Good reading (graphic novels)
Discover the best graphic novels for every reader, from Neil Gaiman's The Sandman and Alan Moore's Watchmen to Art Spiegelman's Maus. Explore curated picks on comics, Batman, and more—your ultimate guide to brilliant books and essential reading.
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Watchmen
by Alan Moore
Imagine a future where Nixon is still President, America won the Vietnam War, and the nuclear clock stands at five minutes to midnight.
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V for Vendetta
by Alan Moore
In an alternate future in which Germany wins World War II and Britain becomes a fascist state, a vigilante named "V" tries to free England of its ideological chains.
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Maus
by Art Spiegelman
The author-illustrator traces his father's imprisonment in a Nazi concentration camp through a series of disarming and unusual cartoons arranged to tell the story as a novel.
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Understanding Comics
by Scott McCloud
Praised throughout the cartoon industry by such luminaries as Art Spiegelman, Matt Groening, and Will Eisner, this innovative comic book provides a detailed look at the history, meaning, and art of comics and cartooning.
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Black Orchid
by Neil Gaiman
Both human and flower, the heroine, Black Orchid, undertakes a hazardous journey to uncover her true origins, providing a moving ecological parable for our times.
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Batman
by Alan Moore
A graphic novel that tells the story of how and why the Joker turned to a life of crime.
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Fax from Sarajevo
by Joe Kubert
Documents a family's wartime survival and escape against unbelievable odds.
