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Best Stand-Alone Graphic Novels

Members: 18 participating members (show all)

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3
V for Vendetta
by Alan Moore
9,642 members, 185 reviews
4.17 stars (4.17 stars)

Lists: sushicat, racergirl76, blackdove07, mspixieears, benskinner, scificomics, ManWithAnAgenda

Score: 7

5
The Complete Maus
by Art Spiegelman
7,298 members, 223 reviews
4.52 stars (4.52 stars)

Lists: benskinner, hipdeep, racergirl76, ManWithAnAgenda, sushicat

Score: 5

6
Blankets
by Craig Thompson
4,794 members, 236 reviews
4.09 stars (4.09 stars)

Lists: souloftherose, Percevan, sushicat, ManWithAnAgenda, ryvre

Score: 5

8
American Born Chinese
by Gene Luen Yang
4,514 members, 324 reviews
3.97 stars (3.97 stars)

Lists: scificomics, guyalice, sushicat, ryvre

Score: 4

9
Habibi
by Craig Thompson
1,758 members, 104 reviews
3.99 stars (3.99 stars)

Lists: sushicat, benskinner, Percevan, ryvre

Score: 4

10
Pride of Baghdad
by Brian K. Vaughan
1,562 members, 94 reviews
3.86 stars (3.86 stars)

Lists: racergirl76, ManWithAnAgenda, sushicat, ryvre

Score: 4

11
The Nightly News
by Jonathan Hickman
221 members, 7 reviews
3.68 stars (3.68 stars)

Lists: scificomics, ManWithAnAgenda, sushicat, ryvre

Score: 4

12
Pax Romana
by Jonathan Hickman
159 members, 5 reviews
3.79 stars (3.79 stars)

Lists: racergirl76, ryvre, scificomics, sushicat

Score: 4

13
Gone to Amerikay
by Derek McCulloch
52 members, 2 reviews
3.45 stars (3.45 stars)

Lists: hipdeep, WomensSeqArtLibrary, racergirl76, ryvre

Score: 4

14
Black Hole
by Charles Burns
2,499 members, 80 reviews
3.82 stars (3.82 stars)

Lists: ryvre, ManWithAnAgenda, sushicat

Score: 3

15
Daytripper
by Gabriel Ba
1,059 members, 61 reviews
4.21 stars (4.21 stars)

Lists: benskinner, scificomics, ryvre

Score: 3

16
My Friend Dahmer
by Derf Backderf
977 members, 89 reviews
3.86 stars (3.86 stars)

Lists: streamsong, racergirl76, sushicat

Score: 3

17
I Kill Giants
by Joe Kelly
696 members, 52 reviews
4.33 stars (4.33 stars)

Lists: guyalice, scificomics, ryvre

Score: 3

18
Stuck Rubber Baby
by Howard Cruse
486 members, 17 reviews
4.02 stars (4.02 stars)

Lists: aulsmith, ManWithAnAgenda, ryvre

Score: 3

19
The Property
by Rutu Modan
322 members, 18 reviews
3.9 stars (3.9 stars)

Lists: inge87, streamsong, WomensSeqArtLibrary

Score: 3

20
Beasts of Burden: Animal Rites
by Evan Dorkin
314 members, 23 reviews
4.15 stars (4.15 stars)

Lists: ryvre, guyalice, racergirl76

Score: 3

23
From Hell
by Alan Moore
3,530 members, 81 reviews
4.15 stars (4.15 stars)

Lists: sushicat, racergirl76

Score: 2

24
Arkham Asylum
by Grant Morrison
2,575 members, 75 reviews
3.88 stars (3.88 stars)

Lists: blackdove07, sushicat, ryvre

Thumbs down: benskinner

Score: 2

25
Relish: My Life in the Kitchen
by Lucy Knisley
830 members, 80 reviews
4.12 stars (4.12 stars)

Lists: inge87, WomensSeqArtLibrary

Score: 2

26
Feynman
by Jim Ottaviani
724 members, 46 reviews
