NPR's 100 Favorite Graphic Novels and Comics

1.
Watchmen
Watchmen 4.39 avg rating — 585,803 ratings
2.
Maus I: A Survivor's Tale: My Father Bleeds History (Maus, #1)
Maus I: A Survivor's Tale: My Father Bleeds History (Maus, #1) 4.39 avg rating — 365,587 ratings
3.
Saga, Volume 1
Saga, Volume 1 4.16 avg rating — 354,244 ratings
4.
Persepolis: The Story of a Childhood (Persepolis, #1)
Persepolis: The Story of a Childhood (Persepolis, #1) 4.27 avg rating — 224,934 ratings
5.
Nimona
Nimona 4.18 avg rating — 181,638 ratings
6.
Locke & Key, Vol. 1: Welcome to Lovecraft
Locke & Key, Vol. 1: Welcome to Lovecraft
by: Joe Hill
4.15 avg rating — 98,993 ratings
7.
The Sandman, Vol. 1: Preludes & Nocturnes
The Sandman, Vol. 1: Preludes & Nocturnes 4.25 avg rating — 271,332 ratings
8.
American Born Chinese
American Born Chinese 3.88 avg rating — 100,054 ratings
9.
Fun Home: A Family Tragicomic
Fun Home: A Family Tragicomic 4.08 avg rating — 197,142 ratings
10.
March: Book One (March, #1)
March: Book One (March, #1) 4.35 avg rating — 56,873 ratings
11.
Daytripper
Daytripper 4.33 avg rating — 36,554 ratings
12.
Blankets
Blankets 4.06 avg rating — 123,319 ratings
13.
My Favorite Thing Is Monsters, Vol. 1 (My Favorite Thing Is Monsters, #1)
My Favorite Thing Is Monsters, Vol. 1 (My Favorite Thing Is Monsters, #1) 4.25 avg rating — 25,889 ratings
14.
Monstress, Volume 1: Awakening
Monstress, Volume 1: Awakening 3.96 avg rating — 65,660 ratings
15.
Batman: The Dark Knight Returns
Batman: The Dark Knight Returns 4.26 avg rating — 195,179 ratings
16.
The Essential Dykes To Watch Out For
The Essential Dykes To Watch Out For 4.45 avg rating — 13,089 ratings
17.
Hellboy, Vol. 1: Seed of Destruction
Hellboy, Vol. 1: Seed of Destruction 4.15 avg rating — 78,197 ratings
18.
Swamp Thing, Vol. 1: Saga of the Swamp Thing
Swamp Thing, Vol. 1: Saga of the Swamp Thing 4.24 avg rating — 28,671 ratings
19.
Understanding Comics: The Invisible Art
Understanding Comics: The Invisible Art 4.01 avg rating — 129,146 ratings
20.
Ms. Marvel, Vol. 1: No Normal
Ms. Marvel, Vol. 1: No Normal 4.10 avg rating — 92,188 ratings
21.
The Complete Calvin and Hobbes
The Complete Calvin and Hobbes 4.81 avg rating — 41,684 ratings
22.
Through the Woods
Through the Woods 3.94 avg rating — 86,292 ratings
23.
This One Summer
This One Summer 3.69 avg rating — 90,777 ratings
24.
The Incal
The Incal 4.11 avg rating — 12,254 ratings
25.
Bitch Planet, Vol. 1: Extraordinary Machine (Bitch Planet Collected Editions, #1)
Bitch Planet, Vol. 1: Extraordinary Machine (Bitch Planet Collected Editions, #1) 4.02 avg rating — 24,828 ratings
26.
The Wicked + The Divine, Vol. 1: The Faust Act
The Wicked + The Divine, Vol. 1: The Faust Act 3.82 avg rating — 59,612 ratings
26.
Akira, Vol. 1
Akira, Vol. 1 4.40 avg rating — 38,202 ratings
28.
Hark! A Vagrant
Hark! A Vagrant 4.20 avg rating — 24,706 ratings
29.
Astro City, Vol. 1: Life in the Big City
Astro City, Vol. 1: Life in the Big City 4.12 avg rating — 10,422 ratings
30.
Here
Here 4.19 avg rating — 16,666 ratings
31.
Hawkeye, Volume 1: My Life as a Weapon
Hawkeye, Volume 1: My Life as a Weapon 4.15 avg rating — 52,927 ratings
32.
Fullmetal Alchemist, Vol. 1
Fullmetal Alchemist, Vol. 1 4.53 avg rating — 184,998 ratings
33.
Blacksad (Blacksad, #1-3)
Blacksad (Blacksad, #1-3) 4.31 avg rating — 13,897 ratings
34.
Black Panther (2016-2018) #1
Black Panther (2016-2018) #1 3.88 avg rating — 6,662 ratings
35.
Sweet Tooth, Vol. 1: Out of the Deep Woods
Sweet Tooth, Vol. 1: Out of the Deep Woods 3.94 avg rating — 18,604 ratings
36.
