Wake Now in the Fire: A Story of Censorship, Action, Love, and Hope

Chicago teens band together to defend Persepolis.

Dragon and Chameleon 5

By Ryo Ishiyama

Dragon and Chameleon 5

Unacquainted with manga? Test the waters with this volume.

Washington’s Gay General

By Josh Trujillo and Levi Hastings

Washington’s Gay General

A queer Revolutionary War hero gets his glorious due.

Washington’s Gay General: The Legends and Loves of Baron von Steuben

A queer Revolutionary War hero gets his glorious due.

The Adoption

By Zidrou and Arno Monin; translated by Jeremy Melloul

The Adoption

The grandfather of an adopted girl travels halfway around the world to discover the meaning of family.

Once Upon a Time in France

By Fabien Nury; illustrated Sylvain Vallée; translated by Ivanka Hahnenberger

Once Upon a Time in France

A Jewish-immigrant war profiteer tries to reconcile what he did to survive the Nazis.

Last Look

By Charles Burns

Last Look

A multilayered graphic novel about one man’s expedition to the inner chamber of his psyche.

Cousin Joseph: A Graphic Novel

This funny, masterly prequel to 2014’s Kill My Mother mines noir gold.