Congratulations on surviving January — that is NOT the way I like to start a new year! February may or may not be much better, but at the very least, we’re one step closer to making it out of 2025, and sometimes that’s the best you can ask for.
For whatever it’s worth: you’re not in this alone. I think I can speak for everyone at Book Riot when I say that we are among those who refuse to give up the fight and will continue to speak out against injustice and in favor of acceptance as often as we can.
Anyway, comics! Yay! Among this month’s new releases are a touching story about finding healthy ways to cope with grief, the continuing adventures of one of comicdom’s premier Black superheroes, and the print releases of two ever-so-romantic webtoons. Whatever reading mood you’re in during this tiny month of February, you can find something to satisfy it here.
As usual, please remember to double-check the release dates in case they change at the last minute, cool? Cool. Now, let’s get on with what we do best here at Book Riot: showcasing titles that value diversity and let readers learn more about themselves and others through that magical combination of pictures and words that we call graphic novels.
 Black Panther by Ta-Nehisi Coates: The Intergalactic Empire of Wakanda by Ta-Nehisi Coates and Various Artists (Feb 4)We all know T’Challa as the king of all the Wakandas and the superheroic Black Panther. But in this storyline from acclaimed writer Coates, T’Challa himself remembers none of those things. What will it take to get the king his memory — and his crown — back? |
 Boruto: Two Blue Vortex Volume One by Masashi Kishimoto and Mikio Ikemoto (Feb 4)I hope you’re all caught up on Boruto: Naruto Next Generations, because the next part of the series is here! After being driven from his home, Boruto must call upon all of his training and newfound maturity to protect the people and places that matter most to him. |
 The Mafia Nanny Volume One by Violet Matter, SH00, Rouusuu, Drawneils (Feb 4)Graduates of the Elite Nanny Academy are charged with protecting the children of high-ranking mobsters —whether the danger is a runny nose or an assassin out for blood. Davina fully intended to do her job without emotional attachments, but she quickly finds herself developing an unprofessional interest in the man whose child she must care for. |
 Les Normaux Volume One by Janine Janssen with S. Al Sabado (Feb 11)On his first night in Paris, Sébastien goes to a club and ends up kissing — and running out on — a very cute vampire, Elia. They fully expect not to see each other again…and are duly horrified to discover they’re neighbors. This gentle comic is full of fun supernatural shenanigans! And also a cranky rabbit! |
 Sword of the Titans by Kishidashiki (Feb 11)Tsuchimaru is a small, powerless boy in a world populated by warring gods. That all changes when, for reasons of his own, a swordsmith gives Tsuchimaru a weapon that allows him to fight on the gods’ level. How will the boy use his newfound power, and why was he granted that power in the first place? |
 The Order of the Circle by Levi Cory and Elisabeth Mkheidze, Eva De La Cruz, Maria Letzia Mirabella (Feb 18)Drawing inspiration from the real-life Great Smog of 1952, The Order of the Circle tells a dark supernatural tale of a woman who uses the smog as cover to get revenge against a magical organization that sent her innocent husband to hell on false charges. What will she — and all of London — find when the skies clear? |
 Crumble by Meredith McClaren and Andrea Bell (Feb 25)Emily’s family always abides by one rule when they bake: bad feelings, unlike good feelings, must never get baked into the food. But when Emily tries to cope with a sudden loss by baking her grief into an ugly and foul-tasting crumble, she — and all of her friends — become hooked on the sadness that she refuses to process. |
 El Fuego by David Rubín (Feb 25)The end of the world is approaching for everyone, but Alexander might not live even that long. As a famous architect, he was called on to design a moon colony for the wealthiest humans to ride out the coming apocalypse. Now that he faces a terminal illness, Alexander begins to wonder if he is doing the right thing — and if not — if there is time left for him to fix it, and if it will matter if he does. |
Check out even more new releases with the appropriately named New Release Index!
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