Influential Graphic Novels Book Stack

This hand-lettered book stack painting features ten of the most influential graphic novels of our time. Each book is an existing cover variant, chosen to fill the color scheme I felt best represented the genre. All text is done freehand—no fonts in sight! The composition is then digitally painted, utilizing traditional watercolor techniques.

Novels featured:

• Fun Home by Alison Bechdel

• This One Summer by Jillian and Mariko Tamaki

• The Complete Maus by Art Spiegelman

• March by John Lewis

• The Best We Could Do by Thi Bui

• Scott Pilgrim by Bryan Lee O'Malley

• The Complete Persepolis by Marjane Satrapi

• American Born Chinese by Gene Luen Yang

• Understanding Comics by Scott McCloud

• Blue is the Warmest Color by Julie Maroh

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