We often remind younger readers that graphic novels count as books, too -- they teach kids how to process visual information and build the same skills used to read traditional print books. But the joy of graphic novels doesn't stop once you reach adulthood! There are all kinds of graphic novels for teens and adults, about a wide variety of subjects.
Here are some recent additions to our catalogue. You can also use your KFPL card to borrow digital comics and graphic novels from Hoopla!
Shadow Life by Hiroma Goto
On the run from a long-term care home, Kumiko battles the shadow of death.
With her quick mind and sense of humour, Kumiko, with the help of friends new and old, is prepared for the fight of her life. But how long can an old woman thwart fate?
Oksi by Mari Ahokoivu
From the heart of Finnish folklore comes a tale of mothers, daughters, stars and legends, and the old gods and the new.
Fictional Father by Joe Ollmann
Recovering addict, Caleb, struggles to come to terms with his father’s legacy and makes decisions jeopardizing his relationships. Is he doomed to repeat his father’s mistakes?
That Can Be Arranged: a Muslim love story by Huda Fahmy
Navigating mismatched suitors, gossiping aunties and societal expectations for Muslim women, That Can Be Arranged deftly and hilariously reveals to readers what it can be like to find a husband as an observant Muslim woman in the twenty-first century.
Little Russia by Francis Desharnais
This graphic novel is inspired by the story of the author’s grandparents, who lived in Guyenne, a cooperative experimental village, from 1948 to 1968. Francis Desharnais delves into his own family's past to explore Quebec's rural heritage through the lens of both grassroots socialism and early feminism.
The Parakeet by Espé
An account in graphic novel format, based on the author's own experiences, of a boy coping with his mother's suffering from bipolar disorder and schizophrenia, showing how mental illness can both tear families apart and reaffirm the bonds of love.
Billionaires: the Lives of the Rich and Powerful by Darryl Cunningham
In Billionaires, Darryl Cunningham offers an illuminating analysis of the origins and ideological evolutions of four key players in the American private sector--Amazon founder and CEO Jeff Bezos, media mogul Rupert Murdoch, and oil and gas tycoons Charles and David Koch.
Borders by Thomas King
A boy and his mother refuse to identify themselves as American or Canadian at the border and become caught in the limbo between nations when they claim their citizenship as Blackfoot.
Thirsty Mermaids by Kat Leyh
In this rollicking graphic novel, three fun-loving mermaids go in search of booze and—with a bit of magic and one another’s support—try their luck as landlubbers.
The Secret to Superhuman Strength by Alison Bechdel
A profoundly impactful graphic novel from acclaimed graphic memoirist, Alison Bechdel, detailing her lifelong love affair with exercise, set against a hilarious chronicle of the fitness fads in our times.
