New Kid

Jerry Craft’s New Kid (2019–present, HarperCollins) follows seventh-grader Jordan Banks as he navigates the uneasy transition to a prestigious, mostly white private school, balancing his passion for art with the pressures of fitting in. Craft writes and illustrates this warm, insightful series, which stands as a landmark in middle-grade comics for its honest, nuanced exploration of race, class, and identity through the lens of everyday school life.