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Possibilities:-- Zombie Housewives of the 1960s
-- Raising Stony Mayhall
-- '68, Volume 1: Better Run Through The Jungle
-- '68, Volume 2: Scars
-- '68, Volume 3: Jungle Jim TP
-- The Preserve
-- Walk Through the Valley: Book 1
I've not read any of them, so I can't confirm whether they would fit or not.
Is it elitist of me that I don't consider comic books and graphic novels books? It certainly takes a talent that I don't possess to create them, but I just can't say I'm reading a book when I'm reading a comic.
I'd consider it more elitist that someone felt the need to create a category of "graphic novel" because they felt their work was better than a plain old "comic book". :)As if they are better artists than Stan Kirby ever was.
Randy you're showing your age :)Graphic novels are a definite category that have earned their place. But I do agree with Ian that they should be distinguished from books.
In the same way I am elitist in thinking that audio books are separate.
I kind of feel you on that, Netanella. When I drove OTR I listened to a couple of audio books and they were just different in a way that's hard to explain. It wasn't the same as reading a book to me.
Graphic novels are either picture books or comic books. That's not to say they aren't worthy of being looked at and enjoyed, it just feels like the fans are trying to instill the idea that they're not reading comic books but rather 'novels' with more pictures than words. IF I could draw better, i.e. better than sketching stick figures waving, I might want to have a fancy term for my work too. But the word novel actually does have a literal meaning and picture books or comics really don't fit the definition.
I think part of the issue with graphic novels is cultural. I ran across some from Mexico years ago (late 1980s). I remember reading back then that in other parts of the world, graphic novels were much more common and acceptable than they were perceived to be in the US. I don't know how much that has changed with the increase in interest in graphic novels that we are seeing now. Manga alone is such a huge market.I would love to hear some more 60s zombie books titles if anybody discovers any. :)
I've read Raising Stony Mayhall and would recommend it to any fan of zombie fiction. Very well written. It starts with the birth of Stony in 60's and follows his coming of age story through the decades. Kind of like a Forest Gump of zombies. I don't know if I'd put it on the 1960's zombies book list, though.Another zombie book that starts in the 1960's is Biker Heaven. It's a fun read.
Just ran into a new Viet Nam zombie book today -- Jungle Horror.Although it's only 29 pages long.
Books mentioned in this topic
Raising Stony Mayhall (other topics)Biker Heaven (other topics)
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