Graphic Novel Reading Group discussion
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Introduction: Newbies say hello and introduce yourself here
Heyo - Nick from Baltimore ( In the Land of Pleasant Living) & I am liking "Trees" & Happy was fun also. I will do this again later.Ha HA.
Hey, I'm DJay. Currently living near Baltimore. I'm a huge fan of reading and starting picking up graphic novels to try and catch up on a lot of what I'm missing. I'm about to pick up the Deadpool one that Amazon is givng me for free. Currently reading The Amazing Spiderman, and Hellboy, I'm also a huge LitRPG, Manga and LN fan as well. Just tore through the A rise of a shield hero, My big sister lives in a Fantasy world and I'm reading Overlord.
DJay wrote: "Hey, I'm DJay. Currently living near Baltimore. I'm a huge fan of reading and starting picking up graphic novels to try and catch up on a lot of what I'm missing. I'm about to pick up the Deadpool ..."Is Legends of the Galactic Heroes a good intro to light novels? I own the first two volumes of that.
kuzronk wrote: "Is Legends of the Galactic Heroes a good intro to light novels? I own the first two volumes of that. ..."TBH, I don't know. I've not read or watched that. Also, what genre do you enjoy to watch? I could give you some suggestions based off of that. Also, on my profile I have a pretty decent list of LN's I'm currently reading. I'm in the process of going back and doing reviews on them so people can get a flavor of what's what. Drop me a line and I'd be more than happy to help out!
I guess we don't update the reading list anymore.
Hey all! I'm Eric, a comic book creator living in Los Angeles. Born and raised in New York., Lived half my youth in Guatemala.I taught myself how to read with comics, also how to draw and write. (And my moral code. lol)
My other interests are movies, (I love all types really, especially seen in a theatre but I binge Netflix too.)
Espresso coffee.
Detective and Sci-fi books, (Mainly, but a bit of everything.)
cooking and eating,
traveling, (Saw a when lot of the world while working for the US Embassies abroad but have not done much traveling lately.)
I worked 20 years auditioning actors for TV commercials (casting)
Now I dedicate myself full time to working on my main project, The Espresso Detective Comic.
My favorite comics of all time are
1. The huge 1977 "Thanos loves Death" multi-series event that took place in Marvel Team Up #55, “Marvel Two-In-One” #2, “Avengers Annual” #7
2. Sandman
3. Preacher
4. Hellblazer
5. Spider-Man (Okey, not so much now, but when I was a kid)
6. X-men (ditto)
DJay wrote: "Hey, I'm DJay. Currently living near Baltimore. I'm a huge fan of reading and starting picking up graphic novels to try and catch up on a lot of what I'm missing. I'm about to pick up the Deadpool ..."Welcome Djay
Eric wrote: "Hey all! I'm Eric, a comic book creator living in Los Angeles. Born and raised in New York., Lived half my youth in Guatemala.I taught myself how to read with comics, also how to draw and write. ..."
Welcome Eric. I have read part of the Thanos (infinity gaunlet) and loved it. Preacher is also one of my all time fav. Check out Y the last man....its one of the best graphic novels.
Hey Praney! Thank you.Yep, Y was really good, I jumped on when I dragged my then girlfriend to ComicCon and then editor in chief of Vertigo Comics grabbed my girlfriend and talked her into starting to read comics with Y- the last man. :-) Any other suggestions? Sounds like we're on the same wavelength.
If you get a chance, read “Avengers Annual” #7 I think it set the pace for modern comics.
Eric wrote: "Hey Praney! Thank you.Yep, Y was really good, I jumped on when I dragged my then girlfriend to ComicCon and then editor in chief of Vertigo Comics grabbed my girlfriend and talked her into startin..."
Hey Eric, I will check out Avengers Annual 7 for more Thanos action. Maybe you have already read 'Locke and Key' by Joe Hill...it is one of my favourites.
Thanks, Ill check out Locke and Key. haven't read it yet.
Eric wrote: "Hey all! I'm Eric, a comic book creator living in Los Angeles. Born and raised in New York., Lived half my youth in Guatemala.I taught myself how to read with comics, also how to draw and write. ..."
