Publishers Weekly 2023 Graphic Novel Critics Poll (23 books)

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1st place (tie):
(Seven votes each from fifteen critics)

• Impossible People: A Completely Average Recovery Story - Julia Wertz
• Roaming - Jillian and Mariko Tamaki

2nd place (tie):
(Six votes each)

• Blood of the Virgin - Sammy Harkham
• The Talk - Darrin Bell

3rd place (tie):
(Five votes each)

• A Guest in the House - Emily Carroll
• Monica - Daniel Clowes

Honorable Mentions

Four votes:

• Worm: A Cuban American Odyssey - Edel Rodríguez

Three votes:

• Three Rocks: The Story of Ernie Bushmiller: The Man Who Created Nancy - Bill Griffith

Two votes each:

• Artificial: A Love Story - Amy Kurzweil
• Blackward - Lawrence Lindell
• Boys Weekend - Mattie Lubchansky
• The Chromatic Fantasy - H.A.
• Diaries of War: Two Visual Accounts from Ukraine and Russia - Nora Krug
• Ephemera: A Memoir - Briana Loewinsohn
• Family Style: Memories of an American from Vietnam - Thien Pham
• Girl Juice - Benji Nate
• I Must Be Dreaming - Roz Chast
• I Thought You Loved Me - MariNaomi
• Listen, Beautiful Márcia - Marcello Quintanilha
• The Man in the McIntosh Suit - Rina Ayuyang
• Mimosa - Archie Bongiovanni
• Queenie: Godmother of Harlem - Aurélie Lévy and Elizabeth Colomba
• Shubeik Lubeik - Deena Mohamed

Read the full article here:
Impossible People and Roaming Top PW’s 2023 Graphic Novel Critics Poll

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1	A Guest in the House by E.M. Carroll 4.05 avg rating — 11,683 ratings score: 486, and 5 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
2	Mimosa by Archie Bongiovanni (Goodreads Author) 3.64 avg rating — 2,380 ratings score: 471, and 5 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
3	Roaming by Jillian Tamaki 3.70 avg rating — 7,100 ratings score: 388, and 4 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
4	Three Rocks: The Story of Ernie Bushmiller: The Man Who Created Nancy by Bill Griffith 4.33 avg rating — 570 ratings score: 298, and 3 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
5	Shubeik Lubeik by Deena Mohamed 4.49 avg rating — 5,435 ratings score: 297, and 3 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
6	Impossible People: A Completely Average Recovery Story by Julia Wertz (Goodreads Author) 4.29 avg rating — 2,365 ratings score: 295, and 3 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
6	Worm: A Cuban American Odyssey by Edel Rodriguez 4.55 avg rating — 779 ratings score: 295, and 3 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
8	The Talk by Darrin Bell 4.62 avg rating — 4,189 ratings score: 293, and 3 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
9	Listen, Beautiful Márcia by Marcello Quintanilha 4.03 avg rating — 1,224 ratings score: 288, and 3 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
10	Girl Juice by Benji Nate 3.91 avg rating — 2,643 ratings score: 286, and 3 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
11	Ephemera by Briana Loewinsohn (Goodreads Author) 3.92 avg rating — 1,590 ratings score: 281, and 3 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
11	Queenie: Godmother of Harlem: A Graphic Novel by Elizabeth Colomba (Author/Illustrator) 3.73 avg rating — 1,169 ratings score: 281, and 3 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
13	Family Style: Memories of an American from Vietnam by Thien Pham 4.27 avg rating — 4,420 ratings score: 279, and 3 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
14	The Man in the McIntosh Suit by Rina Ayuyang 3.26 avg rating — 327 ratings score: 277, and 3 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
15	Diaries of War: Two Visual Accounts from Ukraine and Russia by Nora Krug 3.40 avg rating — 525 ratings score: 274, and 3 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
16	Blackward by Lawrence Lindell (Goodreads Author) really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 419 ratings score: 271, and 3 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
17	Monica by Daniel Clowes 3.91 avg rating — 6,009 ratings score: 268, and 3 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
18	Blood of the Virgin by Sammy Harkham 3.65 avg rating — 1,197 ratings score: 266, and 3 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
19	The Chromatic Fantasy by H.A . 4.31 avg rating — 1,991 ratings score: 265, and 3 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
20	Artificial: A Love Story by Amy Kurzweil 3.59 avg rating — 389 ratings score: 262, and 3 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
21	Boys Weekend by Mattie Lubchansky (Goodreads Author) 3.96 avg rating — 3,448 ratings score: 258, and 3 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
22	I Thought You Loved Me by MariNaomi (Goodreads Author) 4.43 avg rating — 145 ratings score: 255, and 3 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
23	I Must Be Dreaming by Roz Chast 3.63 avg rating — 1,740 ratings score: 252, and 3 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars