r/graphicnovels

DW Frydendall collaborates with composer/ horror author DiGelsomina for the Warrior Angel Saga, a series of graphic novels written by the composer. The first in the series, Swords of Nyarlathotep, will be published February 2027.

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These are some really cool, stylish old European comics. Micheluzzi's art style is very reminiscent of Alex Toth...but in service of longer, more sophisticated narratives.

I'm not sure if these are selling a lot for Fantagraphics, and I haven't seen or heard much online talk about them...but if you dig stuff like Corto Maltese, check these out. I'd really like for Fantagraphics to release more Micheluzzi, as there is a lot more of his stuff out there that's yet to be released in english.

Reading peepshow after Mattt's short documentary is really tearing my heart apart. I thought I would only start at greetings from ipanema, but I am devouring the strips.

The Walking Dead got me into comics 15 years ago, started collecting 10 years ago. Some double dipping and a signature from Jim Cheung later, I´m very happy with my collection. There´s some more compendiums coming soon (WW New 52 & Red Robin: Tim Drake) so I´m gonna have to make space on another shelf soon 😅

Just finished reading volume 1 of THE GODDAMNED. A long time ago (in early pre-Christian times), Cain is miserable over his own existence. Born into sin and doomed to hardship (especially after murdering your own brother in jealous rage), he’d rather die than move forward.

Well, apparently, being the surviving son of Adam & Eve, that means he can’t die no matter how many times he gets killed.

The world is a vicious wasteland. Nephilim murder, rape, and steal. Women and children are captured and abuse. This is the world before the Great Flood.

This is a brutal, blasphemous story to tell, reimagining the Biblical story contained in Genesis’ first few chapters as Cain fighting his way through this depraved environment. The action scenes are one of the highlights of the book, detailed in all its violent vulgarity. The linework feels reminiscent of Joe Kubert’s art but grittier.

I’m looking forward to checking out the other volume in the series.

For those who read THE GODDAMNED, what did you think?

(Image is of Heartstopper by Alice Oseman. Needed a image to use as an example)

They seem to focus solely on superheroes, their hatred and/or love of one of two companies and comparing it to manga? 

For those who own a copy, are the translucent overlay pages supposed to be loose? Or have they fell of the binding on my copy?

Thank you for the responses

Anyone read this? Is it worthwhile? I have a shitload of grad school reading to do but I could carve some time out if it’s recommended.

Descender by Jeff Lemire and Dustin Nguyen

Wonder Woman/ Conan June 2018

Just finished reading BIG JIM & THE WHITE BOY. It’s more than just a reimagining of The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn that centers more of Jim as a character. It redefines Jim & Huck’s relationship and how both were shaped by their environment as they’re on the run throughout the country—from the antebellum South & Midwest to the Confederacy, the Old West, the Underground Railroad, and beyond.

Also intertwined is the commentary of Jim & Huck in the future talking about how Twain’s portrayal differed from the true story and from their descendants on how they tackled with preserving their legacy and making sure the history was not minimized.

This book also breaks down the greater context of the harsh truth of America’s history has been minimized, rewritten, and even erased to assuage bigoted feelings and change public perception (a message that hits harder these days) and how important it is to preserve history—the good, bad & ugly—so that the truth does not become forgotten by present and future generations.

It manages to teach all of this without feeling like a moralistic lecture but recontextualizes a familiar story, providing a deeper understanding that doesn’t demonize Twain’s novel but also changes the way you appreciate it.

For those who read it, what did you think?

Just finished this. It was a slog to get through, partly because it's a heavy topic, partly because there is a sense of repetition that Sacco intentionally adds to reinforce how Palestinians experience the same hardships.

I did want to highlight images 1-6, where Sacco relays an account of being imprisoned. He maintains the rigidity of the panels comparsd to how he normally opens each story, and adds more panels as the imprisonment stretches on. Really good technique.