Graphic Novels
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More like Preacher guy singular, Garth Ennis writes it but a different artist takes Steve Dillion's place.SenseOfTumour said:
Ennis' success boggles the mind, how someone could turn swearing, over the top gore and frequent genital mutilation (seriously most of his work) into a brilliant artform. Don't get me wrong, I can't get enough of it, but at least someone like Warren Ellis (Transmetropolitan) can tone it down ocaisonally.
The walking dead!
Pretty epic about a zombie apocalypse.
Yes some feel it's been done to death but I really like the idea.
It also won awards and is coming to tv as a series very very soon!
Pretty epic about a zombie apocalypse.
Yes some feel it's been done to death but I really like the idea.
It also won awards and is coming to tv as a series very very soon!
league of extraordinary gentlemen
And my personal favourite in recent years, Phonogram
Writen by PC gamer, ex Rock Paper Shotgun member and occsional Escapist contributer Kieron Gillen. It's about teens who can use music to make magic, but the magic is really secondary to what it's really all about which is teenage drama and most importantly music. You should check it out, the artwork is great and it's brilliantly written. Plus it will turn you onto some great music, I'm not kidding. If it wasn't for this I wouldn't have heard The Knife, Robyn, CSS, Crystal Castles, TV on the Radio, Los Campesinos, and so much more.
And my personal favourite in recent years, Phonogram
Writen by PC gamer, ex Rock Paper Shotgun member and occsional Escapist contributer Kieron Gillen. It's about teens who can use music to make magic, but the magic is really secondary to what it's really all about which is teenage drama and most importantly music. You should check it out, the artwork is great and it's brilliantly written. Plus it will turn you onto some great music, I'm not kidding. If it wasn't for this I wouldn't have heard The Knife, Robyn, CSS, Crystal Castles, TV on the Radio, Los Campesinos, and so much more.
That's exactly what I'm doing with all these suggestionsSenseOfTumour said:
There's a small public library at my university where you can get books sent to. They're about to receive an avalanche thanks to all the suggestions.I was in a similar situation to you a while ago. I had read Watchmen and was curious about non-superhero comics, so I went into my local Comic Shop and just asked them what they recommended.
My personal favourite is Jimmy Corrigan: Smartest Kid on Earth. Its one of the most devastating things that I have ever read, and recommend it as highly as my favourite movies, music and books. Its basically about a grown man who meets his father for the first time. Its beautiful and hopeful and haunting, deeply personal. Every notion that I had about comics that wasn't overturned by Watchmen was overturned by this.
My personal favourite is Jimmy Corrigan: Smartest Kid on Earth. Its one of the most devastating things that I have ever read, and recommend it as highly as my favourite movies, music and books. Its basically about a grown man who meets his father for the first time. Its beautiful and hopeful and haunting, deeply personal. Every notion that I had about comics that wasn't overturned by Watchmen was overturned by this.
If you want some real classics that have been critically acclaimed then get anything by Alan Moore and Frank Miller, so that's:
Batman: Year One, Watchmen, The Dark Knight Returns, The Killing Joke (very short but brilliant) and the Sin City books
I also recommend Kick-Ass. I loved the film and thought that the novel was even better. And if you love Marvel then get Mark Millar's (creator of Kick-Ass) Civil War, it combines one of the ideas from Watchmen with key characters from the Marvel universe, it's superb
Batman: Year One, Watchmen, The Dark Knight Returns, The Killing Joke (very short but brilliant) and the Sin City books
I also recommend Kick-Ass. I loved the film and thought that the novel was even better. And if you love Marvel then get Mark Millar's (creator of Kick-Ass) Civil War, it combines one of the ideas from Watchmen with key characters from the Marvel universe, it's superb
If you're into the paranormal side of things you should definitely give Hellboy by Mike Mignola a looksee and maybe The Sandman by Neil Gaiman. Sandman being the 'heavier' of the two.
There's also a spinoff from Hellboy called B.P.R.D which is also very good. If you can get hold of a copy, The Crow is very, very good too.
Out of that particular genre, The Umbrella Academy is dowright fantastic and Tank Girl is alot of balls to the wall fun and manic-ness.
I find local libraries are stocking Graphic Novels more and more, so if you can find them there, there's no need to worry about not being as interested as you thought you would be when you shelled out for them.
There's also a spinoff from Hellboy called B.P.R.D which is also very good. If you can get hold of a copy, The Crow is very, very good too.
Out of that particular genre, The Umbrella Academy is dowright fantastic and Tank Girl is alot of balls to the wall fun and manic-ness.
I find local libraries are stocking Graphic Novels more and more, so if you can find them there, there's no need to worry about not being as interested as you thought you would be when you shelled out for them.
