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100 Must-Read Comics About Brave People Who Aren't Superheroes

"This is a list of graphic novels and comics about people (and a few animals) whose courage doesn't involve superpowers. Superpowers are awesome, of course, but it's also inspiring to read about people who are brave in different ways. They might have profound emotional strength. They might be deeply committed to a political or ideological cause. They might take risks in artistic or creative fields. Or they might display classic physical bravery.
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Lulu Anew (Étienne Davodeau)
Lulu Anew
1
Étienne Davodeau
The Nao of Brown by Glyn Dillon
The Nao of Brown by Glyn Dillon
2
Waltz With Bashir: A Lebanon War Story (Ari Folman)
Waltz With Bashir: A Lebanon War Story
3
Ari Folman
Barefoot Gen Volume 1: A Cartoon Story of Hiroshima (Keiji Nakazawa)
Barefoot Gen Volume 1: A Cartoon Story of Hiroshima
4
Keiji Nakazawa
Haganai: I Don't Have Many Friends Vol.1 (Yomi Hirasaka and Itachi)
Haganai: I Don't Have Many Friends Vol.1
5
Yomi Hirasaka and Itachi
Nelson (Woodrow Phoenix & Rob Davis (Editors))
Nelson
6
Woodrow Phoenix & Rob Davis (Editors)
Duran Duran, Imelda Marcos and Me (Lorina Mapa)
Duran Duran, Imelda Marcos and Me
7
Lorina Mapa
Embroideries (Marjane Satrapi)
Embroideries
8
Marjane Satrapi
Persepolis (Marjane Satrapi)
Persepolis
9
Marjane Satrapi
Lost Girls (Alan Moore)
Lost Girls
10
Alan Moore
Good-Bye, Chunky Rice (Craig Thompson)
Good-Bye, Chunky Rice
11
Craig Thompson
Blankets (Craig Thompson)
Blankets
12
Craig Thompson
Habibi (Craig Thompson)
Habibi
13
Craig Thompson
Hole in the Heart: Bringing Up Beth (Henny Beaumont)
Hole in the Heart: Bringing Up Beth
14
Henny Beaumont
The Essential Dykes to Watch Out for by Alison Bechdel
The Essential Dykes to Watch Out for by Alison Bechdel
15
Fun Home (Alison Bechdel)
Fun Home
16
Alison Bechdel
Box Office Poison
Box Office Poison
17
Mail Order Bride (Mark Kalesniko)
Mail Order Bride
18
Mark Kalesniko
Epileptic by David B.
Epileptic by David B.
19
Blood Song: A Silent Ballad (Eric Drooker)
Blood Song: A Silent Ballad
20
Eric Drooker
The Best We Could Do (Thi Bui)
The Best We Could Do
21
Thi Bui
The Arrival (Shaun Tan)
The Arrival
22
Shaun Tan
Ghost World (Daniel Clowes)
Ghost World
23
Daniel Clowes
Lighter Than My Shadow (Katie Green)
Lighter Than My Shadow
24
Katie Green
Slow Storm (Danica Novgorodoff)
Slow Storm
25
Danica Novgorodoff
Building Stories
Building Stories
26
Gemma Bovery (Posy Simmonds)
Gemma Bovery
27
Posy Simmonds
Killing and Dying (Adrian Tomine)
Killing and Dying
28
Adrian Tomine
Zahra's Paradise (Amir)
Zahra's Paradise
29
Amir
The System (Peter Kuper)
The System
30
Peter Kuper
Gaijin: American Prisoner of War (Matt Faulkner)
Gaijin: American Prisoner of War
31
Matt Faulkner
Dark Satanic Mills (Marcus Sedgwick)
Dark Satanic Mills
32
Marcus Sedgwick
20th Century Boys
20th Century Boys
33
Library Wars (Kiiro Yumi)
Library Wars
34
Kiiro Yumi
Complete Hothead Paisan (Diane Dimassa)
Complete Hothead Paisan
35
Diane Dimassa
Inconegro: A Graphic Mystery (Mat Johnson and Warren Pleece)
Inconegro: A Graphic Mystery
36
Mat Johnson and Warren Pleece
Quarantine Zone (Daniel H. Wilson)
Quarantine Zone
37
Daniel H. Wilson
March : Book One (John Lewis)
March : Book One
38
John Lewis
The Silence of Our Friends (Mark Long)
The Silence of Our Friends
39
Mark Long
Che a Graphic Biography (Spain Rodriguez)
Che a Graphic Biography
40
Spain Rodriguez
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