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Post by stubedoo on Nov 9, 2004 16:56:43 GMT -5
This is a big one for me as I collect good ones. I have a ton of titles that I've liked that I'll list, but does anybody else have any graphic novels they have liked?
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TriKrona
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Post by TriKrona on Nov 9, 2004 20:57:08 GMT -5
Heh. Where to start? Could drag out standards like Watchmen, Maus, V for Vigilante, or the Sin City trades, but more intersted in manga right now. Japanese comics are available everywhere these days in cheap little black and white paperbacks. Current favorite is GTO, Great Teacher Onizuka. Funniest thing I've read in a long time.
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Post by RepairmanJack on Nov 10, 2004 9:41:43 GMT -5
Well, I have not read that many so cannot really say what the best ones are. Two that I have read recently and really enjoyed are 100 Bullets: First Shot Last Call and Buddha Volume 1.
An interesting side note is that last night Shutter Girl and I went out with some friends and the topic of Japanese comics/graphic novels came up. Our friend mentioned how the Japanese have a different set of drawing techniques to show emotions, thoughts, ideas, etc. For example we would draw a lightbulb over a character's head to show they have an idea. The Japanese have a completely different set of emoticons, etc which are culturally based. Meaning that if you do not know them or do not know much about Japanese culture you really are not getting the whole story.
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Post by TriKrona on Nov 10, 2004 12:29:20 GMT -5
Yep. The Japanese do have different ways of expressing things in anime and manga. A decent book on the subject is The Anime Companion : what's Japanese in Japanese animation? by Gilles Poitras. That or read an schload of manga and try figuring it out for yourself.
No discussion of graphic novels is complete without a mention of Scott McCloud's Understanding Comics. Should be required reading for anyone who thinks comics/graphic novels are for kids.
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Post by stubedoo on Nov 10, 2004 17:17:10 GMT -5
I haven't read any Japanese comic books, but here are my favorite (of many) graphic novels I have read.
Sandman (series) Fax From Sarejevo V for Vendetta Batman: Return of the Dark Night Book of Magic (the first couple) Watchmen From Hell Death of Superman (and the two sequels) Black Orchid The Swamp Thing Tick
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Post by TriKrona on Nov 10, 2004 18:52:09 GMT -5
Damn--why, why, why do I always give the title as V for Vendetta as V for Vigilante?
Other good stuff: Death: High Cost of Living Hellblazer Grrl Scouts Preacher Planetary Powers Top 10 The Authority JLA: New World Order
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Post by RepairmanJack on Nov 10, 2004 19:19:28 GMT -5
How could I have forgot the Sandman books I love those!
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Post by stubedoo on Nov 13, 2004 1:04:08 GMT -5
I considered the Death books as part of Sandman. I didn't like Preacher as much because I didn't like the graphic pictures of brains being blown out, but it was pretty well written.
I've heard of Hellblazer, but never read it.
JLA, New World Order is wonderfully drawn.
Other two DC type novels: Batman: Arkham Asylum The Joker
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Post by Shutter Girl on Nov 13, 2004 10:29:52 GMT -5
When I was in grad school I had a friend who's son was a professional comic book artist. He worked for Valient Press in Detroit (I think) and at 18 was trying to make a name for himself. We sort of lost touch and I was wondering what he was up to lately so I googled him and found that he works now works for Dark Horse and is doing art for Buffy, Angel, Elric, Hellboy and Star Wars to name a few. Sounds like the fella is doing alright! His name is Galen Showman, sounds like he was born for this industry, doesn't it? You can view some pages from his Dark Horse comic Clowns here: www3.tfaw.com/news/preview.html?cart=4318063348779342&PSKU=97610&SKU=97610
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Post by stubedoo on Dec 22, 2006 12:42:27 GMT -5
I just finished Frank Miller's DK2, the sequel to The Dark Knight Returns. It's a fabulous graphic novel, wonderfully updated to the times. Highly recommended.
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Post by RepairmanJack on Dec 27, 2006 0:34:18 GMT -5
Our library has that. I will have to check it out.
Last night SG and I watched Batman Begins again. An excellent flick!
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Post by RepairmanJack on Dec 27, 2006 0:42:41 GMT -5
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Post by RepairmanJack on Aug 28, 2007 23:06:23 GMT -5
It has been awhile since anyone posted in this thread. I recently got myself put on a committee to recommend graphic novels to be added to the adult collection at my library system. By adult I mean titles that are a little too graphic or mature for teens. The ones geared to a younger crowd are picked by a different group. So if anyone has any suggestions of recent graphic novels that they really like please pass them on to me so I can try to get them added to the library.
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Post by stubedoo on Aug 30, 2007 15:18:48 GMT -5
It has been awhile since anyone posted in this thread. I recently got myself put on a committee to recommend graphic novels to be added to the adult collection at my library system. By adult I mean titles that are a little too graphic or mature for teens. The ones geared to a younger crowd are picked by a different group. So if anyone has any suggestions of recent graphic novels that they really like please pass them on to me so I can try to get them added to the library. OH my goodness. Where to begin? There are so many good ones out now it's really hard. Can you post a list of what you already have recommended?
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Post by RepairmanJack on Aug 30, 2007 18:53:43 GMT -5
Here is a list from the last several months:
American Virgin: Head Hwy. 115 Japanese Drawing Room: Victorian Travellers in Japan Sam and Twitch: The Brian Michael Bendis Collection Vol. 1 Stuart Moore’s Para Beasts! Cartoon History of the Modern World Part I: From Columbus to the U.S. Constitution Conan: Book of Thoth James Bond 007: Trouble Spot Malcolm X: A Graphic Biography Mother’s Mouth Ode to Kirihito Pizzeria Kamikaze Where Hats Go Elk’s Run Exit Wounds Grave Robber’s Daughter Jack of Fables, Vol.1: The (Nearly) Great Escape Marked Misery Loves Comedy Need More Love The Professor’s Daughter American Elf Volume 2: The Collected Sketchbook Diaries of James Kochalka The American Way Batman: Year 100 Glacial Period Luba: Three Daughters Red Eye, Black Eye Seven Sons The World Below 1140 Rue Royale: Nightmares and Fairy Tales All-Star Superman Vol. 1 American Splendor: Another Day Blindspot Dogs and Water Escape from “Special” Harlan Ellison’s Dream Corridor Vol. 2 James Sturm’s America: God, Gold, and Golems Living and the Dead Loveless Vol.2: Thicker Than Blackwater Tales from the Farm: Essex County Vol. 1 The Two Faces of Tomorrow Alias the Cat Alice in Sunderland: An Entertainment American Splendor: Another Day Vol. 1 Conan and the Songs of the Dead The Hire (Presented by BMW Films.com) House The Other Side Percy Gloom Wire Mothers: Harry Harlow and the Science of Love Cross Bronx Vol. 1 Fables Vol. 9: Sons of Empire Hard Boiled I Shall Destroy All the Civilized Planets Regards from Serbia: A Cartoonist's Diary of a Crisis in Serbia Sandman Mystery Theater: Dr. Death and the Night of the Butcher Vol. 5 Stop Forgetting to Remember: The Autobiography of Walter Kurtz
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