3.74 stars (3.74 stars)

Lists: hipdeep, racergirl76

Score: 2

27
Here
by Richard McGuire
695 members, 36 reviews
4.08 stars (4.08 stars)

Lists: SylviaC, sushicat

Score: 2

28
French Milk
by Lucy Knisley
611 members, 68 reviews
3.34 stars (3.34 stars)

Lists: inge87, WomensSeqArtLibrary

Score: 2

29
The Collected Essex County
by Jeff Lemire
590 members, 41 reviews
4.21 stars (4.21 stars)

Lists: ryvre, sushicat

Score: 2

30
The Contract with God Trilogy
by Will Eisner
530 members, 13 reviews
4.11 stars (4.11 stars)

Lists: racergirl76, sushicat

Score: 2

31
Jane, the Fox, and Me
by Fanny Britt
425 members, 39 reviews
4.11 stars (4.11 stars)

Lists: inge87, WomensSeqArtLibrary

Score: 2

32
March: Books 1-3
by John Lewis
354 members, 10 reviews
4.64 stars (4.64 stars)

Lists: hipdeep, racergirl76

Score: 2

33
King City
by Brandon Graham
201 members, 4 reviews
3.77 stars (3.77 stars)

Lists: ryvre, scificomics

Score: 2

34
X-Men: Magneto Testament
by Greg Pak
179 members, 10 reviews
4.25 stars (4.25 stars)

Lists: Percevan, guyalice, ryvre

Thumbs down: benskinner

Score: 2

35
Not the Israel My Parents Promised Me
by Harvey Pekar
143 members, 6 reviews
3.53 stars (3.53 stars)

Lists: ryvre, racergirl76

Score: 2

36
Punk Rock Jesus
by Sean Murphy
130 members, 5 reviews
3.88 stars (3.88 stars)

Lists: Percevan, ryvre

Score: 2

37
Templar
by Jordan Mechner
126 members, 11 reviews
3.85 stars (3.85 stars)

Lists: racergirl76, ryvre

Score: 2

38
Irmina
by Barbara Yelin
98 members, 5 reviews
4.11 stars (4.11 stars)

Lists: inge87, WomensSeqArtLibrary

Score: 2

39
Fatherland: A Family History
by Nina Bunjevac
88 members, 5 reviews
3.91 stars (3.91 stars)

Lists: inge87, WomensSeqArtLibrary

Score: 2

40
Echoes
by Joshua Hale Fialkov
41 members, 2 reviews
4.08 stars (4.08 stars)

Lists: ryvre, sushicat

Score: 2

41
Batman: The Dark Knight Returns
by Frank Miller
5,876 members, 105 reviews
4.16 stars (4.16 stars)

Lists: ManWithAnAgenda, sushicat

Thumbs down: benskinner

Score: 1

42
Jimmy Corrigan: The Smartest Kid on Earth
by Chris Ware
3,002 members, 53 reviews
4.13 stars (4.13 stars)

Lists: benskinner

Score: 1

43
Drama
by Raina Telgemeier
2,279 members, 114 reviews
3.96 stars (3.96 stars)

Lists: ManWithAnAgenda

Score: 1

44
Stitches: A Memoir
by David Small
1,832 members, 170 reviews
4.14 stars (4.14 stars)

Lists: ManWithAnAgenda

Score: 1

45
Batman: The Killing Joke
by Alan Moore
1,465 members, 42 reviews
4.06 stars (4.06 stars)

Lists: ManWithAnAgenda

Score: 1

46
The Prince and the Dressmaker
by Jen Wang
1,302 members, 104 reviews
4.33 stars (4.33 stars)

Lists: ManWithAnAgenda

Score: 1

47
Marvels
by Kurt Busiek
1,113 members, 30 reviews
4.11 stars (4.11 stars)

Lists: ManWithAnAgenda

Score: 1

48
We3
by Grant Morrison
1,090 members, 52 reviews
4.01 stars (4.01 stars)

Lists: ryvre

Score: 1

49
Hey, Kiddo
by Jarrett J. Krosoczka
750 members, 49 reviews
4.31 stars (4.31 stars)

Lists: ManWithAnAgenda

Score: 1

50
Ice Haven
by Daniel Clowes
