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The English Teacher Reflects: Graphic Fiction

Our maverick English Teacher and genre enthusiast looks at the burgeoning world of graphic fiction. No longer denigrated as merely "comic books", the graphic novel and the long form illustrated story have gained literary and academic respectability and more. Here, our compiler lists 43 examples of the melding of art and narrative. Some are justly famous; others are less well-known. All are well worth the time spent reading them.
Note: with one exception, our compiler has excluded manga because he doesn't know enough about it. The exception, "Ghost in the Shell", is here because he read it on a recommendation from a student, and found it fascinating.
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Age of Bronze (Eric Shanower)
Age of Bronze
1
Eric Shanower
Alias Volume 1 (Brian Michael Bendis)
Alias Volume 1
2
Brian Michael Bendis
All-Star Superman (Grant Morrison)
All-Star Superman
3
Grant Morrison
American Century (Vertigo)
American Century
4
Vertigo
Asterix the Gaul
Asterix the Gaul
5
Black Hole (Charles Burns)
Black Hole
6
Charles Burns
Blackest Night (Geoff Johns)
Blackest Night
7
Geoff Johns
Bloom County: Loose Tails (Berke Brethed)
Bloom County: Loose Tails
8
Berke Brethed
Bone
Bone
9
Calvin and Hobbes (Bill Watterson)
Calvin and Hobbes
10
Bill Watterson
The Complete Maus (Art Speigelman)
The Complete Maus
11
Art Speigelman
The Complete Persepolis (Marjane Satrapi)
The Complete Persepolis
12
Marjane Satrapi
Crisis on Infinite Earths (Marv Wolfman)
Crisis on Infinite Earths
13
Marv Wolfman
The Dark Knight Returns (Frank Miller)
The Dark Knight Returns
14
Frank Miller
The Darkness (Top Cow)
The Darkness
15
Top Cow
Doonesbury (G.B. Trudeau)
Doonesbury
16
G.B. Trudeau
Emerald Dawn Vol 1 and Vol 2
Emerald Dawn Vol 1 and Vol 2
17
Enemy Ace War Idyll (Pratt)
Enemy Ace War Idyll
18
Pratt
Final Night
Final Night
19
From Hell by Alan Moore and Eddie Campbell
From Hell by Alan Moore and Eddie Campbell
20
Ghost in the Shell (Masamune Shirow)
Ghost in the Shell
21
Masamune Shirow
A History of Violence (John Wagner)
A History of Violence
22
John Wagner
Identity Crisis (Brad Meltzer)
Identity Crisis
23
Brad Meltzer
Kingdom Come (Mark Waid)
Kingdom Come
24
Mark Waid
League of Extraordinary Gentlemen
League of Extraordinary Gentlemen
25
Love and Rockets (Comics)
Love and Rockets (Comics)
26
The Magdalena (Top Cow)
The Magdalena
27
Top Cow
Midnight Nation (Straczynski)
Midnight Nation
28
Straczynski
Ministry of Space (Warren Ellis)
Ministry of Space
29
Warren Ellis
Preacher (Garth Ennis)
Preacher
30
Garth Ennis
Punisher (2000) (Garth Ennis)
Punisher (2000)
31
Garth Ennis
The Red Star Vol. #1
The Red Star Vol. #1
32
Rex Mundi Book 1: The Guardian of the Temple (Arvid Nelson)
Rex Mundi Book 1: The Guardian of the Temple
33
Arvid Nelson
Road to Perdition
Road to Perdition
34
Sandman (Gaiman)
Sandman
35
Gaiman
Torso (Brian Michael Bendis)
Torso
36
Brian Michael Bendis
Understanding Comics
Understanding Comics
37
V for Vendetta (Alan Moore)
V for Vendetta
38
Alan Moore
The Walking Dead (Robert Kirkman)
The Walking Dead
39
Robert Kirkman
Watchmen (Alan Moore)
Watchmen
40
Alan Moore
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