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Image Comics

4.6

(25)

"Paper Girls!! Kinda absurd but awesome time travelling adventure."

"Monstress"

"“Outcast” by Robert Kirkman is one that comes to mind that I don’t see mentioned yet :) cheers!"

"The Walking Dead (This one isn't *that* scary but it's such a good read."

"Outcast; Department of Truth; Something is Killing the Children; Nailbiter; Hellboy."

"Ice Cream Man; The Walking Dead (This one isn't *that* scary but it's such a good read."

"Saga (one of my favorites)"

"I read The Walking Dead and it was amazing, start to finish."

"Monstress is exquisite"

"Saga"

Jeff Smith

5.0

(15)

"Bone by Jeff Smith"

"*Bone* by Jeff Smith"

"BONE by Jeff Smith! Perfect age for it, too."

"*Bone* by Jeff Smith *Amulet* by Kazu Kibuishi."

"*Bone* by Jeff Smith."

"-Bone"

"I would recommend Bone, kid friendly, very compelling story."

"Kid Friendly: Bone - Jeff Smith."

"I recommend Bone!! It’s one of my favorite graphic novels of all time."

Bone

5.0

(14)

"BONE by Jeff Smith"

"Bone for all ages"

"Many others have said it, but "Bone" is the best possible answer to this question."

"Bone is also wondrous."

"Many others have said it, but "Bone" is the best possible answer to this question."

"Bone or Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles are my go-to for my younger family members."

"Bone"

"Bone, asterix, tintin."

"Bone is amazing."

"Bone is full of dragons and has a strong female character."

Alan Moore

4.9

(11)

"Has he read Watchmen yet?"

"Watchmen."

"V for Vendetta."

"From Hell - Alan Moore"

"*V for Vendetta* by Alan Moore."

"Watchmen, Dark Knight Returns, Complete Eightball."

"Alan Moore’s From Hell"

"DC: watchmen - Alan Moore."

"Off the top of my head I’ll give you: Watchmen."

"**Watchmen, by DAve Gibbons & Alan Moore** I really liked those graphic novels; storywise way beyond what DC & Marvel do."

Watchmen

5.0

(7)

"-Watchmen"

"Watchmen"

"Some basics could be Watchmen, All Star Superman, Black Hole, How To Read Nancy, and Ghost World"

Kazu Kibuishi

4.9

(7)

"*Amulet* by Kazu Kibuishi"

"Amulet series by Kazu Kibuishi."

"Amulet by Kazu Kibuishi."

"I remember i LOVED the “amulet” series in 5th grade."

"The Amulet books by Kazu Kibuishi?"

"My daughter is a huge fan of the *Amulet* series but I can't say for sure if it's the right mix of text and images."

Raina Telgemeier

4.9

(7)

"Anything written by Raina Telgemeier would probably fit the bill as well."

"All of Raina Telgemerier’s books"

"My daughter really loved her books Smile and Drama."

"Anything by Raina Telgemeier."

"I loved “Smile” by Raina Telgemeier as a kid!!"

"My daughters loved all of the books by Raina Telgemeier."

"Heart stopper and maybe Raina Telemeiger."

Neil Gaiman

4.7

(7)

"The Sandman series."

"* The Sandman by Neil Gaiman is my all time favourite comic series."

"The Sandman series."

"The graveyard book by Neil gaiman."

"It's a series, but you don't have to read them in order."

"Have heard great things about Sandman but haven't given it a shot yet."

Marjane Satrapi

4.8

(6)

"Persepolis is always a good choice."

"Persepolis by Marjane Satrapi"

"This isn’t that girlie but is still excellent, Persepolis."

"Maus, Persepolis, Charlie’s War, Preacher"

"Persepolis by Marjane Satrapi."

"A wondrous work of art, but it's not elementary appropriate."

#10

Lumberjanes

4.8

(6)

"My kids always loved the Lumberjanes series."

"Lumberjanes"

"Lumberjanes! Magical kittens!"

"Another vote for Lumberjanes."

"I absolutely love it. Very positive about the power of friendship and girls being strong, brave and adventurous."

"Lumberjanes"

#11

Brian K. Vaughan

4.8

(6)

"For dystopian, perhaps Y: The Last Man."

"I'll also second Y: The Last Man for those TLOU vibes."

"He'd probably like Y: The Last Man as well, kind of similar to TLOU."

"It's about 4 twelve year old girls who get caught up in this huge time-travel war."

