Villa Hermosa--a city almost as cold and corrupt as Gotham. But soon after moving, she discovers her new neighborhood already has a Catwoman--and the impostor is wanted by the local police!...
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JULIETTE: OR, THE GHOSTS RETURN IN THE SPRING
JOURDY, CAMILLE
A vibrant tableau of small-town life as seen through the eyes of a woman returning home from Paris. Juliette boards a train from Paris and comes back to her hometown hoping for a low-key visit with family and old friends. What she finds is anything but. Her sister, a caregiver...
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GULL YETTIN
KESSLER, JOE
The life of an orphaned boy is shaped by the devotion of a fantastical Gull in this lovingly rendered, entirely wordless graphic novel by a contemporary comics innovator. Joe Kessler is at the forefront of European comics. Co-founder and art director of UK's Breakdown Press, and...
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GULL YETTIN
KESSLER, JOE
The life of an orphaned boy is shaped by the devotion of a fantastical Gull in this lovingly rendered, entirely wordless graphic novel by a contemporary comics innovator. Joe Kessler is at the forefront of European comics. Co-founder and art director of UK's Breakdown Press, and...
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The low, low woods
Machado, Carmen Maria
From New York Times bestselling author Carmen Maria Machado (Her Body And Other Parties, In The Dream House) comes a story so horrifying you won't dare to forget! There's something in the woods... Shudder-to-Think, Pennsylvania, has been on fire for...
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The summer Hikaru died. 1
Mokumokuren
It has Hikaru's face. It has Hikaru's voice. It even has Hikaru's memories. But whatever came down from the mountains six months ago isn't Yoshiki's best friend. Whatever it is, it's dangerous. Carrying on at school and hanging out as if nothing has changed--as if Hikaru isn't gone--would be crazy.....
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SHUBEIK LUBEIK
MOHAMED, DEENA
A brilliantly original debut graphic novel that imagines a fantastical alternate Cairo where wishes really do come true. Shubeik Lubeik--a fairy tale rhyme that means "your wish is my command" in Arabic--is the story of three people who are navigating a world where wishes are literally for...
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Batman : curse of the White Knight
Murphy, Sean Gordon
Ancient curses are awoken and timeless secrets are revealed in this Eisner Award nominated and explosive sequel to the critically acclaimed blockbuster Batman- White Knight from writer/artist Sean Murphy! The Joker recruits Azrael to help him expose a shocking secret about...
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LIGHT CARRIES ON
NADINE, RAY
When Leon's camera unexpectedly breaks, he is forced to borrow a used one from his mom's antique store. As he snaps the first picture, the ghost of the camera's former owner is released and the two are inexplicably linked. After taking Leon's body for an accidental joy ride, the...
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Superman : space age
Russell, Mark
Uniting the critically acclaimed writer Mark Russell (One-Star Squadron and The Flintstones) and Eisner-winner Mike Allred (Silver Surfer and Bowie- Stardust, Rayguns & Moonage Daydreams) for the first time, this series promises fans an unforgettable journey through U...
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Lore Olympus. Volume one
Smythe, Rachel
#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER * Scandalous gossip, wild parties, and forbidden love--witness what the gods do after dark in this stylish and contemporary reimagining of one of the best-known stories in Greek mythology, featuring a brand-new, exclusive short story from creator Rachel...
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DARK SPACES: WILDFIRE
SNYDER, SCOTT
Legendary writer Scott Snyder presents DARK SPACES-a thrilling new anthology series exploring our deepest fears of the unknown, beginning in the smoldering hills of California in DARK SPACES- WILDFIRE! Six weeks into the slow burn of the historic Arroyo Fire, a crew of women from...
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Master Keaton. 1
Urasawa, Naoki
Taichi Hiraga Keaton is an insurance investigator educated in archaeology and trained in SAS survival combat who's about to take on the world, one case at a time! Taichi Hiraga Keaton, the son of a Japanese zoologist and an English noblewoman, is an insurance investigator known...
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Clementine. Book one
Walden, Tillie
A 2022 Junior Library Guild Selection!
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The Umbrella Academy. Volume 1, Apocalypse suite
Way, Gerard.
The New York Times bestselling comics series that was the inspiration for TheUmbrella Academy on Netflix,now on Season 3! In an inexplicable worldwide event, forty-three extraordinary children were spontaneously born to women who'd previously shown no signs of...
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