Good examples of graphic novels/series? - Page 2

Kathleen42 · 11-17-2009, 06:28 PM

Graphic Novel:

Blankets by Craig Thompson

TP

Strangers in Paradise Vol 1 by Terry Moore

Richard White · 11-17-2009, 07:19 PM

Other Graphic Novels I've thought of last night:

Will Eisner's Dropsie Avenue and A Contract with God and Other Tenement Stories

Joe Kubert: Fax from Sarajevo, (with Ervin Rustemagić, a comic agent trapped in Sarajevo during the seige in the Bosnian War) and Yossel: April 19, 1943

Kitty Pryde · 11-17-2009, 08:43 PM

Ooh! "The Rabbi's Cat" by Joann Sfar. It would be fun to discuss in a class--it's got lots of historical and philosophical type stuff in it.

Richard White · 11-17-2009, 09:38 PM

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Originally Posted by Kitty Pryde

Ooh! "The Rabbi's Cat" by Joann Sfar. It would be fun to discuss in a class--it's got lots of historical and philosophical type stuff in it.

I haven't read that one yet, but I've heard lots of good stuff about it.

sunandshadow · 11-17-2009, 11:10 PM

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Originally Posted by JJM

I'm considering suggesting Drowtales: Moonless Age, it's written in English, and left to right, but it has the manga style of exaggerating emotions.

Any syllabus of graphic novels would be pretty poor if it didn't include at least 1/3 translated manga/manhwa. I have nothing against Drowtales, there might be other good reasons to recommend it, just wanted to point out that the points you mentioned aren't important if you're already got a healthy selection of real manga.

The first volume of Elfquest is a possibility - I like those because they are in full color, and they have a focus on the adventures/evolution of a community which is pretty unique.

And, do the choices all have to be fiction? Because Scott McCloud's Understanding Comics would practically teach half the class for the professor! lol

LOG · 11-18-2009, 06:57 AM

Battle Angel Alita and/or Battle Angel Alita:Last Order, think they're worth mentioning, or Ghost in the Shell, they both deal with the whole, 'is a human a human if they're just a brain in a case.' Alita goes even further with the whole machine acting like a human as the main character, though we don't know that until later.

frimble3 · 11-18-2009, 10:09 AM

What about Eric Shanower's "Age of Bronze"? The Iliad in graphic form? Not complete yet, but at least for purposes of comparison with the original?

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Kathleen42 reflective under pressure Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Canada Posts: 6,926	Graphic Novel: Blankets by Craig Thompson TP Strangers in Paradise Vol 1 by Terry Moore __________________ "The imposssible often has a kind of intergrity the merely improbable lacks." ~ Douglas Adams HEMLOCK Fall 2011 from Katherine Tegen Books Blog

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Richard White Writer Beware's Faithful Igor Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Central Maryland Posts: 1,105	Other Graphic Novels I've thought of last night: Will Eisner's Dropsie Avenue and A Contract with God and Other Tenement Stories Joe Kubert: Fax from Sarajevo, (with Ervin Rustemagić, a comic agent trapped in Sarajevo during the seige in the Bosnian War) and Yossel: April 19, 1943 __________________ Yet another writer's blog Writer Beware's Blog http://www.twitter.com/nightwolfwriter

11-17-2009, 08:43 PM	#28
Kitty Pryde TWANG! Join Date: May 2008 Location: Lost Angeles Posts: 5,448	Ooh! "The Rabbi's Cat" by Joann Sfar. It would be fun to discuss in a class--it's got lots of historical and philosophical type stuff in it. __________________ I'm riding my bike 335 miles to raise money for outdoor recreation for people with disabilities! Check it out!I'm 52% of the way to my goal of $3000!

11-18-2009, 06:57 AM	#31
LOG Eclectic Procrastinator Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: The land of lakes and cold. Posts: 3,455	Battle Angel Alita and/or Battle Angel Alita:Last Order, think they're worth mentioning, or Ghost in the Shell, they both deal with the whole, 'is a human a human if they're just a brain in a case.' Alita goes even further with the whole machine acting like a human as the main character, though we don't know that until later. __________________ "He who knows no foreign language, knows nothing of his own." –Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

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11-18-2009, 10:09 AM	#32
frimble3 Heckuva good sport Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: west coast, canada Posts: 382	What about Eric Shanower's "Age of Bronze"? The Iliad in graphic form? Not complete yet, but at least for purposes of comparison with the original?