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DC's 25 Most Essential Graphic Novels

This May DC released a free guide in magazine-like format, about the size of a small prestige graphic novel itself, containing a list of “essential graphic novels” and also a “chronology” for new readers. It’s not a bad idea considering what a difficult time new readers, or those who have left for awhile, can have finding jumping on points. But it’s particularly interesting to see what graphic novels they picked as their 25 most “essential” and to ponder the ramifications of that decision. Here are the titles included in the list:
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Watchmen (Alan Moore)
Watchmen
1
Alan Moore
Batman: The Dark Knight Returns (Frank Miller)
Batman: The Dark Knight Returns
2
Frank Miller
Sandman: Volume 1: Preludes and Nocturnes (Neil Gaiman)
Sandman: Volume 1: Preludes and Nocturnes
3
Neil Gaiman
Batman: Year One (Frank Miller)
Batman: Year One
4
Frank Miller
V for Vendetta (Alan Moore)
V for Vendetta
5
Alan Moore
Saga of the Swamp Thing: Volume 1
Saga of the Swamp Thing: Volume 1
6
Fables (Bill Willingham)
Fables
7
Bill Willingham
Batman: The Killing Joke (Alan Moore)
Batman: The Killing Joke
8
Alan Moore
Y: The Last Man
Y: The Last Man
9
All Star Superman
All Star Superman
10
Kingdom Come
Kingdom Come
11
Batman: The Long Halloween
Batman: The Long Halloween
12
The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen (Alan Moore)
The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen
13
Alan Moore
Batman: Earth One
Batman: Earth One
14
Green Lantern: Rebirth
Green Lantern: Rebirth
15
American Vampire
American Vampire
16
Blackest Night
Blackest Night
17
Final Crisis
Final Crisis
18
Jla: Volume 1
Jla: Volume 1
19
Identity Crisis
Identity Crisis
20
Batman: Hush
Batman: Hush
21
Joker
Joker
22
The Flash: Rebirth
The Flash: Rebirth
23
Superman: Earth One: Volume 1
Superman: Earth One: Volume 1
24
Planetary: Volume 1: All Over the World and Other Stories
Planetary: Volume 1: All Over the World and Other Stories
25
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