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[Jessica]

I am currently reading Batgirl vol. 1, East of West vol. 2, Trillum vol. 1 & a boatload of first issues, a few being: She-Hulk, and Ultimate Spiderman vol. 1---and some further issues of Ms. Marvel & Velvet.

[George]

Hello all my name is animenut30 (screen name only for now ) and i have been reading manga and watching anime for over 20 years (you will see my age if you go to my page)i live in tampa, fl usa and i just wanted to say hi to everyone within the group

[Jessica]

Depends on the Age Range:

My 9-10 boys & girls have very diverse tastes. You have some kids that fluctuate between anything that is a superhero--with no true loyalties to publishers---Only anything that is a superherooo~

I have other kids who stick with the GN like Benny & Penny, BabyMouse, Bone, Amulet, Broxo, Ariol, The Warrior series (Erin Hunter) and Big Nate. Independents are a MUCH easier sell to Juveniles than Teens. The big manga floating out there is Pokemon....

My Teens (11-17) are usually divided into two groups: Manga | DC/Marvel Comics. Any graphic novel outside of those two big groups is usually ALWAYS a hard sell. My high schoolers thrive on manga and that is our highest circulation. I usually get either new parents looking for their specific DC/Marvel series, or adults who are surprised something we own is classified as “Teens.” Usually, Independents I have easier times with college kids and adults gravitating to the graphic novels outside of that (slice of life, classics, etc...) As far as educational GN goes, the classics that are revamped into GN never do well. Biographies don't really do well either. On the other hand, any popular novel turned into manga/GN (Percy Jackson, City of Bones, Hollow City Series, Twilight)always does well.

Adults (18+) are an amoeba of everything different diverse world that GN offers. I can tell you that Sandman is our highest & frequently stolen comic. Fables is our most requested. I work on a separate floor than the adult graphic novel collection, and it is always funny to me when patrons are surprised there are a lot of crossover comics between Teen & Adult. I also get a lot of complaints from mom’s about the oversexulaized images of women superheroes. I actually had one patron, who told me she will turn comics around on the display if they are inappropriately dressed. Lululululz.

Actually, in Bat family, Nightwing has always been my favorite outside of Batman. Now, I really really really really, like the reboot of Batgirl. Especially teh art, I think outside of the complaints of Barbara overcoming her disability, and them just dropping the former Batgirl Simone has done a fantastic job recreating Batgirl. I usually have a much easier time getting my teens to read the other Bat family reboots with the success of the Court of Owls. I luuuuuurrrve me some Bendis---from the time of Hellspawn. AHAHAHAHA. :)

Kenny wrote: "Welcome to the group Jessica and Patrick.

@ Jessica - Good to have a librarian on board our group. Would you happen to know what types of graphic novels are popular to borrow amongst your library ..."

[Pranay]

Fantastic information Jessica. I can imagine how most of the teens would prefer the superheros and Mangas.

Even in India (where the graphic novel market is really minuscule) most of the people (read youngsters 12-20 age group) gravitate towards superheros. The interest in superhero books is mainly due to the big budget Hollywood blockbusters that keep croping up regularly. However getting hands on anything outside the genre is difficult. I really like the Walking Dead and Locke and Key series.
After reading your post it reminded me that I have still to catch up on Sandman pending since 3-4 years.

[David]

I'm Dave, I'm a newbie, and, yeah, I've already posted to a few threads. I'm from Branford, CT. I've been collecting comics since 1976, though my first comic book was Fantastic Four 121 (not counting Beep Beep Road Runner #7).

I read mostly Marvel and a DC comic here or there back then. During the 80's I got into more DC and some of the indies. I've always had a soft spot for Eclipse comics. I quit collecting cold turkey in the mid 90's and slowly got back into collecting in the early 2000,s More recently I hated Marvel for a short time, got into DCs new 52, dropped out after all the crossovers started. Got back into Marvel with Marvel Now, but before that I found myself knee deep in a bunch of Image titles.

