[Discussion] Times top ten graphic novels

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Bunny

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http://www.time.com/time/specials/packages/article/0,28804,1883296_1883291,00.html

Watchmen, ghost world, even Tintin!

It's pretty cool. I wonder if there's any correlation with society as the reason why they're hot (and what that link is)?

 

 

Bunny

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I'm bumping cause I still want a discussion :P

 

Kimberley

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I can't believe Tin Tin was "hot". 0_0

 

Andre Vienne

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It's got Watchmen, Miracleamn, Sandman, Maus, and The Dark Knight Returns.

I need to read the other ones, obviously.

 

FlanneryCam

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I've only read three on the list (Watchmen, Sandman and Maus). At the end of this semester I will add Fun Home to the list.

And here's where I'm not going to be a big help: I didn't like anything but Maus. I figure Maus is so popular because it blends the high art low art thing that graphic novels are doing with the Holocaust, which is still a topic that people are obsessed with. I really do think that if Maus hadn't been about the Holocaust it wouldn't have made the list. I've read other history based graphic novels and they've never made it on a top 10 list.

 

Triss

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Watchmen, Sandman and Tintin are quite popular. I need to catch up with other comics, though.

 

Djeinus

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Of the books on the list I've read Watchmen, Maus and The Dark Knight Returns. I don't think I've read this particular Tintin book.

 

Adrian Malacoda

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Out of all of these, Watchmen is the only one I've read, and I loved it. Watchmen is interesting because it deconstructs the superhero genre. The movie was good too.

 

pandandesign

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Ghost World looks interesting. The only graphic novel I would like like read is the Vampire Academy series.

 

misfitchick

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They included some great titles, but sorry - it's not good enough because Witchblade was not on the list, ha! :)

 

daedalus

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I wish I had the artistic skill to create a graphic novel.  My art skills are absolutely abysmal.  I've tried learning, but the girl teaching me couldn't get it through my head that I needed to use the other side of my brain.

 

mjhunter23

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In my opinion the best comic book of all time is The Walking Dead. It is incredible Kirkman is a genius he will kill of a main character at the drop of a hat and the story is focused on the people of the apocalypse and not the zombies themselves.

 

Bunny

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Hmm that makes me want to have a look into the comics now...more my thing!

 

mjhunter23

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Yer you definitely should. I have a friend who doesn't read any comics and he thinks they are stupid, come to think of it I don't know why we are friends :P but he has made an exception for The Walking Dead because the story is just so good.

Another good comic I started recently is Saga. A bit more fantasy its kind of like is Game of Thrones met Star Wars and had a baby which was then raised by The Hitchhikers Guide to The Galaxy.

 

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