Graphene　has　been　considered　a　star　material　since　its　discovery　in　2004　due　to　its　attractive　properties　such　as　high　electronic　conductivity,　large　surface　area,　excellent　mechanical　stability　and　good　heat　conducting　performance.　The　graphene　technologies　and　derivatives　have　developed　rapidly　in　the　past　decade　and　form　a　huge　family　including　graphene　oxides,　reduced　graphene　oxides,　graphene　foam,　vertical　graphene,　graphene　sponge　and　other　3D　graphene　architectures.　The　fabrication　methods　for　graphene　and　derivatives　evolve　from　mechanical　exfoliation　to　chemical　exfoliation,　and　further　update　to　chemical　vapor　deposition　(CVD)　and　plasma　enhanced　CVD　(PECVD)　vapor　deposition.　Successful　commercialization　of　graphene　oxides　and　reduced　graphene　oxides　have　been　achieved,　and　impressively,　they　are　the　basic　building　blocks　for　other　3D　graphene　architectures.　However,　they　suffer　from　relatively　low　electronic　conductivity,　restacking　and　many　defects.　Meanwhile,　high-quality　graphene　foam　and　vertical　graphene　prepared　by　CVD　and　PECVD　have　emerged,　but　their　fabrication　process　involves　high　temperature　and　complex　techniques.　It　is　inferred　that　high-end　3D　graphene　derivatives　with　few　defects　and　high　electronic　conductivity　are　the　future　development　direction.　New　facile　preparation　methods　must　be　developed　to　assemble　graphene　units　into　desired　systems　or　configurations.　©　2022,　The　Minerals,　Metals　&　Materials　Society.