Great stories this week, 26 October – 1 November

No graphic novel with a confirmed release date between 26 October and 1 November could be verified, so this week’s list has no confirmed graphic novel arrivals. What is confirmed is a batch of single issues dated 28 October, including Absolute Batman #25 and Absolute Wonder Woman #25, at $5.99 each in the US. Those are floppy comics, not graphic novels.

This edition also offers a wordless comic to read now, a true sea rescue off Baja California, and an update on a Korra graphic novel with no date. Each item is marked by what the sources confirm, so a release can be told apart from an announcement. For last week’s list, see our previous weekly roundup of new graphic novels.

Our pick to read: Wandering, a comic with no words

Wandering, by Jonathan Djob Nkondo, is a wordless graphic novel about two men who never meet. One lives on the surface, the other underground. There is no dialogue, so everything rests on the order of the panels.

That makes it a useful case study for anyone learning how comics move a reader through time. If you want the basics first, our guide on how to read a comic explains panels and the gaps between them. For a closer look at sequencing, see how to sequence a short comic.

A monthly roundup of October 2026 releases features the book, but gives only the month, not a day. Check the publisher’s page for the exact date before buying. Nothing confirms a release or review inside this week, so treat it as a recent book to read now, not a confirmed arrival for 26 October to 1 November.

The same October roundup also lists The Wolf at Memory’s End by Adachitoka, translated by Dawson Chen, from the creators of Noragami. No date inside this window is confirmed for it, so it is background only.

True stories: a rescue 140 miles off Baja California

This is last week’s news rather than something dated inside this week. The rescue took place in the predawn hours of 16 October, about 140 miles (225 km) off Mexico’s Baja California peninsula. A mayday came at around 1 a.m.

In rough Pacific waves of 6 to 8 feet, Coast Guard rescue swimmer Josh Law, 24, was lowered from a helicopter into the water. The crew was led by pilot Lt. Miyako Miller, and 16 people were rescued. Eleven others were never found, and the Coast Guard called off its search late on the Sunday.

Law said he had very little sleep. Of the strain, he said: “I was experiencing exhaustion at that point.” The boat’s origin and purpose are part of a federal investigation, and the Coast Guard said Customs and Border Protection was investigating and interviewing survivors. Per the Mexican consulate, all those rescued are Mexican.

What new graphic novels are out this week?

The short answer is that the sources checked for this edition do not confirm a graphic novel dated 26 October to 1 November, so none is listed here as a confirmed arrival.

A comic shop listing for the week of 28 October does show single issues. These are floppies, not graphic novels. The listing is hard to read in places, so check each title against the publisher before buying. If you wonder where the line falls, see graphic novel versus comic book.

Other October titles appear in a monthly roundup with dates outside this week or none confirmed, so they are background only. Strange Cases, by Riotbones, is dated 13 October. Legends & Lattes: The Graphic Novel, by Travis Baldree and Samuel Sattin, adapts a novel and has no confirmed date in the sources. A reviewer in the roundup calls it the pair’s favourite release of 2026 so far, after reading an early review copy. The Midnight Library: The Graphic Novel, by Fred Fordham, is also background only.

For UK readers, last week’s list dated 20 October included Big Guns, Stupid Rednecks and The Darwin Incident 10. Those are dated 20 October, outside this window. For the exact graphic novels of this week, check publisher schedules and a UK shop’s weekly list.

Is The Legend of Korra graphic novel out yet?

No, not as far as the sources show. Dark Horse Comics revealed The Legend of Korra: The Long Game at New York Comic Con 2026 as a new graphic novel trilogy. The announcement was made on 8 October.

Michael Dante DiMartino, a co-creator of Avatar: The Last Airbender, is writing it. The cover, by Alexandria Monik, shows Korra, Bolin, Zaheer and Tokuga.

The plot and publication schedule have not been announced, so no release date should be assumed. An announcement is not a release. Watch for the publisher’s own announcements, and check UK shops’ weekly lists for any graphic novel that does arrive in the coming weeks.