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List of Lenny Henry's recommended graphic novels

During the recording of Anansi Boys, Lenny Henry discussed his love of comic books and compiled this list of his favourite titles for us.

Recommendations - sorted by author

SANDMAN - NEIL GAIMAN

1602 - NEIL GAIMAN

STARDUST - NEIL GAIMAN

MIRACLE MAN - ALAN MOORE/NEIL GAIMAN

WATCHMEN - ALAN MOORE

HALO JONES - ALAN MOORE

FROM HELL - ALAN MOORE

SAGA - BRIAN K VAUGHAN

PAPER GIRLS - BRIAN K VAUGHAN

MILES MORALES SPIDER-MAN - BRIAN MICHAEL BENDIS

POWERS (EARLY VOLUMES) - BRIAN MICHAEL BENDIS

THE DEFENDERS - BRIAN MICHAEL BENDIS

ALIAS - BRIAN MICHAEL BENDIS

THE INVINCIBLE IRON MAN (RIRI WILLIAMS) - BRIAN MICHAEL BENDIS

THE WILD STORM - WARREN ELLIS

INJECTION - WARREN ELLIS

TREES - WARREN ELLIS

THE AUTHORITY - WARREN ELLIS

THE ULTIMATES - MARK MILLAR

CIVIL WAR 1 - MARK MILLAR

OLD MAN LOGAN 1 - MARK MILLAR

WANTED - MARK MILLAR

THE DARK KNIGHT RETURNS - FRANK MILLER

DAREDEVIL - FRANK MILLER

BLACK PANTHER - HUDLIN BROTHERS

ANIMAL MAN - GRANT MORRISON

DOOM PATROL - GRANT MORRISON

GODS COUNTRY - DONNY CATES

SPIDER-MAN - STAN LEE/STEVE DITKO

FANTASTIC FOUR - STAN LEE/JACK KIRBY

CAMELOT 3000 - MIKE W. BARR

AGENTS OF S.H.I.E.L.D - JIM STERANKO

MASTER OF KUNG FU - DOUG MOENCH/PAUL GULACY

X-MEN - CHRIS CLAREMONT & JOSS WHEDON

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