This year, for the first time since 2015, I’m not doing a “best graphic novels of the year” list. There are too many great works out there to read, too many ways to evaluate how they are “best,” and ...

Part biography, part history, part peek into the American political machine, Smahtguy: The Life and Times of Barney Frank, first published in 2022, offers a “frank” portrayal of the life and career of ...

Here’s how we learned history when I was in school: a dead guy (Mr. X) did something important (action Y) a long time ago (year Z). Memorize X, Y and Z — it will be on the test. Did I like history?

2023 featured a diverse assortment of literary graphic novels on an ever-increasing range of subjects. This year’s top works come from some of the form’s most celebrated creators and talented ...

Stamped from the Beginning: A Graphic History of Racist Ideas in America by historian Ibram X. Kendi and cartoonist Joel Christian Gill adapts Kendi's 2016 National Book Award–winning history Stamped ...

One common misconception is that graphic novels and comics are not academically rigorous. However, graphic novels can be used to teach key concepts in line with academic standards in various subjects.

Two spreads from Tessa Hulls's Feeding Ghosts memoir and Frank Johnson, Secret Pioneer of American Comics, among other graphic novels you should add to your reading list this spring. If there’s one ...