2012 TOP TEN Graphic Novels for Teens

Amir and Khalil. Zahras Paradise. First Second, 2011 Bendis, Brian Michael and Alex Maleev. Scarlet. Marvel/Icon Comics, 2011. Brosgal, Vera. Anyas Ghost. First Second, 2011. Gladstone, Brooke, Josh Neufeld, and others. The Influencing Machine: Brooke Gladstone on the Media. W. W. Norton and Company, 2011. Langridge, Roger, Chris Samnee, and others. Thor: The Mighty Avenger V. 1. Marvel, 2010. Thor: The Mighty Avenger V. 2. Marvel, 2011. McLeod, Kagan. Infinite Kung Fu. Top Shelf, 2011. Mori, Kaoru. A Brides Story V. 1. Yen Press, 2011. Nicolle, Malachai and Ethan Nicolle. Axe Cop V. 1. Dark Horse, 2011. Ralph, Brian. Daybreak. Drawn and Quarterly, 2011. Shimura, Takako. Wandering Son V. 1. Fantagraphics Books, 2011.

2011 TOP TEN Graphic Novels for Teens

Aristophane. The Zabime Sisters. Trans. by Matt Madden. First Second, 2010. $16.99. 9781596436381. Experience the first day of summer vacation with three sisters on their island home of Guadelupe. Dayton, Brandon . Green Monk. Self-published, 2009. $4.99. 9780615382838. A young monk with the most powerful blade of grass EVER wanders into battle with a fierce giant. Iwaoka, Hisae. Saturn Apartments V. 1. VIZ Media, 2010. $12.99. 9781421533643. Mitsu takes on his late father's dangerous job as a window washer on the space ship Saturn Apartments. Kim, Susan, et. al. Brain Camp. First Second, 2010. $16.99. 9781596433663. Two teens discover there is something far more sinister than nature hikes going on at their summer camp. Layman, John and Rob Guillory. Chew V. 1: Tasters Choice. Image Comics, 2009. $9.99. 9781607061595. When Tony Chu has to investigate murder, just about anything can end up down the hatch. Neri, G. and Randy Duburke. Yummy: The Last Days of a Southside Shorty. Lee & Low Books, 2010. $16.95. 9781584302674. The life, death and aftermath of an eleven-year-old gangbanger, based on a true tragedy. Shiga, Jason. Meanwhile: Pick Any Path. 3,856 Story Possibilities. Amulet Books, 2010. $15.95. 9780810984233. Have you played any comics lately? Choose your own adventure. Telgemeier, Raina. Smile. Graphix, 2010. $10.99. 9780545132060. Brace yourself: Middle School plus orthodontia equals dental drama. TenNapel, Doug. Ghostopolis. Graphix, 2010. $14.99. 9780545210287. Garth Hale has gone to the other side, but hes not dead yet. Weing, Drew. Set to Sea. Fantagraphics, 2010. $16.99. 9781606993682. A lumbering poet discovers hardship and wisdom on the high seas.

2010 TOP TEN Graphic Novels for Teens

Hardison, Jim and Bart Sears. The Helm. Dark Horse. 2009. Igarashi, Daisuke. Children of the Sea, vol 1. VIZ Media. 2009. Jensen, Van and Dusty Higgins. Pinocchio: Vampire Slayer. SLG Publishing. 2009. Kelly, Joe and J.M. Ken Nimura. I Kill Giants. Image. 2009. Lethem, Jonathan and Farel Dalrymple. Omega the Unknown. Marvel. 2008. Love, Jeremy. Bayou, vol 1. DC Comics/Zuda. 2009. Neufeld, Josh. A.D.: New Orleans After the Deluge. Pantheon Books. 2009. Siddell, Tom. Gunnerkrigg Court, vol 1: Orientation. Archaia Studios Press. 2009. Urasawa, Naoki and Takashi Nagasaki. Pluto. VIZ Media. 2009. Yoshinaga, Fumi. Ooku: The Inner Chambers, vol 1. VIZ Media. 2009.

