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suggest me some graphic novels.
Emaline:
Is there a difference between graphic novels and comic books? If so, what?
ThePQ4:
Hmm...yes, I would say there is a pretty large grey area between what is a graphic novel and what is a comic book...There are differences of course, but there are also a lot of similarities.
As for the question at hand...
Did you read -both- parts of Maus? I know a lot of people in my Book Group didn't realize there was a second part to it (we had to read it for a group discussion at my college), so I had to explain to a bunch of people what happened afterwards, even though it had been forever since I read it.
Have you ever read Fables? I would reccomend it if you haven't read it. It's a few volumes (I think 6 issues each?), and possibly still on-going. It's been a bit since I checked up on it's progress, but it is -very- good, and the artwork is to die for.
tomselleck69:
--- Quote from: Emaline on 14 Aug 2007, 08:18 ---Is there a difference between graphic novels and comic books? If so, what?
--- End quote ---
There is no real consensus on the terms and it usually depends on who you ask. A random sample:
Person 1: "Graphic novel" refers to comics in the form of hardbound books and trade paperbacks, "comic book" refers to the traditional 6.5 x 10 pamphlet-form comic book.
Person 2: "Graphic novel" refers to any and all comics.
Person 3: "Comic book" refers to any and all comics.
Person 4: The proper term is Sequentially-Illustrated Novel, guys. Stop bringing down the medium.
Person 5: MANGAS LOL!!
Person 6: The terms are pretty much interchangeable. It's all comics in the end.
It seems to me that most people who say "graphic novel" lean towards the first definition, or a qualified version of it. My view on the issue is the same as that of Person 6. Person 6 is a good guy.
C Patrick Carolan:
Guy Delisle has another travelogue graphic novel called "Shenzen" that you would probably also really enjoy, if you haven't read it yet, also published by Drawn & Quarterly. It's really good.
Based on your list, I would also recommend:
"A Contract with God" by Will Eisner (arguably the "first" graphic novel... but that's neither here nor there)
"Louis Riel" and "The Little Man" by Chester Brown
"Wimbeldon Green" and "Clyde Fans" by Seth (or anything else he's done for that matter, the guy is amazing)
"Same Difference" by Derek Kirk Kim - you can actually read this one online for free HERE
"American Born Chinese" by Gene Luen Yang
"Signal to Noise" by Neil Gaiman & Dave McKean
Blue Kitty:
Kingdom Come
Superman: Red Son
Marvels
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