18 must-read graphic novels comics books like Sour Pickles by Clio Isadora

Cover of Sour Pickles by Clio Isadora

Sour Pickles

By: Clio Isadora

3.53

Format: 84 pages, Paperback

Pickles Yin is a final year student at a prestigious art school struggling to live up to her own ex…

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Cover of The Furthest Station (Rivers of London, #5.5) by Ben Aaronovitch

1. The Furthest Station (Rivers of London, #5.5)

By: Ben Aaronovitch

4.10

Format: 144 pages, ebook

There have been ghosts on the London Underground, sad, harmless spectres whose presence does little… read more

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"I didn't ask why anybody would want to risk the electric two-step on the tracks because, as police, all three of us knew that there wasn't anything so stupid that somebody wouldn't try it sooner or l…"

-Ben Aaronovitch, The Furthest Station (Rivers of London, #5.5)

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2. Jane: A Murder

By: Maggie Nelson

3.93

Format: None pages,

Jane tells the spectral story of the life and death of Maggie Nelson's aunt Jane, who was murdered … read more

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3. Mutiny Bay

By: Antoine Cossé

3.69

Format: 98 pages,

1519. A Spanish fleet leaves Seville, heading west. Portuguese Captain Magellan is convinced of the… read more

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  • graphic novels
  • comics
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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"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 Monica by Daniel Clowes

5. Monica

By: Daniel Clowes

3.95

Format: 106 pages, Hardcover

Monica is a series of interconnected narratives that collectively tell the life story — actually, s… read more

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  • graphic novels comics
  • graphic novels
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Cover of Keeping Two by Jordan Crane

6. 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
  • comics
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7. Acting Class

By: Nick Drnaso

4.19

Format: 272 pages, Hardcover

A brilliant and suspenseful follow-up to the Booker-nominated graphic novel Sabrina."Every single p… read more

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  • graphic novels comics
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8. 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
Cover of In Limbo by Deb J.J. Lee

9. In Limbo

By: Deb J.J. Lee

4.18

Format: 348 pages, Hardcover

A debut YA graphic memoir about a Korean-American girl's coming-of-age story—and a coming home stor… read more

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  • graphic novels comics
  • graphic novels
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10. Parasocial

By: Alex de Campi

3.50

Format: 128 pages, Hardcover

In the middle of the pandemic, a fading genre-TV actor, fresh from his long-running series' cancell… read more

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  • graphic novels
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11. Mooncakes

By: Suzanne Walker

3.83

Format: 243 pages, Paperback

A story of love and demons, family and witchcraft. Nova Huang knows more about magic than your a… read more

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  • graphic novels
  • comics
Cover of The Many Deaths of Laila Starr by Ram V.

12. The Many Deaths of Laila Starr

By: Ram V.

4.30

Format: 128 pages, Paperback

Humanity is on the verge of discovering immortality, which means the avatar of Death is out of a jo… read more

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"Perhaps it is enough to remember at story's end the miracle that it was simply to have lived."

-Ram V., The Many Deaths of Laila Starr

"If life's an exercise in making memories...no one really goes away as long as they are remembered."

-Ram V., The Many Deaths of Laila Starr

"It’s what happens when things die. They go away, but you don’t realize all the parts of you that they were holding up until after."

-Ram V., The Many Deaths of Laila Starr

"And in the days that follow, the possibilities of what could've been begin to fall away. Leaving you with less, each time-- more precious, to be savored. Like a cigarette. The point of life, my frien…"

-Ram V., The Many Deaths of Laila Starr

Cover of Impossible People: A Completely Average Recovery Story by Julia Wertz

13. Impossible People: A Completely Average Recovery Story

By: Julia Wertz

4.35

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

In her keenly observed graphic memoir, Impossible People, celebrated cartoonist Julia Wertz chronic… read more

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"Go fuck yourself, melted spatula!"

