High School Boys: Comics/Manga/Graphic Novels
Ken Akamatsu. Negima!: Master Negi Magi. (Del Ray, 2004- ) [Manga]
Derf Backderf. My Friend Dahmer. (Abrams ComicArts, March 2012)
Yeah. THAT Dahmer.
Joseph Bruchac, art by Will Davis. Dawn Land. (First Second, 2010) [Graphic Novel]
A sweeping epic by the greatest living Native American storyteller, retold brilliantly as a graphic novel
with very few words. A journey, both physical and spiritual, to challenge the deep terrors that stalked the
footsteps of ancient man for the future of the world. Mesmerizing.
Mark Crilley. "Brody's Ghost" [Graphic Novel] (Dark Horse, 2010- )
From the streets of a futuristic city rises a new hero. Brody has to let go of everything to gain the one
thing he needs, a destiny. Aided by a ghost tasked to do a "life task" before she can move on to the
afterlife, and a spirit that is himself haunted by a distant failure, he must strike a blow for the good
against a serial killer who prays on the innocent.
Juan Diaz Canales and Juanjo Guarnido. Blacksad. (Dark Horse, 2010)
It's comics noir, dark and rich and edgy and smart.The characters have their human weaknesses, but
their animal nature shows in their faces.Life in the big city really is a jungle, and the bad guys would do
well to fear the big black cat.
Glenn Eichler and Joe Infurnari. Mush: Sled Dogs With Issues. (First Second, 2011)
Hair-brained philosopher, reluctant hero, conniving backstabber, blue-blood snob, hey, dogs are people
too!
Tohru Fujisawa. Tokko: Devil's Awaken. (Tokyo Pop, 2008- ) [Manga]
Tokko is a special section of the Tokyo Police charged with fighting off an invasion of demons and
spirits. This is a dark and heroic storyline about those who stand between an unsuspecting human
world and a terrifying other world, with a few not-quite humans standing in the breach.
Neil Gaiman, John Bolton, Scott Hampton, and Charles Vess. The Books of Magic. (DC Comics, 1993)
[Graphic Novel]
Matsuri Hino. Vampire Knight. (Shojo Beat, 2007- ) [Manga]
Satomi Ikezawa. Othello. (Del Ray, 2004- ) [Manga]
Dean Koontz and Queenie Chan. In Odd We Trust. (Ballantine Books, 2008) [Graphic Novel]
Roland Laird, Taneshia Nash Laird. Still I Rise: A Graphic History of African Americans. ( Sterling , 2009)
[Graphic Novel – Nonfiction]
Lat. Kampung Boy. (First Second. 2006) [Graphic Novel – Nonfiction]
Barry Lyga and Colleen Doran. Mangaman. (Houghton Mifflin, 2011)
A scifi/manga retelling of Romeo and Juliet? With a nod to Flat Stanley? If you are a manga fan, try to
imaginge a manga character rocketed into our world from the two dimensional pages of a comic book
world. Every thought bubble actually appears beside his head. Motion lines appear when he runs, then
fall to the ground. And that thing they do with their eyes! Clever, fun, and beautifully drawn.
Morgan Llywelyn and Michael Scott. Ireland: A Graphic History. (Element, 1995)
Mahiro Maeda and Yura Ariwara. Gankutsuou: the Count of Monte Cristo. (Ballantine Books, 2008- )
[Manga]
Motoro Mase. Ikigami: The Ultimate Limit. (VIZ Media, 2009- ) [Manga]
For all dystopia fans, here is a society that teaches the value of life, by randomly taking the lives of its
young adults. If you were told you had 24 hours to live, what would you do? No simple answers here; one
of the most innovative Mangas in recent years.
