Kassius OhYes
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Post by Kassius OhYes on Jul 13, 2011 20:33:31 GMT -5
Currently deciding on what 1 to get. This will be my first graphic novel. Suggestions appreciated
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Post by chumped on Jul 13, 2011 21:22:50 GMT -5
All three are essentials but start with Year One.
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Post by threehgame on Jul 13, 2011 22:58:56 GMT -5
Year One is the true starting point and widely considered the best, however I enjoy Long Halloween far more.
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Post by B.D. & El G. on Jul 14, 2011 19:41:25 GMT -5
Came to this impasse myself a few months ago when I started reading Batman and chose Year One to start with.
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Post by Deleted on Jul 14, 2011 23:13:12 GMT -5
My vote goes to The Long Halloween as it is one of my favorite Batman stories, but I've heard Year One is a great starting piece for a Batman collection. I have yet to read it but I'll get around to it someday.
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Post by T R W on Jul 14, 2011 23:21:34 GMT -5
Long Halloween is a good story, but Tim Sale's art almost kills it for me.
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Post by Lord Ragnarok on Jul 15, 2011 3:23:17 GMT -5
IMO, The Long Halloween is the greatest graphic novel ever. I could read that book a million times and never get sick of it. If you can though, try and get both Year One and Long Halloween.
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Post by Captain McKay on Jul 15, 2011 15:55:02 GMT -5
My first one was "The Dark Knight Returns." I only got "Year One" about a year or so ago. They're both great.
If you're looking for a lot of Batman characters and some great art, I would also say you should look into "Hush." It's the story that got me back into Batman comics for a long time.
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Kassius OhYes
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Post by Kassius OhYes on Jul 15, 2011 19:04:18 GMT -5
Thanks for the suggestions guys. I'll look into them
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Post by Deleted on Jul 15, 2011 22:08:24 GMT -5
Long Halloween is a good story, but Tim Sale's art almost kills it for me. I gotta agree with you on that one. That artwork is some of the worst I've seen in a graphic novel. Hideous. BTW, I forgot to mention anything on the Killing Joke. I got it because apparently it was one of the best Batman graphic novels out there, and I was honestly let down. I just didn't see what all the fuss was about. |
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Post by Lord Ragnarok on Jul 16, 2011 9:01:08 GMT -5
Long Halloween is a good story, but Tim Sale's art almost kills it for me. I gotta agree with you on that one. That artwork is some of the worst I've seen in a graphic novel. Hideous. BTW, I forgot to mention anything on the Killing Joke. I got it because apparently it was one of the best Batman graphic novels out there, and I was honestly let down. I just didn't see what all the fuss was about. Damn, I didn't realize people felt this way about LH's art. Personally, I really loved the artwork for it, but to each his own I guess. |
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Post by Chris Hammers on Jul 16, 2011 12:17:35 GMT -5
Good friends birthday is coming up, only batman graphic novel he has is The Killing Joke. I'm gonna get him Year One and another one but I dunno what to get, Long Halloween is quite pricey on Amazon for some reason. Any other recommendations?
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Post by threehgame on Jul 16, 2011 22:44:22 GMT -5
Damn, I didn't realize people felt this way about LH's art. Personally, I really loved the artwork for it, but to each his own I guess. To me the the art is stiff and overly stylized, but I also like it for the story. I shudder to think how bad the story would have looked with something like Jim Lee's overly dramatic/action style. As much as I liked Long Halloween, I did not care for Dark Victory. |
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Post by Deleted on Jul 16, 2011 22:57:56 GMT -5
Good friends birthday is coming up, only batman graphic novel he has is The Killing Joke. I'm gonna get him Year One and another one but I dunno what to get, Long Halloween is quite pricey on Amazon for some reason. Any other recommendations? I highly reccomend The Dark Knight Returns. Really good stuff if you ask me. |
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Post by PdW2kX on Jul 20, 2011 17:54:24 GMT -5
I'll throw out a bit of a random pick and suggest basically one of the best Elseworlds stories ever, and one that IGN actually ranked as one of the best Batman stories ever: the "Batman & Dracula" trilogy.
Don't want to spoil much, but I will say that it's written very well, the art is very gothic and looks great, and while it's definitely THE most violent Batman comic you'll ever see, it's definitely one of the best.
You can pick up the TPB as "Tales of the Multiverse - Batman: Vampire".
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