655 members, 13 reviews
3.78 stars (3.78 stars)

Lists: benskinner

Score: 1

51
Exit Wounds
by Rutu Modan
600 members, 32 reviews
3.56 stars (3.56 stars)

Lists: streamsong

Score: 1

52
Batwoman: Elegy
by Greg Rucka
537 members, 28 reviews
4.23 stars (4.23 stars)

Lists: guyalice, ryvre

Thumbs down: benskinner

Score: 1

53
The Encyclopedia of Early Earth: A Graphic Novel
by Isabel Greenberg
521 members, 21 reviews
4.01 stars (4.01 stars)

Lists: benskinner

Score: 1

54
Pedro & Me: Friendship, Loss and What I Learned
by Judd Winick
475 members, 15 reviews
4.17 stars (4.17 stars)

Lists: ryvre

Score: 1

55
Spinning
by Tillie Walden
452 members, 21 reviews
3.75 stars (3.75 stars)

Lists: ManWithAnAgenda

Score: 1

56
Days of Destruction, Days of Revolt
by Chris Hedges
448 members, 17 reviews
4.09 stars (4.09 stars)

Lists: sushicat

Score: 1

57
Meanwhile
by Jason Shiga
442 members, 38 reviews
3.96 stars (3.96 stars)

Lists: ryvre

Score: 1

58
Mooncakes
by Suzanne Walker
441 members, 49 reviews
3.83 stars (3.83 stars)

Lists: ManWithAnAgenda

Score: 1

59
A.D.: New Orleans After the Deluge
by Josh Neufeld
439 members, 28 reviews
3.81 stars (3.81 stars)

Lists: sushicat

Score: 1

60
The Underwater Welder
by Jeff Lemire
403 members, 19 reviews
3.85 stars (3.85 stars)

Lists: sushicat

Score: 1

61
A Drifting Life
by Yoshihiro Tatsumi
401 members, 16 reviews
3.96 stars (3.96 stars)

Lists: ManWithAnAgenda

Score: 1

62
Same Difference and Other Stories
by Derek Kirk Kim
390 members, 15 reviews
3.74 stars (3.74 stars)

Lists: ManWithAnAgenda

Score: 1

63
The Secret to Superhuman Strength
by Alison Bechdel
366 members, 21 reviews
4.16 stars (4.16 stars)

Lists: ManWithAnAgenda

Score: 1

64
Why I Hate Saturn
by Kyle Baker
320 members, 6 reviews
3.73 stars (3.73 stars)

Lists: ryvre

Score: 1

65
Boxers & Saints Boxed Set
by Gene Luen Yang
311 members, 16 reviews
4.13 stars (4.13 stars)

Lists: sushicat

Score: 1

66
Local
by Brian Wood
304 members, 13 reviews
4.07 stars (4.07 stars)

Lists: ryvre

Score: 1

67
Junji Ito's Cat Diary: Yon & Mu
by Junji Ito
302 members, 10 reviews
3.96 stars (3.96 stars)

Lists: ManWithAnAgenda

Score: 1

68
Midnight Nation
by Джозеф Майкл Стражински
298 members, 10 reviews
3.89 stars (3.89 stars)

Lists: ryvre

Score: 1

69
The Magic Fish
by Trung Le Nguyen
290 members, 21 reviews
4.4 stars (4.4 stars)

Lists: ManWithAnAgenda

Score: 1

70
The Silence of Our Friends
by Mark Long
267 members, 15 reviews
3.67 stars (3.67 stars)

Lists: ryvre

Score: 1

71
The Mystery Play
by Grant Morrison
266 members, 6 reviews
3.49 stars (3.49 stars)

Lists: sushicat

Score: 1

72
Flex Mentallo: Man of Muscle Mystery
by Grant Morrison
245 members, 12 reviews
3.86 stars (3.86 stars)

Lists: ryvre

Score: 1

73
Onward Towards Our Noble Deaths
by Shigeru Mizuki
231 members, 4 reviews
4.01 stars (4.01 stars)

Lists: inge87

Score: 1

74
Trillium
by Jeff Lemire
231 members, 8 reviews
3.83 stars (3.83 stars)

Lists: sushicat

Score: 1

75
