NPR's Let's Get Graphic: 100 Favorite Comics And Graphic Novels
Graphic novel picks include fan favorites from Marvel and DC alongside indie creators in this list of 100 great comics as collected by NPR's Glen Weldon and Petra Mayer.
#1 of 1 in Action Comics (1938)
2018 • 3 Readers • 392 pages • 4
#1 of 5 in Akira
1984 • 212 Readers • 359 pages • 4.3
#1 of 1 in All-Star Superman
2006 • 102 Readers • 168 pages • 4
2006 • 218 Readers • 250 pages • 3.9
2011 • 7 Readers • 208 pages • 3.7
#2 of 3 in Bitch Planet (Collected Editions)
2017 • 26 Readers • 144 pages • 4.5
#1 of 4 in Black Panther by Ta-Nehisi Coates
2016 • 42 Readers • 144 pages • 3.5
2003 • 401 Readers • 15 pages • 4.1
2002 • 1 Reader • 316 pages
#1 of 2 in Castle Waiting Omnibus Collection
2005 • 40 Readers • 457 pages • 4.3
#1 (years 1-2) of 4 in Check, Please!
2018 • 139 Readers • 288 pages • 4.2
1990 • 3 Readers • 127 pages • 5
#1 of 1 in The Contract With God Trilogy
2005 • 16 Readers • 498 pages • 4.1
#4 in Doom Patrol by Grant Morrison
2006 • 33 Readers • 256 pages • 3.5
2014 • 100 Readers • 248 pages • 4.1
#25 of 24 in Fullmetal Alchemist
2010 • 35 Readers • 269 pages • 4.6
2018 • 496 Readers • 240 pages • 4
16 Krazy and Ignatz
1988 • 3 Readers • 5
2016 • 132 Readers • 256 pages • 3.9
#1 in Goodnight Punpun
2015 • 118 Readers • 448 pages • 4.2
#2 in Gotham Central (Collected Editions)
2004 • 18 Readers • 168 pages • 4.1
Planned book #1 of 4 in Gunnerkrigg Court
31 Readers • 3.8
4 Hawkeye (2012-2016) (Collected Editions)
2013 • 153 Readers • 136 pages • 4.2
#7 of 20 in Hellboy
2007 • 23 Readers • 144 pages • 3.9
2014 • 116 Readers • 304 pages • 4.1
2014 • 1 Reader • 112 pages
2014 • 30 Readers • 146 pages • 3.6
#1 of 3 in Kill 6 Billion Demons
2016 • 21 Readers • 104 pages • 3.9
#1 of 1 in Mary Perkins, On Stage
2006 • 1 Reader • 150 pages
2 Little Lulu: Graphic Novels
2006 • 200 pages
#6 of 4 in Locke & Key
2014 • 131 Readers • 192 pages • 4.5
#1 of 20 in Lone Wolf and Cub
2000 • 62 Readers • 303 pages • 3.7
56 Love and Rockets
2008 • 9 Readers • 112 pages • 5
5 Readers • 576 pages • 4.5
#1 of 2 in Maus
1980 • 643 Readers • 295 pages • 4.5
#1 of 8 in Monstress
2016 • 396 Readers • 192 pages • 4
#2 of 13 in Dykes to Watch Out For
1988 • 2 Readers • 108 pages • 4.5
#1 of 3 in Mouse Guard: Legends of the Guard
2007 • 70 Readers • 189 pages • 4
#1 of 3 in My Favorite Thing Is Monsters
2017 • 182 Readers • 386 pages • 4.4
#1-7 of 7 in Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind
1995 • 36 Readers • 1,104 pages • 4.8
2015 • 641 Readers • 272 pages • 4.3
#6 of 109 in One Piece
1998 • 91 Readers • 200 pages • 4.2
#1 of 2 in Peanuts (Titan Comics) facsimile edition
1952 • 2 Readers • 286 pages • 4
#1 of 2 in Persepolis
2000 • 624 Readers • 165 pages • 4.4
#1 of 4 in Planetary
2000 • 80 Readers • 160 pages • 3.8
#2 of 7 in Pluto [プルートウ]
2005 • 19 Readers • 196 pages • 4.3
#1-3 of 12 in Saga
2012 • 122 Readers • 504 pages • 4.6
#3 of 5 in Sex Criminals
2016 • 49 Readers • 132 pages • 3.8
#1 of 3 in Shade, the Changing Man
2003 • 8 Readers • 168 pages • 4
#1 of 3 in Stand Still, Stay Silent
2013 • 18 Readers • 323 pages • 4.5
#1 of 1 in Swamp Thing (1982) (Collected Editions)
1983 • 74 Readers • 173 pages • 4.2
#1 of 4 in Sweet Tooth
2010 • 107 Readers • 128 pages • 3.8
#1 of 90 in The Sandman
134 Readers • 4.6
#13 of 20 in The Acme Novelty Library
1999 • 103 Readers • 84 pages • 4
#1 of 7 in Bloom County: The Complete Library
2009 • 11 Readers • 284 pages • 4.3
2009 • 320 pages
#1-2 of 11 in L'Incal
1981 • 82 Readers • 96 pages • 3.9
# - Webcomic of 2 in The Less Than Epic Adventures of TJ and Amal
2009 • 5 Readers • 500 pages • 4.5
#1 of 4 in The Mad Archives
1982 • 3 Readers • 224 pages
6 SMBC: Saturday Morning Breakfast Cereal
2011 • 9 Readers • 76 pages • 4.6
Planned book #1 of 5 in The Nib
1 Reader • 112 pages
#1 of 3 in The Unbeatable Squirrel Girl (Collected Editions)
2015 • 108 Readers • 128 pages • 4.2
#1 of 11 in The Vision (2015) (Single Issues)
2016 • 77 Readers • 136 pages • 4.3
#17 of 33 in The Walking Dead
2009 • 51 Readers • 132 pages • 4.1
10 The Wicked + The Divine
2014 • 272 Readers • 144 pages • 3.7
1977 • 1 Reader • 173 pages
2014 • 274 Readers • 3.6
346 Readers • 4
#0 of 9 in Transmetropolitan (Collected Editions)
1998 • 196 Readers • 110 pages • 4.2
2016 • 181 pages
#1 of 3 in Wondermark
2008 • 1 Reader • 96 pages
#5 of 27 in Marvel Graphic Novel
1980 • 63 Readers • 200 pages • 3.9
2018 • 6 Readers • 119 pages • 4