Combine apprentices, magic, and caring for animals, and you have Hex Vet: Witches in Training.
Check out our reviews—all starred—for the recently announced Morris finalists, including two SLJ Best Books.
Make sure to add this to your shelf. It’s a must have.
There are many exciting twists and turns in this adventure, and the story comes to a tidy and happy resolution.
The story has a perfect blend of adventure and heartwarming themes to engage all sorts of readers.
An engaging adventure featuring two of the most exciting Marvel heroes of the last five years or so.
Cartoonist Art Baltazar’s new original graphic novel for kids is about a merman named Gilbert, although he more closely resembles an anthropomorphic iguana
This is the first graphic novel adaptation of one of the Enola Holmes mysteries.
A new holiday title and the third volume in Svetlana Chmakova's Berrybrook Middle School series in this week's releases.
It would be easy enough to encourage a young reader who loved "Twilight" or "Game of Thrones" to try out this rollicking tale of love and loss.
The fourth installment of the fun TOON Books’ early reader science series.
In the eighth book of this series, Phoebe and her unicorn are headed to drama camp.
The eighth installment of the popular graphic history series Nathan Hale’s Hazardous Tales returns to the setting of the first book, the U.S. Revolutionary War.
A look at three light-hearted graphic novel series for younger elementary grade readers.
Jarrett Krosoczka's characters will stay with readers long after they finish the book.
Not-so-scary comics and graphic novels with ghosts.
A few graphic novels for the late elementary crowd.
The actor and activist inspired a room of educators with an opening keynote address at the SLJ Leadership Summit.
Kristy's mom is getting married in this sixth edition of "The Baby-Sitters Club" graphic novel series.
A former Printz committee and current Coretta Scott King Award Book Jury member discusses her possible Printz picks for 2019.
Some scary graphic novels for the season.
This autumn’s harvest has produced a brand-new crop of compelling stories, from a must-have manga series starter to a slice-of-life memoir in the graphic format.
Top picks from this week's new graphic novel releases.
It's a 20-page first look at February 2019 release, The Great Wiz and the Ruckus—an original graphic novel by Joey McCormick (Adventure Time) and colorist Whitney Cogar (Steven Universe).
Best Friends has the same creative team and will be released August 27, 2019
Some great October comics your teens and tweens will be clamoring for.
Smith, who famously raised a black-gloved fist in protest on the medal podium in 1968, has teamed up with award-winning Crown author Derrick Barnes for a graphic memoir.
Giulio Macaione makes his U.S. comic debut in this beautifully illustrated graphic novel about forced empathy and having to learn more about others whether we want to or not.
A look at a couple of graphic novels through the Newbery lens.
It's the first graphic novel based on Nancy Springer’s Enola Holmes YA novels.
Recently published graphic memoirs illustrate that the genre is pushing the format to new heights.
Fans of the Smile author have two reasons to look forward to 2019.
The author/illustrator of the “Lunch Lady” and “Jedi Academy” series opens up about his graphic novel memoir.
This continuation of Thrash's critically acclaimed memoir Honor Girl brings her devastating honesty and humor to the before and after of depression.
The author of The Tea Dragon Society returns with a graphic novel bound to satisfy her audience.
In the new graphic novel Criminy, pirates force a family to flee and float across the ocean to strange lands.
A middle grade graphic novel with Latinx characters.
Publisher will produce the first "official" Minecraft graphic novels.
In a series of vignettes depicting the experiences of Syrians before and after they choose to flee that country, and information on the refusal of many countries to accept these victims of violence, Brown has created a heartbreaking global and personal story.
Superb. Ruffu's tenacity and the book's satisfying conclusion will appeal to fans of John Lewis, Andrew Aydin, and Nate Powell's "March" trilogy.
Ngozi Ukazu's Check Please is a sensitive, incredibly funny sports story.
More books are being adapted to graphic novels—and vice versa. These trends are expanding audiences and creating opportunities for creators. Here's what's hot right now.
In 2000, a nurse on an HIV/AIDS unit began drawing comics about her experiences on the job. Those comics launched a growing genre, graphic medicine—comics and graphic novels that portray the experience of illness and explore medicine.
Highlights from this week’s new releases include IDW Publishing continuing the sci-fi adventures of Donald Duck with Duck Avenger New Adventures Volume 3. Lion Forge forms the first issue of the third volume of Voltron Legendary Defender while United Plankton Pictures unleashes the robot apocalypse in Spongebob Squarepant #82. The List: AMERICAN MYTHOLOGY PRODUCTIONS Casper […]
Gr 7 Up –Combining drawings and text, Hendrix presents a contemplative look at German martyr Dietrich Bonhoeffer.
