American Comics as Literature

Explore the finest American comics as literature with our curated list of iconic graphic novels and comic books. Discover must-read titles that blend artistry and storytelling in this unique literary genre.

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The R. Crumb Handbook

by R. Crumb

The R.Crumb Handbook tells the story of how a loser-schmuck became a culturalcon, and is more than just another celebrity tell-all sexploitation. Thisrand new hardback collection of original cartoons with never beforeublished work, takes the reader on a unique journey through the life andimes of one of the 20th century's most notorious and influential counterulture artists.;"Crumbs material comes out of a deep sense of the absurdityf human life." - Robert Hughes, Art Critic;The only underground cartoonisto be accepted by the fine art world, the R.Crumb Handbook is divided intohe four enemies of man: FEAR; CLARITY; POWER; OLD AGE;Working with his oldrinking buddy and co-author Pete Poplasky, the four chapters are easilyigested. With over 400 pages of cartoons and photographs, Crumb's oftenontroversially-regarded views toward Disneyland, growing up in America,ippie love, art galleries, and turning 60 are revealed.;By tracing hisevelopment as a cartoonist from his tormented childhood in the 1940s througho his coming of age as an artist in the psychedelic revolution of the 1960s,
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Batman

by Frank Miller

Batman comes out of retirement in a dark future.
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The Complete Maus

by Art Spiegelman

The definitive edition of the graphic novel acclaimed as “the most affecting and successful narrative ever done about the Holocaust” (Wall Street Journal) and “the first masterpiece in comic book history” (The New Yorker) • PULITZER PRIZE WINNER • One of Variety’s “Banned and Challenged Books Everyone Should Read” A brutally moving work of art—widely hailed as the greatest graphic novel ever written—Maus recounts the chilling experiences of the author’s father during the Holocaust, with Jews drawn as wide-eyed mice and Nazis as menacing cats. Maus is a haunting tale within a tale, weaving the author’s account of his tortured relationship with his aging father into an astonishing retelling of one of history's most unspeakable tragedies. It is an unforgettable story of survival and a disarming look at the legacy of trauma.
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Watchmen

by Alan Moore

Imagine a future where Nixon is still President, America won the Vietnam War, and the nuclear clock stands at five minutes to midnight.
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The Sandman

by Neil Gaiman

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Bone

by Jeff Smith

Three modern cartoon cousins get lost in a pre-technological valley, spending a year there making new friends and out-running dangerous enemies, in a compilation of the creator's Bone series all in one binding.
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Frank Miller’s Sin City Volume 1: The Hard Goodbye 3rd Edition

by Frank Miller

The first volume of the crime-comic megahit that introduced the now-infamous Marv and spawned a blockbuster film returns in a newly redesigned edition, with a brand-new cover by Frank Miller-some of his first comics art in years! It's a lousy room in a lousy part of a lousy town. But Marv doesn't care. There's an angel in the room. She says her name is Goldie. A few hours later, Goldie's dead without a mark on her perfect body, and the cops are coming before anyone but Marv could know she's been killed. Somebody paid good money for this frame . . . With a new look generating more excitement than ever before, this third edition is the perfect way to attract a whole new generation of readers to Frank Miller's masterpiece! * Over a million Sin City books in print! * New cover by Frank Miller! * With Miller and codirector Robert Rodriguez gearing up for Sin City 2, this third edition is being released at just the right time! * The Hard Goodbye was the lead story in the Sin City film, starring Mickey Rourke as Marv!
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Marvels

 

Marvel Comics brings back Busiek and Ross's fully painted retelling of key moments in the birth of the Marvel Universe, as seen through the eyes of an innocent bystander.
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Kingdom Come

 

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The First Hundred Days

by Brian K. Vaughan

After growing tired of risking his life, America's first superhero Mitchell Hundred retires from masked crime fighting and runs for mayor of New York City, but he discovers that he has more to worry about than just budget problems.