MrBallen Presents: Where Nightmares Live, by YouTube personality MrBallen with writer Robert Venditti and artist Andrea Mutti, is a followup to MrBallen Presents, which was one of the best-selling Author graphic novels of 2024 (see “Full Year 2024 Circana BookScan”), with the pricier hardcover edition selling even better than the paperback. MrBallen Presents: Where Nightmares Live will be released on September 30, 2025, with an MSRP of $25.99 for the hardcover and $19.99 for the paperback.
The Comic Book History of the Cocktail: Five Centuries of Mixing Drinks and Carrying On, by David Wondrich and Dean Koch, traces the history of boozy beverages from wassail to espresso martinis. The 176-page hardcover will be released on September 23 with an MSRP of $29.99.Also on the list: Champions, a YA graphic novel by basketball star Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (see “Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Pens YA Graphic Novel”), and two titles from Webtoon, Muted, Vol. 2, by Miranda Mundt, and Suitor Armor, Vol. 3, by Purpah.