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General Category => Entertainment and Media => Topic started by: DoctorEars on October 22, 2008, 10:34:50 am

Title: RECOMMEND me some graphic novels
Post by: DoctorEars on October 22, 2008, 10:34:50 am

So guys. I'm looking to buy some more comic books/graphic novels.

I'm not looking particularly for stuff like Superman, Batman, Spiderman etc or anything. Something different from superhero crap (apart from Watchmen, that's awesome). The first 5 volumes of DMZ are on the way to my house, probably crossing over from America right now. Are there any others that people have read/heard about that they can recommend.

I'm into stuff that's kind of post-apocalypticish, perhaps post-war or post-civil war kind of scenarios. Stuff that is kind of political but against the government. Above all I like good/well written storylines.

Anything like that, recommend away. I'll take a look at everything you guys say, and if it sounds good I'll probably get it.

Title: RECOMMEND me some graphic novels
Post by: Ghost_Aspergers on October 22, 2008, 10:28:10 pm

Get Preacher. Nao.

Title: RECOMMEND me some graphic novels
Post by: Dale Gobbler on October 22, 2008, 10:40:04 pm

http://www.gamingw.net/forums/index.php?topic=71224.0

Title: RECOMMEND me some graphic novels
Post by: Standard Toaster on October 22, 2008, 10:56:05 pm

Grant Morrison's run of the Doom Patrol, its probably my favorite series in a comic besides maybe watchmen.

Title: RECOMMEND me some graphic novels
Post by: Artis Leon Ivey Jr on October 22, 2008, 11:16:10 pm

The Nightly News!!!

Title: RECOMMEND me some graphic novels
Post by: pburn on October 23, 2008, 12:27:06 am

Daredevil V2!!!!

On the top of my head I can recommend Criminal, The Boys, Scalped, Road to Perdition.........

The Escapist mini series about the comic book creators was really good too.

Title: RECOMMEND me some graphic novels
Post by: headphonics on October 23, 2008, 02:16:00 am

walking dead was zombie apocalypse stuff.  i only read up to #50 but i liked it, so maybe give that a try??

Title: RECOMMEND me some graphic novels
Post by: pburn on October 23, 2008, 02:17:52 am

Yeah, Walking Dead is definately a great recommendation. The story really borrows heavily from shiploads of zombie movies, like how the main character wakes up from a coma and shit, but it's still really really awesome in it's own right.

Title: RECOMMEND me some graphic novels
Post by: Vellfire on October 23, 2008, 02:28:18 am

It's only a single graphic novel (not a series) and I don't know if it's what you're looking for, but Pride of Baghdad is great.  Sure, it's about talking lions, but the whole thing is political, war-based.  It's just really good.

Title: RECOMMEND me some graphic novels
Post by: DoctorEars on October 23, 2008, 06:00:03 am

Thanks for the replies guys, I'm reading the Preacher series at the moment (borrowed from a friend) and it's quite good. I'm liking the sound of the Nikopol Trilogy, so I'll check that out.

Thanks, and if you have any more to recommend, recommend away.

Title: RECOMMEND me some graphic novels
Post by: pburn on October 25, 2008, 03:53:51 am

I highly highly highly recommend Criminal if you like pulp/crime shit.