Eisner Best Reality-Based Work (21 books)

The winners of the Eisner Reality-Based Work

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Eisner_Award_winners

See also
Best Graphic Novels
Best Manga Book Ever
Eisner Best Graphic Album
500 Essential Graphic Novels
Lynd Ward Graphic Novel Prize
Required Reading Graphic Novels
NPR's 100 Favorite_Graphic Novels and Comics

By ratings
All graphic novels with at least 25,000 ratings
All graphic novels with 10,000 and 24,999 ratings
All graphic novels with 5,000 and 9,999 ratings
All graphic novels with 3,000 and 4,999 ratings
All graphic novels with 2,000 and 2,999 ratings
All graphic novels with 1,000 and 1,999 ratings

By Publisher:
Image Comics: Best, A-G, H-P, Q-T, U-Z
First Second

Great Graphic Novels By Year:
2023, 2022, 2021
2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012, 2011, 2010

Marvel Comics Collected Editions:
2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013

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1	Fun Home: A Family Tragicomic by Alison Bechdel (Goodreads Author) 4.07 avg rating — 203,314 ratings score: 197, and 2 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	Spinning by Tillie Walden 3.89 avg rating — 23,670 ratings score: 187, and 2 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	Flung Out of Space: Inspired by the Indecent Adventures of Patricia Highsmith by Grace Ellis 4.10 avg rating — 2,613 ratings score: 181, and 2 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	Nat Turner by Kyle Baker 4.04 avg rating — 1,811 ratings score: 100, and 1 person 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	Satchel Paige: Striking Out Jim Crow by James Sturm 3.80 avg rating — 1,195 ratings score: 98, and 1 person 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	What It Is by Lynda Barry 4.18 avg rating — 25,042 ratings score: 97, and 1 person 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
7	A Drifting Life by Yoshihiro Tatsumi 4.02 avg rating — 3,130 ratings score: 96, and 1 person 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	It Was the War of the Trenches by Jacques Tardi 4.22 avg rating — 2,628 ratings score: 95, and 1 person 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	Green River Killer: A True Detective Story by Jeff Jensen (Writer) 3.85 avg rating — 5,520 ratings score: 94, and 1 person 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	Annie Sullivan and the Trials of Helen Keller by Joseph Lambert 4.04 avg rating — 2,074 ratings score: 93, and 1 person 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	The Carter Family: Don't Forget This Song by Frank M. Young 3.86 avg rating — 619 ratings score: 92, and 1 person 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
12	The Fifth Beatle: The Brian Epstein Story by Vivek J. Tiwary 3.95 avg rating — 2,689 ratings score: 91, and 1 person 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	Hip Hop Family Tree Vol. 2 by Ed Piskor 4.26 avg rating — 910 ratings score: 90, and 1 person 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	March: Book Two (March, #2) by John Lewis 4.48 avg rating — 29,208 ratings score: 89, and 1 person 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	March: Book Three (March, #3) by John Lewis 4.64 avg rating — 21,712 ratings score: 88, and 1 person 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	Is This Guy For Real?: The Unbelievable Andy Kaufman by Box Brown (Goodreads Author) 3.82 avg rating — 960 ratings score: 86, and 1 person 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	They Called Us Enemy by George Takei 4.42 avg rating — 53,389 ratings score: 85, and 1 person 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	Kent State: Four Dead in Ohio by Derf Backderf (Goodreads Author) 4.47 avg rating — 4,399 ratings score: 84, and 1 person 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 Black Panther Party: A Graphic Novel History by David F. Walker 4.44 avg rating — 2,464 ratings score: 83, and 1 person 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	Three Rocks: The Story of Ernie Bushmiller: The Man Who Created Nancy by Bill Griffith 4.35 avg rating — 530 ratings score: 81, and 1 person 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	Suffrage Song: The Haunted History of Gender, Race and Voting Rights in the U.S. by Caitlin Cass 3.88 avg rating — 200 ratings score: 80, and 1 person 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