My favorite titles right now are Saga, Lazarus, Velvet, Walking Dead and Great Pacific from Image. For mainstream I'm liking Black Widow, Ms. Marvel, Superior/Amazing Spider-Man, All New X-Men and Wonder Woman. I HATE multi-title crossovers and mini-series events. Most of the time I avoid them like the plague.

[Sumit]

Welcome to the group, David. With your massive experience in appreciating comics, I'm sure all of us will benefit with some great recommendations and reviews. :)

[David]

Thanks for the nice welcome! I have read an awful lot of comics. I'll throw out one recommendation here because it's unlikely to come up anywhere else in this group, since it's unlikely this series will ever be traded due to copyright issues. Master Of Kung Fu is one of my all time favorite runs. There are very few bad issues all the way up through Gene Day's last issue #120. Unfortunately, because they used Sax Rohmer's character Fu Manchu and others from the Fu Manchu books it can't be reprinted without Marvel getting the rights to use those characters again. You can usually get the single issues pretty cheaply, though. If you're into spy stuff like Velvet, you might want to try out some of these issues. Story arcs run the gamut from goofy spy stuff like the Avengers TV series to more serious spy stuff to a martial arts focus. Doug Moench did some of his best writing for this series and the art was usually top notch (Jim Starlin, Paul Gulacy, Mike Zeck, Gene Day).

[Drew]

Hey, I just started using Goodreads. Mark Young invited me to join the group. Sounds like I may learn about some interesting stuff here. I've been reading comicbooks for about 4 years now. I like all sorts of comics, and I always want to read something that is completely new to me. If you'd like to chat about books I'm always open to meeting new people.

[Sumit]

Hello Andrew and Killian. We're delighted to have you with us.

Andrew, we'd love to keep chatting with you about books and discover new things to read together. :)

Killian, good luck for your exams. Do well and come back quick, so that we can talk more about TV shows and comics. :)

[Anthony]

Hi everyone. I'm Anthony. Have always been a Neil Gaiman fan, so eventually after I reread Sandman, got started on Fables, and ever since became a huge Vertigo fan. Love surreal/mythic stories or basically anything that interests me. Vertigo comics have had a huge influence in my own writing, even though I write in prose. Look forward to discussing graphic novels with everyone, especially without the bickering drama that's found more than not in comic message boards.

[Irene]

Hi guys, I'm Irene from Indonesia. :)

I joined because I love graphic novels and love discussing them. My favorite graphic novels at this moment are: V for Vendetta, Arkham Asylum, the Sandman series and Batman: Year One.

I haven't read all that much, but I'm starting and I can't wait!

[J.W.]

Hello,

I haven't read a lot of graphic novels, but I am a big fan of V for Vendetta and Jason Lutes's Berlin. I am fascinated by the Weimar Republic

[Natalia]

Hello, I am Natalia from California.
Graphic novels have opened my eyes to a whole new world, it's great!! I hope with this group I get to know more novels. I really like the Flight volumes.

[Joni]

Hello from the Seattle area! I got my start reading Archie comics as a kid growing up in Manila. I soon moved on to Maus (I and II), Watchmen and all the Yoshihiro Tatsumi works after I immigrated to the U.S. as a teen (thanks to my public library).

I had to put my recreational reading on hold when college and jobs got in the way, but after browsing through the graphic novel collections at the library, I'm eager to start reading again.

[John]

Hi my name is John. I like anything sci-fi as well as Green Lantern, Batman and heavy metal (the music as well as the magazine and movies).

I am running a count down deal on Amazon this weekend for my book "Footprints".

Kindle version...
http://www.amazon.com/Footprints-John...

nice to meet you all.
John A. Autero
Footprints

[BellaGBear]

Hey,

I am joining this group to water my re-found love for graphic novels :)

Since humble bundle gave me a affordable way to get a beginners stock of novels I am going totally all-out with the graphic novels :D

[Michelle]

Hello all, I'm Michelle. I'm new to manga, but I've recently become obsessed with all things Black Butler, and I'm looking to expand my horizens to other cool manga.

[Everard]

Greetings fellow comic and graphic novel enthusiasts.

My name is Everard and I've been involved in the field of Graphic Design for about 15 years or so. I'm currently the Creative Director at http://ww.gemgfx.com/.

