Reddit mentions: The best literary graphic novels

There's a ton of advice I could give you - and I'll try to throw a bunch of it at you - but keep in mind I've barely begun this process myself. This is what I can tell you based on what I've observed, take it as you will.

My first piece of advice is to do the thing you said you never do. Put them down to paper. These little scenes and random thoughts you have swimming through your head are exactly where "we all find ideas to start from." It could be a simple scene in the middle of a larger story, it could be the very last words you want to someone to hear. Regardless of what it is, put it down on paper. I always carry a small moleskin notebook with me and have gotten into the habit of just jotting down something whenever it goes through my head. When you're used to just thinking of things, it's a little jarring at first to stop and write it down, but believe me - it will be worth it. This is the fountain of ideas you're looking for.

Arguably the most important thing I can tell you, is to write. Don't worry about whether it's formatted right, if you've structured your characters enough, or if you've done a good outline. Write. Whenever, wherever, as much as you can. You're only going to get better at writing by writing.

That being said, worry about format, structure, and outlines. And what I mean by that, is look back on the work you did, figure out where you could have done better and the next time try to do that. The first thing I ever wrote, I did without thinking about my characters, what they really meant, their back story, the environment they lived in, and said to hell with an outline. After it was finished, I knew for my next project that this had to change.

Consume the media you want to create. Not only should you actively read comics, you should try to consume anything that gives you insight to the business and how other people work. This is a list of books I bought and think have been extremely helpful. They give insight into the importance of creating characters, environments, etc before you even begin a script. I've listed them in the order I personally liked from best to still pretty damn good

• Writing Comics & Graphic Novels by Peter David
  
• Graphic Storytelling and Visual Narrative by Will Eisner
  
• Writing for Comics by Alan Moore
  
• Understanding Comics by Scott McCloud
  
• Making Comics by Scott McCloud
  
• Panel One: Comic Book Scripts by Top Writers by various
  
  The last one is great because you get to see the various script styles of in-the-business writers. For comics, I also actively listen to these podcasts:
  
  
• The Process - great podcast centered directly on writing for comics. I honestly cannot recommend this enough, and have yet to find one I like better than this.
  
• Nerdist Writers Panel - while this isn't for comics, it gives you great insight on writing in general. It's geared for TV, which I think translates to comics relatively well (in some respects).
  
  In addition to all that, I follow /r/writing and try to stay active on this subreddit. We've done a few writing prompts, which I think are great ways to get you writing - though I wish more people would take part.
  
  JoshLees has compiled a larger list of resources, definitely take a look at that. The above listed things are what I consume personally.
  
  That's all I have for now, and the community can feel free to correct me or add to it, but other than that good luck!

Alright OP, here's what I've got for you:

• My favorite comic right now is East of West by Jonathan Hickman. This takes place in an alternate history America. It's a sci-fi western where the four horsemen of the apocalypse come down to begin the apocalypse. However, Death is our protagonist. Lots of mystery and world building. Don't expect it to move to fast, but it's fantastic.
  
  
• In a completely different vein, Blankets by Craig Thompson. This is a coming of age story. It is sort of autobiographical. Definitely don't expect any powers or supernatural stuff here. Fantastic story, and it's not uncommon to hear about someone crying from this one.
  
  
• If you want to go to a more sci-fi route, check out Black Science by Rick Remender. This title is loved by a lot of people. Each issue has a new dimension or planet or world to explore, and the art is absolutely gorgeous. This is like the action movie of my recommendations. It doesn't have the most depth, but the ride is a ton of fun.
  
  
• If you love a good supernatural throwdown, check out Rumble by Jonn Arcudi. Fantastic art, and a very interesting zany world. The main character is a god who takes the form of a scarecrow. Really fun read and drawn really well.
  
  
• Finally, my personal favorite: Hellboy by Mike Mignola. The Hellboy universe was started in the 90s, and so it is pretty expansive. However, Mignola prides himself on there being multiple jumping on points. I would recommend jumping in on Hellboy Vol. 1 or BPRD: Plague of Frogs Book 1. Plague of Frogs is definitely going to be the most bang for your buck. If you want a specific reading order to the series, this is the best one currently out there.
  
  Good luck reading OP! Feel free to ask any questions.

I can't speak the the (many) adaptations of the Bard's stuff, beyond the interpretatiosn Neil Gaiman did during his run Sandman. Those were pretty good, and the one that touched on 'A Midsummer Night's Dream' was good enough to be the only graphic novel to ever win a World Fantasy Award.

As for the Blake/Fowl stuff... what I've thumbed through was pretty awful, so that's definitely part of the problem. Gaiman does a lot of good work if you're looking for original stories that touch upon/incorporate old myths and classic lit (Shakes, Milton, Beowulf, etc). Moore's League of Extraordinary Gentleman works are good along those lines but bring in figures from 19th and early 20th century lit. There are some other one-offs here and there that are good in the adaption realm.... anything by Charles Vess or P. Craig Russel is a pretty good bet. They've touched on some classics. Russel has a whole series that adapt famous Operas that are really good (as in they sell well in Opera Houses good).

As for truly original and very human stories, the only thing I would really add to the pile in the past few minutes is the work of Daniel Clowes, best known for his Ghost World due to the film (book is better of course).

