The Best Comics and Graphic Novels for Grown-up Readers

A Listmania! list by Michael 'De Smurführer' Thomsen (Denmark)
 
Watchmen
1.  Watchmen by Alan Moore
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  "Alan Moore's sci fi/superhero classic"
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Asterios Polyp
2.  Asterios Polyp by David Mazzucchelli
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  "Instant classic. Advanced yet accessible"
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The Photographer
3.  The Photographer by Emmanuel Guibert
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  "horrowing journaey into Afghanistan"
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The Complete MAUS
4.  The Complete MAUS by Art Spiegelman
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  "Spiegelman's harrowing holocaust tale"
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Absolute Sandman: Volume 1
5.  Absolute Sandman: Volume 1 by Neil Gaiman
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  "Gaiman's fantasy epic in remastered colors"
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I Never Liked You: A Comic-strip Narrative
6.  I Never Liked You: A Comic-strip Narrative by Chester Brown
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  "Great autobiographical book about teenage alienation"
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From Hell
7.  From Hell by Alan Moore
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  "Moore's Jack the Ripper classic"
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Fun Home
8.  Fun Home by Alison Bechdel
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  "autobiography, family history, homosexuality"
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The Contract with God Trilogy: Life on Dropsie Avenue (Will Eisner Library)
9.  The Contract with God Trilogy: Life on Dropsie Avenue (Will Eisner Library) by Will Eisner
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  "Three seminal Will Eisner books in one volume"
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Life's a Bitch: 1 (Complete Bitchy Bitch Stories)
10.  Life's a Bitch: 1 (Complete Bitchy Bitch Stories) by Roberta Gregory
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  "Female angst and anger. Hilarious!"
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Heartbreak Soup: The First Volume of "Palomar" Stories from "Love and Rockets" (Love & Rockets)
11.  Heartbreak Soup: The First Volume of "Palomar" Stories from "Love and Rockets" (Love & Rockets) by Gilbert Hernandez
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  "vol 1. of Gilbert Hernandez wonderful Palomar tales"
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Epileptic
12.  Epileptic by David B
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  "A stunning book"
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Ghost World
13.  Ghost World by Daniel Clowes
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  "classic Clowes book made into a motion picture."
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Hate: Buddy Does Seattle
14.  Hate: Buddy Does Seattle by Peter Bagge
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  "Peter Bagge's funny 90s punk rock/slacker classic"
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The Complete Peanuts 1950-1952 (Peanuts)
15.  The Complete Peanuts 1950-1952 (Peanuts) by Charles M Schulz
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  "The classic newspaper strip."
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The Rabbi's Cat
16.  The Rabbi's Cat by Joann Sfar
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  "Magical realist masterpice"
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The Complete "Omaha" the Cat Dancer: Volume 1 (Omaha the Cat Dancer)
17.  The Complete "Omaha" the Cat Dancer: Volume 1 (Omaha the Cat Dancer) by Reed Waller
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  "extremely well-written cute erotic soap opera epic"
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Buddha: v. 1: Kapilavastu
18.  Buddha: v. 1: Kapilavastu by Osama Tezuka
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  "Osamu Tesuka's 3.000 page manga classic"
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Persepolis: The Story of a Childhood & The Story of a Return: v. 1 & v. 2
19.  Persepolis: The Story of a Childhood & The Story of a Return: v. 1 & v. 2 by Marjane Satrapi
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  "Satrapi's memories of growing up in Iran, collected in one vol."
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The R. Crumb Handbook
20.  The R. Crumb Handbook by Robert Crumb
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  "Great collection of Crumb strips"
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Krazy Kat: The Comic Art of George Herriman
21.  Krazy Kat: The Comic Art of George Herriman by Patrick McDonnell
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  "legendary classic newspaper strip. Biography of artist + collection of strips"
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Little Nothings Vol.1: Curse of the Umbrella v. 1
22.  Little Nothings Vol.1: Curse of the Umbrella v. 1 by Trondheim
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  "autobiographical strips from French cartoon genius Lewis Trondheim."
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Black Hole
23.  Black Hole by Charles Burns
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  "sex, and disease in the 70s... a bit like a David Lynch film"
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The Complete Calvin and Hobbes: v. 1, 2, 3 (Calvin & Hobbes)
24.  The Complete Calvin and Hobbes: v. 1, 2, 3 (Calvin & Hobbes) by Bill Watterson
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  "a modern classic"
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Scott Pilgrim (Volume 1): Scott Pilgrim's Precious Little Life: Scott Pilgrim's Precious Little Life v. 1
25.  Scott Pilgrim (Volume 1): Scott Pilgrim's Precious Little Life: Scott Pilgrim's Precious Little Life v. 1 by Bryan Lee O'Malley
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  "fun cult series"
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Last updated: 22/09/2009
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