Topping & Company Booksellers of Bath, Edinburgh, Ely, and St Andrews

GRAPHIC NOVELS & MANGA

New graphic novels join a rich lineage of extraordinary visual storytelling, carved out by masterpieces like Maus and Persepolis (which remain as popular as ever before.)

Our booksellers' favourites include the gorgeous, gentle and evocative worlds of cousins Jillian and Mariko Tamaki; the unforgettably disturbing horrors of Charles Burns and Junji Ito; zeitgeist-defining Marvel & DC comic books such as the charming Ms. Marvel; remarkable pieces of journalistic non-fiction from Joe Sacco; and the unstoppable force that is Alice Oseman with their Heartstopper series.

A Bookseller Recommendation...

The Once and Future Riot

Joe Sacco

From the ground-breaking graphics journalist and author of Palestine, a revelatory investigation of the deadly sectarian riots in 2013 Uttar Pradesh, India, and their urgent global significance today.

Sacco has chronicled the urgent histories that define the world around us, from the Great War to Gaza. Here, the award winning cartoonist turns his masterful visual reportage to a story that is specific to India but with implications and resonance for us all.

Ginseng Roots
Craig Thompson

From the celebrated author of Blankets and Habibi comes a long-awaited new graphic memoir. Ginseng Roots follows Craig and his siblings, who spent the summers of their youth weeding and harvesting rows of coveted American ginseng on rural Wisconsin farms. Following an injury, Craig rediscovers this herb, central to Chinese medicine, and embarks on an extraordinary journey from his midwestern roots to north-east China.

Suffused in a vibrant earthy palette, Ginseng Roots masterfully blends memoir, travelogue and cultural history to explore and illuminate ideas of creativity, doubt, healing and family.

New Graphic Novels

The Once and Future Riot

Joe Sacco

Wake

Rebecca Hall

Florrie

Anna Trench

Black Arms to Hold You Up

Ben Passmore

Spent

Alison Bechdel

The Casebook of Stamford Hawksmoor

Bryan Talbot

Dry Cleaned

Joris Mertens

Lore Olympus: Volume Eight

Rachel Smythe

83 Days in Mariupol: A War Diary

Don Brown

Do Admit

Mimi Pond

Patchwork

Kate Evans

Sunset at Zero Point

Simon Stålenhag

Les Normaux

Janine Janssen

DUNE: The Graphic Novel, Book 3: The Prophet: Deluxe Collector's Edition

Brian Herbert, Kevin J. Anderson and Frank Herbert

Lore Olympus: Volume Nine

Rachel Smythe

This Beautiful, Ridiculous City

Kay Sohini

Arcana: The Lost Heirs

Sam Prentice-Jones

Assassin’s Apprentice Volume 3

Robin Hobb

The Crystal Vase

Astrid Goldsmith

How to Make Life Better When it Feels Like it’s Getting Worse

Simone Lia

Kaiju No. 8: Relax, Vol. 1

Kizuku Watanabe

The Hobbit Graphic Novel

J. R. R. Tolkien

Chris Mould's War of the Worlds

H. G. Wells

Fela

Jibola Fagbamiye and Conor McCreery

Paul Auster's The New York Trilogy

Paul Auster

A Wizard of Earthsea

Ursula K. Le Guin and Fred Fordham

Refugee: The Graphic Novel

Alan Gratz

The Worst Journey in the World

Sarah Airriess

Chainsaw Man, Vol. 17

Tatsuki Fujimoto

George Orwell's Animal Farm

George Orwell

Giant

Mollie Ray

Hirayasumi, Vol. 4

Keigo Shinzo

Hirayasumi, Vol. 5

Keigo Shinzo

Les Normaux Volume 2

Janine Janssen

Spider-Man: Panel by Panel

Marvel Marvel Entertainment, Stan Lee, Chip Kidd and Geoff Spear

A Beautiful World

James Norbury

Dune: House Harkonnen Vol. 1

Brian Herbert and Kevin J. Anderson

Kagurabachi, Vol. 3

Takeru Hokazono

No Refuge (a Phoenix Comic Book, and eagerly awaited follow-up to No Country)

