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500 Essential Graphic Novels

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by Alan Moore (Goodreads Author), Dave Gibbons (Illustrator/Letterer), John Higgins (Colorist)

4.39 594,710 ratings 19,165 reviews

4.58 254,678 ratings 16,889 reviews

by Alan Moore (Goodreads Author), David Lloyd, Steve Whitaker (Contributor), Siobhan Dodds (Contributor)

4.26 325,222 ratings 8,251 reviews

by Neil Gaiman (Goodreads Author), Sam Kieth (Illustrator), Mike Dringenberg (Illustrator), Malcolm Jones III (Illustrator), Todd Klein (Letterer), Karen Berger (Introduction/Editor), Daniel Vozzo (Colorist)

4.25 273,932 ratings 9,925 reviews

by Frank Miller, Klaus Janson (Illustrator), Lynn Varley (Illustrator)

4.26 198,212 ratings 4,736 reviews

4.40 205,624 ratings 14,485 reviews

by Frank Miller (Writer), Richmond Lewis (Colorist), David Mazzucchelli (Illustrator), Dennis O'Neil (Introduction), Todd Klein (Letterer)

4.25 273,900 ratings 5,596 reviews

by Brian K. Vaughan (Goodreads Author), Pia Guerra (Illustrator)

4.08 119,053 ratings 3,439 reviews

4.06 125,716 ratings 8,742 reviews

by Bill Willingham (Goodreads Author) (Writer), Lan Medina (Artist), Steve Leialoha (Artist), Terry Moore (Illustrator), Mike Allred (Illustrator), Mark Buckingham (Artist), Matthew Sturges (Goodreads Author) (Editor), Russ Braun (Illustrator) , more…

3.98 143,577 ratings 3,943 reviews

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