Publishers Weekly 2023 Graphic Novel Critics Poll (23 books)

1st place (tie):
(Seven votes each from fifteen critics)

• Impossible People: A Completely Average Recovery Story - Julia Wertz
• Roaming - Jillian and Mariko Tamaki

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

• Blood of the Virgin - Sammy Harkham
• The Talk - Darrin Bell

3rd place (tie):
(Five votes each)

• A Guest in the House - Emily Carroll
• Monica - Daniel Clowes

Honorable Mentions

Four votes:

• Worm: A Cuban American Odyssey - Edel Rodríguez

Three votes:

• Three Rocks: The Story of Ernie Bushmiller: The Man Who Created Nancy - Bill Griffith

Two votes each:

• Artificial: A Love Story - Amy Kurzweil
• Blackward - Lawrence Lindell
• Boys Weekend - Mattie Lubchansky
• The Chromatic Fantasy - H.A.
• Diaries of War: Two Visual Accounts from Ukraine and Russia - Nora Krug
• Ephemera: A Memoir - Briana Loewinsohn
• Family Style: Memories of an American from Vietnam - Thien Pham
• Girl Juice - Benji Nate
• I Must Be Dreaming - Roz Chast
• I Thought You Loved Me - MariNaomi
• Listen, Beautiful Márcia - Marcello Quintanilha
• The Man in the McIntosh Suit - Rina Ayuyang
• Mimosa - Archie Bongiovanni
• Queenie: Godmother of Harlem - Aurélie Lévy and Elizabeth Colomba
• Shubeik Lubeik - Deena Mohamed

Read the full article here:
Impossible People and Roaming Top PW’s 2023 Graphic Novel Critics Poll

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All Votes Add Books To This List

1	A Guest in the House by E.M. Carroll 4.05 avg rating — 10,054 ratings score: 486, and 5 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	Mimosa: A Graphic Novel by Archie Bongiovanni (Goodreads Author) 3.66 avg rating — 2,207 ratings score: 471, and 5 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	Roaming by Jillian Tamaki 3.71 avg rating — 6,479 ratings score: 388, 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
4	Impossible People: A Completely Average Recovery Story by Julia Wertz (Goodreads Author) 4.30 avg rating — 2,092 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
5	Ephemera by Briana Loewinsohn (Goodreads Author) 3.95 avg rating — 1,421 ratings score: 281, 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
6	Three Rocks: The Story of Ernie Bushmiller: The Man Who Created Nancy by Bill Griffith 4.36 avg rating — 520 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
6	Shubeik Lubeik by Deena Mohamed 4.50 avg rating — 4,857 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
8	The Talk by Darrin Bell 4.63 avg rating — 3,918 ratings score: 196, 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	Girl Juice by Benji Nate 3.91 avg rating — 2,402 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
10	Family Style: Memories of an American from Vietnam by Thien Pham 4.27 avg rating — 4,065 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
11	Monica by Daniel Clowes 3.92 avg rating — 5,512 ratings score: 179, 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	Blood of the Virgin by Sammy Harkham 3.65 avg rating — 1,075 ratings score: 178, 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
13	I Thought You Loved Me by MariNaomi (Goodreads Author) 4.46 avg rating — 140 ratings score: 171, 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
14	Worm: A Cuban American Odyssey by Edel Rodriguez 4.55 avg rating — 678 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
15	Listen, Beautiful Márcia by Marcello Quintanilha 4.05 avg rating — 1,105 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
16	Queenie: Godmother of Harlem: A Graphic Novel by Elizabeth Colomba (Author/Illustrator) 3.73 avg rating — 1,078 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
17	The Man in the McIntosh Suit by Rina Ayuyang 3.28 avg rating — 314 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
18	Diaries of War: Two Visual Accounts from Ukraine and Russia by Nora Krug 3.35 avg rating — 458 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
19	Blackward by Lawrence Lindell (Goodreads Author) 3.99 avg rating — 384 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
20	The Chromatic Fantasy by H.A . 4.33 avg rating — 1,576 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
21	Artificial: A Love Story by Amy Kurzweil 3.57 avg rating — 345 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
22	Boys Weekend by Mattie Lubchansky (Goodreads Author) 3.98 avg rating — 3,174 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
23	I Must Be Dreaming by Roz Chast 3.63 avg rating — 1,610 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