No. Watchmen is the only graphic novel to make the list of 1001 books to read before you die. Which there by not only makes it the best graphic novels ever, it makes it one of the best books ever, period.
Well that's just some great logic there.
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Good thing there are lists. That way we don't have to waste time thinking for ourselves. Crap, I have buttons to push, gotta go.
If there's one comic book which is far removed from superheroes, horror or any kind of action and which I cannot recommend enough, it's Blankets by Craig Thompson. What an outstanding piece of work that book is.
Most of the comics I read are "independent" titles. Hellboy needs to get mentioned as my favorite "on-going" series. I'll probably always follow my favorite super-hero characters and titles though especially Wolverine who I'll always collect.
As far as I'm concerned nothing, including Y the Last Man, has even come close to surpassing the superhero epic that is Watchmen.
Everyone has different opinions and while Billy feels the need to tell you that you are somehow wrong in this belief I'd like to say I also believe Watchmen is the best story from a comic. It's the only thing that I would compare to other great pieces of literature in history.
Most of the comics I read are "independent" titles. Hellboy needs to get mentioned as my favorite "on-going" series. I'll probably always follow my favorite super-hero characters and titles though especially Wolverine who I'll always collect.
As far as I'm concerned nothing, including Y the Last Man, has even come close to surpassing the superhero epic that is Watchmen.
Everyone has different opinions and while Billy feels the need to tell you that you are somehow wrong in this belief I'd like to say I also believe Watchmen is the best story from a comic. It's the only thing that I would compare to other great pieces of literature in history.
Watchmen the best story from a comic? I highly doubt that.
I'm feeling the same thing coming on. I'm only 27, and I just started to get back into comicbooks, but I'm already slowly transitioning to other titles like The Walking Dead and Saga. I think that'll be the majority of my reading in a couple of years.
To me a comicbook must contain something fantastical that fuels the imagination. To read comics that contain day-to-day life are of little use to me or anything of a similar vein, they appear stale in comparison to super-heroes/villains, cosmic titles, etc.
Spot On Man, Spot On, he makes a lovely point. Despite my love for the timeless Marvel an Dc and their never ending sagas. Its the series of stories from independent companies that have these stories that are completely new and original, and enjoyable. example, Darkhorse and Oni press, IDW lots of enjoyable and fresh works and they always deliver.
Great article. I think it really comes down to good writing, though. A superhero book that becomes predictable and doesn't give you that same value is a superhero book that has gotten lazy. Some of the best capes comics are the ones that explore more than just good guys punching bad guys. Animal Man is looking at Buddy as a father and a person. Hawkeye is dealing with his personal and home life while he's out fighting crime. Invincible is very standard superhero fare, but it's also exploring motivations and repercussions for everything Mark does.
Superhero books don't get boring or repetitive because they're about superheros. They get boring if they have bad writers.
I have a lot of respect towards Mat which is why I won't judge his opinion . I still have a lot of love for Marvel and DC but I'm loving the stuff that Image and Valiant are pulling out
As a European, I grew up reading European (non-superhero) comics. Mostly Tintin and that sort of stuff. However, as I got older and started to be able to read English I fell in love with superhero comics, so I guess I am going sort of the opposite way.
Also, Y: The Last Man is truly amazing. I enjoyed every single issue.
I tend to mix it up alittle. I agree that sometimes a non-super hero story is a breath of fresh air, (for me at least) But i have always found them interesting,
Oh Mat 'inferioego' If I hadn't read your article I would have thought you told some of these people, at gunpoint, they had to leave superhero comics with you.
I have floated in and out several times just as you had for many of the same reasons. I have a largeassortment of the indie titles. (OK maybe not really indie, mostly Vertigo and Image) The one exception being the X-men which has been my soap opera, much I'm sure like wrestling is to you. The one thing that makes me want to stay away is that few times anything different does happen. Everyone freaks out. Characters change, just like people. Let it be a story. Don't try to control the story, just sit back and let the story be told. Being told a story is a passive event. If your trying to control the outcome of the story your missing the full ride of the story.
So in summation change happens. Indie(or indie-like) prints allow it without the upheaval.
I'll be reading superhero books forever. Personal preference, it's not an age thing or a look at me I read things you never heard of, how hip am I, sort of deal( No offensive or anything)
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