Origami is an fun craft experience for both boys and girls, and the paper shapes created can serve purposes beyond the decorative. At least, that's what these two Secret Origami books, Origami X: Paper Folding for Secret Agents and Origami XOXO: Paper Folding for Special Secrets (Capstone, August 2012), propose!In...

I've never witnessed an actual sumo wrestling match, so this graphic novel about sumo caught my curiosity. Thien Pham's Sumo (First Second, December 2012) follows Scott, an American college graduate who thought he was heading toward the NFL but didn't make the cut and subsequently lost the love of his...

I've been a steadfast follower of blogger Tavi Gevinson and her fashion/feminist escapades for years now, so perhaps I am a biased reader, but I absolutely loved Rookie Yearbook One (Drawn & Quarterly, September 2012), a massive compilation of all of Rookie Mag's brightest moments.Rookie Magazine, an online magazine aimed...