Graphic novel recommendations please

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pruningmybush · 03/04/2026 18:05

I'm currently really enjoying Persepolis, and a while ago I read Maus which I thought was brilliant too

So I would just love recommendations for other graphic novels?

I like quite a variety of books, anything from funny, thought provoking, informative. I think probably the only genre I don't like is horror/thrillers.

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WonsWoo · 03/04/2026 19:07

Borka · 03/04/2026 18:15

Alison by Lizzy Stewart is wonderful

Seconded. I really enjoyed this too.

FknOmniShambles · 03/04/2026 18:49

It may not be what you're after but Thorn Hill by Pam Smy really got to me and stayed with ne for ages. It tells the story through a mixture of images and words. I desperately wanted to recommend it to one of my year sixes who's an exceptionally emotionally intelligent reader but there are a couple of themes in there that meant I really couldn't.

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pruningmybush · 03/04/2026 18:29

Thank you all 😁

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CrossPurposes · 03/04/2026 18:24

The Arrival by Shaun Tan is gorgeous: https://www.shauntan.net/arrival-book

Also Locke & Key by Joe Hill and Gabriel Rodriguez really grabbed me as well as Runaways by Brian K Vaughan and Adrian Alphona and Strangers in Paradise by Terry Moore.

Arrival book — shaun tan

https://www.shauntan.net/arrival-book

HowardTJMoon · 03/04/2026 18:17

I really like Watchmen. It's a superhero-based alternate history story which is both a satire on superhero tropes as well as a morality story. Fair warning that as it plays with superhero storylines its quite violent in places.

Borka · 03/04/2026 18:15

Alison by Lizzy Stewart is wonderful

Kepler22B · 03/04/2026 18:12

My daughter really likes this series. Monster

If you have come across a Rivers of London I like those graphic novels, but I think you need to read/ know the books first for them to make sense.

Amazon

https://www.amazon.co.uk/Monster-Perfect-Vol-1/dp/142156906X/ref=sr_1_1?crid=1LF881PC26XM9&dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.PoDHbMx5Efcdj-2D3KJeqSiS5oDqMWHsdNUAXo2HUwCcdJGAY7DgYN9RHMfPfxj_XJGQtITNlO16JBpsID16ETmyW5ELKjjllVBS1KR5ePeQCRBTB1_VEtzTogEBugwCpZGyv25GAlOqmN6PTqhbplMPAH0bWY__hseTF8gT0pzjCOHFHJbXRxAg6mifgxOuoQKA6ofRdLT5R1qNwjQwMbXiL8aV7dLjS6Y7B_0lhHM.n1GqbuaRlQSq1P3IarUEQdsz22v3oR6Tp39nEtwq9iQ&dib_tag=se&keywords=monster%20manga&qid=1775236177&sprefix=Monster%20ma%2Caps%2C238&sr=8-1&tag=mumsnet&ascsubtag=mnforum-what-were-reading-5512236-graphic-novel-recommendations-please

DoorOpening · 03/04/2026 18:10

Gast by Carol Swain is absolutely gorgeous

Fun Home by Alison Bechdel is brilliant - a must-read!

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