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Layers: A Memoir
by Pénélope Bagieu
Pénélope Bagieu never thought she'd publish a graphic memoir. But when she dusted off her old diaries (no, really—this book is based on her actual diaries), she found cringe-worthy, hilarious, and heartbreaking stories begging to be drawn. In Layers, Bagieu reflects on her childhood and teen years with her characteristic wit and unflinching honesty. The result is fifteen short stories about friendship, love, grief, and those awkward first steps toward adulthood.
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The Talk
by Darrin Bell
Darrin Bell was six years old when his mother told him he couldn’t have a realistic water gun. She said she feared for his safety, that police tend to think of little Black boys as older and less innocent than they really are. Through evocative illustrations and sharp humor, Bell examines how "The Talk" shaped intimate and public moments from childhood to adulthood. And now Bell must decide whether he and his own son are ready to have "The Talk."
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Carmilla: The First Vampire
by Amy Chu
At the height of the Lunar New Year in 1990s New York City, an idealistic social worker turns detective when she discovers young, homeless LGBTQ+ women are being murdered and no one—especially the police—seems to care. A series of clues points her to Carmilla's, a mysterious nightclub in the heart of Chinatown. There she falls for the next likely target, landing her at the center of a real-life horror story and face-to-face with illusions about herself and her hidden past. Inspired by the classic gothic novel and layered with dark Chinese folklore, this murder mystery is a tale of identity, obsession and fateful family secrets.
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If You'll Have Me
by Eunnie
Momo Gardner is the kind of friend who's always ready to lend a helping hand. She's introverted, sensitive, and maybe a little too trusting, but she likes to believe the best in people. PG, on the other hand, is a bit of a lone wolf, despite her reputation for being a flirt and a player. Underneath all that cool mystery, she's actually quick to smile, and when she falls for someone, she falls hard. An unexpected meet-cute brings the two together, kicking off the beginning of an awkward yet endearing courtship—but with their drastically different personalities, Momo's overprotective friend, and PG's past coming back to haunt her, Momo and PG's romance is put to the test.
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Hot Comb
by Ebony Flowers
A collection of graphic novel stories offers a look into the relationship between black women and their hair, from a tale of a young girl's first perm to being the only black player on a white softball team.
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The Naked Tree
by Keum Suk Gendry-Kim
The year is 1951. Twenty-year-old wallflower Lee Kyung ekes out a living at the US Post Exchange, where goods and services of varying stripe are available for purchase. She peddles hand-painted portraits on silk handkerchiefs to soldiers passing through. When a handsome young northern escapee and erstwhile fine artist is hired despite waning demand, an unlikely friendship blossoms into a young woman's first brush with desire against the backdrop of the Korean War at its most devastating.
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Villains are Destined to Die series
by Gwon Gyeoeul and Suol
Villains are Destined to Die is about a young woman, Ivonne, from a rough home who gets sucked into a game called Daughter of the Duke’s Super Love Project, a dating game where the heroine needs to win the affection of five love interests. Ivonne plays as the villain, Penelope Eckhart. But, when she goes to bed, she doesn’t wake up as Ivonne anymore. She has become Penelope. Ivonne, now Penelope, has to find a way to survive and go back to the real world.
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Earthdivers: Kill Columbus, Volume 1
by Stephen Graham Jones
The year is 2112, and it's the apocalypse exactly as expected: rivers receding, oceans rising, civilization crumbling. Humanity has given up hope, except for a group of Indigenous outcasts who have discovered a time travel portal in a cave in the desert and figured out where everything took a turn for the worst: America. Convinced that the only way to save the world is to rewrite its past, they send one of their own—a reluctant linguist named Tad—on a bloody, one-way mission to 1492 to kill Christopher Columbus before he reaches the so-called New World. But, there are steep costs to disrupting the timeline, and taking down an icon isn't an easy task for an academic with no tactical training and only a wavering moral compass to guide him. As the horror of the task ahead unfolds and Tad's commitment is tested, his actions could trigger a devastating new fate for his friends and the future.
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My Life Among Humans
by Jed McGowan
An evocative, melancholy, and ultimately hopeful story of a solitary alien's misguided search for connection among its human subjects.
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Shubeik Lubeik
by Deena Mohamed
A brilliant and imaginative debut that brings to life a fantastical Cairo where wishes are real. Deena Mohamed presents a literary, feminist, Arab-centric graphic novel that marries magic and the socio-political realities of contemporary Egypt. Shubeik Lubeik—a fairytale rhyme meaning "Your Wish is My Command" in Arabic—is the story of three characters navigating a world where wishes are literally for sale; mired in bureaucracy and the familiar prejudices of our world, the more expensive the wish, the more powerful and therefore the more likely to work as intended. Deena's mix of calligraphy and contemporary styles brings to life a vibrant neighborhood and cast of characters.
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Ashes
by Álvaro Ortiz
Polly, Moho, and Piter haven't seen each other in years. Now they've piled into a car for a loooong journey to a mysterious cross marked on a map. All their old personality quirks and conflicts are resurrected with new wrinkles as this surreal reunion gets underway. Up ahead are car chases, alcohol, roadside motels, banjo-playing thugs, a ship graveyard, violence, sensual tension, and, of course, a monkey!
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Homicide: The Graphic Novel
by Philippe Squarzoni
In 1988, journalist David Simon was given unprecedented access to the Baltimore Police Department's homicide unit. Over the next twelve months, he shadowed detectives as they took on a slew of killings in a city where killings were common. Only the most heinous cases stood out—chief amongst them, the rape and murder of eleven-year-old Latonya Wallace. Originally published in 1991, Simon's story became the basis for the acclaimed television show Homicide: Life on the Streets and inspired HBO's The Wire. Now, this true-crime classic is reimagined as a gritty two-part graphic novel series.
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