Roye Okupe’s Malika series was inspired by the history of Nigeria, his home country. Malika is a strong ruler, who struggles with guilt, vulnerability, and the place for mercy in her empire.

Marcelino Truong’s Such a Lovely Little War and Saigon Calling span four different cultural perspectives of the Vietnam/American war.

Fábio Moon and Gabriel Bá’s Daytripper is a magical walk through a life. The non-chronological narrative ends each chapter with the death of the protagonist, Brás.

Rumiko Takahashi’s Ranma ½ is delightful, lighthearted gender-bending text. The text neatly fits into the genre of shojo, manga targeted at young girls, with it’s themes of romance and school drama.

Kim Dong Hwa’s Color of Earth is the first in a coming-of-age trilogy about a young girl and her mother. Ehwa and her mother run a local tavern in pastoral Korea. Dong Hwa uses the narrative to explore what his mother’s childhood may have been like.