I've always loved Comics and Graphic Novels, ever since I was a child being scolded for drawing in my school books. As I got older I started collecting titles such as Strikeforce Morituri and Justice.

Recently my wife and I decided to create one. http://celflux.com/. I'm looking forward to interesting interactions and idea exchanges that can happen here.

Regards,
Everard

[Damián]

Hello, I'm new here, can someone recommend me something similar to a black hole?

[Drew]

Damián wrote: "Hello, I'm new here, can someone recommend me something similar to a black hole?"

Start off with more of Burns's work. I really like Big Baby. The third part of his recent trilogy is coming out soon (I think), it starts with X'ed Out and The Hive.

I'm sure I, and the group, could recommend a whole bunch more stuff. What did you like about Black Hole?

[Damián]

Andrew wrote: "Damián wrote: "Hello, I'm new here, can someone recommend me something similar to a black hole?"

Start off with more of Burns's work. I really like Big Baby. The third part of his recent trilogy i..."


I liked that the art is really grotesque, the dialogs and the way he starts building his characters, I also liked his confidence in nudity and drugs use in this amazing and original story (I think its original, cause I have never read something like this before).

So if you have something pre-Charles Burns that is similar in this characteristics I would love to check it out.

Thanks!

[Drew]

I'm sure there's more knowledgeable people in this group than me, but I think its fair to say Burns is following Art Spiegleman (Maus) and Robert Crumb to some extent. Check out some of Crumb's late 60s and 70s stuff. Those two guys paved the way for the mature storytelling and graphic imagery that Burns does. I would also recommend
Yoshihiro Tatsumi, a Japanese writer who was doing some really interesting short story comics. Most of the collections available from him are stories he drew in the 70s. He focuses, like Burns in Black Hole, on the lives of select people going through crazy scenarios.

[Tiamatty]

Hi. I'm James, from Cornwall, Ontario. I'm a currently unemployed college grad trying to find work as a Library Technician. I love comics. I mostly read Marvel, and a few indie titles; I read absolutely nothing from DC. I currently have around 20 titles on my monthly pull list. My favourite writers are Kieron Gillen, Kelly Sue DeConnick, Peter David, classic Chris Claremont, and classic John Byrne. My favourite artists are Emma Rios, Stephanie Hans, Jamie McKelvie, John Byrne and Bill Sienkewicz.

[Bragi]

Hi All. I'm Bragi Schut. A screenwriter from LA. Also love writing and reading comics... Most recently, SAGA, The Underwater-Welder, Wake and Wasteland. Looking forward to getting to know the group. Thanks!

[Steve]

I must say that I'm surprised that I have not joined this group previously. Perhaps I didn't realize it was here.

My name is Steve Chaput and I am a Librarian. I've worked in public & academic libraries since I got out of the U.S. Navy in 1986. I attended Pratt Institute in Brooklyn, NY while working at the Brooklyn Public Library. I am currently working at the Orange Public Library & History Center in Orange, CA.

I was reading comic strips before reading comic books, so it was an easy transition when my mother bought me my first comics when at the age of seven I had to go into the hospital to have my tonsils removed. I'd like to think that she never regretted it. Both my parents were readers, so there was never a lot of trouble with my reading and collecting 'funny books', until I went into the Navy in '69.

I have read comics (and graphic novels, if we need to get fancy) on and off since those early days. I continue to enjoy them, although I now read fewer and some of those in the digital format. I'm looking forward to the discussions here on our shared love.

[Theresa]

Hello! I'm Theresa from California. I love graphic novels but especially science-based ones. However, I don't do a very good job finding many. So I decided to take a lazy approach and see if I can mooch off of like-minded people's reading suggestions.

[Steve]

Welcome to the group, Theresa. Not exactly sure what you mean by 'science-based' graphic novels. Are we talking about biographies of scientists in graphic novel form or books that involve some aspect of science in a non-fictional way?

[Drew]

Read Manhattan Projects, lol

[Althea]

Hi, I'm Althea. I got into comics via the Batfamily and over the past few years have been branching out all over the place.

