swap_horiz George Sprott Alternatives

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Palomar (Heartbreak Soup)

Palomar is a fictional Central American town created by Gilbert Hernandez in the 1980s, serving as the influential setti...

Magical Realism Literary Fantagraphics Latinx

9.2 Excellent

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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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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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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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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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The Underwater Welder

A 2012 graphic novel by Jeff Lemire about a deep-sea diver facing supernatural occurrences and personal ghosts while wor...

Psychological Literary Fatherhood Shelf

8.4 Great

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Essex County

Essex County is a 2008 Canadian graphic novel by Jeff Lemire, collecting three interconnected stories that explore rural...

Canada Literary Rural Shelf

8.2 Great

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Ho Che Anderson's King

Created by Ho Che Anderson, this biographical graphic novel chronicles the life and historical impact of civil rights le...

Biography Civil Rights Fantagraphics Ho Che Anderson

8.2 Great

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Hicksville

A metafictional graphic novel by New Zealand cartoonist Dylan Horrocks exploring the mythology and politics of comics th...

Meta New Zealand Drawn And Quarterly Dylan Horrocks

8.2 Great

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This One Summer

This One Summer is a 2014 graphic novel by Mariko Tamaki and Jillian Tamaki, notable for its poignant depiction of adole...

Coming Of Age Young Adult Summer Mariko Tamaki

8.0 Great

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Skim

Skim is a 2008 Canadian graphic novel by cousins Mariko and Jillian Tamaki, examining adolescent angst, sexuality, and d...

Teen Lgbtq+ Diary Mariko Tamaki

8.0 Great

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Ice Haven

Ice Haven is a 2005 graphic novel by Daniel Clowes that interweaves multiple character perspectives to portray a darkly...

Experimental Crime Literary Pantheon

8.0 Great

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Skim (Jillian & Mariko Tamaki)

Created by cousins Mariko and Jillian Tamaki in 2008, this coming-of-age graphic novel follows a Japanese-Canadian teena...

Canada Teen Lgbtq+ Drawn And Quarterly

8.0 Great

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Habibi

Habibi is a 2011 graphic novel by American cartoonist Craig Thompson, noted for its intricate artwork and exploration of...

Epic Literary Middle Eastern Pantheon

7.9 Good

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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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Logicomix

Logicomix is a 2009 graphic novel by Apostolos Doxiadis and Christos Papadimitriou, exploring the foundations of mathema...

Mathematics Literary Greek Biography

7.8 Good

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Lost Girls

Lost Girls is a controversial 2006 erotic graphic novel by Alan Moore and Melinda Gebbie that reimagines the adult lives...

Fairy Tale Literary Erotic Shelf

7.7 Good

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SuperMutant Magic Academy

Created by Jillian Tamaki and published in 2015, this satirical graphic novel explores mutant and magical teenagers navi...

School Slice Of Life Teen Drawn And Quarterly

7.7 Good

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Boundless

Published in 2017 by Jillian Tamaki, this anthology graphic novel collects short stories exploring modern anxieties, rel...

Experimental Literary Anthology Drawn And Quarterly

7.5 Good