Graphic novel of the month
Every month Rachel Cooke reviews graphic novels
There’s No Time Like the Present by Paul B Rainey review – a funny, unpredictable and wild comic
Three characters stuck in the past are given access to the future in the former Observer/Faber prize winner’s mordant and misanthropic sci-fi graphic novel
Cry When the Baby Cries by Becky Barnicoat review – the black and white truth about motherhood
Barnicoat’s memoir of early parenthood is funny, unflinching and a welcome corrective to the ceaseless pressures new mums face from social media
This Beautiful, Ridiculous City review – New York state of mind
Kay Sohini’s account of leaving Kolkata and sadness behind to build a life in the Big Apple is a stirring tribute to the place that saved her
Madame Choi and the Monsters by Patrick Spät and Sheree Domingo review – the stuff of blockbusters
The astonishing real-life tale of how North Korea kidnapped an actor and her film director ex-husband makes for a fascinating graphic history
Anfield Road by Chris Shepherd review – from Liverpool with love
The writer and film-maker’s affection for the city of his youth shines through in this debut graphic novel about family, football and teenage dreams
World Without End by Jean-Marc Jancovici and Christophe Blain review – Doomsday in minute detail
A word-of-mouth sensation in France, this clever, exhaustive breakdown of our cost to the planet is free of dogma and all the better for it
Final Cut by Charles Burns review – a book to be read and reread
A horror movie shoot grows complicated for a group of young friends in a rich story of anxiety and betrayal steeped in dread
Elena: A Hand Made Life by Miriam Gold review – a beautifully crafted memoir of a beloved grandmother
A visual tribute to doctor Elena Zadik, who overcame trauma and career obstacles to become a pillar of her northern community, is a real treat
The Wendy Award by Walter Scott review – the voice of a bewildered generation
The fourth in this brilliant and painfully funny series finds our self-destructive millennial heroine nominated for an art award – and grappling with gen z sensibilities
George Sand: True Genius, True Woman review – a pleasure and an education
Writer Séverine Vidal and illustrator Kim Consigny tell the extraordinary life story of the French author, who cross-dressed and pricked male pomposity, with great care and humour
So Long Sad Love by Mirion Malle review – an irresistible celebration of female courage
A French cartoonist has doubts about her boyfriend in Mirion Malle’s third book in English, a striking hymn to women and solidarity
Self-Esteem and the End of the World by Luke Healy review – male anxiety hilariously meets global crisis
A painfully funny cartoon about a neurotic graphic artist deftly explores the themes of self-obsession and ecological disaster
The Russian Detective by Carol Adlam review – exquisitely illustrated celebration of early crime fiction
This richly evocative tale – part of a project drawing on the work of long-forgotten contemporaries of Dostoevsky – bears repeated readings
Polar Vortex by Denise Dorrance review – hazards of a homecoming
The American cartoonist’s story of a trip to tackle her frail mother’s needs is funny, wise and magical
Aya: Claws Come Out by Marguerite Abouet and Clément Oubrerie review – Ivory Coast’s comic soap opera
The latest instalment in Abouet’s brilliantly illustrated series about the lives of three friends in Abidjan is as funny and sharp as ever
The Cliff by Manon Debaye review – misfits with a monstrous plan
This deceptively charming story of preteen friends seeking refuge in the French countryside is a modern-day Lord of the Flies
Monica by Daniel Clowes review – pitch-perfect portraits of an ever scarier US
A prickly misfit connects nine dark tales in this sad and sharply funny new book from the author of Ghost World
Roaming by Jillian Tamaki and Mariko Tamaki review – a blissful ode to female friendship and New York
The award-winning cousins beautifully capture the magic and misery of the Big Apple through the tumultuous experiences of three young women
A Guest in the House by Emily Carroll review – haunting gothic tale with a heady whiff of Daphne du Maurier
The award-winning Canadian graphic novelist’s account of a young woman whose widower husband has a dark secret about his first wife is vividly drawn and masterfully plotted
Juliette by Camille Jourdy review – an exquisite story of love and loss in rural France
This gorgeous graphic novel about a woman escaping the pressures of Paris for her home town, and the complications that follow, is a masterpiece
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