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  1. 1Can't We Talk About Something More Pleasant?: A MemoirRoz Chast · 2014 · 2 honors
  2. 2Breadcrumbs: Coming of Age in Post-Soviet PolandKasia Babis · 2025 · 1 honor
  3. 3CannonLee Lai · 2025 · 1 honor
  4. 4Defiant: The Story of Robert SmallsRob Edwards, illustrated by Sean Damien Hill and Alex Paterson, cover illustration by Nikolas Draper-Ivey · 2025 · 1 honor
  5. 5Ginseng Roots: A MemoirCraig Thompson · 2025 · 1 honor
  6. 6MuybridgeGuy Delisle, translated by Helge Dascher and Rob Aspinall · 2025 · 1 honor
  7. 7Patchwork: A Graphic Biography of Jane AustenKate Evans · 2025 · 1 honor
  8. 8Photographic Memory: William Henry Jackson and the American WestBill Griffith · 2025 · 1 honor
  9. 9Remember Us to Life: A Graphic MemoirJoanna Rubin Dranger · 2025 · 1 honor
  10. 10SimplicityMattie Lubchansky · 2025 · 1 honor
  11. 11Spent: A Comic NovelAlison Bechdel · 2025 · 1 honor
  12. 12The Ephemerata: Shaping the Exquisite Nature of GriefCarol Tyler · 2025 · 1 honor
  13. 13The WeightMelissa Mendes · 2025 · 1 honor
  14. 14This Beautiful, Ridiculous City: A Graphic MemoirKay Sohini · 2025 · 1 honor
  15. 15This Might Surprise You: A Breast Cancer StoryHayley Gullen · 2025 · 1 honor
  16. 16TonguesAnders Nilsen · 2025 · 1 honor
  17. 17You Must Take Part In RevolutionBadiucao and Melissa Chan · 2025 · 1 honor
  18. 18Adrift on a Painted SeaTim Bird, paintings by Sue Bird · 2024 · 1 honor
  19. 19All Our Ordinary Stories: A Multigenerational Family OdysseyTeresa Wong · 2024 · 1 honor
  20. 20Between Two Sounds: Arvo Pärt's Journey to His Musical LanguageJoonas Sildre, edited by Aile Tooming, translated by Adam Cullen · 2024 · 1 honor
  21. 21Blue Sky Through the Window of a Moving Car: Comics for Beautiful, Awful and Ordinary DaysJordan Bolton · 2024 · 1 honor
  22. 22Feeding Ghosts: A Graphic MemoirTessa Hulls · 2024 · 1 honor
  23. 23Milk Without HoneyHanna Harms, translated by Ruth Ahmedzai Kemp · 2024 · 1 honor
  24. 24My Favorite Thing Is Monsters Book TwoEmil Ferris · 2024 · 1 honor
  25. 25Past Tense: Facing Family Secrets and Finding Myself in TherapySacha Mardou · 2024 · 1 honor
  26. 26Still Life with RemorseMaira Kalman · 2024 · 1 honor
  27. 27TenderBeth Hetland · 2024 · 1 honor
  28. 28Victory ParadeLeela Corman · 2024 · 1 honor
  29. 29Woman, Life, FreedomMarjane Satrapi, translated by Una Dimitrijevic · 2024 · 1 honor
  30. 30Zodiac: A Graphic MemoirAi Weiwei with Elettra Stamboulis, illustrated by Gianluca Costantini · 2024 · 1 honor
  31. 3140 Men and 12 Rifles: Indochina 1954Marcelino Truong, translated by David Homel · 2023 · 1 honor
  32. 32Artificial: A Love StoryAmy Kurzweil · 2023 · 1 honor
  33. 33Boys WeekendMattie Lubchansky · 2023 · 1 honor
  34. 34How to Say GoodbyeWendy MacNaughton · 2023 · 1 honor
  35. 35I Must Be DreamingRoz Chast · 2023 · 1 honor
  36. 36Impossible People: A Completely Average Recovery StoryJulia Wertz · 2023 · 1 honor