When I took out my review copy and started to leaf through this book, my colleague called out to me “That’s a great game!” I’m not much of a gamer, nor are my kids, so I hadn’t heard of it, nor did I know it’s in production for a movie. I already knew that this […]
Publisher’s description Perfect for fans of Raina Telgemeier, Awkward, and All’s Faire in Middle School, this graphic novel follows a neighborhood of kids who transform ordinary cardboard into fantastical homemade costumes as they explore conflicts with friends, family, and their own identity. Welcome to a neighborhood of kids who transform ordinary boxes into colorful costumes, and their ordinary […]
A kind owl helps a spirit remember her past; Skilled fighter Hinako must hide her identity while revealing her strength at an all-boys school; a collection of animal comics will satisfy every readers' taste.
We’ve got something special to finish out the week: We’re debuting the preview of the graphic novel Pandora’s Legacy, by writer Kara Leopard and artist Kelly Nicole Matthews. It’s an update of the legend of Pandora’s Box, with modern-day kids who are the descendants of the original Pandora on a quest to recapture the monsters […]
Dark Horse’s latest thematic anthology offers an inclusive and evocative range of well-crafted firsthand accounts.
Animals are taking over this week’s list of new releases. First Second releases the first volume of their new series about rabbits, foxes, and magic in Cottons: The Secret of the Wind. Harper Collins Publishers re-releases the collected graphic novel Ravenpaw’s Path, based on the popular Warriors series, now in color, while IDW Publishing loads […]
From Academy Award winners to new discoveries, here are titles to enhance or jump-start anime collections.
The creators of A Quick & Easy Guide to They/Them Pronouns, a hip, matter-of-fact primer, talk about the emotional impact of being misgendered and more.
The Family Trade Written by Justin Jordan & Nikki Ryan, illustrated by Morgan Beem Image Comics, $16.99 Rated T for Teens A fairly standard story about a teen assassin working to save her fantasy world is distinctive only due to its art and coloring. The Free Republic of Thessala, aka the Float, is an independent […]
Highlights from this week’s list of new releases include a superhero extravaganza from Archie Comic Publications with Archie’s Superteens Vs Crusaders #1. Boom! Studios returns to Regular Show with the new miniseries 25 Years Later #1 while Keenspot Entertainment releases Fruit Ninja Ancient Origins #1, based on the popular mobile game. The List ARCHIE COMIC […]
Wild Ocean: Sharks, Whales, Rays, and Other Endangered Sea Creatures Edited by Matt Dembicki Fulcrum Publishing, $19.95 Age Range: 12 and up This anthology was produced with PangeaSeed, an ocean conservation organization, so it’s got an obvious message—”to showcase 12 iconic endangered ocean animals” in order to encourage changes in human behavior when it comes […]
New awards celebrate graphic novels, and the first winners were revealed at Denver Comic Con.
Scott Westerfeld and Alex Puvilland’s Spill Zone, Shannon Hale and LeUyen Pham’s Real Friends, and Melanie Gillman’s As the Crow Flies were among the winning graphic novels in this inaugural Excellence in Graphic Literature Awards, which were presented Saturday evening at Denver Comic Con. The awards were created and administered by Pop Culture Classroom, the […]
Highlights from this week’s list of new releases include the second volume of First Second’s fantasy series for elementary readers, Quirk’s Quest: The Lost and the Found. Papercutz releases a 3-in-1 Edition of the Dreamworks-based series Trolls, while the Inklings from Viz Media’s Splatoon Volume 3 make a splash of their own. The List: AMERICAN […]
Gr 7 Up –Franklin’s first full-length graphic novel follows a love story between two black women.
Action Presidents #1: George Washington! Action Presidents #2: Abraham Lincoln! Written by Fred Van Lente, illustrated by Ryan Dunlavey HarperCollins, $9.99 each Ages 8-12 The team behind Action Philosophers! have returned with an entertaining look at key men and events in American history, beginning with the two most famous Presidents. The attitude behind the series […]
Just ahead of the American Library Association annual meeting, DC has revealed more details on its upcoming line of DC Zoom graphic novels for middle-grade readers and DC Ink graphic novels for young adults. DC Zoom will launch in April 2019. Here’s the lineup: Super Sons: The Polarshield Project, written by Ridley Pearson and illustrated […]
When I’m reviewing books for professional publications, I stay quiet about them on social media. I’m always really excited once a review comes out to be able to talk about the book, finally! Here’s one of my most recent reviews which originally appeared in the June 2018 School Library Journal. Tsu and the Outliers by Erik […]
This has been a bountiful year for manga, in terms of both quantity and quality, and there’s more on the way! Stock your shelves with these series, perfect for summer reading.
