Five Must-Read Graphic Novels for Summer 2023
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