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louisjwyatt
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  • Posted: 10/23/2015 18:00
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Anybody here read graphic novels? I recently got into them, looking for suggestions. I just finished Watchmen, which was absolutely fantastic and now I'm reading Charles Burns' Black Hole. I'm not totally opposed to reading superhero comics (used to read all the X-Men comics as a kid), but I'm more into drama and compelling stories more so than straight action. Any suggestions?
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You might dig Sandman (one of my personal favorites, and the source of my current avatar)




The dialogue can border on sophomoric every so often it's still super engaging (and often very surreal). And the artwork is lovely
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All things Corto Maltese
Jimmy Corrigan
Epileptic
Peplum
676 apparitions de Killoffer
Livret de phamille
Fun Home
All things Doucet
Safari, monseigneur

to be continued when we vote for those.
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Oh one I read yesterday: 5 Is the Perfect Number by Igort. Also from Italy, try Notes for a War Story, by Gipi.
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Thank you kind sirs. I've heard good things about Jimmy Corrigan and Sandman, but I haven't really looked into them.
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Dang, I almost read this as "Game Novels", as in things like Bee and Howling Dogs.

In any case, I love:
*Maus (obviously)
*Ghost World
*Ms. Marvel Volume 1
*Watchmen
*V For Vendetta
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for a possibly obvious contributions to the thread, I'd say Maus and all of Daniel Clowes's works, particularly Ghost World, are essential reading. also, be sure to venture outside of the long-form trade paperback "graphic novel" world to compilations like that great Smithsonian collection of short stories and strips and such to see some of the best comic art that's ever been done - Eisner's The Spirit, the works of R. Crumb, Krazy Kat, Calvin and Hobbes, etc.

also:

The Adventures of Tintin
Little Nemo
From Hell
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a chinese life (li kunwu / philipe otis)
cages (dave mckean)
dear beloved stranger (dino pai)

also, some picture books that may be of interest are shaun tan's works. his work is more poetic than anything else, but it's groundbreaking stuff.
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craola wrote:
also, some picture books that may be of interest are shaun tan's works. his work is more poetic than anything else, but it's groundbreaking stuff.


Shaun Tan is indeed great. I was gifted a collection of three of his books by a friend who loves him and they're so very special. And very comforting/inspiring if you need it.

I haven't read a whole lot of graphic novels, but the ones worth mentioning, to me, are Big Questions by Anders Nilsen (lame title but it is soo bloody gorgeous and interesting and most of the characters are birds - just read a synopsis, you'll wanna read it) and Beautiful Darkness by Fabien Vehlmann and Kerascoët, which is about a bunch of little fairy-types being cruel to each other and getting violently killed by things. Also hanging about in a big rotting corpse. Some of the best art ever. So colorful and vivid. And then you have Bone by Jeff Smith which is one of the earliest books I loved, and its still killer, especially if you like fantasy.

And I'm currently reading Baker Street by Guy Davis and Gary Reed and its so up my alley it is ridiculous. A punk take on Sherlock Holmes. Or a Sherlock Holmes take on punk, if you prefer.

Ohh and I adore (ADORE!) the Guido Crepax book I managed to find, Valentina and the Magic Lantern, but I love erotica, especially the weird dream-world kind it exhibits, which isn't for everyone, obvs.
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I second Sandman, but love these vertigo titles even more...



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