Highlights from this week’s new releases include the beginning of a new 4 issue mini series for Garfield with Homecoming #1. IDW Publishing releases the second part of a new story featuring a young Han Solo and Chewbacca in Star Wars Adventures #11, while Titan Comics celebrates the 30th anniversary of the 7th Doctor story […]
Jim McClain’s Solution Squad Written by Jim McClain, art by various Solution Squad LLC, $19.99 For grades 4-6 Jim McClain, a middle school math teacher, loves comics, so he made his own super-team to teach mathematical concepts. The first comic story introduces the team members: La Calculadora – fast computation and team leader Absolutia – […]
Check out these June-releasing comics that your tweens and teens will be clamoring for! The Cardboard Kingdom by Chad Sell (Knopf Books for Young Readers, June 5). A neighborhood full of kids use ordinary boxes to create amazing costumes and transform their street into the cardboard kingdom! Come along for the ride this summer as […]
Silver Spoon Vol. 1 Writer/artist: Hiromu Arakawa Yen Press; $15 Rated T for Teen Phenomenal success can present difficult challenges. For example, say you created a manga series that ran for nine years, filled 27 collected volumes and was adapted into a pair of television shows, two feature-length animated films, a live-action film, a handful […]
Did you catch our behind-the-scenes live video chats with book creators during Book Expo? In case you missed them, we've rounded up some of our recent talks with Kwame Alexander, Eoin Colfer, Ngozi Ukazu, and more.
Highlights from this week’s new releases include Volume 2 of Scarlet Rose from Charmz, First Second’s newest addition to their Science Comics series, Rockets: Defying Gravity, and a new series from the creators of Geronimo Stilton, Melowy Volume 1, The Challenge in the Forest from Papercutz. The List: ACTION LAB ENTERTAINMENT Ghoul Scouts I Was […]
Gr 10 Up –Grace Field House is home to 38 children and a cheerful matron whom all the kids call “Mom.” The children must follow rules and take a test every morning in place of formal schooling, but overall, they’re a big happy family.
We’re breaking some great graphic novel news this morning: BOOM! Studios will publish the original graphic novel The Great Wiz and the Ruckus by animator Joey McCormick, with colors by Whitney Cogar, under their KaBOOM! imprint in February 2019. Get a load of that cover! Here’s what the story is about: Red, a blind Wiz […]
Angela Carstensen takes a look back at three decades of YA—its evolution, groundbreaking titles, and the Margaret A. Edwards Award that honors its authors.
Star Wars: Lost Stars Vol. 1 Writers: Claudia Gray and Yusaku Komiyama Artist: Yusaku Komiyama Yen Press; $13 Rated T for Teen This is a manga adaptation of Claudia Gray’s 2015 prose novel of the same name, and as I read, I couldn’t help but wonder if Crossed Stars might not have been a better […]
IDW has been publishing a series of French imports titled The Little Book of Knowledge, and unlike the similar books you may have read as a child, they cover a wide range of topics, from tattoos to New Hollywood. Their latest one, though, is about sharks, and it is (the publisher assures me) “perfect for […]
Tee Franklin's touching novella shows love in one's later years; a new sci-fi adventure for Jem and the Holograms; Shirai's dark adventure will enthrall fans of Death Note.
It’s a short list moving into the long weekend, but there are still some good titles to highlight. Archie Comic Publications is “ready” to play with issue #5 of Cosmo. Boom! Studios plays with time in Adventure Time Beginning Of The End #1 while Yen Press drops another W.I.T.C.H three part story, A Crisis on […]
Publisher’s description A coming-of-age middle-grade graphic novel about summer and friendships, written and illustrated by the Eisner Award–winning and New York Times–bestselling Hope Larson. Thirteen-year-old Bina has a long summer ahead of her. She and her best friend, Austin, usually do everything together, but he’s off to soccer camp for a month, and he’s been acting […]
Brigid Alverson sat down with Gagliano at the Toronto Comic Arts Festival, in her brief week between jobs, to discuss what she hopes to accomplish at Random House Graphic.