Mitsukazu Mihara. Haunted House. ( Tokyo Pop, 2006) [Manga]
Christopher Moore & Ian Corson. The Griff. (William Morrow, 2011)
It is Jurassic Park, falling from the sky! In this graphic novel of alien invasion, the little green men are
huge green dragon creatures, and the ET's aren't being cuddled by a cute little six-year-old Drew
Barrymore. The heroine is The Game Goddess, and who better to fight alien invaders than the woman
who designed the video games where they, well, you know?
James Patterson. Daniel X: Alien Hunter. (Little, Brown Young Readers, 2008) [Graphic Novel]
James Patterson and NaRae Lee. Maxium Ride: The Manga. (Yen Press, 2009)
Maximum Ride might be the perfect book for adaptation to Manga. All the action, the visual splendor, the
wonder of kids on the wing, it all pops right off the page. This very quick read is the perfect intro to the
series for struggling readers and a fantastic addition to the series for those who already know and love
Max.
William Shakespeare, illustrated by Emma Vieceli. Hamlet: Prince of Denmark. [Manga Shakespeare]
(Harry N. Abrams, 2007) [Manga]
William Shakespeare, illustrated by Sonia Leong. Romeo and Juliet. [Manga Shakespeare] (Amulet
Books, 2007) [Manga]
Darren Shan, art by Takahiro Arai. Cirque Du Freak. [Manga]
Scott Snyder, Rafael Albuquerque, Stephen King. American Vampire. (Vertigo, 2010)
“Here’s what vampires shouldn’t be: pallid detectives who drink Bloody Marys and only work at night;
lovelorn southern gentlemen; anorexic teenage girls; boy-toys with big dewy eyes.
What should they be?
Killers, honey. Stone killers…" (from the intro by Stephen King)
Sue Stauffacher. Wireman. (Sue Stauffacher, 2005-2006) [Comic Books]
Jame Sturm and Rich Tommaso. Satchel Paige: Striking out Jim Crow. (Hyperion, 2007)
Yukiru Sugisaki. D.N. Angel. (TokyoPop, 2004- ) [Manga]
Doug TenNapel. Ghostopolis. Graphix, 2010.
This riff on The Wizard of Oz supercharges everything:
The wizard isn't some benign old man behind a curtain, he is a mighty sorcerer who is not about to give
up control of his kingdom.
There is no Glenda the good witch but a twelve foot black man with a Jesus complex.
No flying monkeys, just demonic man-sized bugs.
And Toto is a skeleton horse.
No Garth, you aren't in Kansas anymore, this is the afterlife!
Osamu Tezuka. Buddha. (Vertical, Inc., 2006- ) [Manga]
Yoshihiro Togashi. YuYu Hakusho. (Viz Media, 2003- ) [Manga]
Naoki Urasawa. 20th Century Boys. (Viz Media, 2009- ) [Manga]
Bill Watterson. "Calvin and Hobbes" (Series)
Calvin and Hobbes. (Andrews and McMeel, 1987)
Something Under the Bed is Drooling. (Andrews and McMeel, 1988)
Yukon Ho! (Andrews and McMeel, 1989)
Weirdos From Another Planet! (Andrews and McMeel, 1990)
Scientific Progress Goes 'Boink'. (Andrews and McMeel, 1991)
Attack of the Deranged Mutant Killer Monster Snow Goons. (Andrews and McMeel, 1992)
The Indispensable Calvin and Hobbes. (Andrews and McMeel, 1992)
The Days are Just Packed. (Andrews and McMeel, 1993)
Homicidal Psycho Jungle Cat. (Andrews and McMeel, 1994)
There's Treasure Everywhere. (Andrews and McMeel, 1996)
It's a Magical World. (Andrews and McMeel, 1996)
Josh Whedon, Karl Moline, and Andy Owens. Fray. (Dark Horse, 2003) [Graphic Novel]
Chris Wooding. Malice. (Scholastic, 2009)
Chris Wooding. Havoc. (Scholastic, October 2010)
Futaro Yamada & Masaki Segawa. Basilisk. (Del Rey, 2006- ) [Manga]
Ken Akamatsu. Negima!: Master Negi Magi. (Del Ray, 2004- ) [Manga]
Derf Backderf. My Friend Dahmer. (Abrams ComicArts, March 2012)
Yeah. THAT Dahmer.
