Graphic Novels?

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vanious Rank : 213	Posted : 11 months ago at Aug 5 20:49 - Anyone buy graphic novels? I don't mean trade paper backs and mangas, I mean something that's a complete story in and of itself. Begining, middle, end. At the moment I've got: Roninhood of the 47 samurai Silent Dragon Wll Eisner's The Plot (the secret story of 'The Protocols of the Elders of Zion') a bit preachy to be honest Kevin Smith's Blunt Man & Chronic
Twist Rank : 1242	Posted : 11 months ago at Aug 5 21:00 - I love graphic novels. I've read quite a few, but the only ones I actually have are Kid Eternity and Arkham Asylum by Grant Morrison and Alan Moore's Killing Joke.
Prelude VIP Moderator Rank : 2	Posted : 11 months ago at Aug 7 6:51 - Tintin and Asterix. lol
kitty Rank : 5013	Posted : 4 months, 3 weeks ago at Feb 9 23:09 - Manga IS a complete story in itself, there are plenty such books out there. XD Was that what you were saying?
slip81 Rank : 14948	Posted : 4 months, 1 week ago at Feb 25 22:09 - too many to list, but Box Office Poison and Maus are two of my faves.
abhijeet VIP Rank : 88	Posted : 4 months, 1 week ago at Feb 29 1:17 - V for Vendetta, Watchmen, +1 on Maus, Kingdom Come
spiegalr Rank : 249	Posted : 4 months ago at Mar 5 21:19 - Watchmen, Batman: Dark Knight Returns & Year One... Ode to Kirihito is a bloody great manga, and it's only one volume. And do my Calvin and Hobbes collections count?
chibiyusa Rank : 46	Posted : 4 months ago at Mar 5 22:08 - Ode to Kirihito is a bloody great manga Comments that put manga in a good light these days on Listal is primarily looked down upon since the dominating opinion is that YOU LIKE MANGA/ANIME = YOU FAIL but that's just my take on it. But then again Ode to Kirihito (and most of Tezuka's other work for that matter) is made of epic win that transcends normal genre conventions. I really didn't understand the point of this thread to begin with seeing as manga and other trades are perfectly valid graphic novels but apparently to the OP this is not the case and going by his logic unfortunately your Calvin and Hobbes collection may not make the cut. Then again stuff like Watchmen might not make the cut either seeing technically it's still a trade paperback, no? Yet it's still a complete story in and of itself. Ahh... I'm confusing myself. Heck, even the ones the OP mentioned are released as trade paperbacks.
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vanious Rank : 213	Posted : 3 months, 1 week ago at Mar 26 23:19 - Don't get me wrong, I am not trying to put down manga, but I don't think it falls under the same catagory as graphic novels and that's all this thread is concerned about. Yes, Mangas have a story, but most of them are designed like periodical print comics where in order to follow a plot to completion you need to buy more than one issue (or volume). Graphic Novels start at the begining of a plot and end at the conclusion. That said, I loved V for Vendetta, however I read it in the original issues. Maus is supposed to be great, but every time I pick it up at the store and flip through it, I just seem to lose motivation to buy it...or read it. I think the art more than anything else turns me off it, well, that and the lettering. Calvin & Hobbes are a bit of a toss up. There isn't really a plot, but they are truely wonderful. As for recent editions to my collection, I now have Marvel Zombies, Mouse Guard: Fall 1125 and Sin City: Family Values.
Xeil Rank : 864	Posted : 3 months ago at Apr 2 18:42 - i've got alot of the Calvin and Hobbes books. i wish i had the Sin City books, i've only read one though.
silent killer Rank : 161	Posted : 3 months ago at Apr 2 18:53 - By you'r definition of graphic novel. I've only ever read four. Dark knight Returns, Marvel Zombies and two others that I can't quite remember. One of them was about lions in Baghdad. I've also read several Marvel What if? novels, if those count. Astro City comics are fairly self contained as well.
Woobaby Rank : 406	Posted : 3 months ago at Apr 2 19:41 - I loved Marvel Zombies, The Runaway series, and the New White Tiger that was written by Tamora Pierce. I liked Tag, 30 Days of Nights and V for Vendetta. I'm also currently reading Buffy Season 8. However, I'd have to be honest and say I read more manga than Graphic Novels.
silent killer Rank : 161	Posted : 3 months ago at Apr 2 20:24 - I almost forgot the best comic Marvel has created since The Punisher. Nextwave: Agents of H.A.T.E. One chapter alone is comprised almost completely of two page spreads of the Nextwave gang fighting clone army after clone army. ahahahaha.
Sandrick Rank : 18	Posted : 3 months ago at Apr 3 12:43 - Jar of Fools.