Declan Shalvey’s top five graphic novels

Three Shadows by Cyril Pedrosa

A moving, haunting tale of a father and young son doing their best to evade a trio of ominous figures that relentlessly pursue them.

Green River Killer: A True Detective Story by Jeff Jensen and Jonathan Case

An unsettling experience, depicting the real-life investigation of the notorious Green River Killer, a man responsible for the murder of over 40 women. Pitchperfectly illustrated by Jonathan Case and written by Jeff Jensen, the son of the detective of the case.

Alex + Ada by Sarah Vaughan and Jonathan Luna

A story set in the near future, a lonely young man is gifted an intelligent android by his grandmother. Desperate for genuine intimacy, he breaks the law and hacks the android, making her self-aware.

Southern Bastards by Jason Aaron and Jason Latour

A book dripping with BBQ sauce and football sweat. An old man returns to his home of Craw County to find it plagued by criminal rednecks headed by the infamous Coach Boss.

Planetary by Warren Ellis, John Cassaday and Laura Martin

Planetary is an organisation of three superhuman beings who investigate the world’s secret history consisting of alien crashes, gigantic monsters and Japanese ghost-cops.