I love books with strong but flawed female characters like Bendis' Alias, Rucka's Stumptown, Simone's Birds of Prey, and DeConnick's Captain Marvel. My monthly favorite is Saga and my latest obsession is Astro City.

I'm always looking for recs of great books so hit me up if you got 'em. I'm also looking for more friends to follow on GRs, so if you're interested, let me know :)

[Tiamatty]

Althea wrote: "Hi, I'm Althea. I got into comics via the Batfamily and over the past few years have been branching out all over the place.

I love books with strong but flawed female characters like Bendis' Alia..."
If you like KSD, you should check out Pretty Deadly Vol. 1. It's amazing. She's also got a new series coming out in the fall, Bitch Planet. Women in prison - in space!

[Althea]

Tiamatty wrote: "If you like KSD, you should check out Pretty Deadly Vol. 1. It's amazing. She's also got a new series coming out in the fall, Bitch Planet. Women in prison - in space!"

Thanks for the recs! Pretty Deadly is on my "To Read" and I will definitely have to check out Bitch Planet. Thanks

[Rick]

I saw this group in a friend's update feed (Athena) and had to join. I have been an avid comic book reader since about 1982 I think. I was a hard-core collector from about 1986 (the year of my first Comic-Con IIRC) and spent $20 or more every Friday at the local comic shop for many years.

For many years now I have confined myself mostly to my annual shopping spree at SDCC but about two years ago I started buying digital at Comixology. I don't superhero books anymore except for books like The Boys, Volume 1: The Name of the Game. I am glad to find a group where I can get in some buddy reads of comics, I pretty much buy TPBs/collected volumes anymore vice single issue since I buy to read instead of collect for the most part now.

[Brit]

Hi all,

My name is Brittany and I have loved comics and graphic novels since I was a kid. I started with Archie comics, which I still love to this day (Loving Afterlife with Archie!), but have since greatly expanded my selection. Some of my favourites include Locke and Key, Adventure Time series (pretty much all of them are great), Saga, and the Avatar Series.

I joined this group so I can find more great graphic novels to read and hear people's thoughts about them.

[Matthew]

Hello All,

My name is Matthew and I've grown up with comics my whole life, mostly Super Hero based until about 4 years ago when Jeff Smith's Bone opened my eyes to using the medium to tell all kinds of stories. I joined to find other graphic novels to read and to discuss my love of the medium with others who enjoy it! :)

[Davidg]

Hi, I'm David, 35 years old and I started reading comics again 3 years ago after a gap of almost 18 years. As you can imagine I had a lot of catching up to do. As a kid I read uk comics (oink and 2000ad) so I was delighted to find out that many writers I liked back then are now some of the biggest names in comics. Grant Morrison (who grew up about 8 miles away from me) was the first to give me a new appreciation of what the medium could be.
I hope to talk to like minded people about the great books that are out there.
Take it easy.

[Nadine]

Hi Everyone, I'm Nadine and I have been a fan of comics all my life.
My first language is french, so I grew up with Asterix, Tintin, Lucky Luket, but I live in Montreal, Canada, so I was a big fan of Superheros (X-men and Spiderman, mostly) and also Calvin and hobbes. I have neglected the superhero genre for the past few years. I missed a lot of background history. But I love books like Blanket, Persepolis, Maus. There is great comic books in Quebec also, my favourites are books by Michel Rabagliati and also Guy Delisle who is often on the list of best graphic Novels. Lately, I have started to read more mangas. So my taste are very diverse, but I don't know a lot of people in real life who read comics, and I wanted to have some recommendation and people to discussed with. So, here I am!

[Sumit]

Hi Everyone, I'm Sumit! I used to moderate this group for a while before I quit because I just couldn't devote enough time.

Good to be back! :)

[Russell]

Hey!

My name's Russell and I'm from Malaysia. I think my love for comics started out as a kid when my mom would buy my siblings and I Archie comics. I was the kind of kid that watched a lot of TV and read a decent amount of books. In later years, I began to read less and almost completely stopped drawing. LAst year though, my love for comics was once again rekindled when I started reading again. I sorta want to make this a career and stuff so it all kinda adds up, really.

