graphic novels

10 Cozy Books for Stardew Valley Fans

Have you considered naming your farm after your local library branch?

8 Comic Characters You Need to Know for Arab American Heritage Month

Need some comic picks for Arab American Heritage Month? We’ve got you covered.

15 Comic Artists to Check Out for Women’s History Month

We wouldn’t have comics without talented women. These 15 artists are among the best.

Top 10 Black Comic Book Writers You Need to Read Now

Celebrate the achievements of exceptional Black writers this Black History month with these 10 great comics.

10 Big Marvel Crossovers, 40 years after Secret Wars

40 years ago, Marvel brought together their biggest heroes into one book and changed comics forever. In honor of Secret Wars, check out these 10 exceptional superhero crossovers.

10 Important LGBTQIA+ Superheroes, 45 Years After the First Appearance of Northstar

45 years ago today, Northstar, the first major openly gay superhero, debuted in the pages of Uncanny X-Men. Celebrate this landmark moment with some of the greatest LGBTQIA+ characters from Marvel, DC, and more.

Celebrating 10 Years of Ms. Marvel with These 10 Great Comics

Kamala Khan, the star of Ms. Marvel and The Marvels, is celebrating 10 years of bringing fun, relatability, and diversity to Marvel Comics. Check out these 10 books, showing plenty of room for more amazing superheroines!

11 Best Aquaman Comics to Read After Watching Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom

Excited for the upcoming Aquaman movie? Check out these great comics featuring everyone’s favorite DC Atlantean.

15 Titles to Combat Violence Against Women

International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women was November 25. These titles lean on personal experience, statistics, and work being done by women worldwide to end this crisis.

Top 10 Essential Alan Moore Comics in Honor of His 70th Birthday

Celebrate one of the most influential comic book writers of all time with some of his classic stories (and maybe a few deep cuts).

Five Nights Before Freddy’s

A list of 10 titles to prepare you for the release of Five Nights at Freddy’s.

Top 10 Terrifying Horror Manga to Go with Your Spooky Season Vibe

Get ready for Halloween with these eerie manga.

Going to Toledo Comic Arts Festival on Saturday November 4? Here’s Everything You Need to Know

The first ever Toledo Comic Arts Festival is happening (Th) Nov. 2 (online) and (Sa) Nov. 4, 2023 at Main Library. Here's everything you need to know before you go.

Celebrate National Comic Book Day 2023 with These 12 Must Read Books

It’s National Comic Book Day, so get out your manga, webcomics, graphic novels, zines, or superhero books!

10 Best Comic Books Featuring the Dark Knight for Batman Day 2023

Batman has been striking fear into the hearts of criminals for almost a century—even without any superpowers. Celebrate the Caped Crusader’s comic book legacy with some of our favorite stories.

Excited for Blue Beetle? Check Out These 6 Awesome Comics

Blue Beetle isn’t exactly a household name, so we got you covered with all the Blue Beetle comics you should read.

Check Out These 15 Great Comics Before Watching Secret Invasion

Your friends and neighbors might be undercover Skrull agents, but you can definitely trust these 15 excellent Marvel comics.

Transform and Roll Out with These Transformers Comics

Rise of the Beasts is in theaters, but for the best Transformers stories, you need to check out the comics.

Round 1…FIGHT! Or Rather, Read and Watch These Street Fighter Books and Movies

With the sixth installment of Street Fighter upon us, the library has plenty of media to get you ready to fight in the streets...virtually, of course.

10 Best Flash Comics

Get ready for the Flash’s first solo movie with these 10 great comics featuring the Scarlet Speedster.

10 Best Spider-Man Comics

Prepare to once again enter the Spider-Verse with some of our favorite Spidey comics!

10 Excellent Comics to Read for the Debut of American Born Chinese on Disney+

With American Born Chinese debuting on Disney+, now is a great time to read other comics by and about Asian and Asian-American authors and characters.

10 Great Jeff Lemire Comics to Prepare for Sweet Tooth Season Two

Get ready for Gus’ return to the small screen with these 10 great comics from original series creator, Jeff Lemire.

Get Ready for Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 with These 10 Stellar Comics

Before you see Star-Lord, Groot, Gamora, Drax, and friends return to the big screen, make sure to check out some of their greatest comic book adventures.

Prepare for Fury of the Gods with These 6 Shazam! Comics

The follow-up to 2019’s underrated film, Shazam! is upon us. Get in the spirit with these exceptional comics featuring Captain Marvel himself.

