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Graphic Novels Slice of Life

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Where Are You, Leopold?
Where Are You, Leopold?
Graphic Novel - Slice of Life
Perhaps when he grows up, Leopold will use his powers to fight the forces of evil...but for now, he just wants to have a little fun—sometimes at his sister’s expense, other times as her partner in crime. Join Leopold and Celine as they jump headfirst into a new adventure that spells fun for the whole family!
Fraternity
Fraternity
Graphic Novel - Slice of Life
After suffering a tragic loss, Wyatt can't wait for a fresh start away at college. Too bad freshman year isn't all it's cracked up to be, especially when you're a grieving introvert. If it wasn't for his best friend, Jake, Wyatt would never leave his room. But when Jake joins a mysterious fraternity, Wyatt unearths something sinister. Now Wyatt must fight to save his friend or risk losing him to fraternal damnation... All hail Amaymon, King of the Southern Gate!
Zerocalcare
Zerocalcare
Graphic Novel - Slice of Life
Zerocalcare is the pen name of Michele Rech, Italy’s best-selling graphic novel artist of the past twenty years. Michele, born in 1983, spent his very first years in France before moving to Rome. His comics blog, Zerocalcare.it, has become one of Italy’s most read and shared on social media. His first book, The Armadillo Prophecy (BAO, 2012) is structured as a set of inter-connected humorous stories, leading to the acceptance of the news that an old friend had passed away. The book has now been reprinted seventeen times in Italy, shooting toward 100,000 copies sold. It is now considered a modern classic among Italian graphic novels. In the same year Un polpo alla gola was released (BAO; Tentacles at My Throat, Europe Comics), a longform graphic novel about his school years. Dimentica il mio nome (BAO, 2014; Forget My Name, Europe Comics) is the true story of his grandmother's passing, through his eyes. The book was shortlisted for the prestigious Strega literary award, making it only the second time in its sixty-year history that a story told in comics form has been considered for that honor. Brutally honest and touchingly deep, this book has been repeatedly reprinted in Italy, where it has sold over 100,000 copies. In the early months of 2015, Zerocalcare published a reportage in the Italian magazine Internazionale, a sort of heartfelt diary of his trip to Turkey, Syria and Iraq, to document the struggle of the Kurdish people against ISIS. The report was later published together as Kobane Calling (BAO; Lion Forge in English), the most important graphic novel of 2016 in Italy. This powerful and touching memoir has also sold well over a hundred thousand copies in Italy, and has given voice to a whole nation fighting for the right to exist.
Tiki: A Very Ruff Year
Tiki: A Very Ruff Year
Graphic Novel - Slice of Life
During the lockdown of November 2020, Fred, his girlfriend Sophie, and his daughter Lou seek a little comfort in the shape of a Shiba puppy named Tiki. But in the course of a single week, the adorable little furball manages to shatter everything in Fred's life: the comfort, the certainties, the links, the balances. In doing so, however, she manages to bring to light what truly matters: family. With humor and sincerity, this fictionalized autobiographical story questions that moment we decide to adopt a pet, and the beautiful mess that we're often left with.
Was That Normal?
Was That Normal?
Graphic Novel - Slice of Life
“It was like he’d missed the main part of the story and arrived between the big climax and the end credits. A new order had established itself and everyone, apart from him, was living happily ever after. Nothing interesting could possibly happen between now and the ending.” Philip is searching. For meaning. For connection. For someone to share a moment with. By day, he works from a rented room. By night, he drifts through cafés and bars, dodging awkward chats with his landlady and hoping for something more. When he meets Gina, a local musician, things begin to shift. But relationships are messy, and Philip’s discomfort grows as he stumbles through miscommunications, emotional misfires, and the looming presence of Gina’s intense ex. Add in a crumbling tower, gong baths (whatever they are), and the quiet ache of modern life, and you have a story that’s tender, funny, and deeply human. A beautifully observed graphic novel about connection, confusion, and the spaces in between.
Shy Ninja
Shy Ninja
Graphic Novel - Slice of Life
Young Rena suffers from a social anxiety disorder. It keeps her from engaging at school, from hanging out with her best friend in person, or participating in any sort of group activity. Pressed by her mother to find some social outlet, she enrolls in a School for Ninjas—and in an instant, her life changes. Rena’s instructor, the mysterious Dysart, tells her that her presence fulfills an ancient prophecy and that she will become the Ninja legend known as “The Ghost.” Assuming she can even get past her own anxieties, will she help Dysart return the Ninja to their former glory, or is Dysart planning to exploit Rena for his own cryptic aims?
Kitty
Kitty
Graphic Novel - Slice of Life
Kitty lives an unremarkable life with her aging parents and her job in the Post Office. She escapes into daydreams of dancing and romance to relieve the monotony of her daily routine. Her story provides a glimpse into a generation of women whose lives were shaped by the limits of their education, class and social expectations of the last century.
But You Have Friends
But You Have Friends
Graphic Novel - Slice of Life
When a dear friend dies by suicide, her survivors are left with only memories. This poignant graphic memoir is a moving exploration of friendship despite challenges and love despite grief.
Stuff that Happened
Stuff that Happened
Graphic Novel - Slice of Life
This collection of comic strips from 2013 to 2014 by Vicky Stonebridge weave an honest and personal tale of coming down with a life changing illness, of managing transition, stress, worry and more importantly, the little moments in life that make it worth living no matter what ‘stuff happens’.
Darkest Night
Darkest Night
Graphic Novel - Slice of Life
"DARKEST NIGHT" is the critically acclaimed Australian graphic novel series, following the trials and tribulations of 3 lives as they cross paths in Love, Death and Revenge.