Graphic novels

katri · #1 03-10-2009, 01:06 PM

So I saw watchmen, then read the comic and it was great.

Can anyone reccomend me some other good graphc novels to pick up?

Cheers
Dan

L-A · #2 03-10-2009, 01:09 PM

It's a totally different universe of political surrealism and satire, but Nil, a Land Beyond Belief is a great graphic novel.

http://www.jtillustration.com/nil/index.html

Georynn · #3 03-10-2009, 01:10 PM

The Dark Night returns...

MakiSupaStar · #4 03-10-2009, 01:13 PM

Sin City

katri · #5 03-10-2009, 01:14 PM

At the moment I am reading Neil Gaiman's Sandman which a guy I work with lent me. It's pretty heavy going, so I want to find something which is a little easier to read.

L-A · #6 03-10-2009, 01:17 PM

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Originally Posted by katri

At the moment I am reading Neil Gaiman's Sandman which a guy I work with lent me. It's pretty heavy going, so I want to find something which is a little easier to read.

Ignore my reply, then

katri · #7 03-10-2009, 01:50 PM

I will be picking up sin city and dark knight returns this week.

MatticusMania · #8 03-10-2009, 01:52 PM

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Originally Posted by katri

At the moment I am reading Neil Gaiman's Sandman which a guy I work with lent me. It's pretty heavy going, so I want to find something which is a little easier to read.

Supposedly this has also been in the works to become a movie, though its been stuck in development hell for quite some time.

chrisisnotevil · #9 03-10-2009, 02:03 PM

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Originally Posted by katri

At the moment I am reading Neil Gaiman's Sandman which a guy I work with lent me. It's pretty heavy going, so I want to find something which is a little easier to read.

meh, after reading your first post, that was my first recommendation. if you're not easily offended, give the preacher series a whirl, it was how i got back into comics, fairly easy going compared to sandman or watchmen, but pretty darned fun, don't let the seemingly heavy religious connotations put you off...

mambo4 · #10 03-10-2009, 02:04 PM

for light reading I'd highly recommend Jeff Smith's Bone

Allen Moore's Top 10 is good fun too.

for heavy Reading, Moore's V for Vendetta or From Hell are awsome.

sarcastro83 · #11 03-10-2009, 02:04 PM

read the Preacher trades. Such a good series.

Walking Dead is also fantastic.

Barkless Dog · #12 03-10-2009, 02:59 PM

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read the Preacher trades. Such a good series.

Anyone who is offended by Watchman, this takes it up about 12 levels. So bad that the movie rights get signed then the studios back away from the project for so many reasons.

hbarcat · #13 03-10-2009, 03:43 PM

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Originally Posted by mambo4

for light reading I'd highly recommend Jeff Smith's Bone

+1

BONE is a lot lighter reading than most graphic novels but that doesn't mean it's for kids. It's an entertaining story with a rich plot and great characters.

sarcastro83 · #14 03-10-2009, 06:02 PM

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Originally Posted by Barkless Dog

Anyone who is offended by Watchman, this takes it up about 12 levels. So bad that the movie rights get signed then the studios back away from the project for so many reasons.

And this is why it's brilliant, in my opinion. Just raw, and brutal, and extremely funny.

Holy War · #15 03-10-2009, 07:47 PM

Batman RIP. Just hit the shelves, go get it

Barkless Dog · #16 03-11-2009, 05:41 AM

Believe it or not the first Marvel Thunder Bolts series was pretty good.

Earth X was good if you are familiar with the Marvel universe.

Frank Millers run on DareDevil & Batman are good.

The recent Iron Fist was really good.

I enjoyed the series Nam

Barkless Dog · #17 03-11-2009, 05:43 AM

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And this is why it's brilliant, in my opinion. Just raw, and brutal, and extremely funny.

I loved it as well but I can see the Christian world coming down hard on the movie.

hover · #18 03-11-2009, 06:54 AM

Transmetropolitan.

I've been waiting for that to become a movie for years.

Spider Jerusalem...what a freaky cool yet total prick character, and a GREAT glimpse into a possible near future.

CrispyDelicious · #19 03-11-2009, 07:05 AM

Creature Tech by Doug TenNapel, creator of Earthworm Jim. It's really well done.

The Scott Pilgrim series. This one is actually being turned into a movie.

Bombadil · #20 03-11-2009, 07:22 AM

I'm way into the Sandman stuff, but for something a little lighter you might try Neil Gaiman's "Stardust" graphic novel....much better than the movie. There's a series called "Fables" ( I forget the authors off hand...)that's a pretty fun read. And...ditto on the Preacher series....it's good stuff!