-Julia Wertz, Impossible People: A Completely Average Recovery Story

"Do the stepwork and don't give me any of your excuses. We both know they're bullshit."

-Julia Wertz, Impossible People: A Completely Average Recovery Story

"...you're at a place in your life where you're trying to let people in, so you should have called someone to spend the afternoon with you instead of being a weirdo alone in a theater crying at a come…"

-Julia Wertz, Impossible People: A Completely Average Recovery Story

"It's the fantasy of a life gone wrong. You've been doing the best you can, but it's hard and you're tired. Then something horrible happens and you get to give up and go be sad somewhere. There's some…"

-Julia Wertz, Impossible People: A Completely Average Recovery Story

Cover of Bellies by Nicola Dinan

14. Bellies

By: Nicola Dinan

4.07

Format: 368 pages, Hardcover

I wore a dress on the night I first met Ming.It begins as your typical boy meets boy. While out wit… read more

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15. Heaven No Hell

By: Michael DeForge

4.25

Format: 228 pages, Hardcover

In the past ten years, Michael DeForge has released eleven books. While his style and approach have… read more

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  • graphic novels comics
  • graphic novels
  • comics
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16. Thieves

By: Lucie Bryon

4.21

Format: 208 pages, Paperback

Ella can’t seem to remember a single thing from the party the night before at a mysterious stranger… read more

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  • graphic novels
  • comics
"I'm not just your friend when everything is going well. I'm your friend through the crappy times too."

-Lucie Bryon, Thieves

Cover of Bloom by Delilah S. Dawson

17. Bloom

By: Delilah S. Dawson

3.90

Format: 203 pages, Hardcover

A sweet sapphic romance takes a deadly dark turn in this sharp-as-a-knife novella from the New York… read more

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18. Men I Trust

By: Tommi Parrish

3.75

Format: 208 pages, Hardcover

Eliza is a thirtysomething struggling single mother and poet. Sasha, a twentysomething yearning for… read more

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  • graphic novels comics
  • graphic novels
  • comics
Cover of Persephone: Hades' Torment by Allison Shaw

19. Persephone: Hades' Torment

By: Allison Shaw

3.81

Format: 164 pages, Paperback

According to the ancient legend, the Lord of the Dead kidnapped the innocent daughter of Demeter–or… read more

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  • graphic novels
  • comics
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20. Indelicacy

By: Amina Cain

3.59

Format: 176 pages, Hardcover

In "a strangely ageless world somewhere between Emily Dickinson and David Lynch" (Blake Butler), a … read more

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"I hated March more than any other month, with its promises of warmth that never came"

-Amina Cain, Indelicacy

"I would listen to a bird cry, or the cat and the dog scratching around. In those moments I felt like a giant ear."

-Amina Cain, Indelicacy

"In books I found even more strongly my desire to write, to write back to them and their jagged, perfect words. I found life that ran close to my own"

-Amina Cain, Indelicacy

"Why is empty space a comfort and a relief? It's not because I project myself there; it's because I can't. It shows me my projections, but they haven't left my mind. Empty space remains empty, always.…"

-Amina Cain, Indelicacy

Cover of Ito Junji's Cat Diary by Junji Ito

21. Ito Junji's Cat Diary

By: Junji Ito

4.24

Format: 120 pages, Kindle Edition

The representative of Japanese horror comics, Junji Ito = horror manga author J. J, a dog person, w… read more

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  • graphic novels
  • comics
"The road to cat wand mastery is long and treacherous indeed!"

