I find the Hellboy series to be really good, art and story wise. I'm also, like near-enough everyone else on this thread, fond of anything done by Alan Moore, who is NOT the re-incarnation of Rasputin, please stop asking or unpleasant things will happen.
Graphic Novels: Your Hall of Fame
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Yes the Simon Pegg aspect is brilliant. If you haven't read it, I recommend Preacher. It's Garth Ennis as well and it's a brilliantly done series with an amazingly creative and fucked up story.SomeBritishDude said:
Also Alan Moore created Constantine in a Swamp Thing issue and I'm a big Constantine fan, so I'm very curious.
A lot of the old Conan graphic novels were really good. Better than the comics.
I also really enjoyed The Crow though I'm also a huge fan of the movie.
The Kevin Smith books were funny also, especially Chasing Dogma which several scenes from ended up in the movie Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back.
I haven't read any graphic novels in a long time except 300 but it was pretty much just the movie on paper. Meh.
I also really enjoyed The Crow though I'm also a huge fan of the movie.
The Kevin Smith books were funny also, especially Chasing Dogma which several scenes from ended up in the movie Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back.
I haven't read any graphic novels in a long time except 300 but it was pretty much just the movie on paper. Meh.
Batman: The Long Halloween.
"I believe in Harvey dent..."
...That's a fugging brilliant line. It's almost enough to win that one a special place by itself, but Tim Sale's art and one of the better mystery stories in memory help.
Aside from that, I'm actually tempted to go for Prince of Persia, believe it or not. it's just...the whole experience borders on unique. Plus, I frikkin' LOVE that bird.
"I believe in Harvey dent..."
...That's a fugging brilliant line. It's almost enough to win that one a special place by itself, but Tim Sale's art and one of the better mystery stories in memory help.
Aside from that, I'm actually tempted to go for Prince of Persia, believe it or not. it's just...the whole experience borders on unique. Plus, I frikkin' LOVE that bird.
I'm still to read Preacher, it's on my to do list. Certainly very interested after the Boys.dontworryaboutit said:
Swamp Thing is quite a different beast from Hellblazer, though it's still horror for the most part. I will say that once you're finished with the Alan Moore run and Swamp Thing returns to earth (it'll make sense when you read it), just stop. There no need to read any further after he's done. It's just no good anymore.
Watchmen- Alan Moore- The storyline mainly and the irony presented in it that as soon as a superhero save the world in it the world is still doomed from evil.
MAUS- Art Spiegelman- I just love the honesty of it, and how he actually tells it like it is.
From Hell- Alan More- The storyline behind it and the writing and dialogue is amazing.
The Sandman- Neil Gaiman- The idea behind it I like, as well as the ending, which I just loved and you never expect until it happens.
MAUS- Art Spiegelman- I just love the honesty of it, and how he actually tells it like it is.
From Hell- Alan More- The storyline behind it and the writing and dialogue is amazing.
The Sandman- Neil Gaiman- The idea behind it I like, as well as the ending, which I just loved and you never expect until it happens.
Hmm...I hear "graphic novels" and I think of something entirely different. However, those would be out of place here, so...
I don't have a "Hall of Fame" so much as a "List of Tolerance." Watchmen is just compelling enough to where I know I have to finish it some day, but not necessarily soon. I have a love/hate relationship with Transmetropolitan; specifically, I love Spider Jerusalem, I hate everything else.
I've been kinda sorta interested in looking up some Hellboy or Hellblazer stuff. I haven't read anything by Neil Gaiman that I wanted to keep reading, for some reason.
I don't have a "Hall of Fame" so much as a "List of Tolerance." Watchmen is just compelling enough to where I know I have to finish it some day, but not necessarily soon. I have a love/hate relationship with Transmetropolitan; specifically, I love Spider Jerusalem, I hate everything else.
I've been kinda sorta interested in looking up some Hellboy or Hellblazer stuff. I haven't read anything by Neil Gaiman that I wanted to keep reading, for some reason.
Order of the Stick: start of darkness
Surprisingly amazing book, brilliant story about the villans of the series - to be able to create a deep and resonating story without devillanising the characters while still managing to keep the reader laughing while breaking the fourth wall like its not even there takes incredible skill. Rich Burlew is god.
Surprisingly amazing book, brilliant story about the villans of the series - to be able to create a deep and resonating story without devillanising the characters while still managing to keep the reader laughing while breaking the fourth wall like its not even there takes incredible skill. Rich Burlew is god.
Enigma.
Give Me Liberty.
V For Vendetta.
Sin City [haven't read them all, so this doesn't really count]
Arkham Asylum
and..others..
Give Me Liberty.
V For Vendetta.
Sin City [haven't read them all, so this doesn't really count]
Arkham Asylum
and..others..
I really want to read more graphic novels, the only serious one I read were some random Storm comics my dad used to collect. He used to have them all, but either lost a of them or gave most of them away. Damned shame, I picked one of them up once and I immidiatly fell in love with the whole style. I think we still have the first Storm comic around here, shame it misses a few pages, it's awesome.
I know I'll pick at least some graphic novels up down the line: the Terry Pratchett one's, I'm slooowly working through the whole Discworld series (currently busy with the Death series so I can continue with the Watch series later on) and I heard that there were some graphic novels in that (not with text balloons, but good enough). Can't wait, I wonder how it'll be all drawn out, since one of my favorite things about books is how you can form a movie/image from the story inside your head while our reading. It stimulates the imagination, sometimes I feel that graphic novels take that away a bit. I think that's what I never really gotten into them. Hopefully that'll come soon, I still feel like I'm missing out on a lot.
I know I'll pick at least some graphic novels up down the line: the Terry Pratchett one's, I'm slooowly working through the whole Discworld series (currently busy with the Death series so I can continue with the Watch series later on) and I heard that there were some graphic novels in that (not with text balloons, but good enough). Can't wait, I wonder how it'll be all drawn out, since one of my favorite things about books is how you can form a movie/image from the story inside your head while our reading. It stimulates the imagination, sometimes I feel that graphic novels take that away a bit. I think that's what I never really gotten into them. Hopefully that'll come soon, I still feel like I'm missing out on a lot.
Watchmen and V for Vendetta scarcely need me to mention them, so i'm going to rave about another:
Terry Pratchett's The Last Hero. Wonderful story combined with beautiful, lovingly made artwork.
The image of 'the Bard' at the end of the book, bedraggled and holding the skull-harp, has remained in my mind for a long time. Even if you aren't a Discworld fan I cannot recommend this graphic novel enough.
Something a little different and definately worth a look is 'It's a good life if you don't weaken' by Seth, if you want to escape the world of superheroes and read something rather literary that is.
Terry Pratchett's The Last Hero. Wonderful story combined with beautiful, lovingly made artwork.
The image of 'the Bard' at the end of the book, bedraggled and holding the skull-harp, has remained in my mind for a long time. Even if you aren't a Discworld fan I cannot recommend this graphic novel enough.
Something a little different and definately worth a look is 'It's a good life if you don't weaken' by Seth, if you want to escape the world of superheroes and read something rather literary that is.