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24 New Comics and Graphic Novels for Spring 2023

With each new season comes fresh new reads being published! Here are 24 new comics and graphic novels for Spring 2023, March through May, that look great for spring break. Check at the bottom of the page for some recommendations for where to find these titles!

Spring 2023, Unspecified

Gladiolus Magazine from Black Josei Press

March 2023

A colorful, surreal cover for the comic In Limbo. It shows a young Korean person floating in the water at sunset. The scene is angled diagonally.

In Limbo

Writer + Illustrator: Deb JJ Lee, they/them

Publisher: First Second, MacMillan

Publish Date: March 7, 2023

Pages: 352

ISBN13: 9781250252654

Comic book cover for the book Mimosa. The cover is in shades of green with splashes of orange. There are four people sitting around table, clinking their glasses together. Each character seems to be feeling slightly uncertain about the moment.

Mimosa

Writer + Illustrator: Archie Bongiovanni, they/them

Publisher: Abrams ComicArts – Surely

Publish Date: March 7, 2023

Pages: 272

ISBN13: 9781419752438

Cover for the comic The Moth Keeper. Done largely in shades of yellow with bits of light green and brown. The human like character on the cover has cat ears and is holding their hands up underneath a glowing moth.

The Moth Keeper

Writer + Illustrator: K. O’Neill, they/them

Publisher: Random House Graphic, Penguin Random House

Publish Date: March 7, 2023

Pages: 272

ISBN13: 9780593182277

Cover for the comic Muros: Within Magical Walls: The Case of the Cemetery Girl. Cover shows a man wearing a suit and a hat kneeling down on the ground with a shocked expression on his face as Death stands behind him, holding up an eerily lit lantern.

Muros: Within Magical Walls: The Case of the Cemetery Girl

Illustrator: Borg Sinaban, he/him

Writer: Paolo Chikiamco, he/him

Publisher: Tuttle Publishing

Publish Date: March 7, 2023

Pages: 112

ISBN13: 9780804855563

Cover for the comic The Snowcat Prince. The cover is very vibrant with shades of blue, purple, and red. There's a blue snow cat in the foreground, and the background shows a city and a fierce looking dragon.

The Snowcat Prince

Writer + Illustrator: Dina Norlund

Publisher: Oni Press, distributed by Simon & Schuster

Publish Date: March 7, 2023

Pages: 176

ISBN13: 9781637151983

Cover for the comic Messy Roots: A Graphic Memoir of a Wuhanese American. The cover shows a young person with short hair in a red shirt and ripped jeans in front of a divided background showing Wuhan, San Francisco, and Texas.

Messy Roots: A Graphic Memoir of a Wuhanese American

Writer + Illustrator: Laura Gao, she/they

Publisher: Balzer + Bray, HarperCollins

Publish Date: March 8, 2023

Pages: 272

ISBN13: 9780063067769

April 2023

Cover for the comic Danger and Other Unknown Risks. The cover is mostly orange and shows a young person with brown skin and black hair in a braid running away from a chaotic scene, hauling a very large chow chow dog.

Danger and Other Unknown Risks

Illustrator: Erica Henderson, she/her

Writer: Ryan North, he/him

Publisher: Penguin Workshop, Penguin Random House

Publish Date: April 4, 2023

Pages: 208

ISBN13: 9780593224823

Cover for the comic Hairball, Issue #1. There's a watercolor painting of a black cat wearing a purple bow against a purple background. In front of the cat is a severed finger.

Hairball, Issue #1

Illustrator: Tyler Jenkins

Colorist: Hilary Jenkins, she/her

Writer + Cover Artist: Matt Kindt, he/him

Publisher: Dark Horse

Publish Date: April 5, 2023

Pages: 32

UPC: 7 61568 01070 1 00111

Cover for the book Ultralazer. The cover shows an outdoor fantasy scene with a character wearing blue from head to toe and holding a sword next to an orange, moose-like creature. They both stand on a bridge, underneath which lurks a large, round creature with a friendly smile.

Ultralazer TP

Illustrator: Maxence Henry

Writer: Pauline Giraud

Cover Artist: Yvan Duque, he/him

Publisher: FairSquare Comics

Publish Date: April 5, 2023

Pages: 323

ISBN13: 979898592784951499

Cover for the comic The Great British Bump-Off, Issue #1. The cover is a vibrant pink and shows a cast of apron-wearing people under the shadow of a massive, killer cake hurtling toward them with an aggressive look and holding a pair of knives.

The Great British Bump-Off, Issue #1

Illustrator: Max Sarin, they/them

Colorist: Sammy Borras, she/her

Letterer: Jim Campbell, he/him

Writer: John Allison

Publisher: Dark Horse

Publish Date: April 12, 2023

Pages: 32

UPC: 7 61568 01076 3 00111

Note: This is Variant Cover B for Issue #1

Cover for the comic The Sucker. Illustrated largely in shades of green. The bottom right corner shows two people embracing. The background shows what looks like a painting of the ocean held up by tentacles.

The Sucker

Writer + Illustrator: Elle Shivers, they/them

Publisher: Silver Sprocket, originally published with ShortBox Comics Fair 2021

Publish Date: April 19, 2023

Pages: 64

EAN/UPC: 9798886200188

Cover for the comic Hungry Ghost. The illustration shows a sad woman whose rib cage is visible through her skin and filed with flowers that spill out into her hands.

