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Sarah Kuhn Shadow of the Batgirl DC Ink, 4th February, pb, £12.99, 9781401289782 Cassandra Cain, teenage assassin, isn’t exactly Batgirl material—not yet, anyway. But when Batgirl goes missing, can Cassandra defy her destiny and take on a heroic mantle of her own?
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Régis Lejonc (illus), Chiara Mezzalama The Garden of Inside-Outside Book Island, 30th April, hb, £12.99, 9781911496168 Story of the unexpected friendship of two children on either side of war and peace.
Chris McDonnell, Jhonen Vasquez The Art of Invader Zim Abrams, 3rd March, hb, £25, 9781419734601 Created by indie comics artist Vasquez, Invader Zim tells the story of an extraterrestrial outcast from the planet Irk.
Jeff McLaughlin (ed) Graphic Novels As Philosophy University Press of Mississippi, 28th February, pb, £31.50, 9781496825629 Each contributor to this collection ponders a well- known graphic novel to illuminate ways in which philosophy can untangle particular combinations of image and written word for deeper understanding.
Marieke Nijkamp, Manuel Preitano Oracle Code DC Ink, 3rd March, pb, £12.99, 9781401290665 Bestselling author Nijkamp (This Is Where It Ends) and artist Preitano unveil a graphic novel that explores the dark corri- dors of Barbara Gordon’s first mystery: herself.
NisiOisiN Owarimonogatari, Part 2 Vertical, 25th February, pb, £13.99, 9781947194922 During his third year in high school, Koyomi Araragi is introduced to Ougi Oshino. Ougi
Jack Noel (illus), Charles Dickens Comic Classics: Great Expectations Egmont Books, 2nd April, pb, eb, £6.99, 9781405294041 Old books get new doodles—it’s Dickens as you’ve never seen him before. Join Pip on his rip- roaring adventures filled with escaped convicts and terrifying grannies.
Owen Pomery Victory Point Avery Hill Publishing, 18th June, pb, £14.99, 9781910395523 Moving story of memory, existential musing, how we live and what we leave behind. Highly anticipated new work from creator of Between the Billboards & the Authoring of Architecture.
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Yee Reimena Carpet Merchant of Konstantiniyya Vol I Unbound, 5th March, hb, £22.99, 9781783525775 Eisner-nominated graphic novel set in 17th-century Istanbul about a carpet merchant in the aftermath of his transformation into a vampire.
Davide Reviati, Jamie Richards Spit Three Times Seven Stories Press, 18th June, pb, £22.99, 9781609809096 Searing coming-of-age graphic novel reminiscent of Richard Ford’s short stories, which took the author more than seven years to create. “A masterpiece in black and white”—L’Humanité.
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Tim Seeley & Joelle Jones Swamp Thing DC Comics, 18th February, pb, £12.99, 9781779501158 A trail of missing campers and a vision that’s coming true. A new threat is upon the swamps of Louisiana involving blood and more blood.
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Stjepan Sejic Harleen DC Comics, 11th February, hb, £25, 9781779501110 Bold new retelling of the tragic origin of Harley Quinn through the eyes of the only person who knows her better than anyone: Harleen.
Ben Sharpe, Fred Fordham, Jamie Smart, Joe List (illus) et al The Phoenix Colossal Comics Collection: Race to Adventure David Fickling Books, 4th June, pb, £9.99, 9781788451239 Bumper book full of the laugh-out-loud humour and the thrill- ing adventure of the Phoenix story comic.
Benoist Simmat, Daniel Casanave Wine: A Graphic History SelfMadeHero, 12th May, pb, £15.99, 9781910593806 Taking in the innovations that have punctuated wine’s long history, this will leave readers with a fresh view of our own drinking culture.
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