Favourite comic/graphic novel/complete story

RoBo959

I love graphic novels, but my favorite personally is The Plucker By Brom
Just that snatching of the childhood joy from the toys is chilling but I love it.

DeadParrot

The Preacher Series

kickarykee

I really haven't read many so far but I love the 30 Days of Night series and I loved the Silent Hill ones, though there were only four of them (would have loved to see more! )

niall mc cann

I really liked Pride of Baghdad.

andgoodbye

Toss up between Johnny the Homicidal Maniac By Jhonen vasquez or else the sandman series by neil Gaiman

cianl1

Well, of my current collection Batman: Year One is top of the pile but admittedly I've a long way to go before I can consider myself an authority on these matters.

the_syzygy

I reckon I could list more than there is space for that I love, but I really liked "Midnight Nation" by J. Michael Straczynski, a simple story well told.

But recently a friend recommended "Blankets" to me. Amazing. And heartbreaking.

joeyshabadoo

I second the Sandman series.

Bistoman

Preacher - Gone To Texas


Judge Dread -America


Batman: The Dark Knight Returns

RoBo959

andgoodbye wrote: »

Toss up between Johnny the Homicidal Maniac By Jhonen vasquez or else the sandman series by neil Gaiman

Sandman series is great.

Gambler

Hmmmm Would have to be Preacher and The Dark Knight Returns for me too..

Sandman series was great but don't know if I'd put it on the same level as those 2 for me.

chin_grin

+1 for Preacher, Sandman. And anything by Jhonen Vasquez!

I'm currently reading From Hell (Alan Moore) and it's amazing. His take on Swamp Thing was phenominal too. And I think it'd be rude not to mention Watchmen. :pac:

EDIT: Also just read the Walking Dead compendium 1. Jesus! It's brilliant! I think it only covers up to issue 48 and it's currently at <googles> 81?! Aw..............................

Bistoman

chin_grin wrote: »

EDIT: Also just read the Walking Dead compendium 1. Jesus! It's brilliant! I think it only covers up to issue 48 and it's currently at <googles> 81?! Aw..............................

Its at 82 now, And it just gets better and better. I hate to say it But the monthly or weekly comic isn't long enough Its better to wait for the Graphic novel.

AbeBird

Nice

KH25

I really need to start reading Preacher. I've heard great things about it. OT my favourite is probably Batman:The Long Halloween.

Nhead

I have to say Halo Jones by Alan Moore. I know everyone mentions Watchmen etc but there is just something about Halo, she is a fantastic character and I really love Ian Gibson's artwork.

Bistoman

Nhead wrote: »

I have to say Halo Jones by Alan Moore. I know everyone mentions Watchmen etc but there is just something about Halo, she is a fantastic character and I really love Ian Gibson's artwork.

Yes Halo was a great story, Its a shame He never did a book 4.

Nhead

Apparently Moore had more stories sketched out (whether in his head or on the page I am not sure) but he got in an argument with 2000AD and that's why we never got anymore!! It is unlike Moore to get into an argument;)

Zero-Cool

Y: The Last Man.

Not sure whether to start 100 Bullets or Preacher next. Any thoughts?

Fysh

Nhead wrote: »

Apparently Moore had more stories sketched out (whether in his head or on the page I am not sure) but he got in an argument with 2000AD and that's why we never got anymore!! It is unlike Moore to get into an argument;)

There's a recent interview by Pádraig Ó Méalóid in which Moore explains the ending he'd had planned for Halo Jones - you can see the relevant bit here.

sheehy83 wrote: »

Y: The Last Man.

Not sure whether to start 100 Bullets or Preacher next. Any thoughts?

I think both are great, though I'd probably favour 100 Bullets slightly over Preacher because I think Eduardo Risso's artwork is just gorgeous, where Steve Dillon's artwork is good from a storytelling perspective but not quite as stunning. I've often lingered on pages of Risso's just to take in a particular image or panel, but I don't think I've ever done that with Dillon's artwork.

aaronkdr

i like graphic novel t read so many but batman and the sendman and the country is the best graphic novel ever i read. This novel also win lot awarded.

fiasco9661

THE DARK KNIGHT RETURNS???? That is shunned by all comic fan-people...

Fysh

fiasco9661 wrote: »

THE DARK KNIGHT RETURNS???? That is shunned by all comic fan-people...

Um, no it's not.

Unless you mean "The Dark Knight Strikes Again", and even then it's still not. (If it were so reviled, why would DC include it in the deluxe Absolute Dark Knight package?)

Bistoman

Fysh wrote: »

Um, no it's not.

Unless you mean "The Dark Knight Strikes Again", and even then it's still not. (If it were so reviled, why would DC include it in the deluxe Absolute Dark Knight package?)

I'm with You, Great story's. And dont forget the Killing Joke, A real Classic.

VALIS

sheehy83 wrote: »

Y: The Last Man.

Not sure whether to start 100 Bullets or Preacher next. Any thoughts?

I haven't read Preacher but 100 Bullets is superb; I was consistently satisfied by its various volumes whereas other series I've read sometimes had their ups and downs.

Bistoman

VALIS wrote: »

I haven't read Preacher but 100 Bullets is superb; I was consistently satisfied by its various volumes whereas other series I've read sometimes had their ups and downs.

Give Yourself a real treat, Get Your hands on Preacher, You are guaranteed to enjoy it.

