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🎨 Graphic Novels · United States

Best Graphic Novels Books from United States

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 States 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 States by editorial consensus.

#1
The Adventures of Tom Sawyer
literary-fiction

The Adventures of Tom Sawyer

Mark Twain· 1817
Publishers Weekly
Editorial Score55/100
#2
Cyrano de Bergerac
literary-fiction

Cyrano de Bergerac

Edmond Rostand· 1821
Publishers Weekly
Editorial Score50/100
#3
Cover of Arkham Asylum
science-fiction

Arkham Asylum

Grant Morrison· 1920
Publishers Weekly
Editorial Score40/100
#4
Cover of Creative Cartoonist
politics-society

Creative Cartoonist

Dick Gautier· 1989
Library Journal
Editorial Score35/100
#5
Die Bremer Stadtmusikanten
graphic-novels

Die Bremer Stadtmusikanten

Gebrüder Grimm [Brothers Grimm]· 1922
Kirkus Reviews
Editorial Score35/100
#6
Cover of Marvel Masterworks
graphic-novels

Marvel Masterworks

Stan Lee· 1990
Publishers Weekly
Editorial Score30/100
#7
Cover of Usagi Yojimbo
graphic-novels

Usagi Yojimbo

Stan Sakai· 1987
Library Journal
Editorial Score30/100
#8
Cover of Howl
graphic-novels

Howl

Allen Ginsberg· 1959
Kirkus Reviews
Editorial Score30/100
#9
Legend of Sleepy Hollow
graphic-novels

Legend of Sleepy Hollow

Washington Irving· 2012
Publishers Weekly
Editorial Score30/100
#10
Cover of JLA
graphic-novels

JLA

Grant Morrison· 1997
Kirkus Reviews
Editorial Score30/100
#11
Cover of The gentlemen's alliance cross #2
graphic-novels

The gentlemen's alliance cross #2

Arina Tanemura (種村, 有菜, たねむら ありな)· 2007
Library Journal
Editorial Score30/100
#12
Cover of Little Lulu
graphic-novels

Little Lulu

John Stanley· 2004
Kirkus Reviews
Editorial Score30/100
#13
The Invisibles
graphic-novels

The Invisibles

Grant Morrison· 1968
Publishers Weekly
Editorial Score30/100
#14
Cover of New X-Men
graphic-novels

New X-Men

Grant Morrison· 2001
Kirkus Reviews
Editorial Score30/100
#15
Cover of Batman Gothic
graphic-novels

Batman Gothic

Grant Morrison· 1991
Kirkus Reviews
Editorial Score30/100
#16
We3
graphic-novels

We3

Grant Morrison· 2005
Kirkus Reviews
Editorial Score30/100
#17
Cover of Kekkaishi
graphic-novels

Kekkaishi

Yellow Tanabe· 2005
Kirkus Reviews
Editorial Score30/100
#18
Cover of Monstrous
graphic-novels

Monstrous

Greg Wright· 2017
Publishers Weekly
Editorial Score30/100
#19
Cover of The Yellow Jar
graphic-novels

The Yellow Jar

Patrick Atangan· 2002
Kirkus Reviews
Editorial Score30/100
#20
Cover of The Amazing Adventures of the Escapist. Volume 1
graphic-novels

The Amazing Adventures of the Escapist. Volume 1

Michael Chabon· 2004
Publishers Weekly
Editorial Score30/100
#21
Cover of The Arrival
graphic-novels

The Arrival

Shaun Tan· 2006
Library Journal
Editorial Score30/100
#22
Cover of The Filth
graphic-novels

The Filth

Grant Morrison· 2003
Publishers Weekly
Editorial Score30/100
#23
Cover of Omukae Desu
graphic-novels

Omukae Desu

Meca Tanaka· 2006
Kirkus Reviews
Editorial Score30/100
#24
Cover of Dark Wraith of Shannara
graphic-novels

Dark Wraith of Shannara

Terry Brooks· 2008
Kirkus Reviews
Editorial Score30/100
#25
Cover of Zenith, Phase One
graphic-novels

Zenith, Phase One

Grant Morrison· 1988
Kirkus Reviews
Editorial Score30/100
#26
Cover of Doom Patrol, Book 1
graphic-novels

Doom Patrol, Book 1

Grant Morrison· 2000
Kirkus Reviews
Editorial Score30/100
#27
Cover of 涼宮ハルヒの憂鬱 2
graphic-novels

涼宮ハルヒの憂鬱 2

Nagaru Tanigawa· 2010
Kirkus Reviews
Editorial Score30/100
#28
Cover of The Return of Bruce Wayne
graphic-novels

The Return of Bruce Wayne

Grant Morrison· 2011
Kirkus Reviews
Editorial Score30/100
#29
Cover of Robot rescue
graphic-novels

Robot rescue

Drew Brockington· 2018
Publishers Weekly
Editorial Score30/100
#30
Cover of My little pony
graphic-novels

My little pony

Meghan McCarthy· 2017
Kirkus Reviews
Editorial Score30/100
#31
Cover of Joe the barbarian
graphic-novels

Joe the barbarian

Grant Morrison· 2011
Library Journal
Editorial Score30/100
#32
Cover of Gaijin
graphic-novels

Gaijin

Matt Faulkner· 2014
Kirkus Reviews
Editorial Score30/100
#33
Cover of Harlan Ellison's watching
graphic-novels

Harlan Ellison's watching

Harlan Ellison· 1989
Kirkus Reviews
Editorial Score30/100
#34
哲学用語図鑑 [Tetsugaku yogo zukan]
graphic-novels

哲学用語図鑑 [Tetsugaku yogo zukan]

Masato Tanaka· 2015
Library Journal
Editorial Score30/100
#35
"Secrets behind the comics!"
graphic-novels

"Secrets behind the comics!"

Stan Lee· 1947
Kirkus Reviews
Editorial Score30/100
#36
Shprintze and the Golem
graphic-novels

Shprintze and the Golem

Tyler Vile0
Kirkus Reviews
Editorial Score30/100
#37
Memórias Tribais
graphic-novels

Memórias Tribais

Tony Wright· 2026
Kirkus Reviews
Editorial Score30/100
#38
Science of Football with Max Axiom, Super Scientist
graphic-novels

Science of Football with Max Axiom, Super Scientist

Nikole Brooks Bethea· 2015
Publishers Weekly
Editorial Score25/100
#39
Gasoline alley
graphic-novels

Gasoline alley

King, Frank· 2004
Publishers Weekly
Editorial Score25/100
Designed to Feel
Bestseller by Peter Burchardt
Designed to Feel
Why Evolution Built Your Emotions, and How to Make Them Work for You
“The most eye-opening book on emotions I’ve ever read.”
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