  37. 37Juliette or, the Ghosts Return in the SpringCamille Jourdy, translated by Aleshia Jensen · 2023 · 1 honor
  38. 38Kafka: A Manga AdaptationNishioka Kyodai, translated by David Yang · 2023 · 1 honor
  39. 39MimosaArchie Bongiovanni · 2023 · 1 honor
  40. 40My Picture DiaryFujiwara Maki, translated by Ryan Holmberg · 2023 · 1 honor
  41. 41RoamingJillian Tamaki and Mariko Tamaki · 2023 · 1 honor
  42. 42Shubeik LubeikDeena Mohamed · 2023 · 1 honor
  43. 43This Country: Searching for Home in (Very) Rural AmericaNavied Mahdavian · 2023 · 1 honor
  44. 44Wonder Woman Historia: The AmazonsKelly Sue DeConnick, illustrated by Phil Jimenez, Gene Ha and Nicola Scott · 2023 · 1 honor
  45. 45All Your Racial Problems Will Soon End: The Cartoons of Charles JohnsonCharles Johnson · 2022 · 1 honor
  46. 46Birds of MaineMichael DeForge · 2022 · 1 honor
  47. 47Ducks: Two Years in the Oil SandsKate Beaton · 2022 · 1 honor
  48. 48Flung Out of Space: Inspired by the Indecent Adventures of Patricia HighsmithGrace Ellis, illustrated by Hannah Templer · 2022 · 1 honor
  49. 49Smahtguy: The Life and Times of Barney FrankEric Orner · 2022 · 1 honor
  50. 50Tangier in the RainFabien Grolleau, illustrated by Abdel de Bruxelles and translated by David Christensen · 2022 · 1 honor
  51. 51The Night Eaters: She Eats the NightMarjorie Liu and Sana Takeda · 2022 · 1 honor
  52. 52The Peanutbutter Sisters and Other American StoriesRumi Hara · 2022 · 1 honor
  53. 53The Third PersonEmma Grove · 2022 · 1 honor
  54. 54Time Zone JJulie Doucet · 2022 · 1 honor
  55. 55Tokyo Rose – Zero Hour: A Japanese American Woman's Persecution and Ultimate Redemption After World War IIAndre Frattino, illustrated by Kate Kasenow · 2022 · 1 honor
  56. 56What if? 2: Additional Serious Scientific Answers to Absurd Hypothetical QuestionsRandall Munroe · 2022 · 1 honor
  57. 57What is Home, Mum?Sabba Khan · 2022 · 1 honor
  58. 58Who Will Make the Pancakes: Five StoriesMegan Kelso · 2022 · 1 honor
  59. 59Alone in Space: A CollectionTillie Walden · 2021 · 1 honor
  60. 60CelestiaManuele Fior, translated by Jamie Richards · 2021 · 1 honor
  61. 61Destroy All Monsters: A Reckless BookEd Brubaker and Sean Phillips · 2021 · 1 honor
  62. 62E.X.O.: The Legend of Wale Williams, Volume OneRoye Okupe, illustrated by Sunkanmi Akinboye and Raphael Kazeem · 2021 · 1 honor
  63. 63Elegy for Mary Turner: An Illustrated Account of a LynchingRachel Marie-Crane Williams · 2021 · 1 honor
  64. 64I Never Promised You a Rose GardenMannie Murphy · 2021 · 1 honor
  65. 65In: A Graphic NovelWill McPhail · 2021 · 1 honor
  66. 66Infinitum: An Afrofuturist TaleTim Fielder · 2021 · 1 honor
  67. 67Lore Olympus: Volume 1Rachel Smythe · 2021 · 1 honor
  68. 68MonstersBarry Windsor-Smith · 2021 · 1 honor
  69. 69My Begging ChartKeiler Roberts · 2021 · 1 honor
  70. 70Night BusZuo Ma, translated by Orion Martin · 2021 · 1 honor
  71. 71Save It for Later: Promises, Parenthood, and the Urgency of ProtestNate Powell · 2021 · 1 honor
