Brilliant Graphic Novels for Adults

Good Talk

A Memoir in Conversations

by Jacob, Mira

Graphic Novel - 2018

A memoir of race and parenting. A memoir of race and parenting. Show less

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Hey, Kiddo

by Krosoczka, Jarrett

Graphic Novel - 2018

A National Book Award finalist, looking back on childhood through adult eyes. A National Book Award finalist, looking back on childhood through adult eyes. Show less

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Strange Fruit

Volume 1, Uncelebrated Narratives From Black History

by Gill, Joel Christian

Graphic Novel - 2014

A brilliant anthology that focuses on unknown stories from Black history. A brilliant anthology that focuses on unknown stories from Black history. Show less

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Saints

by Yang, Gene Luen

Graphic Novel - 2013

It's difficult to choose just one work by Gene Luen Yang, but this historical narrative and its companion piece, Boxers, are rivoting works. It's difficult to choose just one work by Gene Luen Yang, but this historical narrative and its companion piece, Boxers, are rivoting works. Show less

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Through the Woods

by Carroll, Emily

Graphic Novel - 2014

For fans of the creepy, the unsettling, the downright scary. For fans of the creepy, the unsettling, the downright scary. Show less

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Nimona

by Stevenson, Noelle

Graphic Novel - 2015

Light-hearted fantasy at its best. Light-hearted fantasy at its best. Show less

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Hyperbole and A Half

Unfortunate Situations, Flawed Coping Mechanisms, Mayhem, and Other Things That Happened

by Brosh, Allie

Graphic Novel - 2013

For fans of laugh-out-loud writing. For fans of laugh-out-loud writing. Show less

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Bloom

by Panetta, Kevin

Graphic Novel - 2019

For romance lovers. For romance lovers. Show less

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The Color of Earth

by Kim, Dong Hwa

Graphic Novel - 2009

Beautifully rendered literary, historical fiction, set in Korea. Beautifully rendered literary, historical fiction, set in Korea. Show less

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Strong Female Protagonist

[Book One]

by Mulligan, Brennan Lee

Graphic Novel - 2014

A brilliant commentary on the ethics of the superhero legacy comics have created. A brilliant commentary on the ethics of the superhero legacy comics have created. Show less

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Maus I

A Survivor's Tale : My Father Bleeds History

by Spiegelman, Art

Graphic Novel - 1986

A definitive classic, telling the author's father experience in the Holocaust through a metaphorical lense. A definitive classic, telling the author's father experience in the Holocaust through a metaphorical lense. Show less

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Persepolis

by Satrapi, Marjane

Book - 2003

A classic coming-of-age memoir, set in Tehran. A classic coming-of-age memoir, set in Tehran. Show less

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Blankets

A Graphic Novel

by Thompson, Craig

Graphic Novel - 2003

Loosely based on the author's life, this is part coming-of-age story, part romance. Loosely based on the author's life, this is part coming-of-age story, part romance. Show less

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Fun Home

A Family Tragicomic

by Bechdel, Alison

Graphic Novel - 2006

A classic memoir, made into a stunning Broadway musical. A classic memoir, made into a stunning Broadway musical. Show less

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March

Book One

by Lewis, John

Graphic Novel - 2013

An instant classic by a man with a well-deserved legacy of greatness. An instant classic by a man with a well-deserved legacy of greatness. Show less

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Saga

Volume One

by Vaughan, Brian K.

Graphic Novel - 2015

A beloved fantasy series. A beloved fantasy series. Show less

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The Sandman

Vol. 1, Preludes & Nocturnes

by Gaiman, Neil

Graphic Novel - 2018

A classic of the fantasy genre, with poetic lyricism throughout. A classic of the fantasy genre, with poetic lyricism throughout. Show less

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Ms. Marvel

Vol. 1, No Normal

by Wilson, G. Willow

Graphic Novel - 2014

It's impossible to choose just one Marvel comic, and yet here we are. It's impossible to choose just one Marvel comic, and yet here we are. Show less

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Check, Please!

Book 1, #Hockey!

by Ukazu, Ngozi

Graphic Novel - 2018

For light-hearted romance and sports fans alike. For light-hearted romance and sports fans alike. Show less

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They Called Us Enemy

by Takei, George

Graphic Novel - 2019

A critically important memoir. A critically important memoir. Show less

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Kid Gloves

Nine Months of Careful Chaos

by Knisley, Lucy

Book - 2019

Part memoir, part examination of the history of pregnancy and mothering. Part memoir, part examination of the history of pregnancy and mothering. Show less