Time's List of the 10 Best Graphic Novels

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Time's List of the 10 Best Graphic Novels is an unranked list of the 10 best graphic novels published between 1938 and 2006. The list was compiled by Time magazine critic Lev Grossman.

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The list of the period was published as a supplement to Time's 100 Best Novels list, compiled by Lev Grossman and Richard Lacayo. Watchmen (1986) by Alan Moore and Dave Gibbons appears on both the 100 Best Novels and 10 Best Graphic Novels lists, giving the combined lists a total of 109 entries. Additionally, Neil Gaiman is the only author to have more than one entry on the 10 Best Graphic Novels compilation: The Sandman (1989) and Miracleman: The Golden Age (1992).

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Title	Author/Illustrator	Year
Watchmen	Alan Moore and Dave Gibbons	1987
The Sandman	Neil Gaiman and various artists	1989–1996
Jimmy Corrigan, the Smartest Kid on Earth	Chris Ware	2000
Maus	Art Spiegelman	1991
The Adventures of Tintin: The Black Island	Hergé	1966
Miracleman: The Golden Age	Neil Gaiman and Mark Buckingham	1990
Fun Home: A Family Tragicomic	Alison Bechdel	2006
Ghost World	Daniel Clowes	1997
The Dark Knight Returns	Frank Miller, Klaus Janson and Lynn Varley	1986
The Greatest of Marlys	Lynda Barry	2000

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List Description at Time.com
Full List at Time.com
List description of the 10 best Graphic Novels at Time.com

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