As the days get hotter, it can be a good idea to take breaks from being in the sun! While you’re resting indoors, engage with some of your favorite video games in a new way by reading these graphic novels:

Read the hit manga inspired by the fa- favorite Nintendo game! See your favorite characters interact on the page, translated into English for the first time. You can follow the fun, quirky villager’s adventures over six volumes! 

Read as Klem and his friends infiltrate the human world in a hunt for candy on Halloween night! Can they avoid those who are trying to steal the candy from them before they get home? 

This unofficial graphic novel follows four kids who are trying to make it safely after a devastating storm. Will they make it to the Beacon and learn how to help humanity survive? The series has four volumes available for checkout. 

Follow Sora’s adventures to recover the keyblade with the help of Donald Duck and Goofy in this comic based on the third game in the Kingdom Hearts series. We also have a graphic novel based on the second game in the series!

Can Link collect all the stones needed to unlock the triforce? Read the entire reissued 1999 manga that has all your favorite characters from the games! If you already read that and want more Legend of Zelda, check out the translated edition of Legend of Zelda: a Link to the Past, also available from CCPL. 

Follow Mario and his friends on fun adventures through familiar worlds! This manga is a great choice because it is a bunch of short stories that were translated and printed together, making it a perfect book to pick up and put down as you take breaks from the sun. We also have another Super Mario graphic novel full of short stories available!

In this series, three friends accidentally find themselves in Minecraft! They have to use their knowledge of the game to help others and battle monsters. Another graphic novel series, The Diary of an 8-bit Warrior, follows the adventures of Runt as he tries to become a warrior in the world of Minecraft!

This graphic novel series has 29 volumes! It is one of the biggest manga series available at your library. Whether you love the traditional Pokémon games, apps, or the TV show, this series will have something for you!

Sonic, Knuckles, and the rest of the characters from the games go on adventures in this graphic novel! It collects some of the top Sonic stories in honor of the 30th anniversary of the video game character.  Longtime Sonic writer Ian Flynn also has a bunch of other Sonic graphic novels available through your library. 

This excellent manga series follows inklings as they explore the world of Splatoon! There are six volumes in the series. Another adaptation of the game is an underdog story of two inklings who team up to try and win a turf war in Inkopolis.

Enjoy your Summer! Remember to stop by the library for plenty of books and programs.