Graphic Mundi in 2025: Drawing Our Worlds Together with Graphic Novels that Enlighten, Empower, and Inspire
Graphic novel publisher Graphic Mundi creates urgent, timely stories that connect and inspire. Graphic Mundi’s creators represent a broad range of voices and experiences, and their graphic novels address important topics such as health and human rights, politics, the environment, science, and technology.
“New titles in Graphic Mundi for 2025 offer compelling personal stories about the quest for physical and emotional well-being in the face of trauma. Whether it’s about learning how to avoid toxic relationships, how to get a restful night’s sleep, or how to manage the diagnosis for a disabling and incurable disease, each of these graphic narratives speaks so well to the mission of Graphic Mundi, which is to publish stories by powerful, authentic voices that enlighten, empower, and inspire,” says Kendra Boileau, Graphic Mundi Publisher.
Graphic Mundi 2025 is:
My Degeneration: A Journey Through Parkinson’s, by Peter Dunlap-Shohl (on sale 4/1)
At the age of forty-three, former Anchorage Daily News staff cartoonist Peter Dunlap-Shohl was diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease, a disorder that can rob a person of their ability to speak or write, and degrades their ability to deal with complexity. In My Degeneration, Dunlap-Shohl recounts his attempt to come to grips with this chronic, progressive, and disabling disorder. This graphic novel tracks his journey through depression, juggling medications and weathering their side effects, the impact of the diagnosis on his personal relationships, and the raft of mental and physical changes wrought by the disease, alongside information about coping with Parkinson’s on a day-to-day basis and the changes that life with the disorder can bring to the ways one sees the world.
Heartcore, by Štěpánka Jislová (on sale 5/13)
What is at the core of romantic attachment? Does our upbringing play a part, or is falling in love a magical, uncontrollable process? Are we doomed to repeat the same mistakes over and over, or can we learn new ways to love? These are the questions asked in this award-winning graphic memoir from Štěpánka Jislová. In an empowering story of self-discovery, she reflects on her troubled experiences in dating and love, exploring topics such as normative gender roles, online dating, casual sex, alcohol abuse, sexual violence, and the psychology behind interpersonal attachment. Confronting her unhealthy behaviors she provides an inspiring example of how people can change for the better.
Sleepless Planet, by Maureen Burdock (on sale 11/4)
Why does roughly a fourth of the population suffer from chronic insomnia? Why can’t we sleep? And what can we do about it? Sleep is the story of a planet yearning for rest and the quest for better sleep. It explores the historical and cultural contexts of the insomnia epidemic and charts the author’s own strategies for healing from a lifetime of sleeplessness, looking at food, daily habits, and other coping techniques. Relatable and accessible, this graphic guide playfully demonstrates both traditional and unconventional methods for reclaiming good sleep—and better mental and physical health.
