30 must-read comics books like The Delicacy by James Albon

Cover of The Delicacy by James Albon

The Delicacy

By: James Albon

3.90

Format: 320 pages, Paperback

Rare and delicious fungi spell trouble for an ambitious restaurateur in this sumptuously painted gr…

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Cover of Paris by Andi Watson, Simon Gane

1. Paris

By: Andi Watson , Simon Gane

4.26

Format: 331 pages, Paperback

Watson and Gane reproduce the Bohemian Paris of the early 1950s, where Juliet, a penniless American… read more

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  • graphic novels comics
  • graphic novels
  • comics
  • fiction
Cover of Lighter Than My Shadow by Katie Green

2. Lighter Than My Shadow

By: Katie Green

3.93

Format: None pages, Paperback

Like most kids, Katie was a picky eater. She'd sit at the table in silent protest, hide uneaten toa… read more

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  • graphic novels comics
  • graphic novels
  • comics
Cover of In. by Will McPhail

3. In.

By: Will McPhail

4.38

Format: 267 pages, Hardcover

A poignant and witty graphic novel by a leading New Yorker cartoonist, following a millennial's jou… read more

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  • graphic novels comics
  • graphic novels
  • comics
  • fiction
  • adult
Cover of It's Lonely at the Centre of the Earth by Zoe Thorogood

4. It's Lonely at the Centre of the Earth

By: Zoe Thorogood

4.21

Format: 196 pages, Paperback

Cartoonist Zoe Thorogood records 6 months of her own life as it falls apart in a desperate attempt … read more

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  • graphic novels comics
  • graphic novels
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  • adult
"And maybe that 'something' is a piece of my stupid little soul trapped in a book with very divisive reviews on Goodreads!"

-Zoe Thorogood, It's Lonely at the Centre of the Earth

"You're going to spend infinitely more time being dead than alive, so it's probably best to make peace with it while you can."

-Zoe Thorogood, It's Lonely at the Centre of the Earth

Cover of Shubeik Lubeik by Deena Mohamed

5. Shubeik Lubeik

By: Deena Mohamed

4.50

Format: 528 pages, ebook

A brilliant and imaginative debut graphic novel that brings to life a fantastical Cairo where wishe… read more

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  • graphic novels comics
  • graphic novels
  • comics
  • fiction
  • adult
Cover of Sunburn by Andi Watson

6. Sunburn

By: Andi Watson

3.16

Format: 224 pages, Paperback

Rachel is a teenager who lives a gray suburban life in gray suburban England. It’s a world of brown… read more

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  • graphic novels comics
  • graphic novels
  • comics
  • fiction
  • adult
Cover of Lights (Sheets, #3) by Brenna Thummler

7. Lights (Sheets, #3)

By: Brenna Thummler

4.27

Format: 366 pages, None

Marjorie, Eliza, and Wendell the ghost are back to uncover the secrets of Wendell’s human life in t… read more

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  • graphic novels comics
  • graphic novels
  • comics
  • fiction
  • mystery
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8. Keeping Two

By: Jordan Crane

3.61

Format: 304 pages, Hardcover

20 years in the making, the long-awaited graphic novel masterpiece from acclaimed cartoonist Jordan… read more

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  • graphic novels comics
  • graphic novels
  • bande dessinée
  • comics
  • fiction
  • adult
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9. Roaming

By: Jillian Tamaki

3.77

Format: 443 pages, Paperback

Spring break, 2009. High school best friends Zoe and Dani are now freshman college students, meetin… read more

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  • graphic novels comics
  • graphic novels
  • adult
  • fiction
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10. A Guest in the House

By: Emily Carroll

4.06

Format: 256 pages, Hardcover

In this graphic novel by Emily Carroll, a young woman marries a kind dentist only to discover a dar… read more

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  • graphic novels comics
  • graphic novels
  • comics
  • fiction
  • horror
  • mystery
  • adult
"I don’t sleep for days after seeing her. And when I finally do, my dreams are tangled, dripping things."

-Emily Carroll, A Guest in the House

"I used to dream of dragons. I would find them, panting, pacing. Sung inside damp caverns. When I lived through them they would release their riches in a stinking swell of gore and glittering jewels…a…"

-Emily Carroll, A Guest in the House

"At night, every noise could be her. I know she’s here now, right now, even though she won’t show herself to me. (I tried to find her the other night, down by the front door like before, but nothing c…"

-Emily Carroll, A Guest in the House

"David tells me the first week they lived here, Crystal had nightmares about the attic, about things dripping down from it at night. She would stop crying until he put a lock on it. There’d been anima…"

-Emily Carroll, A Guest in the House

Cover of When I Arrived at the Castle by Emily Carroll

11. When I Arrived at the Castle

By: Emily Carroll

3.69

Format: 72 pages, Paperback

"A castle, a killer, and prey all bound and blurred by lust and blood." Like many before her tha… read more

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  • graphic novels comics
  • graphic novels
  • comics
  • fiction
  • horror
Cover of Descender, Vol. 6: The Machine War by Jeff Lemire