Big picture, beyond suggesting single works, I would check out Top Shelf. They are a really good company, run by great guys and they publish a TON of indie authors doing very good work and almost none of it of the 'typical' comic genre. Best part, they frequently run sales where huge chunks of their back catalog are $3-5 bucks so you can grab a whole pile of 'might be interesting' stuff without breaking the bank and get a better idea of both the breadth of what's out there and what you like.

I hope it isn't too late, but here are some that haven't been mentioned yet and are definitely warranted a look:

Berlin books one and two by Jason Lutes. Two graphic novels following the lives of many different characters in the city of Berlin, Germany in the 1930s leading up to the war. It has a very diverse cast of characters, and it's portrayal of Berlin as a very cosmopolitan city very slowly being transformed is a gripping read.

Jar of Fools, also by Jason Lutes. The story of a failing magician, his mentor suffering dementia, and his ex-girlfriend all recovering from the tragic death of his brother, and how their lives intersect an aging con-man and his younger daughter. Really great read.

Top Ten by Allen Moore and Gene Ha, this is kinda a super hero comic but it's really more than that. The premise is all the super heroes live in the same big city, and the series follows the people who police this city. It's more sci-fi mystery than super hero comic. It's very good. There are two collections for this series, and two spin offs.

Anything by Jason, but my favorite of his is his graphic novel I Killed Hitler. But all of his comics are amazing and right up your alley.

Mail Order Bride by Mark Kalesniko, seems like it would be right to your tastes.

And if you liked Blankets, I'd recommend Goodbye Chunky Rice by the same author. It's a bit more childish, but very sweet, and thematically all about friendship and growth.

And thought it's been mentioned before, I just want to iterate Atomic Robo. It's one of the best if not the best current series published. Check out http://www.atomic-robo.com for free samples of the stories. I dare you not to get hooked.

I've got two for you because being a full time student and working freelance makes the crockpot my best friend.

Cheesy Chicken, Bacon and Tater Tot Casserole Not high cuisine but it's delicious and the leftovers reheat way better than you'd think. I insist on using real bacon for mine though instead of bacon bits. I just cook the bacon in the oven and chop to use in the recipe. Also, if you wanna make things a little more easy on yourself you can opt for using canned chicken breast instead of cutting up the chicken, but it cooks fine either way.

Crockpot Beef Stroganoff Very rich and very tasty and it freezes well. I add a little more pepper than what's recommended.

As far as what I'd want if I won, I'd love to have this book from my wishlist but I've got a good amount of stuff on there under $10 you could surprise me with.

Happy recipe hunting!

Well, in that case!

• Welcome to the World, Baby Girl! by Fannie Flagg
  
  This is my favorite book of all time. It draws you in and makes you feel like the characters are family. I also really enjoy the underlying themes of ethics in TV and new technology contrasted against small-town America. Sad and funny and heartwarming.
  
  
• Blankets, by Craig Thompson
  
  The autobiographical comic of a teenage boy and his overbearing parents, his relationship with his little brother and his first love. It perfectly captures the confusion of growing up and dealing with the lot life gives you.
  
  
• The Help, by Kathryn Stockett
  
  Wickedly funny, but also a melancholy look at racial tension and prejudice. The audiobook is fantastic!
  
  
• Wicked, by Gregory Maguire
  
  Dark, very wtf, confusing at times, but overall a really cool take on the Wizard of Oz universe. Dark City meets Heat meets Wizard of Oz.
  
  
• The Secret of Platform 13, by Eva Ibbotson
  
  A fun, whimsical story about spoiled children being terrible. Ibbotson's books are all really great in that bad people aren't just misunderstood or lonely. They are also assholes. And everyone calls them on it. It is really refreshing in children's/YA books.
  
  
• The Solitaire Mystery, by Jostein Gaarder
  
  This book changed my teenage existence. It's very simple, yet beautifully crafted. It's everything Alice in Wonderland fans have built that mythos into, without any of the pretentiousness/needing to be zany for zaniness' sake.
  
  
• Deerskin, by Robin McKinley
  
  This is my favorite dark fairy tale. The beginning gets into some heavy stuff, but it has everything that I love: a strong lady protagonist, excellent character growth, and dogs. SO MANY DOGS. Dogs are the real love story.
  
  
• The Raging Quiet, by Sherryl Jordan
  
  I stole this from my high school library because I didn't know where to get my own copy. It's a really excellent look at disability in the middle ages, couched in a very sweet romance.
  
  
• The Blue Castle, by LM Montgomery
  
  This is the ultimate vicarious experience book. The protagonist goes from mousy and trod-upon to "I don't care what you think, I'm gonna run away with misfits and unemployables and have a grand time, thankyouverymuch". It's everything you want to happen in a non-contrived, excellently paced way.
  
  
• Tarzan of the Apes, by Edgar Rice Burroughs
  
  The first of a classic series! They're short, which is nice, and very dated but still so much fun. Tarzan is the ultimate early 20th century Mary-Sue but it works for him.
  
  
• The Mount, by Carol Emshwiller
  
  I really enjoyed the world built in this book. It's silly at times without trying to be, but it's a cool horse-flavored dystopian coming-of-age story.
  
  
• Tamora Pierce's Tortall series (17 books total in 3 quartets, a duo and a trilogy. They can be read separately but I feel chronologically gives the best experience.) This is the first one. They're the ultimate female-lead sword and sorcery books.
  
  The first quartet focuses on a young girl who pretends to be a boy so she can become a knight. The second is about an orphaned country girl who discovers she can communicate with animals just in time to help with a war between humans and immortal monsters. The third is about the first girl allowed to train as a knight and a non-magical war.
  
