Topic: Comic books/Graphic novels

[stretcher]

I've been reading within the Hellboy universe for a long time. Great, great books - Mignola has one hell of an imagination, and I love how he plays within the mythologies of folklore and religion. I am about to re-read Sir Edward Grey: Witchfinder.

[ting-bu-dong]

I tend to find the characterisation in Hellboy a bit flat. Hellboy is one of the few cases in my opinion where the film adaptations were a significant improvement. B.P.R.D. is good, though.

[Guillermo]

I can deal with graphic representations of smoking.

Even the cat smokes.

Okay, that's just awesome.

eta: just ordered via Amazon. Will get Friday. Will report what I think about comic sometime in the future.

Fables #13 is on it's way to me as well. I thought about getting #14 but I don't want to go crazy here. I recently got The Unwritten vol 2, did I mention that? The plot is thickening and I'm really enjoying the story.

Panda, your into Fables? You better not miss my Fables Mafia Game. Why aren't you reading the trades? It's better than going through the issues.

I'm reading the collected trade paperbacks--is that what you call trades? The numbers I listed don't refer to issue numbers, but volume numbers. I think I just assumed people knew I couldn't stand reading them an issue at a time--I can get through a comic book in about 10 minutes. The trades paperback collections at least take me a couple of hours.

Trade paperback. Thats what I ment. Cool.

[JediKangaroo]

Another vote for Atomic Robo. It's funny, smart and includes guest appearances by Sagan, Tesla, Edison, Undead Edison, Turing (sort of) and more.

If you get an account with comixology (http://www.comixology.com) you can download the free comic book day issues from the last few years.

[pandamonium]

Another vote for Atomic Robo. It's funny, smart and includes guest appearances by Sagan, Tesla, Edison, Undead Edison, Turing (sort of) and more.

If you get an account with comixology (http://www.comixology.com) you can download the free comic book day issues from the last few years.

oooooo. Good to know.

[Oh Henry]

Just wanted to make the point, in case someone hadn't considered it, that I have found many comic books in my public library and the extended system it is part of.  Because comics aren't considered literature, or even "serious reading" by many people, the library might not be such an obvious source.  In my library, the teen/young adult section has the mainstream DC, Marvel lines.  But in the stacks, I have found many of my favorites.

So if your hesitant about throwing down $15 on a trade (or even $3-4 on a specific issue) without knowing anything about the comic or the genre - or you want to catch up in a long running series w/o shelling out a ton of cash - explore your library.

[rreppy]

Maus is certainly a classic, but depressing as hell. Kind of like reading Kafka. The Bride is the graphic novel that inspired the "Kill Bill" movies and is great. I also really liked "Ronin", drawn by the incomparable Frank Miller. Among Marvel books, the X-Men collection of the Phoenix saga is epic.

[bozothedeathmachine]

Wheel of Time (in progress)

The series isn't even done, lol. Hopefully the graphic novel doesn't take as long.

And hopefully it's better than the source. I'm sure I'm in the minority here, but "Eye of the World" bored me to tears. That book and "God Emporer of Dune" hold a record for me for the number of times I've tried starting it and failed because I couldn't get into them (3x each).

Great thread. I haven't touched a book in a number of years (though I have a copy of The Walking Dead 1st compendium awaiting on my shelf, in queue). Living in a country where I'm not fluent in the language doesn't really help, either. But with an iPad now, my options are wide.

Thomas Jane (the actor, and other things) was on the Nerdist podcast last week. He does a book called "Bad Planet". Has anyone here read it? Is it any good?

Thanks for all the suggestions.

[pandamonium]

I just got the 17th Volume of Fables (Inherit the Wind)! Hurrah! I definitely recommend Fables, and have probably already done so in this very thread.

And, yes, Maus is terribly depressing.

I'm still adjusting to digital comics. I want to like them, but they aren't the right size (I have a Kindle). As readily as I've embraced ebooks, e-graphic novels just don't seem to be doing it for me. Which sucks, because they're cheap and easily gotten (practically at my fingertips).

[stretcher]

I forgot the exact title, but there is a Fables book named something like 1001 Nights of Snowfall that provides a little backstory. The art is also amazing at times.

[pandamonium]

I forgot the exact title, but there is a Fables book named something like 1001 Nights of Snowfall that provides a little backstory. The art is also amazing at times.

Yeah, I love that one. I don't remember it, because it's been so long since I've read it, but I've almost bought it several more times since I first bought it.

[Guillermo]

I forgot the exact title, but there is a Fables book named something like 1001 Nights of Snowfall that provides a little backstory. The art is also amazing at times.

Yeah, I love that one. I don't remember it, because it's been so long since I've read it, but I've almost bought it several more times since I first bought it.

It's an awesome book, that one. Although it is not a graphic Novel, The novel Peter and Max is an exceptional read.

[amysrevenge]

I forgot the exact title, but there is a Fables book named something like 1001 Nights of Snowfall that provides a little backstory. The art is also amazing at times.

Yeah, I love that one. I don't remember it, because it's been so long since I've read it, but I've almost bought it several more times since I first bought it.

It's an awesome book, that one. Although it is not a graphic Novel, The novel Peter and Max is an exceptional read.

And the audiobook is read by my internet boyfriend Wil Wheaton.  Just sayin'...

(It was definitely a fantastic story on its own merits.)

[pandamonium]

I haven't gotten that yet. Maybe I will next paycheck. I've already spent my book budget for this month.

[DK]

I'm still adjusting to digital comics. I want to like them, but they aren't the right size (I have a Kindle). As readily as I've embraced ebooks, e-graphic novels just don't seem to be doing it for me. Which sucks, because they're cheap and easily gotten (practically at my fingertips).

How do comics work on the kindle? I thought the kindle only did B&W or am I wrong on that front? I tried a couple of freebies on my kindle phone App, but wasn't happy. The Comixology App for the iPod is great, I reckon for the iPad it would be perfect.