8 New Graphic Novels to Read in 2024 

Gender-based violence takes many forms, from the subtlest of microaggressions to abhorrent physical abuse. It impacts every woman you know, often in ways that we don't notice until it's too late. 

Loud compiles stories by some of the most acclaimed names in the Italian comics industry to tell the many stories of gender-based violence and how uniting against toxic masculinity is a fight that extends well beyond the pages of a book. 

Jimmy Thomas, star of the Electric Rodeo, is getting older and struggling to do the performances that earn him a meager living. After his latest tumble ends with his doctor telling him to stop (which he ignores), he gets word from his mom that his father is in hospital. 

So, Jimmy saddles up his horse Emmylou to pay him a visit. On the way, he reminisces about the many mistakes of his past and how he can to be the man he is today. 

Alex and Max are the Killer Queens, former intergalactic assassins-for-hire. Times are tough and sometimes you have to take a few homicidal missions to put food on the table. After some hard partying at Space Pride, they bump into their old boss, Bieti the talking monkey. 

He wants to get the old team back together to chase down a runaway heir to the throne of Sarelia, an alien planet ruled by a brutal patriarchy. Little does he know that the heir in question happens to be Alex’s younger sibling. As Alex and Max race to save Alex’s sibling from Bieti, the tyrannical king, and a galaxy-wide bounty hunt, it feels like the entire universe is against them. 

Christopher Chaos isn't your typical teenager. He's long known he was different from the other kids thanks to his genius mind and ability to cause total carnage. He's on his way to becoming the next top mad scientist but he has his own personal demons to deal with first. 

His classmates are terrified of him and he wants to get closer to the cute guy in his class who has captured his heart. Unfortunately, said guy turns out to be a deadly creature. Now, Christopher must deal with monsters, science, heroes, and villains. What side is he on? 

Following a catastrophe that engulfed Earth in flame, humans rose from the ashes but, in order to survive, they were forced to form tenuous alliances with the magical Satyr. 

Philo has always been the worst student in his class at the academy, blessed with immense powers but unable to control them. When he’s paired to train together with the aloof star student Atlas, Philo's magic backfires, teleporting them both far from home. Now, they must find a way to get back to school lest their futures disappear (and they fail to graduate!).

Aya of Yop City is a series of graphic novels published in France inspired by author Marguerite Abouet's life in the Ivory Coast. Aya made a comeback after a 12-year hiatus in 2022, and this new English translation was released this year. 

As Solibra’s newest intern, Aya, still in college, finds an unexpected adversary in the beer giant’s brand-new head of HR. Her friend Moussa, heir apparent to the company’s CEO Mr. Sissoko, vies for his father’s attention while living a lavish playboy lifestyle. It's the '80s and the Ivory Coast is in a period of immense flux. It's perfect for a high-flying modern girl, if only she can get time to enjoy it. 

Lies My Teacher Told Me has become one of the most important and successful history books ever written. It has helped to undo deep-seated and oft-unquestioned assumptions about our past, including ones that have been part of the school curriculum for decades. 

Now, National Book Award-winning artist Nate Powell has adapted James Loewen's classic work into a graphic edition that brings even further attention to those lies and why it matters that we tell the story properly. 

Sammie is invited to an old friend’s bachelor weekend in El Campo, a party island floating in the middle of international waters. It's new territory for them as a newly out trans-femme artist and their friends are still getting the hang of things. 

But their weekend of hedonism is cut short when Sammie notices a strange hustle culture cult that's recruiting new members at their hotel. Sammie seems to be the only one who knows something is wrong, and the more their friends fall for this macho group with bloody intentions, the more they have to fight to stay alive.