9 must-read bande dessinée books like Rusty Brown (Pantheon Graphic Library) by Chris Ware

Cover of Rusty Brown (Pantheon Graphic Library) by Chris Ware

Rusty Brown (Pantheon Graphic Library)

By: Chris Ware

4.29

Format: 356 pages, Hardcover

A major graphic novel event more than 16 years in the making: the new epic masterwork from the bril…

"[P]eople, who seek the companionship of like minds and bodies, cannot simply be thrown together and expect to thrive."

-Chris Ware, Rusty Brown (Pantheon Graphic Library)

If you liked the bande dessinée plot in Rusty Brown (Pantheon Graphic Library) by Chris Ware , here is a list of 9 books like this:

Cover of David Boring by Daniel Clowes

1. David Boring

By: Daniel Clowes

3.82

Format: 136 pages, Paperback

Meet David Boring: a nineteen-year-old security guard with a tortured innner life and an obsessive … read more

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  • the united states of america
  • graphic novels comics
  • comic book
  • graphic novels
  • comix
  • bande dessinée
  • comics
  • fiction
"You can never really trust someone who remembers every embarrassing detail of your adolescence."

-Daniel Clowes, David Boring

Cover of Megahex by Simon Hanselmann

2. Megahex

By: Simon Hanselmann

3.80

Format: 184 pages, Hardcover

Megg is a depressed, drug-addicted witch. Mogg is her black cat. Their friend, Owl, is an anthropom… read more

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  • graphic novels comics
  • graphic novels
  • comix
  • comics
  • fiction
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3. Black Hole

By: Charles Burns

2.83

Format: 124 pages, Hardcover

Suburban Seattle, the mid-1970s. We learn from the out-set that a strange plague has descended upon… read more

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  • graphic novels comics
  • graphic novels
  • comix
  • comics
  • fiction
Cover of Here by Richard McGuire

4. Here

By: Richard McGuire

4.10

Format: None pages, Hardcover

Hereis Richard McGuire's unique graphic novel based on the legendary 1989 comic strip of the same n… read more

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  • art
  • graphic novels comics
  • graphic novels
  • comics
  • fiction
Cover of Killing and Dying: Stories by Adrian Tomine

5. Killing and Dying: Stories

By: Adrian Tomine

3.57

Format: 160 pages, Hardcover

"One of the most gifted graphic novelists of our time." --Wired Killing and Dying is a stunning sho… read more

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  • comic book
  • graphic novels comics
  • graphic novels
  • bande dessinée
  • comics
  • fiction
Cover of Like a Velvet Glove Cast in Iron by Daniel Clowes

6. Like a Velvet Glove Cast in Iron

By: Daniel Clowes

4.00

Format: 412 pages, Paperback

Like a Velvet Glove...collects all 10 chapters of the serialized story Eightball. As Clay Loudermil… read more

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  • comic book
  • graphic novels comics
  • graphic novels
  • comix
  • comics
  • fiction

7. Patience

By: Daniel Clowes

3.81

Format: 263 pages, Hardcover

Patienceis a psychedelic science-fiction love story, veering with uncanny precision from violent de… read more

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8. Wilson

By: Daniel Clowes

3.67

Format: 499 pages, Hardcover

AN ORIGINAL GRAPHIC NOVEL FROM THE OSCAR-NOMINATED SCREENWRITER AND AWARD-WINNING CARTOONIST Meet W… read more

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9. It's a Good Life, If You Don't Weaken: A Picture Novella

By: Chester Brown , Seth , None

5.00

Format: 299 pages, Paperback

An Acknowledged Classic returns gorgeously re-designed. In his first graphic novel, It's a Good Lif… read more

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10. Asterios Polyp

By: David Mazzucchelli

4.35

Format: 255 pages, Hardcover

The triumphant return of one of comics' greatest talents, with an engrossing story of one man's sea… read more

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11. Beverly

By: Nick Drnaso

3.88

Format: None pages, Paperback

Nick Drnaso's comics mercilessly reveal the sterile sameness of the suburbs. Connected by a series … read more

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12. Epileptic

By: David B.

3.95

Format: 253 pages, Paperback

Hailed by The Comics Journal as one of Europe's most important and innovative comics artists, David… read more

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13. The Death-Ray

By: Daniel Clowes

4.15

Format: 447 pages, Hardcover

ON TIME, NPR AND USA TODAY'S BEST-OF 2011 LISTS! WINNER OF THE EISNER, HARVEY AND IGNATZ AWARDS Tee… read more

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14. PTSD

By: Guillaume Singelin

3.85

Format: 208 pages, Hardcover

Ancienne tireuse d'élite dans une guerre fictive passée, Jun se retrouve maintenant sans-abri et en… read more

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  • graphic novels comics
  • graphic novels
  • bande dessinée
  • comics
  • fiction
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15. Monica

By: Daniel Clowes

3.95

Format: 106 pages, Hardcover

Monica is a series of interconnected narratives that collectively tell the life story — actually, s… read more

