Publishers Weekly 2022 Graphic Novel Critics Poll (21 books)

1st place:
(Nine votes from fifteen critics)

Ducks: Two Years in the Oil Sands - Kate Beaton

2nd place (tie):
(Four votes each)

Keeping Two - Jordan Crane
The Third Person - Emma Grove

3rd place:
(Three votes each)

A Career in Books: A Novel About Friends, Money, and the Occasional Duck Bun - Kate Gavino
The Peanutbutter Sisters and Other American Stories - Rumi Hara
Smahtguy: The Life and Times of Barney Frank - Eric Orner
Wash Day Diaries - Jamila Rowser and Robyn Smith
What Is Home, Mum? - Sabba Khan
Who Will Make the Pancakes - Megan Kelso

Two votes each:

Acting Class - Nick Drnaso
Artist - Yeong-shin Ma
Genevieve Castrée: Complete Works 1981 - 2016 - Genevieve Castrée
The High Desert: Black. Punk. Nowhere. - James Spooner
Invisible Wounds - Jess Ruliffson
Joseph Smith and the Mormons - Noah Van Sciver
The Keeper: Soccer, Me, and the Law That Changed Women’s Lives - Kelcey Ervick
Men I Trust - Tommi Parrish
Notes From a Sickbed - Tessa Brunton
Shuna's Journey - Hayao Miyazaki
Talk to My Back - Yamada Murasaki
Time Zone J - Julie Doucet

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The 2021 list is here.

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1	Ducks: Two Years in the Oil Sands by Kate Beaton 4.39 avg rating — 36,410 ratings score: 400, and 4 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	Wash Day Diaries by Jamila Rowser 4.34 avg rating — 11,692 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	Smahtguy: The Life and Times of Barney Frank by Eric Orner 4.16 avg rating — 216 ratings score: 194, 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	The High Desert by James Spooner (Goodreads Author) 4.41 avg rating — 1,502 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
5	Shuna's Journey by Hayao Miyazaki 4.33 avg rating — 13,174 ratings score: 184, 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 Third Person by Emma Grove 4.14 avg rating — 1,385 ratings score: 181, 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	Invisible Wounds: Interviews with American Vets by Jess Ruliffson 3.91 avg rating — 318 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
8	Geneviève Castrée: Complete Works 1981-2016: Complete Works 1981-2016 by Geneviève Castrée 4.66 avg rating — 47 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
9	A Career in Books: A Novel about Friends, Money, and the Occasional Duck Bun by Kate Gavino 3.90 avg rating — 1,130 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
10	The Keeper: Soccer, Me, and the Law That Changed Women's Lives by Kelcey Parker Ervick (Goodreads Author) 4.36 avg rating — 453 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
11	Joseph Smith and the Mormons: A Graphic Biography by Noah Van Sciver 4.04 avg rating — 533 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
12	Talk to My Back by Murasaki Yamada 4.03 avg rating — 1,445 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
13	Artist by Yeong-shin Ma 3.75 avg rating — 202 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
14	Acting Class by Nick Drnaso 4.19 avg rating — 2,703 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
15	The Peanutbutter Sisters and Other American Stories by Rumi Hara 3.37 avg rating — 303 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
16	Notes from a Sickbed by Tessa Brunton 3.63 avg rating — 650 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
17	Who Will Make the Pancakes: Five Stories by Megan Kelso 3.40 avg rating — 311 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
18	What is Home, Mum? by Sabba Khan 4.33 avg rating — 1,091 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
19	Keeping Two by Jordan Crane 3.61 avg rating — 2,316 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
20	Men I Trust by Tommi Parrish 3.76 avg rating — 913 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
21	Time Zone J by Julie Doucet 3.30 avg rating — 266 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