 | Blankets by Craig Thompson
Buy new: $19.77 / Used from: $15.00 Anyone who ever experienced young love can relate to this one. A beautiful book and an easy recommendation to someone who has never read a graphic novel.
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 | The Complete Far Side 1980-1994 (2 vol set) by Gary Larson
Buy new: $79.50 / Used from: $89.98 The funniest strip ever penned...even though it's just one panel, not a strip.
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 | Watchmen by Alan Moore
Buy new: $13.59 / Used from: $6.54 I grew up with this one, but I never really got it until I read it when I was a bit older. Excellent exploration of American and Global society.
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 | Batman: The Dark Knight Returns by Frank Miller
Buy new: $10.19 / Used from: $5.47 The biggest no brainer on the list. My favorite graphic novel.
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 | Maus I: A Survivor's Tale: My Father Bleeds History by Art Spiegelman
Buy new: $10.17 / Used from: $2.20 Eerily real for revolving around illustrated mice. Touching and terrifying.
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 | The Complete Calvin and Hobbes (Calvin & Hobbes) (v. 1, 2, 3) by Bill Watterson
Buy new: $72.75 / Used from: $97.00 The best strip for the whole family. Good humored fun most of the time, Watterson's tackling of the big questions (why are we here, where are we going, etc) are particularly refreshing.
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 | Fables Vol. 1: Legends in Exile by Bill Willingham
Buy new: $9.99 / Used from: $4.25 The greatest concept for a graphic novel series. They just get better and better as you keep going through them.
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 | Y: The Last Man, Vol. 1 (Deluxe Edition) by Brian K. Vaughan
Buy new: $19.79 / Used from: $15.00 For raising so many serious concerns about humanity, Vaughan never loses his sense of humor. Every time something crazy happens, I find myself laughing a few pages later.
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 | The Sandman Vol. 1: Preludes and Nocturnes by Neil Gaiman
Buy new: $13.59 / Used from: $6.98 If you have read anything by Gaiman (or liked any of the movies produced from his works) pick up Sandman sometime and give a good long read...it won't let you down.
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 | Hellblazer: Original Sins by Jamie Delano
Buy new: $13.59 / Used from: $8.90 Constantine is the coolest character in comics. Who else battles the forces of Hell with such an awesome attitude?
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