Time List of the 10 Best Graphic Novels is an unranked list of the 10 best graphic novels published between 1938 and 2006. The list was compiled by Time magazine critic Lev Grossman.
The list of the period was published as a supplement to Times 100 Best Novels list, compiled by Lev Grossman and Richard Lacayo. Watchmen (1986) by Alan Moore and Dave Gibbons appears on both the 100 Best Novels and 10 Best Graphic Novels lists, giving the combined lists a total of 109 entries. Additionally, Neil Gaiman is the only author to have more than one entry on the 10 Best Graphic Novels compilation: The Sandman (1989) and Miracleman: The Golden Age (1992).
| scope=col | Title | scope=col | Author/Illustrator | scope=col | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Watchmen | Alan Moore and Dave Gibbons | 1987 | |||
| The Sandman | Neil Gaiman and various artists | 1989–1996 | |||
| Jimmy Corrigan, the Smartest Kid on Earth | Chris Ware | 2000 | |||
| Maus | Art Spiegelman | 1991 | |||
| The Adventures of Tintin: The Black Island | Hergé | 1966 | |||
| Miracleman: The Golden Age | Neil Gaiman and Mark Buckingham | 1990 | |||
| Alison Bechdel | 2006 | ||||
| Ghost World | Daniel Clowes | 1997 | |||
| The Dark Knight Returns | Frank Miller, Klaus Janson and Lynn Varley | 1986 | |||
| The Greatest of Marlys | Lynda Barry | 2000 |