GRAPHIC NOVELS
Ananth Hirsh, Yuko Ota, JR Doyle Pixels of You Amulet Paperbacks, 25th November, pb, £11.99, 9781419749575 A human and human- presenting AI slowly become friends—and maybe more—in this moving YA graphic novel.
Priya Huq Piece by Piece Amulet Paperbacks, 30th September, pb, £8.99, 9781419740190 In this middle-grade graphic novel Nisrin has to rely on faith, friends and family to help her recover after she is the target of a hate crime.
Lord Hurk Jinx Freeze Avery Hill, 7th October, pb, £12.99, 9781910395592 Told through the twisted creative lens of Lord Hurk in his long-awaited full- length technicolour debut, Jinx Freeze is a heist story unlike any you’ve read before.
Clio Isadora Sour Pickles Avery Hill, 21st October, pb, £11.99, 9781910395639 Isadora’s début full- length work is a semi- autobiographical comic about struggling to finish the final year at a prestigious art school.
James Tynion IV, Jorge Jimenez Batman Vol 4: The Cowardly Lot Part One DC Comics, 14th September, hb, £19.99, 9781779511980 Following the tragic events in the Infinite Frontier special, Batman and his new ally Ghost- Maker must reckon with a new gang operating in Gotham City.
Luke Jackson, Kelly Jackson, Mara Wild Two-week Wait Scribe, 12th August, pb, eb, £14.99, 9781913348649 An original graphic novel, reminiscent of Fun Home, based on the IVF stories of its husband-and-wife authors and the 1-in-50 couples around the world like them.
Geoff Johns, Scott Snyder DC Comics: The New 52 10th Anniversary Deluxe Edition DC Comics, 10th August, hb, £25, 9781779510310 Celebrate the greatest hits of The New 52, one decade after DC’s bold reinvention of its publishing line and fictional universe.
Stanley John
Little Lulu: The Little Girl Who Could Talk to Trees Drawn and Quarterly, 21st September, hb, £25, 9781770463899 The most inventive tales of Little Lulu outsmarting the hapless boys of the neighbourhood.
Stephen Graham Jones, Maria Wolf Memorial Ride University of New Mexico Press, 30th October, pb, £19.95, 9780826363237 Graphic novel delivers the storytelling prowess of Jones through Wolf’s artwork and the result is a ride readers will want to take again and again.
Tom Kaczynski, Christopher Brown Beta Testing the Ongoing Apocalypse Fantagraphics, 26th August, hb, £21.99, 9781683964315 Collection of graphic fictions about the contemporary global megalopolis.
Pete Katz The Art of War Ivy Press, 7th September, hb, £14.99, 9780711268012 Beautifully illustrated retelling of one of Chinese literature’s most celebrated and influential books.
Chip Kidd, Stan Lee Fantastic Four No 1 Panel by Panel Abrams ComicArts, 25th November, hb, £28.99, 9781419756153 Timed for the 60th anniversary of the Fantastic Four, this impressive reimagining is a must-have for every comic book collection.
Chris W Kim Strays Self Made Hero, 30th September, Book, eb, £14.99, 9781910593998 Kim’s distinctively detailed graphic style embodies an elusively disquieting parable of modern isolation and of the ties that bind—or fail to bind— society together.
Lanna Lanna (illus), Chris Eliopoulos Marvel Action: Origins Vol 1 Idea & Design Works, 7th December, pb, £10.99, 9781684057931 From Spider-Man to Loki, these kid-friendly stories put the action, adventure and fun of big-budget Hollywood in the palm of your hand.
John Layman, Cullen Bunn
Cixin Liu, Zhang Xiaoyu Cixin Liu’s The Village Teacher Ad Astra, 5th August, pb, eb, £14.99, 9781800249998 First rendering of Liu’s story in graphic novel form.
Filipe Melo, Juan Cavia (illus) Ballad for Sophie Top Shelf Productions, 7th September, pb, £19.99, 9781603094986 A young journalist prompts a reclusive piano superstar to open up, resulting in this graphic sonata that explores a lifetime of rivalry, regret and redemption.
Cixin Liu, Christophe Bec, Stefano Raffaele Cixin Liu’s The Wandering Earth
Jed Mercurio, Prasanna Puwanarajah, Coke Navarro (illus)
Sean Murphy, Klaus Janson (illus)
Cixin Liu, Rodolfo Santullo, JOK Cixin Liu’s Sea of Dreams Ad Astra, 5th August, pb, eb, £14.99, 9781800249974 Now realised as a graphic novel for the first time.
