Best Contemporary Women Graphic Novels Books
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1. Something is Killing the Children Vol. 3
Author: by James Tynion IV
English
144 pages
1684157072
As the House of Slaughter arrives to clean up the situation by any means necessary, Erica will find that the true threat to those around her isn’t who – or what – she ever expected. And the cost of saving the day may be too high for anyone to pay…
NOT ALL MONSTERS HIDE IN THE DARK. Archer’s Peak is in lockdown, as Erica Slaughter has lost control of the situation and news of the killings has spread outside the town. But as the House of Slaughter arrives to clean up the situation by any means necessary, Erica will find that the true threat to those around her isn’t who – or what – she ever expected.
And the cost of saving the day may be too high for anyone to pay… GLAAD Award-winning writer James Tynion IV (Batman, The Woods) and artist Werther Dell’Edera (Briggs Land) present the next chapter of the Eisner Award-nominated and critically-acclaimed series that reveals the monsters hiding in plain sight.
Collects Something is Killing The Children #11-15.
2. Fangs
Author: by Sarah Andersen
Andrews McMeel Publishing
English
112 pages
A New York Times bestselling love story between a vampire and a werewolf by the creator of the enormously popular Sarah’s Scribbles comics. Elsie the vampire is three hundred years old, but in all that time, she has never met her match.
This all changes one night in a bar when she meets Jimmy, a charming werewolf with a wry sense of humor and a fondness for running wild during the full moon. Together they enjoy horror films and scary novels, shady strolls, fine dining (though never with garlic), and a genuine fondness for each other’s unusual habits, macabre lifestyles, and monstrous appetites.
First featured as a webcomic series on Tapas, Fangs chronicles the humor, sweetness, and awkwardness of meeting someone perfectly suited to you but also vastly different. This deluxe hardcover edition of Fangs features an engraved red cloth cover, dyed black page trim, and 25 exclusive comics not previously seen online.
Filled with Sarah Andersen’s beautiful gothic illustrations and relatable relationship humor, Fangs has all the makings of a cult classic.
3. Something is Killing the Children Vol. 2
Author: by James Tynion IV
English
144 pages
1684156491
Erica Slaughter may have slain the monster terrorizing the small Wisconsin town of Archer’s Peak, but now she sets off deeper into the woods – because the monster she killed was a mother and now she needs to kill its children.EVIL NEVER DIES…
UNLESS ERICA SLAUGHTER KILLS IT. Erica Slaughter may have slain the monster terrorizing the small Wisconsin town of Archer’s Peak, but the horror is far from over. As her mysterious handler arrives in town to clean up her mess and quarantine the townsfolk, Erica sets off deeper into the woods – because the monster she killed was a mother and now she needs to kill its children.
GLAAD Award-winning writer James Tynion IV (Batman, The Woods) and artist Werther Dell’Edera (Briggs Land) present the next chapter of the critically acclaimed series that showed the world a new kind of horror. Collects Something is Killing the Children #6-10.
4. I Was Their American Dream: A Graphic Memoir
Author: by Malaka Gharib
Clarkson Potter
English
160 pages
A portrait of growing up in America, and a portrait of family, that pulls off the feat of being both intimately specific and deeply universal at the same time.I adored this book. Jonny Sun [A] high-spirited graphical memoir … Gharib’s wisdom about the power and limits of racial identity is evident in the way she draws.
NPRWINNER OF THE ARAB AMERICAN BOOK AWARD NAMED ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR BY NPR The New York Public Library Kirkus ReviewsI Was Their American Dream is at once a coming-of-age story and a reminder of the thousands of immigrants who come to America in search for a better life for themselves and their children.
The daughter of parents with unfulfilled dreams themselves, Malaka navigated her childhood chasing her parents’ ideals, learning to code-switch between her family’s Filipino and Egyptian customs, adapting to white culture to fit in, crushing on skater boys, and trying to understand the tension between holding onto cultural values and trying to be an all-American kid.
5. My Favorite Thing Is Monsters
Author: by Emil Ferris
Fantagraphics
English
416 pages
In this debut, which takes the form of a fictional graphic diary, a 10-year-old girl tries to solve a murder. Set against the tumultuous political backdrop of late ’60s Chicago, My Favorite Thing Is Monsters is the fictional graphic diary of 10-year-old Karen Reyes, filled with B-movie horror and pulp monster magazines iconography.
Karen Reyes tries to solve the murder of her enigmatic upstairs neighbor, Anka Silverberg, a holocaust survivor, while the interconnected stories of those around her unfold. When Karen’s investigation takes us back to Anka’s life in Nazi Germany, the reader discovers how the personal, the political, the past, and the present converge.