2009 TOP TEN Graphic Novels for Teens

Abel, Jessica, Gabriel Soria and Warren Pleece. Life Sucks. First Second. 2008. 978-1-59643-107-2.
$19.95. Ashihara, Hinako. Sand Chronicles, v. 1. VIZ. 2008. 978-1-4215-1477-2. $8.99. Sand Chronicles, v. 2. VIZ. 2008. 978-1-4215-1478-9. $8.99. Sand Chronicles, v. 3. VIZ. 2008. 978-1-4215-1479-6. $8.99. Clevinger, Brian and Steve Wegener. Atomic Robo: Atomic Robo and the Fightin' Scientists of Tesladyne. 2008. Red Five Comics. 978-0-9809302-0-7. $18.99. Inoue, Takehiko. Real, v. 1. VIZ. 2008. 978-4215-1989-0. $12.99. Real, v. 2. VIZ. 2008. 978-1-4215-1990-6. $12.99. Ito, Junki. Uzumaki, v.1. VIZ. 2007. 978-1-4215-1389-8. $9.99. Landowne, Youme and Anthony Horton. Pitch Black. Cinco Puntos Press. 2008. 978-1-9336-9306-4. $14.00. Steinberger, Aimee Major. Japan Ai: A Tall Girls Adventures in Japan. Go Comi. 2007. 978-1933617-83-1. $16.99. Tamaki, Mariko and Jilliam Tamaki. Skim. Groundwood Books. 2008. 978-0-8889-9753-1. $18.95. Way, Gerard and Gabriel Ba. Umbrella Academy: Apocalypse Suite. Dark Horse. 2008. 978-1-59307978-9. $17.95. Wilson, G. Willow and M. K. Perker. Cairo. Vertigo. 2007. 978-1-4012-1140-0. $24.99.

2008 TOP TEN Graphic Novels for Teens

Abadzis, Nick. Laika. First Second, 2007. $17.95 (ISNB13: ISBN13: 978-1596431010). How a small dog became the first cosmonaut. Carey, Mike . Re-Gifters. DC/Minx, 2007. $9.99 (ISNB13: ISBN13: 978-1-4012-0371-9). Win the championship or get the guy? Fiction. Fleming, Ann Marie. The Magical Life of Long Tack Sam. Penguin Group, 2007. $14.00 (ISBN13: 9781594482649). Ann Marie traces the path of her great-grandfather's life, uncovering her roots and the magic behind them. Nonfiction. Giffen, Keith. Blue Beetle: Shell-shocked. DC Comics, 2006. $12.99 (ISBN13: 978-1401209650); Blue Beetle: Road Trip. DC Comics, 2007. $12.99 (ISBN13: 978-1401213619). It's tough being a superhero when you have a curfew. Fiction. Iwahara, Yuji. King of Thorn, vol. 1. Tokyopop, 2007. $9.99 (ISBN13: 978-1-59816-235-6); King of Thorn, vol. 2. Tokyopop, 2007. $9.99 (ISBN13: 978-1-59816-236-3). Awaking to a dangerous new world, can seven strangers escape their doom when danger lurks around every corner? Fiction. Loux, Matthew. Sidescrollers. Oni Press, 2007. $11.95 (ISBN13: 978-1-932664-50-8). Slacker vs. jock. Good cat vs. bad cat. And the love of a girl hangs in the balance. Fiction. Mizushiro, Setona. After School Nightmare, vol. 1. Go Comi!, 2006. $10.99 (ISBN13: 9781933617169); After School Nightmare, vol. 2. Go Comi!, 2006. $10.99 (ISBN13: 978-1933617176); After School Nightmare, vol. 3. Go Comi!, 2007. $10.99 (ISBN13: 978-1933617244); After School Nightmare, vol. 4. Go Comi!, 2007. $10.99 (ISBN13: 978-1933617336); After School Nightmare, vol. 5. Go Comi!, 2007. $10.99 (ISBN13: 978-1933617480). Ichijou's struggle through the dream world will help him determine his identity. Fiction. Mori, Kaoru. Emma, vol. 1. CMX, 2006. $9.99 (ISBN13: 978-1-4012-1132-5); Emma, vol. 2. CMX, 2006. $9.99 (ISBN13: 978-1-4012-1133-2); Emma, vol. 3. CMX, 2007. $9.99 (ISBN13: 978-1-4012-11349); Emma, vol. 4. CMX, 2007. $9.99 (ISBN13: 978-1-4012-1135-6); Emma, vol. 5. CMX, 2007. $9.99 (ISBN13: 978-1-4012-1136-3). In Victorian England, how long can the love of a lady's maid and a gentleman survive? Fiction. Sis, Peter. The Wall: Growing Up Behind the Iron Curtain. Farrar, Strauss, Giroux, 2007. $18.00 (ISBN13: 978-0-374-34701-7). When your hairstyle, music and art are regulated, how do you find your voice? Nonfiction.

Tan, Shaun. The Arrival. Arthur A. Levine, 2007. $19.99 (ISBN13: 978-0439895293). How do you build a new life when everything around you is so strange? Fiction.