Genre Spotlight: Graphic Novel Anthology

Similar to my Author and Illustrator Spotlights, I thought it’d be fun to also put together just a few titles highlighting a specific genre. Up first, Genre Spotlight: Graphic Novel Anthology.

I started this spotlight thinking just about graphic novels. But then realized that although many graphic novels have a large team helping to create them, there are some graphic novels that actually have multiple authors and/or illustrators working on small stories/chapters within the novel itself. And that’s where this list was born!

Cardboard Kingdom by Chad Sell

“Welcome to a neighborhood of kids who transform ordinary boxes into colorful costumes, and their ordinary block into cardboard kingdom. This is the summer when sixteen kids encounter knights and rogues, robots and monsters–and their own inner demons–on one last quest before school starts again.” (Taken from Goodreads)

Comics Squad: Recess!

“Wowza! Calling all kidz! Do you like comics? Do you like laughing till milk comes out of your nose?! Look no further–do we have the book for you! All your favorite comic creators are right here in this handy-dandy hilarious book! This all-star tribute to classic Sunday comics includes eight sidesplitting, action-packed stories about every kid’s favorite subject–RECESS! With popular characters from Babymouse and Lunch Lady and brand-new soon-to-be favorite characters from superstars including Dav Pilkey! Raina Telgemeier! Gene Yang! and many more! 

Comics Squad also features Pizza Monsters! Secret ninja clubs! Aliens! Talking desserts! Dinozilla! Death-defying escapes! Bad guys! Good guys! Medium guys! Superheroes! Bullies! Mean girls! Epic battles! True love! Outlandish schemes! Evil plans! Fun! Jokes! Terrible puns! And other surprises that will tickle your funny bone! WARNING: THIS BOOK MAY CAUSE EXCESSIVE LAUGHTER AND POSSIBLE SILLINESS. No assembly required. (Pizzatron 2000 not included.)” (Taken from Goodreads)

Fairy Tale Comics: Classic Tales Told by Extraordinary Cartoonists edited by Chris Duffy

“From favorites like “Puss in Boots” and “Goldilocks” to obscure gems like “The Boy Who Drew Cats,” Fairy Tale Comics has something to offer every reader. Seventeen fairy tales are wonderfully adapted and illustrated in comics format by seventeen different cartoonists, including Raina Telgemeier, Brett Helquist, Cherise Harper, and more.” (Taken from Goodreads)