▁about ▁science ▁and ▁history ▁for ▁more ▁than ▁ 3 0 ▁years . ▁▁ ▁Joe ▁Sac co ' s ▁nine - issue ▁series ▁Palest ine ▁( F ant agraph ics , ▁ 1 9 9 3 – 1 9 9 5 ) ▁— ▁about ▁his ▁experiences ▁in ▁the ▁West ▁Bank ▁and ▁the ▁Gaz a ▁St rip ▁in ▁December ▁ 1 9 9 1 ▁and ▁January ▁ 1 9 9 2 ▁— ▁broke ▁new ▁ground ▁in ▁the ▁real m ▁of ▁com ics ▁journal ism . ▁ ▁Other ▁contemporary ▁non f iction ▁com ic ▁books ▁include ▁the ▁For ▁Begin ners ▁series ▁and ▁The ▁M anga ▁Gu ides . ▁ ▁Books ▁Since ▁the ▁publication ▁of ▁Art ▁Sp iegel man ' s ▁M aus ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 6 , ▁there ▁have ▁been ▁many ▁non - f iction ▁" graph ic ▁nov els " ▁published ▁in ▁the ▁real ms ▁of ▁history , ▁bi ography , ▁aut obi ography , ▁education , ▁and ▁journal ism . ▁Francis ca ▁G olds m ith , ▁writing ▁in ▁the ▁School ▁Library ▁Journal ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 8 , ▁assemble d ▁a ▁" list ▁of ▁essential ▁titles ▁for ▁high ▁school ers " ▁and ▁review ed ▁graph ic ▁non f iction ▁by ▁a ▁variety ▁of ▁cre ators , ▁including ▁Rick ▁Ge ary ▁( T reas ury ▁of ▁Victor ian ▁Mur der ), ▁Har vey ▁P ek ar ▁( St ud ents ▁for ▁a ▁Democratic ▁Society ), ▁Stan ▁Mack ▁( The ▁Story ▁of ▁the ▁Jews ), ▁Joe ▁Sac co ▁( Pal est ine