  The duo is about a spymaster's daughter stuck in a civil war based on the British occupation of India.
  
  The trilogy is set in the past and is a series of intense mysteries/police dramas. Pidgeons are carriers of the dead in this mythos and the main character can hear their voices.

It's not so much about CS in general, it's more focused on encryption, but The Code Book by Simon Singh is a big recommendation - unlike the impenetrable tomes of many other CS books, It was easy to read and I learnt a fair amount about encryption. It goes into the history of encryption as well. In fact, it starts at the earliest examples of encryption we know of and builds up to modern day and potential future encryption techniques, which I thought was pretty cool.

If you like a lot of the really theoretical stuff (abstract logic, is a problem solvable, ect) you might like Logicomix. It's about the life of Bertrand Russel, his work, and the lives and works of his peers. It's a graphic novel, and it's a story, rather than just "a book about stuff", if you know what I mean. It's not entirely accurate, sometimes changing events that happened for the purpose of making a better story, but they address everything that they changed in the appendix, which was nice of them. Some (not me) would argue that it's more about maths than CS, but I certainly really enjoyed reading it and it's definitely relevant to CS.

Neither of these books are about CS per se, but both of them should be pretty relevant to anyone with an interest in CS - and both of them were good books in their own right.

Lulu Anew. A really excellent, very realistic graphic novel about a French woman experiencing mid-life doubts. Beautiful drawings, too.

I'm sort of amazed no one's mentioned Jaime Hernandez. His comics very occasionally have elements of fantasy and sci-fi, but they're basically realistic present-day fiction, and I think he's the best cartoonist working today. The Death of Speedy is a good place to start, showing Jaime at his full powers (and at his most realistic), and (at least in the US) is available cheaply used. If you'd prefer to start at the beginning, check out Maggie the Mechanic.

[This One Summer] (http://www.amazon.com/This-One-Summer-Mariko-Tamaki/dp/159643774X/) was marketed as a young adult novel, but is an amazing read for adults as well. A very realistic coming-of-age story about two young girls on summer vacation.

Maus by Art Spiegleman, of course.

To The Heart of the Storm, by Will Eisner. IMO this is the best of Eisner's novels, showing a young man's trip to army training during WW2, as he reflects on his life and his parents' lives.

Stuck Rubber Baby by Howard Cruse. This semi-autobiographical graphic novel, about a closeted young gay man in the civil rights era south, is simply incredible- it's a crime that it got so little attention. At least in the US, available very cheaply used.

It's a Good Life If You Don't Weaken, by Seth.

Footnotes in Gaza, by Joe Sacco. (This one is non-fiction.)

Human Diastrophism, by Gilbert Hernandez.

Song of Roland, by Michel Rabagliati. If you like this one, there are a bunch of other Rabagliati graphic novels available in English.

Tamara Drewe, by Posy Simmonds.

Notes for a War Story, by Gipi. Very smart, very realistic graphic novel about young men in a Balkins nation that has collapsed.
Another one that is available very cheaply used. Also look for Gipi's graphic novel "Garage Band," which is about exactly what the title says, and also available very cheaply.

I like well-drawn comics, but that doesn't mean they have to be intricate and detailed - just that they match the content very well. For example, I think John Campbell (Pictures for Sad Children) is great because he can get the emotion of scenes across really well with his simple drawings. (Though I equally love artists like David Hellman.)

I like funny comics as well as serious comics. I dislike comics that aren't even remotely funny (but are trying to be). I dislike comics that could have been funny, but they ruined themselves by either going on too long (Ctrl Alt Delete) or by explaining their punchline ((Ctrl Alt Delete) again).

I love comics that are consistently good, or at least only foul occasionally.

I dislike comics that are nothing but essays with pictures added. (I'm looking at you, 50% of Subnormality.) I think the comic form is a unique medium in itself and should not be treated in such a manner.

I like comics that are self-contained to a certain extent, in that either each comic is a unique situation (SMBC) or they only have particular story arcs (Dr. McNinja) and don't just go on forever with no resolution (Megatokyo). This is why, when I go to comics stores, I buy comic books (like Blankets) rather than serials (like X-Men). (There are exceptions to this rule, when a comic book is finished and the entire collection is sold as one, like Watchmen or Marvel 1602.)

I'm sure there's more, these are just my thoughts for now.

My hubby is a lover of obscure art, film, games, and more. His birthday is around the corner, and although we do not have a shared interest in these things, I have in the past been able to buy him some wonderful gifts by finding people like him on reddit and other online sites and hearing from people who share his passions about prized possessions and great finds. I'm hoping this community might be able to help me in that way.

To give an idea of his tastes, I will list some of the gifts I have been able to give him in the past which are now well-loved:

• Melies Box Set
  
  
• Norman McLaren Boxed Set
  
  
• The Man Who Planted Trees - Frédéric Back
  
  
• Winsor McCay - The Master Edition
  
  
• La Linea - Osvaldo Cavandoli
  
  
• Lynd Ward - Six Novels in Woodcuts
  
  
• Ulrich Merkl's republication of Dream of the Rarebit Fiend by Winsor McKay <-- Prized possession.
  
  He also lives the silent comedy era, and has boxed sets of Chaplin, Lloyd, Keaton, Arbuckle, Bowers, and probably some others I'm not thinking of.
  