ElizabethDante

yes, i personally love anything wrote by neil gaiman and illustrations by dave mc kean ! i just love those men and all the other excellent illustrators in the sandman series obviously

oooh and anything else about the dreaming!

other than than i love the preacher series, anything by clive barker and i love Gen13 although that might be considered more of a comic series than graphic novel... im not sure !

CrazyTalk

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blankets_%28comics%29

'Blankets' by Craig Thompson.

It's a coming-of-age autobiography, the book tells the story of Thompson's childhood in an Evangelical Christian family, his first love, and his early adulthood.

Okay, I ripped that paragraph from Wikipedia but trust me, the book is beautiful and bittersweet. His style is completely black and white, and often goes from regular comic storytelling to very experimental imagery, especially when dealing with some very dark subject matter. One or two scenes might upset certain people.

It's about 600 pages long but it flows far quicker and smoother than you'd imagine.
Check it out.

uprooted tradition

While I haven't read an awful lot, my favourite is definitely Superman: Red Son

Mr Diamond

Grant Morrison and Frank Quitely's 'All Star Superman' is tremendous.
Big ideas with a lot of heart.

I have a huge collection so its very difficult to cherry pick, but thats the most recent one I've particularly enjoyed and would recommend.

Skerries

i love all the usual such as Watchmen, Dark Knight and Sandman but one i keep going back to years after i got it as a teenager is X-Men: The Asgardian Wars



one of my favourite GN's especially since Chris Claremont signed it for me

kristy01

MAUS is best Graphic Novel in my opinion.

Morag

The ballad of Halo Jones and after that one I love/hate Killing Joke.

Penn

Love The Killing Joke. Just utterly fantastic. Though I haven't read a lot of graphic novels anyway, but it would be hard to top that

Bistoman

Barrington wrote: »

Love The Killing Joke. Just utterly fantastic. Though I haven't read a lot of graphic novels anyway, but it would be hard to top that

You Might like this.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eCeQ4GKC0_Q

uprooted tradition

Bistoman wrote: »

You Might like this.

Classic, reminded me of just how good the book was.

Penn

Bistoman wrote: »

You Might like this.

You know me so well

uprooted tradition

I have just started reading them, but the Civil War books already have me hooked.

niall mc cann

kristy01 wrote: »

MAUS is best Graphic Novel in my opinion.

Maus is great, and if you liked it it might also be worth giving Persepolis a try; it has a similar kind of tone I think, very strange, disturbing events told in a really deadpan, matter of fact kind of way.

It's a great read anyway.

I've also just finished reading Will Eisner's A Contract With God. It's fantastic. I've been a huge Eisner fan since reading his Spirit strips anyway, but ACWG took everything great about his Spirit storytelling and told some really different, slice-of-life storys. Great read.

MCPlant

I'm a real stickler for Batman, but for some reason I always get a sideways glance and a "really?" when I declare that Batman: Hush is my favourite arc.
I think it's a hoot - I know it's not exactly a masterpiece but it sure is fun.

kickarykee

I've not been reading that many Graphic Novels yet but I loved the ones they published for Silent Hill.
Great style and visuals

I love The Crow (the movie) so I read the original by James O'Barr ... and didn't like it at all. All the things I loved about the movie were somehow missing while other things I didn't like that much were really prominent, so yeah... not really my kind of thing

firstprime

My favourite graphic novel has to be the conract with god trilogy by Will Eisner. His art style is great and the story is amazing.

If were talking about trade paperbacks then i would have to go with either the walking dead series or the sandman. Both excellent stories and artwork.

niall mc cann

firstprime wrote: »

My favourite graphic novel has to be the conract with god trilogy by Will Eisner. His art style is great and the story is amazing.

He's amazing, his Spirit stuff was where I first came across him, the new Darwyn Cooke stories were great but just not the same.

Eisner's great. Sadly missed.

Jayd0g

+1 on the Walking Dead. Just waiting for the next compendium now as I can't afford the individual TPBs.

kickarykee

Hey, has anyone read the graphic novels from 30 Days of Night?
I've been wanting to read them ever since the movie came out, but I'm not sure whether to get them or not - they are a bit expensive
Plus I'm not that much of a GN maniac after all ...
I'm just curious.

Fysh

kickarykee wrote: »

Hey, has anyone read the graphic novels from 30 Days of Night?
I've been wanting to read them ever since the movie came out, but I'm not sure whether to get them or not - they are a bit expensive
Plus I'm not that much of a GN maniac after all ...
I'm just curious.

I've read the first two; the first one is pretty good, same overall storyline as the film. I wasn't so keen on the second one, which picks up the aftermath of the first one.

uprooted tradition

Mr Diamond wrote: »

Grant Morrison and Frank Quitely's 'All Star Superman' is tremendous.
Big ideas with a lot of heart.

I have a huge collection so its very difficult to cherry pick, but thats the most recent one I've particularly enjoyed and would recommend.

Excellent series, the film is worth a watch too, stays very true to the source material.

uprooted tradition

I just read superman secret identity and I must say I was very impressed. An excellent different look at the character. Not my favourite graphic novel but still definitely recommended.

gloriacollins

The Dark Knight Returns is nice...:)

Burky126

My favourite has to be the brilliant Ronin by Frank Miller.Also V for Vendetta by Alan Moore and David Lloyd and of course,Hellboy Seed of Destruction by Mike Mignola.

The Scientician

Ghost World and Maus are two of my favourites. Judge Dredd's The Cursed Earth is a great romp too.