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These are a few of my favorite GNs
I'm often asked for graphic novel recommendations, so here's a quick list, not by any means all-inclusive.

How-to:
Understanding Comics, Making Comics, and various Scott McCloud thought experiments on www.scottmccloud.com (also see Scott's TED talk)
Drawing Words, Writing Pictures (dw-wp.com)

For elementary school and up:
Asterix, by Goscinny and Uderzo
Tintin, by Hergé
Fangbone! Third Grade Barbarian, by Michael Rex
Lunch Lady, by Jarrett Krosoczka
Guinea P.I., by Colleen Venable and Stephanie Yue

For middle school and up:
Understanding Comics, by Scott McCloud
Maus, by Art Spiegelman
Persepolis, by Marjane Satrapi
American Born Chinese, by Gene Yang
March, by John Lewis, Andrew Aydin, and Nate Powell
The Arrival, and other titles by Shaun Tan
Nathan Hale's Hazardous Tales, by Nathan Hale
Rollergirl, by Victoria Jamieson
Three Shadows, by Cyril Pedrosa
Ethel and Ernest, by Raymond Briggs
Satchel Paige: Striking Out Jim Crow, by James Sturm and Rich Tomasso

For high school and up (some titles include nudity or other mature content):
The Photographer, Alan's War, and The Professor's Daughter by Emmanuel Guibert
Curses, the CCS catalog, and other titles by Kevin Huizenga
Scott Pilgrim, by Bryan Lee O'Malley
Exit Wounds, and other titles by Rutu Modan
Skim, This One Summer, Supermutant Magic Academy, by Mariko and Jillian Tamaki
Five is the Perfect Number, and other titles by Igort
Jimmy Corrigan: Smartest Kid on Earth, Building Stories, Lint, and other titles by Chris Ware
Dungeon, La Mouche, and other titles by Lewis Trondheim
The Rabbi's Cat, Klezmer, and other titles by Joann Sfar
The Dormant Beast, and other titles by Enki Bilal
Le Cheval Sans Tet, anthology by L'Association (French, recommended for avante-gard visual experimentation)
Dr. Jekyll & Mister Hyde, and other titles by Lorenzo Mattoti
The Tower, and other titles by Francois Schuiten
Appleseed, and other titles by Masamune Shirow.
Kane, by Paul Grist
The System, Stripped, and other titles by Peter Kuper
Onion Jack, by Joel Priddy (Best American Comics 2006)
Jar of Fools, and Berlin, by Jason Lutes
The Dark Knight, 300, Sin City, and other titles by Frank Miller. Elektra:Assassin by Miller and Sienckiewicz
Moby Dick, Stray Toasters, and other titles by Bill Sienckiewicz
Cerebus: High Society, by Dave Sim
The Tale of One Bad Rat, by Bryan Talbot
Why I Hate Saturn, and The Cowboy Wally Show, by Kyle Baker
Hellboy, and other titles by Mike Mignola
Watchmen, and other titles by Alan Moore
The Airtight Garage, 100 days in the Desert, and other titles by Moebius
Escapo, THB, and other titles by Paul Pope