"We studied WWI today! It was sooo confusing with all those alliances and chain reactions. Good thing I read those Nathan Hale books!" This endorsement of the popular series on American history came from the backseat of my van as I drove the kids home from school.

My kids have enjoyed Nathan Hale's Hazardous Tales for years, checking them out from the library over and over again. It was already pretty surprising to me that they'd choose to read and learn about history for fun. Apparently it had also helped one of them make sense of world history. This is the power of the graphic novel.

Graphic novels are a visually engaging form of story-telling which makes them the perfect medium for history and biographies. Before Nathan Hale, I first saw this in my home through The Action Bible. My kids spent countless hours reading it and as a result, could recall the names and stories of Israel's kings better than I could. 

If you're looking for some Christian graphic novels for your home about important history or inspiring Christian figures, here are a few of our favorites to start with!

1. The Action Bible

The Action Bible presents more than 230 fast-paced narratives in chronological order, making it easy to follow the Bible's historical flow and building up to the thrilling climax of God's redemptive story.

2. Eric's Greatest Race

This engaging, fully illustrated book tells young readers the story of famous Olympian Eric Liddell, whose steadfast courage and commitment to Christ has inspired generations of believers.

3. Mythmakers

From New York Times bestselling, award-winning creator John Hendrix comes a graphic novel biography of two literary lions—C.S. Lewis and J.R.R. Tolkien—following the remarkable story of their friendship and creative fellowship, and how each came to write their masterworks

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4. The Hiding Place

On a city corner in Holland one woman fights against injustice and darkness. In a quiet watchmaking shop, Corrie ten Boom and her close-knit family risk their lives to hide hundreds of Jews and others hunted by the Nazis in a secret hiding place they built into the old building.

5. The Faithful Spy: Dietrich Bonhoeffer and the Plot to Kill Hitler

The dramatic true story of German pastor and Nazi resistor Dietrich Bonhoeffer comes to life in this award-winning graphic novel from John Hendrix. 

6. John Calvin’s Illustrated Institutes, Book 1

Few works of theology have been as influential as John Calvin’s Institutes of the Christian Religion. Now readers of all ages can enjoy its rich doctrine in a brand-new, lively, and welcoming format that remains faithful to the original text. (Releasing in June 2025)

Browse these graphic novels and more here: Christian Graphic Novels for Kids