12. Descender, Vol. 6: The Machine War

By: Jeff Lemire

4.30

Format: 160 pages, Paperback

A new, cataclysmic chapter of the Descender saga is here! All the various factions who have been hu… read more

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  • graphic novels comics
  • graphic novels
  • comics
  • fiction
  • adult
Cover of Parenthesis by Élodie Durand

13. Parenthesis

By: Élodie Durand

4.14

Format: 224 pages, Paperback

A triumph of graphic memoir, Parenthesis narrates the author's experience with tumor-related epilep… read more

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  • graphic novels comics
  • graphic novels
  • comics
  • bande dessinée
Cover of Balada para Sophie by Filipe Melo

14. Balada para Sophie

By: Filipe Melo

4.68

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

A vida de Julien Dubois, pianista de sucesso, confunde-se com a história da Europa do século XX. De… read more

Similar categories in Filipe Melo's Balada para Sophie book and James Albon's The Delicacy

  • graphic novels comics
  • graphic novels
  • bande dessinée
  • comics
  • fiction
  • adult
Cover of The Book Tour by Andi Watson

15. The Book Tour

By: Andi Watson

3.48

Format: 272 pages, Paperback

A page-turning, Kafkaesque dark comedy in brilliant retro style, this graphic novel watches one man… read more

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  • graphic novels comics
  • graphic novels
  • bande dessinée
  • comics
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • adult
Cover of The Delicacy by James Albon

16. The Delicacy

By: James Albon

3.90

Format: 320 pages, Paperback

Rare and delicious fungi spell trouble for an ambitious restaurateur in this sumptuously painted gr… read more

Similar categories in James Albon's The Delicacy book and James Albon's The Delicacy

  • graphic novels comics
  • graphic novels
  • adult
  • bande dessinée
  • comics
  • food
  • fiction
  • horror
  • mystery
  • crime
Cover of Mazebook by Jeff Lemire

17. Mazebook

By: Jeff Lemire

4.08

Format: 256 pages, Hardcover

A lonely building inspector still grieving the loss of his puzzle-loving daughter receives a myster… read more

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  • graphic novels comics
  • graphic novels
  • bande dessinée
  • comics
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • adult
Cover of My Favorite Thing Is Monsters, Vol. 2 (My Favorite Thing Is Monsters, #2) by Emil Ferris

18. My Favorite Thing Is Monsters, Vol. 2 (My Favorite Thing Is Monsters, #2)

By: Emil Ferris

4.25

Format: 304 pages, Hardcover

The most anticipated graphic novel of 2024, concluding the story of young Karen Reyes, the most ins… read more

Similar categories in Emil Ferris's My Favorite Thing Is Monsters, Vol. 2 (My Favorite Thing Is Monsters, #2) book and James Albon's The Delicacy

  • graphic novels comics
  • graphic novels
  • bande dessinée
  • comics
  • fiction
  • horror
  • mystery
"Courage isn't about not being scared... It's about carrying your fear into battle."

-Emil Ferris, My Favorite Thing Is Monsters, Vol. 2 (My Favorite Thing Is Monsters, #2)

"No, I do not want any kind of censorship. Anka always said, "The minute they tell you that you should not see something, that is the minute you should make it your business to see or read it or whate…"

-Emil Ferris, My Favorite Thing Is Monsters, Vol. 2 (My Favorite Thing Is Monsters, #2)

"All my life I have seen pictures that show women as being what you call 'sexy' when they are being hurt. That sends send me a message and I think that the message is, women are at their best when the…"

-Emil Ferris, My Favorite Thing Is Monsters, Vol. 2 (My Favorite Thing Is Monsters, #2)

Cover of Beneath the Trees Where Nobody Sees #5 by Patrick Horvath

19. Beneath the Trees Where Nobody Sees #5

By: Patrick Horvath

4.29

Format: 30 pages, Kindle Edition

Sam’s foe was quick and mighty clever. Now Sam must skip town, maybe forever. The town doesn’t trus… read more

Similar categories in Patrick Horvath's Beneath the Trees Where Nobody Sees #5 book and James Albon's The Delicacy

  • graphic novels comics
  • graphic novels
  • comics
  • fiction
  • horror
  • mystery
  • adult
Cover of Alison by Lizzy Stewart

20. Alison

By: Lizzy Stewart

4.35

Format: 192 pages, Hardcover

This graphic novel chronicles the fictional life story of Alison Porter, whose talent as a painter … read more

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  • graphic novels comics
  • graphic novels
  • bande dessinée
  • comics
  • fiction
Cover of Slip by Marika McCoola

21. Slip

By: Marika McCoola

3.54

Format: 208 pages, Paperback

From Eisner-Award nominated writer Marika McCoola and debut artist Aatmaja Pandya, an emotional com… read more

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  • graphic novels comics
  • graphic novels
  • comics
  • fiction
Cover of Beneath the Trees Where Nobody Sees (Beneath the Trees Where Nobody Sees, #3) by Patrick Horvath

22. Beneath the Trees Where Nobody Sees (Beneath the Trees Where Nobody Sees, #3)

By: Patrick Horvath

4.40

Format: 30 pages, Kindle Edition

As Woodbrook quakes in terror, the killer runs free. The town now plans a funeral, instead of festi… read more

