Insha’s Graphic Glories

A Quiet Girl in a Noisy World: An Introvert’s Story by Debbie Tung Sweet, funny, and quietly poignant, Debbie Tung’s comics reveal the ups and downs of coming of age as an introvert in an extrovert’s world. Th e book spans three years of Debbie’s life, from the end of college to the present day.

Doom Patrol Vol. 1: Brick by Brick by Gerard Way & Nick Derington The spirit of ’s ground-breaking is captured in this debut series starring the cult-favorite misfits as a part of Gerard Way’s new Young Animal imprint. , , Rebis, Crazy Jane, and more are back to twist minds and take control.

Mis(h)adra by Iasmin Omar Ata An Arab-American college student struggles to live with epilepsy in this starkly colored and deeply- cutting graphic novel.

Southern Bastards by Jason Aaron & Jason LaTour Welcome to Craw County, Alabama, home of Boss BBQ, the state champion Runnin’ Rebs football team... and more bastards than you’ve ever seen. When you’re an angry old man like Earl Tubb, the only way to survive a place like this is to carry a really big stick.

Kennel Block Blues by Ryan Ferrier Oliver is a good dog. A family dog. But without warning, he’s sentenced to Jackson State Kennel, where he’s instantly placed on Death Row. He’ll need help escaping the Kennel, but when the stress of prison life builds, he starts escaping reality instead, imagining a fantasy world of cartoon friends.

My Friend Dahmer by Derf Backderf A surprisingly sympathetic portrait of a disturbed young man struggling against the morbid urges emanating from the deep recesses of his psyche—a shy kid, a teenage alcoholic, and a goofball who never quite fit in with his classmates.

Nancy Drew and the Hardy Boys: The Big Lie by Anthony Del Col & Werther Dell’edera When the teenage brothers Frank and Joe Hardy are accused of the murder of their father—a detec- tive in the small resort town of Bayport–they must team up with Nancy Drew to prove their inno- cence. A twisting noir tale, complete with double-crosses, deceit, and dames.

Mister Miracle by Tom King & Mitch Gerads Scott Free has everything... so why isn’t it enough? Mister Miracle has mastered every illusion, achieved every stunt, pulled off every trick-except one. He has never escaped death. Is it even pos- sible? Our hero is going to have to kill himself if he wants to find out.

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