“What are the best Graphic Novels And Comic books released in 2022?” We looked at 220 of the top Graphic Novels And Comic books, aggregating and ranking them so we could answer that very question!
The top 27 books, all appearing on 2 or more “Best Graphic Novels And Comic” book lists, are ranked below by how many times they appear. The remaining 175+ titles, as well as the sources we used, are in alphabetical order on the bottom of the page.
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Top 27 Best Graphic Novels And Comic Books From 2022
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The battle for the planet is here! The X-Men claim they’re Earth’s new gods. The Eternals know that position is already filled. And the Avengers are a…
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- Book Depository
- The Guardian
A brilliant and suspenseful follow-up to the Booker-nominated graphic novel Sabrina. Every single person has something unique to them which is impossi…
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An action-packed thriller and source of the hit Netflix drama where the only way to survive is to play the game! Eighteen-year-old Ryohei Arisu is sic…
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- Comicbook Round up
- Looper
The Dark Knight. The Man of Steel. They are the two finest superheroes that the world has ever known…and they’re together again in an epic new serie…
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Take flight to this post-apocalyptic utopia filled with birds. Birds roam freely around the Moon complete with fruitful trees, sophisticated fungal ne…
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- Chicago Public Library
- Waterstones
Riko, a twenty-nine-year-old office worker with an obsession for video games, finds her quiet life upended when she takes in a stray cat in this adora…
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- Book Depository
- Goodreads
Discover the start of a grand and sinister destiny in Demon in the Wood, the must-have graphic novel prequel to the bestselling book series and intern…
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NATIONAL BESTSELLER An all-new Marvel Comics graphic novel starring the Fantastic Four, written and illustrated by renowned artist Alex Ross It’s a ra…
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- Barnes & Noble
- Waterstones
The Mature-rated Boys’ Love horror webtoon from Lezhin that became a global manhwa hit! Get this chilling and thrilling tale in a deluxe, full-color p…
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- Chicago Public Library
- Waterstones
A heart-wrenching single-volume story about the struggles of being an artist, from the creator of Chainsaw Man. The overly confident Fujino and the sh…
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When a group of Nationalists use an ancient artifact to bring a villain from Arthurian myth back from the dead to gain power, ex-monster hunter Bridge…
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Eric Orner, the acclaimed cartoonist of one of the country’s most popular and longest-running gay comic strips, The Mostly Unfabulous Social Life of E…
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- What Do We Do All Day
- What Do We Do All Day
“A fun, unexpected, action-packed reimagining of a classic story.” –Molly Knox Ostertag, author of The Witch BoyFrozen meets The Wizard of Oz in this…
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- NPR
- What Do We Do All Day
From a highly acclaimed illustrator comes a stunning graphic novel filled with adventure and wonder about an imaginative girl and her obsession with f…
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A formative coming-of-age graphic memoir by the creator of Afro-punk: a young man’s immersive reckoning with identity, racism, clumsy teen love and be…
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NAMED A BEST GRAPHIC NOVEL OF THE YEAR BY THE WASHINGTON POST NAMED A BOOK WE LOVED BY NPR The first volume in a new graphic novel horror trilogy from…
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- Waterstones
The critically acclaimed manga series about a man time-traveling back to his youth to save his girlfriend from a street gang-which inspired the wildly…
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From writer Jamila Rowser and artist Robyn Smith comes a captivating graphic novel love letter to the beauty and endurance of Black women, their frien…
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One of the top ten graphic novels for Spring 2022, as chosen by Publishers Weekly “Khan debuts with a deeply introspective, elegantly rendered graphic…
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- CBR
- Comicbook Round up
- Looper
Kieron Gillen returns to the world of X! The Quiet Council are the rulers of the Krakoan age, for better or worse. But now, shaken by Inferno, they st…
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- Book Depository
- Waterstones
Jinwoo knows it won’t be long before his true power fully comes to light and the guilds and Hunter’s Association of Korea descend, seeking his allegia…
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A Dark Crisis tie-in: the search for Barry Allen! Just when the Speedsters seem to have snapped Barry out of Pariah’s clutches, Wallace seems to be fa…
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- NPR
- Publishers Weekly
- The Guardian
Who Will Make the Pancakes collects five deeply social stories by the acclaimed cartoonist Megan Kelso, exploring the connective tissue that binds us …
