What are some essential graphic novels? I've already read Watchmen.
What are some essential graphic novels? I've already read Watchmen
Lincoln Martin
Zachary Walker
That's it.
Ryan Turner
v for vendetta but honestly I haven't read enough to recommend any.
Zachary Sullivan
it's essential you realize they're comic books
David Fisher
I realize they are, I just want something to read with nice art and was hoping someone could reccomended me something.
Evan Clark
The Fade Out
We3
Luis Russell
they're not essential but I'll always put in
a rec for kerascoëts books
Nathan Davis
I don't know if it's essential but i really loved hellboy
Xavier Sanchez
O'Neal's Question run. You can catch it in the archives atm. And funny enough the Life and Times of Scrooge McDuck is also essential.
Austin Parker
The Strange Talents of Luther Strode + it's two sequels to get the full story.
Evan Green
If you are still childish enough to use term "graphic novel", then you haven't really read Watchmen.
Lucas Roberts
Christ, you are a pretentious fucking asshole, suck a dick.
Nolan Jones
That's just what they're commonly referred to so that's why I used it
Jeremiah Green
The Sandman, Morrison’s run on Doom Patrol.
Noah Kelly
The Life and Times of Scrooge McDuck.
Nicholas Reed
The essential babby's first big two comics list:
Watchmen
The Dark Knight Returns
Spider-Man Blue
The Long Halloween
Superman for All Seasons
All-Star Superman
Batman Year One
Owen Cooper
You mean "required reading"? No such thing in comics, man. Alan Moore & co get a lot of discussion, sure, but a ton of truly great comics don't get mentioned as much just because there's not much to say except for people agreeing that they're good. (No heavyhanded political commentary etc.)
For comics with outstanding art, Enrique Fernandez (pic related) is fucking awesome. There are a lot of good indie guys out there, but off the top of my head, he really stands out.
Winsor McCay's Little Nemo was a newspaper comic, but each installment was a full-size Sunday page. It's fantastic.
I'm just getting into Philippe Druillet, and his artwork is a goddamn treat.
Lucas Brooks
For God's sakes the fucker wants to look at pretty pictures, least you can do is post pictures to prove you got good taste.
pic related
Austin Ward
Leo Cook
The art objectively peaked when cowboy man showed up. The rest is still good, but hot damn did they put their a game on when he was on the page.
Ryder Sullivan
If you want my personal favorites (yes I'm a vanilla bitch)
>Ditko Spider-Man
>Scott Pilgrim
>Persepolis
>Beautiful Darkness/Satania
>The Hildafolk/Hilda books
>Blankets
>Anya's Ghost/Be Prepared/Anything by Vera Brosgol
>Akira
Bit of shit for everyone in there
Julian Bennett
This
Benjamin Hughes
This. Find out what you like and what you don't like. The big 3 are Watchmen, Dark Knight Returns and Maus. Those are kind of the Citizen Kane/Casablanca/Godfather trifecta, but it doesn't mean you'll necessarily love them, just that those are the big important ones.
You might want to explain what "big 2" means to a noob. Also, that's a lot of Jeph Loeb. :\
Lucas Morales
OP, do you like horror/superheroes/crime/romance/slice of life/comedy/teen drama/historical? None of these? All of these? Our operators are standing by.
Ryder Long
aka Scrooge McDuck: Grand Design
And yes it is perfection
>Ditko Spider-Man, aka Amazing Spider-Man 1-38 from the 60s, aka the best superhero comic you can buy
Gabriel Taylor
Transmetropolitan
Landon Brooks
lets love lain
James Rogers
Prophet
Joseph Moore
prophet is super dope
Lincoln Barnes
Asterios Polyp
Nathan Moore
Johnny the Homicidal Maniac
Ryder Sanchez
A Contract with god
Evan Adams
I was gonna recommend Love and Rockets, specifically Jaime Hernandez's parts for the precise line work, but the latest in the series just leaves me feeling empty and adrift these days. Guess that's how old punks are meant to feel.
Nathaniel Garcia
The Death and Return of Superman is supposed to be good, but I haven't read it.