If you're the kind of person that doesn't wait for October to dive into Harry Potter movies, who lights candles to set the vibe, or who insists on dressing like the witches from Hocus Pocus all year long, then this list is for you. These graphic novels fill your soul with crystal dreams, spellbound storylines, and magical mysteries. Look for color trends of dark meets neutral with hints of greenery and crystals.
So pull out your tarot cards, recharge your favorite gems, and snuggle into your apothecary themed bedroom because we've got a list graphic novels that will have you entranced for hours.
Sabrina the Teenage Witch
BY BABS TARR, BRENDEN FLETCHER, CAMERON STEWARTSabrina is a teen witch who's struggling with balancing the double life of high school and her burgeoning powers. Newly relocated to Greendale with her aunts Hilda and Zelda (also witches), Sabrina is trying to make the best of being the new girl in town which so far includes two intriguing love interests, an instant rivalry, a couple of misfits that could turn into BFFs, and trying to save the high school (and maybe the world) from crazy supernatural events.
Snapdragon
BY KAT LEYHSnap's town has a witch. At least, that's the rumor. In reality, Jacks is just a Crocs-wearing, internet-savvy old lady who sells the skeletons of roadkill online. It's creepy, sure, but Snap thinks it's kind of cool, too. Snap needs a favor from this old woman, though, so she begins helping Jacks with her strange work. Snap gets to know her and realizes that Jacks may in fact have real magic--and an unlikely connection to Snap's family's past.
Monstress
BY MAJORIE LIU, SANA TAKEDASet in an alternate world of art deco beauty and steampunk horror, Monstress tells the epic story of Maika Halfwolf, a teenage survivor of a cataclysmic war between humans and their hated enemies, the Arcanics. In the face of oppression and terrible danger, Maika is both hunter and hunted, searching for answers about her mysterious past as those who seek to use her remain just one step behind...and all the while, the monster within begins to awaken...
Shade: The Changing Girl
BY BRIAN K. VAUGHNDaphne Walters moved to Los Angeles to follow the love of her life ... or so she thought. Rudely awakened for her happily-ever-after, she finds herself suddenly both out of a place to live and without a reason for being thousands of miles from home. In the midst of her heartbreak, she finds her way to Rycroft Manor, a derelict apartment complex that isn't as abandoned as it seems. It turns out that the Manor isn't just packed with mid-century charm ... it's also teeming with lovesick ghosts and aspiring actor ghouls! Daphne might need to crash on this haunted couch for a while, nut having undead roommates might be more than she bargained for.
Afar
BY LEILA DEL DUCA, KIT SEATONIn a post-industrial desert wasteland, fifteen-year-old Boetema develops the ability to astral project to other planets. On her own planet, with her parents gone, she and her thirteen-year-old brother, Inotu, must cross a dangerous desert to flee a cyborg bodyguard.
The Witch Boy
BY MOLLY KNOX OSTERTAGIn thirteen-year-old Aster's family, all the girls are raised to be witches, while boys grow up to be shapeshifters. Anyone who dares cross those lines is exiled. Unfortunately for Aster, he still hasn't shifted and he's still fascinated by witchery, no matter how forbidden it might be. When a mysterious danger threatens the other boys, Aster knows he can help -- as a witch. It will take the encouragement of a new friend, the non-magical and non-conforming Charlie, to convince Aster to try practicing his skills. And it will require even more courage to save his family and be truly himself.
Hopeless Maine
BY TOM AND NIMUE BROWNOn the island of Hopeless, Maine, a young witch finds orphan Salamandra in a gothic house who refuses to talk about her parents, does not want to live in the orphanage, and growing up had to deal with ghosts, strange creatures, horrible children, and demons.
Spectacle
BY MEGAN ROSE GEDRISPragmatic engineer Anna works as a psychic in the Samson Brothers Circus, but she doesn't believe in anything supernatural--until her twin sister Kat is murdered and comes back as a very demanding ghost. Sharing a room with her sister was hard, but now they're sharing a body while trying to identify the killer. With few leads, a troupe full of secretive folk, and strange paranormal occurrences popping up around the circus, solving the case seems near impossible. But the murderer in their midst may be the least of their problems...
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