In alphabetical order, this is the complete list of graphic novels nominated by ARLIS/NA members for the 2025 Notable Graphic Novels Review. ARLIS/NA will earn a 10% commission on each purchase made through our bookshop.org links.
Anfield Road by Chris Shepherd (Titan Books Ltd)
Anna by Mia Oberlander (Fantagraphics)
Barking by Lucy Sullivan (Avery Hill Publishing)
Blurry by Dash Shaw (New York Review Comics)
Brownstone by Samuel Teer (HarperCollins)
Crush by Tegan Quin, Sara Quin, and Tillie Walden (Macmillan)
Cutting Season by Bhanu Pratap (Fantagraphics)
Dante’s Inferno: A Graphic Novel Adaptation by Paul Brizzi (Daniel Maghen)
Dumbass! #1 by Jenn Woodall (Jenn Woodall)
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Everything Eventually Connects by Sarah Firth (Graphic Mundi)
Feeding Ghosts by Tessa Hulls (MCD)
Firebugs by Nino Bulling (Drawn & Quarterly)
Hola by C.J. Román (Días Cómic)
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In Utero by Chris Gooch (IDW Publishing)
The King’s Warrior by Huahua Zhu (Bulgilhan Press)
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The Library Mule of Cordoba by Wilfrid Lupano (Ablaze, LLC)
My Favorite Thing is Monsters by Emil Farris (Fantagraphics Books)
The Puerto Rican War by John Vasquesz Mejias (Union Square & Co.)
Roaming by Jillian Tamaki (Drawn and Quarterly)
Safer Places by Kit Anderson (Avery Hill Publishing)
Single Mothering by Anna Harmala (Nobrow)
Spiral & Other Stories by Aidan Koch (New York Review Books)
Tender by Beth Hetland (Fantagraphics)
Tokyo These Days, Vol. 1 (of 3) by Taiyo Matsumoto (VIZ Media LLC)
War on Gaza by Joe Sacco (Fantagraphics)
The Winter King by Matt Emmons (Second at Best Press)
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Woman Life Freedom by Marjane Satrapi (Seven Stories Press)