Graphic Novel Recommendations?

Raytes · 03-19-2007, 06:15 PM

After being blown away with Sin City the movie, I decided to check out the graphic novel and was equally impressed. I read 300 in my local Borders, but that's the extent of my graphic novel experience (other than the first issue of Preacher which a friend let me read- also very good). Can anyone recommend any more good graphic novels in the same vein as these?

Vorph · 03-19-2007, 08:44 PM

Well, if you like Sin City and Preacher (which you should absolutely read all of) I would suggest Garth Ennis' Punisher MAX. There's 6 volumes of it out now, with number 7 due in early May. Global Frequency is really good too, and if you like that check out Transmetropolitan and Fell by the same guy (Warren Ellis). The Watchmen is an obvious choice too.

If you like the Heroes TV show, I'd suggest Rising Stars and Supreme Power.

Not sure if you'd like Sandman or not. It's the best comic series of all time, but it's really nothing like any of those you mentioned.

Also check out my post at the end of the State of Comic Books thread for other suggestions (most of which have been collected in GN form by now).

Raytes · 03-19-2007, 08:50 PM

I'd heard about the Sandman series from a friend. Did some checking and I learned its done by Neil Gaiman so I'm definitely going to read those. I've liked all his novels, especially American Gods. Thanks for the input.

Awanka · 03-20-2007, 12:24 AM

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Originally Posted by Vorph

Well, if you like Sin City and Preacher (which you should absolutely read all of) I would suggest Garth Ennis' Punisher MAX. There's 6 volumes of it out now, with number 7 due in early May. Global Frequency is really good too, and if you like that check out Transmetropolitan and Fell by the same guy (Warren Ellis). The Watchmen is an obvious choice too.

If you like the Heroes TV show, I'd suggest Rising Stars and Supreme Power.

Not sure if you'd like Sandman or not. It's the best comic series of all time, but it's really nothing like any of those you mentioned.

Also check out my post at the end of the State of Comic Books thread for other suggestions (most of which have been collected in GN form by now).

I would like to add The Books of Magic to that fine list. It's better during the first half when Neil Gaiman had a more active role in the writing, but the second half is still excellent, with a very strong finish imo,(75 issues like Sandman) It's my second or third favorite graphic novel series.

It's like Harry Potter, but more mature, and better written, with a more fully realized vision of magic.

dolaan · 03-20-2007, 07:30 AM

If you like a Song of Ice and fire you will like The Graphic novel "The Hedge Knight"

Amazon.com: The Hedge Knight - Second Edition [Graphic Novel]: Books: George R. R. Martin,Ben Avery,Mike S. Miller

Sorry do not know how to make the link more reasonable.

Thorpe · 03-20-2007, 08:33 AM

Amazon.com: Watchmen (Absolute Edition): Books: Alan Moore

Braen · 03-20-2007, 08:40 AM

The sequel to the Hedge Knight will be released shortly called The Sworn Sword.

Vorph · 03-20-2007, 09:48 AM

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Originally Posted by Awanka

I would like to add The Books of Magic to that fine list. It's better during the first half when Neil Gaiman had a more active role in the writing, but the second half is still excellent, with a very strong finish imo,(75 issues like Sandman) It's my second or third favorite graphic novel series.

It's like Harry Potter, but more mature, and better written, with a more fully realized vision of magic.

I would definitely recommend Gaiman's four-issue miniseries that started the Books of Magic, and the Children's Crusade thing (2 issues plus 5 annuals) was really good too. Never read the 75 issues that followed that though (or the four other series after that), mainly because I swore off reading spin-offs of Gaiman's work that weren't written by him after reading some bad Sandman ones. Maybe I'll grab a few issues of it and give it a chance.

And yea, the similarities to Harry Potter are definitely... uncanny, to say the least.

Heylel Teomim · 03-20-2007, 11:18 AM

It's another Sandman spinoff, but Lucifer is very good.

- H

Aulirophile · 03-20-2007, 11:49 AM

V for Vendetta and Dark Knight Returns are both stand alones that I really enjoyed and haven't been mentioned yet.

Ilex · 03-20-2007, 07:54 PM

Hellboy is very good but isn't available in an omnibus form yet. You'll have to pick it up in mini graphic novels that roughly cover each story arch.

Havelock · 03-20-2007, 09:10 PM

Watchmen and The Dark Knight Returns are hands down the two very best. Superman: Red Son is another solid title, and V for Vendetta is terrific. The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen is a hell of a lot better than the movie, too. I also enjoyed Marvel 1602, but if you're not a comic geek that won't go very far.

Ilex · 03-21-2007, 02:46 AM

Most anything by Alan Moore, Frank Miller or Neil Gaiman is going to be awesome.

Sarvius · 03-21-2007, 05:54 PM

In the vein of something a bit more literary, I would definitely recommend Art Speigelman's Maus or In the Shadow of No Towers. Both books are very engaging, and are great reads.

Maus is the story of the halocaust told in stories by Speigelman's grandfather, who was a halocaust survivor. It is told with the Nazis as cats and the imprisoned Jews as mice, pinned in concentration camps.

