By now, we all know that graphic novels are (let’s say it together) Not Just About Superheroes. The question now is “So which ones do I read?” Since the graphic novel format offers as many genres and styles as prose fiction, that’s a very good question. And, as you might have guessed, we can help with that.
We recently added two new graphic novel booklists to our Book Lists page. One lists Surreal Graphic Novels that blend reality, hallucination and visual delirium to create captivating, disorienting tales. These stories include demonic talking cats, philosophizing infants, multi-dimentional houses and shifting landscapes.
The other list showcases Graphic Novel Memoirs, starring real people or their fictional graphic alter-egos. These stories span the halls of high school to the streets of Mexico City. They cover topics like adolescent humiliation, refugees, HIV, family, famous comics creators and plenty more.
Both lists include older titles and brand-new classics-to-be, veteran comics-makers and newcomers. Maybe you’ll find your new favorite book on one of them!
–Renée
Eleventh Stack 