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- CBR
- Comicbook Round up
- IGN
- Looper
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- Book Depository
- CBR
- Goodreads
- Looper
A CONTEMPORARY CLASSIC CELEBRATING A DECADE OF EXCELLENCE! At long last, Hazel and her star-crossed family are finally back, and they’ve made some new…
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- Book Depository
- Booklist
- Goodreads
- IGN
- NPR
- The Guardian
“An exceptionally beautiful book about loneliness, labor, and survival.”–Carmen Maria Machado Before there was Kate Beaton, New York Times bestsellin…
The 175+ Additional Best Graphic Novels And Comic Books Released In 2022
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A Career in Books: A Novel About Friends, Money, and the Occasional Duck Bun – Kate Gavino List: (Publishers Weekly)
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A Righteous Thirst for Vengeance – List: (IGN)
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Across A Field of Starlight – List: (Chicago Public Library)
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Afterlives – Abdulrazak Gurnah List: (Washington Post)
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Alison – List: (The Guardian)
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All Your Racial Problems Will Soon End: The Cartoons of Charles Johnson – Charles Johnson List: (NPR)
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ALTE ZACHEN / OLD THINGS – List: (What Do We Do All Day)
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Amazing Spider-Man (2018) – List: (Comicbook Round up)
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Amazing Spider-Man (2022) – List: (Comicbook Round up)
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Anatomy of Comics – List: (The Guardian)
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Animal Castle, Vol. 1 – Xavier Dorison List: (NYPL)
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ATOM: The Beginning Vol. 1 – Masami Yuuki List: (Book Depository)
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Attack on Titan Omnibus 6 (Vol. 16-18) – Hajime Isayama List: (Book Depository)
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Batman (2016) – List: (Comicbook Round up)
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Batman: Beyond the White Knight – List: (Comicbook Round up)
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Batman: The Knight (2022) – List: (Comicbook Round up)
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Berserk Deluxe Volume 11 – Kentaro Miura List: (Book Depository)
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Black Clover, Vol. 30 – Yuki Tabata List: (Book Depository)
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Black Paradox – Junji Ito List: (Waterstones)
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Bleach 20th Anniversary Edition, Vol. 1 – Tite Kubo List: (Waterstones)
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BRZRKR Vol. 2 – Matt Kindt List: (Book Depository)
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Bungo Stray Dogs: Dead Apple, Vol. 1 – Gun_Zi List: (Book Depository)
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Bungo Stray Dogs: WAN!, Vol. 1 – Neco Kanai List: (Waterstones)
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Call Of Duty: Vanguard – Sam Maggs List: (Book Depository)
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Chainsaw Man, Vol. 10 – Tatsuki Fujimoto List: (Book Depository)
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Chainsaw Man, Vol. 11 – Tatsuki Fujimoto List: (Barnes & Noble)
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Chainsaw Man, Vol. 8 – Tatsuki Fujimoto List: (Book Depository)
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Chainsaw Man, Vol. 9 – Tatsuki Fujimoto List: (Book Depository)
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Clementine: Book One – List: (IGN)
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Colorless – List: (Chicago Public Library)
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Constructing a Nervous System – Margo Jefferson List: (Washington Post)
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Crossover – List: (CBR)
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Dandadan, Vol. 1 – Yukinobu Tatsu List: (Waterstones)
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Daredevil (2022) – List: (Comicbook Round up)
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Dark Knights of Steel (2021) – List: (Comicbook Round up)
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Days of Sand – List: (The Guardian)
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Deadly Class – List: (CBR)
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Deadpool: Samurai, Vol. 1 – Sanshiro Kasama List: (Waterstones)
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Death Note Short Stories – Tsugumi Ohba List: (Waterstones)
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Demon Copperhead – Barbara Kingsolver List: (Washington Post)
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Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba – Stories of Water and Flame – Ryoji Hirano List: (Waterstones)
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Deserter: Junji Ito Story Collection – Junji Ito List: (Waterstones)
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Devil’s Reign – List: (Looper)
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Dinosaur Philosophy – James Stewart List: (Book Depository)
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DIONYSOS: THE NEW GOD – List: (What Do We Do All Day)
