Publishers Weekly 2021 Graphic Novel Critics Poll (18 books)

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1st place:

The Secret to Superhuman Strength - Alison Bechdel

2nd place:

Run: Book One - John Lewis, Andrew Aydin, L. Fury, and Nate Powell

3rd place:

No One Else - R. Kikuo Johnson

Three votes:

And Now I Spill the Family Secrets - Margaret Kimball
Cyclopedia Exotica - Aminder Dhaliwal
Fictional Father - Joe Ollmann
I Never Promised You a Rose Garden - Mannie Murphy
My Begging Chart - Keiler Roberts
Stone Fruit - Lee Lai

Two votes:

COVID Chronicles: A Comics Anthology - edited by Kendra Boileau and Rich Johnson
Discipline - Dash Shaw
Factory Summers - Guy Delisle
Himawari House - Harmony Becker
Let’s Not Talk Anymore - Weng Pixin
Red Rock Baby Candy - Shira Spector
Save It for Later: Promises, Parenthood, and the Urgency of Protest - Nate Powell
Tunnels - Rutu Modan
The Waiting - Keum Suk Gendry-Kim
Wake: The Hidden History of Women-Led Slave Revolts - Rebecca Hall, illustrated by Hugo Martinez

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1	Run: Book One by John Lewis 4.30 avg rating — 3,317 ratings score: 297, 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	Stone Fruit by Lee Lai (Goodreads Author) 4.05 avg rating — 5,946 ratings score: 293, 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	Cyclopedia Exotica by Aminder Dhaliwal 4.29 avg rating — 2,489 ratings score: 193, 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	Himawari House by Harmony Becker 4.36 avg rating — 7,395 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	Fictional Father by Joe Ollmann 3.81 avg rating — 392 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	The Secret to Superhuman Strength by Alison Bechdel (Goodreads Author) 4.14 avg rating — 11,921 ratings score: 188, 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	Factory Summers by Guy Delisle 3.78 avg rating — 3,721 ratings score: 187, 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	No One Else by R. Kikuo Johnson 3.64 avg rating — 1,672 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
9	Wake: The Hidden History of Women-Led Slave Revolts by Rebecca Hall 4.26 avg rating — 6,216 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
10	The Waiting by Keum Suk Gendry-Kim 4.44 avg rating — 6,955 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
11	COVID Chronicles: A Comics Anthology by Gene Ambaum 3.66 avg rating — 613 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
12	Tunnels by Rutu Modan 3.73 avg rating — 1,672 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
13	I Never Promised You a Rose Garden by Mannie Murphy 3.57 avg rating — 522 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
14	Discipline by Dash Shaw 3.54 avg rating — 332 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
15	And Now I Spill the Family Secrets: An Illustrated Memoir – A Poignant and Inspiring Coming-of-Age Story About Mothers and Daughters by Margaret Kimball (Goodreads Author) 3.64 avg rating — 2,912 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
16	Red Rock Baby Candy by Shira Spector (Goodreads Author) 3.54 avg rating — 140 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
17	Let's Not Talk Anymore by Weng Pixin 3.79 avg rating — 261 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
18	My Begging Chart by Keiler Roberts (Goodreads Author) 3.79 avg rating — 662 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