- My Forums
- Tiger Rant
- LSU Recruiting
- SEC Rant
- Saints Talk
- Pelicans Talk
- More Sports Board
- Fantasy Sports
- Golf Board
- Soccer Board
- O-T Lounge
- Tech Board
- Home/Garden Board
- Outdoor Board
- Health/Fitness Board
- Movie/TV Board
- Book Board
- Music Board
- Political Talk
- Money Talk
- Fark Board
- Gaming Board
- Travel Board
- Food/Drink Board
- Ticket Exchange
- TD Help Board
Customize My Forums- View All Forums
- Show Left Links
- Topic Sort Options
- Trending Topics
- Recent Topics
- Active Topics
Started By
Message
What are the must read graphic novels
Posted on 1/19/15 at 9:02 pm
Posted on 1/19/15 at 9:02 pm
I've read Watchmen, a bunch of batman, and that's about it.
13
Posted on 1/19/15 at 9:10 pm to athenslife101
Watchmen. The Walking Dead - the early stuff. Preacher. Kingdom Come. All-Star Superman. The Dark Knight Returns. Spawn. Swamp Thing.
Posted on 1/19/15 at 9:14 pm to athenslife101
Crisis on Infinite Earths
Kingdom Come
Alan Moore's run on Captain Britain
The entire Preacher series
Batman: The Dark Knight Returns
Marvels
XMen: The Dark Phoenix Saga
The Crow
The collected Infinity Gauntlet
Those should get you through the next week or so.
Kingdom Come
Alan Moore's run on Captain Britain
The entire Preacher series
Batman: The Dark Knight Returns
Marvels
XMen: The Dark Phoenix Saga
The Crow
The collected Infinity Gauntlet
Those should get you through the next week or so.
Posted on 1/19/15 at 9:17 pm to athenslife101
Posted on 1/19/15 at 9:18 pm to boxcarbarney
Their like 15-20 a pop. I'm going to read like one a year.
This post was edited on 1/19/15 at 9:19 pm
Posted on 1/19/15 at 9:19 pm to athenslife101
Planet Hulk is another good one.
The New XMen by Grant Morrison was probably the greatest X-story ever told.
The New XMen by Grant Morrison was probably the greatest X-story ever told.
Posted on 1/19/15 at 9:26 pm to athenslife101
Y: The Last Man is incredible. Currently loving Saga
Posted on 1/19/15 at 9:29 pm to athenslife101
Dragon Ball
The Walking Dead
The Walking Dead
Posted on 1/19/15 at 9:31 pm to Bham4Tide
I'd read Preacher with the show coming out on AMC
Posted on 1/19/15 at 9:50 pm to athenslife101
It really is OK to call them comic books.
Posted on 1/19/15 at 9:54 pm to TomyDingo
quote:
Currently loving Saga
Craziest thing I've ever read.
Posted on 1/19/15 at 9:55 pm to SG_Geaux
There is a specific reason why I said graphic novel. Graphic Novel has a connotation to it that it is a complete story. I'm not looking for never-ending stories that are going to sap my wallet. 
Posted on 1/19/15 at 9:55 pm to athenslife101
thinking about reading watchmen, myself
Posted on 1/19/15 at 10:02 pm to Carson123987
It's good. I didn't see it as the end all be all that I heard it was. I understand it may have been groundbreaking at the time to feature superheroes that way but by the time I got around to it, it didn't have the same effect. Also, it's rare to say this, but the movie's take on the twist at the end makes a lot more sense than the book's take.
Posted on 1/19/15 at 10:09 pm to athenslife101
quote:
It's good. I didn't see it as the end all be all that I heard it was. I understand it may have been groundbreaking at the time to feature superheroes that way but by the time I got around to it, it didn't have the same effect. Also, it's rare to say this, but the movie's take on the twist at the end makes a lot more sense than the book's take.
This is all true. The movie had the better take on the ending, but they still fricked it up, and it didn't have the impact it could have.
Posted on 1/19/15 at 10:18 pm to DanglingFury
They talk about it here.
LINK
LINK
Posted on 1/19/15 at 10:33 pm to athenslife101
That was cool, thanks.
Posted on 1/19/15 at 10:42 pm to athenslife101
Wanted - A must
Magneto's Testament - A must
Hush (Batman)
Planet Hulk/World War Hulk
Sin City Vol. 1-6
Preacher
Magneto's Testament - A must
Hush (Batman)
Planet Hulk/World War Hulk
Sin City Vol. 1-6
Preacher
This post was edited on 1/19/15 at 10:43 pm
Posted on 1/19/15 at 10:46 pm to bigpetedatiga
Box Office Poison
Maus
Blankets
Maus
Blankets
Posted on 1/19/15 at 10:59 pm to Fewer Kilometers
Watchmen, of course, but I think you need to understand the comic book tropes they are playing off of before you read it. It's a criticism of an industry, and if you're unfamiliar with the thing being criticized, it will make no sense and lose a lot of its power.
Sandman is ambitious and has some of the most interesting character work.
Bone, I always go to bat for. I think it is one of the great American narratives, and its accessible to both adults and children.
Cerebus: Church and State. Cerebus is the greatest comic in history, and even its massive failures in later issues are pretty fascinating to read, but the book hit is peak in the two part Church and State storyline. Amazing work, all self-published. It might be the most "important" comic of the past 30 years.
Swamp Thing. Just cuz. Beautiful and deranged.
Maus. Gave comics respectability. It's a bit overrated, and I have a long rant about the Holocaust Entertainment Industry, but it gave comics literary respect.
The Dark Knight Returns. The best superhero comic ever written. And I don't even like Batman, honestly.
Hawkeye. An even better deconstruction of superheroes than Watchman. It's essentially about what it's like to be Hawkeye when he's off the job and just hanging out. It's fabulous. Pizza Dog for life.
Sandman is ambitious and has some of the most interesting character work.
Bone, I always go to bat for. I think it is one of the great American narratives, and its accessible to both adults and children.
Cerebus: Church and State. Cerebus is the greatest comic in history, and even its massive failures in later issues are pretty fascinating to read, but the book hit is peak in the two part Church and State storyline. Amazing work, all self-published. It might be the most "important" comic of the past 30 years.
Swamp Thing. Just cuz. Beautiful and deranged.
Maus. Gave comics respectability. It's a bit overrated, and I have a long rant about the Holocaust Entertainment Industry, but it gave comics literary respect.
The Dark Knight Returns. The best superhero comic ever written. And I don't even like Batman, honestly.
Hawkeye. An even better deconstruction of superheroes than Watchman. It's essentially about what it's like to be Hawkeye when he's off the job and just hanging out. It's fabulous. Pizza Dog for life.
Page 1 of 2
Popular
Back to top
Follow TigerDroppings for LSU Football News