Joseph Bruchac, art by Will Davis. Dawn Land. (First Second, 2010) [Graphic Novel]
A sweeping epic by the greatest living Native American storyteller, retold brilliantly as a graphic novel
with very few words. A journey, both physical and spiritual, to challenge the deep terrors that stalked the
footsteps of ancient man for the future of the world. Mesmerizing.
Mark Crilley. "Brody's Ghost" [Graphic Novel] (Dark Horse, 2010- )
From the streets of a futuristic city rises a new hero. Brody has to let go of everything to gain the one
thing he needs, a destiny. Aided by a ghost tasked to do a "life task" before she can move on to the
afterlife, and a spirit that is himself haunted by a distant failure, he must strike a blow for the good
against a serial killer who prays on the innocent.
Juan Diaz Canales and Juanjo Guarnido. Blacksad. (Dark Horse, 2010)
It's comics noir, dark and rich and edgy and smart.The characters have their human weaknesses, but
their animal nature shows in their faces.Life in the big city really is a jungle, and the bad guys would do
well to fear the big black cat.
Glenn Eichler and Joe Infurnari. Mush: Sled Dogs With Issues. (First Second, 2011)
Hair-brained philosopher, reluctant hero, conniving backstabber, blue-blood snob, hey, dogs are people
too!
Tohru Fujisawa. Tokko: Devil's Awaken. (Tokyo Pop, 2008- ) [Manga]
Tokko is a special section of the Tokyo Police charged with fighting off an invasion of demons and
spirits. This is a dark and heroic storyline about those who stand between an unsuspecting human
world and a terrifying other world, with a few not-quite humans standing in the breach.
Neil Gaiman, John Bolton, Scott Hampton, and Charles Vess. The Books of Magic. (DC Comics, 1993)
[Graphic Novel]
Matsuri Hino. Vampire Knight. (Shojo Beat, 2007- ) [Manga]
Satomi Ikezawa. Othello. (Del Ray, 2004- ) [Manga]
Dean Koontz and Queenie Chan. In Odd We Trust. (Ballantine Books, 2008) [Graphic Novel]
Roland Laird, Taneshia Nash Laird. Still I Rise: A Graphic History of African Americans. ( Sterling , 2009)
[Graphic Novel – Nonfiction]
Lat. Kampung Boy. (First Second. 2006) [Graphic Novel – Nonfiction]
Barry Lyga and Colleen Doran. Mangaman. (Houghton Mifflin, 2011)
A scifi/manga retelling of Romeo and Juliet? With a nod to Flat Stanley? If you are a manga fan, try to
imaginge a manga character rocketed into our world from the two dimensional pages of a comic book
world. Every thought bubble actually appears beside his head. Motion lines appear when he runs, then
fall to the ground. And that thing they do with their eyes! Clever, fun, and beautifully drawn.
Morgan Llywelyn and Michael Scott. Ireland: A Graphic History. (Element, 1995)
Mahiro Maeda and Yura Ariwara. Gankutsuou: the Count of Monte Cristo. (Ballantine Books, 2008- )
[Manga]
Motoro Mase. Ikigami: The Ultimate Limit. (VIZ Media, 2009- ) [Manga]
For all dystopia fans, here is a society that teaches the value of life, by randomly taking the lives of its
young adults. If you were told you had 24 hours to live, what would you do? No simple answers here; one
of the most innovative Mangas in recent years.
