Graphic Novel

The Tea Dragon Society Box Set (Staff Pick)

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The Tea Dragon Society Box Set By K. O'Neill Cover Image
$51.19
ISBN: 9781637150740
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Published: Oni Press - July 19th, 2022

Beautifully illustrated and heartwarmingly tender, this collection of the complete Tea Dragon Society is the perfect gift for someone who needs a pick me up, loves tea lore, or just enjoys the sweet things in life.

- Jen


Birds of Maine (Staff Pick)

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Birds of Maine By Michael DeForge Cover Image
$27.96
ISBN: 9781770465664
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Published: Drawn and Quarterly - August 2nd, 2022

Deforge imagines a bird utopia on the moon, and it’s full of teenage angst. Weird, fungal illustrations and ironic avian dialogue make this graphic novel well suited for bird lovers and connoisseurs of leftist satire, surrealism, and jokes about cloacae.

- Rachael


The Night Eaters (Staff Pick)

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The Night Eaters: She Eats the Night (The Night Eaters Book #1) By Marjorie Liu, Sana Takeda (Illustrator) Cover Image
By Marjorie Liu, Sana Takeda (Illustrator)
$24.99
ISBN: 9781419758706
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Published: Abrams ComicArts - October 11th, 2022

Funny meets violent in this wonderful graphic novel about a Chinese-American family with a past full of magic, mystery, and casual violence (but in like... a fun way...). Twins, Milly and Billy, are having a tough time keeping their restaurant afloat. Luckily their parents, Ipo and Keon, are in town for their annual visit. Ipo and Keon have supported their children through thick and thin and are ready to lend a hand—but they're starting to wonder if their support has made the twins incapable of standing on their own. When Ipo forces them to help her clean up the house next door—a hellish and run-down ruin that was the scene of a grisly murder—the twins are in for a nasty surprise. A night of terror, gore, and supernatural mayhem reveals that there is much more to Ipo and her children than meets the eye.

- Engel


Making Comics: Storytelling Secrets of Comics, Manga and Graphic Novels (Staff Pick)

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Making Comics: Storytelling Secrets of Comics, Manga and Graphic Novels By Scott McCloud Cover Image
$28.99
ISBN: 9780060780944
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Published: William Morrow Paperbacks - September 5th, 2006

What makes for an effective comic or graphic novel? How do words and art interact to tell impactful stories? Making Comics provides insight into these questions and more by illuminating our understanding of the storytelling power and history of the medium. This is a great guide not only for aspiring comic artists, but for anyone seeking thoughtful, illustrated examples of how we appreciate and create visual stories in their many forms.

-Annaliese


Anaïs Nin: A Sea of Lies (Staff Pick)

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Anaïs Nin: A Sea of Lies By Léonie Bischoff, Jenna Allen (Translated by) Cover Image
By Léonie Bischoff, Jenna Allen (Translated by)
$29.99
ISBN: 9781683967590
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Published: Fantagraphics - June 6th, 2023

A Sea of Lies evokes the spirit and mystique of writer Anais Nin with beautiful, rainbow-infused pencil drawings. Nin is well-known for her journals and erotic writings, none of which need to be read first to appreciate this depiction of her life. Fellow introverts especially will find her commitment to her pleasure, self-knowledge, and art utterly mesmerizing.

-Manasa


In Search of Lost Time: Swann's Way: A Graphic Novel (Staff Pick)

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In Search of Lost Time: Swann's Way: A Graphic Novel By Marcel Proust, Stéphane Heuet (Adapted by), Arthur Goldhammer (Translated by) Cover Image
By Marcel Proust, Stéphane Heuet (Adapted by), Arthur Goldhammer (Translated by)
$19.95
ISBN: 9781631496479
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Published: Liveright - December 3rd, 2019

Something like an orchestra reduced to a piano sonata, Heuet’s adaptation of the first volume of In Search of Lost Time combines the beauty and intent of Proust’s words (often quoted verbatim) with dreamlike graphics that capture the reverie of the original. Follow it up with Vol. 2, translated into English in 2019.

- James


Malkah's Notebook (Staff Pick)

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Malkah’s Notebook : A Journey into the Mystical Aleph-Bet By Mira Z. Amiras, PhD, Josh Baum (Illustrator) Cover Image
By Mira Z. Amiras, PhD, Josh Baum (Illustrator)
$34.95
ISBN: 9781951412340
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Published: The Collective Book Studio - March 1st, 2022

Part journey of self-discovery, part mysticism, all love and appreciation of language.

- Stacey


Men I Trust (Staff Pick)

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Men I Trust By Tommi Parrish Cover Image
$34.99
ISBN: 9781683966500
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Published: Fantagraphics - November 22nd, 2022

This gorgeous graphic novel shows the complexity of friendship and how sometimes friendship can shapeshift if you hold on too tight to it. Through a unique and captivating art style, Tommi Parrish paints rich, full characters that will hold space in your life after reading.

- Jane


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