Recommend a graphic novel?

[Autonomous]

I haven't bought one for years but all these comic book movies have got me wanting to get back on it. I suppose that's the idea isn't it...

I wouldn't mind finding out where to start with Watchmen - the movie looks really cool and I remember always hearing good things about the books. Liking the look of the Spirit movie too and wondering if those are any good.

I always used to like Spawn, Preacher, AVP and Batman. Spawn in particular.

Thanks!

 

[DotCommunist]

Transmetropolitan, Invisibles, Hundred Bullets


DC/Vertigo titles are usually rather good.

For some old skool you might like The Ballad Of Halo Jones

 

[Nanker Phelge]

I've just started reading hundred bullets - it's very good.

 

[Nanker Phelge]

Oh..and I read this recently and loved it:

http://www.amazon.com/5-Perfect-Number-Igort/dp/1896597688

 

[The Groke]

Transmetropolitan, Invisibles, Hundred Bullets


DC/Vertigo titles are usually rather good.

For some old skool you might like The Ballad Of Halo Jones

This.

Also Sandman, Alan Moore Swamp Thing (or anything really) Warren Ellis's Authority run, Y - The Last Man and Preacher are all worth checking out.

 

[Motown_ben]

I read watchmen for the first time a few weeks ago. very good indeed.

 

[PursuedByBears]

Watchmen, the Sandman series, Preacher and The Boys are all worth a look.

 

[DotCommunist]

Oh yeah, much props for Sandman. Niel Gaiman is an excellent writer.

 

[killer b]

zenith. you can't get the physical books for love or money, but they seem to be on torrent sites...

 

[pigtails]

The Watchmen is amazing definitely read it.

great thread, gives me some good ideas for stuff to add to my wish list just before christmas!

 

[ATOMIC SUPLEX]

Transmetropolitan, Invisibles, Hundred Bullets


DC/Vertigo titles are usually rather good.

For some old skool you might like The Ballad Of Halo Jones

Jesus, the invisibles is bollocks.

I'm reading 100 bullets but I getting a little bored shittless of it now.

Go for any Allan Moore (apart from V) and Fables (first books a bit crap though).

 

[fubert]

Watchmen
V for Vendetta
From Hell

 

[ATOMIC SUPLEX]

zenith. you can't get the physical books for love or money, but they seem to be on torrent sites...

Yay. I have them all. I got mine (apart from he first) for 75p each in a cheapo book shop.

 

[ATOMIC SUPLEX]

This.

Also Sandman, Alan Moore Swamp Thing (or anything really) Warren Ellis's Authority run, Y - The Last Man and Preacher are all worth checking out.

Y is total wank.

 

[killer b]

Yay. I have them all. I got mine (apart from he first) for 75p each in a cheapo book shop.

lucky bastard. i've got books 1 and 4 somewhere, but haven't read them in ages.

just downloading the whole lot now.

 

[Autonomous]

Transmetropolitan, Invisibles, Hundred Bullets...

I was reading about the Invisibles in Wizard magazine (good read btw, find it in Borders) and it sounded right up my street. Have to take a look. IIRC the guy behind Hundred Bullets just did a Joker book that's meant to be pretty good.

Thanks everyone!

 

[ATOMIC SUPLEX]

lucky bastard. i've got books 1 and 4 somewhere, but haven't read them in ages.

just downloading the whole lot now.

Not that lucky. I did buy them when they came out. The final story (in Colour not that lame 10 years later one off piece of shit) was never released.

When I was filing 2000ad a few years ago they said they were going to bring them all out again but I guess that never happened.

Also, interestingly there was supposed to be loads more Halo Jones but Moore wanted the rights to all his creations and 2000ad can't license work like that (or something). Plus Ian Gibson was becoming a massively lazy and sloppy worker and 2000ad started refusing to accept his work.

 

[Nanker Phelge]

The Originals by Dave Gibbons is a good quick read (Quadrophenia in the future)

 

[ATOMIC SUPLEX]

The Originals by Dave Gibbons is a good quick read (Quadrophenia in the future)

I didn't really like it. Fucking hover bikes.

 

[killer b]

When I was filing 2000ad a few years ago they said they were going to bring them all out again but I guess that never happened.

some dispute between the publisher & grant morrison apparently

 

[MightyAphrodite]

The Alcoholic... review....

it really is superb....

Amazon Link

 

[ATOMIC SUPLEX]

some dispute between the publisher & grant morrison apparently

He is a wanker. Most of his stuff is bollocks. It always looks like it's going somewhere then it just turns to shit.

Zenith and WE3 are good though. I secretly quite like animal man as well but I think he fucked up an ace idea. When he writes himself in at the end, jesus what an emo nob suck.

 

[Nanker Phelge]

I didn't really like it. Fucking hover bikes.

This offends you why?

 

[Flashman]

Two I really enjoyed are Sandman and From Hell.

Watchmen of course.

 

[Boycey]

akira!

 

[ATOMIC SUPLEX]

This offends you why?

The hover bikes look stupid. The story was just a bit 'nothing'.

 

[Jon-of-arc]

Is V for Vendetta worth getting, ppl?

A friend lent me the collection of some early "preacher" and I enjoyed it. I'm looking for something easy-ish....

 

[ATOMIC SUPLEX]

I really didn't like V for Vendetta and I love Moore.

Get Top 10 and the 49ers (don't get the third non Moore top 10 book though, it's a total shit sandwich)

 

[D'wards]

Get the Walking Dead ones - well good they are and essential for any zombie fan

 

[Part 2]

Get the Walking Dead ones - well good they are and essential for any zombie fan

Beaten to it.

I've only read the first but the others are high on my Xmas list.