Mitsukazu Mihara. Haunted House. ( Tokyo Pop, 2006) [Manga]
Christopher Moore & Ian Corson. The Griff. (William Morrow, 2011)
It is Jurassic Park, falling from the sky! In this graphic novel of alien invasion, the little green men are
huge green dragon creatures, and the ET's aren't being cuddled by a cute little six-year-old Drew
Barrymore. The heroine is The Game Goddess, and who better to fight alien invaders than the woman
who designed the video games where they, well, you know?
James Patterson. Daniel X: Alien Hunter. (Little, Brown Young Readers, 2008) [Graphic Novel]
James Patterson and NaRae Lee. Maxium Ride: The Manga. (Yen Press, 2009)
Maximum Ride might be the perfect book for adaptation to Manga. All the action, the visual splendor, the
wonder of kids on the wing, it all pops right off the page. This very quick read is the perfect intro to the
series for struggling readers and a fantastic addition to the series for those who already know and love
Max.
William Shakespeare, illustrated by Emma Vieceli. Hamlet: Prince of Denmark. [Manga Shakespeare]
(Harry N. Abrams, 2007) [Manga]
William Shakespeare, illustrated by Sonia Leong. Romeo and Juliet. [Manga Shakespeare] (Amulet
Books, 2007) [Manga]
Darren Shan, art by Takahiro Arai. Cirque Du Freak. [Manga]
Scott Snyder, Rafael Albuquerque, Stephen King. American Vampire. (Vertigo, 2010)
“Here’s what vampires shouldn’t be: pallid detectives who drink Bloody Marys and only work at night;
lovelorn southern gentlemen; anorexic teenage girls; boy-toys with big dewy eyes.
What should they be?
Killers, honey. Stone killers…" (from the intro by Stephen King)
Sue Stauffacher. Wireman. (Sue Stauffacher, 2005-2006) [Comic Books]
Jame Sturm and Rich Tommaso. Satchel Paige: Striking out Jim Crow. (Hyperion, 2007)
Yukiru Sugisaki. D.N. Angel. (TokyoPop, 2004- ) [Manga]
Doug TenNapel. Ghostopolis. Graphix, 2010.
This riff on The Wizard of Oz supercharges everything:
The wizard isn't some benign old man behind a curtain, he is a mighty sorcerer who is not about to give
up control of his kingdom.
There is no Glenda the good witch but a twelve foot black man with a Jesus complex.
No flying monkeys, just demonic man-sized bugs.
And Toto is a skeleton horse.
No Garth, you aren't in Kansas anymore, this is the afterlife!
Osamu Tezuka. Buddha. (Vertical, Inc., 2006- ) [Manga]
Yoshihiro Togashi. YuYu Hakusho. (Viz Media, 2003- ) [Manga]
Naoki Urasawa. 20th Century Boys. (Viz Media, 2009- ) [Manga]
Bill Watterson. "Calvin and Hobbes" (Series)
Calvin and Hobbes. (Andrews and McMeel, 1987)
Something Under the Bed is Drooling. (Andrews and McMeel, 1988)
Yukon Ho! (Andrews and McMeel, 1989)
Weirdos From Another Planet! (Andrews and McMeel, 1990)
Scientific Progress Goes 'Boink'. (Andrews and McMeel, 1991)
Attack of the Deranged Mutant Killer Monster Snow Goons. (Andrews and McMeel, 1992)
The Indispensable Calvin and Hobbes. (Andrews and McMeel, 1992)
The Days are Just Packed. (Andrews and McMeel, 1993)
Homicidal Psycho Jungle Cat. (Andrews and McMeel, 1994)
There's Treasure Everywhere. (Andrews and McMeel, 1996)
It's a Magical World. (Andrews and McMeel, 1996)
Josh Whedon, Karl Moline, and Andy Owens. Fray. (Dark Horse, 2003) [Graphic Novel]
Chris Wooding. Malice. (Scholastic, 2009)
Chris Wooding. Havoc. (Scholastic, October 2010)
Futaro Yamada & Masaki Segawa. Basilisk. (Del Rey, 2006- ) [Manga]
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