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Dragon Ball Super, Vol. 16 – Akira Toriyama List: (Book Depository)
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DUNE: The Graphic Novel, Book 2: Muad’Dib – Frank Herbert List: (Book Depository)
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Dying for Attention: A Graphic Memoir of Nursing Home Care. – Susan MacLeod List: (Booklist)
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Everything Is OK – List: (Goodreads)
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Exile – List: (Looper)
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Fangirl, Vol. 2: The Manga – List: (Goodreads)
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Fine: A Comic about Gender. – Rhea Ewing List: (Booklist)
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Flash (2016) – List: (Comicbook Round up)
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Flung Out of Space: Inspired by the Indecent Adventures of Patricia Highsmith – Grace Ellis List: (NPR)
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Follow Me Down: A Reckless Book – Ed Brubaker List: (Book Depository)
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FREESTYLE – List: (What Do We Do All Day)
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FRIZZY – List: (What Do We Do All Day)
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G-Man: J Edgar Hoover and the Making of the American Century – Beverly Gage List: (Washington Post)
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Grandmaster of Demonic Cultivation: Mo Dao Zu Shi (Manhua) Vol. 1 – Mo Xiang Tong Xiu List: (Waterstones)
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Growing Pangs – Kathryn Ormsbee List: (NPR)
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Hakim’s Odyssey, Book 1: From Syria to Turkey. – Fabien Toulmé List: (Booklist)
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Heartstopper: Volume Four (Heartstopper, #4) – List: (Goodreads)
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Hello, Melancholic! – List: (Chicago Public Library)
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Huda F Are You? – List: (Goodreads)
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Hulk (2021) – List: (Comicbook Round up)
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I Want to Be A Wall – List: (Chicago Public Library)
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ISLA TO ISLAND – List: (What Do We Do All Day)
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It Won’t Always Be Like This: A Graphic Memoir – Malaka Gharib List: (NPR)
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Je Ne Sais Quoi – Lucie Arnoux List: (Book Depository)
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JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure: Part 5–Golden Wind, Vol. 5 – Hirohiko Araki List: (Book Depository)
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Jujutsu Kaisen, Vol. 13 – Gege Akutami List: (Book Depository)
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Jujutsu Kaisen, Vol. 15 – Gege Akutami List: (Book Depository)
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Jujutsu Kaisen, Vol. 17 – Gege Akutami List: (Book Depository)
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Jujutsu Kaisen, Vol. 18 – Gege Akutami List: (Barnes & Noble)
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Kaiju No. 8, Vol. 1 – Naoya Matsumoto List: (Waterstones)
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Kaiju No. 8, Vol. 2 – Naoya Matsumoto List: (Book Depository)
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Kemono Jihen Vol. 1 – Sho Aimoto List: (Waterstones)
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Komi Can’t Communicate, Vol. 20 – Tomohito Oda List: (Book Depository)
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Kubo Won’t Let Me Be Invisible, Vol. 1 – Nene Yukimori List: (Waterstones)
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LEMON BIRD CAN HELP! – List: (What Do We Do All Day)
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Let There Be Light: The Real Story of Her Creation. – Liana Finck List: (Booklist)
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Links – Natsuki Kizu List: (Waterstones)
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Little Monarchs – Jonathan Case List: (NPR)
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Lore Olympus, v.1. – Rachel Smythe List: (Booklist)
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Lore Olympus: Volume Three – Rachel Smythe List: (Book Depository)
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Lore Olympus: Volume Two – List: (Goodreads)
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Lost Lad London, Vol. 1 – Shinya Shima List: (Waterstones)
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Made in Korea, v.1. – Jeremy Holt List: (Booklist)
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Magical Boy Volume 2 – The Kao List: (Book Depository)
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Marvel Platinum: The Definitive Black Panther Reloaded – Various List: (Book Depository)
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Marvel-verse: Ms. Marvel – G Willow Wilson List: (Book Depository)
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Marvel’s Secret Reverse – Kazuki Takahashi List: (Waterstones)
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Mecca – Susan Straight List: (Washington Post)
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Miles Morales: Stranger Tides – Justin A. Reynolds List: (Book Depository)
