in alphabetical order. not exhaustive; only the ones i really liked

• Arsène Schrauwen - Olivier Schrauwen
• Essex County (#1) - Jeff Lemire
• Heaven's Design Team - Hebi-zou
• Josephine - Kevin Sacco
• K-on! - Kakifly
• March (#1 - #3) - John Lewis, Andrew Aydin, Nate Powell
• My Lesbian Experience with Loneliness - Kabi Nagata
• Persepolis (#1 - #2) - Marjane Satrapi
• Solanin - Inio Asano
• The Emperor's Soul - Brandon Sanderson
• The Fire Next Time - James Baldwin
• The Giver (graphic novel) - Lois Lowry, P. Craig Russell
• The House - Paco Roca
• Wondercat Kyuu-chan (#1 - #6) - Sasami Nitori
• Wrinkles - Paco Roca

short stories, letters, speeches:

• Malcolm X - Message to the Grassroots
• Martin Luther King Jr. - Letter from Birmingham Jail
• Ursula K. Le Guin - The Ones Who Walk Away From Omelas
• William Faulkner - A Rose for Emily