The Color of Earth (Color Trilogy, #1)
The Color of Earth (Color Trilogy, #1) 3.80 avg rating — 3,522 ratings
37.
The Encyclopedia of Early Earth
The Encyclopedia of Early Earth 4.04 avg rating — 7,796 ratings
38.
The Walking Dead: Compendium One
The Walking Dead: Compendium One 4.44 avg rating — 71,489 ratings
39.
Mouse Guard: Fall 1152 (Mouse Guard, #1)
Mouse Guard: Fall 1152 (Mouse Guard, #1) 4.02 avg rating — 14,270 ratings
40.
The Complete ElfQuest, Volume One (The Complete ElfQuest, #1)
The Complete ElfQuest, Volume One (The Complete ElfQuest, #1) 4.51 avg rating — 2,009 ratings
41.
Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind, Vol. 1
Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind, Vol. 1 4.45 avg rating — 9,774 ratings
42.
Shade, the Changing Man, Volume 1: The American Scream
Shade, the Changing Man, Volume 1: The American Scream 3.85 avg rating — 2,477 ratings
43.
Check, Please!: Year One
Check, Please!: Year One 4.47 avg rating — 4,258 ratings
44.
A Contract with God and Other Tenement Stories (The Contract With God Trilogy #1)
A Contract with God and Other Tenement Stories (The Contract With God Trilogy #1) 4.06 avg rating — 13,607 ratings
45.
Jimmy Corrigan: The Smartest Kid on Earth
Jimmy Corrigan: The Smartest Kid on Earth 4.08 avg rating — 24,516 ratings
46.
All-Star Superman, Vol. 1
All-Star Superman, Vol. 1 4.11 avg rating — 45,136 ratings
47.
The Bloom County Library, Vol. 1: 1980-1982
The Bloom County Library, Vol. 1: 1980-1982 4.36 avg rating — 2,634 ratings
48.
Doom Patrol, Vol. 1: Crawling from the Wreckage
Doom Patrol, Vol. 1: Crawling from the Wreckage 4.10 avg rating — 6,983 ratings
48.
Homestuck
Homestuck 4.56 avg rating — 2,463 ratings
50.
Sex Criminals, Vol. 1: One Weird Trick
Sex Criminals, Vol. 1: One Weird Trick 3.90 avg rating — 40,728 ratings
51.
The Complete Peanuts, 1950-1952 (The Complete Peanuts, #1)
The Complete Peanuts, 1950-1952 (The Complete Peanuts, #1) 4.41 avg rating — 8,820 ratings
52.
As the Crow Flies
As the Crow Flies 3.64 avg rating — 3,913 ratings
53.
The Less Than Epic Adventures of TJ and Amal: Omnibus
The Less Than Epic Adventures of TJ and Amal: Omnibus 4.50 avg rating — 712 ratings
54.
The Vision, Vol. 1: Little Worse Than a Man
The Vision, Vol. 1: Little Worse Than a Man
by: Tom King
4.26 avg rating — 12,476 ratings
55.
Bone: The Complete Edition
Bone: The Complete Edition 4.46 avg rating — 38,167 ratings
56.
Megahex
Megahex 3.92 avg rating — 4,025 ratings
57.
How to Be Happy
How to Be Happy 3.75 avg rating — 4,621 ratings
58.
X-Men: God Loves, Man Kills (Marvel Graphic Novel, #5)
X-Men: God Loves, Man Kills (Marvel Graphic Novel, #5) 4.18 avg rating — 22,220 ratings
59.
Zita the Spacegirl (Zita the Spacegirl, #1)
Zita the Spacegirl (Zita the Spacegirl, #1)
by: Ben Hatke
4.10 avg rating — 18,855 ratings
60.
Music for Mechanics
Music for Mechanics 4.20 avg rating — 1,983 ratings
61.
The Planetary Omnibus
The Planetary Omnibus 4.45 avg rating — 3,061 ratings
62.
El Deafo
El Deafo
by: Cece Bell
4.20 avg rating — 89,216 ratings
63.
Transmetropolitan, Vol. 1: Back on the Street
Transmetropolitan, Vol. 1: Back on the Street 4.20 avg rating — 46,960 ratings
64.
Usagi Yojimbo, Vol. 1: The Ronin (Usagi Yojimbo, #1)
Usagi Yojimbo, Vol. 1: The Ronin (Usagi Yojimbo, #1) 4.16 avg rating — 4,579 ratings
65.
Krazy Kat
Krazy Kat 4.35 avg rating — 74 ratings
66.
Lone Wolf and Cub, Omnibus 1
Lone Wolf and Cub, Omnibus 1 4.39 avg rating — 1,981 ratings
67.
Finder Library Volume 1
Finder Library Volume 1 4.10 avg rating — 974 ratings
67.
One Piece, Volume 1: Romance Dawn (One Piece, #1)
One Piece, Volume 1: Romance Dawn (One Piece, #1) 4.49 avg rating — 170,276 ratings
69.
