Best Pantheon
Maus is a Pulitzer Prize-winning graphic novel by Art Spiegelman that depicts the Holocaust through the poignant metaphor of human figures as mice and Nazis. It’s notable for its innovative storytelling approach and deeply affecting portrayal of survival, loss, and intergenerational trauma. The book...
Marjane Satrapi’s *The Complete Persepolis* offers a powerful visual memoir detailing her childhood and adolescence in Iran from 1970 to 1992. This graphic novel chronicles her experiences navigating political upheaval during the Islamic Revolution and its aftermath. It is notable for its unique sto...
Chris Ware’s *Jimmy Corrigan: The Smartest Kid on Earth* presents a profoundly unsettling narrative through meticulously crafted panels. It explores themes of isolation and fractured family relationships with an experimental approach to graphic storytelling. The novel’s complex structure and deeply...
Chris Ware’s *Building Stories* presents an intricate narrative through a collection of interconnected documents including comic panels, architectural drawings, and letters. The project's notable aspect is its experimental form—a deliberately non-linear structure reflecting the fragmented nature of...
Venezuela's National Pantheon in Caracas was created in 1874 from a former Trinity church and serves as the state mausoleum for national heroes.
In the Shadow of No Towers is a 2004 large-format graphic novel and broadsheet collection by American cartoonist Art Spiegelman. Reflecting on his personal trauma and acute anxiety, the work serves as a response to the September 11 attacks on the World Trade Center, located near his home in Lower Ma...
Paraguay's Panteon Nacional de los Heroes in Asuncion was completed in 1936 after the Chaco War and became the country's state mausoleum.
The Panteon de los Heroes in Asuncion, Paraguay, was inaugurated in 1936 and serves as the national mausoleum for figures such as Solano Lopez.
An ancient Egyptian obelisk originally from the Iseum Campense, now standing in the Piazza della Rotonda directly in front of the Pantheon in Rome.
Ice Haven is a 2005 graphic novel by Daniel Clowes, originally serialized in his comic book series Eightball and later published in color by Pantheon Books. The narrative interweaves multiple character perspectives to portray a darkly comedic, fictional American small town. The plot revolves around...
"Habibi" is a 672-page graphic novel by American cartoonist Craig Thompson, published in 2011 by Pantheon Books. The narrative follows the complex relationship between two escaped child slaves, Dodola and Zam, as they navigate a harsh, fictional Arabian landscape. The work is distinguished by its in...
The Pantheon of the Fatherland is Santo Domingo's national mausoleum, part of the UNESCO listed Colonial City of Santo Domingo since 1990.
The Panteon de la Patria in Santo Domingo is the Dominican Republic's national mausoleum, installed in a former Jesuit church restored in 1958.
A.D.: New Orleans After the Deluge is a 2009 nonfiction graphic novel by cartoonist and journalist Josh Neufeld. Developed from an online comics project, it follows seven real people before, during, and after Hurricane Katrina, showing experiences that include evacuation, displacement, survival, and...