"Y: The Last Man by Brian Vaughan."

"Papergirls."

#12

Wings of Fire

4.2

(6)

"Wings of Fire graphic novels"

"*Wings of Fire* has adapted their books into GN."

"Wings of fire is a kids graphic novel about dragons."

"The Wings of Fire novels have graphic novel adaptations."

"Wings of Fire Graphic Novel adaptations, Katie the Catsitter, Warriors Graphic Novel Adaptations."

"Wings of fire by Tui T Sutherland, it’s a novel series but there are graphic novel adaptations."

#13

Tea Dragon Society

4.2

(6)

"Tea Dragon Society is very cute."

"The Tea Dragon Society will probably be liked pretty well."

"Tea Dragon Society and its sequels."

"Tea Dragon Society"

"Tea Dragon Society! Graphic adaptations of Wings of Fire."

"I have heard good things about The Tea Dragon Society."

#14

ND Stevenson

5.0

(5)

"NIMONA!! My favourite graphic novel of all time, by ND Stevenson."

"Nimona"

"Nimona by ND Stevenson"

"Nimona by N.D. Stevenson"

#15

Vertigo

5.0

(5)

"It’s definitely up there for sure, highly recommend watchmen’s."

"Yes, along with Watchmen and From Hell."

"Absolutely love this book. Personally think it's Alan Moore best work."

"Then you surely need to read: The Preacher, Sandman, The boys."

"Has anyone mentioned Preacher? It's pretty good and the TV show they made from it was really great!"

#16

Tim Probert

4.8

(5)

"Similar to Bone and Amulet"

"Beautiful book in story and design."

"Lightfall by Tim Probert."

#17

Charles Burns

4.8

(5)

"Black Hole- Charles Burns"

"Jimmy Corrigan:the Smartest Kid on Earth Black Hole..."

"Indie: Black Hole - Charles Burns."

"Black hole"

"He might like *Black Hole* by Charles Burns."

#18

Pantheon Books

4.8

(5)

"Persepolis"

"Maus. Always Maus. Grade 8s can handle Maus."

"Persepolis is on the NYT 100 best books of the century."

"Maus."

"Persopolis. But it has a very specific subject matter."

#19

Elfquest

4.6

(5)

"An oldie but goodie: Elfquest by Wendy and Richard Pini."

"Elfquest"

"Here's my suggestion: Elfquest. I read volume 1 last year and it was one of the best fantasy books I've read."

"Elf Quest is harmless enough."

"Elfquest is an indie that doesn't get near the love it deserves."

#20

Blacksad

5.0

(4)

"Blacksad"

"Blacksad, Chew, Gideon Falls"

"Blacksad Ghosted X-Factor (Peter David' first arc), Multiple Man is operating X-Factor as a detective agency"

"Try 'blacksad', 'Grandville', 'sleepless', 'top ten'"

#21

Scott Chantler

5.0

(4)

"The Three Thieves by Scott Chantler."

"**The Three Thieves by Scott Chantler**."

"The Sand Warrior: 5 Worlds."

"I recently read Squire & Knight by Scott Chantler and enjoyed it a lot."

#22

Rick Remender

5.0

(4)

"You’d probably enjoy Rick Remender’s uncanny x-force series"

"Moebius - The Incal Mignola - Hellboy Hickman - East of West Remender - Seven to Eternity Graham - King City"

"* Uncanny X-Force - Rick Remender."

"Really? I'm the first person to suggest Seven To Eternity by Rick Remender and Jerome Opena?"

#23

Hilda

4.8

(4)

"Oh, also **Hilda** is based on a graphic novel series!"

"Hilda all day every day."

"Hilda, by Luke Pearson."

"Over the years has liked Hilda, City of Dragons, Aster and the Accidental (and the sequel) Snapdragon."

#24

Maus

4.8

(4)

"-Maus"

"Maus"

"Try ‘Maus’ it’s heavy but it will instill compassion and empathy in her as well as educate on a still imperfect world"

#25

Calvin and Hobbes

5.0

(3)

"Calvin and Hobbs. This is a classic and it’s hard not to recommend it to everybody for any reason."

"Get him some Calvin and Hobbes books."

"Calvin and Hobbes is timeless, in my opinion."

#26

Ben Hatke

5.0

(3)

"Zita The Spacegirl by Ben Hatke is also cool."

"Zita the Spacegirl by Ben Hatke."

"*Zita the Spacegirl* series by Ben Hatke? It’s fantasy/sci-fi."

