I'm a big fan of comics and in general enjoy graphic novels. It's been a long time since I found a graphic novel that had a plot that was so dark and intelligent that it made do a double take. What are some intelligently dark graphic novels. I've typically been a fan of Batman, Daredevil, Wolverine and other not so fantastical characters but don't mind a bit of supernatural and super powers.
What graphic novel(s) would you recommend?
2007-09-02 15:47:09 · 4 answers · asked by Yahoo Sucks 5 in Entertainment & Music ➔ Comics & Animation
Berlin: City of Stones by Jason Lutes
Jar Of Fools by Jason Lutes (anything by Jason, actually)
Blankets by Craig Thompson
Carnet De Voyage by Craig Thompson
Bone by Jeff Smith
The Dark Knight Returns by Frank Miller
Madman: The Oddity Odyssey by Michael Allred
Why I Hate Saturn by Kyle Baker (anything by Kyle, actually)
Kurt Busiek's Astro City: Life in the Big City by Kurt Busiek
A Contract with God by Will Wisner (actually everything by Will Eisner)
Violent Cases by Neil Gaiman
Signal to Noise by Neil Gaiman (anything by Neil, actually)
From Hell by Alan Moore (anything by Alan, actually)
Green Lantern/Green Arrow: More Hard Traveling Heroes by Dennis O'Neil and Neal Adams
Kingdom Come by Mark Waid and Alex Ross
The Complete Concrete by Paul Chadwick
Akiko by Mark Crilley
Cerebus by Dave Sim
Usagi Yojimbo by Stan Sakai
Beanworld by Larry Marder
Wandering Star by Teri Sue Wood
Lone Wolf and Cub by Kazuo Koike and Goseki Kojima
Maus: A Survivor's Tale by Art Spiegelman
Watchmen written by Alan Moore
The Sandman by Neil Gaiman
That should keep you entertained for a while
2007-09-02 19:20:03 · answer #1 · answered by The Corinthian 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Anything by Alan Moore (V for Vendetta, Watchmen, Swamp Thing), 100 Bullets, Y the Last Man, Preacher, and Sandman.
Also, Transmetropolitan. Probably my favorite series.
2007-09-02 15:56:50 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I have read only one graphic novel (book club member chose it) and despite my misgivings I liked it . The Fisher King by Kikuo Johnson Loren Foster is an overachieving son of a workaholic father. Loren starts to use meth just a few weeks before graduation. Although he doesn't go wild the adults around him start to notice a change and he does get arrested for a theft related to his drug use. Not especially controversial, really a coming of age, father/son relationship story.
2016-05-19 22:41:14 · answer #3 · answered by ? 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Preacher by Garth Ennis, and 100 bullets by Brian Azzarello
If you haven't read them already then the No Mans Land series are some of the best batman ever done (by Bob Gale)
2007-09-02 15:54:17 · answer #4 · answered by miserable old git 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