New Adult Graphic Novels (2025)

Updated January 22, 2026
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Absolute Batman. Vol. 1, The zoo
Snyder, Scott
Paper Book
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! An astonishing new version of DC's...
Absolute Superman. Vol. 1, Last dust of Krypton
Aaron, Jason
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
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 different,...
Gaysians
Curato, Mike
Paper Book
Kirkus Best Fiction of the Year * From the acclaimed author of the young adult graphic novel Flamer comes a heartwarming story following four gay Asians navigating love, identity, and friendship--a celebration of queer chosen family.​ When AJ moves to...
Geiger 1
Johns, Geoff.
Paper Book
The critically acclaimed team of writer GEOFF JOHNS andartist GARY FRANK unites with superstar colorist BRAD ANDERSON to bring theirfirst creator-owned hero to Image Comics! Setin the years after a nuclear war ravaged the planet,...
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,...
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! ...
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...
Motherlover
Ishihiro, Lindsay
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 follow-up to Kindred, the #1 bestseller, comes Octavia E. Butler's groundbreaking dystopian novel 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 bestseller Kindred: A Graphic Novel Adaptation,...
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...
Something Is Killing the Children Vol. 9
Tynion IV, James
The saga of Erica Slaughter continues with a bold new chapter from bestselling writer James Tynion IV and award-winning illustrator Werther Dell'Edera. Erica Slaughter's haunted past is finally revealed, as her upbringing in the House of Slaughter comes to light. Experience her most formative years...
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
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...
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
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...
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...
Creature from the black lagoon lives!
Watters, Dan
Paper Book
A NEW HORROR DREAM TEAM RESURRECTS ONE OF THE MOST ICONIC MONSTERS Acclaimed creators Dan Watters (Home Sick Pilots, Lucifer), Ram V (The Many Deaths of Laila Starr, Batman: Detective...

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