Adult Graphic Novels

These adult graphic novels are new to our shelves in the last 30 days (most recent on top).

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List

Declaration illustrated ; Emancipation illustrated / R. Sikoryak.
Declaration illustrated: --Introduction --Preamble (statement of rights) --Indictment (list of grievances) --Warnings and denunciations --Conclusion --Signers
The bugle call : song of war. 7 / story by Mozuku Sora ; art by Higoro Toumori ; translation, Caleb Cook ; touch-up art & lettering, Annaliese
"In Arboral Year 1294, the world is dominated by nine massive towers known as the Spires--remnants of an advanced civilization, they are filled with lost secrets and powerful knowledge that nations struggle to possess. Luca is a bugler in a mercenary comp…
Escape. Volume 1 / Rick Remender, writer ; Daniel Acuña, art & color ; Rus Wooton, letterer ; editors, Rick Remender with Iván Brandon.
"SHOT DOWN. HUNTED. OUT OF TIME. Set in a brutal, fully painted world of anthropomorphic animals—equal parts Inglourious Basterds and Watership Down— ESCAPE is a gritty, bullet-riddled journey through war’s scorched aftermath. It’s about the violence we i…
Five gears in reverse : a criminal book / Ed Brubaker ; [illustrated by] Sean Phillips.
"In one of the wildest, most action-packed books that Brubaker and Phillips have ever done, we delve deep into the life of one of CRIMINAL's most complex and tragic characters, Ricky Lawless as he tries to pay off a deep debt to a mobster, while things ju…
Hitting rewind with you. 3 / Hanamaru Kira ; translator, Lindsey Clifford ; letterer, Lys Blakeslee.
"Wakaba and Fumito have enjoyed living out the youth they missed. Then, just as Wakaba has decided that she wants to strive for a real romantic relationship with Fumito, he tells her he wants to see her on Christmas! With the holidays just around the corn…
Grim night tales. Vol. 2 / story by Yamayu ; art by Kensei Hokamoto ; translator, Kevin Yuan ; lettering Carl Vanstiphout.
"The second volume of spine-chilling horror stories based on anecdotes collected from all over Japan across twenty-plus years, adapted into manga by Kensei Hokamoto, whose art captures the truth and madness of the human soul. The world of grim ghost stori…
The moon on a rainy night. 4 / presented by Kazushiro ; translation: Kevin Steinbach ; lettering: Jamil Stewart.
"One day while having lunch in the Literature Club room, Kanon learns about a surprising club tradition from Miura-sensei. Every year, club members spend summer break writing something for the school's literature contest. Miura-sensei surprises Kanon even…
The moon on a rainy night. 5 / presented by Kazushiro ; translation: Kevin Steinbach ; lettering: Jamil Stewart
"Summer break has finally begun, and Kanon and Saki throw themselves into preparing for the upcoming choir contest. When Tanabe suggests setting up a maid café for their school festival project, the three friends decide to head downtown to look at maid ou…
The moon on a rainy night. 6 / presented by Kazushiro ; translation: Kevin Steinbach ; lettering: Jamil Stewart.
"Saki left her last encounter with Kanon red-faced and reeling, after an offhand comment by Kanon almost laid bare Saki's long-simmering feelings. Has Kanon finally learned the truth? Even as Saki agonizes over this question, summer hurtles on, ushering i…
The moon on a rainy night. 7 / presented by Kazushiro ; translation: Kevin Steinbach ; lettering: Jamil Stewart
"The dying days of summer proved highly eventful for the Oikawa sisters. A spectacular fireworks festival brought Kanon and Saki closer than ever, while Rinne struck up a friendship with Sara Chiyama, the new transfer student, after Sara opened up about h…
The merman trapped in my lake. 2 / art by R.Ppobi : adapted by Mitchu ; original story by Chi pa rang ; translation, Webtoon ; lettering, Toppy.
"Servaine Noxirel is on a mission to reclaim the title stolen from her family generations ago. Despite the tales of murder and missing people that swirl around the ancestral mansion, what awaits upon her return is not a conniving usurper or terrifying gho…
Saga. Book one / Brian K. Vaughan, writer ; Fiona Staples, artist ; Fonografiks, lettering design ; Eric Stephenson, coordinator.
"Saga is the story of Hazel, a child born to star-crossed parents from opposite sides of a never-ending galactic war. Now, Hazel's fugitive family must risk everything to find a peaceful future in a harsh universe that values destruction over creation."--…
The black schooner : rebellion on the Amistad, a graphic novel / David Lester and Marcus Rediker ; with Paul Buhle.
This "'history from below' [is] about the Amistad rebellion of 1839 when 53 enslaved Africans on the slave ship Amistad slipped out of their restraints and overpowered their enslavers and ship’s crew. Sold into slavery in their homeland of Sierra Leone an…
Sakamoto days. Vol. 22, Tenkyu vs. Shin / story and art by Yuto Suzuki ; translator, Camellia Nieh ; lettering, Arbash Mughal.
"Tenkyu mercilessly attacks the defenseless fortune teller Atari. Witnessing this cruelty, an enraged Shin decides to violate the Sakamoto family motto of no killing. Can his friends reach Shin before he goes beyond the point of no return to protect those…
Low tide in twilight. 2 / story & art by Euja ; [lettering, Fuki Yagami].
"Now that Euihyun has begun paying back his father’s debts in earnest, he finds himself juggling multiple jobs, caring for Euiyoung, and avoiding Taeju’s attention (not to mention his unwanted advances). It’s far more difficult than he anticipated. Still,…
Billy Bat. 1 / Naiki Urasawa with co-author Takashi Nagasaki ; translator Kristi Iwashiro ; letterer Brendon Hull and Aidan Clarke.
"The story begins in 1949 Los Angeles. Kevin Yamagata, a Japanese American cartoonist, has built his career on Billy Bat, a sharp, wisecracking detective beloved by readers. But everything shifts when Kevin realizes he may have unknowingly copied the char…
Chainsaw man. 21, Barf! / story & art, Tatsuki Fujimoto ; translation, Amanda Haley ; touch-up art & lettering, Sabrina Heep.
"In order to escape the Aging Devil, Denji begins eating everything around him. Does he actually have a plan or is he just hungry? Denji and Yoru will have to work together if they hope to get out alive!" --back cover
The end of the Arab of the future : a youth in the Middle East. Vol. 1, 1992-1994 / Riad Sattouf ; translated from the French by Sam Taylor.
"Riad is a teenager growing up in the French region of Brittany, where he lives with his mother and brother and attends high school in Rennes. But his adolescence is anything but typical. Born to a Syrian father and a French mother, Riad spent much of his…
Love and desire in the promised land : the private lives of Israelis and Palestinians / Salomé Parent-Rachdi ; Deloupy ; translated by Jenna Allen.
"Love and Desire in the Promised Land collects a dozen interviews with real-life citizens of Israel and Gaza navigating messy boundaries in their homes and bedrooms against a background of geopolitical violence. Collecting interviews conducted before the…