  72. 72Seek You: A Journey Through American LonelinessKristen Radtke · 2021 · 1 honor
  73. 73Stone FruitLee Lai · 2021 · 1 honor
  74. 74The Secret to Superhuman StrengthAlison Bechdel · 2021 · 1 honor
  75. 75The WaitingKeum Suk Gendry-Kim, translated by Janet Hong · 2021 · 1 honor
  76. 76Wake: The Hidden History of Women-Led Slave RevoltsRebecca Hall and Hugo Martinez · 2021 · 1 honor
  77. 77When I Grow Up: The Lost Autobiographies of Six Yiddish TeenagersKen Krimstein · 2021 · 1 honor
  78. 78Apsara EngineBishakh Som · 2020 · 1 honor
  79. 79Dancing After TENVivian Chong and Georgia Webber · 2020 · 1 honor
  80. 80Fantastic Four: Grand DesignTom Scioli · 2020 · 1 honor
  81. 81Glass Town: The Imaginary World Of The BrontësIsabel Greenberg · 2020 · 1 honor
  82. 82Kent State: Four Dead In OhioDerf Backderf · 2020 · 1 honor
  83. 83MomsYeong-shin Ma, translated by Janet Hong · 2020 · 1 honor
  84. 84Notes On A Case Of Melancholia: Or, A Little DeathNicholas Gurewitch · 2020 · 1 honor
  85. 85Solutions And Other ProblemsAllie Brosh · 2020 · 1 honor
  86. 86Sports Is HellBen Passmore · 2020 · 1 honor
  87. 87Wonder Woman: Dead EarthDaniel Warren Johnson with Mike Spicer · 2020 · 1 honor
  88. 88Year Of The RabbitTian Veasna · 2020 · 1 honor
  89. 89AlienationInés Estrada · 2019 · 1 honor
  90. 90Are You Listening?Tillie Walden · 2019 · 1 honor
  91. 91BTTM FDRSEzra Claytan Daniels, illustrated by Ben Passmore · 2019 · 1 honor
  92. 92Death Wins A Goldfish: Reflections From A Grim Reaper's Yearlong SabbaticalBrian Rea · 2019 · 1 honor
  93. 93Hot CombEbony Flowers · 2019 · 1 honor
  94. 94How To: Absurd Scientific Advice For Common Real-World ProblemsRandall Munroe · 2019 · 1 honor
  95. 95I Was Their American Dream: A Graphic MemoirMalaka Gharib · 2019 · 1 honor
  96. 96In WavesA.J. Dungo · 2019 · 1 honor
  97. 97Rusty BrownChris Ware · 2019 · 1 honor
  98. 98Swimming In DarknessLucas Harari, translated by David Homel · 2019 · 1 honor
  99. 99The American Dream?: A Journey On Route 66 Discovering Dinosaur Statues, Muffler Men, And The Perfect Breakfast BurritoShing Yin Khor · 2019 · 1 honor
  100. 100The Hard TomorrowEleanor Davis · 2019 · 1 honor
  101. 101They Called Us EnemyGeorge Takei, Justin Eisinger and Steven Scott, illustrated by Harmony Becker · 2019 · 1 honor
  102. 102All The AnswersMichael Kupperman · 2018 · 1 honor
  103. 103Belonging: A German Reckons With History And HomeNora Krug · 2018 · 1 honor
  104. 104Bingo LoveTee Franklin, illustrated by Jenn St-Onge and Joy San · 2018 · 1 honor
  105. 105Born To Be Posthumous: The Eccentric Life And Mysterious Genius Of Edward GoreyMark Dery · 2018 · 1 honor
  106. 106Cake: A CookbookMaira Kalman and Barbara Scott-Goodman · 2018 · 1 honor
  107. 107Che: A Revolutionary LifeJon Lee Anderson, illustrated by José Hernández · 2018 · 1 honor
  108. 108Check, Please!: Book 1: # HockeyNgozi Ukazu · 2018 · 1 honor
  109. 109Come AgainNate Powell · 2018 · 1 honor
  110. 110Coyote DoggirlLisa Hanawalt · 2018 · 1 honor
