The Graphic Novel Core List for Teens: Printable List
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The 2010 Core List of
Graphic Novels for Teens
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The Core Ten
The Color of Earth/Water/Heaven Trilogy
by Dong Hwa Kim
First Second
Coraline: The Graphic Novel
by Neil Gaiman and P. Craig Russell
HarperCollins
Crogan’s Vengeance/Crogan’s March
by Chris Schweizer
Oni Press
Ender’s Game: Battle School
by Christopher Yost and Pasqual Ferry
Marvel Comics
Outlaw: The Legend of Robin Hood
by Tony Lee and Sam Hart
Candlewick
Prince of Persia
by Jordan Mechner, A.B. Sina, LeUyen Pham, and Alex Puvilland
First Second
The Scott Pilgrim Series
Bryan Lee O’Malley
Oni Press
The Storm in the Barn
by Matt Phelan
Candlewick Press
Swallow Me Whole
by Nate Powell
Top Shelf
Twilight, The Graphic Novel, Vol. 1
by Stephanie Meyer and Young Kim
Yen Press
The Next 25
1985
by Mark Millar and Tommy Lee Edwards
Marvel
The Amulet Series
by Kazu Kibuishi
Graphix/Scholastic
The Astounding Wolf-Man Series
by Robert Kirkman and Jason Howard
Image Comics
Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Season 8 Series
by Joss Whedon, et al.
Dark Horse
Cat Burglar Black
by Richard Sala
First Second
Cirque du Freak
by Darren Shan and Takahiro Arai
Yen Press
Ender’s Shadow: Battle School
by Mike Carey and Sebastian Fiumara
Marvel Comics
Gemma Bovary
by Posy Simmonds
Pantheon
The Gunnerkrigg Court Series
by Tom Siddell
Archaia Studios Press
Gus & His Gang
by Chris Blain
First Second
Halo: Helljumper
by Peter David and Eric Nguyen
Marvel Comics
Halo: Uprising
by Brian Michael Bendis and Alex Maleev
Marvel Comics
The Hatter M Series
by Frank Beddor, Liz Cavalier, and Ben Templesmith
Automatic Pictures
House of M
by Brian Michael Bendis and Olivier Coipel
Marvel Comics
The Invincible Series
by Robert Kirkman and Ryan Ottley
Image Comics
Katman
by Kevin C.Pyle
Henry Holt
Life Sucks
by Jessica Abel, Gabriel Soria, and Warren Pleece
First Second
Nextwave: Agents of H.A.T.E. Series
by Warren Ellis and Stuart Immonen
Marvel Comics
Pinocchio: Vampire Slayer
by Van Jensen and Dusty Higgins
SLG Publishing
Refresh Refresh
by Danica Navgorodoff
First Second
The Return of King Doug
by Greg Erb, Jason Oremland, and Wook-Jin Clark
Oni Press
The Runaways Series
by Brian K. Vaughan, Joss Whedon, et al.
Marvel Comics
Skim
by Mariko Tamaki and Jilliam Tamaki
Groundwood Books
Star Wars Series
Dark Horse
(Please note: The excellent Star Wars books from Dark Horse could fill their own small library in and of themselves. Because of space limitations, we couldn’t list them all here, but they are highly recommended for stores who serve clientele who would be interested in them.)
Stephen King ‘s The Stand Series
by Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa and Mike Perkins
Marvel Comics
The Expanded List: 100 More
Action Philosophers
by Fren Van Lente and Ryan Dunlavey
Evil Twin Comics
The Adventures of Tom Sawyer
by Mark Twain; adapted by Matt Josdal and Brian Shearer
Campfire
Alice in Sunderland
by Brian Talbot
Dark Horse
The Amazing Remarkable Monsieur Leotard
by Eddie Campbell and Dan Best
First Second
Artemis Fowl: The Graphic Novel
by Eoin Colfer, Andrew Donkin, and Giovanni Rigano
Hyperion
The Atomic Robo Series
by Brian Clevinger and Steve Wegener
Red Five Comics
Awkward and Definition
by Ariel Schrag
Touchstone
The Aya Series
by Marguerite Abouet and Clement Oubrerie
Drawn and Quarterly
Batman: Whatever Happened to the Caped Crusader?
