swap_horiz Love & Rockets Alternatives

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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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My Favorite Thing Is Monsters

Emil Ferris’ *My Favorite Thing Is Monsters* is a meticulously crafted graphic novel set in 1960s Chicago. The story cen...

Mystery 1960S Fantagraphics Emil Ferris

9.1 Excellent

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Safe Area Gorazde

Safe Area Gorazde is a powerful graphic novel by Joe Sacco detailing his experiences as a journalist covering the Siege...

Journalism War Joe Sacco Fantagraphics

9.0 Excellent

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American Splendor

Harvey Pekar’s American Splendor offers a unique graphic novel experience. This autobiographical series documents the li...

Slice Of Life Memoir Working Class Dark Horse

8.6 Great

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Safe Area Goražde

"Safe Area Goražde: The War in Eastern Bosnia 1992–1995" is a work of comics journalism created by Maltese-American auth...

Journalism War Joe Sacco Fantagraphics

8.5 Great

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Scott Pilgrim vs. the World

Scott Pilgrim vs. the World is an independent comic series by Bryan Lee O’Malley. It follows a young musician who must b...

Independent Retro Comedy Comics And Graphic Novel

8.4 Great

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Solanin

Solanin is a coming-of-age manga written and illustrated by Inio Asano, originally serialized in Japan beginning in 2005...

Music Japan Manga Slice Of Life

8.4 Great

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Nijigahara Holograph

Nijigahara Holograph is a single-volume manga written and illustrated by Inio Asano. Told through a deliberately nonline...

Japan Manga Dark Surreal

8.4 Great

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King City

King City is a science-fiction comic created by Brandon Graham and initially published in 2007. It follows Joe, a young...

Adventure Sci Fi INDIE Image Comics

8.4 Great

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Giant Days

Giant Days is a comedy comic series created by John Allison and published by BOOM! Studios from 2015 to 2019, following...

College Comedy Slice Of Life Boom Studios

8.4 Great

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Palestine

Palestine is a non-fiction graphic novel by cartoonist Joe Sacco, published as a collected volume by Fantagraphics in 20...

Journalism Nonfiction Middle East Joe Sacco

8.3 Great

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Ho Che Anderson's King

King is a biographical graphic novel by Ho Che Anderson, published by Fantagraphics Books. The work chronicles the life...

Biography Civil Rights Fantagraphics Ho Che Anderson

8.2 Great

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Strangers in Paradise

Strangers in Paradise is an independent comic book series written and illustrated by Terry Moore, published from 1993 to...

Drama INDIE Romance Terry Moore

8.1 Great

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Box Office Poison

Box Office Poison is a slice-of-life graphic novel by Alex Robinson, originally serialized in 1996 and later collected i...

INDIE Romance Slice Of Life Shelf

8.0 Great

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What a Wonderful World!

"What a Wonderful World!" is a collection of interconnected slice-of-life manga short stories written and illustrated by...

Japan Manga Slice Of Life Anthology

8.0 Great

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Phonogram

Created by writer Kieron Gillen and artist Jamie McKelvie, "Phonogram" is an urban fantasy comic book series published b...

Music INDIE Magic Image Comics

7.9 Good

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Copra

Copra is an independent comic book series created, written, drawn, and lettered by Michel Fiffe. Originating as a self-p...

Action INDIE Superhero Fantagraphics

7.9 Good

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SuperMutant Magic Academy

SuperMutant Magic Academy is a graphic novel by Canadian cartoonist Jillian Tamaki, published by Drawn & Quarterly in 20...

School Slice Of Life Teen Drawn And Quarterly

7.7 Good

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Welcome to the NHK

Welcome to the NHK is a Japanese manga series illustrated by Kendi Oiwa, based on the original novel written by Tatsuhik...

Drama Japan Manga Slice Of Life

7.6 Good

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Tricked

Tricked is a 2005 graphic novel by Alex Robinson that follows six people whose lives intersect through their connections...

INDIE Slice Of Life Ensemble Shelf

7.4 Good