Browsing: Comics

Comics and graphic novels are one of the best ways to transport yourself while reading. Artists use style and detailed flourishes to show their readers both the familiar and the strange. When it comes to fish-out-of-water graphic novels, artists utilize these elements to strike the balance of explaining what the perspective character knows and showing…

We’ve made it to the best reading month of the year! At least, it is in my life. I save up horror and horror-adjacent books all year and marathon them during Halloween month. The theme and time limit mean I typically read way more than usual, especially since I also celebrate Dewey’s 24-Hour Readathon in…

DC’s All In initiative has been responsible for some pretty great comics in the last couple of years, but it’s tough to top Ram V and Evan Cagle’s New Gods. Luckily, while that series only lasted 12 issues, the creators are reuniting for a new graphic novel called Deicidium Returned. That’s enough to immediately make…

October is a huge month in publishing, and the new children’s books out in October are no exception! I had such a difficult time narrowing this down to ten picks: be sure to check out Book Riot’s New Release Index for many more new middle grade books and new picture books out this month.

The 10th edition of the Neev Literature Festival (NLF 2026)—India’s premier platform for children’s literature—concluded its two-day celebration of stories and ideas at the Neev Academy campus in Yemalur, Bengaluru.

When I think of award-winning graphic novels, two immediately come to mind. They are Alison Bechdel’s Fun Home: A Family Tragicomic and Alice Oseman’s Heartstopper series. Although I’m not as well-read in graphic novels as some, I’ve read both of those. I absolutely adored them for very different reasons. People recommend Bechdel’s memoir so often…