Best Graphic Novels for Adults Reading List
The Graphic Novels & Comics Round Table (GNCRT) Best Graphic Novels for Adults Reading List highlights the best graphic novels for adults published in a given year and it aims increase awareness of the graphic novel medium, raise voices of diverse comics creators, and aid library staff in the development of graphic novel collections.
Check out the 2024 List
Eligible graphic novels for the 2025 Best Graphic Novels for Adults Reading List will include all fiction and non-fiction titles published between September 1, 2024 - December 31, 2025 that appeal to adults age 19 or older. The 2025 list will be announced in January 2026. List selection will be determined by a committee of GNCRT members with a background in graphic novel selection and use for adults.
Publishers are welcome to submit copies of titles to the GNCRT Best Graphic Novels for Adults Selection Committee for review. To do so, please contact GNCRT staff liaison Tina Coleman. While publishers may submit review copies to the committee, publishers and creators may not nominate their own titles for consideration to the final list. By submitting review copies, publishers are assisting the committee with identifying potential eligible titles that may or may not be nominated for the list by committee members.
Nominations for the 2025 Best Graphic Novels for Adults Reading List are now open!
Nominations must be submitted by midnight CST on September 15, 2025.
Best Graphic Novels for Adults 2025 Selection Committee
- Joe Pascullo - Committee Chair
- Deborah Zeman - Committee Vice-Chair
- Louise Lalonde - Committee Administrative Assistant
- J. Jared Alvarez Ginés
- Mark Conner
- Michael Douglas
- William Kist
- Sarah Maciejewski
- Laila Mai-Nguyen
- Alecs Schmidt-Mickunas
- Aidan Skipper-Martinez
- Makilah Sullivan
- Ashlynn Bell
- Margaret Miller
