Graphic Novels

A fun read for superhero fans looking for something new.-Tammy Ivins, University of North Carolina at Wilmington

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.

In league with Art Spiegelman's Maus and Marjane Satrapi's Persepolis, this is a must-purchase for any teen or adult graphic novel collection.

Writer Moore ("Doctor Who" series) and artist Nagulakonda (Krishna: Defender of Dharma) tell the story of Siddhartha Gautama, the Buddha, who lived and taught between the sixth and fifth centuries BCE...

Expats writing about teaching and traveling in Asia: nothing new, but how many of them take years to capture the actual look of their surroundings alongside the expected culture clashes and the feelings of dislocation and loneliness? That's the story behind writer/illustrator Martinson's three-volume Tōnoharu, the saga of a young American working in the titular rural Japanese village as an assistant junior high school teacher...

Black Ships (a term used in Japan for foreign vessels arriving in the country in the 16th and 19th centuries) depicts one of the most significant events in modern world history: the discovery of Japan in 1854 by the U...

A quirky, sometimes murky, but always silly graphic novel tale.

Libraries with a limited young adult graphic novel section should consider Fish an optional purchase; it will be best suited for a larger, already established graphic novel section.

A volume that introduces Pippi Longstocking to young readers with the spirit and energy that she merits.