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03-07-2009 09:03 PM #1never better Achievements:
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Quintessential Graphic Novels and Comic Books
These are the graphic novels among graphic novels and comics among comics. They are either memorable, influential, or both. They can represent their era or be the one that breaks through to the next generation of comics. Simply, they are the best. (No real order to the list)
Alan Moore
- Watchmen
- V for Vendetta
- Swamp Thing (Moore's run, the rest is good too but this owns)
- Miracleman
- From Hell
- Batman: The Killing Joke
- Promethea
- Top 10
- Smax (mini-spin off of Top 10)
- Top 10: The Forty-Niners
Neil Gaiman
- The Sandman (Complete Series, 1-75)
- Death: The High Cost of Living (Sandman spin off)
Frank Miller
- The Dark Knight Returns
- Batman: Year One
- 300
- Elektra: Assassin
- Sin City
Craig Thompson
- Blankets
- Good Bye, Chunky Rice
Jeff Smith
- Bone (Full series)
Los Bros Hernandez
- Love and Rockets Vol. 1
- Love and Rockets Vol. 2
Grant Morrison
- Doom Patrol
- The Invisibles
- All-Star Superman (Full series)
- WE3
Katsuhiro Otomo
- Akira
Kazuo Koike
- Lone Wolf and Cub (Full series)
Bill Sienkiewicz
- Stray Toasters
Chris Ware
- Jimmy Corrigan, the Smartest Kid on Earth
Charles Burns
- Black Hole
Paul Pope
- Heavy Liquid
- Batman: Year 100
- 100%
Marjane Satrapi
- Persepolis Vol. 1 & 2
Art Spiegelman
- Maus: A Survivor's Tale (Parts I and II)
Alejandro Jodorowsky
- The Incal
Daniel Clowes
- David Boring
- Ghost World
- Like a Velvet Glove Cast in Iron
Warren Ellis
- Transmetropolitan
- The Authority
- Black Summer
Brian K. Vaughn
- Y: The Last Man
Enki Bilal
- The Nikopol Trilogy
Garth Ennis/Steve Dillon
- Preacher (full series)
Chester Brown
- Yummy Fur
- Ed the Happy Clown
Bill Waterson
- The Complete Calvin and Hobbes Collection
Adrian Tomine
- Optic Nerve
David Lapham
- Stray Bullets
- Murder Me Dead
Jason Lutes
- Berlin: City of Stones
- Berlin: City of Smoke
Dave McKean
- Cages
Scott McCloud
- Understanding Comics
Feel free to add to the list!
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03-07-2009 11:48 PM #2Member Achievements:
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You left out Frank Miller's Ronin, timelessly kick-ass in its own right, but also the unacknowledged inspiration for Samurai Jack. For my money, it's his best work.
Also, I haven't read The Incal, but Jodorowsky's The Metabarons is fantastic.If you have a sense of caring for others, you will manifest a kind of inner strength in spite of your own difficulties and problems. With this strength, your own problems will seem less significant and bothersome to you. By going beyond your own problems and taking care of others, you gain inner strength, self-confidence, courage, and a greater sense of calm.Dalai Lama
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03-08-2009 02:21 AM #4Callapygian Superstar
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How much would all of these cost?!
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03-08-2009 02:27 AM #5Lucid Saiyan
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About 20 bucks each
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03-08-2009 02:42 AM #6widdershins modality Achievements:
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Some are more like $10-15, but several are 10-15 volumes, as well Originally Posted by Cowmaster94
Of course, like everything else on the interwebs...
yarr, lost my train of thought >.>If you have a sense of caring for others, you will manifest a kind of inner strength in spite of your own difficulties and problems. With this strength, your own problems will seem less significant and bothersome to you. By going beyond your own problems and taking care of others, you gain inner strength, self-confidence, courage, and a greater sense of calm.Dalai Lama
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03-08-2009 11:44 PM #7never better Achievements:
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About $35 a month for a cable internet connection. Originally Posted by Goldney
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03-09-2009 12:03 AM #8Callapygian Superstar
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Aye, that's what I was thinking Elis D. However, there is a distinct lack of tactile pleasure from reading comics from the screen compared to holding it in one's hands.
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03-09-2009 01:56 AM #9widdershins modality Achievements:
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There is the compensation, however, of having double-size, backlit artwork if you turn a widescreen monitor for portrait orientation. As long as the images are good quality, I find comics superior on the screen. Originally Posted by Goldney
If you have a sense of caring for others, you will manifest a kind of inner strength in spite of your own difficulties and problems. With this strength, your own problems will seem less significant and bothersome to you. By going beyond your own problems and taking care of others, you gain inner strength, self-confidence, courage, and a greater sense of calm.Dalai Lama
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03-09-2009 01:58 AM #10never better Achievements:
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That's very true. I only get .cbr books because I can't afford the hard copies
It'll be around 20-40 dollars per book, although some haven't been collected yet, so you'd have to find each individual comic and go from there.
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03-09-2009 06:42 PM #11Callapygian Superstar
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Again, this requires more money. Originally Posted by Taosaur
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You'll have to upgrade at some point, and widescreen LCDs are standard anymore. My 22" LCD was the last upgrade to my old / first component to my new system. Then again, my financial priorities tend to be gadgets and live music rather than, say, real estate, education, debt elimination or investment. Of course, lately I'm feeling pretty good about those priorities Originally Posted by Goldney
There are still pros to the printed page: I feel some eyestrain w/ a backlit monitor, even though the images and text are larger, and it's harder to curl up in an armchair with a 10-20lb appliance
Digital comics and ebooks have me considering a monitor arm like this one, though they seem a little pricey for what they are. It would be very handy in general, as I move around among 3-4 different parts of the room, and now that I've broken the seal on portrait mode, I'm finding some other software that I like that way, too, and it would be much easier to switch (though I could go for a stand at half the price if that's all I wanted).If you have a sense of caring for others, you will manifest a kind of inner strength in spite of your own difficulties and problems. With this strength, your own problems will seem less significant and bothersome to you. By going beyond your own problems and taking care of others, you gain inner strength, self-confidence, courage, and a greater sense of calm.Dalai Lama
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