r/graphicnovels

Looking for mainly groaning novels where one person is in charge of the whole creative process, mainly some indie stuff maybe.

I am not interested in comics with a lot of issues or runtime in it and I'd rather have "one and done " Experience even if it's made in 1-3 book volumes. I also don't enjoy reading superhero stuff and I like horror stories mostly or books made with bad really unique style in them.

Thank you for your time!!!

I'm looking to buy and read graphic novels. I'd really love it if it's very chunky and long (relative to most) to get through. Also, might be just me, but I cannot really justify buying buying a relatively pricey graphic novel just for me to finish it in one sitting 😭. I'm used to novels, so I would really want a book that I can take my time with, and would feel "complete" when I finish it. Also I'm really really new to the medium, so I I'll probably be open to most of the classics. I do have some DC Compacts which I liked. But some other GNs I'm interested in getting are From Hell by Alan Moore, Maus by Art Spiegelman, Blankets by Craig Thompson. Any other recommendations? It would be great if they're a standalone too, like just one big chunky book! Thanks!

The winners were announced a couple days ago at Comic Con and I don't think I saw a thread so I thought it would be worthwhile to post. Warning that the pictures are sized really poorly for desktop but seem to look better on mobile.

I'll also list the winners for each category below with spoiler tags, but if you want to see all the nominees checkout the site. Here are the nominees on the official site, but for some reason they haven't updated their winner records since 2024.

Book of the Year:

>!Absolute Batman Vol. 1: The Zoo by Scott Snyder & Nick Dragotta (DC)!<

Digital Book of the Year:

>!The Lycan by Mike Carey, Thomas Jane, David James Kelly, and Diego Yapur (Comixology Originals)!<

Best Children's Book:

>!Inbetweens by Faith Erin Hicks (First Second)!<

Best Young Adult Book:

>!This Place Kills Me by Mariko Tamaki & Nicole Goux (Abrams Fanfare)!<

Best Manga:

>!Billy Bat by Naoki Urasawa & Takashi Nagasaki (Kana/Abrams)!<

Best International Book:

>!Nocturnos by Laura Perez (Fantagraphics)!<

Best Adaptation from Comic Book/Graphic Novel

>!Spider-Noir (Prime Video/MGM+). Based on Spider-Man Noir (Marvel Comics) by David Hine, Fabrice Sapolsky & Carmine Di Giandomenico!<

Sophie Castille Award for Comics in Translation:

>!True Colors: Growing Up Weird in the ‘90s by Elise Gravel, translated by Montana Kane, published by Drawn and Quarterly!<

Harvey Award Hall of Fame Inductees:

David Mazzuchelli, Jenette Kahn, Klaus Janson, & Frank Miller

Posthumous Inductees:

Jerry Robinson, Dick Sprang, Carmine Infantino, Frank Robbins, Denny O'Neil, Dick Giordano, Jim Aparo, Marshall Rogers, & Tim Sale.

In the latest Fantagraphics newsletter, they announced Don Rosa reprints. I never thought I'd see the day. I missed out on most of these years ago and I won't make the same mistake again.

I don't know whether any of the previously banned stories will be included, but at this point I'm not going to let imperfect be enemy of the good.

I have been in the hobby for a few months. I am trying to do this on a budget and one of the most persistent advice I have seen is to avoid single issues.

I know a lot of people are big fans of omnibuses and compact editions have their crowed but I haven't seen many people talk about why they like/prefer single issues. I personally am more of a trade/compact reader.

So if you prefer to buy comics in single issues or maybe an entire run as single issues : why does that appeal to you ?