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  • the united states of america
  • graphic novels comics
  • comic book
  • graphic novels
  • comix
  • bande dessinée
  • comics
  • fiction
Cover of Acting Class by Nick Drnaso

16. Acting Class

By: Nick Drnaso

4.19

Format: 272 pages, Hardcover

A brilliant and suspenseful follow-up to the Booker-nominated graphic novel Sabrina."Every single p… read more

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  • the united states of america
  • graphic novels comics
  • graphic novels
  • comix
  • bande dessinée
  • fiction
  • contemporary
Cover of Sabrina by Nick Drnaso

17. Sabrina

By: Nick Drnaso

3.83

Format: 204 pages, Hardcover

How many hours of sleep did you get last night? Rate your overall mood from 1 to 5, 1 being poor. R… read more

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  • graphic novels comics
  • graphic novels
  • bande dessinée
  • comics
  • fiction
  • contemporary
"There you are."

-Nick Drnaso, Sabrina

"Just remember that crisis leads to opportunity."

-Nick Drnaso, Sabrina

"A lot of people are able to turn their grief into something positive. Maybe you’re destined for some kind of job in law enforcement."

-Nick Drnaso, Sabrina

"What if an American citizen needs to disappear, for reasons that might never be revealed to you, and you are involved, even peripherally, in the plot? Are you willing to participate in a crime like t…"

-Nick Drnaso, Sabrina

Cover of Rusty Brown (Pantheon Graphic Library) by Chris Ware

18. Rusty Brown (Pantheon Graphic Library)

By: Chris Ware

4.29

Format: 356 pages, Hardcover

A major graphic novel event more than 16 years in the making: the new epic masterwork from the bril… read more

Similar categories in Chris Ware's Rusty Brown (Pantheon Graphic Library) book and Chris Ware's Rusty Brown (Pantheon Graphic Library)

  • art
  • the united states of america
  • graphic novels comics
  • comic book
  • graphic novels
  • comix
  • bande dessinée
  • comics
  • fiction
  • contemporary
"[P]eople, who seek the companionship of like minds and bodies, cannot simply be thrown together and expect to thrive."

-Chris Ware, Rusty Brown (Pantheon Graphic Library)

Cover of Blood of the Virgin by Sammy Harkham

19. Blood of the Virgin

By: Sammy Harkham

3.70

Format: 296 pages, Hardcover

“A story about storytelling...Conjures up the grindhouse movie-making scene in 1970s Los Angeles an… read more

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  • comic book
  • graphic novels comics
  • graphic novels
  • comix
  • comics
  • fiction
Cover of My Favorite Thing Is Monsters, Vol. 2 (My Favorite Thing Is Monsters, #2) by Emil Ferris

20. My Favorite Thing Is Monsters, Vol. 2 (My Favorite Thing Is Monsters, #2)

By: Emil Ferris

4.25

Format: 304 pages, Hardcover

The most anticipated graphic novel of 2024, concluding the story of young Karen Reyes, the most ins… read more

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  • graphic novels comics
  • graphic novels
  • bande dessinée
  • comics
  • fiction
"Courage isn't about not being scared... It's about carrying your fear into battle."

-Emil Ferris, My Favorite Thing Is Monsters, Vol. 2 (My Favorite Thing Is Monsters, #2)

"No, I do not want any kind of censorship. Anka always said, "The minute they tell you that you should not see something, that is the minute you should make it your business to see or read it or whate…"

-Emil Ferris, My Favorite Thing Is Monsters, Vol. 2 (My Favorite Thing Is Monsters, #2)

"All my life I have seen pictures that show women as being what you call 'sexy' when they are being hurt. That sends send me a message and I think that the message is, women are at their best when the…"

-Emil Ferris, My Favorite Thing Is Monsters, Vol. 2 (My Favorite Thing Is Monsters, #2)

Cover of Clyde Fans by Seth

21. Clyde Fans

By: Seth

4.02

Format: 488 pages, Hardcover

A masterful work about a failing family business and the ensuing erosion of sibling relations and o… read more

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  • comic book
  • graphic novels comics
  • graphic novels
  • bande dessinée
  • comics
  • fiction

14 must-read fiction books like Rusty Brown (Pantheon Graphic Library) by Chris Ware

Transform Your Habits

David Boring

Daniel Clowes

3.82

Transform Your Habits

Megahex

Simon Hanselmann

3.80

Transform Your Habits

Black Hole

Charles Burns

2.83

Transform Your Habits

Here

Richard McGuire

4.10

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20 must-read fiction books like Sabrina by Nick Drnaso

Transform Your Habits

David Boring

Daniel Clowes

3.82

Transform Your Habits

Megahex

Simon Hanselmann

3.80

Transform Your Habits

Black Hole

Charles Burns

2.83

Transform Your Habits

Ghost World

Daniel Clowes

3.82

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