[et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” custom_padding=”||0px||false|false” da_disable_devices=”off|off|off” global_colors_info=”{}” da_is_popup=”off” da_exit_intent=”off” da_has_close=”on” da_alt_close=”off” da_dark_close=”off” da_not_modal=”on” da_is_singular=”off” da_with_loader=”off” da_has_shadow=”on”][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.27.6″ _module_preset=”default” text_font_size=”19px” text_line_height=”1.3em” link_font_size=”19px” hover_enabled=”0″ global_colors_info=”{}” sticky_enabled=”0″]<\/p>\n
The team at Long Melford Library share some of their favourite comic book series for kids. Browse our staff picks and pick up a copy from your local library!<\/p>\n
Below is just a selection of what’s available – take a look at our fave titles from each series and explore the rest when you next visit the library!<\/p>\n
Want more suggested books? Take a look at our recommendations<\/a> or explore more of the National Year of Reading<\/a> campaign.<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row column_structure=”2_5,3_5″ _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”2_5″ _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_image src=”https:\/\/suffolkcommunitylibraries.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Roman-Holiday-Pablo-and-Splash.jpg” alt=”Roman Holiday Pablo and Splash” title_text=”Roman Holiday Pablo and Splash” url=”https:\/\/suffolk.spydus.co.uk\/cgi-bin\/spydus.exe\/ENQ\/OPAC\/BIBENQ?SETLVL=&BRN=3819253″ url_new_window=”on” _builder_version=”4.27.5″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_image][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”3_5″ _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.27.5″ _module_preset=”default” text_font_size=”19px” text_line_height=”1.3em” link_font_size=”19px” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n Sheena Dempsey<\/strong><\/p>\n When their penguin pal Benji won’t believe they’ve travelled through time, Pablo and Splash have a point to prove. The two travel to Ancient Rome, hoping to bring back a centurion helmet as proof of their adventures.<\/p>\n But when Pablo and Splash meet an emperor with a passion for collecting exotic birds, only some quick thinking – and emergency time travel – can save them from the fate that awaits them in the Colosseum!<\/p>\n Borrow Roman Holiday<\/em>\u00a0\u2192<\/a>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row column_structure=”2_5,3_5″ _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”2_5″ _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_image src=”https:\/\/suffolkcommunitylibraries.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Hilo-the-Boy-Who-Crashed-to-Earth.jpg” alt=”Hilo the Boy Who Crashed to Earth” title_text=”Hilo the Boy Who Crashed to Earth” url=”https:\/\/suffolk.spydus.co.uk\/cgi-bin\/spydus.exe\/ENQ\/OPAC\/BIBENQ?SETLVL=&BRN=2079662″ url_new_window=”on” _builder_version=”4.27.5″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_image][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”3_5″ _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.27.5″ _module_preset=”default” text_font_size=”19px” text_line_height=”1.3em” link_font_size=”19px” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n Judd Winick\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n D.J. and his friend Gina are totally normal kids. Until a mysterious boy comes crashing down from the sky and nearly blows up their club house!<\/p>\n Hilo doesn’t know where he came from, or what he’s doing on Earth (or why going to school in only your underwear is a bad idea!) but he’s starting to think he might not be the only alien to have crash-landed on our planet.<\/p>\n Can the trio unlock the secrets of his past? Can Hilo survive a day at school? And are D.J. and Gina ready to save the world?<\/p>\n Borrow The Boy Who Crashed to Earth<\/em>\u00a0\u2192<\/a>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row column_structure=”2_5,3_5″ _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”2_5″ _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_image src=”https:\/\/suffolkcommunitylibraries.