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Thread started 05/21/13 4:08pm

alldayallnight

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Recommend a Comic / Graphic Novel

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So, I'm a total noob when it comes to comics. There's so much out there I don't even know where to begin. Can anyone recommend a good series?

I don't think I'm a superhero kinda guy. For what it's worth, I'm mostly into history, supernatural, occult, relationship and satire themes. Does anyone know of some good titles in these types of categories?

Bonus points if the series features gay ninjas razz

Thanks in advance!

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Reply #1 posted 05/21/13 5:29pm

sexton

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No superheroes, okay.

Alan Moore's League of Extraordinary Gentlemen - Famous British literary characters, Allan Quatermain, Mina Murray, Captain Nemo, Dr. Jekyll and the Invisible Man, band together to fight crime. Forget the crappy movie from a years back, the books are excellent. There are three volumes I think:

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Reply #2 posted 05/21/13 5:33pm

peedub

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check out love and rockets by gilbert and jaime hernandez, strangers in paradise by terry moore or anything by chester brown. and anything by alan moore.

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Reply #3 posted 05/21/13 5:41pm

sexton

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Palomar: The Heartbreak Soup Stories - Sprawling epic about a Latin American family led by hammer-weilding matriarch Luba. The complete volume is out of print, but I believe the series is currently circulating in separate more digestible volumes. There is a subsequent collected edition of the later Luba stories too. EXCELLENT.



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Reply #4 posted 05/21/13 5:52pm

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^^^indeed...specifically for your interest in history, check out chester brown's 'louis riel', about some canadian rebel from the past...i forget the details of the story (dates and canadian specifics), but it's true and some great cartooning. look it up...also, i just got michael deforge's 'very casual' in the mail today. it may be 'advanced' reading for a comics noob, but it's an anthology of some pretty great stuff (short bits) and he's a prince fan (he's been on the boards); so of course there's a comic interpretation of a thread from these very message boards.

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Reply #5 posted 05/21/13 5:57pm

sexton

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peedub said:

check out love and rockets by gilbert and jaime hernandez, strangers in paradise by terry moore or anything by chester brown. and anything by alan moore.


Ha, we both recommended Love and Rockets and Alan Moore.


I will also agree on Strangers In Paradise which is simply about best friends Francine and Katchoo. The entire series is available in six pocket editions, but a bigger collected volume is supposed to be released later this year.



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Reply #6 posted 05/21/13 6:54pm

cborgman

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the watchmen.


arguably the best graphic novel ever

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Reply #7 posted 05/21/13 6:57pm

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alldayallnight said:

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For what it's worth, I'm mostly into history, supernatural, occult, relationship and satire themes. Does anyone know of some good titles in these types of categories?

Thanks in advance!

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Reply #8 posted 05/21/13 7:54pm

Rococo

Fun home by Alison bechdel

Gyo by Junji Ito

Drifting Classroom by kazuo umezu

Anything written by hagio moto

Wait does manga count?

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Reply #9 posted 05/21/13 11:40pm

alldayallnight

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Awesome! Thanks for the recommendations everyone. These all look like great reads. I can't wait to get started!


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Reply #10 posted 05/21/13 11:57pm

foal30

Xombi by John Rozum . Milestone/DC

great script.

Martha Washington

fun but has some bite

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Reply #11 posted 05/22/13 1:23am

MacDaddy

Maus from Art Spiegelman is pretty intense.

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Reply #12 posted 05/22/13 5:52am

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sexton said:

No superheroes, okay.

Alan Moore's League of Extraordinary Gentlemen - Famous British literary characters, Allan Quatermain, Mina Murray, Captain Nemo, Dr. Jekyll and the Invisible Man, band together to fight crime. Forget the crappy movie from a years back, the books are excellent. There are three volumes I think:


I have the one that the movie was based on.

Will make sure to get the rest of them.

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Reply #13 posted 05/22/13 6:23am

Efan

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Reply #14 posted 05/22/13 6:24am

Efan

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alldayallnight said:

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So, I'm a total noob when it comes to comics. There's so much out there I don't even know where to begin. Can anyone recommend a good series?

I don't think I'm a superhero kinda guy. For what it's worth, I'm mostly into history, supernatural, occult, relationship and satire themes. Does anyone know of some good titles in these types of categories?

Bonus points if the series features gay ninjas razz

Thanks in advance!



I love your signature. lol

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Reply #15 posted 05/23/13 2:22am

sfinky1

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THE CROW
by James O'Barr
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Reply #16 posted 05/23/13 9:00am

peedub

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f your i...

if you want to check out some 'love and rockets' (or some other stuff they publish), fantagraphics is having a 75% off sale this weekend.

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Reply #17 posted 05/23/13 10:48am

RenHoek

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METALZOIC!!

badass as PHUQ!!!

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Reply #18 posted 05/23/13 11:53am

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If you like batman you might enjoy The Killing Joke/Joker/A Long Halloween. Most Alan Moore novels are worth a read (Watchmen, V For Vendetta, From Hell)
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Reply #19 posted 05/23/13 1:59pm

jfrost

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Preacher

The right to free discussion is protected!!
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Reply #20 posted 05/23/13 2:49pm

alldayallnight

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Nice! Thanks for the recommendations. I just found out Phoenix Comicon is happening this weekend, so I'm fixin' to geek da fuq out.



I knew y'all could give me the hookup on some good storylines. Thanks again!

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Reply #21 posted 05/23/13 3:11pm

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When it comes to graphic novels, there really is only one that stands above all the rest...

Tell me, do you bleed? You will!
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