Annotation:Set in late 1970s Côte d’Ivoire, this semi-autobiographical comic vibrantly depicts the everyday lives and romantic escapades of three young women living in Yopougon, a working-class neighborhood of the capital city Abidjan. First in a series.

Annotation:Misanthropic slacker Buddy Bradley and his band of loser associates encounter low-paying jobs, ill-fated romances, and, of course, grunge music in this irreverent take on Seattle in the early 1990s.

Annotation:In this dark and unsettling tale set in 1970s suburban Seattle, a mysterious epidemic, “the bug,” causes unearthly physical transformations in its teenage victims.

Annotation:Using the word-for-word text of the first book of the Bible, legendary underground cartoonist R. Crumb retells familiar Old Testament stories in his distinctive graphic style.

Annotation:Widely recognized as the first modern graphic novel, Eisner’s collection of stories vividly portrays the multifaceted experiences of Jewish immigrants living in the slums of New York in the early 20th century.

Annotation:The mythical South American town of Palomar is home to a number of strong-willed women, from Chelo, the sheriff, to Luba, proprietress of the local bathhouse.

Annotation:When Leonard Batts, a journalist writing a biography of world-famous cartoonist Dick Burger, travels to Hicksville, Burger’s remote New Zealand hometown, he discovers a community of avid comics fans and the dark secret behind Burger’s extraordinary success.

Annotation:In a fictional land where humans have artichoke leaves for hair, the North and South have reached an uneasy peace after decades of civil war. However, three generations of a family divided by the conflict are still confronting its consequences.

Annotation:Asterios Polyp, award-winning architect, heads to the American heartland to gain perspective on his recent troubles after his wife leaves him and a fire destroys his home and possessions.

Annotation:When one of their former colleagues is murdered, a band of retired superheroes reunite to investigate his death and stumble upon a plot with vast consequences for a world teetering on the brink of nuclear war.

Annotation:In this touching, sensitively told graphic memoir, Peeters describes the joys and challenges of his growing relationships with Cati and her toddler son, both of whom are HIV-positive.

Annotation:In 1956, 111 Palestinians were killed by Israeli soldiers in the town of Rafah. Fifty years later, reporter Sacco traveled to Rafah to expose the causes of this little-known incident and document its aftermath.

Annotation:In this modern retelling of Flaubert’s classic novel, the tragic downfall of Gemma Bovery, a restless young woman, is told in flashback through her diaries and the recollections of a concerned acquaintance.

Annotation:In a short, quietly affecting tale of 19th-century shtetl life, artisanal weaver Mendleman travels to market to sell his handcrafted rugs and encounters an unexpected setback with major consequences for his growing family.

Annotation:As he develops his artistic talent and falls in love for the first time, Craig (the author’s teenage self) struggles to reconcile his parents’ strict religious teachings with his own beliefs and desires.

Annotation:Jimmy Corrigan, a shy and awkward 36 year-old who retreats from reality through his active fantasy life, journeys to the city to meet the father he never knew as a child.