  So, chime in if you think you have similar tastes. What are your personal prized possessions? What might fit into his collection that is missing?

Well Craig Thompson also did Goodbye Chunky Rice, Carnet De Voyage and Habibi. As far as themes and plot go they don't have a lot of similarities (except maybe Chunky Rice) but the art is phenomenal in them and Habibi works with the Quran much like how Blankets spends a lot of time talking about Christianity.

As far as autobiographical comics go though, I'd suggest American Splendour (specifically "Our Cancer Year", "Cleveland" and "The Quitter"), A Contract With God, and Love And Rockets (try "Maggie the Mechanic", its not for everyone though, it has some scifi in this book but that kind of fades away as the series progresses to focus more on the characters and their relationships).

If you want something that experiments with the format of a comic book a lot you might want to look into Asterios Polyp, Cerebus (Jaka's Story and Church and State I & II are the highlights there) and the works of Chris Ware (Jimmy Corrigan is a good starting point). As I said though, these books, while some of the most brilliant comics there are, are very experimental and as such it helps to have some grounding in comics before you give them a try. I'd actually go so far as to call all three of these even better than Blankets though and I thought Blankets was great.

> My research is focusing on public opinion of urban life, and I just thought it would be cool if I could incorporate pop culture into a portion of it.

I don't know any film that covers this (that others didn't already mention), but something you might wanna look into is some of Will Eisner's work. Specifically A Contract With God gives an amazing and gritty look into urban life in the 1950s (IIRC). There's a couple other books that are very similar to that and some of the alternative work that was done in comics are really amazing. Another GN I loved was Pushman, which is a super gritty look at urban life in Japan in the mid 20th Century, back before anyone published material on sexuality, abortion, and other topics that were considered taboo even by artists themselves let alone publishers.

Honestly I think graphic novels and film are extremely related in how we process them and relate to the characters and you can see that with the commercial success of comic book movies (the suggestions above are nothing like super hero comics though, don't worry).

I've just finished Go ask Alice, it is pretty great :)

Geisha: A life by Mineko Iwasaki, is also one of my favorite book...

If you like comics and graphic novels, read The league of extraordinary gentlemen, Watchmen, The crow, Essex county a book about the rural lifestyle, hockey and family issues...

All of those are books I really loved and hope you will like if you read them :)

I think you're not looking hard enough. Sure hero comics are the best selling, but they're hardly all that is out there. Scene's From An Impending Marriage is about the furthest thing from heroes I can think of. [Astro City] (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Astro_City) is a study in the reality of super humans. I think you see it this way because you're looking at the "big two". Look at Image's lineup (especially lately) and you'll find a wonderful variety of comics. And don't forget that there are even smaller publishers that don't put out monthly comics (like the wedding comic from above). Also: Yay, first comment ever!

I second the Ayako recommendation. I'm not sure what your friend's tastes are as far as genre but his Princess Knight series is one of my favorites and is just now being translated.

If she likes Osamu Tezuka, she might also like Yoshihiro Tatsumi's work - he is another artist that helped shape modern manga. His stuff often deals with the darker side of human nature. I highly recommend his short stories. Hope that helps :)

The graphic novel Mail Order Bride by Mark Kalesniko is pretty good - though kinda depressing, and I have yet to ever meet someone else who has read it.

I Killed Adolf Hilter by jason is pretty awesome and my favorite of his stories.

Jar of Fools and Berlin book one and two by Jason Lutes are outstanding, i can't wait for the final graphic collection to come out. He works so slowly but it's always so worth it.

I've fallen in love with Danger Club by Landry Walker and Eric Jones, the new series from Image, I have no idea how well known it is. But it's awesome!

And this because this should be far more well known, if you aren't reading Atomic-Robo by Brain Clevenger and Scott Wegener you are missing out on a heap of awesome.

Off the top of my head, I tend to refer to these four the most:

Self-Editing For Fiction Writers -- When it comes to editing, this book is what helped me break things down and showed me how to get the most out of my writing in a way that clicked.

Alan Moore's writing for Comics -- Nifty if you're really into comics or want to write your own. Spotted this in a thrift store. Best $1.00 I ever spent.

On Writing Horror -- Writer's Digest has quite a few of books on writing. And they all have exercises and excerpts, but out of the small collection that I have this one is my favorite. Kind of gave me an idea of what to watch out for. It's like reading bits of advice from different authors.

The negative Trait Thesaurus -- Actually, I love the entire series as a resource. The kindle has to be good for something. (Much cheaper) But it helps keep my traits together and my character's reactions from getting stale. Out of everything I'm always pulling these books out.

*Started with three, but I really had to mention the trait thesauruses.

xkcd.com is fantastic, and one of the first comics I ever started reading.

Scott Pilgrim is a great series. Fables is fun. The Sandman series is incredible (I love both Neil Gaiman and the gorgeous artwork), Blankets is good, French Milk is one of my favorites, anything by Liz Prince is hilarious/very true-to-life, but my all-time, end-all be-all favorite is Local

PS: I told my husband, who initially got me interested in comics, about this /r/askreddit/ post and he said, "well, is it a boy or a girl asking?" I don't know the answer to that, but just FYI - I'm a lady and some of these choices may be too girly for you if you're a dude.