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Investigators-Case-Files.jpg” alt=”Investigators Case Files” title_text=”Investigators Case Files” url=”https:\/\/suffolk.spydus.co.uk\/cgi-bin\/spydus.exe\/ENQ\/OPAC\/BIBENQ?SETLVL=&BRN=3861746″ url_new_window=”on” _builder_version=”4.27.5″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_image][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”3_5″ _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.27.5″ _module_preset=”default” text_font_size=”19px” text_line_height=”1.3em” link_font_size=”19px” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n John Patrick Green\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n Mango and Brash are back, and this time they’re asking you to help them crack the case!<\/p>\n The InvestiGators have been given the G.R.I.D., a brand-new tool to help gather evidence and clues. Using the prompts in each chapter, readers can make their own deductions alongside the Gators and solve the case!<\/p>\n Featuring plenty of familiar faces from investigations past, and packed full of hilarious hijinks, join Mango and Brash as they get to the bottom of cases big and small!<\/p>\n Borrow Case Files<\/em>\u00a0\u2192<\/a>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row column_structure=”2_5,3_5″ _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”2_5″ _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_image src=”https:\/\/suffolkcommunitylibraries.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Castronauts-Digital-Disaster.jpg” alt=”Castronauts Digital Disaster” title_text=”Castronauts Digital Disaster” url=”https:\/\/suffolk.spydus.co.uk\/cgi-bin\/spydus.exe\/ENQ\/OPAC\/BIBENQ?SETLVL=&BRN=2771401″ url_new_window=”on” _builder_version=”4.27.5″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_image][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”3_5″ _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.27.5″ _module_preset=”default” text_font_size=”19px” text_line_height=”1.3em” link_font_size=”19px” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n Drew Brockington<\/strong><\/p>\n Darby Fuzzelton, the world’s richest cat, is determined to open the first-ever space hotel! Her first guests? The elite CatStronauts along with a few kittens who were top of their class at Space Camp. Their job? To prove that her space hotel is safe to the public.<\/p>\n When the cats and kittens arrive, they’re greeted by AVA, an advanced Artificial Intelligence system programmed to handle countless hotel operations. Upon seeing Cat-Stro-Bot and his ability to go anywhere, AVA becomes obsessed with gaining her own freedom. With AVA distracted, all the hotel systems go on the fritz!<\/p>\n Will the CatStronauts escape this hotel of horror?<\/p>\n Borrow Digital Disaster<\/em>\u00a0\u2192<\/a>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row column_structure=”2_5,3_5″ _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”2_5″ _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_image src=”https:\/\/suffolkcommunitylibraries.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Hilda-and-the-Stone-Forest.jpg” alt=”Hilda and the Stone Forest” title_text=”Hilda and the Stone Forest” url=”https:\/\/suffolk.spydus.co.uk\/cgi-bin\/spydus.exe\/ENQ\/OPAC\/BIBENQ?SETLVL=&BRN=2400101″ url_new_window=”on” _builder_version=”4.27.5″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_image][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”3_5″ _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.27.5″ _module_preset=”default” text_font_size=”19px” text_line_height=”1.3em” link_font_size=”19px” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n Luke Pearson<\/strong><\/p>\n Hilda may be grounded, but that won’t stop her from heading off on another daring adventure!<\/p>\n But everything is thrown off course when her mother catches her and is dragged along for the ride. Furious with each other, the bickering pair find themselves lost in the land of the trolls, forced to embark on a dangerous journey to make their way home. And to make matters even more difficult, Hilda has to do so as a troll?<\/p>\n Buckle your seatbelts for a crazy body-swapping adventure!<\/p>\n Borrow Hilda and the Stone Forest<\/em>\u00a0\u2192<\/a>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row column_structure=”2_5,3_5″ _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”2_5″ _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_image src=”https:\/\/suffolkcommunitylibraries.