Joe Brady and Patrice Aggs

The Novel Life of Jane Austen

Janine Barchas

Sergio Leone: The Revolution Of The Western

Amazing Ameziane

Super Visible

Margaret Stohl

Tongues I

Anders Nilsen

Black Dolls Vol. 1

Rachel Faturoti

Hunger's Bite

Taylor Robin

The Power Fantasy Volume 1 : The Superpowers

Kieron Gillen and Caspar Wijngaard

The Raven Boys

Maggie Stiefvater

The Anime Archives

Aristotle’s Cuttlefish

Matthew Dooley

Dandadan, Vol. 12

Yukinobu Tatsu

Delicious in Dungeon World Guide Adventurer's Bible, Complete Edition

Abigail Blackman, Ryoko Kui and Taylor Engel

Famous Five Graphic Novel: Five Get Into Trouble

Enid Blyton

Ginseng Roots

Craig Thompson

Gokurakugai, Vol. 3

Yuto Sano

Hunter x Hunter (3-in-1 Edition), Vol. 3

Yoshihiro Togashi

HUXLEY

Ben Mauro

Judge Dredd: A Better World

Rob Williams, Arthur Wyatt, Henry Flint, Boo Cook and Jake Lynch

Kagurabachi, Vol. 4

Takeru Hokazono

Kaiju No. 8: B-Side, Vol. 2

Naoya Matsumoto, Keiji Ando and Kentaro Hidano

Kaiju No. 8, Vol. 14

Naoya Matsumoto

Kingdom, Vol. 1

Yasuhisa Hara

Kingdom, Vol. 2

Yasuhisa Hara

Manga's First Century

Andrea Horbinski

Muybridge

Guy Delisle

My Hero Academia, Vol. 42

Kohei Horikoshi

The Neverending Book

Naoki Matayoshi and Shinsuke Yoshitake

Ponyo Film Comic All-in-One Edition

Hayao Miyazaki

Sakamoto Days, Vol. 20

Yuto Suzuki

Son of Origins of Marvel Comics

Stan Lee

Spider-Man Noir Omnibus

Margaret Stohl

Spy x Family, Vol. 14

Tatsuya Endo

Steel of the Celestial Shadows, Vol. 8

Daruma Matsuura

The Sad Ghost Club: A Hopeful Guide to Getting Through Bad Days

Lize Meddings

Tokyo Fears Rhapsody, Vol. 2

Akira Sugito

Essential Judge Death: My Name Is Death

John Wagner, Peter Doherty, Dean Ormston and Frazer Irving

The Legend of Kamui: Volume Two

Shirato Sanpei

Photographic Memory

Bill Griffith

The Restaurant at the Edge of the World

Oliver Gerlach

Who Killed Nessie?

Paul Cornell

30 Seconds from Gaza

Mohammad Sabaaneh

Absolute Batman Vol. 2: Abomination

Scott Snyder and Marcos Martin

Absolute Power

Mark Waid and Dan Mora

Always Remember

Charlie Mackesy

Batgirl Vol. 1: Mother

Tate Brombal and Takeshi Miyazawa

Batman and Robin Vol. 2: The Gotham Cycle

Phillip Kennedy Johnson and Carmine Di Giandomenico

Batman: Arkham Asylum Living Hell Deluxe Edition (2025 Edition)

Dan Slott and Ryan Sook

Batman: Dark Age

Mark Russell and Michael Allred

Blue Lock 23

Muneyuki Kaneshiro

The Boy Wonder

Juni Ba

Cornelius

Marc Torices

Crumb

Dan Nadel

Dandadan, Vol. 11

Yukinobu Tatsu

Daredevil: Mayor Fisk

Charles Soule and Christos Gage

Daredevil Modern Era Epic Collection: King of Hell's Kitchen

David Mack and Brian Michael Bendis

Deadpool Kills The Marvel Universe One Last Time

Cullen Bunn

Doctor Doom: Books of Doom

Ed Brubaker

Still Game Book 2

Gordon Tait

Signed by the author

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Detective Stanley and the Green Thumbed Thief

Hannah Tunnicliffe & Erica Harrison

It’s a botanical burglary! Who is swiping precious and priceless plants from the Narlybone Gardens?

Barnaby Moss, Head of Horticulture is flummoxed. Somebody is thieving very rare specimens from the wintergarden and they are worth a lot of money!

The latest Detective Stanley mystery is curlier than a vine and full of twisty secrets. Join Detective Stanley and his pal, Parker Pine, to catch the botanical bandit!

Hilda and Twig: Wake the Ice Man

Luke Pearson

Hilda and her new friend, Burku the giant are enjoying playing together in the Wilderness. There is just one thing that would make everything more fun… snow!

It just so happens that Twig has accidentally woken the Ice Man, unfortunately, that means there’s a lot more than a snow flurry headed straight for Hilda! Can Twig save the day?

Children's Graphic Novels

Dog Man 14: Big Jim Believes

Dav Pilkey

Dog Man 13: Big Jim Begins

Dav Pilkey

Donut Squad: Make a Mess! (a Phoenix Comic Book): the latest addition to this bestselling series!

