GRAPHIC NOVELS


Tokyopop Press, 2nd April, pb, £12.95, 9781427875433 Sawako Honna, 42, single, works hard at a film promotion company. One night her heart palpitates, and her body goes cold. Could she be going through the menopause?


Chera Kee Corpse Crusaders Te University of Michigan Press, 8th July, pb, £25.95, 9780472056859 Explores the ways that truth, justice and the American way have influenced the undead in comics and turned a rebellious figure into one that works to save the day.


Rae-hyeon Kim A Small Change Tuttle, 19th April, pb, £11.99, 9780804857086 In 12 sensitive episodes this charming, coming-of- age novel includes step- by-step instructions for each hairstyle our heroine wears.


Ichika Kino, Mochiko Mochida Ossan Idol Vol 8 Tokyopop Press, 16th April, pb, £11.95, 9781427873538 Miroku Osaki is 36 years old, unemployed and unhappy. Then he tries the popular “Let’s Try Dancing!” karaoke style and finds it is addictive— and transformative.


Aidan Koch, Nicole Rudick Spiral and Other Stories New York Review Comics, 16th April, pb, £23, 9781681378350 Delicate, dreamlike and lushly detailed comics collection by a contemporary artist whose work explores the enmeshment of the human and non-human worlds.


Hatoba Kogarashi The Genius Puppeteer Loves the Holy Knight Fiercely Tokyopop Press, 28th May, pb, £13.95, 9781427877178 Holy Knight Gilbert was saved by Chris. But Chris’ true intention was to use Gilbert’s soul to create a new puppet, one more lifelike than anything he’d made before.


Peter Kuper Ruins SelfMadeHero, 29th February, pb, £18.99, 9781914224188 Story of love, adventure and politics, and two lives changed forever by Mexico and the monarch butterfly.


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Lily LaMotte, Ann Xu (illus), Sunmi (illus) Unhappy Camper HarperAlley, 6th June, pb, eb, £10.99, 9780062973894 From the acclaimed creators of Measuring Up comes a sophomore graphic novel about two sisters who rebuild their bond at a Taiwanese American summer camp.


Terri Libenson Always Anthony Collins, 7th May, pb, £8.99, 9780063320925 Eighth book in the Emmie & Friends series, told from the alternating POVs of popular Anthony and timid Leah as they grapple with a bullying incident at school.


Aimee Lockwood Devil Dogs Liminal 11, 12th March, hb, £16.99, 9781912634736 In this captivating hybrid work of comic and prose, Lockwood’s masterful gouache illustrations bring to life the eerie tales of Devil Dogs that have chilled the bones of generations.


Nicolas Mahler Completely Kafka: A Comic Biography Pushkin Press, 30th May, pb, £12.99, 9781805331582 Witty and original graphic biography of the author, published to coincide with the centenary of his death.


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Aleshia Jensen (tr) So Long Sad Love Drawn & Quarterly, 30th April, pb, £20, 9781770466975 No matter how wrong relationships can be, there is nothing quite like getting them right.


Mikael Mikael Harlem NBM, 16th April, hb, £24.95, 9781681123288 Mikael takes us to the Harlem of the Prohibition for the final chapter of his New York triptych in sumptuous chiaroscuro to meet a woman who is strong and enigmatic.


Kayla Miller Break Clarion, 29th February, pb, eb, £10.99,


9780358414223 Author-illustrator of Click, Camp, Act, Clash, and Crunch and co-author of Besties returns with a new Olive story.


Pat Mills, Simon Bisley, Clint Langley Joe Pineapples: Tin Man


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Rebellion, 9th April, hb, eb, £16.99, 9781786184931 The galaxy’s greatest robotic hitman is forced to confront his past to uncover an ancient mystery in this standalone story.


to disrupt the stability of the land and gods of Ismyre.


Miyamoto Musashi, Koji Kondo, Makiko Itoh (tr) Book of Five Rings Tuttle, 30th May, pb, £11.99, 9784805317839 Manga adaptation of Musashi’s legendary book. Beautifully illustrated look at the life and legacy of Japan’s greatest warrior.


Pat Mills, Simon Bisley Sláine: The Horned God Anniversary Edition 2000 AD, July, pb, £39.99, 9781837861934 Celebrating 35 years since the landmark fantasy series that changed comics, with Bisley’s groundbreaking, fully painted art rescanned from the original film and presented in a massively oversized new paperback.


Satoshi Miyagawa, Keisuke Gotou One Operation Joker Vol 3 DC Comics, 6th February, pb, £8.99, 9781779526878 The Joker is about to realise that raising kids is no joke.


Satoshi Miyagawa, Kai Kitago Superman Vs Meshi Vol 3 DC Comics, 6th February, pb, £8.99, 9781779526885 Clark Kent visits Japan as Superman in pursuit of Meshi. But what is it?


Satoshi Mizukami Sengoku Youko Vol 6 Tokyopop Press, 19th March, pb, £12.95, 9781427875358 Despite being a katawara Tama loves humans and vows to protect them from evil even if that means fighting her own kind.


Haruki Murakami, JC Deveney Haruki Murakami Manga Stories 2: The Second Bakery Attack; Samsa in Love; Thailand Tuttle, 9th May, hb, £16.99, 9784805317679 Murakami’s best-loved stories finally in graphic novel form.


