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The 45 Best Graphic Novels and Comic Books of 2021

"What are the best Graphic Novels & Comic books released in 2021?" We looked at 250 of the top Graphic Novels & Comic books, aggregating and ranking them so we could answer that very question!
The top 45 books, all appearing on 2 or more "Best Graphic Novels & Comic" book lists, are ranked below by how many times they appear. The remaining 200+ titles, as well as the sources we used, are in alphabetical order on the bottom of the page."
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After the Rain (Nnedi Okorafor)
After the Rain
1
Nnedi Okorafor
Asadora (Urasawa Naoki)
Asadora
2
Urasawa Naoki
Barbalien: Red Planet (Tate Brombal)
Barbalien: Red Planet
3
Tate Brombal
Borders (Thomas King)
Borders
4
Thomas King
Boys Run the Riot (Keito Gaku)
Boys Run the Riot
5
Keito Gaku
Cheer Up: Love and Pompoms (Crystal Frasier)
Cheer Up: Love and Pompoms
6
Crystal Frasier
Daredevil (Chip Zdarsky)
Daredevil
7
Chip Zdarsky
Dead Dog's Bite (Tyler Boss)
Dead Dog's Bite
8
Tyler Boss
Die (Kieron Gillen)
Die
9
Kieron Gillen
Grandmaster of Demonic Cultivation Vol. 1 (Mo Xiang Tong Xiu)
Grandmaster of Demonic Cultivation Vol. 1
10
Mo Xiang Tong Xiu
Himawari House (Harmony Becker)
Himawari House
11
Harmony Becker
Home Sick Pilots (Dan Watters)
Home Sick Pilots
12
Dan Watters
In (Will McPhail)
In
13
Will McPhail
My Begging Chart (Keiler Roberts)
My Begging Chart
14
Keiler Roberts
Red Rock Baby Candy (Shira Spector)
Red Rock Baby Candy
15
Shira Spector
Shadow Life (Hiromi Goto)
Shadow Life
16
Hiromi Goto
Solo Leveling (Chu-Gong)
Solo Leveling
17
Chu-Gong
Squad (Maggie Tokuda-Hall & Lisa Sterle)
Squad
18
Maggie Tokuda-Hall & Lisa Sterle
The Black Panther Party: A Graphic Novel History (David F.Walker & Marcus Kwame Anderson)
The Black Panther Party: A Graphic Novel History
19
David F.Walker & Marcus Kwame Anderson
The City of Belgium (Brecht Evens)
The City of Belgium
20
Brecht Evens
The Legend of Auntie Po (Shing Yin Khor)
The Legend of Auntie Po
21
Shing Yin Khor
Tidesong (Wendy Xu)
Tidesong
22
Wendy Xu
Tono Monogatari (Shigeru Mizuki)
Tono Monogatari
23
Shigeru Mizuki
When I Grow Up: The Lost Autobiographies of Six Yiddish Teenagers (Ken Krimstein)
When I Grow Up: The Lost Autobiographies of Six Yiddish Teenagers
24
Ken Krimstein
And Now I Spill the Family Secrets (Margaret Kimball)
And Now I Spill the Family Secrets
25
Margaret Kimball
Hellions (Zeb Wells, Stephen Segovia, David Curiel, & Cory P)
Hellions
26
Zeb Wells, Stephen Segovia, David Curiel, & Cory P
Lore Olympus Vol. 1 (Rachel Smythe)
Lore Olympus Vol. 1
27
Rachel Smythe
Night Bus (Zuo Ma)
Night Bus
28
Zuo Ma
Nubia: Real One (L.L. McKinney)
Nubia: Real One
29
L.L. McKinney
Strange Adventures (Tom King)
Strange Adventures
30
Tom King
The Department of Truth Vol 1 (James Tynion IV)
The Department of Truth Vol 1
31
James Tynion IV
The Girl From the Sea (Molly Ostertag)
The Girl From the Sea
32
Molly Ostertag
The Good Asian (Pornsak Pichetshote)
The Good Asian
33
Pornsak Pichetshote
Thirsty Mermaids (Kat Leyh)
Thirsty Mermaids
34
Kat Leyh
Ultramega (James Harren)
Ultramega
35
James Harren
Far Sector (N.K. Jemisin)
Far Sector
36
N.K. Jemisin
Run: Book One (Andrew Aydin and John Lewis)
Run: Book One
37
Andrew Aydin and John Lewis
The Many Deaths of Laila Starr (Ram V and Filipe Andrade)
The Many Deaths of Laila Starr
38
Ram V and Filipe Andrade
Cyclopedia Exotica (Aminder Dhaliwal)
Cyclopedia Exotica
39
Aminder Dhaliwal
Seek You: A Journey Through American Loneliness (Kristen Radtke)
Seek You: A Journey Through American Loneliness
40
Kristen Radtke
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