A girl befriends an orphaned monster in the graphic novel "In Utero". Despite her protests, Hailey is dropped off at a holiday camp in an old, near-abandoned shopping mall. As other children discover strange jelly objects, Hailey wanders... Read More

The mother of a transgender child grows to accept her son in Élodie Durand’s graphic novel "Transitions". Anne is a biology researcher. With her husband, she raises their two boys plus her child from her previous marriage. Then... Read More

Sean Ford’s haunting graphic novel "Shadow Hills" focuses on a fantastical environment-versus-economics conflict. Sleepy, remote Shadow Hills, with its vast, barren landscapes, doesn’t have much going for it beyond its shale... Read More

Karina Shor’s graphic memoir "Silence, Full Stop." covers her self-destructive teenage years in Israel and her repressed trauma. Shor felt like an outsider from her childhood in Moldova onward. Asked by classmates if she favored the... Read More

A teenager who’s skilled at fighting is invited to participate in a battle contest in the graphic novel "The God of High School". Mori Jin, a seventeen-year-old trained in Taekwondo by his grandfather, has never been defeated in almost... Read More

"Red Harvest" is a gripping historical graphic novel covering the oppression and starvation of Ukrainian farmers under Soviet rule. Framed by the memories of Mykola, a Ukrainian immigrant to Canada, the book recounts Josef Stalin’s... Read More

Octavia Cade’s "You Are My Sunshine" collects eighteen stories that cast a speculative eye on the future, seen through an ecological lens. Ecological themes carry throughout the book, which also integrates elements of horror. In “We... Read More

The life and career of legendary musician and performer Prince is given graphic novel treatment in "Prince in Comics!" Prince showed interest in, and aptitude for, music from a young age. He was influenced by his father, a jazz piano... Read More