“When New York breaks, I fix it.” So says the strange and enigmatic Dr. Spencer Brownfield. He’s designated himself the organizer of New York’s seemingly infinite chaos. He sees things that others don’t even notice. And then he molds those things like clay.

Infidelity is never easy for an unsuspecting spouse, especially one who is blindsided by her husband’s indiscretions and learns about them accidentally. That’s what happened to Cynthia (Cindy) Copeland when she stumbles upon a series of emails her husband left open on the family computer. Suddenly, the happy marriage she thought she had is crumbling, and life as she knows it will never be the same again.

Miriam Katin revisits Berlin (and her past) in this vibrant, funny, and incredibly honest memoir.

Raven Girl began as a challenge from Wayne McGregor, the choreographer of the Royal Ballet in London. He asked Niffenegger to come up with a new fairy tale that he would choreograph a dance to; she complied, and this mesmerizing illustrated book is the result.

With so many pieces combining to form one long-form story, it’s easy to get lost inside Building Stories. Where does it begin? Where does it end? That’s all up to you, and that’s just the beginning of its brilliance.

Mermaids and sirens are allegories for any of the obsessions and addictions that drag us down, that take root in our minds and don’t let go, and Mark Siegel utilizes that theme in a multitude of ways, sometimes comic, sometimes dark and tragic, in Sailor Twain.

This being a fully realized 21st-century graphic novel, Anomaly is not just a book, but an interactive experience.

It’s been almost 75 years since Sergei Eisenstein’s epic battle film Alexander Nevsky was released. The 1938 movie told the tale of one of Russia’s greatest heroes, a 13th-century prince who rallied the battle to fend off the Golden Horde of Mongolia. But the film did not represent Eisenstein’s complete vision, nor did it greatly adhere to the truth. Now, an intense and groundbreaking graphic novel picks up the pieces of the great film.