Neill Cameron

Warriors Graphic Novel: The Prophecies Begin, Part Three of Three

Erin Hunter

Warriors Graphic Novel: The Prophecies Begin, Part Two of Three

Erin Hunter

Chicken Hill: Attack of the Zombie Cactus

Beccy Blake

The Bad Guys 5 Colour Edition: Intergalactic Gas

Aaron Blabey

The Bad Guys 6 Colour Edition: Alien vs Bad Guys

Aaron Blabey

Kingdom of Water: A Graphic Novel (The Rema Chronicles #2)

Amy Kim Kibuishi

Cat on the Run: Hidden Layers (Episode 3)

Aaron Blabey

Boss of the Underworld: Shirley vs the Huge Beast

Tor Freeman

Lu and Ren’s Guide to Geozoology

Angela Hsieh

PAWS: Mindy Makes Some Space

Nathan Fairbairn

Into the Bewilderness

Gus Gordon

The Boy Who Didn't Want to Die: A Graphic Memoir

Peter Lantos

Escaping Peril (Wings of Fire #8)

Tui T. Sutherland

The First Cat in Space and the Wrath of the Paperclip

Mac Barnett

Alan, King of the Universe: Today, I Will Rule All!

Tom McLaughlin

Peng and Spanners: The Swamp Thing!

Steve Webb

BSCG 18: Jessi Ramsey, Pet-sitter

Ann M. Martin

InvestiGators: Case Files

John Patrick Green

Bunny vs Monkey: Intergalactic Monkey Business! (a Phoenix Comic Book): the instant number one bestselling book from creative genius Jamie Smart

Jamie Smart

Mega Robo Bros 8: Final Form (a Phoenix Comic Book)

Neill Cameron

One Crazy Summer: The Graphic Novel

Rita Williams-Garcia

Unfairies

Huw Aaron

The Last Comics on Earth: A Song of Swords and Stuffies

Max Brallier and Joshua Pruett

Thick as Thieves: A Graphic Novel (Sidekicks)

Dan Santat

The Floofs Reach for the Stars

Penelope O'Neill

Pablo and Splash: Roman Holiday

Sheena Dempsey

When the Sky Falls: Graphic Novel

Phil Earle and Fred Fordham

Agents of S.U.I.T.: Wild Ghost Chase

John Patrick Green

The Far-Out Five: Snot Jelly Island

Olaf Falafel

The Squid Squad

Aoife Dooley

The Cartoonists Club

Raina Telgemeier and Scott McCloud

Toby and the Pixies: How to be Cool! (a Phoenix Comic Book)

James Turner

Almost Sunset

Wahab Algarmi

Avery and the Fairy Circle

Rowan Kingsbury

Flat Stanley: The Graphic Novel: His Original Adventure!

Jeff Brown

The Gumdrops: Quest for Bravery

Elissa Elwick

Gumshoe

Brenna Thummler

Hooves of Death: Volume 1

Sam Bragg

Hupo and the Wonder Thief

Billy Partridge

My Big Fat Christmas Poo Diary

Jim Smith

One Smart Cookie

Mika Song

PAWS: Gabby Gets it Together

Nathan Fairbairn

Quest for the True Dragon: A Graphic Novel (City of Dragons #3)

Vivian Truong and Jaimal Yogis

A Waffle Lot of Love

Ben Clanton

Dog Man: The Scarlet Shedder (Dog Man #12)

Dav Pilkey

InvestiGators Class Action

John Patrick Green

Nina Peanut: Epic World Tour Era (Book 3)

Sarah Bowie

Toby and the Pixies: Best Frenemies (a Phoenix Comic Book)

Andreas Schuster and James Turner

Unico: Hunted (Volume 2)

Osamu Tezuka and Samuel Sattin

The Adventures of Invisible Boy: Zeroes to Heroes

Doogie Horner

Detective Stanley and the Mystery at the Museum

Hannah Tunnicliffe

Dragon Tales

Dav Pilkey

FGTeeV Campfire Tales #2: The Werehouse

FGTeeV

Alan, King of the Universe

Tom McLaughlin

Blue, Barry & Pancakes 3

Dan Abdo and Jason Patterson

Max Meow Book 6: When Pancakes Go Bad (Really Bad!)

John Gallagher

My Big Fat Smelly Poo Diary 3

Jim Smith

Beano Betty and the Yeti: A Monstrous Mess

BEANO Betty and the Yeti: Friends at First Fart

Hugh Raine

BSCG1: Kristy's Great Idea NE

Raina Telgemeier and Ann M. Martin

Cheesy Bob Strikes!

