swap_horiz Concrete Alternatives

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The Incal

The Incal is a complex science fiction graphic novel created by Alejandro Jodorowsky and Mœbius. It presents a surreal n...

Sci Fi French Jodorowsky Surreal

9.3 Excellent

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Palomar (Heartbreak Soup)

Gilbert Hernandez’s Palomar is a graphic novel series presenting a richly detailed fictional town within Central America...

Magical Realism Literary Fantagraphics Latinx

9.2 Excellent

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Lone Wolf and Cub

Lone Wolf and Cub is a celebrated Japanese graphic novel series exploring themes of violence, family, and redemption wit...

Classic Manga Samurai Dark Horse

9.2 Excellent

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Arzach

Arzach is a groundbreaking French comic by artist Moebius featuring a silent warrior riding a pterodactyl, renowned for...

Sci Fi Classic French Wordless

8.9 Great

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Jimmy Corrigan: The Smartest Kid on Earth

Jimmy Corrigan, the Smartest Kid on Earth is a 2000 graphic novel by Chris Ware, celebrated for its innovative panel lay...

Experimental Literary Pantheon Chris Ware

8.8 Great

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Daytripper

Daytripper is a 2010 graphic novel by Brazilian twin brothers Fábio Moon and Gabriel Bá that explores mortality through...

Literary DC Vertigo Fabio Moon Gabriel Ba

8.8 Great

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Clyde Fans

Created by Canadian cartoonist Seth, this literary graphic novel details the decades-long decline of a fictional oscilla...

Family Melancholy Literary Drawn And Quarterly

8.8 Great

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Alec: The Years Have Pants

A comprehensive collection of Eddie Campbell's autobiographical comics spanning decades, following his life and alter eg...

Literary Memoir Autobiographical Shelf

8.8 Great

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Planetary

Created by Warren Ellis and John Cassaday, this late-1990s superhero series features a team investigating the secret his...

Sci Fi Mystery Superhero Warren Ellis

8.7 Great

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Building Stories

Building Stories is a 2012 graphic novel by American cartoonist Chris Ware, uniquely published as a boxed set of various...

Experimental Literary Pantheon Chris Ware

8.6 Great

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We3

We3 is a poignant 2004 graphic novel by Grant Morrison and Frank Quitely about three kidnapped pets weaponized as cyborg...

Sci Fi Emotional Animals Grant Morrison

8.6 Great

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American Splendor

American Splendor is an autobiographical comic series created by Harvey Pekar in 1976, celebrated for its mundane yet pr...

Slice Of Life Memoir Working Class Dark Horse

8.6 Great

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It's a Good Life If You Don't Weaken

Published in 1996 by Canadian cartoonist Seth, this graphic novel follows a man's obsessive search for an obscure mid-ce...

Nostalgia Literary Memoir Drawn And Quarterly

8.6 Great

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Dead Dead Demon's Dededede Destruction

Dead Dead Demon's Dededede Destruction is a sci-fi manga by Inio Asano that began in 2014, depicting ordinary teenage li...

Sci Fi Manga Teen Viz Media

8.5 Great

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Black Hammer

A superhero comic series created by Jeff Lemire and Dean Ormston in 2016, exploring a group of trapped heroes in a myste...

Literary Superhero Deconstruction Jeff Lemire

8.5 Great

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Alice in Sunderland

A 2007 graphic novel by Bryan Talbot that explores the local history of Sunderland, England, and its potential connectio...

Experimental British Literary Dark Horse

7.9 Good

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Fear Agent

Created by Rick Remender, this sci-fi comic follows Heath Huston, an alien exterminator dealing with the trauma of Earth...

Action Sci Fi Retro Rick Remender

7.8 Good

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Signal to Noise

Created by Neil Gaiman and Dave McKean, this 1992 graphic novel examines a dying film director who envisions a final mov...

Experimental Literary Death Neil Gaiman

7.7 Good

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DEPT. H

A mystery comic series written and drawn by Matt Kindt in 2016, following a detective investigating a murder at a deep-s...

Sci Fi Mystery Underwater Dark Horse

7.6 Good

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Ether

Written by Matt Kindt with art by David Rubin, this 2016 fantasy comic follows a scientist who travels to a magical real...

Fantasy Sci Fi Portal Dark Horse

7.2 Good