If you're into comic books or Manga, then be sure to check out our new Graphic novel collection in the Young Adult section. It is located beside the Young Adult Non Fiction shelves and contains heaps of cool reads like Star Wars, Batgirl, Superman and Batman.

Graphic Novels are like comics and use pictures or illustrations to tell the story along with words. They contain more mature themes than comics and are often serialised stories in a single book, so they are longer and more complex than comic books. In fact the artist is often more famous than the writer in graphic novels.

Manga (the term for a Japanese comic) are hugely popular in Japan and their popularity has inevitably spread to the West. We have a few of these in the Graphic Novel collection, in English, but they do read from right to left or 'backwards'.

Some Cool Graphic Novel titles:

Hamlet:  Prince of Denmark by William Shakespeare Retold by Kathy McEvoy Something is rotten in the state of Denmark. A new king is on the throne- and the ghost of the old king walks the battlements at night, demanding revenge. Hamlet, the old king's son ought to avenge him- but can he find the courage to do what must be done?	Wuthering Heights by Emily Bronte Retold by Jim Pipe On the wild and windswept Yorkshire moors, the surly Heathcliff makes life a misery for his young relatives in the cold, unwelcoming house known as Wuthering Heights. Who is the young girl whose ghost seems to haunt the place? What could have happened to make Heathcliff so bitter and resentful?
Vampire Kisses Series - Blood Relatives #2 by Ellen Schreiber Who says dating a vampire is easy? .Raven's nocturnal romance with her immortal love, Alexander, is definitely dicey, but even more so with Alexander's meddling half- vamp cousin in town. He's on the hunt for a stash of blood-filled vials that can turn his gang into pure vampires. Raven and Alexander must out wit them without deepening her own quandary about the possibility of becoming a vampire.	King Lear:  A graphic novel based on the play by William Shakespeare by Gareth Hinds When an old and jaded king sets out to divide his realm among his three daughters, demanding proof of their devotion in words, he instead divides his family. So begins a bitter struggle that eats away at the kingdom and the old man's sanity - in this timeless tale of pride and defiance, loyalty and ambition, betrayal and revenge.
Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde by Robert Louis Stevenson In the murky streets of Victorian London, a vicious killer is on the prowl. Who is the sinister Mr Hyde? And why is Henry Jekyll, a respected doctor, trying to protect him? What can these two men possibly have in common? Robert Louis Stevenson's famous story of good and evil is vividly and faithfully retold in graphic novel format.	The Good Neighbours  By Holly Black & Ted Naifeh (book 1 kin) Rue Silver's mother has disappeared . . . and her father has been arrested, suspected of killing her. But it's not as straightforward as that. Because Rue is a faerie, like her mother was. And her father didn't kill her mother -- instead, he broke a promise to Rue's faerie king grandfather, which caused Rue's mother to be flung back to the faerie world. Now Rue must go to save her -- and must also defeat a dark faerie that threatens our very mortal world.
Justice League of America - Sanctuary  By Alan Burnett, Dwayne McDuffie, Ed Benes A covert task force has been kidnapping super-powered criminals and transporting them off planet - never to be heard from again. Powerful super-villains, The Key and Dr. Polaris come to the Justice League seeking sanctuary. But by taking the villains under their protection, the Justice League incurs the wrath of the government-backed Suicide Squad- leading to the League's most controversial battle yet!	Green Lantern - Secret Origin     By Geoff Johns Witness the beginning of the career of the bravest Green Lantern who's ever lived, as the 'secret origin' of Hal Jordan is revealed. Discover how and why Hal received the power ring that changed his life forever. Uncover the mystery of the death of Jordan's predecessor, Abin Sur. Find out why Jordan's teacher and mentor, Sinestro, became obsessed with the prophecy of the apocalyptic end of the universe - the Blackest Night.
Superman - Escape from Bisarro World by Geoff Johns and Richard Donner He is an imperfect clone of the Man of Steel, every bit his equal in terms of raw might, yet with a brain as twisted as his mis-shapen body. His name - it's name - is Bizarro. After his unwitting rampages leave him hated and feared on Earth, this strange and dangerous creature creates a world of his own: Bizarro World, a planet where chaos and catastrophe are celebrated, and ugliness is the ultimate virtue.	Ultimate Spider-Man - Death of a Goblin by Michael Bendis Peter Parker and his Aunt May have perhaps the most important conversation of the young web-slingers' life.  It's a gut-wrenching, emotional roller coaster you'll never forget. And Spider-man is on the job when there is a huge explosion in the side of the Triskelion - the high-tech site housing superhuman criminal. From the acrid smoke emerges a man, seething with vengeance - a man who wants Peter Parker dead! That man is Norman Osborn, the Green Goblin! And for the web spinner, things are about to get out of control!
Batman-Vampire by Doug Moench Gotham City is caught in a vortex of corruption and decay, and those who feed on blood and despair are about to suck any remaining life from her dying veins. All that stands against them is the Batman, their legendary companion in the darkness- the last line of defence between the innocent and the screaming chaos of mindless appetite. To combat this primeval threat, however, the Dark Knight must give up everything he holds dear, including life itself.	Macbeth:  No Fear Shakespeare Graphic artist Ken Hoshine re-creates Shakespeare's classic play which takes us deep inside the mind and conscience of a murderer: Macbeth. It's the only Shakespeare play with a villain for its hero.