12 Best Graphic Novels of All Time & How to Convert Ebooks

What is a graphic novel? What are the best graphic novels of all time? If you are a graphic novel fan and are looking for the best graphic novels to read in your leisure time, you have come to the right place. Here we have collected some best graphic novels of all time for you to read. Check them below.

Part 1: What is a Graphic Novel?

Many people might not have a very clear understanding of what a graphic novel is. Therefore, firstly, we would like to introduce what is a graphic novel. A graphic novel is a long-form, fictional work of sequential art. The term graphic novel is often applied broadly, including fiction, non-fiction, and anthologized work, though this practice is highly contested by comics scholars and industry professionals.

The most obvious difference between graphic novels and traditional novels is the inclusion of images. In a regular novel, the main story is told entirely through words. There may be some illustrations at the beginning of each chapter or scattered throughout the text, but they do not contribute to the storytelling and are used as an accompaniment or decoration. A graphic novel, however, tells the majority of a story using images. There may be captions, dialogue, or small inserts of text, but the bulk of the action is told through the visual illustration of scenes. There are only small amounts of text included in graphic novels, and these are used as an accompaniment to the images. This could be things like speech, effect bubbles, or scene indicators. Graphic novels are limited in the words they can include, so any speech or text is carefully considered to help enlighten the reader as much as possible, which also contain complex stories and vocabulary in the same way that traditional novels do, just in fewer words.

Part 2: 12 Best Graphic Novels of All Time

Then, what are the best graphic novels to read? There are hundreds and thousands of graphic novels out there. Here we have collected 12 best graphic novels of all time for sharing.

◎ 1. Maus, Art Spiegelman

This graphic novel depicts the real experiences of Spiegelman’s father as a Polish Jew and a survivor of the Holocaust. The graphic novel is widely taught in schools as part of History and English lessons relating to World War II and the Holocaust.

◎ 2. Batman: The Killing Joke

The Killing Joke is very likely the best Batman story ever written, giving the Joker an origin story that is far less madman-supervillain and far more tragic. In the graphic novel, the Joker was an ordinary man driven insane by a hurricane of terrible circumstances, so the reader can actually follow him on - and relate to him through - his descent into madness.

◎ 3. Dorohedoro

A man named Caiman woke up one day with his memories gone and his head swapped with a lizard’s head. Now, he’s hunting for the sorcerer who did this to try to find a way to get his head and his life back. It’s an intricate and bizarre story that spirals out from there in a dozen different ways, but Dorohedoro is rarely afraid to embrace the strange.

◎ 4. Monstress

Monstress immediately captured attention for its fantastic worldbuilding. In the 1920s (an alternate history version), a teenage girl makes her way into a steampunk, art-deco world. When Maika discovers her psychic connection with Monstrum, her adventures begin in earnest. The artwork of this series is always arresting, while the story stays harrowing throughout.

◎ 5. A Contract With God

It's almost impossible to discuss graphic novels without mentioning comic icon Will Eisner's A Contract with God and Other Tenement Stories. A Contract with God contains four stand-alone stories about poor Jewish characters who all lived in the same tenement. Eisner used memories from his childhood that dealt with frustration and disillusionment in an undocumented era of Jewish-American history. A Contract with God is a mature and sometimes hard read, but it is also a beautiful piece of comic history.

◎ 6. Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic

A prequel to the game of the same name, the comic follows young, clumsy padawan Zayne Carrick on the run after he’s framed for killing his peers. It’s a journey that touches on everything from the Mandalorian Wars to corruption festering at the heart of the Jedi. Too many Star Wars comics have felt tethered to the plots and characters of the movies, and Knights of the Old Republic is a testament to what the comics can accomplish when they’re allowed to stretch their wings and become full sci-fi adventures in their own right.

◎ 7. 300

What 300 gets wrong in terms of homophobia and a bit of old-fashioned xenophobia puts it relatively low on this list, but the fact that it’s here at all is a testament to how much it gets right. 300 absolutely nails the feeling of an epic. Characters are exaggerated and all the dialogue is almost cartoonish in its boisterousness, but it lends the book an utterly mythological feel that leaves readers unable to escape a pure giddiness as these Spartans march into their final battle.