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Worst-King-Ever.jpg” alt=”Worst King Ever” title_text=”Worst King Ever” url=”https:\/\/suffolk.spydus.co.uk\/cgi-bin\/spydus.exe\/ENQ\/OPAC\/BIBENQ?SETLVL=&BRN=3507067″ url_new_window=”on” _builder_version=”4.27.5″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_image][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”3_5″ _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.27.5″ _module_preset=”default” text_font_size=”19px” text_line_height=”1.3em” link_font_size=”19px” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n James Turner\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n Shy and anxious schoolboy Toby accidentally becomes king of a pixie kingdom at the bottom of his garden!<\/p>\n These chaos-creating magical critters cause havoc for Toby at home and at school with their ridiculously silly powers (despite them only trying to help!), much to Toby’s embarrassment and frustration.<\/p>\n But when his extrovert friend Mo discovers Toby’s secret double life, Toby realises that maybe being king of the pixies isn’t so bad after all.<\/p>\n Borrow Worst King Ever<\/em>\u00a0\u2192<\/a>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row column_structure=”2_5,3_5″ _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”2_5″ _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_image src=”https:\/\/suffolkcommunitylibraries.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/The-Scarlet-Shedder.jpg” alt=”Book cover of The Scarlet Shedder” title_text=”The Scarlet Shedder” url=”https:\/\/suffolk.spydus.co.uk\/cgi-bin\/spydus.exe\/ENQ\/OPAC\/BIBENQ?SETLVL=&BRN=3702053″ url_new_window=”on” _builder_version=”4.27.5″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_image][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”3_5″ _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.27.5″ _module_preset=”default” text_font_size=”19px” text_line_height=”1.3em” link_font_size=”19px” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n Dav Pilkey<\/strong><\/p>\n P.U.! Dog Man got sprayed by a skunk! After being dunked in tomato juice, the stink is gone but the scarlet red colour remains.<\/p>\n Now exiled, this spunky superhero must struggle to save the citizens who shunned him! Will the ends justify the means for Petey, who’s reluctantly pulled back into a life of crime in order to help Dog Man?<\/p>\n And who will step forward when an all-new, never-before-seen villain unleashes an army of A.I. robots?<\/p>\n Borrow The Scarlet Shedder<\/em>\u00a0\u2192<\/a>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row column_structure=”2_5,3_5″ _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”2_5″ _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_image src=”https:\/\/suffolkcommunitylibraries.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Tigerstar-and-Sasha.jpg” alt=”Tigerstar and Sasha” title_text=”Tigerstar and Sasha” url=”https:\/\/suffolk.spydus.co.uk\/cgi-bin\/spydus.exe\/ENQ\/OPAC\/BIBENQ?SETLVL=&BRN=3818259″ url_new_window=”on” _builder_version=”4.27.5″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_image][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”3_5″ _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.27.5″ _module_preset=”default” text_font_size=”19px” text_line_height=”1.3em” link_font_size=”19px” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n Erin Hunter<\/strong><\/p>\n When Sasha is forced to leave her kittypet home, she must forge a solitary new life in the forest. Life on her own is exciting at first but quickly gets lonely. Then she meets Tigerstar, leader of ShadowClan, and wonders whether she would be better off joining the ranks of his forest Clan.<\/p>\n But Tigerstar has many secrets, and Sasha isn’t sure she can trust him. Will she be forced to wander alone forever? And where does she belong?<\/p>\n Borrow Tigerstar and Sasha<\/em>\u00a0\u2192<\/a>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row column_structure=”2_5,3_5″ _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”2_5″ _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_image src=”https:\/\/suffolkcommunitylibraries.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Bumble-and-Snug-and-the-Worried-Dragons.jpg” alt=”Bumble and Snug and the Worried Dragons” title_text=”Bumble and Snug and the Worried Dragons” url=”https:\/\/suffolk.spydus.co.uk\/cgi-bin\/spydus.exe\/ENQ\/OPAC\/BIBENQ?SETLVL=&BRN=3812182″ url_new_window=”on” _builder_version=”4.27.5″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_image][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”3_5″ _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.27.5″ _module_preset=”default” text_font_size=”19px” text_line_height=”1.3em” link_font_size=”19px” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n Mark Bradley<\/strong><\/p>\n When Bumble and Snug accidentally bring home some dragon eggs, they have to teach the little dragons how to be dragons – with the help of books, costumes, sweets and treasure, of course!