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:

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.
Batman: The Dark Knight Returns by Frank Miller Gotham City has gone to rot, its 10 years since the Dark Knight retired, and crime runs rampant in the streets. The Dark Knight returns in a blaze of fury, taking on a whole new generation of criminals and matching their level of violence. He is soon joined by this generations Robin - a girl named Carrie Kelly, who proves to be just as invaluable as her predecessors.	Alpha:  The Exchange by Jigounov Renard Assia is a young Muscovite, idealist and attractive. Why does Julian Morgan an aspiring painter spy on Assia's slightest moves? Russian mafia and powerful financial institutions are at the centre of a diabolical machination….one that could eventually present grave danger to the new global balance.