What are the best graphic novels ever published?
AI Visibility Ranking
Brands ordered by GenRank score for this question.
DirectionalQuestion-level figures rest on at most 6 answers per brand, so treat them as direction, not a verdict; the category ranking is the number to judge by. Scores are for the week of 2026-11-08.
| Rank | Brand | Named by | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Watchmen | 6/6 | 91.7 |
| 2 | The Sandman series | 6/6 | 62.9 |
| 3 | Maus | 4/6 | 53.6 |
| 4 | The Dark Knight Returns | 5/6 | 47.0 |
| 5 | Akira (manga) | 5/6 | 45.4 |
| 6 | Persepolis | 5/6 | 45.3 |
| 7 | Saga | 4/6 | 39.1 |
| 8 | Fun Home | 4/6 | 35.0 |
| 9 | V for Vendetta | 3/6 | 34.2 |
| 10 | Jimmy Corrigan: The Smartest Kid on Earth | 3/6 | 27.8 |
Sources these answers cited
The sites each surface's answer cited this week. The logos are the surfaces that cited the site.
| Source | Cited by |
|---|---|
| goodreads.comreview and listing sites · Best Graphic Novels (3535 books) - Goodreads |   2 surfaces |
| ranker.comThe Greatest Graphic Novels and Collected Editions |  2 surfaces |
| booksofbrilliance.comThe Best Graphic Novels of All Time (You Need to Read Before Watching ... | 1 surfaces |
| cbr.comThe Best Graphic Novels of All Time - CBR | 1 surfaces |
| collider.com10 Best Graphic Novels of All Time - Collider | 1 surfaces |
| en.wikipedia.orgreference · List of award-winning graphic novels - Wikipedia | 1 surfaces |
| nytimes.commedia · Opinion | When Novels Mattered - The New York Times | 1 surfaces |
| reedsy.comThe 100 Best Graphic Novels of All Time - Reedsy | 1 surfaces |
| shopping.google.comshopping · Monica By Daniel Clowes | 1 surfaces |
| skriuwer.comBest Graphic Novels of All Time: 10 That Prove Comics Are Literature | 1 surfaces |
| theguardian.commedia · From Maus to Tamara Drewe: the 10 graphic novels everyone should read | Comics and graphic novels | The Guardian |  1 surfaces |
| time.commedia · Top 10 Graphic Novels - TIME | 1 surfaces |
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