#27

Faith Erin Hicks

5.0

(3)

"Not fantasy, but well done realistic graphic novel about a group of friends."

"The Nameless City by Faith Erin Hicks"

"The Nameless City by Faith Erin Hicks."

#28

Black Hole

5.0

(3)

"Some basics could be Watchmen, All Star Superman, Black Hole, How To Read Nancy, and Ghost World"

"Black Hole by Charles Burns is the one."

"My first thought is Black Hole by Charles Burns."

#29

Sin City

5.0

(3)

"Sin City"

"Frank Miller’s Sin City"

"Sin City"

#30

Hooky

5.0

(3)

"Hooky is really good, it's adorable!"

"Hooky"

"My daughter liked the “hooky” series"

#31

Jen Wang

5.0

(3)

"I always recommend **Stargazing** by Jen Wang for this age group, esp for girls."

"It’s about two Asian-American girls who are classmates."

"5. Stargazing - others by Jen Wang too"

#32

Nimona

4.7

(3)

"Another vote for Nimona!"

"Dragon hoops, Nimona?"

"Nimona is probably a great choice."

#33

Kat Leyh

4.7

(3)

"It's about a girl learning to do magic."

"Snapdragon by Kat Leyh"

"*Snapdragon* *Beetle and the Hollowbones* *The Lumberjanes*."

#34

Dog Man

4.7

(3)

"Dog Man is great."

"Dog Man and Cat Kid!"

"Dog Man for the particularly young lads"

#35

Chronicles of Claudette

4.7

(3)

"Giants Beware! is a lot of fun and perfect for an 8yo."

"Chronicles of Claudette are excellent Graphic Novels for kids."

"Chronicles of Claudette, beginning with Giants Beware."

#36

Shannon Hale

4.7

(3)

"The Real Friends series by Shannon Hale is excellent!"

"[The Real Friends] series by Shannon Hale."

#37

Junji Ito

4.7

(3)

"Junji Ito is amazing"

"Anything by Junji Ito! Although Uzumaki might be my fav."

"Some junji ito would be good vibes for a tattoo shop I feel like."

#38

Bill Willingham

4.3

(3)

"Fables by Bill Willingham and others"

"Bill Willingham's 'Fables' has Cinderella in a few solo adventures as a spy."

"Fables by Bill Willingham is good."

#39

Amulet

4.3

(3)

"Amulet is an outstanding series."

"Amulet for the older kids"

"Amulet is good too, but it's ending is finished."

#40

Cece Bell

5.0

(2)

"El Deafo by Cece Bell."

#41

N/A

5.0

(2)

"Maus."

"I love Maus!!!"

#42

Warren Ellis

5.0

(2)

"Cyberpunk: Transmetropolitan, W0rldtr33, WE3."

"Transmetropolitan"

#43

Jonathan Hickman

5.0

(2)

"Moebius - The Incal Mignola - Hellboy Hickman - East of West Remender - Seven to Eternity Graham - King City"

"* East of West by Jonathan Hickman."

#44

George Takei

5.0

(2)

"The Called Us Enemy by George Takei"

"They Called Us Enemy by George Takei."

#45

James Tynion IV

5.0

(2)

"If they're into grittier/horror type things: Something is Killing the Children is probably my favorite comic going right now."

"Something is killing the children"

#46

Matt Fraction

5.0

(2)

"Hawkeye Volume 1 by Matt Fraction 2016."

"Hawkeye by Matt Fraction."

#47

K. O’Neill

5.0

(2)

"6. Tea Dragon Society - complete at the books but also anyt"

"Tea Dragon Society by K. O’Neill"

#48

Noelle Stevenson

5.0

(2)

"Nimona."

"Nimona by Noelle Stevenson."

#49

Dungeon Critters

5.0

(2)

"Dungeon Critters by Riess and Goetter."

"Dungeon Critters"

#50

Jeff Lemire

5.0

(2)

"Gideon Falls by Jeff Lemire"

"Gideon Falls by Lemire would likely qualify as mistery one. I found it via this subreddit and thought it is great, also the art is amazing."

#51

Superman

5.0

(2)

"Would be perfect."

"Is a great comic specifically for young readers."

#52

Nothing Special

5.0

(2)

"The [Nothing Special] books by Katie Cook."

"Nothing Special"

#53

They Called Us Enemy

5.0

(2)

"They Called Us Enemy by George Takei"

#54

Locke & Key

5.0

(2)

"- Locke & Key"

"Locke & Key"

#55

Persepolis

5.0

(2)

"Persepolis is one of the best graphic novel series in French language."

