The Good Neighbors

In The Good Neighbors, Holly Black and Ted Naifeh craft a dark fantasy trilogy for Scholastic, where a teenager discovers her mother is a faerie—and that the hidden world of the Good Neighbors is far more dangerous than any bedtime story. Set in a contemporary suburban landscape, the series blends Black’s sharp, eerie storytelling with Naifeh’s moody, gothic linework, creating a tense atmosphere of magic and menace. Though brief at three issues, this 2008 series stands out as a compelling, self-contained graphic novel that reimagines faerie lore for a young adult audience, exploring family secrets and the cost of belonging.