A selection of graphic novels recommended by Michele Gorman in her article What Teens Want: Thirty Graphic Novels You Can't Live Without in the August 2002 School Library Journal.

	Sergio Aragones. Groo and Rufferto No dog has ever been so loyal for so long to so stupid a master--finally it pays off, and boneheaded barbarian Groo's dog Rufferto gets a little of the limelight.
	Michael Brennan. Electric Girl, Volume 2 Having electrical powers isn't such a problem in a young girl's life, but add an invisible trouble-making gremlin into the mix and then things get very interesting. This volume collects the stories from the second four issues of the Electric Girl comic book.
	Kurt Busiek. AstroCity: Life in the Big City Volumes 1-6 of "Kurt Busiek's Astro City" are collected in this volume that also includes a sketchbook showing the development of Astro City a cover gallery of cover paintings.
	Kurt Busiek & Alex Ross. Marvels Marvel Comics brings back Busiek and Ross's fully painted retelling of key moments in the birth of the Marvel Universe, as seen through the eyes of an innocent bystander.
	Kosuke Fujishima. Oh My Goddess!: 1-555-GODDESS Details all aspects of the whitetails natural history.-- Authoritative text by research biologist John Ozoga.
	Christopher Golden. Buffy the Vampire Slayer: The Origin Bear witness to teenager Buffy Summer's transformation from simple high-school student to super Vampire Slayer, in this graphic novel that reveals the origins of the character and her preordained destiny.
	Matt Groenig. Bart Simpson's Treehouse of Horror: Heebie Jeebie Hullabaloo   Prepare for alien invasions, ancient curses, monstrous mutations, Christmas albums, crazed zombies, the penal system, and botany gone bad! Caution: These terrifying tales and fearsome features may cause you to laugh yourself to Death!!!
	Bill Jemas & Brian-Michael Bendis. Ultimate Spider-Man: Power and Responsibility    This hardcover collection features issues one through 13 and highlights behind-the-scene information about the editorial development of this modern classic.
	Barbara Kesel & Steve McNiven. Meridian, Volume 1: Flying Solo Sephie, the beloved only child of the Minister of Meridian, grows up in a floating city. When her father dies, she inherits a sigil imbued with the power to create. So does her wicked Uncle Ilahn, except that his powers are bent on domination
	Stan Lee & Christopher Priest. Black Panther: The Client, Volume 1 T'Challa, chieftain of Africa's Wakanda nation, is known to most of the Marvel Universe as the Black Panther and sometime Avenger. Being the Panther is more than just being a super hero, it also represents something sacred to the Wakandan people.
	Frank Miller. Batman: The Dark Knight Returns A tour de force of powerful storytelling and intense characterization, "Batman: The Dark Knight Returns" is the tale of a tortured man's effort to save a city spiraling into chaos. An aging, time-worn Batman struggles with the acceptance of a new Robin while facing the latest generation of vicious, hyper-violent criminals.
	Mark Miller. Ultimate X-Men: The Tomorrow People Updating the adventures of Marvel's mutant super heroes for a new generation, this hardcover volume collects the first twelve issues of the "Ultimate X-Men" series.
	Stan Sakai. & Will Eisner Usagi Yojimbo: Grasscutter The tale of Usagi Yojimbo is a masterful adaptation of samurai legend to sequential art, and a parable of 16th century Japan told with characters that are all anthropomorphized animals.
	Jeff Smith. Bone: Out from Boneville, Volume 1 Humor, mystery, and adventure are spun together in this action-packed, sidesplitting saga. Everyone who has ever left home for the first time only to find that the world outside is strange and overwhelming will love Bone.
	Fuyumi Soryo. Mars, Volume 1 A bad boy can change a good girl forever. Rei is the school delinquent. Kira is shy and studious. What they see in each other is a mystery to their friends. What they find in each other is a miracle to themselves. With a style that is artistic and chic, this tale of restless and confused high school love will appeal to young women everywhere.
	Art Spiegelman. Maus: A Survivor's Tale It is the story of Vladek Speigelman, a Jewish survivor of Hitler's Europe, and his son, a cartoonist coming to terms with his father's story. Maus approaches the unspeakable through the diminutive. Its form, the cartoon (the Nazis are cats, the Jews mice), shocks us out of any lingering sense of familiarity. Maus is a haunting tale within a tale.
	Rumiko Takahashi. Ranma 1/2 This best-selling series, considered the greatest of the gender-bending kung fu comedy genre, starts with an accident at a cursed Chinese training ground.
	Bryan Talbot. The Tale of One Bad Rat Bryan Talbot constructs a very special story in The Tale of One Bad Rat. The victim of child sexual abuse, Helen Potter becomes the armored knight before her own personal demons. It's a story of heroism and courage, and of defeating the greatest enemy--the one which lives within.
	J.R.R. Tolkien. Illustrated by David Wenzel The Hobbit: An Illustrated Edition of the Fantasy Classic    Join the beginning of the classic fantasy. Bilbo Baggins was a hobbit who wanted to be left in his solitude. But without intending to, he is drawn into a dangerous quest, where, alone and ultimately unaided, he must confront the greatest terror known.
	Craig Thompson. Good-bye Chunky Rice This stunning debut novella is the story of a small turtle, Chunky Rice, leaving his home and his mouse friend, Dander. His is the classic journey to find one's self, and the deeper meaning of life.
	Akira Toriyama. Dragonball, Volume 1 The quiet life of a young monkey-tailed boy named Goku is disrupted when he meets the boy-crazy Bulma, who is on a quest to collect seven Dragon Balls. If she succeeds, the Eternal Dragon will grant her one wish.
	Various Artists 9-11: Artists Respond, Volume 1 Stories inspired by the 9/11 tragedy.
	Tom Veitch & Cam Kennedy Star Wars: Dark Empire Six years after the Battle of Endor, the fight for freedom rages on! Darth Vader is dead, but a reborn Empire--under a mysterious new leader--strikes at the struggling Rebel Alliance.