  111. 111Eternity GirlMagdalene Visaggio, illustrated by Sonny Liew · 2018 · 1 honor
  112. 112Exit Stage Left: The Snagglepuss ChroniclesMark Russell, illustrated by Mike Feehan · 2018 · 1 honor
  113. 113InfidelPornsak Pichetshote and Aaron Campbell · 2018 · 1 honor
  114. 114Luisa – Now And ThenCarole Maurel and Mariko Tamaki · 2018 · 1 honor
  115. 115My Brother's Husband, Volume 2Gengoroh Tagame, translated by Anne Ishii · 2018 · 1 honor
  116. 116SabrinaNick Drnaso · 2018 · 1 honor
  117. 117Shade, The Changing Girl Vol. 2: Little RunawayCecil Castellucci and Marley Zarcone · 2018 · 1 honor
  118. 118The Electric StateSimon Stalenhag · 2018 · 1 honor
  119. 119The Many Deaths Of Scott KoblishScott Koblish · 2018 · 1 honor
  120. 120The Prince And The DressmakerJen Wang · 2018 · 1 honor
  121. 121Why Art?Eleanor Davis · 2018 · 1 honor
  122. 122Your Black Friend And Other StrangersBen Passmore · 2018 · 1 honor
  123. 123A Thousand Coloured CastlesGareth Brookes · 2017 · 1 honor
  124. 124A.D.: After DeathScott Snyder, illustrated by Jeff Lemire · 2017 · 1 honor
  125. 125Baking With KafkaTom Gauld · 2017 · 1 honor
  126. 126Black Bolt Vol. 1: Hard TimeSaladin Ahmed, illustrated by Christian Ward · 2017 · 1 honor
  127. 127BoundlessJillian Tamaki · 2017 · 1 honor
  128. 128EarthaCathy Malkasian · 2017 · 1 honor
  129. 129Everything Is FlammableGabrielle Bell · 2017 · 1 honor
  130. 130Fire!!: The Zora Neale Hurston StoryPeter Bagge · 2017 · 1 honor
  131. 131HostageGuy Delisle · 2017 · 1 honor
  132. 132House Of WomenSophie Goldstein · 2017 · 1 honor
  133. 133My Brother's HusbandGengoroh Tagame, translated by Anne Ishii · 2017 · 1 honor
  134. 134My Favorite Thing Is MonstersEmil Ferris · 2017 · 1 honor
  135. 135My Lesbian Experience With LonelinessNagata Kabi · 2017 · 1 honor
  136. 136Pretending Is LyingDominique Goblet, translated by Sophie Yanow · 2017 · 1 honor
  137. 137Royal City Volume 1: Next Of KinJeff Lemire · 2017 · 1 honor
  138. 138Run For It: Stories Of Slaves Who Fought For Their FreedomMarcelo D'Salete · 2017 · 1 honor
  139. 139Shutter Volume 5: So Far BeyondJoe Keatinge, illustrated by Leila del Duca · 2017 · 1 honor
  140. 140Solid StateMatt Fraction and Jonathan Coulton, illustrated by Albert Monteys · 2017 · 1 honor
  141. 141Tenements, Towers and Trash: An Unconventional Illustrated History Of New York CityJulia Wertz · 2017 · 1 honor
  142. 142The Best We Could Do: An Illustrated MemoirThi Bui · 2017 · 1 honor
  143. 143Trust No AuntyMaria Qamar · 2017 · 1 honor
  144. 144You & A Bike & A RoadEleanor Davis · 2017 · 1 honor
  145. 145Black Panther: A Nation Under Our FeetTa-Nehisi Coates, illustrated by Brian Stelfreeze · 2016 · 1 honor
  146. 146Cheap Novelties: The Pleasures Of Urban DecayBen Katchor · 2016 · 1 honor
  147. 147Cook Korean! A Comic Book With RecipesRobin Ha · 2016 · 1 honor
  148. 148Demon, Volume 1Jason Shiga · 2016 · 1 honor
  149. 149Faith Volume 1: Hollywood And VineJody Houser, illustrated by Francis Portela and Marguerite Sauvage · 2016 · 1 honor
