15 New YA Comics and Graphic Novels Coming out April-June 2023

When Christine is sent to Mexico to visit their grandparents and tía, they feel a little adrift in the country where their mother was born. But as they slowly make connections with their family and soak in life in Mexico, they start to feel a little more at ease…until their mom joins the trip, and their two worlds collide in surprising ways.

In a timeline where the world ends on January 1, 2000 and magic only sort of saves it, we find Marguerite de Pruitt and her dog Daisy who must find a way to help stabilize our world before it all collapses in on itself. What would possibly go wrong?

In this slice of life graphic novel, Raquel is a Portuguese teen living in a small town, unhappy with her life and her parents’ divorce and trying to figure out what’s next. When she meets Pardalita, a beautiful older girl, they become friends and then Raquel falls for her, forcing her to think about her sexuality and what she really wants.

Lois Lane’s summer internship in National City is not going the way she planned. She’s got roommate troubles, work troubles, and she’s not doing any writing — just fetching endless cups of coffee. But when she uncovers a scandal, she must decide how far she’s willing to go in order to expose it, and whether or not her actions will help her achieve her dreams.

In his follow up to Hey, Kiddo, Krosoczka recounts his time in high school working at a camp for very ill kids and their families. Although he was nervous at first about working with kids facing life-threatening and terminal illnesses, he soon finds that there is joy in spending time with people who make the most of every moment, and it turns out to be a life-changing experience.

Valerie Chu is thin. And everyone thinks she’s happy. But what no one knows is that she’d had an eating disorder for years and she’s managed to hide it from everyone. But when she experiences tragedy, Valeries finds herself forced to reassess her priorities and find a way to get well, even as it takes her away from all that she’s known.

In this graphic novel adaptation of the bestselling book, A is a person who wakes up in a different body every day and is forced to go about that other person’s day. A is resigned to this and tries to make as few waves as possible in the other person’s life, but when they wake up in Justin’s body and fall for his girlfriend Rhiannon, A starts taking risks to figure out how to be with her.

Damon has enough on his plate with a mom who is barely keeping it together, a pack of bullies at school, and a girl who won’t leave him alone. The last thing he needs is a random crow to be following him around wherever he goes. But when he’s struck with a vision, he’s forced to ask some big questions about who he really is and travel through space and time to find his destiny.

Lady Camembert lives in a land where women cannot inherit, so upon her father’s death, she disguises herself as a man and heads to the capital city, determined to make her fortune. But when she catches the attention of Princess Brie, her plans are thwarted as they grow closer and her secret threatens to be exposed.

Wherever Claire goes, they’re plagued by questions about their gender identity and expression, which isn’t easy in 1980s New York. And when a dependency on alcohol sends Claire into court-ordered rehab, they find solace in a group of misfits just like them. But as they undergo treatment and get closer to release, Claire can’t help but wonder if they have what it takes to stay sober.

Basil Eyres and Arabella Oregano are two students at Porta Bella Magiculinary Academy, a school for magical cooking. In their final year of school, they find themselves falling for each other while preparing for a food festival that could decide their future, but Basil suspects Arabella is hiding something. And when her secret is exposed, it could change everything for Basil.

Paul isn’t as enthused as his brother Theo to be traveling to Taiwan, but he’s stuck on the trip regardless. When a short trip to a shop leaves Paul hopelessly lost — and without a phone or an understanding of the language to help him navigate — he’s forced to open his eyes to the cityscape around him in order to find his way.

Cade loves horror movies, but his idea of something truly scary is being forced to work as a ranch hand in Texas to help his family earn extra money. One bright spot? Henry, a fellow ranch hand who has his own enigmatic secrets that has Cade curious to know more. But things get complicated when Cade begins to pry and Henry seems reluctant to open up in this retelling of Northanger Abbey.

In this allegorical tale, June is living in a world where a Scientist has discovered that all negative emotions disappear if you remove your heart. So people do — except June. The pressure of being the only one with a heart is getting to June, though…until she finds an abandoned heart in a jar, leading her on an unexpected journey.

It’s the tale you know well, but flipped. What if Ariel had never defeated Ursula, and Ursula took her place on land alongside Eric, defeating Ariel’s father and leaving her a silent queen below the sea? Now Ariel has heard whispered that her father might still be alive, and she decides it’s time to face Ursula one more.