<\/p>\n But the little dragons’ parents are very worried about them and Bumble and Snug need to help their new friends home soon, otherwise they may end up as dragon dinner.<\/p>\n Borrow The Worried Dragons<\/em> \u2192<\/a>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row column_structure=”2_5,3_5″ _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”2_5″ _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_image src=”https:\/\/suffolkcommunitylibraries.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Constructionary-Tales.jpg” alt=”Constructionary Tales” title_text=”Constructionary Tales” url=”https:\/\/suffolk.spydus.co.uk\/cgi-bin\/spydus.exe\/ENQ\/OPAC\/BIBENQ?SETLVL=&BRN=2984487″ url_new_window=”on” _builder_version=”4.27.5″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_image][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”3_5″ _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.27.5″ _module_preset=”default” text_font_size=”19px” text_line_height=”1.3em” link_font_size=”19px” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n Paul Tobin<\/strong><\/p>\n The battle to protect Neighborville continues! A behind-the-scenes look at the secret schemes, ridiculous plans, and craziest contraptions concocted by the bizarre Zomboss, leader of the zombie army, as he proudly leads around a film crew from the Zombie Broadcasting Network.<\/p>\n Crazy Dave has some silly schemes and convoluted contraptions of his own, though, to protect Neighborville’s citizens. With his niece Patrice, neighborhood hero Nate Timely, and his own army of powerful plants and strange inventions, Dave’s ready to counter any frightening invasion that Zomboss can think up!<\/p>\n Borrow Constructionary Tales<\/em> \u2192<\/a>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.27.5″ _module_preset=”default” text_font_size=”19px” text_line_height=”1.3em” link_font_size=”19px” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n We strongly recommend these titles too! They’re not part of a comic book series, but they’re fantastic stories well-worth reading.<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row column_structure=”2_5,3_5″ _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”2_5″ _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_image src=”https:\/\/suffolkcommunitylibraries.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Unicorn-Boy.jpg” alt=”Unicorn Boy” title_text=”Unicorn Boy” url=”https:\/\/suffolk.spydus.co.uk\/cgi-bin\/spydus.exe\/ENQ\/OPAC\/BIBENQ?SETLVL=&BRN=3462898″ url_new_window=”on” _builder_version=”4.27.5″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_image][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”3_5″ _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.27.5″ _module_preset=”default” text_font_size=”19px” text_line_height=”1.3em” link_font_size=”19px” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n Dave Roman<\/strong><\/p>\n The first few years of Brian’s life were unremarkable – nothing weird about this kid, no sir. Then he found a bump on his head. And it grew, and grew, and grew. Into a full-blown, sparkling, SINGING unicorn horn!<\/p>\n It was the last thing a shy kid like Brian could ever want – but destiny waits for no Unicorn Boy. And when shadowy creatures from another realm kidnap his best friend Avery, Brian must accept his fate as a hero and go on a perilous journey to try and save the day!<\/p>\n Can Unicorn Boy save his best friend from the underworld?!<\/p>\nPablo and Splash: Roman Holiday<\/em><\/strong><\/h3>\n
Hilo: The Boy Who Crashed to Earth<\/em><\/strong><\/h3>\n
Investi-Gators: Case Files<\/em><\/strong><\/h3>\n
CatStronauts: Digital Disaster<\/em><\/strong><\/h3>\n
Hilda and the Stone Forest<\/em><\/strong><\/h3>\n
Toby and the Pixies: Worst King Ever<\/em><\/strong><\/h3>\n
Dog Man: The Scarlet Shedder<\/em><\/strong><\/h3>\n
Warrior Cats: Tigerstar and Sasha<\/em><\/strong><\/h3>\n
Bumble and Snug: The Worried Dragons<\/em><\/strong><\/h3>\n
Plants vs. Zombies: Constructionary Tales<\/em><\/strong><\/h3>\n
Standalone Graphic Novels<\/h3>\n
Unicorn Boy<\/em><\/strong><\/h3>\n