Check out these new adult and teen graphic novels at the Peter White Public Library:

Adult graphic novel: Ace of Hearts: Lessons in Love From an Asexual Girl by Cooklin

Ace of Hearts: Lessons in Love From an Asexual Girl is about Caitlin Cook’s life and how she came to realize that she can be asexual and still wish for intimacy in a relationship. This is a great read and can show that even asexuality isn’t black and white. A lot of individuals have written about homosexuality or bisexuality, but asexuality is not as represented in media as the others. Cook’s journey is one of needing to be understood and the lengths she took to understand herself. For me, a lot of the story was relatable and people who aren’t asexual might still identify with Caitlyn’s journey to find herself.

Teen graphic novels:Spacewalking With You by Inuhiko Doronoda

Spacewalking With You is a manga about two seemingly different high school students named Uno and Kobayashi. Both are never explicitly stated to be neurodivergent, but it is heavily implied that Uno is autistic and Kobayashi has ADHD. Uno panics at loud noises, gets overstimulated, takes ideas literally and has social issues. Kobayashi has difficulty paying attention, remembering steps and tasks, and gets frustrated easily. Both help each other navigate high school by suggesting coping mechanisms or quality of life fixes. The two have a very wholesome relationship and it is a slice-of-life manga that will make your heart warm. 

Who Killed Nessie? By Paul Cornell and Rachael Smith

Who Killed Nessie? is a classic whodunit case with the twist that the ones being murdered are cryptids. Lyndsay, the sole hotel staff and only human left to assist with the convention, is tasked by the Beast of Bodmin Moor (Bob) to figure out which of the guests murder the Loch Ness Monster (Nessie). This book is such a simple concept, but there is so much world-building in this tiny story. I want to know more about it. I want to know how the politics worked out at the convention. I want to know what the humans do with a Nessie sized corpse. Simple, but hilarious and full of potential.

Red and the Wolves by Cherry Zong

Red and the Wolves is a very loose retelling of Little Red Riding Hood. Being a loose retelling, the comic subverts expectations of the original fairy tale story. Red, our Main character, finds Sil stuck in a bear trap and helps nurse Sil back to health. Red works for the Grand Mother trying to eliminate creatures called Nawa, but Red begins to hear two different views of the world when she begins to become friends with Sil. Who and what Sil is changes Red’s point of view and makes her begin to question Grand Mother’s teachings. This comic is incredibly well created and the art and character design are interesting to look at. Try this out if you like retellings or stories of two girls growing close together in a world out to get them.

Tripping Over You by Suzana Harcum


Tripping Over You is about Milo and Liam who are two students in boarding school that try to have a secret relationship without Liam’s dad finding out. It’s a sweet story, but it starts a bit clunky and introduces a few side stories that get in the way of the initial plot. Despite that, the book really focuses on how teens navigate romance in high school. It feels very authentic in how teens acted during my time in high school. This comic also includes important messages that teens should learn while in high school before they go off to college.

By Emily Couts

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