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FuseUnison:
Just thought it would be interesting to see what kinds of graphic novels QC fans might try to recommend to one another.  Since we obviously all share similar tastes made evident by our mutual QC fanaticism.

One that I can DEFINITELY recommend is a graphic novel called "Blankets" by Craig Thompson.  It truly is a wonderful piece of work.  Kinda long, but very engrossing(I read it all in one sitting!).  I look forward to other QC readers posting their favorites.

Anyway, be sure to check it out if you ever get the chance.  Here's the wiki for anyone that's interested.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blankets_(graphic_novel)

LoveJaneAusten:
Thompson's Good-bye, Chunky Rice is enjoyable too. It would make a good gift for a friend starting a journey (literal or metaphorical).

The graphic novel genre has been largely about men and boys, but I'm more interested in stories by and about women, and feminist stories. Here are some along those lines that I've enjoyed:

Persepolis, by Marjane Satrapi, tells the story of a young Iranian girl growing up during the revolution. She begins comes of age during this turbulent time and deals with personal, social, and political issues. It's a loss-of-innocence story, and it's beautifully drawn and well-written.

Amy Unbounded: Belondweg Blossoming, by Rachel Hartman, is another coming-of-age story, this time in a fantastical setting. It's about the expectations we set for ourselves as we become more conscious of our personhood, from the point of view of an adolescent girl. This book has a great and playful energy.

One! Hundred! Demons!, by Lynda Barry, is a memoir of the trials of childhood and adolescence, told in serialized comics and collected in this self-described "autobifictionalography" - it poses the questions: "Is it autobiography if parts of it are not true? Is it fiction if parts of it are?" These questions carve out a space for reading and appreciating this book, because it asks you to be comfortable with the transience of memory. Remember the fears of your childhood? Your first kiss? Someone you hurt when you were young, and for whom you still carry shame and regret? The age when you became self-conscious of your dancing? Lynda Barry's book is about facing the demons that live in our past and occasionally rise up in our present. It is beautiful and ugly at the same time. It's poignantly and powerfully written. This is a book for people with a desire to better understand themselves.

Odin:
Neil Gaiman's Murder Mysteries was pretty good. I'll post more when I think of them later, but that series was great (and I'm pretty sure they're collected in a single volume now, both plain vanilla text and graphic novel).

DSL:
I liked "American Born Chinese" by Gene Luen Yang. found the first couple volumes of "League of Extraordinary Gentlemen" entertaining in a twisted way (forget the movie) and am enjoying the current comic adaptations of the Sherlock Holmes stories by Edgington and Culbard. Brian Fies's "Mom's Cancer" was a well-told story, I thought ("enjoyed" is not the right word for the subject matter).

FuseUnison:
Definitely looking forward to trying out everyone's recommendations.  Also, sorry about posting this in the wrong forum, if indeed that is the case.  If I have posted in the wrong forum, would a moderator please move this thread to it's proper location.....and please don't hit me, lol.   :-P

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