All in the gutter: 10 graphic novels with star quality

Comics, graphic novels, illustrated stories, cartooning — whatever your preferred term, here are 10 that tackle issues ranging from nuclear war to gangsters and father-son relationships
All in the gutter: 10 graphic novels with star quality

Some of Don O'Mahony's graphic-novel classics

The notion that comics are 'just for kids' has become increasingly old-fashioned and when news emerged earlier this year that the board of trustees for McMinn County Schools in east Tennessee voted unanimously to remove the Pulitzer Prize-winning Maus from the curriculum it suggested that this illustrated story was too dangerous for younger readers.

Comics clearly deal with a range of complex subjects, so here is not necessarily a 'best of' list, but 10 worth considering for the times we live in.

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