Have you read transmetropolitan?
Hi Blanks! Yes, I'm read a trade collection but didn't really get hooked. Maybe it's time to try it again :-)
Hey all. Im Shane. Im a huge nerd who loves comics, manga, games, and pop culture. Lookin to have awesome discussions and make new friends!
Hi, I am Virva, writing from Berlin. I love history, fiction and all kind of art forms. I get into the graphic novels when I was little girl and since then reading them when ever I have time. My favorite comics artist are Italian Vanna Vinci and Francesca Grimaldi. Looking forward to discover more.Cheers,
Virva
Hi Virva I'm Victor M. Carrión from the US. I'm a graphic novel author. Welcome aboard. This is a great group. Interesting conversations on graphic novel/comics.
Hi everyone, I'm Mary from Michigan. I've been reading comics since I was a kid. I mostly enjoy the horror/fantasy graphic novels, but I love my superheroes too!
Virva wrote: "Hi, I am Virva, writing from Berlin. I love history, fiction and all kind of art forms. I get into the graphic novels when I was little girl and since then reading them when ever I have time. My fa..."Thanks !
Hey everyone :). Very new to the world of graphic novels but have become hooked. Look forward to chatting :)
Hi, Jessica from North Carolina here. I've been reading graphic novels for years, worked in a comic shop during college and now I'm a librarian who sometimes even gets to buy graphic novels with the library's money. Always looking for a new series or graphic novel to read or recommend for variety of age levels.
Hi :) My name is Rıdvan. I’m from Istanbul. I joined this group because i am a graphic novel and comicbook fan. Some of my favorite graphic novels are Daytripper, Maus, Ordinary victories, Kililana song, V for vendetta, Persepolis, Essex County trilogy, Tepe...etc. I’m happy to be here :)
Hey everyone, my name is Emily and I'm from Maine!My dad has a vast collection of comics, so I've always had them at the tips of my fingers. I definitely love superheroes, but lately I've been interested in graphic novels that are memoirs. I've read a fair few, but if you have any recs, I'd love to hear them!
Hello, I'm Christopher. I've been joining a few comic book groups in recent days.Came across this one looking at the Frank Miller author page (from a poll in 2012..)
Anyway, I have read a lot of Grant Morrison and want some tips for branching out.
I was a dedicated reader of X-Men in the Claremont Byrne days, but have only come back in the last few years, after missing a lot.
This is my comics and graphic novels shelf:
https://www.goodreads.com/review/list...
Hi, I'm Steevo. I'm 37 years old and I just read my first graphic novel. I love reading, but I'm not really a "superhero" comic book sort of guy. Hector Navarro from Mothership recommended "Paper Girls", so I checked it out. I LOVED the first 3 volumes, and can't wait for volume 4 on April 10th. Needless to say, if more graphic novels are like this, then they will forever be included in my library. I just picked up Saga Volume 1, and The Runaways Volume 1 also, but haven't gotten around to reading them yet.
If anybody has any other recommendations...please let me know.
Steve wrote: "Hi, I'm Steevo. I'm 37 years old and I just read my first graphic novel. I love reading, but I'm not really a "superhero" comic book sort of guy. Hector Navarro from Mothership recommended "Paper G..."I was in a similar situation a couple of years ago. I was happy to find a lot of great and entertaining non-superhero graphic novels. Some of my favorites:
My Favorite Thing Is Monsters by Emil Ferris
Blankets by Craig Thompson
Fun Home: A Family Tragicomic by Alison Bechdel
Southern Bastards by Jason Aaron
Scalped by Jason Aaron
Scott Pilgrim by Bryan Lee O'Malley
The Hunting Accident by David Carlson
Kill or be Killed, Ed Brubaker
Descender, Jeff Lemire
Velvet, Ed Brubaker
The Fade Out, Ed Brubaker
The Nao of Brown, Glyn Dillon
Daytripper, Fábio Moon
Criminal, Ed Brubaker
The Sheriff of Babylon by Tom King
I Kill Giants, Joe Kelly
Hey! I'm new and exited to be here! I love graphic novels/comics and i read a lot. I hope to be active in the groups and i will share what i'm reading and hope to find a lot of tips and thoughts about what i should be reading here =)
Sup! I'm Nicole from Utah. I love the library. While in high school, a couple of librarians introduced me to graphic novels, manga, comic books and anime. I have been hooked ever since. I read and watch pretty much anything just as long as it strikes my fancy.