Full-color illustrations throughout.
6. Lumberjanes Vol. 2: Friendship To The Max (2)
Author: by Noelle Stevenson
BOOM! Box
English
128 pages
What a mystery!Jo, April, Mal, Molly, and Ripley are not your average campers, and Miss Qiunzella Thiskwin Penniquiqul Thistle Crumpet’s Camp for Hardcore Lady-Types is not your average summer camp. Between the river monsters, magic, and the art of friendship bracelets, this summer is only just beginning.
Join the Lumberjanes as they take on raptors and a sibling rivalry that only myths are made of. This New York Times bestseller and Eisner award-nominated series is written by awesome all-star Noelle Stevenson (Nimona) and brilliant newcomer Grace Ellis, and illustrated by the tremendously talented Brooke Allen (A Home for Mr. Easter).
7. The Trojan Women: A Comic
Author: by Euripides
English
96 pages
0811230791
A fantastic comic-book collaboration between the artist Rosanna Bruno and the poet Anne Carson, based on Euripides’s famous tragedy Here is a new comic-book version of Euripides’s classic The Trojan Women, which follows the fates of Hekabe, Andromache, and Kassandra after Troy has been sacked and all its men killed.
This collaboration between the visual artist Rosanna Bruno and the poet and classicist Anne Carson attempts to give a genuine representation of how human beings are affected by warfare. Therefore, all the characters take the form of animals (except Kassandra, whose mind is in another world).
8. Sarah's Scribbles 16-Month 2021-2022 Weekly/Monthly Planner Calendar: Get It Together!
Author: by Sarah Andersen
English
176 pages
1524863904
This colorful organizer will help you get it together as you squash anxiety about adulthood and stay on track with grown-up matters like meetings, deadlines, and relationships! From Sarah Andersen, one of today’s most popular online comic artists, this engagement calendar features plenty of room to note events on its monthly pages, and its two-page weekly planning spreads include scheduling columns for Appointments/Misc, Stuff to Do, and My Social Life.
Plus, funny cartoons and quirky spot art will keep you smiling as you organize your life. Features Include:STICKERS! 16-months with academic-year startSeptember 2021December 2022Monthly planning pages at the frontTwo-page weekly spreads with plenty of room to write, plus a fun comicColumns for Appointments/Misc, Stuff to Do, and My Social Life7-inch x 9-inch (14-inch x 7-inch when open) size fits book bags, totes, and backpacksSpiral bindingStorage pocket at backExtra pages at back for notes, goals, and more2023 at-a-glance calendar and planning pagesOfficial major world holidaysMoon phasesPrinted on FSC-certified paper with soy-based ink
9. Lumberjanes Vol. 3: A Terrible Plan (3)
Author: by Shannon Watters
BOOM! Box
English
112 pages
If you got it, haunt it! Trying to take advantage of the first quiet day at camp in a while, Mal and Molly’s date takes a bizarre turn with the appearance of the bear woman! Back at camp, Jo, April, and Ripley must stay on their toes as they try to earn every badge possible which ends up being a lot harder than any of them ever planned.
This New York Times bestseller and multiple Eisner Award-winning series is written by Noelle Stevenson (Nimona) and Shannon Watters, and illustrated by Carolyn Nowak (Rungs). Featuring spooky guest talent Faith Erin Hicks (Friends with Boys), Brittney Williams (Patsy Walker AKA Hellcat), Felicia Choo, and more.
10. Lumberjanes Vol. 4: Out Of Time (4)
Author: by Shannon Watters
BOOM! Box
English
112 pages
The mystery of history! Jen just wants to have a normal lesson with her cabin, teaching Jo, April, Mal, Molly, and Ripley the basic survival skills needed without any supernatural intervention when a blizzard hits camp! Separated from her girls, Jen finds herself in more trouble than ever…
Until a mysterious stranger swoops in to save the day. Who is this taxidermist? What is her relationship to Rosie? Join Jen as she finds a way back to her girls, and a way to save the day! This New York Times Bestseller and Eisner Award-Nominated series is written by the amazingly talented Noelle Stevenson (Nimona, ADVENTURE TIME), and LUMBERJANES co-creator Shannon Watters, and illustrated by the insanely talented Brooke Allen (A Home For Mr. Easter).
11. Lumberjanes Vol. 5: Band Together (5)
Author: by Shannon Watters
BOOM! Box
English
112 pages
The Lumberjanes meet rock n’ roll mermaids! Excited for the annual Bandicoot Bacchanal, Ripley recruits her friends to help her get ready for the dance. But before the Lumberjanes know it, something mysterious begins to bubble to the surface of the lake near camp!
