A girl encounters an expanding empire in Evan Dahm’s epic graphic novel "Vattu". Vattu is a rare child in her nomadic tribe, known by outsiders as the Fluters. When representatives of a neighboring empire visit, they present the... Read More

With scathing insights into America’s commodification of tragedies, Ben Wickey’s "More Weight" is a humane, absorbing graphic novel. With dual storylines set in the 1860s and 1690s, this sobering text vivifies the Salem witch trials... Read More

A mother and her daughters stave off the end of the world in Donya Todd’s fantastical graphic novel The Witch’s Egg. Urfi, a cat witch, summons an angel in the hope of finding love and starting a family. The relationship doesn’t... Read More

A man searches the multiverse for self-realization in the graphic novel "The Wormhole Society". Rusty is a sex-obsessed guy with erectile dysfunction and a history of demeaning women. He orders a call girl, Sonya, humiliates her, then... Read More

An artist seeks freedom from oppressive Russian authorities in Eugene Yelchin’s graphic memoir I Wish I Didn’t Have to Tell You This. In 1980, Yelchin, an aspiring artist, is excited to be included in an exhibition of paintings,... Read More

A girl encounters Yokai, creatures from Japanese folklore, in Jem Yoshioka’s spirited graphic novel "Folk Remedy". Maple works with her mother at the family’s apothecary in a remote town in Japan. Influenced by her friend Kunio,... Read More

The life and career of a prominent business and political figure is depicted in the graphic biography Elon Musk: American Oligarch. Elon Musk was born in South Africa, where his father and mother, Errol and Maye, had a relationship... Read More

Two high school students take tentative steps toward a relationship in Moosopp’s romantic graphic novel "Daybreak". Marcus and Cog are classmates from different friend groups who pass each other in the halls and around campus. Marcus... Read More