The Golem's Mighty Swing
by James Sturm
221 members, 9 reviews
3.67 stars (3.67 stars)

Lists: ryvre

Score: 1

76
Superman Smashes the Klan
by Gene Luen Yang
214 members, 12 reviews
4.51 stars (4.51 stars)

Lists: ManWithAnAgenda

Score: 1

77
The Pro
by Garth Ennis
208 members, 4 reviews
3.47 stars (3.47 stars)

Lists: ryvre

Score: 1

78
Queen of the Sea
by Dylan Meconis
184 members, 31 reviews
4.12 stars (4.12 stars)

Lists: ManWithAnAgenda

Score: 1

79
The Wake
by Scott Snyder
183 members, 10 reviews
3.6 stars (3.6 stars)

Lists: benskinner

Score: 1

80
The Cowboy Wally Show
by Kyle Baker
155 members, 3 reviews
3.93 stars (3.93 stars)

Lists: ManWithAnAgenda

Score: 1

81
Scene of the Crime: A Little Piece of Goodnight
by Ed Brubaker
149 members, 4 reviews
4.19 stars (4.19 stars)

Lists: ryvre

Score: 1

82
Just So Happens
by Fumio Obata
149 members, 12 reviews
3.46 stars (3.46 stars)

Lists: inge87

Score: 1

83
The Cape
by Joe Hill
143 members, 14 reviews
3.6 stars (3.6 stars)

Lists: ryvre

Score: 1

84
5 is the Perfect Number
by Igort
131 members, 3 reviews
3.6 stars (3.6 stars)

Lists: sushicat

Score: 1

85
De: Tales
by Fábio Moon
127 members, 4 reviews
3.43 stars (3.43 stars)

Lists: ryvre

Score: 1

86
Revolver
by Matt Kindt
112 members, 9 reviews
3.89 stars (3.89 stars)

Lists: ryvre

Score: 1

87
Severed
by Scott Snyder
110 members, 8 reviews
3.4 stars (3.4 stars)

Lists: ryvre

Score: 1

88
2 Sisters
by Matt Kindt
108 members, 2 reviews
3.65 stars (3.65 stars)

Lists: ryvre

Score: 1

89
Johnny Hiro: Half Asian, All Hero
by Fred Chao
102 members, 8 reviews
3.9 stars (3.9 stars)

Lists: ryvre

Score: 1

90
Elmer
by Gerry Alanguilan
93 members, 8 reviews
3.99 stars (3.99 stars)

Lists: ryvre

Score: 1

91
I Am Not Okay With This
by Charles Forsman
89 members, 8 reviews
2.95 stars (2.95 stars)

Lists: ManWithAnAgenda

Score: 1

92
Petrograd
by Philip Gelatt
80 members, 5 reviews
3.57 stars (3.57 stars)

Lists: ryvre

Score: 1

93
Garlic and the Vampire
by Bree Paulsen
75 members, 12 reviews
3.93 stars (3.93 stars)

Lists: ManWithAnAgenda

Score: 1

94
Transhuman
by Jonathan Hickman
69 members, 0 reviews
3.5 stars (3.5 stars)

Lists: ryvre

Score: 1

95
Red Mass for Mars
by Jonathan Hickman
63 members, 1 review
3.08 stars (3.08 stars)

Lists: ryvre

Score: 1

96
Kingdom Of The Wicked
by D'Israeli
62 members, 1 review
4 stars (4 stars)

Lists: ManWithAnAgenda

Score: 1

97
Afrodisiac
by Brian Maruca
57 members, 2 reviews
3.59 stars (3.59 stars)

Lists: ryvre

Score: 1

98
The Dollhouse Family
by M. R. Carey
47 members, 2 reviews
3.81 stars (3.81 stars)

Lists: ManWithAnAgenda

Score: 1

99
Little Girls
by Nicholas Aflleje
38 members, 4 reviews
3.13 stars (3.13 stars)

Lists: ManWithAnAgenda

Score: 1

100
Flocks
by L. Nichols
31 members, 5 reviews
4.17 stars (4.17 stars)

Lists: ManWithAnAgenda

Score: 1

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Started by: ryvre (July 2013)

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