"Comic books are an art form of infinite variety. Despite being dominated by superhero publishers such as Marvel and DC, the medium lends itself to every genre, telling an endless array of stories and channelling the talents of some of the world's most imaginative creators. Here, WIRED picks out the best graphic novels that should be read by anyone with even a passing interest in the medium.
While there are a plethora of fantastic longer form comics for readers to dive into – Starman by James Robinson and Tony Harris, Mage by Matt Wagner, Saga by Brian K. Vaughan and Fiona Staples, Sex Criminals by Matt Fraction and Chip Zdarsky, or Stan Sakai's Usagi Yojimbo to name but a few – here we'll be focusing on self-contained works."
