Maus. Akira. Watchmen. What do all these critically acclaimed graphic novels have in common besides their universally acknowledged greatness? None of them are on this list. Move over, Alan Moore, it’s time for a new generation of graphic artists to take a shot at the crown. The 21st century has seen a slew of beautiful new graphic novels enter literary canon, an entire generation of hungry illustrators going for glory. These are the best of the best, the cream of the crop, the most iconic of the comics – the 10 best graphic novels of the 21st century.
Blankets
(Drawn and Quarterly)A devastating graphic memoir, Craig Thompson’s Blankets feels like, to paraphrase beloved 90’s artist Seal, a soft kiss from a rose – and then a poke from the thorns. It’s a coming of age romance about Thompson’s experiences at church camp, which those of us raised religious know that that’s exactly the place where sticky adolescent entanglements happen The devout young Craig crosses paths with Raina, a fundamentalist questioning her faith. As the pair cuddle up for warmth in the Midwestern winter, the fires of their own inner turmoil ending up burning their relationship to ash. Love can be hard, young love can be harder, and squaring young love with family pressures, adolescent angst and the loss of faith? I can’t imagine anything much harder. Except for the chorus of “Kiss From A Rose,” that chorus goes hard.
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