Sophy Henn

Christmas Surprise

Paige Braddock

Donut Squad: Take Over the World! (a Phoenix Comic Book) - shortlisted for the Waterstones Book of the Year 2025

Neill Cameron

Dr. Seuss Graphic Novel: Green Eggs and Ham Take a Hike

James Kochalka

Famous Five Graphic Novel: Five Get Into Trouble

Enid Blyton

Famous Five Graphic Novel: Five Go Off in a Caravan

Enid Blyton

Flember 3: The Glowing Skull (from the multi-million-selling creative genius Jamie Smart)

Jamie Smart

The Floofs Brave the Wild

Penelope O'Neill

Hikaru in the Light! (Volume 2)

Mai Matsuda

Hilda and Twig: Wake the Ice Man

Luke Pearson

Millie of the Manor

Karina Evans and Andrea Bell

Pandora in Puzzlevale: The Secret Town (a Phoenix Comic Book)

Paul Duffield, Siobhan McKenna and Poqu

PAWS: Priya Puts Herself First

Nathan Fairbairn

Return to Groosham Grange Graphic Novel

Anthony Horowitz

The Secret of Kells: The Graphic Novel

Samuel Sattin, Tomm Moore and Nora Twomey

Stitch Head: The Pirate's Eye Graphic Novel

Guy Bass

Supa Nova

Chanté Timothy

Talons of Power (Wings of Fire Graphic Novel #9)

Tui T. Sutherland

Warriors: Tigerstar and Sasha: 3 Full-Color Warriors Books in 1

Erin Hunter

The First Cat in Space and the Baby Pirate’s Revenge

Mac Barnett

Refugee: The Graphic Novel

Alan Gratz

Asterix in Lusitania

Fabcaro

Galactic Unicorn

Dana Simpson

I Survived the Sinking of the Titanic, 1912 (special edition)

Lauren Tarshis

A Kid Like Me

Norm Feuti

The Last Kids on Earth and the Destructor's Lair

Max Brallier

My Name is Benny

Sokomin ,

Nimona: 10th Anniversary Limited Edition

ND Stevenson

Press Start! Super Rabbit All-Stars!

Thomas Flintham

Warriors Super Edition: Ivypool’s Heart

Erin Hunter

Big Nate Blasts Off

Lincoln Peirce

BSCG 17: Mallory and the Trouble with Twins

Ann M. Martin

BSCG 3: Mary Anne Saves the Day

Ann M. Martin

InvestiGators: Case Files

John Patrick Green

The Adventures of Super Diaper Baby Colour Edition

Dav Pilkey

The Bad Guys: Episode 19 & 20

Aaron Blabey

Blue, Barry & Pancakes 4

Dan Abdo and Jason Patterson

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Cry When the Baby Cries

Becky Barnicoat

A glorious antidote to parenting books, this darkly humorous, candid and insightful graphic memoir brings the early years of parenthood to life – in all their chaos, wonder and delirium.

Intimate, relatable and very funny, Becky Barnicoat explores everything from the anatomy of the hospital bag to the frantic obsession with putting your baby down drowsy but awake, to the tyranny of gentle parenting. From pregnancy to the feral toddler years, Barnicoat extends a sticky hand to all new parents grappling with the impossible but joyous jigsaw puzzle of their lives.

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Young Hag

Isabel Greenberg

Young Hag has grown up believing her mother and grandmother are the last witches in the land. But when tragedy strikes, she turns her back on these tales. Where is their magic when they really need it?

From the acclaimed creator of Glass Town and The One Hundred Nights of Hero comes a dazzlingly imaginative escape into the world of myth. Young Hag ingeniously reinvents the women in Arthurian legend, transforming the tales of old into a heart-warming coming-of-age story.

Young Adult Graphic Novels

The Raven Boys

Maggie Stiefvater

Coven

Soman Chainani

Kirby's Lessons for Falling (in Love)

Laura Gao

The History of Everything

Victoria Evans

Hooky 3-Book Box Set

Míriam Bonastre Tur

The Sad Ghost Club: A Hopeful Guide to Getting Through Bad Days

Lize Meddings

Mismatched

Anne Camlin

The Restaurant at the Edge of the World

Oliver Gerlach

Disney Tim Burton's The Nightmare Before Christmas: Long Live the Pumpkin Queen

Shea Ernshaw

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A Bookseller Recommendation...

Ms. Marvel Volume 1: No Normal

Kamala Khan is an ordinary girl from Jersey City until she is suddenly empowered with extraordinary gifts. But who truly is the all-new Ms. Marvel?

Find out as she takes the Marvel Universe by storm! As Kamala discovers the dangers of her newfound powers, she unlocks a secret behind them as well. Is Kamala ready to wield these immense new gifts?

Winner of Hugo Award (Graphic Novel) 2015.