Comics/Graphic Novels

Trade-Waiting: March 2016

Swapna Krishna

Staff Writer

Swapna is the Comics Editor at Book Riot. She's a Space Columnist for Paste Magazine and writes for Syfy Wire—Fangrrls, Tor.com, Bustle, and other sites. She co-hosts a podcast called Desi Geek Girls. You can find her incessant ramblings on Twitter at @skrishna. She lives outside Philadelphia.

Each month, we highlight some of the trades (issues collected into paperback or hardcover) that have released into comics shops to make your trade-waiting less stressful. If you’re taking this list into your library or bookstore, rather than a comics shop, keep in mind that the release dates may be a few weeks later because of distribution. This list is not meant to be comprehensive.

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Panels Favorites

Black Canary, Vol. 1: Kicking and Screaming by Brenden Fletcher, Annie Wu, and Amy Chu (DC Comics)
DC Comics: Bombshells, Vol. 1 – Marguerite Bennett, Marguerite Sauvage, Emanuela Lupacchino (DC Comics)
Monthly Girls Nozaki Kun, Vol. 2 – Izumi Tsubaki (Yen Press)
Gotham Academy, Vol. 2: Calamity – Becky Cloonan, Brenden Fletcher, and Karl Kerschl (DC Comics)
Archie, Vol. 1 – Mark Waid, Fiona Staples, Annie Wu, and Veronica Fish (Archie Comics)
Thor, Vol. 2: Who Holds Hammer – Jason Aaron and Russell Dauterman (Marvel)
One-Punch Man, Vol. 5 – ONE and Yusuke Murata (VIZ Media)
Cursed Pirate Girl, Vol. 1 – Jeremy Bastian (Archaia)
We are Robin, Vol. 1: The Vigilante Business – Lee Bermejo and Jorge Corona (DC Comics)
Paper Girls, Vol. 1 – Brian K. Vaughan, Cliff Chiang, and Matt Wilson (Image Comics)
Phonogram, Vol. 3: The Immaterial Girl – Kieron Gillen, Jamie McKelvie, Matt Wilson, Clayton Cowles (Image Comics)
Batman, Vol. 8: Superheavy – Scott Snyder and Greg Capullo (DC Comics)

New Vol. 1s to Try:

DC Super Hero Girls #1: Wonder Woman at Super Hero High – Lisa Yee (Random House)
Help Us Great Warrior, Vol. 1 – Madeleine Flores (BOOM! Studios)
The Beauty, Vol. 1 – Jeremy Haun, Jason A. Hurley, and John Rauch (Image Comics)
Rust: The Boy Soldier, Vol. 1 – Royden Lepp (Archaia)
Faster than Light, Vol. 1: First Steps – Brian Haberlin (Image Comics)
Lantern City, Vol. 1 – Matthew Daley, Trevor Crafts, and Carlos Magno (BOOM! Studios)
Shuriken & Pleats, Vol. 1 – Matsuri Hino (VIZ Media)
Tokyo Ghost, Vol. 1: Atomic Garden – Rick Remender and Sean Murphy (Image Comics)
Paracuellos, Vol. 1 – Carlos Gimenez (IDW)

Series to Check Out:

Hit, Vol. 2: 1957 – Bryce Carlson and Vanesa R. Del Rey (BOOM! Studios)
East of West, Vol. 5: All These Secrets – Jonathan Hickman and Nick Dragotta (Image Comics)
Hexed: The Harlot and the Thief, Vol. 2 – Michael Alan Nelson, Dan Mora, and Gabriel Cassata (BOOM! Studios)
Master Keaton, Vol. 6: Urasawa – Naoki Urasawa and Hokusei Katsushika (VIZ Media)
Steven Universe, Vol. 2 – Jeremy Sorese, Rebecca Sugar, and Coleman Engle (KaBOOM!)
D4VE, Vol. 2 – Ryan Ferrier and Valentin Ramon (IDW)
Love at Fourteen, Vol. 5 – Fuka Mizutani (Yen Press)

Full Collections (No Waiting for the Next Volume!)

Thors by Jason Aaron, Walter Simonson, and Chris Sprouse (Marvel)
Elektra Omnibus by Frank Miller and Bill Sienkiewicz (Marvel)
Daredevil Omnibus by Frank Miller and Klaus Jason (Marvel)
Quarantine Zone – Daniel H. Wilson, Fernando Pasarin, and Massimo Carnevale (DC Comics)
Secret Wars – Jonathan Hickman and Esad Ribic (Marvel)
Tet – Paul Allor and Paul Tucker (IDW)
Star Trek/Green Lantern: Spectrum War – Mike Johnson, Angel Hernandez, and Stephen Molnar (IDW)

Special Editions and Rereleases

March Book 1: Oversized Limited Edition Hardcover by John Lewis, Andrew Aydin, and Nate Powell (Top Shelf)
Nailbiter Vol. 1: The Murder Edition Deluxe Hardcover by Joshua Williamson, John J. Hill, Mike Henderson (Image Comics)
Star Trek: Original Trilogy Graphic Novel (LucasFilm Book Group)