I'm a hardcore DC fan, but i want to read a nice graphic novel outside the DCU, any recomendations
2007-09-14 04:31:31 · 9 answers · asked by bolis la mas bolis 3 in Entertainment & Music ➔ Comics & Animation
Watchmen already got it, The sandman too, Civil War i don´t think so, i think they just screw big time Spider-man. And i do love Alex Ross art
2007-09-14 15:17:33 · update #1
If you haven't read the original graphic novel Weapon - X then go ahead and read it. It has a very good story recounting how Wolverine got his adamantium laced skeleton. If you say you're a hardcore DC fan then you'll understand what I'm going to say. Weapon-X is the equivalent of The Dark Knight Returns by Frank Miller for DC. It's that good! I've got the hardbound reprinted graphic novel in my collection. Another good book from Marvel is X-tinction Agenda where all the mutant characters banded together to fight the authoritarian government of Genosha. This book has some of Jim Lee's best works.Also try Age of Apocalypse Saga w/c is in two volumes. I'm planning to buy them for Christmas.Almost forgot about Marvels w/c is sort of the history of the marvel universe as seen through the lens of a photographer. This book has Alex Ross's earlier works, before he painted the legendary Kingdom Come for DC.
2007-09-14 05:09:59 · answer #1 · answered by hittenmitsurugi 4 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Berlin: City of Stones by Jason Lutes
Blankets by Craig Thompson
Bone by Jeff Smith
Watchmen (from DC, but worth reading again and again)
From Hell
League of Extraordinary Gentlemen
Michael Allred's Madman: The Oddity Odyssey
Kyle Baker Why I Hate Saturn
Kurt Busiek's Astro City: Life in the Big City
Kurt Busiek and Alex Ross' Marvels
Will Eisner (any and all of his graphic novels)
Neil Gaiman and Dave McKean's Mr. Punch
Neil Gaiman and Dave McKean's Violent Cases
Neil Gaiman and Dave McKean's Signal To Noise
Rick Geary's Jack the Ripper: A Journal of the Whitechapel Murders 1888-1889
Jason Lutes' Jar of Fools
Paul Pope's The Ballad of Doctor Richardson
Art Spiegelman's Maus: A Survivor's Tale (very high recommendation)
Bryan Talbot's The Tale ofOne Bad Rat
Bill Watterson's The Complete Calvin & Hobbes (not a graphic novel, but well worth the read)
Neil Gaiman's The Sandman
also anything by James Sturm
I know I'm forgetting some, but this should keep you busy for a while
2007-09-14 06:12:57 · answer #2 · answered by The Corinthian 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Pick up Marvel's Civil War graphic novels. It was a groundbreaking idea that will change the landscape of the Marvel U for years to come and just when you think it's all over...Marvel kills Captain America, villains are uniting against the heroes and there may be a secret Skrull invasion.The tag line for Civil War was "Whose Side Are YOU On?" and in the next few months with the discovery of a possible Skrull invasion of the Marvel U, it will be "Who Do You Trust?"
Check out http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Civil_War_(comics) for the plot summary. I'd been out of the comics loop for years, but the Civil War event pulled me right back in. Amazing writing, amazing plot and stunning art work. Worth the read!
Also, the WWH or World War Hulk series is well worth the read.
2007-09-14 05:10:14 · answer #3 · answered by It's Your World, Change It 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Marvel's civil war stuff was pretty cool, but if you're not really familiar with a lot of the marvel stuff, it might not make as much sense to you or seen as interesting.
if you can find the original "weapon X" graphic novel get it, its really cool and shows the full comic version of wolverine getting his adamantium skeleton/claws. another cool one is the wolverine "origin" story. it shows who he was when he was born and how he became and adult.
there was a pretty cool Spiderman story called "book of ezekiel" that was interesting. it had a new enemy that spiderman couldnt fight in a traditional sense, and right around that same time Aunt May found out some interesting stuff about Peter.
and the books about Thor when Odin dies and Thor becomes the monarch of Asgard were great. they show him doing all that he can to be a good king, not just his father's shadow, but things dont turn out so well for him either. lol.
theres lots of good ones. check out "the watchmen" if you've never read it. "infinity wars", "earth X" is another really amazing piece of work. if you're familiar with Alex Ross (the painter who does lots of DC stuff, including the "Justice Series" from DC) you NEED to read "Earth X" (broken into three parts, Earth X, Paradise X, and Universe X). lots of cool ones out there. good luck!!
2007-09-14 04:52:42 · answer #4 · answered by hellion210 6 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Well I'm not really a Marvels fan, except for the Spider Man and Captin America comics, but for Dark Horse why not read
Mega Tokyo its a pretty good manga and a series that are funny and its about two friends who buy a one way flight to tokyo and lose their entire money on anime and games its pretty good so I recommend it.
2007-09-14 05:43:21 · answer #5 · answered by Karyu Samara 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Avatar is pretty lousy IMO. From what I've read, it seems to still be stuck in that "women with big boobs and have all the characters be dark and uber badass" phase of the 90's.
For good Marvel books:
-Marvels
-Death of Gwen Stacy
-Essential Marvel: any character you are interested in, but they are black and white and that's a turnoff for some people. But they're cheaper that way.
-X-Men: God Loves, Man Kills
2007-09-14 06:12:44 · answer #6 · answered by batmanfan39 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I am only going to give you one but it is great and is about to be re-released. This is Marvel's X-men: God Loves Man Kills. This is maybe the best origonal work Marvel graphic novel not a reprint of issues from a title.
2007-09-14 10:41:26 · answer #7 · answered by David P 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Marvel Zombies.
2007-09-14 05:58:28 · answer #8 · answered by spidertiger440 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
MARVEL
the only good parts of DC are Riddler and Scarecrow
2007-09-14 06:28:56 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 2⤋