🎨 Graphic Novels · United Kingdom
Best Graphic Novels Books from United Kingdom
The graphic novel — long-form sequential art that uses the combination of image and text to tell stories — achieved literary respectability with Art Spiegelman's Maus, which won the Pulitzer Prize in 1992. United Kingdom has produced some of the most internationally recognised works in graphic novels, with titles that have appeared on major prize lists and critical surveys worldwide. This page ranks the best graphic novels from United Kingdom by editorial consensus.
#1
literary-fiction
The Hobbit
J.R.R. Tolkien· 1937
Kirkus Reviews
Editorial Score55/100
#2
literary-fiction
A Midsummer Night's Dream
William Shakespeare· 1600
Kirkus Reviews
Editorial Score50/100
#3
literary-fiction
The tragedy of Macbeth
William Shakespeare· 1790
Kirkus Reviews
Editorial Score50/100
#4
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literary-fiction
Henry V [adaptation]
William Shakespeare· 1805
Publishers Weekly
Editorial Score40/100
#5
literary-fiction
Romeo and Juliet (adaptation)
William Shakespeare· 1748
Library Journal
Editorial Score40/100
#6
literary-fiction
Coraline
Neil Gaiman· 2001
Kirkus Reviews
Editorial Score40/100
#7
classic-literature
The Legend of Sleepy Hollow
Blake A. Hoena· 1958
Publishers Weekly
Editorial Score35/100
#8
science-fiction
Dream Country
Neil Gaiman· 1991
Library Journal
Editorial Score35/100
#9
science-fiction
The Books of Magic
Neil Gaiman· 1993
Publishers Weekly
Editorial Score35/100
#10
mystery-thriller
Lord Edgware Dies / The Murder of Roger Ackroyd
Agatha Christie· 1975
Publishers Weekly
Editorial Score35/100
#11
horror
The Doll's House
Neil Gaiman· 2013
Kirkus Reviews
Editorial Score35/100
#12
travel-exploration
Shackleton and the lost Antarctic expedition
Blake A. Hoena· 2006
Kirkus Reviews
Editorial Score35/100
#13
graphic-novels
The Tempest (adaptation)
William Shakespeare· 1800
Publishers Weekly
Editorial Score35/100
#14
graphic-novels
Macbeth - The Graphic Novel
William Shakespeare· 1850
Kirkus Reviews
Editorial Score35/100
#15
graphic-novels
Death
Neil Gaiman· 1997
Library Journal
Editorial Score35/100
#16
graphic-novels
Perseus and Medusa
Blake A. Hoena· 2009
Library Journal
Editorial Score30/100
#17
graphic-novels
Season of Mists
Neil Gaiman· 1991
Kirkus Reviews
Editorial Score30/100
#18
graphic-novels
Preludes & Nocturnes
Neil Gaiman· 1991
Kirkus Reviews
Editorial Score30/100
#19
graphic-novels
1602
Neil Gaiman· 2003
Kirkus Reviews
Editorial Score30/100
#20
graphic-novels
Violent Cases
Neil Gaiman· 1987
Library Journal
Editorial Score30/100
#21
graphic-novels
The Wake
Neil Gaiman· 1997
Kirkus Reviews
Editorial Score30/100
#22
graphic-novels
The Sleeper and the Spindle
Neil Gaiman· 2014
Publishers Weekly
Editorial Score30/100
#23
graphic-novels
Cultural anthropology
Conrad Phillip Kottak· 1974
Publishers Weekly
Editorial Score30/100
#24
graphic-novels
The Last Temptation
Neil Gaiman· 1994
Publishers Weekly
Editorial Score30/100
#25
graphic-novels
The Dream Hunters
Neil Gaiman· 1999
Kirkus Reviews
Editorial Score30/100
#26
graphic-novels
The Graveyard Book (Graphic Novel), Volume 1
Neil Gaiman· 2014
Library Journal
Editorial Score30/100
#27
graphic-novels
The Comical Tragedy or Tragical Comedy of Mr Punch
Neil Gaiman· 1994
Publishers Weekly
Editorial Score30/100
#28
graphic-novels
MirrorMask
Neil Gaiman· 2005
Library Journal
Editorial Score30/100
#29
graphic-novels
March
John Lewis· 2013
Library Journal
Editorial Score30/100
#30
graphic-novels
Endless Nights
Neil Gaiman· 2003
Kirkus Reviews
Editorial Score30/100
#31
graphic-novels
Signal to Noise
Neil Gaiman· 1992
Kirkus Reviews
Editorial Score30/100
#32
graphic-novels
Anita Blake, Vampire Hunter
Laurell K. Hamilton· 2007
Kirkus Reviews
Editorial Score30/100
#33
graphic-novels
Science of Hockey with Max Axiom, Super Scientist
Blake A. Hoena· 2015
Kirkus Reviews
Editorial Score30/100
#34
graphic-novels
Eek and Ack vs the Wolfman
Blake A. Hoena· 2009
Kirkus Reviews
Editorial Score30/100
#35
graphic-novels
Jack and the beanstalk
Blake A. Hoena· 2009
Kirkus Reviews
Editorial Score30/100
#36
graphic-novels
Goosebumps - Creepy Creatures
Robert Lawrence Stine· 2006
Kirkus Reviews
Editorial Score30/100
#37
graphic-novels
You write it
Hamilton, John· 2009
Library Journal
Editorial Score30/100
#38
graphic-novels
Swamp sting
Blake A. Hoena· 2011
Library Journal
Editorial Score30/100
#39
graphic-novels
Uncanny XMen
Chuck Austen· 2003
Library Journal
Editorial Score30/100
#40
graphic-novels
Kickoff blitz
Blake A. Hoena· 2010
Library Journal
Editorial Score30/100
#41
graphic-novels
Spotlight striker
Blake A. Hoena· 2010
Publishers Weekly
Editorial Score30/100
#42
graphic-novels
Sack attack!
Blake A. Hoena· 2011
Library Journal
Editorial Score30/100
#43
graphic-novels
Milton Caniff's Steve Canyon
Milton Caniff· 2006
Library Journal
Editorial Score30/100
#44
graphic-novels
Black orchid
Neil Gaiman· 1991
Publishers Weekly
Editorial Score30/100
#45
graphic-novels
Dustcovers
Neil Gaiman· 1997
Library Journal
Editorial Score30/100
#46
graphic-novels
The Facts In The Case Of The Departure Of Miss Finch
Neil Gaiman· 2006
Publishers Weekly
Editorial Score30/100
#47
graphic-novels
Hansel and Gretel
Neil Gaiman· 2013
Kirkus Reviews
Editorial Score30/100
#48
graphic-novels
March. Book One
John Lewis· 2013
Publishers Weekly
Editorial Score30/100
#49
graphic-novels
Frankenstein (Graphic Horror) (Graphic Horror)
Mary Shelley· 2007
Publishers Weekly
Editorial Score30/100
#50
graphic-novels
Beyond the black hole
Blake A. Hoena· 2009
Library Journal
Editorial Score30/100
