Does anyone still read Graphic Novels?

[Serenegoose]

I've read Watchmen and V For Vendetta, and I'm currently, slowly, making my way through Fables and Lucifer. I'd recommend all of them.

 

[KingGolem]

I read all of the Scott Pilgrim series recently, for obvious reasons. I also got Dr. Grordbort presents Victory Scientific Adventure Violence and Boilerplate, History's Mechanical Marvel. I've been meaning to get Watchmen and maybe Blackest Night for nearly a month now, but money's tight, and a lot of awesome games are coming out in the next few months. I forsee many terrible choices in my future...

 

[SnipErlite]

Errr I've kind of only read Watchmen and Batman: Year One.

Both were awesome and I want to get more. So I guess a few people do, but not too many.

 

[Ih8pkmn]

Have you read any webcomics of late?

Or looked at a comic book?

then you have read a graphic novel.

now, excuse me. A new page is up, and I have yet to read it.

 

[Diddy_Mao]

I don't have time to collect comics anymore so I pretty much only read the trade paperback collections when they come out. If you're looking for a collected series I can easily recommend Hellboy, Transmetropolitan, Powers, Fables, Supreme Power and The Goon.
If you're looking for a more self contained story look for Batman: Year One, Batman: The Long Halloween, Maus, The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen, and any of the Sandman or Sin City collections.

Also if you're in a mood for something more Arty Farty I can't recommend the Flight collections enough.

 

[the Dept of Science]

If you are looking for a really good non-superhero graphic novel, I would recommend Jimmy Corrigan: Smartest Kid on Earth. Devastatingly beautiful, charming and emotional. It was recommended to me by guys that work at a comic book store ("I've read a couple of graphic novels like Watchmen and Batman Dark Knight Returns, what would you say the best non-superhero graphic novel is?").

It makes me sad that its not more well known and I hope that my little comment on a webforum gets at least a couple of people to read and recommend it.

 

[Tiny116]

I've read Wanted, Watchmen, Wolverine Origin and Old man Logan, House of M and Angel after the fall part one.
Granted some of these may not strictly be graphic Novels, but I read them and am slowly increasing my collection

How is the Watchmen not a comic?

I think It's to do with the size. Things like Ultimate Spiderman or Uncanny X-men are all comic books fairly short but make up a series.
Graphic Novels are much larger, like Watchmen and are stand alone
At least thats how I understand it

But Watchmen was released in 12 issues. A graphic novel is essentially a collection of issues or a long comic book.

This: http://www.wisegeek.com/what-is-the-difference-between-graphic-novels-and-comic-books.htm
Seems to give a good definition of the differences....which are subtle.

 

[GothmogII]

Have you read any webcomics of late?

Or looked at a comic book?

then you have read a graphic novel.

now, excuse me. A new page is up, and I have yet to read it.

Exactly, and when I can find the interview I'll post it, Mr.Alan Moore has a few words about the foolishness of trying to make the distinction between comics and graphic novels (trade paperbacks), in that quite simply there is none, beyond mere technical observations, which have no bearing on the content, the art or story.

There's only good and bad comics, as per usual. And, a comic isn't less of a piece of graphic literature whether it comes in pieces or as a one off whole.

As for the title...of course people 'still' are, unless there's been some kind of inexplicable change in this. The only reason I can fathom as to why people may not be willing to discuss them, is probably that they've still got that aura of geekiness attached to them, much like gaming does.

Anyway, finished Sandman recently, though I'm still after the spin-off trades, got Death: The High cost of living most recently :3 And Sandman Mystery Theatre: The Tarantula, which is an excellent noir comic. Still being meaning to get a start on Lucifer, but I'm a poor serf I am.

 

[Charisma]

like everyone else on this stupid website i've read watchmen, but besides that only some batman trade paperbacks

 

[ajb924]

I... I've followed the Scott Pilgrim books since the first was released.... My brother got it for me for a birthday gift because it was in the manga section of the bookstore... I liked it so I followed them as they came out....

 

[Not-here-anymore]

Watchmen, Scott Pilgrim, Kick Ass, various Batman collections, Sandman, 300... yes, basically

How are we defining Graphic Novel? Because it sounds like it's just a comic beyond a certain length, or a collection of comics in a single volume (e.g well, everything I listed above)

 

[Rivers Wells]

For me, you can't do much better than Sandman. Fantastic read with a ton of imagination. If you're really looking for a new graphic novel to read, I'd give it a look. For me at least, it got me reading everything with Neil Gaiman's name on it.

 

[the Dept of Science]

Have you read any webcomics of late?

Or looked at a comic book?

then you have read a graphic novel.

now, excuse me. A new page is up, and I have yet to read it.

Exactly, and when I can find the interview I'll post it, Mr.Alan Moore has a few words about the foolishness of trying to make the distinction between comics and graphic novels (trade paperbacks), in that quite simply there is none, beyond mere technical observations, which have no bearing on the content, the art or story.

There's only good and bad comics, as per usual. And, a comic isn't less of a piece of graphic literature whether it comes in pieces or as a one off whole.

I heard somewhere [citation needed] that they started getting called Graphic Novels because the writers didn't like the tone associated with "comic book". "Comic" suggests that it is funny and is a contraction of "comic strips" which are only a few panels long. Something like Watchmen is neither funny and its the length of an actual book.

It would be sortof like if people that made things like Heavy Rain or The Longest Journey started calling them "interactive stories" rather than "games".

 

[Quantum Star]

Does Bone count as a graphic novel?

 

[BoosterGold]

Shelves full of DC comics

 

[sheic99]

Whenever I hear someone call a trade paperback a graphic novel, I feel like punching someone very hard. Watchmen, V for Vendetta and Arkham Asylum were released in individual issues first, and then collected in a single volume and sold later. A graphic novel is a piece of work that was written in the novel length and not released in pieces at a time. Unless, you call the box set of 24 are serial movie, then don't call comics novels.

 

[Jim Grim]

I've read Watchmen, V for Vendetta and a good chunk of Maus.

 

[natster43]

Does Scott Pilgrim count? If so then yes.

 

[Actual Charlie Nash]

Batman Arkham Asylum

is this where killer croc and cash have there little hoo haa?

anyway i have batman: the killing joke and most of the green arrow and green arrow/black canary stuff in paperback if they count