  150. 150Hot Dog Taste TestLisa Hanawalt · 2016 · 1 honor
  151. 151March: Book ThreeJohn Lewis, with Andrew Aydin, illustrated by Nate Powell · 2016 · 1 honor
  152. 152Monstress Volume 1: AwakeningMarjorie Liu, illustrated by Sana Takeda · 2016 · 1 honor
  153. 153MooncopTom Gauld · 2016 · 1 honor
  154. 154ODY-C: Cycle OneMatt Fraction, illustrated by Christian Ward · 2016 · 1 honor
  155. 155PantherBrecht Evens · 2016 · 1 honor
  156. 156Paper Girls Volume 1Brian K Vaughan, illustrated by Cliff Chiang · 2016 · 1 honor
  157. 157Paracuellos Volume 1Carlos Giménez · 2016 · 1 honor
  158. 158PatienceDaniel Clowes · 2016 · 1 honor
  159. 159Patsy Walker, A.K.A. Hellcat! Volume 1: Hooked On A FelineKate Leth, illustrated by Brittney Williams · 2016 · 1 honor
  160. 160PeplumBlutch · 2016 · 1 honor
  161. 161PlutonaEmi Lenox and Jeff Lemire, illustrated by Emi Lenox · 2016 · 1 honor
  162. 162Pretty Deadly Volume 2: The BearKelly Sue DeConnick, illustrated by Emma Ríos · 2016 · 1 honor
  163. 163Rolling Blackouts: Dispatches From Turkey, Syria, And IraqSarah Glidden · 2016 · 1 honor
  164. 164The Arab Of The Future 2: A Childhood In The Middle East, 1984-1985: A Graphic MemoirRiad Sattouf · 2016 · 1 honor
  165. 165The Art Of Charlie Chan Hock ChyeSonny Liew · 2016 · 1 honor
  166. 166The Best American Comics 2016Roz Chast (editor) · 2016 · 1 honor
  167. 167The Caped Crusade: Batman And The Rise Of Nerd CultureGlen Weldon · 2016 · 1 honor
  168. 168The Familiar, Volume 3: Honeysuckle & PainMark Z. Danielewski · 2016 · 1 honor
  169. 169The Greatest Of MarlysLynda Barry · 2016 · 1 honor
  170. 170The One Hundred Nights Of Hero: A Graphic NovelIsabel Greenberg · 2016 · 1 honor
  171. 171The White Donkey: Terminal LanceMaximilian Uriarte · 2016 · 1 honor
  172. 172Things From The FloodSimon Stålenhag · 2016 · 1 honor
  173. 173Vision Volume 1: Little Worse Than A ManTom King, illustrated by Gabriel Hernandez Walta · 2016 · 1 honor
  174. 174Bitch Planet Vol. 1: Extraordinary MachineKelly Sue DeConnick, illustrated by Valentine De Landro · 2015 · 1 honor
  175. 175Deep Dark FearsFran Krause · 2015 · 1 honor
  176. 176Descender Volume 1: Tin StarsJeff Lemire, coauthored and illustrated by Dustin Nguyen · 2015 · 1 honor
  177. 177Drawn & Quarterly: 25 Years Of Contemporary Cartooning, Comics And Graphic Novelsedited by Tom Devlin · 2015 · 1 honor
  178. 178Fatherland: A Family HistoryNina Bunjevac · 2015 · 1 honor
  179. 179Hand Drawn Jokes For Smart Attractive PeopleMatthew Diffee · 2015 · 1 honor
  180. 180Hip Hop Family Tree Book 3: 1983-1984 (Vol. 3)Ed Piskor · 2015 · 1 honor
  181. 181Killing And DyingAdrian Tomine · 2015 · 1 honor
  182. 182March: Book TwoJohn Lewis, Andrew Aydin, illustrated by Nate Powell · 2015 · 1 honor
  183. 183Poorly Drawn Lines: Good Ideas And Amazing StoriesReza Farazmand · 2015 · 1 honor
  184. 184Showa: A History of Japan 1953-1989Shigeru Mizuki, translated by Zack Davisson · 2015 · 1 honor