Hey everyone! I'm Pinar, I'm from Turkey, and I've been reading comics ever since before I knew how to read. I usually suck at social media pages, but since everyone here already has something in common with me, I thought I'd give it a shot :)Some of my favorite comics are Groo, Saga, Y: The Last Man, Dampyr, Nathan Never... the list would go on and on! Since this is just an introduction, I'll keep it short :)
Hey guys I'm new to the graphic novel/comic genre. I'm currently reading Saga and Invincible. The only graphic novel I've read was Maus 1 & 2. I would like to read some DC and Marvel comics but don't know where to start. Any help would be appreciated!! I also don't know the order of the Marvel/Avengers movies either lol.
Hi. I'm Amber. I'm 30 (going to be 31 in September) from Tennessee USA and I love to read for pleasure. I love graphic novels and manga, my favorite author is Sherrilyn Kenyon and I run the reading for pleasure book club I created here on Goodreads . Manga I am currently reading is the Kitchen princess series which is pretty good. If anyone wants to buddy read a manga with me, let me know. Hope to discuss manga and graphic novels with y'all!
Hi, I'm Pablo from Buenos Aires, Argentina. I've been a comic book reader for 4 o 5 years and they're on of my four passions(the others being learning to code, videogames and movies). My favourite authors are Dave Sim, John Wagner, Jim Starlin, Jack Kirby and Alan Moore.
I have not been reading much the last two so I'm trying to catch up.
I'm currently trying to read all of the Cerebus "Phone-books" and the Judge Dredd "Complete Case Files" and also getting started on Astro City, Vol. 1: Life in the Big City, Miracleman, Book One: A Dream of Flying and The Flash By Geoff Johns Book One.
Eric wrote: "My favorite comics of all time are 1. The huge 1977 "Thanos loves Death" multi-series event that took place in Marvel Team Up #55, “Marvel Two-In-One” #2, “Avengers Annual” #7 . ..."
Neat to see another Thanos fan. Have you checked "The Metamorphosis Oddysey" also by Jim Starlin?
Hello, I'm Anthony from northeastern Ohio, and I am always amazed by the design and content of graphic works--whether fiction or nonfiction, whether for young kids, tweens, teens or new adults. A few days ago, I borrowed a copy of Illegal by Eoin Colfer (of Artemis Fowl fame) and Andrew Donkin, brilliantly, dramatically illustrated by Giovanni Rigano. More to come later. Cheers. I'm searching for more good reads about immigrants and migration.
Hey everyone, I'm Matt from southern New Jersey. I've been a life long fan of both manga and graphic novels in general, largely due to growing up in the early 90's with the explosion of anime and animated super hero serials like Bruce Timm's Batman. I also enjoy collecting and model biulding (specifically Gunpla) and work full time as a Library Assistant for my local County. Basically, I am a high functioning Geek and proud of it! :)
Hi! I am Andreas and I come from Germany. I love graphic novels and manga and I am currently reading. :-)I am reading a lot of French and Belgian graphic novels and I love blogging about it. I also like some classics of the genre.
Manga is quite new to me but I am getting more and more the hang of it.
Hey everyone,I’m Lazarus. I’ve been a comic book fan (as well as books) for a long, long time. Funnily enough, I first read a freaking Danielle Steele novel off my mom’s bookshelf when I was young (Fine Things, main character named Bernard, I never forget).
Thankfully she also had Robert McCammon on her shelf, who is my favorite author to this day.
On to graphic novels! I love the actual novel form or collected editions. I’m not an issue chaser. Growing up I liked a lot, from the X-Men to The Punisher, and around the bend to the Dark horse Alien and Predator comics. I can enjoy superhero comics, but I prefer Sci Fi/ horror.