Godzilla: World of Monsters Idea & Design Works, 3rd August, pb, £25, 9781684058303 Monsters rule the world in this compendium collecting three graphic novels—Gangsters & Goliaths, Cataclysm and Oblivion.
Jeff Lemire Sweet Tooth: The Return DC Comics, 17th August, pb, £14.99, 9781779510327 Original award-winning creative team and post- apocalyptic sci-fi world of Sweet Tooth are back.
Cixin Liu, Valerie Mangin, Steven Dupre Cixin Liu’s Yuanyuan’s Bubbles Ad Astra, 5th August, pb, eb, £14.99, 9781801100021 Lighter-than-air tale from Liu.
Jacques Lob, Philippe Druillet Delirius 2 Titan Comics, 31st August, hb, £17.99, 9781782761075 Lone Sloane is stuck on the planet aptly named Delirius, one of the strangest places in the galaxy. He is now also the most wanted man in that galaxy.
Carmen Maria Machado, Strips Danie (illus) The Low, Low Woods DC Comics, 21st September, pb, £14.99, 9781779513120 From New York Times bestselling author (Her Body and Other Parties, In The Dream House) comes a story so horrifying you won’t dare to forget.
Ad Astra, 5th August, pb, eb, £14.99, 9781801100007 Another from China’s premier sci-fi writer.
Sleeper Scribner UK, 5th August, pb, eb, £16.99, 9781471194979 Mercurio and Puwanarajah have taken the conspiracy thriller and the western and sent them into orbit. A riveting work of imagination.
Frank Miller Batman: His Greatest Mysteries DC Comics, 14th September, pb, £9.99, 9781779509383 Prepare for Batman Day with this amazing compilation of action- packed stories from some of the best writers and artists in the industry.
Rutu Modan, Ishai Mishory (tr) Tunnels Drawn and Quarterly, 12th October, hb, £23, 9781770464667 A race for the Ark of the Covenant reveals the ethics of the international antiquities trade.
Peter Mortimer The Whistling Licence Iron Press, 9th September, pb, £10, 9781999763695 The supernatural, the surreal and the dystopian combine in this quartet of distinctive stories.
Bryan Moss (illus), Charles Johnson (illus), Steven Barnes (illus) The Eightfold Path Abrams Comicarts— Megascope, 4th January, hb, £17.99, 9781419744471 From award-winning authors comes a graphic novel anthology of interconnected Afrofuturistic parables inspired by the teachings of Buddha.
B Mure
Methods of Dyeing Avery Hill, 11th November, pb, £8.99, 9781910395622 New in the quiet, fantastical Ismyre series by Bristol-based creator. Mure continues to expand the Ismyre universe, this time with a story of deception and intrigue.
Batman: Curse of the White Knight DC Comics, 7th September, pb, £19.99, 9781779512581 Ancient curses are awoken and timeless secrets revealed in Eisner Award-nominated sequel to the blockbuster Batman: White Knight.
Amancay Nahuelpan (illus), Steve Orlando Gotham City Monsters DC Comics, 17th August, pb, £12.99, 9781779503077 Sometimes the monsters aren’t the ones you should be scared of.
Soseki Natsume, Tyrol Kobata, Zack Davisson, Chiroru Kobata, Zack Davisson, Chiroru Kobato Soseki Natsume’s i Am a Cat: The Manga Edition Tuttle, 28th September, pb, £11.99, 9784805316573 Japan’s beloved literary masterpiece brought to life in manga form.
Patric Nystrom, Per Demervall, Joseph A Davis Siri the Viking: Prisoners in Paris Eken Press, 15th September, hb, £6.99, 9781908233387 Perfect comic for kids wanting to learn about the Vikings.
George Orwell, Sean Michael Wilson, Jaime Huxtable Such, Such Were the Joys Pluto Press, 20th August, pb, £12.99, 9780745345925 Graphic novel brings Orwell’s dramatic formative experiences to life.
Joe Quinones (illus), Sam Hamm Batman ’89 DC Comics, 26th October, hb, £19.99, 9781779512680 Pulls on a number of threads left dangling by the film while continuing in the tradition of DC’s very successful Batman ’66 series.
Ivan Reis (illus), Gene Luen Yang Batman/Superman Vol 1 DC Comics, 23rd November, hb, £19.99, 9781779512741 Dive into strange new worlds as the Man of Steel and the Dark Knight are met by new villains, new heroes, and a transdimensional threat.
Brahm Revel Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Jennika Ii Idea & Design Works, 17th August, pb, £15.99, 9781684058327 Jennika is back with another adventure in the depths of Mutant Town.
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