Collider writer Jeremy Urquhart has published a ranked list of what he considers the ten best graphic novels of all time. The piece matters mainly as a guide and talking point for comic fans, opening with an attempt to define what actually counts as a graphic novel — essentially, a mostly self-contained story that can be, and has been, collected into a single book, as distinct from ongoing monthly comic series.

The visible portion of the list counts down from number ten. It includes James O'Barr's grief-driven revenge tale The Crow (1989), Alan Moore's violent Jack the Ripper conspiracy story From Hell (1989–1998), Junji Ito's spiral-themed psychological horror manga Uzumaki (1998–1999) — the only manga featured — and Batman: Year One (1987), which chronicles Batman's first year fighting crime. The article notes that definitions of the form are contested and that fans often feel strongly about them.