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
Want to see more book stacks?
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Fiction
- Dec 3, 2018 Horror Classics Book Stack
- Dec 3, 2018 Science Fiction Classics Book Stack
- Feb 12, 2019 Love Stories Book Stack
- Oct 31, 2019 Spanish Language Classics Book Stack
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Non-Fiction
- May 28, 2019 True Crime Book Stack
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Visual Narrative
- Sep 6, 2020 Influential Graphic Novels Book Stack
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Young Adult Literature
- Dec 4, 2018 Harry Potter Gryffindor Book Stack
- Dec 4, 2018 Harry Potter: Hogwarts Textbooks Book Stack
- Dec 4, 2018 Harry Potter: Hufflepuff House Book Stack
- Dec 4, 2018 Harry Potter: Ravenclaw House Book Stack
- Dec 4, 2018 Harry Potter: Slytherin House Book Stack
- Oct 31, 2019 Young Adult Nostalgia Book Stack
