Graphic novels everyone should read

these are all essential reading (or viewing, since some do not have words.) this list includes horror, be awaređŸ§›â€â™€ïž and also some with mature themes.

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created by ashpoe

last updated June, 2026

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Blue Is the Warmest Color

Blue Is the Warmest Color

Julie Maroh

Cherry

Cherry

Inés Estrada

The Pervert

The Pervert

Michelle Perez

My Lesbian Experience with Loneliness

My Lesbian Experience with Loneliness

Kabi Nagata

Victor LaValle's Destroyer

Victor LaValle's Destroyer

Victor LaValle

Junji Ito's Cat Diary: Yon & Mu

Junji Ito's Cat Diary: Yon & Mu

Junji Ito

One More Year (Megg, Mogg and Owl)

One More Year (Megg, Mogg and Owl)

Simon Hanselmann

The Principles of Uncertainty

The Principles of Uncertainty

Maira Kalman

Daytripper

Daytripper

FĂĄbio Moon

My Brother's Husband, All Volumes (Otouto no Otto, #1-4)

My Brother's Husband, All Volumes (Otouto no Otto, #1-4)

Gengoroh Tagame

No Longer Human

No Longer Human

Junji Ito

They Called Us Enemy

They Called Us Enemy

George Takei

Nocturne

Nocturne

Tara Booth

Bad Gateway (Megg, Mogg and Owl)

Bad Gateway (Megg, Mogg and Owl)

Simon Hanselmann

On a Sunbeam

On a Sunbeam

Tillie Walden

Skim

Skim

Mariko Tamaki

Fun Home: A Family Tragicomic

Fun Home: A Family Tragicomic

Alison Bechdel

Mis(h)adra

Mis(h)adra

Iasmin Omar Ata

The Park Bench

The Park Bench

Christophe Chabouté

Opus

Opus

Satoshi Kon

Uzumaki

Uzumaki

Junji Ito

Black Hole

Black Hole

Charles Burns

The Best We Could Do

The Best We Could Do

Thi Bui

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raveninthewind

Suggestions: We3; American Born Chinese; Trickster: Native American Tales, A Graphic Collection; I Shall Never Fall in Love

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ashpoeOP

oo thank you so much for these! i will have to get them from the library asap so i can read them

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ashpoeOP

just looked them up and they all look excellent

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raveninthewind

Also good: Skyward (only 3 vols)

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ashpoeOP

oo yes that looks sick too! i'll have to see if some of these are on hoopla because i havent had a chance to physically go to the library for a while. thank you again for your recs🙏

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