While I do love mainstream comics, if you want the good stuff, the highly experimental and deeply personal stuff, indie comics are where its at. Here are some of my favorites Ive read over the years.

Maus- The first graphic novel to win a Pulitzer Prize. Artist Art Spiegelman tells the story of his father who survived the Holocaust. The work is profound and unique and as important a piece of literature as youll find on any library shelf. My Favorite Thing is Monsters- A young girl...