About Comics (184 books)

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A list for books about graphic novels and comics. This list was inspired by the bibliography for The Rise of the Graphic Novel by Stephen Weiner.

This list is expected to be almost completely nonfiction, but there is room for stories around the comic book publishing industry.

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By ratings
All graphic novels with at least 25,000 ratings
All graphic novels with 10,000 and 24,999 ratings
All graphic novels with 5,000 and 9,999 ratings
All graphic novels with 3,000 and 4,999 ratings
All graphic novels with 2,000 and 2,999 ratings
All graphic novels with 1,000 and 1,999 ratings

By Publisher:
Image Comics: Best, A-G, H-P, Q-T, U-Z
First Second

Great Graphic Novels By Year:
2021
2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012, 2011, 2010

Marvel Comics Collected Editions:
2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013

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1	Understanding Comics: The Invisible Art by Scott McCloud (Goodreads Author) really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 133,543 ratings score: 295, and 3 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	From Girls to Grrrlz : A History of Women's Comics from Teens to Zines by Trina Robbins 3.69 avg rating — 305 ratings score: 248, and 3 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	Comics and Sequential Art by Will Eisner 4.11 avg rating — 6,304 ratings score: 192, 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	Making Comics: Storytelling Secrets of Comics, Manga and Graphic Novels by Scott McCloud (Goodreads Author) 4.34 avg rating — 9,869 ratings score: 191, 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	Graphic Storytelling and Visual Narrative by Will Eisner 4.08 avg rating — 2,275 ratings score: 189, 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
6	Words for Pictures: The Art and Business of Writing Comics and Graphic Novels by Brian Michael Bendis 4.14 avg rating — 846 ratings score: 176, 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
7	Comic Books as History: The Narrative Art of Jack Jackson, Art Spiegelman, and Harvey Pekar (Studies in Popular Culture by Joseph Witek 3.78 avg rating — 59 ratings score: 175, 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
8	All in Color for a Dime by Richard A. Lupoff 3.97 avg rating — 115 ratings score: 154, 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
9	Making Comics (Lynda Barry's Creativity Series) by Lynda Barry 4.48 avg rating — 1,293 ratings score: 153, 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
10	Mastering Comics: Drawing Words & Writing Pictures Continued by Jessica Abel (Goodreads Author) 4.24 avg rating — 173 ratings score: 150, 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
11	Horror Comics: The Illustrated History (Taylor History of Comics #1) by Mike Benton 3.62 avg rating — 26 ratings score: 130, 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
12	The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier & Clay by Michael Chabon 4.19 avg rating — 215,161 ratings score: 100, 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 Dreamer by Will Eisner 3.86 avg rating — 798 ratings score: 100, 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	Secret Identity (Secret Identity #1) by Alex Segura (Goodreads Author) 3.62 avg rating — 2,630 ratings score: 100, 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	American Comics: A History by Jeremy Dauber 3.82 avg rating — 401 ratings score: 99, 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	Forgotten All-Star: A Biography of Gardner Fox by Jennifer DeRoss (Goodreads Author) 4.17 avg rating — 46 ratings score: 99, 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	The Comic-Book Book by Don Thompson (Editor) 3.94 avg rating — 32 ratings score: 99, 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
18	The Secret History of Wonder Woman by Jill Lepore 3.74 avg rating — 16,979 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
18	Man of Two Worlds: My Life in Science Fiction and Comics by Julius Schwartz 3.68 avg rating — 56 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
20	Seal of Approval: The History of the Comics Code (Studies in Popular Culture by Amy Kiste Nyberg 3.84 avg rating — 63 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
20	Alan Moore's Writing for Comics by Alan Moore (Goodreads Author) 3.99 avg rating — 2,733 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
22	Supergods: What Masked Vigilantes, Miraculous Mutants, and a Sun God from Smallville Can Teach Us About Being Human by Grant Morrison 3.85 avg rating — 8,599 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
22	From Aargh! to Zap!: Harvey Kurtzman's Visual History of the Comics by Harvey Kurtzman 3.95 avg rating — 19 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
22	Boys of Steel: The Creators of Superman by Marc Tyler Nobleman (Goodreads Author) 3.89 avg rating — 682 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
25	Marvel Comics: The Untold Story by Sean Howe 4.05 avg rating — 7,569 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
25	The Steranko History of Comics, Vol. 1 by Jim Steranko 4.42 avg rating — 74 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
25	Bill the Boy Wonder: The Secret Co-Creator of Batman by Marc Tyler Nobleman (Goodreads Author) 4.20 avg rating — 572 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
25	Reinventing Comics: The Evolution of an Art Form – Twelve Revolutions in Digital Publishing, Creators' Rights, and the Future of Storytelling by Scott McCloud (Goodreads Author) 3.90 avg rating — 3,853 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
29	The Penguin Book of Comics: A Slight History by George C. Perry 3.78 avg rating — 32 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
