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Brian Michael Bendis Superman Vol 3: The Truth Revealed DC Comics, 9th March, pb, £14.99, 9781779505712 Superman is about to learn the very important lesson that one decision can change everything.
Krent Able (ed), Julian Hanshaw (ed) I Feel Love SelfMadeHero, 4th February, pb, eb, £14.99, 9781910593851 Unsettling anthology explores love’s dark, twisted underbelly through wife-swapping, slash fiction, medieval aliens, childbirth, swamp monsters and a mysterious black balloon.
Paul Allor, Chris Evenhuis Gi Joe: World on Fire Idea & Design Works, 30th March, pb, £25, 9781684056705 All-new series featuring your favourite Joe alongside new characters in this new vision for a new generation.
Lorena Alvarez Hicotea Nobrow, 1st April, pb, £9.99, 9781910620595 Mesmerising follow-up to Nightlights explores our relationship with nature and animals. Now in paperback.
Darren-Jon Ashmore (ed), Helen McCarthy (ed) Leiji Matsumoto: Essays on the Manga and Anime Legend McFarland, 31st March, pb, £48.50, 9781476679969 Collection covers Matsumoto’s seven decades of comic creation, drawing on contemporary scholarship, artistic practice and fan studies.
Sandro Bassi Alien Nation Levine Querido, 15th April, hb, £13.99, 9781646140381 A wordless wonder of a picture book, reminiscent of David Wiesner and Chris Van Allsburg. An unforgettable subway ride in an alien world filled with truths of our own.
Brian Michael Bendis, Ryan Sook Legion of Super- heroes Vol 2 DC Comics, 13th April, hb, £19.99, 9781779505637 Jump forward in time to the 31st century with comic book superstars Bendis and Sook as they continue the epic tales of the Legion of Super-Heroes.
Brian Michael Bendis Batman: Universe DC Comics, 11th May, pb, £12.99, 9781779505835 In this original story, Batman is pushed to the limit as he sets off in search of an item with the potential to destroy the universe.
Brian Michael Bendis Event Leviathan DC Comics, 6th April, pb, £15.99, 9781779505859 Groundbreaking creative team of Bendis and artist Alex Maleev reunite for a mystery thriller that will bring the DC Universe to its knees.
Joe Brady, Patrice Aggs (illus) No Country David Fickling Books, 4th March, pb, £8.99, 9781788451833 A family story that shines a light on challenges faced by refugees and people desperate to escape wartorn countries to find new homes. A graphic novel for our times.
Gareth Brookes The Dancing Plague SelfMadeHero, 20th May, pb, eb, £14.99, 9781910593981 From “choreomania” to coronavirus: a true story, from 1518, when hundreds of inhabitants of Strasbourg were suddenly seized by the strange and unstoppable compulsion to dance.
Steven Brower (ed) Crime Comics Confidential IDW, 4th May, pb, £32, 9781684057580 Relive the days when gangsters ruled the streets in this gripping collection of notorious pre-Code crime comics.
Dan Berry (illus), David Gaffney Rivers Top Shelf Productions, 4th May, pb, £15.99, 9781603094900 The acclaimed minds behind The Three Rooms in Valerie’s Head return with a whimsical and ambitious portrait of human connection in the age of digital fragmentation.
Terri Blackstock Aftermath Tomas Nelson Fiction, 24th June, pb, £8.99, 9780310345978 A childhood friend and the faith she taught him got Dustin through his childhood. But friendship might be what destroys him now and his faith is slipping away.
Robin Boyden Georgia and the Edge of the World David Fickling Books, 1st April, pb, £8.99, 9781788451796 Raised within the walled city, Georgia’s desperate for excitement. One day a pixie arrives with a message that changes everything. Zany, thrilling graphic novel bursting with magical mysteries.
Cullen Bunn, Miguel Valderrama Cyberpunk 2077 Vol 1: Trauma Team Dark Horse Comics, 18th March, pb, £16.99, 9781506716015 Official tie-in graphic novel to CD Projekt Red’s latest game.
Kurt Busiek, John Paul Leon Batman: Creature of the Night DC Comics, 20th April, pb, £15.99, 9781779506283 Bruce Wainwright, a comic book-reading kid obsessed with the Caped Crusader, loses his parents in a violent crime and in the real world no superheroes exist to save the day.
Edgar Camacho Onion Skin Top Shelf Productions, 13th April, pb, £11.99, 9781603094894 Discover a bright new star of Mexican comics in this romantic and thrilling tale stuffed with adventure and delicious food.
Milton Caniff Steve Canyon Vol 11: 1967-1968 Idea & Design Works, 2nd February, hb, £40, 9781684057511 Stamp your passport for adventure, intrigue, and danger on your expedition to exotic locales with the Greatest Generation’s cartoonist-in-chief.
Greg Capullo DC Poster Portfolio: Greg Capullo DC Comics, 2nd March, pb, £19.99, 9781779508034 Creating the defining look for Batman for almost a decade, Capullo has left his mark on comics history and earned a huge following of devoted fans.
