A friend asked for a list of good comic books and graphic novels to read. I have compiled a list of my personal favorites, and I realized that almost all of them would be in most top lists of any usual comic reader.
- “Bone”, Jeff Smith
- “Space Usagi”, Stan Sakai
- “Blacksad”, Juan Díaz Canales
- “Maus”, Art Spiegelman
- “The Maxx”, Sam Kieth
- “I Kill Giants”, Joe Kelly
- “The Incal”, Alejandro Jodorowsky
For the super-heroes genre…
- “Shazam! The Monster Society of Evil”, Jeff Smith
- “Kingdom Come”, Mark Waid
- “Batman: The Dark Knight Returns”, Frank Miller and Klaus Janson
- “League of Extraordinary Gentlemen”, Alan Moore and Kevin O’Neill
- “All-Star Superman”, Grant Morrison
- “Marvel 1602”, Neil Gaiman
Some longer series…
- “Saga”, Brian K. Vaughan
- “Fables”, Bill Willingham
- “Y: The Last Man”, Brian K. Vaughan and Pia Guerra
- “Preacher”, Garth Ennis and Steve Dillon
For Japanese authors…
- “Akira”, Katsuhiro Otomo
- “Dragon Ball, Vol. 1 & Vol. 2”, Akira Toriyama
- “Dominion”, Masamune Shirow
- “Lone Wolf and Cub”, Kazuo Koike
- “Buddha”, Osamu Tezuka
- “Black Jack”, Osamu Tezuka
- “Death Note”, Tsugumi Ohba
- “One Piece”, Eiichiro Oda
Not yet read, but looking forward to read…
- “Locke & Key”, Joe Hill
- “Monstress”, Marjorie M. Liu
- “Smile”, Raina Telgemeier