Autumn is a time for change, and we’re not just talking about the leaves or a shift away from summer sun. Our 20 picks innovate and reinvent, telling stories we’re not used to or reimagining others in surprising and creative ways. 

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Summer is finally here, and with it a handful of graphic novel stunners to lay back with and thumb on through. Our list has something for everyone, from fantasy buffs to hip hop heads, ranging in style from tights and capes romps to space adventures to careful histories and everything in between. So find your beach chair or hammock, throw on some comfy threads and prepare for some excellent reads.

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This fantasy bookshelf highlights 20 titles respected in literary and genre circles alike. Some of these authors, like Susanna Clarke and Octavia Butler, blur the line between fantasy and historical or literary fiction. Others, like Neil Gaiman and Richard Adams, erase the line completely. And genre titans from J.R.R. Tolkien to Terry Pratchett to Mary Stewart define the popular conception of the genre itself --- a pinch of Arthurian knights, a dash of Orc armies, and a whole lot of mystical happenings.

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Tired of a winter that froze your fingers when you turned a page to read? We are too. As we look forward to spring, we've put together 20 of the titles that we're most looking forward to reading.

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Winter is an atmospheric time, filled with blowing winds and falling snow, and its color palette --- that vast, empty white, like a blank sheet --- has inspired comics creators from Bill Watterson of Calvin and Hobbes, whose snowy final strip choked up millions, to Craig Thompson in his lovesick masterpiece BLANKETS.

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The creation of a bookshelf commemorating the 75th Anniversary of Marvel and its impact on pop culture was difficult. Not difficult in having to create the list of titles, but in cutting it down to just 20 titles to illustrate the rich history of one of the oldest comics houses in the world. This compiled list should please old readers and new alike, and introduce newcomers to some of the biggest moments in the studio's history, including some source material for the recent film and television adaptations that are captivating American pop culture audiences.

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We call him the Dark Knight or the Caped Crusader, the World's Greatest Detective or simply the Bat. By any name, Batman has become by far the most popular comics hero in America since his premiere in 1939 in Detective Comics #27. Join us this October as we celebrate Batman's 75th year haunting the pages of DC Comics with 20 of his most iconic tales.

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Looking for the perfect book to read this fall? Look no further than GraphicNovelReporter's Picks for Fall Bookshelf, where we catalogue some of our favorite graphic novels coming your way from now until the end of the year!

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