GRAPHIC NOVELS
but everything is also exactly the same.
Graphic novels
Marguerite Abouet, Clement Oubrerie Aya Drawn and Quarterly, 6th February, hb, £18.99, 9781770467019 Abidjan’s favourite daughter returns in the seventh volume of the popular series.
Sophie Adriansen, Various Artists (illus) Nina Simone in Comics NBM, 13th February, hb, £24.95, 9781681123264 One-of-a-kind artist, pianist, singer, role model and inspiration for genertions to come rendered in comic book form.
Kit Anderson Safer Places Avery Hill, 26th March, pb, eb, £14.99, 9781910395776 Fresh collection of stories about isolation, memory, liminal spaces and small magic from one of comics’ up-and-coming voices.
Rui Asajima A Beast’s Descent into Love Tokyopop Press, 16th April, hb, £12.95, 9781427875501 When thief Karim sneaks into a clandestine auction he finds Asena, a beautiful young man with animal ears and a tail. On impulse, Karim steals him from the highest bidder.
David Barnett, Anna Morozova Lowborn High Rebellion, 25th April, pb, £12.99, 9781837861095 Androgeus Frost was not expecting to attend Lowborn High, a rundown, inner-city magic school. But with magic around every corner, friends will be made and secrets uncovered.
Emma Carlson Berne The Sparkle Dragons Clarion, 1st February, pb, £7.99, 9780358538110 The spunky Sparkle Dragons blast their glitter fire and put their brains together to save the queendom from a malicious unicorn.
Nino Bulling Firebugs Drawn & Quarterly, 2nd April, hb, £20, 9781770467057 Everything is changing,
Sig Burwash Vera Bushwack Drawn & Quarterly, 16th April, pb, £21, 9781770467118 Emotive, fantasy thrill-ride along a sea-bordered highway.
Freddy Carrasco Gleem Drawn & Quarterly, 9th April, pb, £21, 9781770467101 Icon of afrofuturism synthesises sociopolitical critique with fantastical reimaginings of Black futures.
Crimson Chains Star Crossed Vol 1 Tokyopop Press, 6th February, pb, £17.95, 9781427875495 Story about a king and his knight who face a battle for the throne with Polaris’ brother.
Jyoti Chand, Tara Anand (illus) Fitting Indian HarperAlley, 4th July, pb, eb, £10.99, 9780063237537 Powerful graphic novel début shines a light on how harmful the stigma of mental illness is and how lifesaving a community honest about mental health can be.
Cameron Chittock, Fero Pe Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles x Stranger Things Idea & Design Works, 23rd April, pb, £17.99, 9798887240800 Epic crossover graphic novel event that every fan has been waiting for.
Johnnie Christmas Gamerville HarperAlley, 20th June, pb, eb, £9.99, 9780063056817 Topical exploration of the importance of human connection and what it means to run in a pack.
Katana Collins, Clay McCormack Batman White Knight Presents: Generation Joker DC Comics, 16th April, hb, £22, 9781779524904 Spinning out of the runaway hit Batman Beyond the White Knight comes an unforgettable, coming-of-age super villain tale starring the children of Harley Quinn and The Joker.
Stephanie Cooke, Mel Valentine Vargas (illus) Pillow Talk HarperAlley, 20th June, pb, £14.99, 9780358525714
Aims a punch at the impossibly high standards set for women in sports and otherwise and champions the power of finding a team that will, quite literally, fight for you.
Katie Cook
Nothing Special Vol 1 Ten Speed Press, 5th March, pb, £18.99, 9781984862839 Two not-so-human teenagers and a friendly ghost radish face the fantasy adventure of a lifetime in this captivating graphic novel. With exclusive, behind-the- scenes material.
Robin Cousin, Edward Gauvin The Phantom Scientist MIT Press, 5th March, pb, £21, 9780262548342 Mind-bending yarn that teases devious thrills from the mysteries of systems theory.
Osamu Dazai, Cocco Kashiwaya Osamu Dazai’s The Setting Sun Tuttle, 12th April, pb, £11.99, 9784805317617 Classic of Japanese literature brought to life in manga for the first time in English.
Aminder Dhaliwal A Witch’s Guide to Burning Drawn and Quarterly, 26th March, hb, £25, 9781770466999 Dhaliwal creates a land ruled by magic and fire where the sky is thick with witches.
Miguel Diaz Rivas (illus) FGTeeV: Out of Time! HarperAlley, 18th July, pb, eb, £10.99, 9780063260498 Game like never before in the fun-filled, fourth adventure of YouTube sensation FGTeeV, which claims more than 41 million subscribers.
Lucie Ebrey Cowgirls and Dinosaurs: Big Trouble in Little Spittle Piccadilly Press, 6th June, pb, £9.99, 9781800788442 When the Bandit Queen gets hold of strange magic it is up to Clem, Abigail and Rootbeer to team up and save their town.
Heather Einhorn, Adam Staffaroni The Curie Society: Eris Eternal MIT Press, 26th March, pb, £21, 9780262544375 Plucky, young scientist heroes of the Curie Society go toe-to-toe with a sinister threat in a
globe-spanning scientific adventure on the cutting edge of advanced biotech.
surrounding a deadly conspiracy. From a creative team of rising stars.