  185. 185Step Aside, Pops: A Hark! A Vagrant CollectionKate Beaton · 2015 · 1 honor
  186. 186Tales From The LoopSimon Stalenhag · 2015 · 1 honor
  187. 187The Arab Of The Future: A Childhood In The Middle East, 1978-1984: A Graphic MemoirRiad Sattouf · 2015 · 1 honor
  188. 188The Familiar, Volume 1: One Rainy Day In MayMark Z. Danielewski · 2015 · 1 honor
  189. 189The Sandman: OvertureNeil Gaiman, illustrated by JH Williams III · 2015 · 1 honor
  190. 190The Story Of My TitsJennifer Hayden · 2015 · 1 honor
  191. 191The Thrilling Adventures Of Lovelace And Babbage: The (Mostly) True Story Of The First ComputerSydney Padua · 2015 · 1 honor
  192. 192Thing Explainer: Complicated Stuff In Simple WordsRandall Munroe · 2015 · 1 honor
  193. 193Two BrothersGabriel Bá and Fabio Moon · 2015 · 1 honor
  194. 194Fatale Deluxe Edition, Vol. 1Ed Brubaker and Sean Philips · 2014 · 1 honor
  195. 195HereRichard McGuire · 2014 · 1 honor
  196. 196How The World Was: A California ChildhoodEmmanuel Guibert · 2014 · 1 honor
  197. 197How To Be HappyEleanor Davis · 2014 · 1 honor
  198. 198Little Nemo: Dream Another DreamJosh O'Neill, Andrew Carl and Chris Stevens (editors) · 2014 · 1 honor
  199. 199Pretty Deadly Volume 1Kelly Sue DeConnick and Emma Ríos · 2014 · 1 honor
  200. 200Rat Queens Vol. 1: Sass And SorceryKurtis J. Wiebe and Roc Upchurch · 2014 · 1 honor
  201. 201Sex Criminals Volume 1: One Weird TrickMatt Fraction and Chip Zdarsky · 2014 · 1 honor
  202. 202Showa 1944-1953: A History Of JapanShigeru Mizuki · 2014 · 1 honor
  203. 203The Complete Zap Comix Boxed SetR. Crumb, S. Clay Wilson, Gilbert Shelton, Spain Rodriguez, Robert Williams, Victor Moscoso, Paul Mavrides and Rick Griffin · 2014 · 1 honor
  204. 204The Secret History Of Wonder WomanJill Lepore · 2014 · 1 honor
  205. 205The Shadow HeroGene Luen Yang and Sonny Liew · 2014 · 1 honor
  206. 206The Usagi Yojimbo Saga Volume 1Stan Sakai · 2014 · 1 honor
  207. 207Through The WoodsEmily Carroll · 2014 · 1 honor
  208. 208Walt Before SkeezixFrank King · 2014 · 1 honor
  209. 209Your Illustrated Guide To Becoming One With The UniverseYumi Sakugawa · 2014 · 1 honor
  210. 210Battling BoyPaul Pope · 2013 · 1 honor
  211. 211Boxers & SaintsGene Luen Yang · 2013 · 1 honor
  212. 212Captain Marvel Vol. 1: In Pursuit Of FlightKelly Sue Deconnick, Dexter Soy, Emma Rios · 2013 · 1 honor
  213. 213Gris Grimly's FrankensteinMary Shelley, Gris Grimly · 2013 · 1 honor
  214. 214Hand-Drying In America: And Other StoriesBen Katchor · 2013 · 1 honor
  215. 215Hyperbole And A Half: Unfortunate Situations, Flawed Coping Mechanisms, Mayhem, And Other Things That HappenedAllie Brosh · 2013 · 1 honor
  216. 216Julio's DayGilbert Hernandez · 2013 · 1 honor
  217. 217New SchoolDash Shaw · 2013 · 1 honor
  218. 218Relish: My Life In The KitchenLucy Knisley · 2013 · 1 honor
  219. 219Super Graphic: A Visual Guide To The Comic Book UniverseTim Leong · 2013 · 1 honor
  220. 220You're All Just Jealous Of My Jetpack: CartoonsTom Gauld · 2013 · 1 honor