Hungry Ghost

Writer + Illustrator: Victoria Ying, she/her

Publisher: First Second, MacMillan

Publish Date: April 25, 2023

Pages: 208

ISBN13: 9781250328014

Cover for the comic The Last Count of Monte Cristo. The cover is very vibrant and colorful and shows a Black man dressed handsomely, holding a cane, and wearing some sort of futuristic flight headgear. The background shows a futuristic flying ship with magnificent sails.

The Last Count of Monte Cristo

Illustrator: Tristan Roach

Writer: Ayize Jama-Everett, he/him

Publisher: Abrams ComicArts – Megascope

Publish Date: April 25, 2023

Pages: 160

ISBN13: 9781419745508

May 2023

Cover for the comic The Main in McIntosh Suit. The cover is mostly purple and invokes a noir style with its high contrast lighting. A person in a suit runs towards the audience away from a city in the distance.

The Man in the McIntosh Suit

Writer + Illustrator: Rina Ayuyang, she/her

Publisher: Drawn & Quarterly

Publish Date: May 2, 2023

Pages: 212

ISBN13: 9781770466661

Cover for the comic Daughters of Snow and Cinders. It's a snowy woodland scene done almost entirely in shades of blue and purple. There's a person with a dog at the surface of a frozen body of water. Underneath the surface looms a massive, threatening wolf with glowing red eyes and open jaws.

Daughters of Snow and Cinders

Writer + Illustrator: Núria Tamarit, she/her

Translations: Jenna Allen

Publisher: Fantagraphics

Publish Date: May 9, 2023

Pages: 216

ISBN13: 9781683967569

Cover for the comic The Princess and the Grilled Cheese Sandwich. Blue background with two women illustrated side by side, each holding half of a grilled cheese sandwich. The one on the left is wearing pink and dressed like a princess. The one on the right is dressed in blue like a Lord.

The Princess and the Grilled Cheese Sandwich

Writer + Illustrator: Deya Muniz

Publisher: Little, Brown Ink, an imprint of Hatchette

Publish Date: May 9, 2023

Pages: 256

ISBN13: 9780316538725

Cover for the comic Paper Planes. The cover is purple with a pair of people sitting back to back in a room filled with paper planes.

Paper Planes

Illustrator: Dozerdraws, he/they

Letterer: Micah Myers

Writer: Jennie Wood, they/them

Publisher: Mad Cave Studios

Publish Date: May 16, 2023

Pages: 216

ISBN13: 9781952303548

Cover for the comic Yakuza's Bias. The cover shows a member of the yakuza, a man in a crisp suit, sitting in a chair smoking, backlit by a window and looking intimidating. Above him in a gold frame is a boy band member smiling at the viewer.

Yakuza’s Bias

Writer + Illustrator: Teki Yatsuda

Publisher: Kodansha Comics USA

Publish Date: May 16, 2023

Pages: 160

ISBN13: 9781646518012

Cover for the comic Adherent. The cover is entirely yellow and gray except for a solitary figure in white. The scene is outdoors, and there are bits of household furnishings strewn haphazardly across the terrain.

Adherent

Writer + Illustrator: Chris W. Kim

Publisher: Conundrum Press

Publish Date: May 23, 2023

Pages: 220

ISBN13: 9781772620825

Cover of the comic Girl Juice showing an illustration of four girls with varying presentations, all looking at the reader with varying levels of enthusiasm. The background is blue, and the font is pink.

Girl Juice

Writer + Illustrator: Benji Nate

Publisher: Drawn & Quarterly

Publish Date: May 23, 2023

Pages: 176

ISBN13: 9781770466630

Cover for the comic Pet Peeves. A black background contrasts the red and white design of a person with a concerned face and a fluffy dog.

Pet Peeves

Writer + Illustrator: Nicole Goux, she/her

Publisher: Avery Hill

Publish Date: May 25, 2023

Pages: 104

ISBN13: 9781910395721

Cover of the comic JAJ: A Haida Manga. A color abstract illustration featuring several Haida totem poles and figures with people looking around.

JAJ: A Haida Manga

Writer + Illustrator: Michael Nicoll Yahgulanaas, he/him

Publisher: Douglas & McIntyre

Publish Date: May 27, 2023

Pages: 132

ISBN13: 9781771623537

Cover for the comic The Lonesome Hunters: The Wolf Child, Issue #1. The cover is done in shades of green with subtle shades of red accenting some blood on a child's shirt and the underside of the wolf mask they wear to conceal their face as they stand in a bunch of trees.

The Lonesome Hunters: The Wolf Child, Issue #1

Writer + Illustrator: Tyler Crook, he/him

Publisher: Dark Horse

Publish Date: May 31, 2023

Pages: 32

UPC: 7 61568 01081 7 00111

How to Read

If any of these have caught your eye, here are a few ways you can check them out! I’m a big fan of the Libby app and recommend checking there for the book you want first or requesting that your local library purchase a copy!

Local Options

Your Local Library!

Your Local Comic Book Shop!

Your Local Book Store!

Small + Indie Options

Black-Owned Comic Book Stores

Bookshop

Midtown Comics

Big + Boxy Options

Barnes and Noble

Kinokuniya

Target

Which comics are you looking forward to reading this spring? Have any of these caught your interest? Let me know in the comments!

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