Goodnight Punpun Omnibus, Vol. 1
Goodnight Punpun Omnibus, Vol. 1 4.27 avg rating — 20,967 ratings
70.
PLUTO: Naoki Urasawa x Ozamu Tezuka, Vol.1
PLUTO: Naoki Urasawa x Ozamu Tezuka, Vol.1 4.41 avg rating — 10,634 ratings
71.
Ghosts
Ghosts 4.21 avg rating — 153,178 ratings
72.
Hip Hop Family Tree, Vol. 1: 1970s-1981
Hip Hop Family Tree, Vol. 1: 1970s-1981
by: Ed Piskor
4.16 avg rating — 2,125 ratings
73.
Sensation Comics Featuring Wonder Woman, Volume 1
Sensation Comics Featuring Wonder Woman, Volume 1 3.66 avg rating — 919 ratings
74.
Gotham Central, Book One: In the Line of Duty
Gotham Central, Book One: In the Line of Duty 4.35 avg rating — 5,436 ratings
75.
Action Comics (1938-2011) #1
Action Comics (1938-2011) #1 3.92 avg rating — 900 ratings
76.
The Stonekeeper (Amulet, #1)
The Stonekeeper (Amulet, #1) 4.16 avg rating — 109,460 ratings
77.
Absolute DC: The New Frontier
Absolute DC: The New Frontier 4.40 avg rating — 6,577 ratings
78.
The Complete Eightball
The Complete Eightball 4.46 avg rating — 841 ratings
79.
Pogo
Pogo 4.46 avg rating — 244 ratings
80.
NextWave, Agents of H.A.T.E.: Ultimate Collection
NextWave, Agents of H.A.T.E.: Ultimate Collection 4.21 avg rating — 1,753 ratings
81.
The Unbeatable Squirrel Girl (2015a) #1
The Unbeatable Squirrel Girl (2015a) #1 4.11 avg rating — 1,333 ratings
81.
Leonard Starr's Mary Perkins On Stage Volume 1
Leonard Starr's Mary Perkins On Stage Volume 1 4.24 avg rating — 34 ratings
83.
The Mad Archives, Vol. 1
The Mad Archives, Vol. 1 4.25 avg rating — 121 ratings
84.
Whiteout
Whiteout 3.74 avg rating — 3,347 ratings
85.
Bad Machinery Volume One: The Case of the Team Spirit (Bad Machinery, #1)
Bad Machinery Volume One: The Case of the Team Spirit (Bad Machinery, #1) 3.79 avg rating — 1,787 ratings
86.
Stand Still, Stay Silent, Book 1
Stand Still, Stay Silent, Book 1 4.51 avg rating — 1,597 ratings
87.
Wondermark, Vol. 1: Beards of Our Forefathers
Wondermark, Vol. 1: Beards of Our Forefathers 4.03 avg rating — 266 ratings
88.
Gunnerkrigg Court, Volume 1: Orientation (Gunnerkrigg Court #1)
Gunnerkrigg Court, Volume 1: Orientation (Gunnerkrigg Court #1) 4.22 avg rating — 5,733 ratings
89.
Giant Size Little Lulu, Volume 1
Giant Size Little Lulu, Volume 1 4.30 avg rating — 33 ratings
90.
Oh Joy Sex Toy, Vol. 1
Oh Joy Sex Toy, Vol. 1 4.24 avg rating — 622 ratings
91.
Save Yourself, Mammal!: A Saturday Morning Breakfast Cereal Collection
Save Yourself, Mammal!: A Saturday Morning Breakfast Cereal Collection 4.06 avg rating — 1,074 ratings
92.
Your Black Friend
Your Black Friend 4.44 avg rating — 572 ratings
93.
Donald Duck ([Walt Disney best comics series])
Donald Duck ([Walt Disney best comics series]) 4.36 avg rating — 242 ratings
94.
The Greatest of Marlys
The Greatest of Marlys 4.42 avg rating — 1,620 ratings
95.
Thimble Theater, Starring: Popeye the Sailor.
Thimble Theater, Starring: Popeye the Sailor. 4.33 avg rating — 9 ratings
96.
Eat More Comics: The Best of the Nib
Eat More Comics: The Best of the Nib
by: Matt Bors
4.14 avg rating — 64 ratings
97.
Kill 6 Billion Demons, Book 1
Kill 6 Billion Demons, Book 1 4.10 avg rating — 1,860 ratings
98.
O Human Star, Volume One
O Human Star, Volume One 4.47 avg rating — 792 ratings
99.
Vattu: The Name & the Mark
Vattu: The Name & the Mark
by: Evan Dahm
4.30 avg rating — 340 ratings
100.
Castle Waiting, Vol. 1 (Castle Waiting Omnibus Collection, #1)
Castle Waiting, Vol. 1 (Castle Waiting Omnibus Collection, #1) really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 7,315 ratings