by Neil Gaiman and Andy Kubert
DC Comics
Beowulf
by Gareth Hinds
Candlewick
The Big Skinny
by Carol Lay
Villard
Black Is for Beginnings
by Laurie Faria Stolarz, Barbara Randall Kesel, and Janina Gorrissen
Flux
The Books of Magic
by Neil Gaiman, John Bolton, Scott Hampton, Charles Vess, and Paul Johnson
Vertigo
Bourbon Island 1730
by Appollo and Lewis Trondheim
First Second
Caliber: First Canon of Justice
by Sam Sarkar and Garrie Gastonny
Radical Books
Children of the Sea Series
by Daisuke Igarashi
Viz Media
Civil War
by Mark Millar and Steve McNiven
Marvel Comics
The Crossing Midnight Series
by Mike Carey, Jim Fern, et al.
Vertigo
Cthulhu Tales Series
by various
Boom! Studios
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
by Nunzio DeFilippis, Christina Weir, and Kevin Cornell
Quirk Books
DAR, Vol. 1 and 2
by Erika Moen
DAR Comics
Deadpool Series
by Daniel Way and Paco Medina
Marvel Comics
The Death of Captain America, Vol. 1 and 2
by Ed Brubaker and Steve Epting
Marvel Comics
Demo
by Brian Wood and Becky Cloonan
Vertigo
Deogratias: A Tale of Rwanda
by J. P. Stassen and Alexis Siegel
Roaring Brook Press/First Second
Elk’s Run
by Joshua Hale Fialkov, Noel Tuazon, and Scott A. Keating
Villard
Exit Wounds
by Rutu Modan
Drawn and Quarterly
Fire Investigator Nanase
by Izo Hashimoto and Tomoshige Ichikawa
CMX
Foiled
by Jane Yolen and Mike Cavallaro
First Second
Frankenstein: The Graphic Novel
by Mary Shelley and Clive Bryant
Classical Comics Ltd.
Fuzz & Pluck: Splitsville
by Ted Stearn
Fantragraphics
Gentleman Jim
by Raymond Briggs
Drawn and Quarterly
Gettysburg: The Graphic Novel
by C.M. Butzer
HarperCollins
G.I. Joe: Origins
by Larry Hama, Jim Clark, and Tom Feister
IDW
Girl Stories
by Lauren R. Weinstein
Henry Holt and Company
The Good Neighbors Series
by Holly Black and Ted Naifeh
Graphix
Green Manor: Assassins and Gentlemen
by Fabien Vehlmann and Denis Bodart
Cinebook
The Helm
by Jim Hardison and Bart Sears
Dark Horse
Hotwire
by Steve Pugh and Warren Ellis
Radical Publishing
Houdini: the Handcuff King
by Jason Lutes and Nick Bertozzi
Hyperion Books for Children
I Live Here
by Mia Kirshner, J. B. MacKinnon, Paul Shoebridge, and Michael Simons
Pantheon
In Odd We Trust
by Queenie Chan and Dean Koontz
Del Rey
Inverloch Series
by Sarah Ellerton
Seven Seas Entertainment
Iron West
by Doug TenNapel
Image Comics
Jim Butcher’s The Dresden Files Series
by Jim Butcher and Ardian Syaf
Del Rey
Journey into Mohawk Country
by H. W. Van den Bogaert and George O'Connor
Roaring Brook Press/ First Second
Kabuki: The Alchemy
by David Mack
Marvel Comics
Kick-Ass
by Mark Millar and John Romita Jr.