◎ 8. Berserk

Berserk follows Guts, a “warrior born from a hanged corpse”, raised by an abusive father, and trained to become a mercenary. After killing his father in self-defense, Guts becomes a wandering sword-for-hire and earns a reputation so fierce that he draws the attention of Griffith, leader of the Band of the Hawk mercenary group. What starts as a fascinating tale of military action quickly turns to the darker and more supernatural.

◎ 9. Spider-Man: The Gauntlet

The Gauntlet is one of the greatest Spider-Man stories ever and highlights the heroes' arguably unparalleled rogue’s gallery and the hero’s complicated relationships with many of them. Some of these encounters are better than others, with the Lizard story “Shed” being excellent, but the real standout is two issues focusing on the Rhino that may be two of the best and most emotionally moving Spider-Man stories ever.

◎ 10. Batman: Year One

The story explores Bruce Wayne's return to Gotham City to fulfill his decision to become a vigilante. It also followed young cop James Gordon, who transferred to Gotham to make a name for himself and help clean up the city. Batman: Year One is one of the Dark Knight's most celebrated stories and is the character's definitive origin.

◎ 11. Watchmen

Watchmen is often considered one of the best stories Alan Moore has ever created. Specifically focused on the superhero genre, it is an incredibly powerful deconstruction that has remained influential to this very day. Following the death of a vigilante, many mysteries begin to unravel, and things start to become more chaotic.

◎ 12. Fantastic Four: Full Circle

Fantastic Four: Full Circle is a brilliantly colorful epic that calls back to the early days of the team with numerous homages to Jack "The King" Kirby. Alex Ross has left his iconic mark on quite a few different comic heroes over the years, with Fantastic Four: Full Circle offering something new to even longtime fans of the creator.

Part 3: How to Convert Kindle/Kobo/Adobe Graphic Novels to Other Formats?

Is there any way to convert Kindle/Kobo/Adobe graphic novels to other formats for unlimited watching on other players? Try Leawo Prof. DRM eBook Converter. It is a professional eBook DRM removal and eBook converter that could remove DRM from Kindle, Kobo, and Adobe, and convert eBook files to DRM-free EPUB, Mobi, AZW3, or TXT Files with ease.

Leawo Prof. DRM eBook Converter is a comprehensive eBook DRM removal and converter that could act as the Amazon Kindle eBook Converter, Kobo eBook Converter, and Adobe Digital Edition eBook Converter to remove DRM protection upon these eBook files and then convert these eBook files to DRM-free eBook files in various formats like ePub, Mobi, AZW3, TXT, etc. Therefore you could freely read these eBook files on various eBook readers.

Download and install Leawo Prof. DRM eBook Converter on your computer. It’s a module built in Leawo Prof. DRM. The below guide takes converting graphic novels from Kindle as an example.

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Step 1: Login in your Kindle app

Ensure to have downloaded the Kindle app on your PC and enter your Amazon account to log in. Make sure you have already downloaded the graphic novel eBooks to your Kindle library for offline reading.

Step 2: Add graphic novel files from Kindle

Kick off Leawo Prof. DRM and then open the “eBook Converter” module. You can then import the file by clicking “Add Files” on the sub-menu bar or you can directly drag the target file into the frame in the middle of program interface. Click “Add Files” button, you will see the “Kindle” button on the left side bar. And then click the refresh icon, all the downloaded books on your Kindle library will be listed on the right frame. And select the book you want to convert and click “Add” to import the file into Leawo Prof. DRM.

Step 3: Set the output format

After importing the eBooks, you can choose an eBook file and click the “edit” button to freely choose the output format. Besides, you can also choose to “apply this output format to all eBook files” or “apply to current book only” under the “option” button.

Step 4: Set output directory

Click “…” output button at the bottom of “Home” list to set an output directory to save DRM-free output eBook freely.

Step 5: Remove DRM from Kindle eBook and convert

Once all the settings are done, click the blue “Convert” button at the bottom for removing DRM from eBook in Kindle. And then convert to DRM-free format including epub, mobi, azw3, and txt. After a while, the eBook DRM removal and conversion process will be completed. You could then check the converted eBook files under the “Converted” tab.