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Miss Quinces: A Graphic Novel – Kat Fajardo List: (NPR)
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Monkey Meat – List: (Looper)
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Monstress, Volume 7: Devourer – Marjorie Liu List: (Book Depository)
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Moon Knight: From The Dead Omnibus – Warren Ellis List: (Book Depository)
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Muhammad Najem, War Reporter: How One Boy Put the Spotlight on Syria – Muhammad Najem and Nora Neus List: (NPR)
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My Hero Academia Box Set 1 – Kohei Horikoshi List: (Waterstones)
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My Hero Academia, Vol. 30 – Kohei Horikoshi List: (Book Depository)
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My Hero Academia: Ultra Analysis-The Official Character Guide – Kohei Horikoshi List: (Waterstones)
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My Hero Academia: Vigilantes, Vol. 12 – Hideyuki Furuhashi List: (Book Depository)
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My Hero Academia: Vigilantes, Vol. 13 – Hideyuki Furuhashi List: (Book Depository)
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Newburn – List: (Looper)
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Nightfall Travelers – List: (Chicago Public Library)
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Nightwing (2016) – List: (Comicbook Round up)
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No Place for Monsters – Kory Merritt List: (Book Depository)
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Nowhere Girl – Magali Le Huche List: (Book Depository)
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Oddball (Sarah’s Scribbles, #4) – List: (Goodreads)
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One Beautiful Spring Day – List: (The Guardian)
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Oxygen Mask – List: (The Guardian)
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Penguin & House 1 – Akiho Ieda List: (Waterstones)
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Pinball: A Graphic History of the Silver Ball – Jon Chad List: (NYPL)
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Poison Ivy (2022) – List: (Comicbook Round up)
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Pokemon Adventures: X*Y, Vol. 1 – Hidenori Kusaka List: (Waterstones)
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Pokemon Journeys, Vol. 1 – Machito Gomi List: (Waterstones)
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Princess Knight: New Omnibus Edition – Osamu Tezuka List: (Waterstones)
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PTSD Radio 1 (Vol. 1-2) – Masaaki Nakayama List: (Waterstones)
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Public Domain – List: (IGN)
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PULSE Vol. 1 – Ratana Satis List: (Waterstones)
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Record of Ragnarok, Vol. 1 – Shinya Umemura List: (Waterstones)
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Red Scare: A Graphic Novel – Liam Francis Walsh List: (NPR)
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Rooster Fighter, Vol. 1 – Shu Sakuratani List: (Waterstones)
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Run on your New Legs – List: (Chicago Public Library)
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Sabretooth – List: (Looper)
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Sailor Moon 1 (Naoko Takeuchi Collection) – Naoko Takeuchi List: (Waterstones)
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Seraph of the End, Vol. 25 – Takaya Kagami List: (Book Depository)
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Shuna’s Journey – Hayao Miyazaki List: (Barnes & Noble)
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SHWD Vol. 1 – sono.N List: (Waterstones)
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Spawn Compendium, Color Edition, Volume 3 – Todd McFarlane List: (Book Depository)
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Spider-Ham Hollywood May-Ham! – Steve Foxe List: (Book Depository)
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Spy Classroom, Vol. 1 (manga) – Takemachi List: (Waterstones)
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Spy x Family, Vol. 8 – Tatsuya Endo List: (Barnes & Noble)
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Squire – List: (Chicago Public Library)
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StarHenge – List: (CBR)
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Stay True – Hua Hsu List: (Washington Post)
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Supergirl: Woman of Tomorrow – Tom King List: (NYPL)
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Superman Red and Blue. – John Ridley and Brandon Easton List: (Booklist)
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Superman: Son of Kal-El (2021) – List: (Comicbook Round up)
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SWIM TEAM – List: (What Do We Do All Day)
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Talk to – List: (The Guardian)
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Tangier in the Rain – Fabien Grolleau List: (NPR)
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Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: The Last Ronin – Kevin Eastman, Peter Laird & Tom Waltz List: (NYPL)
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That Texas Blood – List: (Looper)
