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TR Readers' Advisory Overview

A series of Reader's Advisory lists prepared by the staff of the Trinity River campus of TCC

Classic Graphic Novels

Watchmen by Alan Moore and Dave Gibbons book cover

Watchmen by Alan Moore and Dave Gibbons

In an alternate Earth where superheroes were real, a group of retired vigilantes uncover a plot that threatens their world

A Contract With God and Other Tenement Stories by Will Eisner book cover.

A Contract With God and Other Tenement Stories by Will Eisner

A stirring mixture of melodrama and social realism, this anthology tells four stories centered around a tenement in the Bronx and the lives of those who live there.

Maus: A Survivor's Tale by Art Spiegelman book cover.

Maus: A Survivor's Tale by Art Spiegelman

Winner of the Pulitzer Prize, Maus details the life of Holocaust survivor Valdek Spiegelman, as chronicled by his son.

Ghost World by Daniel Clowes book cover.

Ghost World by Daniel Clowes

The quasi-autobiographical story of two teenage girls, Enid and Becky, facing the prospect of growing up and, more importantly, growing apart.

The Complete Persepolis by Marjane Satrapi book cover

The Complete Persepolis by Marjane Satrapi

A biographical account of how Iran was changed by the Islamic revolution, through the eyes of one woman as she comes of age.

Superheroes

Invincible: Ultimate Collection by Robert Kirkman and various book cover.

Invincible: Ultimate Collection by Robert Kirkman and various

After discovering his father is the superhero Omni-Man and his own powers, teenager Mark Grayson strives to follow in his dad's footsteps as the hero Invincible. Thus begins a remarkable coming-of-age story.

Superman Smashes the Klan by Gene Luen Yang and Gurihiru book cover.

Superman Smashes the Klan by Gene Luen Yang and Gurihiru

Inspired by the 1940s Superman radio serial "Clan of the Fiery Cross," New York Times bestselling author Gene Luen Yang and artist Gurihiru craft a tale of two immigrants finding ways to belong and fight bigotry in America.

X-Men: God Loves, Man Kills Extended Cut book cover

X-Men: God Loves, Man Kills: Extended Cut by Chris Claremont and Brent Eric Anderson

The X-Men and their archenemy Magneto become unlikely allies when faced with a new enemy - televangelist William Stryker, whose followers threaten to bloody their hands and kill millions in the name of his violent crusade.

Spider-Man: LIfe Story by Chip Zdarsky and Mark Bagley book cover.

Spider-Man: Life Story by Chip Zdarsky and Mark Bagley

Written for Marvel Comics' 80th anniversary, this "What If?" story chronicles a reality where Peter Parker continued to age in real time through real-world events after being bitten by a radioactive spider in 1962.

Green Arrow: The Longbow Hunters Omnibus book cover

Green Arrow: The Longbow Hunters Omnibus by Mike Grell and various.

The mature readers masterpiece that redefined Green Arrow for a generation and inspired the hit television series Arrow. Oliver Queen attempts to establish a new life for himself in Seattle, taking on drug-dealers, serial killers, and corrupt government officials.