We’re in the thick of it now, friends. The long days, the summer heat, the lazy hours spent at the beach or out on the patio with the barbecue sizzling…for some, it’s the best time of the year. While there’s still plenty of time to enjoy the outdoors, as a professional nerd, I encourage you to take a break from all that swimming and sunbathing (or despairing and doomscrolling, depending on the day) to relax with one (or more!) of the awesome new comics and graphic novels being released in July 2025.
This month’s selection includes a few about heavy topics, like the near-destruction of the comic book industry and female oppression in 16th-century Europe. But most of them ended up being on the lighter side of things, and there are plenty of kid-friendly titles to enjoy with your offspring during their summer vacation. You’ll find comics that invite you to explore the secret lives of birds, ghosts, and superheroes, so there’s bound to be something that catches your eye!
I’m sure you don’t need the reminder at this point, but just in case: the release dates included below were accurate at the time of writing, but publishing is a fickle business, and these dates might not be accurate by the time you look at them. Please double-check before you hit the order button so you don’t get any nasty surprises!
Dr. Werthless by Harold Schechter and Eric Powell (Jul 1)Even 70 years after the fact, Fredric Wertham is one of the most infamous figures in comics history. This graphic novel explores his notorious anti-comics crusade while also giving him his due as a concerned psychiatrist who treated the underprivileged. |
Free Piano (Not Haunted) by Whitney Gardner (Jul 1)All Margot wants is to be a famous musician, and she’s convinced that the “not haunted” synthesizer she finds on the street—which is, in fact, haunted—is her ticket to stardom. But what price, fame? |
Sunny Figures It Out by Jennifer L. Holm and Matthew Holm (Jul 1)Fans of the Sunny series will be delighted to know there is a new installment available this month! This time, Sunny Lewin has to take stock of her friendship with Tony and decide for herself if she wants to let romance bloom between them. |
The World Is Lava: A Crabgrass Comics Adventure by Tauhid Bondia (Jul 8)Miles and Kevin do everything together, from ordinary things like eating lunch and inventing new games to shaving their heads even though only one of them has lice. The Crabgrass series is all about the power that friendship has to make bad days tolerable and good days even better. |
Raging Clouds by Yudori (Jul 15)Amélie is trapped in a loveless and violent marriage. Sahara is the enslaved woman that Amélie’s husband brings back from one of his many journeys. Together, the two women will learn to fight back and seek happiness on their own terms. |
Ew, It’s Beautiful by Joshua Barkman (Jul 15)Ever wonder what it’s like being the birds in your backyard? This fun collection gives you the inside scoop about our feathered friends and what they REALLY think of your outdoor cat. |
Quinnelope and the Unicorn Utopia by HF Brownfield and Kayla Coombs (Jul 22)The Quinnelope series continues with our enthusiastic young hero facing a crisis: the idea that unicorns might NOT be real! How far will Quinnelope and friends go to prove that unicorns do too exist? |
West Coast Avengers: The Gospel of Ultron by Gerry Duggan and Danny Kim (Jul 22)Meet the new West Coast Avengers, featuring…Ultron? The concept of redemption will really be put to the test with this crew, especially when personal issues and evil twins start popping up out of the blue. |
Want more new releases? That’s what the New Release Index is for!
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This week, we’re highlighting a post discussing becoming a reader as an adult. Whether you’ve never been a big reader or lost your reading spark along the way, these tips and tricks will help you get into books.
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Some people are book nerds from the start (myself included), but that’s not the case for everyone. When I was in college, my partner didn’t see himself as a reader, even though he read more in magazines each week than I did in books. One day, he told me he felt like reading a book and asked if I could recommend one to him, please?
Y’all: the pressure was real. I suspected that finding a good match might ignite something for him, but choosing poorly could further alienate him from the world of books.
This story has a happy ending. I set him up on a book date with a popular sci-fi read that appealed to his logical mind and love of adventure. He’s never looked back. Now he reads all kinds of books I’d never think to pick up, and it’s pretty cool to see how different our reading tastes are.
So, how do you get into reading? How does one simply begin reading as an adult? There are so many books published annually–estimates range from a few hundred thousand to a few million, depending on whether or not you include self-published books and audiobooks. How can an aspiring reader find a book that works for them?
Don’t let the numbers intimidate you. Here are some pointers to help you get started.
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