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The Aquanaut – Dan Santat List: (NPR)
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The Con Artists – List: (The Guardian)
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The Crater – Osamu Tezuka List: (Waterstones)
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The Elusive Samurai, Vol. 1 – Yusei Matsui List: (Waterstones)
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The Girl From the Other Side: Siuil, a Run Deluxe Edition I (Vol. 1-3 Hardcover Omnibus) – Nagabe List: (Waterstones)
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The Greatest Thing – List: (Chicago Public Library)
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The Husky and His White Cat Shizun: Erha He Ta De Bai Mao Shizun (Novel) Vol. 1 – Rou Bao Bu Chi Rou List: (Waterstones)
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The Immortal X-Men – List: (IGN)
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The Infernal Devices: The Complete Trilogy – Cassandra Clare List: (Waterstones)
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The Joy of Quitting – List: (The Guardian)
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The Keeper – Tananarive Due and Steven Barnes List: (NPR)
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The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess, Vol. 10 – Akira Himekawa List: (Book Depository)
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The Liminal Zone – Junji Ito List: (Barnes & Noble)
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The Many Deaths of Laila Starr – Ram V List: (NYPL)
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The Nice House on the Lake – List: (IGN)
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The Peanutbutter Sisters and Other American Stories – Rumi Hara List: (NPR)
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The Petroleum Papers: Inside the Far-Right Conspiracy to Cover Up Climate Change – Geoff Dembicki List: (Washington Post)
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The Seven Deadly Sins Omnibus 1 (Vol. 1-3) – Nakaba Suzuki List: (Waterstones)
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The Simpsons Treehouse of Horror Ominous Omnibus Vol. 1: Scary Tales & Scarier Tentacles – Matt Groening List: (Book Depository)
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The Six Sidekicks of Trigger Keaton. Vol. 1 – Kyle Starks List: (NYPL)
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The Thing – List: (Looper)
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The Third Person – Emma Grove List: (NPR)
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The Tunnel to Summer – List: (Chicago Public Library)
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The Waiting. – Keum Suk List: (Booklist)
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The Well – List: (Chicago Public Library)
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Thieves – Lucie Bryon List: (Book Depository)
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Things Have Gotten Worse Since We Last Spoke And Other Misfortunes – Eric Larocca List: (Book Depository)
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This Is How I Disappear. – Mirion Malle List: (Booklist)
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Time Zone J – Julie Doucet List: (NPR)
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To Strip the Flesh – Oto Toda List: (Waterstones)
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Toilet-bound Hanako-kun, Vol. 0 – AidaIro List: (Waterstones)
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Toilet-bound Hanako-kun, Vol. 14 – Aidairo List: (Book Depository)
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Toilet-bound Hanako-kun, Vol. 15 – Aidairo List: (Book Depository)
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Toilet-bound Hanako-kun, Vol. 16 – AidaIro List: (Book Depository)
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Tokyo Rose – Zero Hour: A Japanese American Woman’s Persecution and Ultimate Redemption After World War II – Andre Frattino List: (NPR)
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Trust – Hernan Diaz List: (Washington Post)
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TWIN CITIES – List: (What Do We Do All Day)
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Two Heads – List: (The Guardian)
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Victory. Stand!: Raising My Fist for Justice – Tommie Smith List: (NPR)
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Wandance – List: (Chicago Public Library)
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Weapons of Mass Delusion: When the Republican Party Lost Its Mind – Robert Draper List: (Washington Post)
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What if? 2: Additional Serious Scientific Answers to Absurd Hypothetical Questions – Randall Munroe List: (NPR)
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Wotakoi: Love Is Hard for Otaku, Volume 6 – Fujita List: (Barnes & Noble)
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X Deaths Of Wolverine (2022) – List: (Comicbook Round up)
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X Lives Of Wolverine (2022) – List: (Comicbook Round up)
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X-Men (2021) – List: (Comicbook Round up)
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X-Men: Red (2022) – List: (Comicbook Round up)
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Young Mungo – Douglas Stuart List: (Washington Post)
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