Recent graphic novels I’ve read and or am reading: The Clean Room, Monstress, Birthright, The Nikopol Trilogy, and Empty Zone. My all time fav would have to be Locke & Key or The Walking Dead.
Recently I started watching My Hero Academia (not a giant anime guy but I like some) and the super hero approach from Japan was so refreshing to me, that I’m reading that manga (never bothered w/manga before) as well as a spinoff title called “Vigilantes”.
I found the group randomly, I registered on Goodreads a long time ago, but until I caught on to the “reading challenge” at the end of last year, I wasn’t really on here much.
Sorry for the long post, but hopefully I can add something good to this group, however small that good may be.
Lazarus, check out the Lazarus comics! They are a very detailed sci-fi world of warring families. Scalped is also great. It is like many urban murder/mob mysteries but on an Indian reservation amidst addiction, broken lives and casinos. Velvet is a well written James Bond story that stars a crafty, beautiful woman.Dave
Dave wrote: "Lazarus, check out the Lazarus comics! They are a very detailed sci-fi world of warring families. Scalped is also great. It is like many urban murder/mob mysteries but on an Indian reservation amid..."I actually do own the two hardcover editions of Lazarus that have been collected, I do like it. I’ll check the others out.
Good Afternoon. My name is Kimara and I am a teen specialist at one of our public libraries where I also facilitate an anime club. I have a lot of questions and am looking forward to learning from those within this group. I admit, I did not know much about Graphic Novels or Manga as I began this journey and I am still learning. Thanks!
Hi. My name is J.M. Matthews. I'm an author of 22 book, all of which you should check out through my author page if you have spare time,
Gavin here, Primary Teacher by day, reading and watching all sorts by night(and school holidays). Love all the standard novels, X-Men, Star Wars, Aliens, all Marvel, IGN and Darkhorse. Currently obsessing over Transformers- The Definitive Collection.Always happy to receive new recommendations.
Have a good night everyone.
Hi, I am Daniel. Since last year blessed with a Kindle Fire, comixology and an Amazon prime reader account.I later realize that I could read comics on my smartphone if I just use it in the automatic spinning mode. ;-)
Ok, I read comics a lot in the 80s and 90s, then, in the late 90s and early 2000 two things happened: I got married and the publishing of comics here in Brazil became scarce. Favorite things in the genre have always been Alan Moore, Gaiman, Jim Starlin, DeMatteis and Books of Magic from J.N Rieber. Some years ago I got into Warren Ellis and Kurt Busiek.
Since last year... A lot of things.
Hey all! I am a librarian that runs a graphic novel book club at my location. I have been running it for about two years now. I stumbled across this group and it looks to have a lot of great information, and fans of this genre.Generally, I read mostly "alternative comics," such as Charles Burns, David B., Harvey Pekar, etc. Superheroes don't do much for me but I am a fan of a lot of Image's series.
Jake Falcón: Spirit HunterHi Nick I'm Victor. I'm the author of the above graphic novel. Check it out with your group and let me know what they think. I would really appreciate it.
Thanks
Hello everyone!My name is DP Monet. I am a big fan of animation and have recently been writing a series of graphic novels. I have always been drawn to good artwork and exciting storytelling. I hope to get exposed to some works that will blow me back.
i love graphic novels so much and i just had to join this group. i am Annika and i read a lot. i also love playing sports
Hey all! I don't really know what to post here besides: hi! I'm Seamus, I'm located in the U.S. (MA specifically) and I'm super excited to join this group! I'm a huge fan of comics and I'm glad to have people to talk about em with.
Hi,My name is Dmitti
I'm only schooling english and i'm huge fan of manga and comics.
Hi, I’m Doug from Ohio. I’m fairly new to comics/graphic novels. I read the entire Walking Dead series, but recently started reading superhero comics. I’ve always been a big Batman fan, but never read any of the comics. Now I’m looking for the best ones to start with.
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I'm finishing up my masters in secondary education this spring and I'll be teaching high school next year. I hope to find some friends I can share recommendations with.