Novels For Graphic Novel/Comic Fans?
Hey y'all!
Recently in the last few years, I've been trying to get back into reading. I've been mostly unsuccessful with novels, but have fallen back in love with graphic novels, comics, and manga. However, due to my lack of enthusiasm for novels, I often feel "less intelligent" or like I'm missing something that others see and I can't. I've tried a good few novels from different reading levels and genres: House of Leaves, Percy Jackson, The Troop, The King in Yellow, I'm Glad My Mom Died, and many more I've likely forgotten the name of, but none of them can seem to enrapture me like they did when I was a kid/teen. The closest I've come to was an audiobook of Tusk Love (the Critical Role tie-in), though I mostly enjoyed the worldbuilding and characters more than the romance/"spice."
So, I'm curious, are there any good novels that really capture that graphic novel/comic/manga feel? Some I've read recently and really enjoyed were:
- Captain America Vol. 1: Our Secret Wars
- Absolute Martian Manhunter
- You'll Do Bad Things
- DC's Kingdom Come
- Batman: Year One, The Long Halloween, & Dark Victory
- Batman: The Court of Owls Saga
- Night Fever
- The Nice House on The Lake
- Goodbye, Eri
- BRZRKR Vol. 1
- Watchmen
- Vote Loki