St. Charles City-County Library

What is a graphic novel?
Graphic novels are not just comic books and superhero stories, although some can be collections of a comic book series. Graphic novels are complete books told in comic form. The graphics add to the story. Graphic novels come in various forms, eg. manga, and genres.

Recommended Titles:

Tegami Bachi by Hiroyuki Asada

Laddertop by Orson Scott Card

Bleach by Tite Kubo

One Piece by Eiichiro Oda

Bone: Out from Boneville by Jeff Smith

Shaman King by Hiroyuki Takei

American Born Chinese by Gene Luen Yang

Marvel 1602 by Neil Gaiman

The Murder of Abraham Lincoln by Rick Geary

Beowulf by Gareth Hinds

Tina's Mouth by Keshni Kashyap

Persepolis by Marjane Satrapi

Maus: A Survivor's Tale by Art Spiegelman

Blankets by Craig Thompson

Runaways by Brian K. Vaughan

*Parents are responsible for the reading materials of their own minor children.

Updated: 11/2012