FANTAGRAPHICS JULY 2026 SOLICITATIONS

Heaven by Katie Skelly

Katie Skelly’s first graphic novel since her acclaimed Maids in 2020, Heaven finds out what happens when the artist’s quintessential cool girl characters let their guards down and let the world in. With a supernatural strip club backdrop and an eye-popping sense of color that would make Dario Argento proud, Heaven reinforces Skelly’s place as one of the most distinctive voices working in contemporary comics today.

Bitchy! The Exasperating Existence of Midge McCracken by Roberta Gregory

Midge McCracken is the abrasive, self-destructive pessimist every office has. Not to mince words, she’s a bitch: bitter, mistrustful, racist, and completely unfiltered in her words and thoughts. But she comes by it honestly, growing up with hateful, racist parents, suffering sexual abuse as an adolescent, experiencing an unwanted pregnancy, etc. Did we mention that this is a comedy? Roberta Gregory’s unflinching sense of humor is the engine driving Bitchy!

Lovers of the Empire: Vol. 1 by Yudori

Set in the atmospheric Korean capital in the 1920s, this dynamic manhwa period piece follows two teenagers from different social strata thrown together — and their unlikely connection leads to comedic, emotional, and eye-opening experiences of discovery.

Shock Treatment And Other Stories by Jack Kamen, Reed Crandall, George Evans, Graham Ingels, Joe Orlando, Robert Bernstein, Jack Oleck, Carl Wessler, Daniel Keyes, Dr Travis Langley

Forced to abandon its horror and crime comics, EC turned to a pair of well-crafted, high-tension medical dramas by later Hall of Fame greats Jack Kamen, Reed Crandall, Graham Ingels, and Joe Orlando — Shock Treatment And Other Stories collects them all.

Prince Valiant: Peril of the Round Table by Paul S. Newman & Bob Fujitani

After more than 70 years out of print, Fantagraphics showcases this spectacular volume of epic, swashbuckling Prince Valiant adventures by Paul S. Newman and Bob Fujitani in an oversized deluxe package.

The Extraordinary Adventures of Adèle Blanc-Sec Vol. 1 by Tardi

This iconic adventure series from the ’70s stars the bold heroine Adéle, who must contend with supernatural monsters wreaking havoc in Belle Époque Paris.

The Magnificent African Adventure by Milo Manara

Is life a stage, and do we just follow a script? Can we rewrite our roles, or must we play along according to the instructions of others? The two stories in this volume, An Author in Search of Six Characters and Days of Wrath, take place in Africa, which author/artist Milo Manara views as the bearer of insight and hope for the rest of the world.

The Atlas Comics Library No. 9: Adventures Into Weird Worlds Vol. 1 by Russ Heath, B (Bernard) Krigstein, Bill Everett, Joe Maneely, Carmine Infantino, Dr. Michael J. Vassallo

With Fantagraphics’ latest Atlas Comics Library collection, Adventures into Weird Worlds is an exploration of four-color, pre-Code depravity unseen since the early 1950s. This is the first of three volumes that will re-present this classic Atlas horror series in its entirety. Adventures don’t get any weirder!