"Persepolis"

#56

Jonna and the Unpossible Monsters

5.0

(2)

"Jonna and the unpossible monsters is something I would recommend."

"Bone You Wish Jonna and the Unpossible Monsters"

#57

DC Comics

5.0

(2)

"Batman Year One"

"Batman: Year One"

#58

Moebius

5.0

(2)

"Moebius - The Incal Mignola - Hellboy..."

"Maybe *The Incal*, or other works from the Moebius library."

#59

Robert Kirkman

5.0

(2)

"The walking dead The twilight graphic novel You’re going to die Twisted dark"

"Blackwork: Walking Dead, Empowered, Sin City."

#60

Seven to Eternity

5.0

(2)

"I will also mention Seven To Eternity."

"Seven to Eternity was one of my personal favorites. It is definitely a different experience than most fantasy reads."

#61

The Dark Knight Returns

5.0

(2)

"The Dark Knight Returns"

#62

Dana Simpson

5.0

(2)

"Phoebe and Her Unicorn by Dana Simpson"

"Phoebe and Her Unicorn series by Dana Simpson."

#63

James Kochalka

5.0

(2)

"Johnny Boo by James Kochalka"

"Johnny Boo series by James Kochalka."

#64

Kurt Vonnegut

5.0

(2)

"There's a somewhat-recent graphic novel version of Kurt Vonnegut's Slaughterhouse Five which is really good."

"I re-read Slaughterhouse Five in graphic novel format."

#65

Tui T. Sutherland

5.0

(2)

"Tui T. Sutherland's *Wings of Fire* series about young dragons."

"My 10 year old Wings of Fire fan loves Warriors, Percy Jackson, and Heroes of Olympus."

#66

Svetlana Chmakova

5.0

(2)

"Anything by Svetlana Chmakova"

#67

Shannon and Dean Hale

4.5

(2)

"Rapunzel’s Revenge and Calamity Jack by Shannon and Dean Hale."

"Rapunzel’s Revenge by Shannon and Dean Hale."

#68

X-Men

4.5

(2)

"X-Men. He’ll be all set."

"Cool powers! Hot women! Guns! Adventure!"

#69

DRAGON SWORD COMIC

4.5

(2)

"My Graphic Novel series called DRAGON SWORD COMIC."

"I could suggest you my Graphic Novel series called DRAGON SWORD COMIC."

#70

Molly Ostertag

4.5

(2)

"This one might be too blatantly queer for him to start off with."

#71

Marvel

4.5

(2)

"Ms. Marvel: No Normal - It is perfect for grade 10 in so many ways."

"Ms. Marvel: No Normal and Nimona are what I use."

#72

Scurry

4.5

(2)

"*Scurry* by Mac Smith"

"There’s a webcomic that recently had a physical release called Scurry."

#73

Heartstopper

4.5

(2)

"The Heartstopper series is great and really popular"

"Probably a bit mature, but has she read the heartstopper series?"

#74

Katie the Catsitter

4.5

(2)

"Katie the Catsitter series by Venable & Yue."

"Katie the Catsitter series. A lot of fun, a lot of cats."

#75

Dark Horse

4.5

(2)

"I find Lucky Devil (from Dark Horse) a good spooky graphic novel."

"It’s basically about an average loser getting possessed by a demon and when an exorcism goes wrong, the guy ends up getting the demon’s powers."

#76

Hilo

4.5

(2)

"Very positive messaging, fights evil robots hilarious"

"Hilo Barb the Barbarian Wings of Fire Amulet Dog Man Diary of a Wimpy Kid Bone"

#77

Unbeatable Squirrel Girl

4.5

(2)

"Unbeatable Squirrel Girl"

"Unbeatable Squirrel Girl is a lot of fun."

#78

Astérix

4.5

(2)

"Astérix?"

"Astérix ?"

#79

Coraline

4.5

(2)

"Coraline"

"Coraline is also available as a graphic novel."

#80

Mass Effect

4.0

(2)

"Mass effect has some good ones. Witcher as well."

"Mass Effect had some graphic novels."

#81

Goldie Vance

4.0

(2)

"Goldie Vance is fun - plucky girl detective in the 60s."

#82

Avatar the Last Airbender

4.0

(2)

"The Avatar the Last Airbender comics are also great, but I'd question if they make any sense without watching the show first."

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