Blankets captures the beauty and heartbreak of teenage first love in swirling, astonishing drawings. Satrapi’s other works include Chicken and Plums, Embroideries, and more. The rest of her works have a similar feel. The animated version of the comic won the Jury Prize at Cannes Film Festival in 2007. Not only is Persepolis one of my favorite all time graphic novels, Marjane Satrapi’s drawings are lovely with their bold lines and dual tones. By signing up you agree to our terms of use Marjane Satrapi

Thank you for signing up! Keep an eye on your inbox. Monstress won many Eisners this year, including Best Painter/Multimedia Artist, Best Cover Artist, and more. This appears to be her first work, at least in English. I could just stare at her works all day long. Takeda’s attention to detail and character rendering is unrivaled. I’ve been wanting something this detailed and gorgeous to come out, and Takeda manages to do that and more. Sana Takeda’s artwork for Monstress is the best of all comics I’ve ever seen. And there might be a little Chicago bias…just saying. (I’m open to suggestions!) These are artists doing astonishing things with the art form and I can’t wait to see what they’ll do in the future. I also don’t have any manga artists on this list because I haven’t read a lot of manga. That means I’ve kept off the list the past greats: Jack Kirby, Steve Ditko (RIP), and even Hergé. I’ve put together a list of my top 20 current comic book artists. If I don’t like the art, I’m probably going to hate the work. As a very visual person, comic book art has a huge impact on my enjoyment of a comic. Clearly, they weren’t talking about comics. They say you shouldn’t judge a book by its cover.

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