George Gene Gustines provided the New York Times with its graphic novel (or as the gray lady calls them, "graphic books") holiday gift guide for the Black Friday edition, and focused on the wide variety of genres available in his selections.  In addition to mentioning Stitches, A.D.:  New Orleans After the Deluge; Asterios Polyp, Richard Stark’s Hunter and Batman: Whatever Happened to the Caped Crusader, Gustines gives his love to:

The Wonderful World of Oz (Marvel Comics)

Fables (Vertigo)

Peter & Max:  A Fables Novel (Vertigo)

Bloom County: The Complete Library, Vol. 1 (IDW Publishing)

3 Story: The Secret History of the Giant Man (Dark Horse Comics)

Act-i-vate Primer (IDW Publishing)

Absolute Death (Vertigo)

Complete Essex County (Top Shelf Productions)

Criminal (Marvel Comics)

Scott Pilgrim (Oni Press)

The Walking Dead (Image Comics)