My Favorite Graphic Novel Authors

I began reading comic books and graphic novels about eight years ago.  I particularly enjoy those that are illustrated with bright colors.  After reviewing the types of comics that I have reviewed in the past on this blog it appears that I like the "coming to America" books the best. I am always fascinated by these stories, particularly the ones that have occurred in the past twenty years.  These immigrants have personal stories that are much different from those told by people who came to America a hundred years ago or earlier.  

I have been regularly following these authors: 

Mimi Pond:  fiction

Riad Sattouf:  autobiographical

Joe Sacco:  reportage

Gene Luen Yang:  autobiographical and history

Lucy Knisley:  autobiographical

Dan Dougherty:  autobiographical Beardo series

Guy DeLisle:  autobiographical travelogue series

Sarah Glidden: reportage

Rutu Modan:  fiction

This past year I have found new favorites:

Marieke Nijkamp:  fiction

Robin Ha:  autobiographical

Owen Pomeroy:  historical fiction 

Malaka Gharib:  autobiographical

Cynthia Copeland:  autobiographical

Philippe Thibault:  history

Robert Mailer Anderson:  history

I look forward to finding new (to me) authors next year and beyond.