Renfield
from Hell is reading 20th Century GhostsOctober 9, 2011 - 1:01pm
Hellblazer is by far my favorite series over all. And:
The Goon
Hellboy
Transmetropolitan
Sin City
Garth Ennis is probably my top writer, his work on Hellblazer is a milestone in writing to me. Also his Judge Dredd, Preacher, The Boys, Punisher etc.
Joanna
October 10, 2011 - 7:06am
From Hell, Jimmy Corrigan, The Sandman series.
Tucson
from Belgium is reading Late Essays - J.M. CoetzeeMarch 23, 2015 - 1:36am
Time to revive this thread!
I think Craig Thompson made a great GN with Habibi.
Repo Kempt
from Nova Scotia
March 26, 2015 - 10:04am
Here's a few of my favourites:
The Killer by Jacamon & Matz
The Filth by Grant Morrison
Fell by Ellis & Templesmith
The Criminal series by Brubaker and Phillips
Uzumaki by Junji Ito
JennyBunny77
from Missouri is reading Immortal by Gene DoucetteMarch 29, 2015 - 7:53am
The Crow
Neil Gaiman's Sandman
graphic novel adaption of Peter Beagal The Last Unicorn
In manga
Black Butler
MikeJesus
from Nowhere in particular is reading This Side of Paradise, FitzgeraldMarch 29, 2015 - 5:51pm
I'm a giant Preacher fan. I reckon I read the entire series in a matter of a day or two. Really enjoyed Y: The Last Man, Sweet-Tooth, Chew and American Virgin.
My heart will always have a special place for The Walking Dead. It's what introduced me to comic books in the first place. I got a couple issues after finishing off the second season of the show just to have a taste and next thing I knew I was halfway through the entire series hunting for more and more to read. If anyone ever claims the show is better I'll slash their tires.
Tucson
from Belgium is reading Late Essays - J.M. CoetzeeMarch 30, 2015 - 1:49am
Oh yes, The Killer (Matz - Jacamon) is a killer.
Andrez Bergen
from Melbourne, Australia + Tokyo, Japan is reading 'The Spirit' by Will EisnerFebruary 17, 2016 - 8:22pm
I'm with a few posters here who have mentioned writer Ed Brubaker, esp. for his work with Steve Epting (Velvet) and Sean Phillips (Criminal, The Fade In, Sleeper, etc).
Otherwise def. Alan Moore and David Lloyd on V for Vendetta.
I might not be such a Frank Miller fan now, but his early work with Dark Knight and more recently Sin City was pretty darned superb.
And... Matt Fraction and Cristian Ward on ODY-C, and the ongoing 100 Bullets marathon.
jenkap
from London is reading Bad BehaviourFebruary 15, 2016 - 7:01am
I enjoy and re-read Promethea and Madame Xanadu (Vertigo) though I am biased toward pieces with female leads.
jenkap
from London is reading Bad BehaviourFebruary 15, 2016 - 7:01am
I enjoy and re-read Promethea and Madame Xanadu (Vertigo) though I am biased toward pieces with female leads.
McBryde
from Louisiana is reading Art of Neil Gaiman, Scarlet Gospels, Walking Dead ComicsFebruary 15, 2016 - 1:10pm
Love the Walking Dead but consider that comics rather than graphic novel. Same with Sandman. I read "The Sculptor" last year and really enjoyed it - I think it just came out last year also.
Jack Campbell Jr.
from Lawrence, KS is reading American Rust by Phillipp MeyerFebruary 16, 2016 - 2:45pm
My favorite this horror graphic novel year was Wytches by Scott Snyder. It was fantastic.
Aname Isanameisaname
from Innsbruck is reading SweetbitterFebruary 16, 2016 - 11:27pm
Rent Girl & Ghost World!
robcik
from South Australia is reading The Last Four Days of Paddy BuckleyFebruary 17, 2016 - 4:50pm
Killing Joke, of course. That and Death of Groo. Yeah, I'm a Groo guy.
Frase
from Budapest, Hungary is reading Any short stories I can get my hands on. February 21, 2016 - 4:22pm
Ignore this post....
Frase
from Budapest, Hungary is reading Any short stories I can get my hands on. February 21, 2016 - 4:17pm
Can't believe no one said anything about Batman:year one, by Frank Miller and David Mazzuchelli.
It's my favourite graphic novel of all time, I have the original comic run from the 80s tucked away in my collection.
DMZ, by Brian Wood and Ricardo Burchielli (I don't think I spelt that right) is awesome to.
I've started reading Low,by Rick Remender and Greg Tocchini,that's a beautiful book.
Dwayne
from Cincinnati, Ohio (suburbs) is reading books that rotate to often to keep this updatedMarch 7, 2016 - 12:17pm
Kingdom Come. Only comic I ever bought with a money back guarantee.
Eric Gahagan
March 11, 2016 - 4:51am
Daytripper by fabio moon is a fantastic graphic novel. Also seconds is one of my favorites as well. Im not sure why some people tend to discount graphic novels as valid forms of writing and story telling.
Repo Kempt
from Nova Scotia
March 12, 2016 - 9:54am
Murasaki_Ducky
from Austin is reading StardustMarch 25, 2016 - 7:04am
The Sandman by Neil Gaiman.
Orbitor by Warren Ellis is near the top of my list as well.
