So I’d never really given graphic novels (or comics or whatever you’re supposed to call them) much thought, but loads of friends of mine with really good taste in other stuff read them, so I’ve decided to give them a try.
Here’s what I’ve read so far:
-Punisher MAX: enjoyed
-Marvel Civil War series: enjoyed
-The Sandman: enjoyed
-The Boys: enjoyed
-Crossed: enjoyed but I will never read it again. Just ew.
-Preacher: LOVED, probably my favourite so far
And a few other random superhero ones.
So recommend me some more! I’ve really liked the stuff by Garth Ennis but I’m kinda running out of that now.
Preferably shit that is weird and twisted. What can I say? I like that shit.
I am a huge comic guy, so here are my suggestions:
Anything by Alan Moore, but specifically:
V for Vendetta
The Killing Joke
and the GOAT…Watchmen.
Other great ones:
Kingdom Come (almost same premise as Civil War except DC characters, and in my opinion its much better)
Old Man Logan - what the movie Logan is LOOSELY based on, but story is basically Blind Hawkeye (from the Avengers) and Old ass Wolverine travel cross country after all the super heroes are wiped out.
Batman: Year One - the first 365 days of Bruce Wayne’s career as Batman.
If you want anymore, or have specific ones you enjoy and want recommendations based on those, just tagged me haha
movie really fucking sucked. Is it still worth reading if I hated the movie do you think?[quote=“beastcoast58, post:5, topic:229016”]
The Killing Joke
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and the GOAT…Watchmen
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read it despite being thoroughly unimpressed by the movie. Bloody good, it was.
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Batman: Year One
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will read this next I think based on your and @The_Mighty_Stu’s recommendation[quote=“beastcoast58, post:6, topic:229016”]
Batman: Arkham Asylum
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also read. Quite liked it although I didn’t love it.[quote=“beastcoast58, post:6, topic:229016”]
From Hell
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yet another movie I didn’t enjoy but I’ll give it a look
The book versions of From Hell, V and Watchmen are all significantly better than the movie versions. In my mind, Watchmen was actually the best they could have done IMO, but the majority of Alan Moore’s work is held as “unfilmable” because the complexities of the characters he writes don’t transfer over to film very well.
V for example is WAY more interesting as a person in the book, and the ideals he fights for make way more sense in the book as well. Its darker, and way more fleshed out. I think if you really enjoyed Watchmen the book you’ll enjoy V very much.
Update when you get a chance to check some out! I am enjoying this thread haha
It’s funny you say that about Watchmen being the best they could have done. I actually think I appreciate the film more now having read the book, as you’re totally right; there’s no way you could ever capture the intricacies in a movie.
I’ll let you know how I get on with your other suggestions
There is a reason Alan Moore does not attach his name to the movie versions of his books.
League of Extraordinary Gentleman is unwatchable, whereas the books are very good. God the movie is just an abortion though
From Hell was given some weird super natural element (amongst other changes and additions), complete joke.
Watchmen… Just should have never been made into a movie. It was explicitly made to showcase what the comic book medium could do, and was written to exploit the medium to its fullest (the ability to flip back pages, the combination of written prose and the typically graphic panels, the interweaving story lines with the ship, etc…). Snyder did a valiant job with the movie (I personally did not like it, and I hated what they did to Manhattan) but as I said, it should have never been a movie to begin with.
V for Vendetta was passable until they went all Hollywood on the ending.
I’m really not sure why Hollywood wants to remake Moores books given how much they change them from the source material.
I find Brian K Vaughn a compelling writer and would recommend just about anything he has done (Of note ate Y: The Last Man, Pride of Baghdad, Runaways, and his current series Saga)
Megatron Origins and All Hail Megatron by IDW comics. Those two really capture the essence of the character. Battle Pope was weird and twisted, yet comical at the same time.
