7. “ The comics erode the most fundamental habits of humane, civilised living… and they erode them in the most vulnerable element of our society, our children… “ If we ban the comics we are reducing the chances of war and preventing the further perversion of the world’s children.” Bill Pearson letter to Landfall (March, 1955)
8. Art Spiegelman, Maus: a Survivor’s Tale Pulitzer Prize winner National Book Critics Circle Award nominee Los Angeles Times Book Prize for fiction
9. Chris Ware Jimmy Corrigan: Smartest Kid on Earth American Book Award Guardian First Book Award First cartoonist invited to exhibit at the Whitney Museum of American Art’s Biennial exhibition
10. Gene Luen Yang, American Born Chinese Michael L. Printz Award for Best YA Book National Book Award finalist
11. Siena Cherson Siegel & Mark Siegel, To Dance: a Ballerina’s Graphic Novel An ALA Robert F. Sibert Honor Book
62. Alan Moore (et al), Watchmen, Miracleman, The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen, Top 10; James Sturm (et al), Unstable Molecules; Warren Ellis (et al), The Authority; Grant Morrison (et al), The Invisibles
63. Neil Gaiman (et al), Sandman Brian K. Vaughan (et al), Y: the Last Man Vertigo – DC’s ‘mature readers’ imprint
89. Bob Kerr & Stephen Ballantyne, Terry and the Gunrunners (Collins 1982) Terry and the Last Moa (Finlayson Hill 1986) Terry and the Yodelling Bull (Hodder & Stoughton 1999) Chris Slane & Robert Sullivan, Maui: Legends of the Outcast (Godwit 1997)
90. Chris Slane & Matt Elliott, Nice Day for a War: Adventures of a Kiwi Soldier in World War I (Harper Collins NZ)