It’s Master Comics Creator Will Eisner’s Birthday, Here’s What You Need to Read

Celebrate one of comics’ most iconic storytellers by checking out some of his most enduring books.

10 Ant-Man and the Wasp Comics to Prepare for Quantumania

Before you see Quantumania, be sure to check out these 10 stellar adventures from Marvel’s most famous size-variable heroes, Ant-Man and the Wasp.

Leaving Funky Town: So Long, Winkerbean

The newspaper comic strip Funky Winkerbean has been telling stories about its Ohio-based characters day by day for fifty years. But at the end of this month, that all changes.

8 Books to Help You Make Comics

Your one-stop-shop to get you started making your first comic or graphic novel. Writing, storyboarding, drawing, and publishing!

8 Best Doom Patrol Comics

Before you watch the fourth season of the TV show, make sure to check out some of our favorite Doom Patrol comics!

10 Great Comics to Read Before Seeing Wakanda Forever

Prepare for Wakanda Forever with these great Marvel comics.

10 Best Black Adam and Shazam Comics

Excited for the upcoming Black Adam movie? Check out these great comics featuring him and his arch-nemesis, Shazam!

Banned Books Week: Comics and Graphic Novels

Celebrate Banned Books Week by checking out these 5 controversial (but fantastic) comics and graphic novels.

15 Graphic Novels to Help Understand Immigrant Stories

Check out this list of graphic novels featuring immigrant and refugee stories!

10 Fun and Quirky Comics for D&D Nerds

Whether you're a TTRPG veteran, looking forward to your first campaign, or Stranger Things just has you curious, these comic and manga series are sure to get you ready for adventure.

10 Best Thor Comics to Read After Watching Thor: Love and Thunder

Celebrate Thor: Love and Thunder by checking out our favorite comics featuring the God of Thunder.

Best Comics and Graphic Novels of 2022 So Far

We’re halfway through 2022 and there’s been so many great graphic novels and comics to read!

15 Comics for Fans of Sandman

Excited for the new Sandman show? Make sure to check out these comics.

9 Best Tim Sale Comics

Celebrate the late Tim Sale with some of his greatest comics.

5 Titles to Get Hyped for the Return of The Boys

The Boys is an irreverent, hyper-violent comic book series and TV series that sends up the superhero genre. Here are some comics and movies you should read and see to get hyped.

10 Best Doctor Strange Comics

Excited for Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness? Check out some of the Sorcerer Supreme’s greatest comic book adventures.

5 Comics To Read If You Like Moon Knight

Excited for Moon Knight on Disney+? The library has plenty of comics for fans of the so-called Fist of Khonshu.

Horror Comics for Spooky Season

Get in the Halloween mood with these eerie, gruesome, and macabre comic book tales.

Banned Books Week 2021: Comics & Graphic Novel Edition

Comics and graphic novels have a special place in the Banned Books pantheon as it tends to be easier to point to images as being “inappropriate” than taking the time to read a full text.

Get Ready for Black Widow with Marvel’s Greatest Superheroines

Before seeing Black Widow, get your superheroine fix with these Marvel adventures

To All the Otaku, with Love (May 2021)

Are you a manga or anime enthusiast? We are, too! We are constantly looking for new (and awesome) titles to add to our collection. We are happy to share some of our favorites with you, including some light novels! For more suggestions, please feel free to contact your teen librarian at the Library!

Comics and Graphic Novels for Mental Health Awareness Month

Observe Mental Health Awareness Month with these comics from your local Toledo Library.

Graphics and Comics for High School

A graphics or comics exists for everyone. Adventure, magic, romance, and history can be found in these books of amazing artwork.

Graphic Novels That Aren’t About Superheroes

No offense to our favorite caped crusaders, but comics and graphic novels can be about a lot more than the classic superhero tale.

Comics About Girls By Women For Kids

There was a time in human history when some people didn’t think comics were suitable reading material for girls. (There are some, even today, who don’t think comics are suitable reading material for anyone, but that’s a whole other outrage.)

Need some comic books and graphic novels to read during Black History Month? The library has you covered.

During Black History Months, we are reminded of the countless ways African Americans have contributed to visual arts, music, film, and fashion, among other creative endeavors. Like jazz, comic books are a truly American artform whose influence showcases the talent of countless Black creators. While comics have had a frustrating history with diversity and representation, the number of Black authors, illustrators, inkers, letterers, and colorists who have contributed to the medium is extensive and ever-increasing. By no means an exhaustive list, hopefully these books provide a starting point for those hoping to delve into the diverse world of comics created by African Americans.

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