Isabel Greenberg Young Hag Jonathan Cape, 18th April, pb, eb, £20, 9781787334052 Contemporary reinvention of the women in Arthurian legend. Imaginative escapade into the world of myth, from the bestselling graphic novelist of Glass Town.
Garth Ennis, Patrick Goddard Rogue Trooper: Blighty Valley 2000 AD, July, hb, £16.99, 9781837861958 This new standalone graphic novel from Garth Ennis (The Boys) melds historical action with sci-fi adventure, bringing this classic 2000 AD character back in new and action- packed style!
Oscar Fong, Frederick L Jones The Massively Multiplayer World of Ghosts Vol 2: A New Challenger Rockport, 16th May, pb, £9.99, 9780760389980 Nilay faces a new threat— and his ghosts may be closer than he thinks.
Alexis Frederick-Frost Team Unihorn and Woolly 1: Attack of the Krill HarperAlley, 6th June, pb, £7.99, 9780063002067 A woolly mammoth—the last of his kind—longs to join Team Unihorn, the new superhero group in town. Funny, action- packed, graphic novel, chapter book series for enthusiastic Catstronauts.
Shawnee Gibbs, Emily Cannon (illus), Shawnelle Gibbs Ghost Roast Versify, 29th February, pb, £10.99, 9780358141808 Paranormal adventure of first crushes, lost histories and the impossible task of fitting in when your dad is a professional ghosthunter.
Elise Gravel Club Microbe Drawn & Quarterly, 21st May, hb, £14.99, 9781770467026 It’s a germ’s world. We’re just living in it.
Che Grayson, Kelsey Ramsay Dark Spaces: Good Deeds Idea & Design Works, 2nd April, pb, £16.99, 9798887240671 Scott Snyder’s Dark Spaces anthology line returns with a new story
Jarad Greene A for Effort HarperAlley, 25th April, pb, £10.99, 9780063032873 Jay faces his freshman year at high school and a whole new world of friendships, self-discovery and stress about the future.
Kazutoshi Hando, Yukinobu Hoshino Japan’s Longest Day Tuttle, 2nd May, pb, £16.99, 9784805317792 The true story of Japan’s surrender in the Second World War and how it nearly didn’t happen. Beautifully told by leading manga artist.
Hanna Harms, Ruth Ahmedzai Kemp (tr) Milk Without Honey Flint, 11th March, hb, £17.99, 9781803995311 Impactful graphic novel about the plight of the bees.
Luke Healy Self-esteem and the End of the World Faber & Faber, 2nd May, hb, eb, £20, 9780571375608 Funny, moving, expansive and ambitious work from the acclaimed author of The Con Artists and Americana.
Brian Herbert, Kevin J Anderson, Frank Herbert, Raul Allen (illus), Patricia Martin (illus) Dune: The Graphic Novel Book 3: The Prophet Abrams ComicArts, 25th June, hb, £17.99, 9781419749476 Final volume of the graphic novel adaptation of the groundbreaking science-fiction classic by Frank Herbert.
Franziska Höllbacher (illus), Mike Barfield The World’s First Rollercoaster Templar, 11th April, pb, £10.99, 9781800783720 Amazing inventions stories in comic-book form by Blue Peter Award-winner.
Peter Hoey, Maria Hoey In Perpetuity
Top Shelf Productions, 16th April, pb, £17.99, 9781603095372 Surreal smuggling operation across the boundaries of life and death in the latest moody mystery from the Hoeys.
Jay Hosler Ant Story HarperAlley, 28th March, pb, £10.99, 9780063293991 Insect extraordinaire Jay Hosler is back, this time- exploring how we seek to understand ourselves and the world around us through the eyes of one of our world’s tiniest creatures: the ant.
Erin Hunter, Natalie Riess (illus), Sara Goetter (illus) Warriors: The Prophecies Begin #1 HarperAlley, 18th July, pb, £11.99, 9780063203877 Full-colour adaptation of the Warriors series covers the first two original novels.
Erin Hunter Warriors: The Rise of Scourge HarperAlley, 14th March, pb, £9.99, 9780063351745 The origins of one of Warriors’ fiercest villains presented in a standalone graphic set.
Saki Ichibu, Ushio Shirotori (illus) Formerly, the Fallen Daughter of the Duke Vol 5 Tokyopop Press, 12th March, pb, £11.95, 9781427877529 Claire Martino had everything: a loving family, a crown prince fiance, a future using her family’s inherited magic. Then she lost it all and the culprit was her own beloved half-sister.
Stephen Graham Jones, Riccardo Burchielli Earthdivers Vol 2: Ice Age Idea & Design Works, 27th February, pb, £14.99, 9798887240688 Guest artist Riccardo Burchielli joins New York Times bestselling author of The Only Good Indians for a mission to the Ice Age exploring America’s pre-Columbian past.
Dan Jurgens, Lee Weeks Superman Action Comics Vol 1: Rise of Metallo DC Comics, 5th March, pb, £14.99, 9781779524737 Superman is back on Earth but there is no time to rest as a powered-up version of one of his most devilish villains strikes Metropolis.
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