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Post by Word™ on Jul 24, 2012 3:10:44 GMT -5
So I'm looking to get into owning some graphic novels and would really like to know some opinions on what is best out there.
Anyone have some tips so I can start off a hopefully long and awesome collection?
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Post by Lord Ragnarok on Jul 24, 2012 7:24:19 GMT -5
DC:
Crisis of Infinite Earths
Man of Steel Vol. 1-6
Batman: Year One
The Man Who Laughs
The Long Halloween
The Killing Joke
Knightfall
Identity Crisis
Infinite Crisis
52 Vol. 1-4
Final Crisis
Blackest Night
The Return of Bruce Wayne
Flashpoint
Marvel:
The Punisher Year One
Iron Man Enter the Mandarin
X-Men The Dark Phoenix Saga
Secret Wars 1 & 2
Infinity Gauntlet
House of M
Civil War
Secret Invasion
Seige
Fear Itself
X-Men Schism
Avengers vs. X-Men
Avengers The Origin
Avengers Mythos
X-Men Origins 1&2
Spider-Man Season One
Fantastic Four Season One
Daredevil Season One
X-Men Season One
Elektra Assassin
I have tons more to recommend, but those are the best ones.
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Post by Deleted on Jul 24, 2012 8:21:31 GMT -5
Watchmen
Batman: The Long Halloween
Batman: Year One
Batman: Noël
Batman: The Killing Joke
The Dark Knight Returns
Kingdom Come
Sin City
300
Batman: Knightfall
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Post by k5 on Jul 24, 2012 10:55:17 GMT -5
check out the dark horse presents series, it's collected stories. they're hit and miss, but the majority are great and when they hit they REALLY hit.
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Post by Word™ on Jul 25, 2012 20:55:54 GMT -5
Thank you dudes so much.. I'm definitely placing an order this week!
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Post by Joe/Smurf on Aug 1, 2012 17:00:07 GMT -5
Non-Super Hero Stuff:
Locke & Key
The Cape
Walking Dead
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Post by moocow on Aug 1, 2012 17:33:00 GMT -5
If you're going to start with anything I would say Y: The Last Man, it was one of the first full series I read and is one of my all time favorites.
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Post by S on Aug 8, 2012 14:09:52 GMT -5
Batman: Hush was something i enjoyed, also, i dont know if you'd call it a graphic novel but Iron Man: Demon In A Bottle
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Post by CM Poor on Aug 8, 2012 19:38:59 GMT -5
Batman: Hush was something i enjoyed, also, i dont know if you'd call it a graphic novel but Iron Man: Demon In A Bottle Why would Hush be considered a "graphic novel" but not Demon In A Bottle? |
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Post by S on Aug 9, 2012 10:22:02 GMT -5
Batman: Hush was something i enjoyed, also, i dont know if you'd call it a graphic novel but Iron Man: Demon In A Bottle Why would Hush be considered a "graphic novel" but not Demon In A Bottle? Ha, sorry, i wrote a much longer comment but trimmed it down (was along the lines of whether he wanted standalone graphic novels or ones set within a specific continuity) Looks like i didn't remove all the text i wanted to Basically, check out Batman: Hush (then Heart of Hush) and Iron Man: Demon In A Bottle |
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Post by CM Poor on Aug 9, 2012 21:53:38 GMT -5
Why would Hush be considered a "graphic novel" but not Demon In A Bottle? Ha, sorry, i wrote a much longer comment but trimmed it down (was along the lines of whether he wanted standalone graphic novels or ones set within a specific continuity) Looks like i didn't remove all the text i wanted to Basically, check out Batman: Hush (then Heart of Hush) and Iron Man: Demon In A Bottle Neither are standalone. |
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Post by Stoker Ichikawa on Aug 10, 2012 4:49:14 GMT -5
Old Man Logan is superb in my opinion
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Post by noir on Aug 10, 2012 10:13:37 GMT -5
No Sandman in this thread!? for shame.
some other titles I think deserve the mention
- Preacher
- The Boys
- Nemesis
- Joker (Azzarello)
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Post by k5 on Aug 10, 2012 10:19:56 GMT -5
Old Man Logan is superb in my opinion i also suggest this! great limited series run. |
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Post by Tye Hyll on Aug 14, 2012 4:21:05 GMT -5
Kick Ass wasnt mentioned so I thought I should. Even Alex liked that one Dallas, and you know how he is.
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Post by S on Aug 14, 2012 5:38:25 GMT -5
Ha, sorry, i wrote a much longer comment but trimmed it down (was along the lines of whether he wanted standalone graphic novels or ones set within a specific continuity) Looks like i didn't remove all the text i wanted to Basically, check out Batman: Hush (then Heart of Hush) and Iron Man: Demon In A Bottle Neither are standalone. Like i said i butchered my previous comment, maybe i dragged that standalone thing over by accident... Anyway, does it really matter? |
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Post by CM Poor on Aug 14, 2012 7:31:48 GMT -5
Like i said i butchered my previous comment, maybe i dragged that standalone thing over by accident... Anyway, does it really matter? I get defensive about the notion. There's still this weird stigma, that stems out of people discovering the characters via the movies, attached to reading "comics". People, for some reason, shudder over the word, and hide in it by saying "If you liked the movie, you should read the 'graphic novels'". As a die hard, weekly Wednesday warrior comic book fan, it's kind of cringe inducing to see the medium get so many new followers who are afraid to just throw caution to the wind and embrace it. Azzarello's "Joker", "The Killing Joke", and such, I can see, but everything else, even the Jeph Loeb/Tim Sale Batman stories, are nothing more than collections of comic books that were previously released individually. |
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Post by madness1 on Aug 14, 2012 17:51:38 GMT -5
Watchmen
Y the last man
Old man Logan
Walking dead
Dark knight returns
Wolverine mini series
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Post by mrassbillygunn on Aug 23, 2012 12:39:56 GMT -5
I just bought Batman Earth one, i bought it thinking its a re-telling of Batmans origin on the current ongoing batman but i find out from someone on a forum its a different Batman...this is what confuses new readers.
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Post by CM Poor on Aug 23, 2012 15:38:49 GMT -5
I just bought Batman Earth one, i bought it thinking its a re-telling of Batmans origin on the current ongoing batman but i find out from someone on a forum its a different Batman...this is what confuses new readers. I don't know how you could confuse it. It's not stated anywhere on the book that it has any ties to the current Batman title. It's not written by Scott Snyder. It's distinguished right in the title that it takes place in its own universe. It'd be like buying Ultimate anything by Marvel and wondering why Spider-Man is a thirteen year old minority figure, or why half the universe is dead. |
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I dont know good luck 