Similar categories in Patrick Horvath's Beneath the Trees Where Nobody Sees (Beneath the Trees Where Nobody Sees, #3) book and James Albon's The Delicacy

  • graphic novels comics
  • graphic novels
  • adult
  • comics
  • horror
  • mystery
  • crime
Cover of Beneath The Trees Where Nobody Sees #2 (of 6) by Patrick Horvath

23. Beneath The Trees Where Nobody Sees #2 (of 6)

By: Patrick Horvath

4.46

Format: 30 pages, Kindle Edition

Horrified to learn that she’s not the only serial killer in Woodbrook—and insulted, frankly, by the… read more

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  • graphic novels comics
  • graphic novels
  • adult
  • comics
  • horror
  • mystery
  • crime
Cover of Ultrasound by Conor Stechschulte

24. Ultrasound

By: Conor Stechschulte

4.06

Format: 376 pages, Hardcover

Driving home from a wedding late one night during a heavy storm, out of cell range, Glen blows out … read more

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  • graphic novels comics
  • graphic novels
  • bande dessinée
  • comics
  • fiction
  • horror
Cover of Beneath the Trees Where Nobody Sees #4 by Patrick Horvath

25. Beneath the Trees Where Nobody Sees #4

By: Patrick Horvath

4.51

Format: 30 pages, Kindle Edition

So now the stage is set, and Sam has ID’d her foe. But this town’s not big enough for both, so one … read more

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  • graphic novels comics
  • graphic novels
  • comics
  • horror
  • mystery
  • adult
Cover of Shadow Life by Hiromi Goto

26. Shadow Life

By: Hiromi Goto

4.22

Format: 368 pages, Hardcover

2022 Asian/Pacific American Literature Award Winner for Adult Fiction 2022 L.A Times Book Prize Fi… read more

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  • graphic novels comics
  • graphic novels
  • comics
  • fiction
"It's the living who struggle to accept death."

-Hiromi Goto, Shadow Life

"There's a special place kept for the person who first breaks your heart."

-Hiromi Goto, Shadow Life

"It's a relief to leave unnecessary things. But do the necessary things have to be so heavy?"

-Hiromi Goto, Shadow Life

Cover of Onion Skin by Edgar Camacho

27. Onion Skin

By: Edgar Camacho

3.11

Format: 160 pages, Paperback

Rolando's job was crushing him... and then it literally crushed his hand. Now he can barely get out… read more

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  • graphic novels comics
  • graphic novels
  • adult
  • food
  • comics
  • fiction
  • crime
Cover of Under-Earth by Chris Gooch

28. Under-Earth

By: Chris Gooch

3.78

Format: 560 pages, Paperback

The inmates of an extensive underground prison struggle to build meaningful lives in a broken syste… read more

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  • graphic novels comics
  • graphic novels
  • comics
  • fiction
  • crime
Cover of After the Rain: A Graphic Novel by Nnedi Okorafor

29. After the Rain: A Graphic Novel

By: Nnedi Okorafor

3.65

Format: 128 pages, Kindle Edition

Nnedi Okorafor’s story of Chioma, a young Nigerian-American woman whose destiny is revealed during … read more

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  • graphic novels comics
  • graphic novels
  • comics
  • fiction
  • horror
  • adult
Cover of Beneath the Trees Where Nobody Sees #6 by Patrick Horvath

30. Beneath the Trees Where Nobody Sees #6

By: Patrick Horvath

4.43

Format: 30 pages, Kindle Edition

In Woodbrook's darkest days, many have died. The townsfolk have trembled, shivered, and cried. A ho… read more

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  • graphic novels comics
  • graphic novels
  • adult
  • comics
  • fiction
  • horror
  • mystery
  • crime
Cover of Americana (And The Act Of Getting Over It.) by Luke Healy

31. Americana (And The Act Of Getting Over It.)

By: Luke Healy

4.24

Format: 336 pages, Paperback

The Pacific Crest Trail runs 2660 miles, from California's border with Mexico to Washington's borde… read more

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  • graphic novels comics
  • graphic novels
  • comics
  • bande dessinée
"I get to stop now. Stop hiking, and maybe with time, stop other things too. Stop knocking at a door that doesn't want to let me in."

-Luke Healy, Americana (And The Act Of Getting Over It.)

"Despite my better sense and ample experience in post-American heartbreak. Here I am. Again. The American allure built deep into my soul pulls me along for another ride."

-Luke Healy, Americana (And The Act Of Getting Over It.)

"Fires will rage in California. And I'll wake from nightmares of lions at my tent. And I'll feel like a crazy person when I talk to people about the trail. And I'll ache to come back."

-Luke Healy, Americana (And The Act Of Getting Over It.)

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Andi Watson , Simon Gane

4.26

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Will McPhail

4.38

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Shubeik Lubeik

Deena Mohamed

4.50

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Sunburn

Andi Watson

3.16

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4.04

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Isabela Figueiredo

3.80

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Dulce Maria Cardoso

4.29

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Jordi Lafebre

4.37

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