So do you guys like comi- err...graphic novels?

[D.o.S.]

I like the classics such as Frank Millers Batman, Brave old world, Tank girl






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I'm not even angry, I'm just impressed.

Also, thoughts on the Watchmen endings (book & movie?)

I love the ending of the book, myself. the

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giant space monster from absolutely fucking nowhere is an excellent use of deux ex machina. I have friends who despise it, though.

[snipelfritz]

It's great. Totally unexpected, yet a sort of "how did I not see it?" sort of thing.

The movie just didn't have all of the little end-chapter additions that seemed so unimportant. That's why I think it was such an exemplary example of the genre, parts of the narrative simply can't be translated to any other genre. It made sense that they changed it for the movie, but it also just seemed rather underwhelming.

[D.o.S.]

Agreed. I also hated the soundtrack of the film--a lot of those songs were/are more important than just fodder for a comic book movie (which is ultimately what the film ended up being for me), ya know?

[Gearmond]

to be fair, i think it could have worked as a Mini-Series.


the uniqueness of comics, in my opinion doesn't lie in non-sequential narrative, but rather pictoral narration, like in Jimmy Corrigan and Christ Ware's work

[Andrew]

I am a little new to Comics as I never got around to collecting them when I was younger. My only fix were from cartoons and lots of super hero games from when i was younger, where I would compulsively play them over and over. I recently bought some Comic Apps for my IPad (I know, not the same) and have been trying random ones.

It's slightly tedious trying to find the right place to start as there is so many around

[onelouderash]

Hey Guys!

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[jfrey]

That actually looks really cool.

I'd get it but I don't have an ipad.

[onelouderash]

Thanks for looking!

I feel your pain - I don't actually own a tablet myself, and I have an Android phone, so if I didn't work here, I couldn't get our own book, either. We're trying to get out on iPhone 4+ as soon as possible, and we want to get on Android, but that's really more technical stuff than anything else...

[Snowblind]

having not really read any DC comics, what would you guys suggest if I wanted to start reading some Batman?

[Spiteface]

having not really read any DC comics, what would you guys suggest if I wanted to start reading some Batman?

This is a question I have too, although I did recently read "The Dark Knight Returns" and really dug that. Will probably get "Year One" and "The Killing Joke" next. I'd like some more recommendations on Batman.

Anyone here read the Walking Dead? I got into it when I bought the trade paperbacks after the first season of the TV show. The comic is much better, just unrelentingly dark and miserable. Pretty much anyone can and will die in it, and I love that.

[WeHuntKings]

Anyone ever read Blame! before? One of my favorites.

[nad]

I like Preacher, Sandman, Fables, Transmetropolitan, and anything Alan Moore has done. Also I just bought one of the Cerebus books, as I've been told I'd really enjoy that. I'd like to get some Poison Elves but apparently that stuff is all out of print now. DUMB.

Fuckin' most "graphic novels" are just god damn glorified comics and shit, but there's nothing wrong with that. Sandman and Watchmen are fuckin' literature though. Believe THAT.

[snipelfritz]

Graphic Novels are to comic books as Movies are to TV shows. It's the same medium; one carries one long story arc all in one installment while the other is episodic and serialized. Quality and literary value really have nothing to do with it. That is determined by the overall work as an individual piece devoid of genre.

[chippywallace]

Yossel was really just damn, I'd say check that out and the Jew Gangster both by Joe Kubert, these are fairly new but hey they're good and if you want to check out a series check out Flashpoint from DC quick synopsis the Flash ends up in a parallel universe because Reverse flash fucked up everybody's past and what I mean by everybody is everyone in the DC universe Duh Duh Duuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuhhhhh!!!!!!!!!!!!! Also fuck Fear Itself killing off Bucky.

[jfrey]

I'm on a huge graphic novel kick lately so I need some suggestions for must reads.

Stuff I have already or am in the process of getting:
Watchmen
Orbiter
Ocean
Swamp Thing (Alan Moore series & The New 52 series)
V for Vendetta
Super God
Transmetropolitan
Ex Machina
Planetary
The Sandman
Eternals
Iredeemable

A few others I'm forgetting, but I'm not home right now so I can't check.