Y: The Last Man is a really well written read. Most people go immediately towards the Sandman series by Neil Gaiman (which is a great choice also) or Watchmen (Alan Moore) because they have received a ton of awards and are known in literary communities. Of those two Watchmen would probably be most book club friendly. I love Gaiman but holy wow it takes a very long time to get through that series. If you would like to read something by Brian K Vaughn that is a single book is Pride of Baghdad. It is really politically topical and heart wrenching. Y is less so but is a multi-book series so yeah.

Best place to start. The man teaches writing for comics at an art school and most of his notes are online for free. Enjoy. Great advice.

EDIT: Alan Moore wrote a book on writing (it's an essay in book form really) that is helpful. That can be found here. There's also a DC Writing Guide. In terms of format, if you know about three act structure and such (a knowledge of screenwriting would be VERY helpful) you are on your way. A pdf. template for writing in comic scripts can be found at the BBC's writers room (cool writing resource all around) and at Darkhorse Comic's submission page. Finally, there is a free (from what I can tell) cloud based writing page called Five Sprockets which has templates for writing screenplays and comics.

Excellent suggestions!

I would also recommend Eisner's Graphic Storytelling and Visual Narrative - Comics and Sequential Art is essential reading, and this later volume complements it nicely.

Ivan Brunetti has produced an excellent book called Cartooning, which is based on the content of a course he teaches - a set schedule of exercises to follow and some excellent guidance.

Lynda Barry is another wonderful comics creator who teaches, and I can't recommend her books What It Is and Picture This highly enough - previews here. They're often more about creativity in general than comics specifically, but they do use and discuss comics and are among my very favourite books, comics-related or otherwise. They're certainly more artefact than textbook, but they're priceless.

Turning to the writing side, there's a small volume reprinting (and revising) advice from a younger Alan Moore in Alan Moore's Writing for Comics Volume 1 (don't bother looking for further volumes, though).

There are probably some more titles on the shelves back home I've forgotten about - I'll check after work. It's mostly going to be independent-oriented, but good advice is good advice.

Do you have any strong interests? For example, I love math, and the book The Man Who Loved Only Numbers, which is a biography of Paul Erdos.

If you are interested in graphic novels, and they are allowed for the assignment, Logicomix is the quest of Bertrand Russell for an ultimate basis of mathematics, and how the journey of understanding can often lead towards obsession and madness.

If you're interested in physics, Surely You're Joking, Mr. Feynman is a great book that is arguably a biography.

So, what are you most interested in?

"Bone" by Jeff Smith -- Don't let the simple, cartoon-like style fool you; this one is a killer. From start to finish, Smith takes you on an epic adventure packed full of action, genuine humor, and plenty of heart. What I like best about "Bone" is that it didn't try to be the next "Watchmen." It didn't try to be grim or gritty. It's great.

"Blankets" by Craig Thompson -- They just re-released a hardcover edition of this story, which makes it a perfect time to pick it up. I can't say much about this story, except that it is a great example of autobiography in comics form. Anybody who has ever been in love will resonate with this story.

"Jimmy Corrigan: The Smartest Kid on Earth" by Chris Ware -- This is an intimidating piece of work; it's lengthy, the story jumps around, and there is a lot of responsibility placed on the reader to understand the story. Still, Jimmy Corrigan is a unique, heart-felt story about the ties that bind and influence a family across generations. I'm sorry: that might have made it sound like a schmaltzy piece of fluff -- when it actually is a heart-wrenching piece of heartbreak.

"All Star Superman" by Grant Morrison -- This isn't Watchmen. It isn't dark. It isn't full of sex or drugs or over-the-top violence. It is, however, an incredible look at what makes a Superman and what he has come to mean to our culture.

Give those four a shot. You might like them.

My opinion- identifying a problem and then doing something, anything about it to take matters into your own hands and get what you want out of life while it lasts is a step in the right direction. Do you know HOW you would go about hiring an escort and going about the business of negotiating and paying her? (Plenty of online guides about how this works, you may well have researched it already.) You may come out of the experience with a feeling that you are capable and can make things happen, and that sex isn't this giant mystery power ritual only castable by elite magi. Defusing it of that power media and an obsessed society gives it could easily lower the mental wall for you with "regular" women. Note- you might even get a better experience out of it if you tell her up front you're a young guy getting the virginity thing out of the way. You could search through several candidates and see who is best for that scenario.

Here's a comic book novel about a socially awkward penguin guy and prostitution:
http://www.amazon.com/Paying-It-Chester-Brown/dp/1770460489/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1345934832&sr=8-1&keywords=paying+for+it

He said "after my first time with a prostitute, it made me realize that I had another avenue. After that, it was like a weight lifted off my heart that never returned."

It's your life- if you think it will help, go for it.

One of my favorite graphic novels is Blankets by Craig Thompson. It's a coming-of-age story. It's just really beautiful in a way that I can't describe; it resonated with me strongly. Habibi is excellent as well--same author, different [darker] story. That one's super interesting because he ties in a lot of Islamic art and references. Please check out the reviews; I'm not good at writing my own :-.

45 comments and no Castle Waiting yet? I'm a bit surprised, I always see it touted for having a pile of strong female characters and an exceptional plot.

No one seemed to have mentioned Andi Watson's stuff either. I guess he hasn't made much in the last couple years other than children's comics, but his romcoms and dramas like Breakfast After Noon and Slow News Day were frequently extolled for their strong female characters and plots.