Simas · 03-21-2007, 09:15 PM

Others have already mentioned em but yea...

Watchmen
V for Vendetta

Preacher
Transmetropolitan

Sandman

Batman: Year One
The Dark Knight Returns

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03-19-2007, 06:15 PM	#1 (permalink)
Raytes Registered User Join Date: Mar 2002 Posts: 157 -1 Internets	Graphic Novel Recommendations? After being blown away with Sin City the movie, I decided to check out the graphic novel and was equally impressed. I read 300 in my local Borders, but that's the extent of my graphic novel experience (other than the first issue of Preacher which a friend let me read- also very good). Can anyone recommend any more good graphic novels in the same vein as these?

03-19-2007, 08:44 PM	#2 (permalink)
Vorph Never Go Full Retard Join Date: May 2002 Location: Hell Posts: 5,297	Well, if you like Sin City and Preacher (which you should absolutely read all of) I would suggest Garth Ennis' Punisher MAX. There's 6 volumes of it out now, with number 7 due in early May. Global Frequency is really good too, and if you like that check out Transmetropolitan and Fell by the same guy (Warren Ellis). The Watchmen is an obvious choice too. If you like the Heroes TV show, I'd suggest Rising Stars and Supreme Power. Not sure if you'd like Sandman or not. It's the best comic series of all time, but it's really nothing like any of those you mentioned. Also check out my post at the end of the State of Comic Books thread for other suggestions (most of which have been collected in GN form by now). __________________

03-20-2007, 07:30 AM	#5 (permalink)
dolaan Registered User Join Date: Jul 2006 Posts: 32 +0 Internets	George R. R. Martin If you like a Song of Ice and fire you will like The Graphic novel "The Hedge Knight" Amazon.com: The Hedge Knight - Second Edition [Graphic Novel]: Books: George R. R. Martin,Ben Avery,Mike S. Miller Sorry do not know how to make the link more reasonable.

03-20-2007, 08:40 AM	#7 (permalink)
Braen Watches the Watchmen Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Dallas Posts: 3,763 -4 Internets	The sequel to the Hedge Knight will be released shortly called The Sworn Sword. __________________ Ph'nglui mglw'nafh Cthulhu R'lyeh wgah'nagl fhtagn - In his house at R'lyeh dead Cthulhu waits dreaming "That is not dead which can Eternal lie, and with strange Eons even death may die" - H. P. Lovecraft

03-20-2007, 11:49 AM	#10 (permalink)
Aulirophile Ultima Ratio Regum Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: California Posts: 1,581 -2 Internets	V for Vendetta and Dark Knight Returns are both stand alones that I really enjoyed and haven't been mentioned yet. __________________ "Someday, after mastering the winds, the waves, the tides and gravity, we shall harness for God the energies of love, and then, for a second time in the history of the world, man will have discovered fire." ~Pierre Teilhard de Chardin

03-19-2007, 08:50 PM	#3 (permalink)
Raytes Registered User Join Date: Mar 2002 Posts: 157 -1 Internets	I'd heard about the Sandman series from a friend. Did some checking and I learned its done by Neil Gaiman so I'm definitely going to read those. I've liked all his novels, especially American Gods. Thanks for the input.

03-20-2007, 11:18 AM	#9 (permalink)
Heylel Teomim Registered User Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: Atlanta, GA Posts: 327 +0 Internets	It's another Sandman spinoff, but Lucifer is very good. - H

03-20-2007, 07:54 PM	#11 (permalink)
Ilex Registered User Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Louisville, Ky Posts: 197 +0 Internets	Hellboy is very good but isn't available in an omnibus form yet. You'll have to pick it up in mini graphic novels that roughly cover each story arch.

03-20-2007, 09:10 PM	#12 (permalink)
Havelock Bossk on a Segway Join Date: May 2005 Location: DC Posts: 1,522 -10 Internets	Watchmen and The Dark Knight Returns are hands down the two very best. Superman: Red Son is another solid title, and V for Vendetta is terrific. The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen is a hell of a lot better than the movie, too. I also enjoyed Marvel 1602, but if you're not a comic geek that won't go very far. __________________ "Are you familiar with Garfield?"

03-21-2007, 02:46 AM	#13 (permalink)
Ilex Registered User Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Louisville, Ky Posts: 197 +0 Internets	Most anything by Alan Moore, Frank Miller or Neil Gaiman is going to be awesome.

03-21-2007, 05:54 PM	#14 (permalink)
Sarvius Registered User Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Central Michigan University Posts: 178 +0 Internets	In the vein of something a bit more literary, I would definitely recommend Art Speigelman's Maus or In the Shadow of No Towers. Both books are very engaging, and are great reads. Maus is the story of the halocaust told in stories by Speigelman's grandfather, who was a halocaust survivor. It is told with the Nazis as cats and the imprisoned Jews as mice, pinned in concentration camps.

03-21-2007, 09:15 PM	#15 (permalink)
Simas Say word Join Date: May 2005 Location: PDX Posts: 1,175 -24 Internets	Others have already mentioned em but yea... Watchmen V for Vendetta Preacher Transmetropolitan Sandman Batman: Year One The Dark Knight Returns Blankets __________________ Destroyer

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