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Let’s Get Graphic Comics as a medium are as broad and deep as an ocean. You can explore it for years and still uncover new and surprising stories. From cats in space and superheroes, to the memoirs of civil rights leaders, all the way to tales of revenge and betrayal in a small community, fiction and non-fiction tales explode from their pages. Check out the comics in our graphics section today from this list of some of our favorites! CALS.ORG Binge Read: Graphic Novels *target audience is children; all others are targeted to older teens and adults 1998 300 Miller, Frank r read it! 2017 Kindred Duffy, Damian; Octavia Butler r read it! 2010 American Vampire Snyder, Scott r read it! 1996 Kingdom Come Waid, Mark; Ross, Alex r read it! 2008 Amulet: The Stonekeeper* Kibuishi, Kazu r read it! 2014 Lumberjanes* Watters, Shannon; et al. r read it! 2016 Angel Catbird Atwood, Margaret r read it! 2006 Making Comics McCloud, Scott r read it! 2014 The Arab of the Future Sattouf, Riad r read it! 2013 March: Book One Lewis, John r read it! 2012 Are You My Mother? Bechdel, Alison r read it! 1994 Marvels Busiek, Kurt; Ross, Alex r read it! 2007 Artemis Fowl* Various, Adapted r read it! 2011 Marzi Sowa, Marenza r read it! 2015 The Baby-Sitter's Club* Telgemeier, Raina; Martin, Ann r read it! 1980 Maus Spiegelman, Art r read it! 2011 Batman: The Long Halloween Loeb, Jeph; Sale, Time r read it! 2003 The Metamorphosis Kafka, Franz r read it! 2017 The Best We Could Do Bui, Thi r read it! 2014 Ms. Marvel Wilson, G. Willow r read it! 2004 Black Hole Burns, Charles r read it! 2012 My Friend Dahmer Backderf, Derf r read it! 2003 Blankets Thompson, Craig r read it! 1982 Nausicaa of the Valley of the Wind Miyazaki, Hayao r read it! 1991 Bone* Smith, Jeff r read it! 2012 Nimona Stevenson, Noelle r read it! 2020 Bug Boys* Knetzger, Laura r read it! 1991 Onward Towards Our Noble Deaths Mizuki, Shigeru r read it! 2014 Can't We Talk About Something More Pleasant? Chast, Roz r read it! 2015 Paper Girls Vaughn, Brian K. r read it! 2017 CatStronauts* Brockington, Drew r read it! 2003 Persepolis Satrapi, Majane r read it! 2009 Chew: Taster's Choice Layman, John; Guillory, Rob r read it! 2004 Pyongyang: A Journey in North Korea Delisle, Guy r read it! 1978 A Contract with God Eisner, Will r read it! 2014 Rat Queens: Sass & Sorcery Wiebe, Krtis J.; Upchurch, Roc r read it! 2010 Daytripper Moon, Fabio r read it! 2013 Relish: My Life in the Kitchen Knisley, Lucy r read it! 2005 Demo Wood, Brian; Cloonan, Becky r read it! 2016 Rosalie Lightning Hart, Tom r read it! 2017 Driving Short Distances Winterhart, Joff r read it! 1989 Sandman Gaiman, Neil r read it! 1996 Epileptic Beauchard, David r read it! 2004 Scott Pilgrim O'Malley, Bryan Lee r read it! 1989 From Hell Moore, Alan; Campbell, Eddie r read it! 2013 Sharaz-De Toppi, Sergio r read it! 2006 Fun Home Bechdel, Alison r read it! 2014 Southern Bastards Aaron, Jason; Latour, Jason r read it! 1995 Ghost World Clowes, Daniel r read it! 1995 Stuck Rubber Baby Cruse, Howard r read it! 2015 Hawkeye Fraction, Matt; Aja, David r read it! 1985 The New Teen Titans Wolfman, Marv; Perez, George r read it! 2015 Hilda and the Troll* Pearson, Luke r read it! 2014 This One Summer Tamaki, Jillian; Mariko r read it! 2019 House of X; Powers of X Hickman, Jonathan r read it! 2014 Through the Woods Carroll, Emily r read it! 2014 How to Be Happy Davis, Eleanor r read it! 1997 Transmetropolitan Ellis, Warren; Robertson, Darick r read it! 2005 Ice Haven Clowes, Daniel r read it! 2010 Trickster : Native American Tales* Various r read it! 2007 The Invention of Hugo Cabret* Selznick, Brian r read it! 1982 V for Vendetta Moore, Alan; Lloyd, David r read it! 2012 Jerusalem: Chronicles from the Holy City Delisle, Guy r read it! 2008 The Walking Dead Kirkman, Robert r read it! 1995 Jimmy Corrigan: Smartest Kid on Earth* Ware, Chris r read it! 1986 Watchmen Moore, Alan; Gibbons, Dave r read it! 1996 Kabuki: Circle of Blood Mack, David W r read it! 2011 Zahra's Paradise Amir; Kahlil r read it! 2/21.
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