Abrams ComicArts Announces Fall 2026 Graphic Novels Season
New graphic novels from Derf Backderf, Alex Ross, Nate Powell, Patrick McDonnell, Inio Asano, and Muneyuki Kaneshiro power Abrams ComicArts’ Fall 2026 season
New York, NY—Abrams ComicArts is proud to announce its Fall 2026 season of graphic novels. The season brings together political history, civil rights nonfiction, pop culture, classic adaptations, literary fiction, and manga, reflecting the full scope of the publisher’s comics program and the range of what the medium can do.
Among the season’s most timely books is The Dissidents, a new graphic novel by Derf Backderf. Set in the United States during World War I, the book follows cartoonists, journalists, and activists targeted by the federal government under the Espionage Act as dissent is criminalized and fear is used as a political weapon. As the story unfolds, the parallels to the present are stark. Surveillance, propaganda, attacks on the press, and the erosion of civil liberties feel uncomfortably familiar, making The Dissidents a reminder that the fight over free expression in America is not new and far from settled.
That same sense of urgency carries through Framing Emmett Till: Exposing Dark Fear, a nonfiction graphic novel written by Christopher Benson and illustrated by Eric Battle. Examining the murder of Emmett Till through the legacy of his mother, Mamie Till-Mobley, the book focuses on the power of images, testimony, and public memory. Rather than functioning only as history, the book speaks directly to the present moment, as debates over racial violence, historical truth, and whose stories are allowed to be told continue to shape public life.
Leading the season is Marvel Dimensions, an original graphic novel by Alex Ross and the most ambitious and intricate comic he has ever made. Built around the physical design of the book itself, the story moves across multiple realities and reframes familiar Marvel characters in surprising ways. Fully painted by Ross, the graphic novel uses scale, perspective, and structure as narrative tools, creating an experience that is inseparable from its form.
A cornerstone of Abrams ComicArts are exceptional literary adaptation graphic novels. Don Quixote: A Graphic Novel Adaptation, adapted by Paul and Gaëtan Brizzi, brings Miguel de Cervantes’ novel into graphic novel form while preserving both the comedy and the melancholy that have made the story endure. The Brizzi brothers’ artwork gives the novel a fresh visual life without losing the spirit that has carried it across centuries.
Literary graphic novels are another cornerstone of the Fall 2026 season. Diana, a new graphic novel by Nate Powell, is a punk rock period piece set in the 1990s. Centered on queer community, music, and intimacy, the book follows a young woman searching for love and belonging in a world shaped by misfits and DIY culture. Diana shares a universe with Powell’s earlier books Come Again and Fall Through, while standing firmly on its own.
The season also turns to the enduring importance of the daily comic strip with MUTTS: Sunday Funnies Volumes 1 and 2, by Patrick McDonnell. For more than three decades, McDonnell has followed the lives of Mooch the cat, Earl the dog, and their world to explore kindness, responsibility, and how people treat one another and the animals in their care.
As Dune returns to the screen, Dune Messiah Book 1: A Graphic Novel Adaptation arrives at exactly the right moment. With a new Dune feature film releasing this year and HBO’s Dune: Prophecy continuing on television, the world of Arrakis is once again everywhere. This comic gives readers a way to stay inside that world while the film and series are playing out.
Alongside the Abrams ComicArts releases, the Fall 2026 season features a major slate of manga through the Kana imprint. Before Dawn and the End of the World, a manga anthology by Inio Asano, brings together previously untranslated short comics spanning the early and middle years of his career. Collected in a single volume, the book offers readers a rare look at Asano’s range beyond his longer series.
The manga lineup continues with Jagaaan Volume 1, a manga by Muneyuki Kaneshiro with art by Kensuke Nishida. Graphic, unsettling, and psychologically charged, the book follows a disaffected police officer whose violent fantasies collide with a sudden outbreak of monstrous transformations across the city. The release kicks off a fourteen-volume series long requested by English-language readers.
“This season is a vivid celebration of everything that drives our passion for comics and manga,” said Joseph Montagne, Publisher of Abrams ComicArts. “These graphic novels burst with the limitless creativity of the medium—proving just how much comics can inspire, challenge, and connect us. It’s truly an honor to bring such a dynamic collection of stories together in one remarkable season.”
Fall 2026 Abrams ComicArts and Kana Graphic Novels Include:
Abrams ComicArts | Fall 2026
The Dissidents by Derf Backderf
Framing Emmett Till: Exposing Dark Fear by Christopher Benson, illustrated by Eric Battle
Marvel Dimensions by Alex Ross
Diana by Nate Powell
MUTTS: Sunday Funnies Volumes 1 and 2 plus Boxed Set by Patrick McDonnell
Lantern Pass by Serge Lehman, illustrated by Frederik Peeters
Miss Greene’s Secret by Nicolas Antona, illustrated by Nina Jacqmin
Don Quixote: A Graphic Novel Adaptation adapted and illustrated by Paul Brizzi and Gaëtan Brizzi
Human Nature Book 2 by Darren Aronofsky, illustrated by Martin Morazzo
The Undertaker Volumes 2 and 3 by Xavier Dorison, illustrated by Ralph Meyer
Doctor Strange: Endless Nightmare by Kevin J. Anderson, illustrated by Raúl Allén and Patricia Martín
Dune Messiah Book 1: A Graphic Novel Adaptation by Brian Herbert and Kevin J. Anderson, illustrated by Michael Shelfer
The Simpsons: Cavalcade of Comics by various creators
The Simpsons Treehouse of Horror Ominous Omnibus Boxed Set by various creators
Kana | Fall 2026:
Before Dawn and the End of the World by Inio Asano
Jagaaan Volume 1 by Muneyuki Kaneshiro, illustrated by Kensuke Nishida
Billy Bat Volumes 2 and 3 by Naoki Urasawa and Takashi Nagasaki, illustrated by Naoki Urasawa
Blades of the Guardians Volumes 3 and 4 by Xu Xianzhe
Chiisakobee Volumes 2 and 3 by Minetaro Mochizuki
Cat’s Eye Omnibus Volumes 4 and 5 by Tsukasa Hojo
City Hunter Omnibus Volumes 4 and 5 by Tsukasa Hojo
Hideout by Masasumi Kakizaki
Bye-Bye Beanbag by Takeda Kazuyoshi
The Gentleman, the Cat, and the Tearoom Volume 1 by Molicross
How to Draw Chibi by Chiharu Yumenouchi
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Founded in 1949, ABRAMS was the first company in the United States to specialize in publishing art and illustrated books. The company publishes works in art, photography, cooking, craft, comics, interior and garden design, entertainment, fashion, and popular culture as well as narrative nonfiction and fiction for adults; children's books ranging from middle grade to young adult fiction to picture books to board books. ABRAMS creates and distributes books under the following imprints: Abrams; Abrams ComicArts; Megascope; Surely Books; Kana; Abrams Press; Cernunnos; Taunton Books; Abrams Books for Young Readers; Abrams Fanfare; Amulet Books; Abrams Appleseed; and Magic Cat. ABRAMS also distributes books for Booth-Clibborn Editions, Bungie, Alain Ducasse Édition, Éditions de La Martiniére, Editions BPI, Enchanted Lion Books, Familius, Getty Publications, Global Golf Group, Lucky Spool, Milky Way Picture Books, Red Comet Press, The Museum of Modern Art, SelfMadeHero, Skittledog, Tate Publishing, V&A Publishing, and The Vendome Press.
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