The facade of the Peter White Public Library in Marquette. (Photo courtesy Travel Marquette)

MARQUETTE — There are some graphic novels that are new to the Peter White Public Library in Marquette.

Here is a description of some of them, broken down into adult, teen and children’s categories:

Adult novels

“Francis Ford Coppola’s Megalopolis,” by Chris Ryall — “Megalopolis” at its core is a love story, but it has lots of commentary on society and people’s nature.

It follows Julia as her beliefs are questioned when she meets Cesar, who is the political enemy of her own father, the mayor. Cesar wishes to reconstruct society using principles he thinks are the most important by using his living building material called Megalon.

The story is disjointed, but the commentary it gives might be enough to sit and read. 

“The Out Side: Trans and Nonbinary Comics,” by various authors — “The Out Side” is an anthology that contains 29 comics of various creators’ stories about their self-discovery and self-love.

The stories told are in different art styles and progression, which gives individuality to each comic. Some talk about true instances of their life while others try to explain the ideas and concepts behind being trans or nonbinary.

These stories are not exclusive to trans and nonbinary people as there is something to take away from this book.

Teen novels

“Solo Leveling,” by Chugong — “Solo Leveling” is a web-comic based on the web novel of the same name.

It takes place in an alternative universe where people called hunters exist all around the world. These hunters are ranked from S being the strongest and E being the lowest, and they’re tasked with protecting the world from dungeon gates that open randomly.

The story follows an E-rank hunter named Sung Jin-woo after an incident inside one of these dungeons nearly wipes out his entire party and gives him new power as a hunter. Instead of having a base power level like every hunter, Sung Jin-woo is able to increase his skills by fighting monsters to level himself up.

This series is full of action as well as interesting world-building. There are a lot of politics within this series regarding dungeons, hunters and guilds.

Even if graphic novels are not your speed, there are two seasons of an animated series to watch, which I recommend.

“The Seven Deadly Sins,” by Nakaba Suzuki — “The Seven Deadly Sins” is a manga about Elizabeth, the princess of Britannia, seeking out seven powerful individuals that go by the moniker of The Seven Deadly Sins.

However, the individuals that she is looking for are not at all how the country portrays them. Elizabeth accidentally wanders across a tavern that so happens to be run by Meliodas, the leader of the Seven Deadly Sins and the Sin of Wrath, as well as his talking-pig companion, Hawk.

The manga is full of humor and tons of action that will keep your attention. If you are looking for another action manga with humor and great character design, this is definitely something to look into.

Children’s novels

“Darkstalker: A Graphic Novel,” by Tui T. Sutherland — “Darkstalker: A Graphic Novel” is the graphic novel adaptation of the book of the same name.

The artwork is so emotive with a unique color palette and the style of the dragons make them very interesting to look at. There are big scenes that look incredible and vibrant; however, the issue that plagues this adaptation is a lot of exposition is stated at the start of each “chapter.”

Despite this, the story, just like the original, is one of the best Sutherland has published. The characters are intriguing. The world is incredible. The plot is captivating.

If the original series of graphic novels is something you love, this spinoff is something you need to check out.

“Miraculous: Tales of Ladybug and Cat Noir,” by Koma Warita — “Miraculous: Tales of Ladybug and Cat Noir” is about two superheroes in Paris who fight against a villain with the ability to give powers to those with strong negative emotions.

Marinette, aka Ladybug, and Adrian, aka Cat Noir, are teens in school who are trying to navigate the life that comes with being one as well as family. As their alter egos, they fight to stop Hawk Moth from acquiring their Miraculouses, which are what transform them into Ladybug and Cat Noir.

The manga has the same beats as the animated show, where the first book contains episodes 1, 2 and 7 as its chapters. The art style is more anime-inspired as opposed to trying to mimic the show’s.

If you aren’t one for dubbed cartoons or just cartoons in general, this manga will not let you miss out on all the Miraculous lore and drama.

Emily Couts is a circulation aide at the Peter White Public Library in Marquette.