Reddit mentions of Nimona

Nimona by Noelle Stevenson is a favorite of mine, kind of a weird fantasy/superhero riff that has some rather dark elements, but is generally funny and sweet.

Through the Woods by Emily Carrol is darker, a collection of some excellent, short scary stories (most structured like fairy tales) in comics form. If your daughter likes horror at all, I strongly recommend her work, she is very good. His Face All Red is collected in the book, and is a good introduction to her work.

Bone

Akira

Mouse guard

Persepolis

Scott Pilgrim

Swamp thing by Alan Moore

Judge Dredd: The cursed earth uncensored

Nemesis the warlock

The league of extra ordinary gentlemen

Hellboy

Zot! by Scott McCloud

V for vendetta

Nimona

The sandman

Maus

American Flagg

Bean world

Dan Dare by Garth Ennis

Flintstones by Mark Russell

Giant days

Groo

The incal

Jonah Hex

The nam

Queen and Country

Rork

Usagi yojimbo

Nausicaa

Marvel comics:

• Avengers | Kurt Busiek
  
• New Avengers | Brian Michael Bendis
  
• Daredevil | Mark Waid
  
• Hawkeye | Matt Fraction
  
• Marvel Age/Adventures
  
• Marvels | Kurt Busiek
  
• Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur | Reeder & Montclare
  
• Ms. Marvel | G. Willow Wilson
  
• Power Pack
  
• Ultimate Spider-Man | Brian Michael Bendis
  
• The Amazing Spider-Man | J. Michael Straczynski
  
• The Amazing Spider-Man | Dan Slott
  
• Star Wars | Jason Aaron
  
• Thor: The Mighty Avenger | Roger Langridge
  
  Other recommendations:
  
  
• Adventure Time | Ryan North
  
• Amulet | Kazu Kibuishi
  
• Atomic Robo | Brian Clevinger
  
• The Backstagers | James Tynion IV
  
• Bone | Jeff Smith
  
• DC: The New Frontier | Darwyn Cooke
  
• Delilah Dirk and the Turkish Lieutenant | Tony Cliff
  
• Giant Days | Allison & Cogar
  
• Godzilla: Half Century War | James Stokoe
  
• Gotham Academy | Becky Cloonan
  
• Lumberjanes | Noelle Stevenson
  
• Mouse Guard | David Petersen
  
• Nimona | Noelle Stevenson
  
• Smile, Drama, Sisters, Ghosts | Raina Telgemeier
  
• Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles | Eastman & Waltz
  
• This One Summer | Mariko Tamaki
  
• Usagi Yojimbo | Stan Sakai
  
• The Legend of Wonder Woman | Renae De Liz
  
• A Wrinkle in Time | Madeleine L'Engle
  
  Additional resources:
  
  
• goodokbad
  
• comicbookresources
  
• comicsintheclassroom
  
• ilovelibraries
  
• pastemagazine
  
  EDIT: removed IDW's Transformers

I would check out Nimona

In addition to these great recomendations, I really liked Habibi a lot.



Also, Nimona was just released in print and it's amazing. The first three chapters are still up online.



It's not quite what you asked for, but since there's so many great graphic novels already suggested, here are some other webcomics I like:

Paranatural

Bad Machinery

Gunnerkrigg Court

Adventures of Jonas
I really liked this one. It starts off a little rough, as the author is in highschool, and grows up with him. This is one of those things I read through and then immediately started over and read it again.

Octopus Pie
I like Octopus Pie because the protaganist is really relatable. She's in her midtwenties and doesn't really know what she's doing with her life.

More bromance than romance but the relationships in Nimona were amazing.

Maybe it's Nimona? I dunno, your description just reminds me of it.

Or might also be Iara dos Santos? She's kind of an offbeat Marvel character.

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