A new year means new comics! The Beat can exclusively reveal the Ten Speed Graphic Spring 2025 release schedule, which includes debut graphic novels, print editions of Webtoon hits, and new installments in beloved series. Read on for details including cover art and release dates.
This Beautiful, Ridiculous City by Kay Sohini
On sale 1/28/25
A vibrant graphic memoir of a woman—an immigrant, a survivor, a writer, a foodie, and, ultimately, an optimist—who rebuilds her life in New York City while recovering from the trauma of an abusive relationship. On her first night in New York City, Kay Sohini sits on the tarmac of JFK Airport making an inventory of everything she’s left behind in India: her family, friends, home, and gaslighting ex-boyfriend. In the wake of that untethering she realizes two things: she’s finally made it to the city of her literary heroes—Kerouac, Plath, Bechdel—and the trauma she’s endured has created gaping holes in her memory.
As Kay begins the work of piecing herself back together she discovers the deep sense of belonging that can only be found on the streets of New York City. In the process she falls beautifully, ridiculously in love with the bustling landscape, and realizes that the places we love do not always love us back but can still somehow save us in weird, unexpected ways. At once heartbreaking and uplifting, This Beautiful, Ridiculous City explores the relationship between trauma and truth, displacement and belonging, and what it means to forge a life of one’s own.
Remember Us to Life by Joanna Rubin Dranger
On sale 4/8/25
Told through a genre-defying blend of illustrations, photography, and found objects, Remember Us to Life chronicles author Joanna Rubin Dranger’s investigation into her Jewish family’s history, spanning time, space, and three continents in search of her lost relatives. As discolored photos are retrieved from half-forgotten moth-eaten boxes, Joanna discovers the startling modernity and vibrancy of the lives her family never spoke about—and the devastating violence that led to their senseless murders.
Carefully researched and expertly told, Joanna’s unflinchingly brave and intimate portrayal of one of history’s greatest tragedies will capture and break readers’ hearts. The first graphic memoir ever to win the prestigious Nordic Council Literature Prize, Remember Us to Life will be available for the first time in English.
Suitor Armor, Vol. 2 by Purpah
On sale 5/20/25
In the second volume of the Webtoon romantasy Suitor Armor, palace life becomes increasingly dangerous for lady-in-waiting Lucia as she learns more about the magical world around her. Lucia has just begun her exciting mage apprenticeship with Norrix, finally tapping into her innate capabilities as a magical being, and she sets off to find her fellow fairy Quinn who is being held captive within the kingdom’s dungeons.
While trying to free them, she discovers a shocking secret about the fairy-human war that spirals into a series of mistrustful encounters. Now that Modeus—the magically sentient suit of armor Lucia has formed a powerful bond with—has the newfound ability to speak, Lucia continues to teach him about the world. However, as their relationship deepens, the two must grapple with the true violent purpose for his existence. Volume 2 features an exclusive bonus storyline.
Castle Swimmer, Vol. 2 by Wendy Martin
On sale 6/3/25
In the stunning second installment of the Webtoon sensation Castle Swimmer, the sharks want Kappa dead, and time is running out for Prince Siren to save him. As tensions run high, the queens of two neighboring kingdoms visit the shark castle and offer an alliance, and while they might just be the means of escape the two mermen have been looking for, it’s unclear if they can be trusted.
Siren will do anything to get Kappa to safety—even if it means never seeing him again, and even if all Kappa wants is to stay by his side. Yet escaping will take all of Siren and Kappa’s courage and cunning, and there’s no guarantee they’ll both make it out alive. Volume 2 features exclusive content including a never-before-seen bonus chapter.
Nothing Special, Vol. 3: Pride and Pompousness by Katie Cook
On sale 6/24/25
Callie, Declan, Lasser, and Radish fight to protect the Poppyfield inheritance from a cunning, dastardly foe in the third installment of the hit Webtoon series Nothing Special. Laurel Poppyfield, matriarch of the fairy family, is dying. She holds the majority of the Poppyfields’ magic and has no true heir to give it to. Or so she thought until Callie, Declan, Lasser, and Radish walked into the family estate trying to find someone to heal Declan’s wing. It turns out Declan is Laurel’s grandson and practically fairy royalty, and the timing of his arrival could not be more perfect.
Not everyone is happy about Declan’s sudden appearance, though. Leir, one of Lasser’s older brothers, has worked for years to become a trusted presence in the Poppyfield home. He was Laurel’s top choice to inherit the family’s magic before Declan showed up, and he’s not about to let his plans get ruined. Can our heroes thwart his nefarious schemes before the Poppyfield magic falls into the wrong hands? Volume 3 features exclusive bonus content by the inimitable Katie Cook.
Muted, Vol. 1 by Miranda Mundt
On sale 7/8/25
A summoning ritual gone awry kicks off a lush, witchy graphic novel series with joyful streaks of found family and polyamorous sapphic romance in this first volume of the beloved Webtoon coming-of-age story.
It has been 13 years since the mysterious fire at the Severin family manor that killed Camille’s mother and twin sister, and the last thing Camille wants to do is return to her old home deep in the swamps of Louisiana. But she doesn’t have a choice. Deeply ingrained family tradition and Matriarch Athalie—Camille’s coldhearted aunt and head of the Severin household—demand it. When the time comes for Camille to perform the demon-summoning blood ritual that every prospective matriarch in her family must complete, she is afraid of making a mistake. She has practiced and practiced, but instead of the beat of demonic wings or the snap of talons, her blood calls forth evergreen vines and leaves.
Terrified of what this might mean, she flees into the swamp. But her failed ritual gives her something precious: time away from Aunt Athalie. Time to spend with her beloved familiar Toben and kindly cousin Silvia. And—unbeknownst to her—time to fall in love, discover the truth of her magic, reunite with long lost family, work through her grief, and solve the mystery of who killed her mother and sister. Muted, Vol. 1 features an exclusive bonus chapter.