30	The Ten-Cent Plague: The Great Comic-Book Scare and How it Changed America by David Hajdu 3.87 avg rating — 3,719 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
30	A History of Underground Comics by Mark James Estren (Goodreads Author) 3.86 avg rating — 64 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
30	Harvey Kurtzman: The Man Who Created Mad and Revolutionized Humor by Bill Schelly (Goodreads Author) 4.40 avg rating — 121 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
30	Panel Discussions: Design In Sequential Art Storytelling by Durwin Talon 4.14 avg rating — 50 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
34	Love on the Racks: A History of American Romance Comics by Michelle Nolan 4.20 avg rating — 20 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
34	James Warren, Empire Of Monsters: The Man Behind Creepy, Vampirella, And Famous Mons by Bill Schelly (Goodreads Author) 4.36 avg rating — 117 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
34	Will Eisner's Shop Talk by Will Eisner 4.02 avg rating — 98 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
37	Drawing Words and Writing Pictures: Making Comics from Manga to Graphic Novels by Jessica Abel (Goodreads Author) 4.09 avg rating — 1,738 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
37	The Art of the Comic Book: An Aesthetic History by Robert C. Harvey 3.50 avg rating — 30 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
37	Man of Rock: A Biography of Joe Kubert by Bill Schelly (Goodreads Author) 4.10 avg rating — 30 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
37	Writers on Comics Scriptwriting, Vol. 1 by Mark Salisbury really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 200 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
41	Men of Tomorrow: Geeks, Gangsters, and the Birth of the Comic Book by Gerard Jones 4.07 avg rating — 1,679 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
41	The New Mutants: Superheroes and the Radical Imagination of American Comics (Postmillennial Pop, 1) by Ramzi Fawaz 3.99 avg rating — 126 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
41	Writers on Comics Scriptwriting, Vol. 2 by Andrew Kardon 4.05 avg rating — 59 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
44	Breakdowns: Portrait of the Artist as a Young %@&*! by Art Spiegelman 3.79 avg rating — 1,828 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
44	Comics Feature History of Comic Books by James Van Hise really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 3 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
44	Artists on Comics Art by Mark Salisbury 3.96 avg rating — 54 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
47	Reading Comics by Douglas Wolk 3.73 avg rating — 1,239 ratings score: 88, 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
47	Of Comics and Men: A Cultural History of American Comic Books by Jean-Paul Gabilliet 3.90 avg rating — 62 ratings score: 88, 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
47	Comics As Art: We Told You So by Tom Spurgeon 4.04 avg rating — 74 ratings score: 88, 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
47	Drawing Words and Writing Pictures by Jessica Abel (Goodreads Author) 4.09 avg rating — 1,738 ratings score: 88, 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
51	Who Was Stan Lee? by Geoff Edgers 4.32 avg rating — 1,383 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
51	A Complete History of American Comic Books: Afterword by Steve Geppi by Shirrel Rhoades 3.54 avg rating — 13 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
51	The Comics Journal Library, Vol. 6: The Writers by Tom Spurgeon 3.89 avg rating — 35 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
54	Faster Than a Speeding Bullet: The Rise of the Graphic Novel by Stephen Weiner 3.49 avg rating — 127 ratings score: 86, 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
54	Jews and American Comics: An Illustrated History of an American Art Form by Paul M. Buhle (editor) 3.40 avg rating — 25 ratings score: 86, 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
54	A Marvelous Life: The Amazing Story of Stan Lee by Danny Fingeroth 3.69 avg rating — 722 ratings score: 86, 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
54	Writing for Comics With Peter David by Peter David 4.06 avg rating — 213 ratings score: 86, 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
58	The 101 Best Graphic Novels by Stephen Weiner 3.30 avg rating — 47 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
58	Comics: A Global History, 1968 to the Present by Dan Mazur 3.82 avg rating — 169 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
58	Superman on the Couch: What Superheroes Really Tell Us about Ourselves and Our Society by Danny Fingeroth 3.51 avg rating — 232 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
58	But I Digress (But I Digress, #1) by Peter David 4.02 avg rating — 84 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
62	101 Outstanding Graphic Novels by Stephen Weiner 3.05 avg rating — 38 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
62	A Haunt of Fears: The Strange History of the British Horror Comics Campaign (Studies in Popular Culture Series) by Martin Barker really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 20 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
62	Schulz and Peanuts: A Biography by David Michaelis (Goodreads Author) 3.75 avg rating — 5,923 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
62	More Digressions: A New Collection of "But I Digress" Columns (But I Digress, #2) by Peter David 3.89 avg rating — 19 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
66	Graphic Novels and Comics in Libraries and Archives: Essays on Readers, Research, History and Cataloging by Robert G. Weiner (Editor) 4.10 avg rating — 20 ratings score: 83, 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
66	Comic Book Culture: An Illustrated History by Ron Goulart 3.96 avg rating — 27 ratings score: 83, 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
