Publishers Weekly 2020 Graphic Novel Critics Poll (17 books)

1st place:
Kent State: Four Dead in Ohio - Derf Backderf

2nd place (tie):
Paying the Land - Joe Sacco
The Loneliness of the Long-Distance Cartoonist - Adrian Tomine

3rd place:
Come Home, Indio - Jim Terry

Three votes:
Big Black: Stand at Attica - Frank “Big Black” Smith, Jared Reinmuth, and Améziane
I Know You Rider: A Memoir - Leslie Stein
Apsara Engine - Bishakh Som
Wendy, Master of Art - Walter Scott

Two votes:
Superman Smashes the Klan - Gene Luen Yang and Gurihiru
The Contradictions - Sophie Yanow
Bowie: Stardust, Rayguns, & Moonage Daydreams - Michael Allred, Steve Horton, and Laura Allred
Chasin’ The Bird: Charlie Parker in California - Dave Chisholm
Dragon Hoops - Gene Luen Yang
Dracula, Motherf**ker - Alex de Campi and Erica Henderson
Welcome to the New World - Jake Halpern and Michael Sloan
Slaughterhouse-Five, or The Children’s Crusade: A Graphic Adaptation - Kurt Vonnegut, Ryan North, and Albert Monteys
The Times I Knew I Was Gay - Eleanor Crewes

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1	Kent State: Four Dead in Ohio by Derf Backderf (Goodreads Author) 4.47 avg rating — 4,364 ratings score: 200, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
2	Paying the Land by Joe Sacco 4.33 avg rating — 3,279 ratings score: 198, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
3	Dragon Hoops by Gene Luen Yang (Goodreads Author) 4.32 avg rating — 9,353 ratings score: 186, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
4	Welcome to the New World by Jake Halpern 4.06 avg rating — 1,838 ratings score: 183, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
5	The Loneliness of the Long-Distance Cartoonist by Adrian Tomine really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 4,645 ratings score: 98, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
6	Come Home, Indio by Jim Terry 4.25 avg rating — 533 ratings score: 97, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
7	Big Black: Stand at Attica by Frank "Big Black" Smith 4.21 avg rating — 886 ratings score: 96, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
8	I Know You Rider by Leslie Stein 3.92 avg rating — 367 ratings score: 95, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
9	Apsara Engine by Bishakh Kumar Som 3.81 avg rating — 606 ratings score: 94, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
10	Wendy, Master of Art by Walter Scott 4.07 avg rating — 1,419 ratings score: 93, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
11	Superman Smashes the Klan by Gene Luen Yang (Goodreads Author) 4.51 avg rating — 7,470 ratings score: 92, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
12	The Contradictions by Sophie Yanow (Goodreads Author) 3.17 avg rating — 1,224 ratings score: 91, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
13	Bowie: Stardust, Rayguns & Moonage Daydreams by Mike Allred 3.94 avg rating — 1,616 ratings score: 90, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
14	Chasin' the Bird: Charlie Parker in California by Dave Chisholm (Goodreads Author) 4.46 avg rating — 323 ratings score: 89, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
15	Dracula, Motherf**ker! by Alex de Campi 3.26 avg rating — 1,892 ratings score: 87, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
16	Slaughterhouse-Five, or the Children's Crusade: A Graphic Novel Adaptation by Ryan North (Goodreads Author) (adaptor) 4.38 avg rating — 19,874 ratings score: 85, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
17	The Times I Knew I Was Gay by Eleanor Crewes (Goodreads Author) 3.92 avg rating — 7,439 ratings score: 84, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars