A wholly unique world comes to life in the pages of this picture book in translation. The Oolongs and the Kukichas are two families who live along the river Longo; though they share many similarities, they rarely interact. When a monster... Read More

A vampire invades Woodstock in the entertaining graphic novel "Woodstake". In 1927 in upstate New York, a vampire awakens. Van Helsing helps to put the soul of a bitten woman to rest, but the vampire escapes, hibernating for years until... Read More

A story of atonement amid horrifying isolation, "Abomination" is a gripping graphic novel. A soldier at a remote Arctic station faces an ancient horror in Bragi Schut’s moody graphic novel "Abomination". In 1942, Harry is assigned to... Read More

Dragons stir at the turn of the century in Joann Sfar’s entertaining, absurdist graphic novel "The Dragons of Paris", which builds on a cheeky alternate history of the City of Lights. The centuries-long war between humans and dragons... Read More

A girl learns about food insecurity in Dian Day and Amanda White’s illuminating graphic novel "Shy Cat and the Stuff-the-Bus Challenge". After school, Mila and her best friend Kit sit down for a snack. Kit eats three bananas. Mila’s... Read More

Morgan Boecher’s emotive graphic novel "Chicken Heart" is an exploration of individual gender identity. Just before working a stand-up comedy set, Jackie reads a letter from the Chicken Heart Love Commune informing him of the death and... Read More

Vladimir Putin’s grip on Russia’s wealth is examined in the fascinating graphic novel Putin’s Fortune. In 1990, the book shows, Russia’s wealth became concentrated in the hands of a few men, made fewer through a number of... Read More

Hubert’s grand graphic biography "Joe the Pirate" profiles a rich, eccentric figure known for her colorful life. Marion Carstairs, later known as “Joe,” was born into a wealthy but dysfunctional family. Sent to boarding school, she... Read More