And I don't know anyone who reads Adrian Tomine's stuff that's not female. His recent little autobio about planning his wedding just came out, and it seems like it's well received. I thought it was cute.

for something great and angst-inducing, check out shortcomings by adrian tomine. it's a graphic novel and its totally great! I loved it. :)

Most of my friends are European. My best friend is probably an atheist. He is not the only one. I fear however that the way religion is taught and, perhaps, imposed in the US not only goes against the very message it tries to conveys, but actually makes people turn against it in droves.

This fantastic graphic novel gives a great viewpoint on it.

The Hobbit in graphic novel form is really amazing, and readable at all ages. Graphic novels generally might be a great option. Also manga books might be good.

Some links:

Wrinkle in time graphic novel:
A Wrinkle in Time: The Graphic Novel https://www.amazon.com/dp/0374386153/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_i_baA4CbY2SYGER

The Hobbit
The Hobbit (Graphic Novel) with a subtitle of An illustrated edition of the fantasy classic https://www.amazon.com/dp/0345445600/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_i_WaA4CbW3CW7JR

Blankets (more for young adults, very good though):
Blankets https://www.amazon.com/dp/177046218X/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_i_pbA4CbV1CPP6M

Good list:
https://www.npr.org/2017/07/12/533862948/lets-get-graphic-100-favorite-comics-and-graphic-novels


The Watchmen, imho, is one of the greatest books ever written, but dunno...it’s more action-y/comic book esque . Some girls may like it.

edit - I totally misread their post and thought they were full on asking how to write a comic book. We get that kind of question a lot more than you'd think! I did link them to a handy site for outlining further in our comments though. :)

"How do I build a house?"
"How do I drive a car?"
"How do I perform a knee replacement surgery?"

The complexity of the thing you are asking cannot be answered in a few sentances...

Give a man a fish and he'll eat for a day. Teach a man to fish and he'll eat for a lifetime.*

If you're really interested in committing to this, you must learn first to research. Asking here is a great first step! We won't have the answers you're looking for, because those answers are book-length text books that will teach you a craft that takes years and decades to learn well.

If you want a fast answer that feels like you learned something, here's Geek and Sundry's help on the topic.
If you want to actually learn something deeply, here's (Volume 1) Alan Moore's two cents.

What comic writers do you like? Seek out any teaching they have to offer.

Since you mentioned you're looking for books featuring DC's magical realms, Neil Gaiman's Sandman series (Books 1-10, Endless Nights & Overture specifically) is not to be missed.

They're easily among the best comic storytelling that exists in the medium, everyone owes it to themselves to read it!

EDIT: Just wanted to add a few more recommendations that came to mind, all of which are well worth anyone's time:

• The Contract with God Trilogy - Will Eisner
  
  
• Daytripper - Fabio Moon & Gabriel Ba
  
  
• The Books of Magic - Neil Gaiman
  
  
• Black Orchid - Neil Gaiman
  
  
• Planetary - Warren Ellis
  
  
• Doom Patrol - Grant Morrison
  

oooo, this made me think of one of my favorite graphic novels; I think, other than JTHM,. it's one of the first ones I've ever read...
Pride Of Baghdad by Brian Vaughan; beautiful story about a pride of lions that escapes from the Baghdad zoo during the Operation Iraqi Freedom; great story, but it has a bit of a sad ending. Nonetheless, I highly recommend it :-D

If you like experimental visual storytelling, check out Chris Ware's experimental graphic novel, Building Stories.

If you check out the Amazon page for it, look at the reader photos of the "book," where you see you can literally build your story out of the pieces of the book.

It is neatly designed both in terms of its drawings as well as the unconventional structure of the book, which are essentially like puzzle pieces.

I just ordered it (should be coming tomorrow) and I can't wait. It's won various awards.

As others have said, if you want to make money, then you have to employ your writing skills in marketing and advertising. Other options are to do graphic novels, either traditional ones or experimental ones like Chris Ware's books.

You could also look into video gaming. There are lots of interesting games that employ really nice graphic design visuals, and also storytelling as well.

The other option is experimental animation, too, but that isn't a money maker at all. Since the early 1900s, there have been artists employ graphic-design like visuals and making films, sometimes for ideological reasons or other times just to experiment with form.

If you like/love/are interested in Andre the Giant, I would definitely recommend Box Brown's Graphic Novel. I got my hands on it a couple of weeks ago, and it's fantastic:

http://www.amazon.com/Andre-Giant-Legend-Box-Brown/dp/1596438517

Since this is not a graphic novel, the illustration would need to add so much that it made sense to be there vs. not being there and using words instead.

As an example, think about how visual memes are used or Diary of a Wimpy Kid (or perhaps Hyperbole and a Half, the adult version of this idea). Is there something that is being translated that must be done visually? A joke, some juxtaposition of design that crafts new meaning that could not be achieved otherwise?

This will be easier achieved with comedy but with a deft hand I don't see why it couldn't be achieved with drama if it's appropriate to the work. The medium must serve the story.

It's tempting to want to include visuals because they are easy for people to digest. I leave loads of concept stuff on the side when I take something to market. Some of it is professional sketch, some of it is fully rendered painting by professional artists. It has other uses but doesn't belong in the novel/script or on the cover.

Do you like comic books? A lot of those have really beautiful physical editions. I will point to Blankets and to the Hellboy library editions. Those are two of my favorite possessions.

If you enjoy stories about Andre, I urge you to purchase this graphic novel by my friend, Box Brown, https://www.amazon.com/Andre-Giant-Legend-Box-Brown/dp/1596438517.

It is as heartbreaking as it is lovely. A fine read. I am quite looking forward to this documentary as well.

