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Dear Scarlet: The Story of My Postpartum Depression

Teresa Wong · Arsenal Pulp Press
Pages: 128
Format: Paperback

In this intimate and moving graphic memoir, Teresa Wong writes and illustrates the story of her struggle with postpartum depression in the form of a letter to her daughter Scarlet. Equal parts heartbreaking and funny, Dear Scarlet perfectly captures the quiet desperation of those suffering...
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Yvain: The Knight of the Lion

M T Anderson · Candlewick Press
Pages: 144
Format: Print book

In his first graphic novel, National Book Award winner M. T. Anderson turns to Arthurian lore, with captivating art by Andrea Offermann bringing the classic legend to life.

Eager for glory and heedless of others, Sir Yvain sets out from King Arthur's court and defeats a local lord...
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Monster Hunter: Flash Hunter, Vol. 2

Keiichi Hikami · Viz Media
Pages: 224
Format: Print book

It is an age when monsters rule the world, soaring through the sky, treading the earth and filling the seas. Humanity survives on the fringes, relying on a special kind of hero to defend the people from danger - the Monster Hunters! The three Hunters - Raiga, Keres and Torche - need to work...
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Spidey Vol. 2: After-School Special

Robert Thompson · Marvel Comics
Pages: 136
Format: Print book

Spidey comes face to face with the voluminous villain Klaw! Guest-starring THE BLACK PANTHER!!!COLLECTING: SPIDEY 7-12
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The League of Regrettable Sidekicks: Heroic Helpers from Comic Book History!

Jon Morris · Quirk Books
Pages: 256
Format: Hardcover

A hilarious spotlight on the strangest second bananas in superhero comics, including junior partners, animal assistants, and even heinous henchmen (sidekicks of the villain world) . Complete with vintage art and publication details.

Batman has Robin. Captain America has Bucky....
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Bingo Love OGN

Tee/ St Onge Jenn (CON)/ San Joy (CON)/ T Genevieve F (CON) Franklin · Image Comics
Pages: 88
Format: Paperback

When Hazel Johnson and Mari McCray met at church bingo in 1963, it was love at first sight. Forced apart by their families and society, Hazel and Mari both married young men and had families. Decades later, now in their mid-'60s, Hazel and Mari reunite again at a church bingo hall....
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Kitaro's Strange Adventures

SHIGERU MIZUKI · DRAWN & QUARTERLY
Pages: 192
Format: Print book

More bizarre and hilarious adventures with everyone's favorite one-eyed boy!In the fourth installment of Shigeru Mizuki's Kitaro series readers meet a whole new cast of yokai monsters, including a giant Cyclops, the villainous Blackbeard, and a malefic sea captain who attempts to summon...
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Star Wars Vol. 3

Jason Aaron · Marvel Comics
Pages: 136
Format: Print book

What comes next for the Rebels after the events of Vader Down? Find out as the adventures of Luke Skywalker and friends continue! The Rebel crew are en route to a prison base with a very important captive. But, unlucky for them, they aren't the only ones with their eyes on this prize!...
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Rickety Stitch and the Gelatinous Goo Book 1: The Road to Epoli

James Parks · Knopf Books for Young Readers
Pages: 208
Format: Hardcover

Nimona meets Adventure Time as a singing skeleton searches for his origins in this full-color graphic novel series kickoff!

Meet Rickety Stitch . . . a walking, talking, singing skeleton minstrel. He's the one skeleton in the dungeon who seems to have retained his soul,...
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Mighty Jack

Ben Hatke · First Second Books
Pages: 208
Format: Print book

Jack might be the only kid in the world who's dreading summer. But he's got a good reason: summer is when his single mom takes a second job and leaves him at home to watch his autistic kid sister, Maddy. It's a lot of responsibility, and it's boring, too, because Maddy doesn't talk....

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The Prince and the Dressmaker

Jen Wang · First Second
Pages: 288
Format: Paperback

Paris, at the dawn of the modern age:

Prince Sebastian is looking for a bride -- or rather, his parents are looking for one for him. Sebastian is too busy hiding his secret life from everyone. At night he puts on daring dresses and takes Paris by storm as the fabulous Lady Crystallia...

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Stephen McCranie's Space Boy Volume 1

Stephen McCranie · Dark Horse Books
Pages: 220
Format: Paperback

A sci-fi drama of a high school aged girl who belongs in a different time, a boy possessed by emptiness as deep as space, an alien artifact, mysterious murder, and a love that crosses light years.To Amy, everyone has a flavor. Her mom is the flavor of mint--sharp and bright. Her dad is like...
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The Walking Dead Volume 32

Robert Kirkman · Image Comics
Pages: 224
Format: Paperback

The Commonwealth and Alexandria have joined forces but at what cost to Rick?

Collects THE WALKING DEAD #187-193.

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Giant Days Vol. 5

JOHN ALLISON · BOOM! Box
Pages: 112
Format: Paperback

Going off to university is always a time of change and growth, but for Esther, Susan, and Daisy, things are about to get a little weird.

Their freshman year is finally coming to a close and Daisy, Susan, and Esther say goodbye to Catterick Hall forever. Literally forever. It's being...
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A Sidecar Named Desire: Great Writers and the Booze That Stirred Them

Greg Clarke · Dey Street Books
Pages: 192
Format: Hardcover

A rollicking illustrated history of alcohol and its literary imbibers, from Jane Austen's beer brewing to James Joyce's passion for Guinness to E.B. White's cure for writers' block - a dry martini - by celebrated illustrator Greg Clarke and award-winning editor/art director...
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