Graphic Novel Recommendations
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Blacksad is excellent; I've read the first four books and need to get my hands on the fifth. The title character is an anthropomorphic black cat who is a private detective, and the setting is patterned after 1950s US, complete with the social issues of the day. One story, for example, pits Blacksad against a white supremacist group.Inkroverts wrote: ↑14 Sep 2019, 18:27 The Blacksad series by Juan Díaz Canales and Juanjo Guarnido. The art style is really good and everything is so detailed. It's about an anthropomorphic society just like Zootopia, but everything is as dark as Batman's Gotham. The themes include many social issues so that makes the story really deep and emotional.
God Loves, Man Kills by Chris Claremont and Brent Anderson is a Marvel comic that pits the X-Men against a bigoted fundamentalist preacher. It was written in the 1980s and still holds up.
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GOD YES. AMULET IS AMAZING. Definitely recommend it. It was my favorite series of all time for a while, and is still one of my all-time favorites. Kazu's art style is so good.Alex_L wrote: ↑12 Jun 2016, 22:53 One of my favorite graphic novel series is the Amulet series by Kazu Kibuishi. Book 7, Firelight, came out recently. While the plot takes it's sweet time you will be amazed by the art. If you highly appreciate the art aspect of graphic novels, the Amulet series is right for you.
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I agree that Strangers in Paradise by Terry Moore is one of the best graphic novels, although I don't see it get mentioned a lot. I would happily be willing to advertise this book because I'm this confident that the book is amazing. But there's are exceptions. It depends on what genre people are interested in. If you don't like romance books, then this book is definitely not for you.Thalobleu wrote: ↑19 Jul 2018, 17:12 I’ve noticed a lot of people say Alan Moore. I am not a fan of his. I do love graphic novels/comics/web-comics/mangas.
As far as graphic novels go. I think it really depends on your mood. I feel intimidated trying to jump into massive stories like those of DC or Marvel. It gets confusing fast. Especially if you run into a problem finding the next trade or single issue.
The first western comics I started with were actually web-comics. When I moved on to print, I read Blankets by Craig Thompson. It’s a really good coming of age story about a young man living in a very religious community. The entire story is contained in a thick volume so you don’t have to hunt down heroes.
But, what made me fall in love was Strangers in Paradise by Terry Moore. It's almost a comic soap opera about two ladies and the lives they lead.
I also love all graphic novels by Jen Wang. She recently published The Prince and the Dressmaker. It is a delightful story about a young girl who is employed by a prince to be his seamstress.
Though if you want something short, sweet and help you get into alternative comics, I recommend the Flight series. They are anthologies of self-contained stories that use simple story boarding.
I also like Saga, as previously mentioned.
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As for Comics V Graphic Novels.
To me a comic has the connotation that is readable in a 20 page issue. Which is what most single issues are like Archie or Batman. The stories tend to be a genre ie Action, drama, mystery, fantasy.
A graphic novel, reads like a novel. It is designed from the start to be a cohesive story in visual form. Most graphic novels are more than twenty pages and follow the character arch from beginning to end in one complete segment without making you wait per issue. I find graphic novels to put more emotion into the stories.
For example. The Watchman I could call a comic. Alan Moore’s other work From Hell, I consider a graphic novel.