15 Action-Packed Adventure Graphic Novels for Kids

Looking to hook your children up with a thrilling page turner? These adventure graphic novels are packed with daring quests, brave heroes, dastardly villains, and possibly even a mystery or two to solve!

With titles suitable for children from 6 years of age all the way through to 12 year olds (and beyond!), these are adventures through

For more great graphic novels for kids, check out the great big list in our blog post, Best Graphic Novels for Kids. Or browse our collection of the latest graphic novels for pre-teens in our feature, 20 Best New Graphic Novels for Tweens, all published in 2020.

15 Action-Packed Adventure Graphic Novels for Kids

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The Adventures of Anders by Gregory Mackay Anders, Bernie and Eden are friends and they are always on the lookout for new adventures. Including three exciting adventures, this book promotes positive messages about friendship including encouraging others and working together to solve problems. Age 6+ years. Available: Amazon | The Book Depository

Giants Beware! (book 1 of the Chronicles of Claudette series) by Jorge Aguirre Claudette is determined to defeat the giants she hears of in the village storyteller’s tales. She recruits her best friend, Marie (a princess in training), and her little brother, Gaston (an aspiring chef) to join her quest to defeat the savage giants. This is a fun and adventurous book that breaks gender stereotypes and embraces diversity, inspiring readers to face their fears and use not just bravery, but also wit and intelligence, to achieve their goals. Age 7+ years. Available: Amazon  |  The Book Depository

The City of Ember. Adapted by Dallas Middaugh Ember is the only light in a dark world. But when its lamps begin to flicker, Lima and Doon must race to figure out the clues in an ancient message containing the secret key to saving the city. Can they stop the darkness closing in forever? Age 8+ years. Available: Amazon | The Book Depository

Minecraft Vol. 1 (book 1 of the series) by R. Sfe Monster Tyler and his friends Evan, Candace, Tobi, and Grace have been going on countless adventures together across the expanses of the Overworld but they are in need of a new challenge. Together they decide to take on the ULTIMATE quest – to travel to the End and face off against the ender dragon! Age 8+ years. Available: Amazon | The Book Depository

The Last Kids on Earth (book 1 of the series) by Max Brallier Adventure, humour, monsters and zombies – what’s not to love! This fun, graphic novel/chapter book hybrid series shares the adventures of Jack and his friends as they survive the aftermath of a monster apocalypse –while hiding out in a super cool treehouse. Age 9+ years. Available: Amazon | The Book Depository

The Stonekeeper (book 1 of the Amulet series) by Kazu Kibuishi Emily and her brother, Navin, battle for the freedom of an alternative world from an Evil Elf King, following Emily’s discovery of a magical amulet. The series explores the theme of finding courage in the face of great challenges and fears. Age 9+ years. Available: Amazon | The Book Depository

Compass South (book 1 of the Four Points series) by Hope Larson Set in the 1860s, this fun, swashbuckling adventure tale shares the story of orphaned twins, Cleo and Alex, who become separated while on the run from gangsters, pirates, and the law! Age 9+ years. Available: Amazon | The Book Depository

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Captured by Pirates (book 1 of the Twisted Journeys series) by Justine & Ron Fontes This cool Twisted Journeys series is part graphic novel, part choose your own adventure. In Captured By Pirates, readers match wits against a band of pirates on the high seas and try to defeat them…or maybe, join them! Age 10+ years. Available: Amazon | The Book Depository

Percy Jackson and the Lightning Thief (book 1 of the series) by Rick Riordan Lately Percy can’t seem to focus on his schoolwork or control his temper. When Percy’s mother finds out, she knows it’s time that he knew the truth. She sends Percy to a summer camp for demigods where he learns that the father he never knew is Poseidon, God of the Sea. At Camp Halfblood Percy also learns that his very existence has caused tension between the gods and with Zeus’ lightning bolt missing, he and the other demigods must dive into action before a fully fledged war of the Gods erupts. Age 10+ years. Available: Amazon | The Book Depository

A Wrinkle in Time. Adapted and illustrated by Hope Larson The classic science fiction story following three children as they travel through space and time to rescue the scientist father of the lead character, Meg, has been successfully transformed as a graphic novel. Age 10+ years. Available: Amazon | The Book Depository

The Golden Compass. Adapted by Stephanie Melchior Lyra is a young girl in a world where everyone is born with a personal daemon. An orphan, she lives at Jordan College, until her Uncle Asriel returns from the North with a startling discovery that is connected to the rash of disappearances of a series of children. Lyra and her daemon, Pan, set out on a dangerous adventure to save their friends and fulfill Lyra’s destiny. Age 10+ years. Available: Amazon | The Book Depository

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Rapunzel’s Revenge by Shannon & Dean Hale The story of Rapunzel has been cleverly re-imagined as a Wild West action-adventure in the very first graphic novel from popular author Shannon Hale. Age 11+ years. Available: Amazon | The Book DepositoryWe also love book 2 of this series, Calamity Jack: Available: Amazon | The Book Depository

This Was Our Pact by Ryan Andrews Five boys decide to follow the Autumn festival paper lanterns released into the river below their town, making a pact to not stop until they find out the truth of where the lanterns go. One by one the boys fall away until just two are left on the mission to follow the river and the lights, making beautiful, strange, scary and fantastical discoveries along the way, on an epic journey into friendship. Age 11+. Available: Amazon  |  The Book Depository

Cheshire Crossing by Andy Weir and Sarah Andersen Years after their respective returns from Wonderland, Neverland, and Oz, Alice, Wendy and Dorothy meet at boarding school, Cheshire Crossing. Now teenagers, the trio are soon dashing from one magical universe to the next, leaving havoc in their wake, and accidentally creating a deadly super-villain love match that they must now work out how to overcome. Age 12+ years. Available: Amazon | The Book Depository

The Hobbit by JRR Tolkien. Adapted by Charles Dixon When a band of dwarves embark upon a dangerous quest to reclaim the gold stolen from them by the evil dragon, Gandalf the wizard suggests an unlikely accomplice – an unassuming Hobbit named Bilbo Baggins. Together they face multiple threats and dangers and Bilbo learns of his own unexpected qualities of courage and cunning, and a love of adventure. Age 12+ years. Available: Amazon | The Book Depository

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