Gary Carlson, Frank Fosco Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Urban Legends Vol 2 Idea & Design Works, 6th April, pb, £25, 9781684057306 The entire Image Comics TMNT run reproduced for the first time in full, four- colour glory, capped with three all-new issues to complete the unfinished series.
Donny Cates,
Juan Gedeon, Iban Coello Venom by Donny Cates Vol 2 Marvel Comics, 2nd February, hb, £29.50, 9781302923884 From Absolute Carnage to Venom Island, Cates continues his sensational shake-up of the symbiotic mythos! Collecting Venom (2018) 16-25.
Luciana Cimino, Sergio Algozzino, David Randall The Incredible Nellie Bly Abrams ComicArts, 2nd March, hb, £17.99, 9781419750175 Visual biography of groundbreaking investigative journalist.
Wizards of the Coast, Jay Annelli Magic: The Gathering: Planes of the Multiverse Abrams ComicArts, 22nd July, hb, £13.99, 9781419751547 Collection offers exclusive insight into the art and mythology of some of Magic: The Gathering’s most popular and enduring locales and the characters that inhabit them.
Ta-Nehisi Coates, Jason Masters Captain America by Ta-nehisi Coates Vol 4 Marvel Comics, 9th February, pb, £14.99, 9781302920401 Coates continues his blockbuster examination of the living legend with the ominous next chapter of Cap’s modern masterpiece All Die Young.
Ryan Copple, James Asmus Voyage to the Stars Idea & Design Works, 27th April, pb, £14.99, 9781684057986 Hit sci-fi comedy podcast blasts into comics with
GRAPHIC NOVELS
all-new graphic novel adventure.
Michael DeForge Heaven No Hell Drawn and Quarterly, 16th February, hb, £16.99, 9781770464353 First story collection by one of the best short story writers in comics.
Aminder Dhaliwal Cyclopedia Exotica Drawn and Quarterly, 13th April, pb, £18.99, 9781770464377 Dating, the art world and being a cyclops, from the creator of the wildly popular Woman World.
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The Renegades: Flames of Amazonia DK Children, 6th May, pb, £9.99, 9780241490662 Join the Renegades as they battle fire-breathing creatures destroying the Amazon rainforest in an action-packed graphic novel about three inspirational super-heroes fighting climate change.
Stanley Donwood Bad Island Penguin, 4th February, pb, eb, £9.99, 9780241983904 Starkly beautiful graphic novel about the end of the world.
Evan Dorkin, Ed Solomon, Roger Langridge Bill and Ted Are Doomed Dark Horse Comics, 30th March, pb, £16.99, 9781506722528 Official comic book prequel to the much- anticipated new Bill & Ted movie, “Bill & Ted Face the Music”.
John Cei Douglas All the Places Liminal 11, 25th February, pb, £11.99, 9781912634231 Through wordless black- and-white illustration, Douglas empathetically shows the struggle to communicate how things feel when we get lost and the wrenching loneliness that comes with mental health struggles.
Brandon Easton Judge Dredd: False Witness Idea & Design Works, 20th April, pb, £12.99, 9781684057283 Justice Academy drop- out Mathias Lincoln always survived by sub-legal means but after uncovering a vast conspiracy he finds himself pursued by legendary lawman Judge Dredd.
Warren Ellis, Bryan Hitch The Batman’s Grave:
The Complete Collection DC Comics, 30th March, hb, £32, 9781779506573 The World s Greatest Detective must try to inhabit the mind of a murder victim to solve a case without filling the empty grave next to those of his parents.
Rose Eveleth Flash Forward Abrams ComicArts, 18th March, hb, £17.99, 9781419745478 Exploration of potential tomorrows from the host of the massively popular and critically acclaimed podcast Flash Forward.
Beth Ferry, Gergely Dudas Fox & Rabbit Celebrate Amulet, 29th April, hb, £10.99, 9781419751837 Third outing in the series celebrates the ways in which differences can bring friends together.
Norm Feuti, Norm Feuti Beak & Ally #1: Unlikely Friends HarperCollins, 4th February, hb, £9.99, 9780063021570 Fun and funny buddy comedy is perfect for fans of Narwhal & Jelly, emerging readers, and all kids who love comics. Ally the alligator is perfectly happy being alone .
FGTeeV, Miguel Diaz Rivas FGTeev Presents: Into the Game! HarperCollins, 4th March, pb, £6.99, 9780062933683 Press start on this awesome graphic novel adventure by YouTube’s favourite family of gamers.
FGTeev Fgteev Activity Book HarperCollins, 8th July, pb, £7.99, 9780063092983 Comics and graphic novels.
Tim Fielder Infinitum Amistad, 18th February, hb, £20, 9780062964083 Afrofuturist graphic novel captures the spirit of the record-breaking film “Black Panther” and its mantra, “Wakanda Forever”.
Ian Flynn, James Asmus My Little Pony/ Transformers:
Friendship in Disguise Idea & Design Works, 2nd March, pb, £12.99, 9781684057597 Ponies, Autobots, and Decepticons mix it up in this graphic novel mashup.
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