Justin D. Hebert
from Central California is reading Bolivar: American LiberatorMarch 28, 2016 - 9:17pm
Since most of my favorite mainstream GNs have been covered already by others, I'll pitch for the indies. Some of my favorites are:
Democracy by Alecos Papadatos, Abraham Kawa, and Annie Di Donna - an exploration of the origins of Ancient Greek Democracy in all of its blood-soaked, personal, political imperfection. Some of the best historical fiction I've ever read in graphic form.
Maus I & II by Art Spiegelman - The story of Spiegelman's father, an Aushwitz survivor. In this book, Jews are illustrated as mice and Germans as cats which at first seemed whimsical but eventually turns horrific.
Lone Wolf and Cub (any of them, there's a lot) by Kazuo Koike and Goseki Kojima - A dishonored samurai turns ronin and provides for his son by being a hired assassin. His targets, however, are far from random and his ultimate objective is quite simple - revenge. Brutal artwork, intense drama, immersive historical world-building, and fascinating supporting characters and stories.
Check 'em out!
ThomEvans
from Manchester, UK is reading The Bayou Trilogy, by Daniel WoodrellApril 3, 2016 - 9:44am
Watchmen, The Sandman and Miller's Batman entries are givens.
More recently, I enjoyed Descender by Jeff LeMire and Dustin Nguyen. Although very different in tone, an honourable mention would have to go to Scott Pilgrim.
Brian Perlis
from Anchorage, AK is reading On Writing HorrorApril 19, 2016 - 10:47am
Kingdom Come - amazing story and artwork
The Crow
The Dark Knight Returns
Batman Year One - but I consider this a comic and not a graphic novel
Hellblazer is by far my favorite series over all. And:
The Goon
Hellboy
Transmetropolitan
Sin City
Garth Ennis is probably my top writer, his work on Hellblazer is a milestone in writing to me. Also his Judge Dredd, Preacher, The Boys, Punisher etc.
From Hell, Jimmy Corrigan, The Sandman series.
Time to revive this thread!
I think Craig Thompson made a great GN with Habibi.
Here's a few of my favourites:
The Killer by Jacamon & Matz
The Filth by Grant Morrison
Fell by Ellis & Templesmith
The Criminal series by Brubaker and Phillips
Uzumaki by Junji Ito
The Crow
Neil Gaiman's Sandman
graphic novel adaption of Peter Beagal The Last Unicorn
In manga
Black Butler
I'm a giant Preacher fan. I reckon I read the entire series in a matter of a day or two. Really enjoyed Y: The Last Man, Sweet-Tooth, Chew and American Virgin.
My heart will always have a special place for The Walking Dead. It's what introduced me to comic books in the first place. I got a couple issues after finishing off the second season of the show just to have a taste and next thing I knew I was halfway through the entire series hunting for more and more to read. If anyone ever claims the show is better I'll slash their tires.
Oh yes, The Killer (Matz - Jacamon) is a killer.
I'm with a few posters here who have mentioned writer Ed Brubaker, esp. for his work with Steve Epting (Velvet) and Sean Phillips (Criminal, The Fade In, Sleeper, etc).
Otherwise def. Alan Moore and David Lloyd on V for Vendetta.
I might not be such a Frank Miller fan now, but his early work with Dark Knight and more recently Sin City was pretty darned superb.
And... Matt Fraction and Cristian Ward on ODY-C, and the ongoing 100 Bullets marathon.
I enjoy and re-read Promethea and Madame Xanadu (Vertigo) though I am biased toward pieces with female leads.
I enjoy and re-read Promethea and Madame Xanadu (Vertigo) though I am biased toward pieces with female leads.
Love the Walking Dead but consider that comics rather than graphic novel. Same with Sandman. I read "The Sculptor" last year and really enjoyed it - I think it just came out last year also.
My favorite this horror graphic novel year was Wytches by Scott Snyder. It was fantastic.
Rent Girl & Ghost World!
Killing Joke, of course. That and Death of Groo. Yeah, I'm a Groo guy.
Ignore this post....
Can't believe no one said anything about Batman:year one, by Frank Miller and David Mazzuchelli.
It's my favourite graphic novel of all time, I have the original comic run from the 80s tucked away in my collection.
DMZ, by Brian Wood and Ricardo Burchielli (I don't think I spelt that right) is awesome to.
I've started reading Low,by Rick Remender and Greg Tocchini,that's a beautiful book.
Kingdom Come. Only comic I ever bought with a money back guarantee.
Daytripper by fabio moon is a fantastic graphic novel. Also seconds is one of my favorites as well. Im not sure why some people tend to discount graphic novels as valid forms of writing and story telling.
The Filth by Grant Morrison
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Filth_%28comics%29
The Sandman by Neil Gaiman.
Orbitor by Warren Ellis is near the top of my list as well.
Since most of my favorite mainstream GNs have been covered already by others, I'll pitch for the indies. Some of my favorites are:
Check 'em out!
Watchmen, The Sandman and Miller's Batman entries are givens.
More recently, I enjoyed Descender by Jeff LeMire and Dustin Nguyen. Although very different in tone, an honourable mention would have to go to Scott Pilgrim.
Kingdom Come - amazing story and artwork
The Crow
The Dark Knight Returns
Batman Year One - but I consider this a comic and not a graphic novel