New Graphic Novel Releases
By SelfMadeHero
New Graphic Novel Releases
By SelfMadeHero
Sophie’s World Vol II: A Graphic Novel About the History of Philosophy: From Descartes to the Present Day
Jostein Gaarder and Nicoby
£18.99 £18.04
Days of Sand
Aimee de Jongh
£19.99 £18.99“The stand out new book at MoCCA was the stunning Days of Sand by Aimée de Jongh. This one will pile up awards.” — Derf Backderf
Call Me Nathan
Catherine Castro and Quentin Zuttion
£14.99 £14.24"Castro’s debut with artist Zuttion (The White Lady) is a deeply empathetic coming-of-age tale, based on the real life experiences of Castro’s friends . . . This heartfelt and accessible work will appeal to any reader grappling with personal identity or processing revelations within their own family." — Publishers Weekly
Strays
Chris W. Kim
£14.99 £14.24“I really enjoyed Strays, a great meditation on loneliness, isolation and grief. Wonderful cartooning.“ — Jeff Lemire
CATALYST
Catherine Anyango Grunewald, Sonia Leong, et al.
£14.99 £14.24“Strong and eclectic... this is the sort of thing we need a lot more of.” – Bryan Lee O’Malley, creator of Scott Pilgrim and Seconds “Filled with new and vibrant work... Catalyst truly lives up to its title in every way possible.” – John Jennings, illustrator of Parable of the Sower: A Graphic Novel Adaptation
Knock Out!: The True Story of Emile Griffith
£14.99 £14.24
"Knock Out! may be rooted in a world over half a century behind us but in terms of the attitudes and prejudice that Griffith faced it’s sadly just as relevant and topical as ever. One of the assured highlights of SelfMadeHero’s 2021 publishing schedule." — Broken Frontier
The Dancing Plague
£17.99 £17.09
"Brookes presents a supernatural interpretation of this unexplainable event. Coupled with his individualistic embroidery type art, this really is a standout graphic novel." — Pipedream Comics
I Feel Love
£14.99 £14.24
"Individually, all six of these comics are fantastic, and together, they make an anthology that you'll want to keep reaching for again and again." — Comics Beat
Bunuel: In the Labyrinth of the Turtles
£14.99 £14.24
"A fine rendering of artistic creation and human weirdness, a great 120-page ramble through dirt and dreams." — Buzz Mag
The Ragged Trousered Philanthropists
Sophie Rickard
£18.99 £18.04"Scarlett and Sophie Rickard have made the book accessible by bringing the characters to life making their personal stories matter to the reader." — NB Magazine
When I Came Out
£14.99 £14.24
"It shows how coming out is both internal and external – on a personal level with yourself and with the people you are close with. Often these are interconnected." — Broken Frontier
Zatopek: When you can’t keep going, go faster!
Jan Novak
£14.99 £14.24"For a career spanning biography, Novák and Jaromír 99 hit the right notes." — Slings & Arrows
Wine: A Graphic History
£15.99 £15.19
"Skillfully navigates the line between detail-heavy fact listings and lightweight anecdotal reportage and the resulting read is something both full-bodied and approachable, complex and deep, a beautifully done thing." — Comicon
Siberian Haiku
£16.99 £16.14
"Siberian Haiku creates magic from nightmares. [...] An inspired examination of the capacity for human survival" — The Beat
Thoreau and Me
Cedric Taling
£14.99 £14.24"A well-crafted, funny, and often beautiful piece of work." — The Canary
Medicine: A Graphic History
£15.99 £15.19
"This utterly brilliant comic will feed you vital and amazing information so painlessly you’ll barely realise how much you’re learning." The Observer's Graphic Novel of the Month
The Summer of Her Life
£14.99 £14.24
"Here is life as a continuum, a spool that, unwound to its fullest extent, serves elegantly to correct the common and utterly complacent misapprehension that the wildest and most powerful emotions are reserved only for the young." Graphic Novel of the Month — The Observer