Marvel Comics
Likewise
by Ariel Schrag
Touchstone
Local
by Brian Wood and Ryan Kelly
Oni Press
Love the Way You Love, Vol. 1 and 2
by Jamie Rich and Marc Ellerby
Oni Press
The Magic Flute
Yoshitaka Amano
Radical Publishing
Malcolm X: A Graphic Biography
by Andrew Helfer and Randy DuBurke
Hill & Wang
Masterpiece Comics
by R. Sikoryak
Drawn and Quarterly
My Dead Girlfriend, Vol. 1 and 2
by Eric Wight
TokyoPop
MySpace Dark Horse Presents Series
by various
Dark Horse
Mythos
by Paul Jenkins and Paolo Rivera
Marvel Comics
The New York Four
by Brian Wood and Ryan Kelly
Minx
Night Fisher
by R. Kikuo Johnson
Fantagraphics Books
9 Faces of Love
by Wann
NetComics
The Northlanders Series
by Brian Wood and Davide Gianfelice
Vertigo
Notes for a War Story
by Gipi
First Second
Nothing Better, Vol. 1 and 2
by Tyler Page
Dementian Comics
Orbital Series
by Sylvain Runberg and Serge Pelle
Cinebook
Parade (With Fireworks)
by Mike Cavallaro
Image/Shadowline
Parasyte 6
by Hitoshi Iwaaki
Del Rey
Pax Romana
by Jonathan Hickman
Image Comics
Pedro and Me
by Judd Winick
Henry Holt and Co.
The Picture of Dorian Gray
by Roy Thomas and Sebastian Fiumara
Marvel
Pigeons from Hell
by Joe R.Lansdale and Nathan Fox
Dark Horse
Pitch Black
by Youme Landowne and Anthony Horton
Cinco Puntos Press
The Plain Janes/Janes in Love
by Cecil Castellucci and Jim Rugg
Minx
Planet Hulk
by Greg Pak and Carlo Pagulayan
Marvel Comics
Potential
by Ariel Schrag
Touchstone
Pumpkin Scissors
by Ryotaro Iwanaga
Del Rey
Pyongyang: A Journey in North Korea
Guy Delisle
Drawn and Quarterly
The Resurrection Series
by Marc Guggenheim and Justin Greenwood
Oni Press
Rod Serling's The Twilight Zone: Deaths-Head Revisited
by Mark Kneece and Chris Lie
Walker & Company
Savage Dragon Archives
by Erik Larsen
Image Comics
Sidescrollers
by Matthew Loux
Oni Press
The Sinestro Corps War, Vol. 1 and 2
by Geoff Johns, et al.
DC Comics
Sloth
by Gilbert Hernandez and Jared K. Fletcher
Vertigo
Spawn Series
by Todd McFarlane
Image Comics
Spider-Man Noir
by David Hine and Carmine DeGiandomenico
Marvel
The Stuff of Life: A Graphic Guide to Genetics and DNA
by Mark Schultz, Zander Cannon, and Kevin Cannon
Hill and Wang
Superman: Whatever Happened to the Man of Tomorrow?
by Alan Moore and Curt Swan
DC Comics
Tales from Outer Suburbia
by Shaun Tan
Arthur A. Levine Books
T-Minus: The Race to the Moon
by Jim Ottaviani, Zander Cannon, and Kevin Cannon
Aladdin
Trailers
by Mark Kneece and Julie Collins-Rousseau
NBM Publishing
Trinity
by Matt Wagner
DC Comics
Trotsky: A Graphic Biography
by Rick Geary
Hill and Wang
Troubled Souls
by Garth Ennis and John McCrea
Fleetway
The United States Constitution: A Graphic Adaptation
by Jonathan Hennessey and Aaron McConnell
Hill and Wang
The Wall: Growing Up Behind the Iron Curtain
by Peter Sis
Farrar, Strauss and Giroux
Wanted
by Mark Millar and J.G. Jones
Top Cow
Weird Fishes
by Jamaica Dyer
SLG
Wet Moon Series
by Ross Campbell
Oni Press
Witchblade Series
by Ron Marz, Mike Choi, et al.
Top Cow/Image
Wolverine: Prodigal Son
by Antony Johnston and Wilson Tortosa
Del Rey
X-Men: Magneto Testament
by Greg Pak and Carmine Di Giandomenico
Marvel
