Navigating With You (2024)

by Jeremy Whitley Writer Cassio Ribeiro Artist

2024–Present 2 issues Ongoing

Graphic Novel Series 12+

Overview Discussion

Navigating With You is a young adult original graphic novel series written by Jeremy Whitley and published under Mad Cave Studios' Maverick imprint. It follows Neesha Sparks, a disabled costume designer and community activist, and Gabby Graciana, a surfer newly arrived in North Carolina, who bond over their shared love of the fictional manga Navigator Nozomi. Their friendship grows into a tender slice-of-life romance, with the girls' story intercut with the in-fiction adventures of Navigator Nozomi. The first volume, illustrated by Cassio Ribeiro, arrived in 2024 and was named a 2025 Stonewall Honor Book by the American Library Association. A second volume continues the pair's story as they enter their senior year.

Title

Navigating With You

Publisher

Mad Cave Studios

Imprint

Maverick

Decade

2020s

Format

Standard

Original Language

English