I'm pretty much into everything though full-on romance can bore me at times. If you'd asked me if I had a predilection towards any genre, I guess it'd be fantasy, psychology and horror. It's an odd mix but there are books like that, I guess! Anyways, I guess I joined this group to get to know some people with similar interests and stuff. Yeah.

[Nadine]

Welcome Russell. I am pretty much into everything too. If the characters are believable and the stories well written, I think any genre can be interesting. I'm pretty sure there is books that mix fantasy, psychology and horror :-)
Good luck for your career!

[Russell]

Nadine wrote: "Welcome Russell. I am pretty much into everything too. If the characters are believable and the stories well written, I think any genre can be interesting. I'm pretty sure there is books that mix f..."

Thanks, Nadine!

[[deleted user]]

Hello all.

My name is William but I typically go by Bill. I read graphic novels pretty regularly, and lately find myself a little unsure what to try out next. Been on Goodreads for awhile primarily using it for tracking my non-graphic novel reading.

I'd say I've read a pretty good variety of graphic novels if a little light on the independent labels. As far as favorite authors I think I'm leaning toward Warren Ellis, followed up by Brian K Vaughn, Grant Morrison and Robert Kirkman. When it comes to artists I probably like Kevin Maguire, Francis Manpaul and Chris Bachalo best of all.

Most recently finished Kirby: Genesis and Planetary Volume 1.

[Katariina]

Hi all! I've only recently discovered the wonderful world of graphic novels & comics, so I'm eager to hear about all the great stuff I should read. :)
Craig Thompson, Marjane Satrapi and Tove Jansson are among my favourites.

[Mel]

Katariina wrote: "Hi all! I've only recently discovered the wonderful world of graphic novels & comics, so I'm eager to hear about all the great stuff I should read. :)
Craig Thompson, Marjane Satrapi and Tove Janss..."

Welcome! There's so much to love!

[Anaïs]

Hi,
I'm Anaïs. I joined this group, because I love to read graphic novels.
I like Batman comics (the killing joke; batman black and white), but I'm also interested in graphic novels like Persepolis.
It's nice to meet you : )

[Steve]

Hello, Anais! Welcome to the group. Hope you'll enjoy yourself.

[James]

Hi. I'm James from Scotland. I have just recently discovered graphic novels, I mean, I always knew they existed, but not in the way I know now - I've fallen in love with them. They have literally opened up a whole new world of entertainment for me - it's exciting. I wish I'd got into this a long time ago... well here I am. I'm not into the superhero stuff, so if you're someone who prefers the non-superhero style graphic novels - feel free to add me as a friend.

I love this website and group. See you in the comments :)

[Chris]

Hello, everyone!

My name is Chris. I'm from Huntington Beach, CA, USA. This group (or rather, an online discussion group centered around comics) is the reason I joined goodreads. I love reading, especially comic books and graphic novels, and I find a lot of joy in sharing and discussing what I've read with others. When it comes to comics in particular, however, only a few of my friends read them and fewer still read them regularly enough to talk about them. I often find myself reading a comic and thinking to myself, "I can't believe that just happened!" and I want to yell and shout about it with someone else who is emotionally attached to these characters.

Well, thanks to all of you for being those someones who will share in my excitement!

Some of the books I'm currently reading are Saga, Wonder Woman, East of West and Thor: God of Thunder. There are plenty of others too that I've forgotten to list.

Can't wait for the discussions and (hopefully) suggestions and good finds for more books I should read!

Thanks,

Chris

[Raven Forrest]

Hay everyone, I'm happy to be apart of the graphic novel club. I can't wait to read and discuss with all of you.

[Joyot]

Hi! I'm Joyot, I'm from the Philippines. I love reading books and graphic novels and I am stoked to have been invited and be a part of this group. :)

I am looking forward to buddy-reading and discussing graphic novels/manga and other what-not with all of you.

I have all of Neil Gaiman's The Sandman, a couple of The Walking Dead, Hellblazer, Fables, Batman, Sin City, We3 and a few others.

Thanks Kenny for the invite! ^_^

[Steve]

Welcome to the group, Raven & Joyot. I hope you both find a lot here that will interest you.