I should first point out that self-study is very subjective. In fact, the most important thing to do is to understand how you study, and how you learn, then apply methods that are most conducive to that. That includes, of course, recognizing if you are a bad self studier. If you are, then enlist an instructor or make a friend who is going through the same thing as you. That being said, here is what I do...

-Start with a base knowledge. In the states, that means reading the FAA Pilot's Handbook of Aeronautical Knowledge. There are pictures and the reading is not that dense. No need to make an outline here, maybe just make a few notes on each chapter.

-After that, I would start getting into more dense reading. Again, in the states, that includes Reading the FAR/AIMs and other books designed for student pilots, I use this one. Look at what you need to know (e.g. Part 61, 91) and then outline the same as you are reading. Put the important parts of the reading in your own words. Bold/highlight major rule points. Make check lists or use mnemoics (the flying world has plenty of them already made up for you, e.g. A.R.R.O.W.). Make sure that by putting something into your own words, you don't accidentally change the substance of what you are outlining (e.g. the book says a pilot MUST do x, y, z and you write a pilot may do x and y).

-Find a way to test yourself. I use Sporty's test question bank called Study Buddy. After you read a Section or subject matter, test yourself. Regularly test yourself with relevant questions all the way up to the exam.

-I then follow up with my instructor or with the guys and girls on /r/flying. For instance, the other day I was reading about carb heat, I just didn't feel like I was UNDERSTANDING it, so /r/flying helped out big by answering my question.

In closing, this is MY take on studying. I don't know if it will work on the written yet because I have not taken it. If someone else who has taken it and passed gives you advice, go with them. I also don't know if every or any part of it will work for you. I just developed this system: 1) read an overview, 2) critically read and outline, 3) periodically test yourself, 4) hold conversations with people to make sure you understand or to fill in gaps that the books aren't getting at. It got me through undergraduate and graduate school and the damn Bar Exam so i know it works ... FOR ME. I hope it helps.

P.S. As far as a syllabus, look in your regulations or previous test outlines to see what you need to know. Use that as an outline.

IMHO one of the greatest artists of our time. Building Stories is a masterpiece.

I completely and wholeheartedly agree with your choice and motivations. The book to read on this, in case you ever waver in your commitment to this lifestyle is Paying for it where he delineates all the amazing reasons hookers trump relationships every time.

Learn from the masters.

• Comics and Sequential Art: Principles and Practices by Will Eisner
  
• Making Comics by Scott McCloud
  
• Alan Moore's Writing For Comics
  
• Words for Pictures by Brian Bendis
  
• Framed Ink: Drawing and Composition for Visual Storytellers by Marcos Mateau-Mestre
  
• Foundations in Comic Book Art by John Paul Lowe
  
• The Complete Guide to Self-Publishing Comics by Comfort Love and Adam Withers

Here's a few off the top of my head!

• Stitches
  
  
• Blankets
  
• Maus
  
• Locke and Key
  
• Saga
  
• Y: The Last Man
  
  Sooo many others, but this is good starter list. Fair warning: I have not read these with an eye as to what would be appropriate in a Christian environment. I am fairly certain that Stitches, Maus, and Locke and Key are all "safe."
  
  Edit: Eff it here are some more.
  
  
• Transmetropolitan
  
  
• DMZ
  
  
• Ex Machina
  
  
• The Walking Dead
  
  You have already mentioned all of my other would be suggestions. :)

Awesome! I'll probably get those to suppliment. Just to confirm, you're referring to these, right?
https://www.amazon.com/Pilots-Handbook-Aeronautical-Knowledge-FAA-H-8083-25B/dp/1619544733/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1499377298&sr=8-1&keywords=Pilots+Handbook+of+Aeronautical+Knowledge

and

https://www.amazon.com/Student-Pilots-Flight-Manual-Certificate/dp/156027719X/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1499377340&sr=8-1&keywords=The+Student+Pilots+Flight+Manual

Thanks!

lol, comics are just pictures and words. there are plenty of non-fiction comics in the world

by discounting the medium you are making yourself sound ignorant. you should probably buy what i linked you to, it could save your intellect.

also, you didn't address my comment about pitting two (real or perceived) groups against one another.

I'm just returning to comics after several years' absence. Also, my tastes are...suspect.

1. Superman: Secret Identity (Kurt Busiek)
   
   
2. Blankets (Craig Thompson)
   
   
3. Catwoman: Volume I-III (Ed Brubaker, Darwyn Cook)
   
   
4. Y: The Last Man by Brian K. Vaughan and Pia Guerra
   
   
5. The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen Vol. 1 (Alan Moore)
   
   
6. Batman: Long Halloween (Jeff Loeb and Tim Sale)
   
   
7. Batman: Bruce Wayne Murderer?/Fugitive (various)
   
   
8. A Superman for All Seasons (Loeb and Sale again)
   
   
9. Batman, Super Man, Wonder Woman: Trinity (Matt Wagner)
   
   
10. Batman: Tenses (Jim Casey and Cully Hammer)

I WANNA ROCK

Also this graphic novel. I love graphic novels and this one just looked really good.

If you liked that you might really enjoy Chris Ware's Building Stories.

It's a box set graphic novel, all different format books, all telling stories inside an apartment building over time. You can read the books and many of the panels in any order.

This might interest you.

It's certainly a very good book.