Will the Lumberjanes be able to bring peace to the lake in time for the Bacchanal? This New York Times Best Seller and multiple Eisner Award-winning series written by Shannon Watters with Kat Leyh, and illustrated by Carolyn Nowak (Rungs), follows the Lumberjanes as they face new challenges in their friendships and embark on fantastical adventures!
And ever wonder how the Lumberjanes first met? Find out in the story written by Noelle Stevenson (Nimona, Runaways), and illustrated by Brooke Allen (A Home for Mr. Easter), when they take a trip back to the first day of camp and witness how the Lumberjanes friendship to the max began!
12. Adulthood is a Myth: A Sarah's Scribbles Collection (Volume 1)
Author: by Sarah Andersen
1449474195
Andrews McMeel Publishing
English
The hilarious debut Sarah’s Scribbles collection from Sarah Andersen, winner of three consecutive Goodreads Choice Awards for Graphic Novels and ComicsThese casually drawn, perfectly on-point comics by the hugely popular young artist Sarah Andersen are for the rest of us.
They document the wasting of entire beautiful weekends on the internet, the unbearable agony of holding hands on the street with a gorgeous guy, and dreaming all day of getting home and back into pajamas. In other words, the horrors and awkwardnesses of young modern life.
Oh and they are totally not autobiographical.At all. Adulthood Is a Myth presents many fan favorites plus dozens of all-new comics exclusive to this book. Sarah’s frankness on personal issues like body image, self-consciousness, introversion, relationships, and the frequency of bra-washing makes her comics highly relatable and deeply hilarious, showcasing how she became one of the most influential voices in web cartoonists.
13. Troublemaker: A Barnaby and Hooker Graphic Novel (Alexandra Barnaby Book 3)
Author: by Alex Evanovich
B00A820U0A
July 17, 2007
English
Barney and Hooker are together again and fighting crime, leaving a trail of chaos, panic, and disorder in their wake. Some would say they’re drawn toward trouble like a moth to a flame. Others would claim their friends, Rosa and Felicia, dump trouble in Barney’s and Hooker’s laps.
Either way, they are in over their heads when Rosa is kidnapped, and her disappearance is linked to a dangerous voodoo priest and his search for a mystery-drenched stolen statue. Written by Janet and Alex Evanovich, and illustrated by Jolle Jones (Dr. Horrible, Token), Troublemaker brings ultimate adventure set in sun-filled Miami!
Janet Evanovich, the New York Times number-one best-selling author, brings her hit Barnaby series to Dark Horse Comics! The entire Troublemaker story collected into one affordable volume! “With art reminiscent of the Florida sun and writing supercharged with action, the Troublemaker graphic novel from best-selling author Evanovich and her daughter is a winner!”—RT Book Reviews
14. Amazons, Abolitionists, and Activists: A Graphic History of Women's Fight for Their Rights
Author: by Mikki Kendall
Ten Speed Press
English
208 pages
A bold and gripping graphic history of the fight for women’s rights by the New York Times bestselling author of Hood Feminism A beautifully drawn, hold-no-punches, surprisingly deep dive through the history of women’s rights around the world, which will entrance kids and adults alike.N.K.
Jemisin, Hugo Awardwinning author of the Broken Earth trilogy The ongoing struggle for women’s rights has spanned human history, touched nearly every culture on Earth, and encompassed a wide range of issues, such as the right to vote, work, get an education, own property, exercise bodily autonomy, and beyond.
Amazons, Abolitionists, and Activists is a fun and fascinating graphic novelstyle primer that covers the key figures and events that have advanced women’s rights from antiquity to the modern era. In addition, this compelling book illuminates the stories of notable women throughout historyfrom queens and freedom fighters to warriors and spiesand the progressive movements led by women that have shaped history, including abolition, suffrage, labor, civil rights, LGBTQ liberation, reproductive rights, and more.
15. Tank Girl 1 (Remastered Edition)
Author: by Alan C Martin
Titan Books
English
128 pages
She’s back to wreck her own unique brand of havoc! From the depths of the outback she charges, astride her fabulous tank!Run for the Hills!It’s…Tank Girl! Join everybody’s favourite beer-swilling, chain-smoking, kangaroo-worrying lunatic as she blitzes her way through a dazzling array of bizarre adventures, including bounty hunting, delivering colostomy bags to Australian presidents, kangaroo boxing…
And many more outrageous and mind-warping thrills! Marking the 20th anniversary of Tank Girl, with a new introduction from Alan Martin, and rarely seen material from Jamie Hewlett, this is the start of the ultimate collection. Presented for the first time, in chronological order and in glorious black and white – the way nature intended!
Warning: Adults only!
