Graphic Nonfiction
 Maus – Art SpiegelmanThe story of a Jewish survivor of Hitler’s Europe and his son, a cartoonist who tries to tell his father’s story. |
 A People’s History of American Empire — Howard ZinnThis graphic exploration of America’s place in the world opens with the events of 9/11 and then jumps back to explore the cycles of U.S. expansionism from Wounded Knee to Iraq, stopping along the way at World War I, Central America, Vietnam, and the Iranian revolution. |
 Blankets – Craig ThompsonIn this wonderfully written and illustrated memoir, Thompson explores family, faith, and first love. |
 Waltz With Bashir: A Lebanon War Story– Ari FolmanThis is a stunning investigation into one soldier’s real-life experience during Israel’s 1982 war in Lebanon. Thought-provoking and emotionally powerful, this is a fabulous story for mature readers interested in wartime narratives told in a fresh, innovative style. |
 The Cartoon History of the Universe – Larry GonickAn entertaining and informative guide that makes world history accessible, appealing, and funny. |
 Persepolis — Marjane SatrapiA wise, funny, and heartbreaking memoir of growing up in Iran during the Islamic Revolution. |
 Malcolm X: A Graphic Biography — Andrew HelferThis thoroughly researched and passionately drawn comic captures Malcolm Little’s extraordinary transformation from a black youth beaten down by Jim Crow America into Malcolm X, the charismatic, controversial, and doomed national spokesman for the Nation of Islam. |
 Manga Guides — Trend-Pro Co.Designed in manga style, these guides can help you learn a wide range of topics from physics to statistics. |
 Buddha — Osamu TezukaThis 8 volume epic shows the life and times of the Buddha, as the prince Siddhartha runs away from home, travels across India, and begins to question Hindu practices. |
 Feynman – Jim Ottaviani – In this substantial graphic novel biography, First Second presents the larger-than-life exploits of Nobel-winning quantum physicist, adventurer, musician, world-class raconteur, and one of the greatest minds of the twentieth century: Richard Feynman. |
