Adult Graphic Novels that should be read
Discover the best adult graphic novels you must read, from Alan Moore's *From Hell* and Art Spiegelman's *Maus* to gritty crime classics like *A History of Violence*. Explore mature, literary comics and biographical masterpieces that redefine the genre.
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Maus
by Art Spiegelman
The author-illustrator traces his father's imprisonment in a Nazi concentration camp through a series of disarming and unusual cartoons arranged to tell the story as a novel.
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Road to Perdition
by Max Allan Collins
The basis for the major motion picture, ROAD TO PERDITION is an enthralling crime noir story of revenge, morality and family loyalty. Michael OSullivan is a deeply religious family man who works as an Irish mob familys chief enforcer. But after his elder son witnesses one of his fathers hits, the godfather orders the death of OSullivans entire family. Barely surviving an encounter that takes his wife and younger son, OSullivan and his remaining child embark on a dark and violent mission of retribution against his former boss. Featuring accurate portrayals of Al Capone, Frank Nitti and Eliot Ness, this book offers a poignant look at the relationship between a morally-conflicted father and his adolescent son who both fears and worships him.
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A History of Violence
by John Wagner
A graphic suspense novel about a man who kills a couple of wanted murderers, and is later hounded by the mob.
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American Splendor
by Harvey Pekar
Presents a collection of black-and-white comics about personal relationships and the workaday world which served as the inspiration for the movie "American Splendor."
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From Hell
by Alan Moore
In graphic novel format, offers a fictional investigation into a series of murders in 1888 London carried out by the infamous Jack the Ripper.
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Fax from Sarajevo
by Joe Kubert
Documents a family's wartime survival and escape against unbelievable odds.