66	Come In Alone by Warren Ellis really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 209 ratings score: 83, 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
69	How to Read Donald Duck: Imperialist Ideology in the Disney Comic by Ariel Dorfman 3.83 avg rating — 1,232 ratings score: 82, 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
69	The Art of the Funnies: An Aesthetic History by Robert C. Harvey really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 7 ratings score: 82, 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
71	The Great Comic Book Heroes by Jules Feiffer 4.13 avg rating — 277 ratings score: 81, 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
71	Bad Language, Naked Ladies, and Other Threats to the Nation: A Political History of Comic Books in Mexico by Anne Rubenstein 3.88 avg rating — 43 ratings score: 81, 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
71	Jack Cole and Plastic Man: Forms Stretched to Their Limits by Art Spiegelman 3.95 avg rating — 419 ratings score: 81, 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
74	The Comic Book Heroes: The First History of Modern Comic Books - From the Silver Age to the Present by Gerard Jones 4.01 avg rating — 73 ratings score: 80, 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
74	History and Politics in French-Language Comics and Graphic Novels by Mark McKinney (Goodreads Author) really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 7 ratings score: 80, 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
74	Manga! Manga!: The World of Japanese Comics by Frederik L. Schodt 4.02 avg rating — 377 ratings score: 80, 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
77	The Algerian War in French-Language Comics: Postcolonial Memory, History, and Subjectivity by Jennifer Howell really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 1 rating score: 79, 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
78	Comics, Comix & Graphic Novels by Roger Sabin 3.96 avg rating — 185 ratings score: 78, 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
78	Comic Books 101: The History, Methods and Madness by Chris Ryall 3.74 avg rating — 73 ratings score: 78, 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
78	The Great Women Cartoonists by Trina Robbins 3.92 avg rating — 65 ratings score: 78, 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
81	Tintin and the World of Hergé: An Illustrated History by Benoît Peeters 4.33 avg rating — 444 ratings score: 77, 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
81	Graphic Novels: Everything You Need to Know by Paul Gravett 3.70 avg rating — 347 ratings score: 77, 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
83	Comic Book Nation: The Transformation of Youth Culture in America by Bradford W. Wright 3.94 avg rating — 503 ratings score: 76, 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
83	Re-Constructing the Man of Steel: Superman 1938–1941, Jewish American History, and the Invention of the Jewish–Comics Connection by Martin Lund (Goodreads Author) 3.60 avg rating — 5 ratings score: 76, 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
83	The Extraordinary Works of Alan Moore by George Khoury (Goodreads Author) 3.98 avg rating — 244 ratings score: 76, 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
86	True Believer: The Rise and Fall of Stan Lee by Abraham Riesman (Goodreads Author) 3.80 avg rating — 1,601 ratings score: 75, 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
86	Comic Books and American Cultural History by Matthew Pustz (editor) 3.81 avg rating — 27 ratings score: 75, 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
88	With Great Power: The Marvelous Stan Lee by Annie Hunter Eriksen (Goodreads Author) 4.24 avg rating — 185 ratings score: 74, 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
88	Sparring With Gil Kane: Debating The History and Aesthetics of Comics by Gil Kane 4.20 avg rating — 20 ratings score: 74, 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
90	Stan Lee: The Man behind Marvel by Bob Batchelor (Goodreads Author) 3.65 avg rating — 936 ratings score: 73, 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
90	The Untold History of Black Comic Books by Bill Foster (Contributor) 3.50 avg rating — 2 ratings score: 73, 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
92	Excelsior!: The Amazing Life of Stan Lee by Stan Lee really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 615 ratings score: 72, 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
92	Archie's Rivals in Teen Comics, 1940s-1970s: An Illustrated History by Michelle Nolan 3.83 avg rating — 6 ratings score: 72, 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
94	Stan Lee and the Rise and Fall of the American Comic Book by Jordan Raphael 3.67 avg rating — 181 ratings score: 71, 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
94	Father of the Comic Strip: Rodolphe Töpffer: Rodolphe Topffer (Great Comics Artists Series) by David Kunzle 3.92 avg rating — 12 ratings score: 71, 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
96	Jack Kirby: The Epic Life of the King of Comics by Tom Scioli (Goodreads Author) 4.24 avg rating — 777 ratings score: 70, 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
96	Cham: The Best Comic Strips and Graphic Novelettes, 1839–1862 by David Kunzle 4.50 avg rating — 2 ratings score: 70, 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
98	Kirby: King of Comics by Mark Evanier 4.12 avg rating — 2,456 ratings score: 69, 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
98	Gustave Doré: Twelve Comic Strips by David Kunzle (Introduction) really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 5 ratings score: 69, 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
100	Grant Morrison: The Early Years by Timothy Callahan (Goodreads Author) 4.16 avg rating — 122 ratings score: 68, 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