Barnes & Noble’s Best Literary Graphic Novels of the Year are here! Enjoy new and popular bestsellers from Eisner Award Winners Rachel Smythe and Emily Carroll. Masters of the genre, Bill Waterson and John Kascht, deviate from their normal styles in The Mysteries , a fable for grownups and an instant classic. Fans of history will love Last on His Feet , a big brawl of a graphic novel which tells the story of America’s first Black heavy weight champion. The heroes in a half shell return in what is the best TMNT in a long time – Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: The Last Ronin – Lost Years . From haunting adult graphic novels such as A Guest in the House to queer romance such as Roaming and coming of age stories like The Naked Tree , there is something for fans of any genre in our selection of the Best Literary Graphic Novels of 2023.
Drama continues to stir among the gods in Lore Olympus: Volume Five , the latest volume in the stylish retelling of Greek lore by Rachel Smythe . The Eisner Award winning comic is back with more simmering secrets and gossiping gods. It’s hard not to get swept away in this addictive, steamy and vividly told reimagining of the tale of Hades & Persephone.
Bill Waterson , the master behind Calvin & Hobbes, and John Kascht, one of America’s most renowned caricaturists, have teamed up to produce The Mysteries , a fable for grownups. The partners worked in close collaboration to create an instant classic that is a far deviation from both of their individual styles. In a kingdom long ago and far, far away, a king sends out his knights to investigate unexplained calamities and mysteriously... only one returns. Thought provoking and profound, there’s more to this story than meets the eye.
The TMNT universe is back with its best volume in a long time, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: The Last Ronin – Lost Years , the precursor to The Last Ronin . Discover new secrets about the turtles’ past and find out what happened to Michelangelo in the time preceding and after his fateful journey.
Enter the wild and impactful world of dreams in I Must be Dreaming the latest from bestselling and award-winning New Yorker cartoonist Roz Chast . Untangle one of humanity’s greatest mysteries, in this creepy, hilarious and illuminating illustration of Chast’s own dreamland.
Gorgeous art and rich narrative defy genre in Monica , a surreal and atmospheric end-of-times tale. Nine thrilling episodes take us from the 1960s to today, each story threaded to the title character in a complex and personal narrative that captures what it is to be human.
There’s so much to explore in the Best Literary Graphic Novels of the Year 2023! For lovers of the genre, be sure to check out our complete selection of graphic novels & comic books at Barnes & Noble including bestsellers , bookseller favorites and boxed sets ! We have your favorite series like Scott Pilgrim as well as the best of the best of from Marvel Comics & DC Comics . Young readers will love our collection of Graphic Novels & Comic Books for Kids . You’ll find all you need and more at the Barnes & Noble store!
Barnes & Noble’s Top 10 Best Literary Graphic Novels of 2023 are:
(Graphic Novels are not listed in any particular order)