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Disciples of the Soil Avery Hill, 9th July, pb, eb, £8.99, 9781910395790 Graphic novel fantasy about a railway development threatening


Eric Nakamura (ed) Giant Robot Drawn & Quarterly, 7th May, hb, £36, 9781770467132 Deluxe hardcover that celebrates the pop culture phenomenon who redefined what it meant to be Asian American in the late 20th Century.


Matyas Namai Chernobyl: The Fall of Atomgrad Palazzo Editions, 4th April, pb, £14.99, 9781786751362 Powerful reimagining of the world’s largest nuclear disaster from the creator of the graphic novel of George Orwell’s 1984.


Soseki Natsume, Nagi Yoshizaki, Makiko Itoh (tr) Kokoro Tuttle, 23rd May, pb, £11.99, 9784805317747 Timeless psychological study of a young man’s deep alienation from society. This English- language manga version will make the book accessible to a new generation of foreign readers.


Odunze Oguguo, Whyt Manga, Stephanie Williams Apple Black Origins: The Spectrum and the Spectre Rockport, 13th June, pb, £9.99, 9780760390023 The first light novel in the world of Apple Black shares the never-before- told tale of a wild and brave young sorceress and a powerful rogue sorcerer.


James Persichetti, Lisa Biehler A Tale of Two Knights Harperalley, 6th June, pb, £14.99, 9780358541233 Queer take on Arthurian legend. Knights of the Round Table set out on a quest to find the missing magician Merlin but instead discover romance.


L Pidge Catalytic Conversions: Infinite Wheatpaste Vol 1 Avery Hill, 30th May, pb, eb, £15.99, 9781910395783


Relationships, androids, car repair, time travel, gods—these interconnected stories are set on the edges of human experience.


Pierre La Police, Luke Burns Masters of the Nefarious: Mollusk Rampage New York Review Comics, 12th March, pb, £23, 9781681378343 Two supernatural crime fighters and their Rorschach-blotted best friend stumble on a plot involving UFOs, giant molluscs and the Maluku Islands in a madcap adventure by a contemporary French artist.


Tim Probert Lightfall: The Dark Times HarperAlley, 11th April, hb, £12.99, 9780063080911 pb, eb, £11.99, 9780063080904 The Lights have gone dark in Irpa. Danger lurks as the air grows colder and threats lie in every shadow.


Jerome Pumphrey Link + Hud: Sharks & Minnows Norton Young Readers, 12th April, hb, eb, £12.99, 9781324016113


Link and Hud back with more mischief. “Full of Black boy joy, brother love and silliness—Book Riot.


Mollie Ray Giant Faber & Faber, 6th June, hb, eb, £18.99, 9780571374199 Inspired by the journey of the author’s brother, this wordless wonder of a book follows the experience of a family as one of their own faces a life-threatening illness.


John Ridley, Christian Duce I Am Batman Vol 2: Welcome to New York DC Comics, 26th March, pb, £14.99, 9781779524812 Jace Fox is moving from Gotham City to the Big Apple. Is New York City ready for Batman?


Jean-Marc Rochette The Last Queen SelfMadeHero, 28th March, hb, £19.99, 9781914224195 “Snowpiercer” co-creator tells the story of a bear who inspires a French sculptor’s greatest work.


Sergio Ruzzier, Sergio Ruzzier (illus) Fish and Clam HarperAlley, 4th July, pb, £3.99, 9780063290372


Fish returns for another adventure with a new friend in the fourth Fish and Friends I Can Read offering.


Edgar Calabia Samar, Mervin Malonzo Janus Silang and the Struggle for Kalibutanm vol 2 Tuttle, 26th April, pb, £11.99, 9780804856775 “If Britons have Harry Potter and Americans have Percy Jackson, we Filipinos have Janus Silang”—Bongbong Books Review.


Ana C Sanchez Alter Ego 2: Noel & June Tokyopop Press, 6th February, pb, £13.95, 9781427876638 Long-awaited sequel to Spanish artist’s heart- pounding lesbian romance.


Eiichi Shimizu, Tomohiro Shimoguchi Batman Justice Buster Vol 2 DC Comics, 6th February, pb, £8.99, 9781779524607 Crime in Gotham is so out of control that Batman must step up his arsenal of fabulous toys.


Seiichi Shirato, Shuuhei Kamo (illus) Watch Dogs Tokyo Vol 1 Tokyopop Press, 23rd April, pb, £13.95, 9781427876645 Manga based on the worldwide bestselling video game, developed in association with video game publishing company Ubisoft Entertainment, best- known for the Assassin’s Creed franchise.


David Small Werewolf At Dusk and Other Stories Liveright, 19th April, hb, eb, £19.99, 9781324092827 Celebrates the singular genius of David Small who writes, “by the dread of things internal”.


Kyle Starks, Steve Pugh Peacemaker Tries Hard! DC Comics, 6th February, hb, £22, 9781779524324 Christopher Smith is not very good at being a superhero but tries hard. A 17+ book puts Peacemaker on a quest to save his beloved dog from a super-villain.


Hamish Steele Deadendia The Divine Order Vol 3 Union Square, 25th July, hb, £18.99, 9781454949015 In this diverse YA graphic novel Barney, Norma and friends team up with


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