The Basics of Comics
Comics Classics
This is mostly based on my own tastes and beliefs about what comics are classics of the medium. Others will disagree, and this list is absolutely not complete. If you think there are others that should be on this list, leave a comment below and I may add them.
Understanding Comics by Scott McCloud
Watchmen by Alan Moore and Dave Gibbons
The Sandman, Volume 1: Preludes and Nocturnes by Neil Gaiman and various artists
The Sandman, Volume 2: The Doll’s House by Neil Gaiman and various artists
The Sandman, Volume 3: Dream Country by Neil Gaiman and various artists
The Sandman, Volume 4: Season of Mists by Neil Gaiman and various artists
The Sandman, Volume 5: A Game of You by Neil Gaiman and various artists
The Sandman, Volume 6: Fables and Reflections by Neil Gaiman and various artists
The Sandman, Volume 7: Brief Lives by Neil Gaiman and various artists
The Sandman, Volume 8: Worlds’ End by Neil Gaiman and various artists
The Sandman, Volume 9: The Kindly Ones by Neil Gaiman and various artists
The Sandman, Volume 10: The Wake by Neil Gaiman and various artists
Maus: A Survivor’s Tale by Art Spiegelman
Batman: The Dark Knight Returns by Frank Miller and Klaus Janson
American Splendor by Harvey Pekar and various artists
Cerebus by Dave Sim
Cerebus: High Society by Dave Sim
Cerebus: Church & State I by Dave Sim and Gerhard
Cerebus: Church & State II by Dave Sim and Gerhard
Cerebus: Jaka’s Story by Dave Sim and Gerhard
Cerebus: Melmoth by Dave Sim and Gerhard
Cerebus: Flight by Dave Sim and Gerhard
Cerebus: Women by Dave Sim and Gerhard
Cerebus: Reads by Dave Sim and Gerhard
Cerebus: Minds by Dave Sim and Gerhard
Cerebus: Guys by Dave Sim and Gerhard
Cerebus: Rick’s Story by Dave Sim and Gerhard
Cerebus: Going Home by Dave Sim and Gerhard
Cerebus: Form and Void by Dave Sim and Gerhard
Cerebus: Latter Days by Dave Sim and Gerhard
Cerebus: The Last Day by Dave Sim and Gerhard
Persepolis: The Story of a Childhood by Marjane Satrapi
