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Five Must-Read Graphic Novels for Summer 2023

publication · 2026-04-27

A curated selection of five graphic novels for summer 2023 reading includes Nicoz Balboa's Transformer, a gender transition diary; Claudio Calia's Allargo le braccia e i muri cadono on priest Don Gallo; Alice Milani's Sofia Kovalevskaja biography; Mariapaola Pesce and Shannice Alogaga's Alice Walker; and Osamu Tezuka's Il film è vivo! on animation. Published by Feltrinelli Comics, Oblomov, Coconino Press, Beccogiallo, and Rizzoli Lizard respectively.

Key facts

  • Five graphic novels recommended for summer 2023.
  • Nicoz Balboa's Transformer (Oblomov, 2023) is a gender transition diary.
  • Claudio Calia's Allargo le braccia e i muri cadono (Feltrinelli Comics, 2023) focuses on Don Andrea Gallo.
  • Alice Milani's Sofia Kovalevskaja (Coconino Press, 2023) is a biography of the Russian mathematician.
  • Mariapaola Pesce and Shannice Alogaga's Alice Walker (Beccogiallo, 2023) covers the writer's life.
  • Osamu Tezuka's Il film è vivo! (Rizzoli Lizard, 2023) is about animation.
  • All books were published in 2023.
  • Transformer is a sequel to Born to Lose and Play With Fire.

Entities

Artists

  • Nicoz Balboa
  • Claudio Calia
  • Alice Milani
  • Mariapaola Pesce
  • Shannice Alogaga
  • Osamu Tezuka
  • Don Andrea Gallo
  • Sofia Kovalevskaja
  • Alice Walker
  • Marie Curie
  • Wisława Szymborska
  • Fabrizio De André
  • Steven Spielberg
  • Musashi Miyamoto

Institutions

  • Feltrinelli Comics
  • Oblomov
  • Coconino Press
  • Beccogiallo
  • Rizzoli Lizard
  • Comunità San Benedetto al Porto

Locations

  • Italy
  • Genoa
  • Milan
  • Bologna
  • Rome
  • Padua
  • Japan
  • United States

Sources