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...
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...
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 1
Johns, Geoff.
Paper Book
SERIES PREMIERE IT ALL STARTS HERE! The critically acclaimed team of storytellers GEOFF JOHNS and GARY FRANK (GEIGER: GROUND ZERO, Doomsday Clock) return to the nuclear wasteland of their bestselling GEIGER for an ALL-NEW ONGOING series starring the violent and unpredictable GLOWING MAN! Leaving his...
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...
Heartcore
Jislová, Štěpánka
Paper Book
What is at the core of romantic attachment? Does our upbringing play a part, or is falling in love a magical, uncontrollable process? Are we doomed to repeat the same mistakes over and over, or can we break unhealthy cycles and learn new ways to love? These are the questions asked in...
Helen of Wyndhorn
King, Tom
Paper Book
A gothic sword and sorcery epic graphic novel that's Conan the Barbarian meets The Wizard of Oz. From Tom King and Bilquis Evely, the Eisner award-winning, bestselling creative team of Supergirl: Woman of Tomorrow. Following the tragic...
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
Ebook
THE BEST SUPERHERO UNIVERSE IN THE UNIVERSE! By now, everyone in the world knows Invincible. But what about the rest of the INVINCIBLE UNIVERSE's heroes and villains? Atom Eve! Rex Splode! Brit! Best Tiger! This collection reveals the secret history of Invincible's closest allies, as well as the...
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...
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! ...
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...
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...
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 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...
The Pedestrian, Volume 1
Esposito, Joey
Paper Book
Behold, The Pedestrian! A strange visitor speed-walks into Summer City and silently changes the lives of its residents. But not all is quiet in this sleepy, small town -- an ancient conflict linked to the secret history of street signs is brewing! DON'T WALK... RUN! In The Pedestrian, justice always...
The Power Fantasy Volume 1: The Superpowers
Gillen, Kieron
Paper Book
2025 NEW YORK PUBLIC LIBRARY BEST NEW COMICS FOR ADULTS "A rich and rewarding story about existential questions when super-powered gods walk amongst us." --AIPT It's 1999. Six indescribably powerful people each have the destructive capability of...
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...
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...
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,...
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...
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...
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...
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...
Rockstar and Softboy
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...
Star trek picard omnibus
Beyer, Kirsten.
Can't get enough of the Picard series? Read two graphic novel adventures that provide more context, with one story taking place before season one and the second taking place after season two! Witness the events leading to the epic series Star Trek: Picard. Before he...

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