-Junji Ito, Ito Junji's Cat Diary

Cover of Shelterbelts by Jonathan Dyck

22. Shelterbelts

By: Jonathan Dyck

3.92

Format: 224 pages, Paperback

Fractures form in a tight-knit Mennonite community, echoing the struggles experienced in small town… read more

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  • graphic novels comics
  • graphic novels
  • comics
Cover of Internet Crusader by George Wylesol

23. Internet Crusader

By: George Wylesol

4.11

Format: 200 pages, Paperback

George Wylesol’s new graphic novel tells the story of a doomsday cult and a fight against the liter… read more

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  • graphic novels
  • comics
Cover of Hidden Systems: Water, Electricity, the Internet, and the Secrets Behind the Systems We Use Every Day by Dan Nott

24. Hidden Systems: Water, Electricity, the Internet, and the Secrets Behind the Systems We Use Every Day

By: Dan Nott

4.23

Format: 272 pages, Hardcover

We use water, electricity, and the internet every day--but how do they actually work? And what’s th… read more

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  • graphic novels comics
  • graphic novels
  • comics
Cover of Alone in Space: A Collection by Tillie Walden

25. Alone in Space: A Collection

By: Tillie Walden

4.03

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

Alone In Space compiles award-winning cartoonist Tillie Walden’s short comics into a stunning and c… read more

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  • graphic novels
  • comics
Cover of Influenca by Jade Lft Peters

26. Influenca

By: Jade Lft Peters

3.75

Format: 80 pages, Paperback

Two years ago, the apocalypse started for the seventh time. As the number of zombies rise, so do th… read more

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  • graphic novels
  • comics
Cover of That Can Be Arranged: A Muslim Love Story by Huda Fahmy

27. That Can Be Arranged: A Muslim Love Story

By: Huda Fahmy

4.21

Format: 192 pages, Paperback

Chaperones, suitors, and arranged marriages aren't only reserved for the heroines of a Jane Austen … read more

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"Her cat hotel did very well. LOL"

-Huda Fahmy, That Can Be Arranged: A Muslim Love Story

"Her daughter got married in pants. Lol"

-Huda Fahmy, That Can Be Arranged: A Muslim Love Story

"I find you. . . r citizenship very attractive. Lol"

-Huda Fahmy, That Can Be Arranged: A Muslim Love Story

"Yeah, I've been there. It had a funky smell and reminded me of a graveyard."

-Huda Fahmy, That Can Be Arranged: A Muslim Love Story

Cover of 20 km/h by Woshibai

28. 20 km/h

By: Woshibai

3.66

Format: 376 pages, Paperback

A slow-motion drive-by view of a collapsing universe meant to sit in the palm of your hand How f… read more

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  • graphic novels comics
  • graphic novels
  • comics
Cover of Sugar & Other Stories by Joy San

29. Sugar & Other Stories

By: Joy San

3.51

Format: 160 pages, Hardcover

Sugar and Other Stories has something for everyone--as long as you've got a strong stomach. - Allis… read more

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  • graphic novels comics
  • graphic novels
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Cover of Sour Pickles by Clio Isadora

30. Sour Pickles

By: Clio Isadora

3.53

Format: 84 pages, Paperback

Pickles Yin is a final year student at a prestigious art school struggling to live up to her own ex… read more

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  • graphic novels comics
  • graphic novels
  • comics
Cover of Kettle Harbour by Kyle Vingoe-Cram

31. Kettle Harbour

By: Kyle Vingoe-Cram

3.39

Format: 264 pages, Paperback

A young artist reunites with her beloved cousin and his husband in the small town where they spent … read more

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  • graphic novels
  • comics

26 must-read graphic novels books like Sour Pickles by Clio Isadora

Transform Your Habits

Mutiny Bay

Antoine Cossé

3.69

Transform Your Habits

It's Lonely at the Centre of the Earth

Zoe Thorogood

4.21

Transform Your Habits

Monica

Daniel Clowes

3.95

Transform Your Habits

Keeping Two

Jordan Crane

3.61

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Transform Your Habits

Skim

Jillian Tamaki , Mariko Tamaki

3.77

Transform Your Habits

The Magic Fish

Trung Le Nguyen

4.51

Transform Your Habits

Lights (Sheets, #3)

Brenna Thummler

4.27

Transform Your Habits

The Worst Ronin

Maggie Tokuda-Hall

4.00

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