Eoin Colfer is well-known for his many novels for middle-grade readers. His Artemis Fowl series, about a teenage criminal mastermind, has been popular for well over ten years and was adapted into a graphic novel. More recently, Colfer has set out to write an original graphic novel. Illegal By Eoin Colfer. Andrew Donkin. Giovanni Rigano […]
Highlights from this week’s new releases include Fruit Ninja Volume 1 Frenzy Force, from Andrews McMeel’s Amp imprint, which tells the story behind the popular game. First Second travels to The Melody Kingdom in the third volume of the Cucumber Quest series, while Kids Can Press lets the dogs out in their companion series to […]
The Beatles Story Written by Angus Allan, illustrated by Arthur Ranson Rebellion, $17.99 It’s an amazing period we live in, one where great comics from all eras are reprinted in book format and much more easily available than they used to be. The flip side of that boom in collected format is that a lot […]
You can’t really peg Vera Brosgol to one type of book; she has such a variety of titles on her resume. While Anya’s Ghost has been a staple in my library’s graphic novel collection for a few years, her newest full-length graphic novel doesn’t fall into the same genre. Rather, librarians, booksellers, and teachers might […]
Highlights from this week’s new releases include BOOM! Studios heading down to Jim Henson’s Fraggle Rock for issue #1 of a new story. Lerner Publishing Group continues their wordless series Game for Adventure with volume 3 Chavo the Invisible while Random House for Young Readers releases the second volume of 5 Worlds, The Cobalt Prince. […]
The Altered History of Willow Sparks by Tara O’Connor Oni Press, $19.99 Ages 13 and up The classic idea of a magical transformation, and the lesson of being careful what you wish for, is revisited in this high school-set graphic novel that does a terrific job with individual moments but doesn’t fully assemble them into […]
On the surface, Witch Boy is a fantasy story about a reclusive family who practice magic. But below the surface, it’s a story of gender roles. Whether or not readers will dig that deep is entirely up to them. Whether or not they discuss it, again, is up to them. But young readers will have […]
We’ve got big news today: First Second’s announcement of a new middle-grade graphic novel, Marshmallow and Jordan, by newcomer Alina Chau. Chau has a beautiful watercolor style (you can see more of her work at her website), and Marshmallow and Jordan has an intriguing premise: After a severe car accident, Jordan uses a wheelchair full-time. […]
Looking for titles to highlight in May for Asian Pacific American Heritage Month? These 20 works, from recent award winners to debut middle grade outings, cover a diverse array of genres, time periods, and formats.
This graphic novel is "sure to captivate more mature fans of Jeff Smith’s 'Bone.'”
May the Fourth be with you as you enjoy Free Comic Book Day this weekend! Besides getting some free comics, support your LCS by also picking up some titles from this week’s new releases. First Second releases the first volume Chasma Knights, a new series about making old toys new again. Lion Forge has a […]
Marjorie Glatt, the lead character of Brenna Thummler’s Sheets, feels invisible—most of the time. Her mother has recently died, and her father has disappeared into his own pain, leaving the 13-year-old to care for her brother and run the family business—a laundromat that her mother started when she was 19. At school, she drifts along […]
We have a real treat for you today: A first look at two of First Second’s new Maker Comics, both of which will debut in Winter 2019: Maker Comics: Bake Like a Pro! by Falynn Koch and Maker Comics: Fix a Car! by Chris Schweizer. The description of each book is below the preview. Enjoy! […]
Check out these May comics and graphic novels that your teens and tweens will be clamoring for! Goldie Vance, Volume 4 by Hope Larson and Jackie Ball, illustrated by Elle Power, colors by Sarah Stern (BOOM! Box, May 1). Goldie Vance is back! In Volume 4 of her adventures, sixteen year old ameteur sleuth Goldie […]
Gr 10 Up –Alpha does not consider himself “illegal”; he thinks of himself as an adventurer.
We’re pleased to be the ones breaking the news today about a new original graphic novel: Hex Vet, by Sam Davies, creator of the webcomic Shutterhug), is a story about two young witches who are also vets. Check out the cover art, above, by Davies; full details on the book are below—but really, a book […]
This week’s new releases have gone to the dogs! (And cats.) American Mythology Productions releases issue #3 of the old school superhero series, Underdog. BOOM! Studios has two new original graphic novels of Garfield, while DC Comics and Marvel Comics release new issues of their dog-centric comics Scooby-Doo Team-Up #67 and Lockjaw #3. The List: […]
Tea-making dragons, competitive ice skating, and a dinosaur flying under the radar in New York City are among the subjects of the young people's selections nominated for the 2018 Eisner Awards.
Recently, I was talking to one of my students, and she told me that she preferred to read novels, because she liked to make her own images in her head. I get it. I happen to love both novels and graphic novels, and I’m also an avid fan of audiobooks… but I totally get her […]
Hello all, Collecting Comics is Ally Watkins’ column, but I’m co-opting her column for a brief moment to share with you how I’m going about re-vamping my graphic novel and manga collection. It’s okay, Ally helped me periodically on this project. I could not have done it without her and the help of several other […]
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