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100 Must-Read Graphic Memoirs

"There's a scene in Locke and Key by Joe Hill and Gabriel Rodriguez where one character opens another's head and looks around–literally. That's what I imagine graphic memoirs doing. I can only live one life, but with their combination of prose and art, graphic memoirs let me see what life is like for someone else in a new, deeper way and on a range of topics and places of origin, from growing up in a country in revolution to living with mental illness to coping with tragic loss."
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American Splendor (Harvey Pekar)
American Splendor
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Harvey Pekar
American Widow
American Widow
2
An Age of License: A Travelogue (Lucy Knisley)
An Age of License: A Travelogue
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Lucy Knisley
The Arab of the Future: A Childhood in the Middle East (Riad Sattouf)
The Arab of the Future: A Childhood in the Middle East
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Riad Sattouf
The Arab of the Future 2: A Childhood in the Middle East, 1984-1985: A Graphic Memoir (Riad Sattouf)
The Arab of the Future 2: A Childhood in the Middle East, 1984-1985: A Graphic Memoir
5
Riad Sattouf
Are You My Mother? (Alison Bechdel)
Are You My Mother?
6
Alison Bechdel
Becoming Unbecoming (Una)
Becoming Unbecoming
7
Una
The Best We Could Do (Thi Bui)
The Best We Could Do
8
Thi Bui
Billy, Me & You (Nicola Streeten)
Billy, Me & You
9
Nicola Streeten
Bitter Medicine (Clem Martini and Olivier Martini)
Bitter Medicine
10
Clem Martini and Olivier Martini
Blue Pills (Frederik Peeters)
Blue Pills
11
Frederik Peeters
Bright-Eyed at Midnight (Leslie Stein)
Bright-Eyed at Midnight
12
Leslie Stein
Calling Dr. Laura: A Graphic Memoir (Nicole J. Georges)
Calling Dr. Laura: A Graphic Memoir
13
Nicole J. Georges
Can't We Talk About Something More Pleasant? (Roz Chast)
Can't We Talk About Something More Pleasant?
14
Roz Chast
A Chinese Life (Li Kunwu & Phillipe Otie)
A Chinese Life
15
Li Kunwu & Phillipe Otie
Dare to Disappoint (Ozge Samanci)
Dare to Disappoint
16
Ozge Samanci
Darkroom: A Memoir in Black and White (Lila Quintero Weaver)
Darkroom: A Memoir in Black and White
17
Lila Quintero Weaver
Displacement: A Travelogue (Lucy Knisley)
Displacement: A Travelogue
18
Lucy Knisley
Don't Go Where I Can't Follow (Anders Nilsen)
Don't Go Where I Can't Follow
19
Anders Nilsen
Dragon's Breath (Marinaomi)
Dragon's Breath
20
Marinaomi
A Drifting Life
A Drifting Life
21
Drinking at the Movies (Julia Wertz)
Drinking at the Movies
22
Julia Wertz
El Deafo (Cece Bell)
El Deafo
23
Cece Bell
Embroideries (Marjane Satrapi)
Embroideries
24
Marjane Satrapi
Epileptic by David B.
Epileptic by David B.
25
Ethel and Ernest
Ethel and Ernest
26
Everything Is Teeth (Evie Wyld)
Everything Is Teeth
27
Evie Wyld
Fatherland (Nina Bunjevac)
Fatherland
28
Nina Bunjevac
Fist, Stick, Knife, Gun: A Personal History of Violence (Geoffrey Canada & Jamar Nicholas)
Fist, Stick, Knife, Gun: A Personal History of Violence
29
Geoffrey Canada & Jamar Nicholas
Flying Couch (Amy Kurzweil)
Flying Couch
30
Amy Kurzweil
Forget Sorrow: An Ancestral Tale (Belle Yang)
Forget Sorrow: An Ancestral Tale
31
Belle Yang
French Milk (Lucy Knisley)
French Milk
32
Lucy Knisley
Fun Home (Alison Bechdel)
Fun Home
33
Alison Bechdel
A Game for Swallows (Zeina Abirached)
A Game for Swallows
34
Zeina Abirached
Good Eggs (Phoebe Potts)
Good Eggs
35
Phoebe Potts
Honor Girl (Maggie Thrash)
Honor Girl
36
Maggie Thrash
The Hospital Suite (John Porcellino)
The Hospital Suite
37
John Porcellino
How to Understand Israel in 60 Days or Less (Sarah Glidden)
How to Understand Israel in 60 Days or Less
38
Sarah Glidden
Hyperbole and a Half (Allie Brosh)
Hyperbole and a Half
39
Allie Brosh
An Iranian Metamorphosis (Mama Neyestani)
An Iranian Metamorphosis
40
Mama Neyestani
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