LibraryAware October Graphic Novels

New Arrivals

The Poorcraft Cookbook
by Nero Villagallos O'reilly

What is Poorcraft? The Poorcraft series is the essential comic book guide to practical urban and suburban frugality. Learn how to eat better on the cheap!

What's inside? This comprehensive guide features tips and tricks for vegetarian and vegan meals, cocktails, budget food shopping, kitchen equipment ideas, and loads of delightfully illustrated recipes from around the world.

Why read it? This is a great book for those who are just starting out on their own or who need quick and easy tips on how to cook with a budget.

Chivalry
by Neil Gaiman

A lucky find: An elderly British widow buys what turns out to be the Holy Grail from a second-hand shop setting her off on an epic visit from an ancient knight who lures her with ancient relics in hope for winning the cup.

A knight in shining armor: Galaad wanders by on his white horse and wants to trade for the cup; but she won't give it to him no matter what things he offers.

For fans of: "Snow, Glass, Apples" also by Neil Gaiman and Colleen Doran.

Decorum
by Jonathan Hickman

What it's about: There are many assassins in the known universe, this is the story of the most well-mannered one

A look inside: “Manners are a sensitive awareness of the feelings of others. If you have that awareness, you have good manners, no matter what knife you use.”

For fans of: epics like Star Wars and assassin action tales like John Wick-but set in a lush science fiction world where the stakes are even higher.

1984 : the graphic novel
by Fido Nesti

The scene is set: London is a grim city in the totalitarian state of Oceania where Big Brother is always watching you and the Thought Police can practically read your mind.

Introducing: Winston Smith is a man in grave danger for the simple reason that his memory still functions. Drawn into a forbidden love affair, Winston finds the courage to join a secret revolutionary organization called the Brotherhood, dedicated to the destruction of the Party

Why read it? This graphic novel provides a new perspective for longtime fans but is also an accessible entry point for young readers and adults who have yet to discover the iconic story that is still so relevant today

Keeping two
by Jordan Crane

What it's about: A young couple is stuck in traffic, reading a book aloud to each other to pass the time. The relationship is already strained, but between the encroaching road rage, and a novel that hits way too close to home, tensions are running especially high by the time they arrive back at their apartment.

Should I read it? This graphic novel is thought-provoking, dark, and can be gruesome at times. If you want a light read, this book may not be for you.

Creepy Halloween Reads

Disciples
by Marra Benjamin

Introducing: Clara, the only survivor of a Manson-esque cult. She creates a new identity to protect herself and her daughter, Wren.

What reviewers are saying: "[Disciples will] pack some laughs and leers from devotees of B-horror and splatter films." Publishers Weekly

Deserter : Junji Ito Story Collection
by Junji Itō

A vengeful family: hides an army deserter for eight years after the end of World War II, cocooning him in a false reality where the war never ended.

A pair of girls: they look alike, but they're not twins.

A boy's nightmare: threatens to spill out into the real world.

The autumnal / : The Complete Series
by Daniel Kraus

A rough life: Kat Somerville is in an abusive relationship. She is almost broke. Her precocious 7 year old daughter, Sybil, has trouble controlling her aggression at school.

A hometown barely remembered: Following the death of her estranged mother, Kat and Sybil flee their difficult life in Chicago for the quaint—and possibly pernicious—town of Comfort Notch, New Hampshire.

"America's Prettiest Autumn:" The town is beautiful, but the leaves in the town seem to behaving strangely and the townspeople, even stranger.

The nice house on the lake. Volume one
by James Tynion

An odd acquaintance: Everyone who was invited to the house knows Walter--well, they know him a little, anyway. Some met him in childhood; some met him months ago. And Walter's always been a little...off.

A promising invitation: But after the hardest year of their lives, nobody was going to turn down Walter's invitation to an astonishingly beautiful house in the woods, overlooking an enormous sylvan lake. It’s beautiful, it’s opulent, it’s private—so a week of putting up with Walter’s weird little schemes and nicknames in exchange for the vacation of a lifetime? Why not?

From the creator of: "Something is Killing the Children" and "The Department of Truth"

Bone Orchard Mythos : The Passageway
by Jeff Lemire and Andrea Sorrentino

What happens? When a geologist is sent to a remote lighthouse to investigate strange phenomenon he finds a seemingly endless pit in the rocks. But what lurks within and how will he escape its pull?

New series alert: This is the first of a dozen new interconnected projects. Each title will tell its own unique, self-contained tale some as stand-alone hardcover graphic novels, some as miniseries comics, and some as longer format maxiseries comics but they will all be set within the same world and add to the overall Bone Orchard mythology.

For fans of: "Gideon Falls" and "Primordial"

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