Pride of Baghdad by Brian K Vaughn - A really beautiful story about the real-life escape of a lion pride from the Baghdad zoo during the 2003 American military bombings. Whenever someone tells me they don't understand people who read comics, I try to get them to read this. It's only 1 volume, can be read in one sitting, and reasonably priced (Amazon sells the paperback for $9.35).

EvilPants is right, The Spirit is what he's most famous for.

Also, he pretty much created graphic novels as a medium with The Contract with God Trilogy

Fun Home by Alison Bechdel

Safe Area Gorazde By Joe Sacco

The Photographer by Emmanuel Guibert

Blankets by Craig Thompson

Not non-fiction but

Jimmy Corrigan: The Smartest Kid on Earth by Chris Ware is about as non-pop, non-pulp as it gets.

Box Brown's graphic novel is incredibly good (his Andy Kaufman/Jerry Lawler graphic novel is too).

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00JO0ULZ6/

It's an autobiography of Chester Brown transitioning from relationships to being a John. He's a bit creepy but it's mostly just an honest look at prostitution and all the arguments for and against it. I really enjoyed it.

http://www.amazon.com/Paying-Chester-Brown/dp/1770460489/ref=ntt_at_ep_dpt_1

I am in no way affiliated with this comic but people should buy it for Andre the Giant but more importantly to support comic artists

http://www.amazon.com/Andre-Giant-Legend-Box-Brown/dp/1596438517

There's another really good André graphic novel by Box Brown. Surprisingly well-researched, too. IIRC, there's a section of citations and sources in the back.

I would spend $3 extra dollars and buy Building Stories by Chris Ware.
It is once of the most interesting "graphics novels" I have ever experienced. I say "graphic novels" because what it really is, is a collection of different items that all help tell a story ranging from newspapers and pamphlets to comics. It is worth experiencing yourself so I don't really want to give any more information away.

Well, for my last relationship, I kept the stuff in a duffel bag and put it in the closet. After a few years I forgot it was there and after redoing my closet I found it, opened it, laughed (nervously) and threw them away. I found no reason to hold on to them.

Anyways, in staying close to the subject, I would recommend you read a graphic novel called Blankets. I won't give away too much of the plot but I think you'll like it as it tells a story about a guy's first serious relationship.

Andre had a long career before WWE where he was actually much more active. Since we're talking comics and wrestling, check out Box Brown's Andre the Giant biography. Very entertaining.

we have very similar tastes. check some of these out... the first 2 would be great ones to ask for, since they are a little pricier.

Criminal- Deluxe Edition

Essex County

Hellboy - Vol. 1

DMZ - Vol. 1

Bit more deep and emotional and a true story (autobiography) but Blankets by Craig Thompson is really good.

Edit - sorry, couldn't get site to link properly...

I haven't read Genius yet, so I'll try that out. Thanks for the recommendation. I really liked Logicomix, a graphic biography about Bertrand Russell, so I think I'll give Feynman a shot too.

Adrian Tomine's Shortcomings was incredibly powerful, especially as an Asian American reader. It's a relatively quick read, but definitely requires multiple reads.

http://www.amazon.com/Shortcomings-Adrian-Tomine/dp/1897299168

Here's a list of my personal favorites:

• Daytripper
  
• Maus
  
• Persepolis
  
• Blacksad
  
• Spaceman
  
• The Conract With God Trilogy

Actually recently a graphic novel was made of Russell's life, called Logicomix. It's more about his life in the sense that he was a mathematician and later a logician and how he came up with Russell's Paradox etc. etc. It barely mentions his atheism. I did enjoy it though, although I think the writing was pretty weak.

Cue the awesome new Andre the Giant graphic novel!

Anything by Scott McCloud for sure.

And I can't vouch for them, but Alan Moore wrote a book on it, and Brian Michael Bendis so those might be helpful.

Maybe Building Stories by Chris Ware? It's really cool and comes in a big box with a ton of little pieces with the comics all over them. Like a map, a pamphlet. Not really a proper book.

If you like slice of life stories I'd recommend Same Difference or Shortcomings.

Are they into history at all? Berlin is a classy addition to any bookshelf.

Ooh, also! Blankets!

just this guy who wrote a graphic novel about his history with escorts. he gave a lot of information exactly like you did.

http://www.amazon.com/Paying-Chester-Brown/dp/1770460489

Wow I have a ton of awesome recommendations, but first and foremost is the Sandman saga by Neil Gaiman or really anything distributed under Vertigo, they publish all DC comic's darker novels...

Also Watchmen, a classic by Alan Moore...

Johnny The Homicidal Maniac (JTHM) by Johnen Vasquez

Blankets by Craig Thompson...

Scott Pilgrim series...

Fahrenheit 451 graphic novel adaptation...

A very long list that I believe is full of gems:

Preacher, Volume 1 by Ennis

Sandman: Preludes and Nocturnes by Gaiman

Invincible: Family Matters by Kirkman

Southern Bastards

Kingdom Come

Marvels

Watchmen

Saga

Mind MGMT

Daredevil: The Man Without Fear

Batman: The Long Halloween

Pride of Baghdad

All Star Superman

The Walking Dead: Days Gone Bye

Thor: God of Thunder

Annihilation (read it digitally on Marvel Unlimited, finding it in print is costly)

Fantastic Four by Jonathan Hickman, Volume 1 (by far, my favorite take on the characters. Hickman writes them to perfection.)

Spider-Man: Kraven's Last Hunt

Take a look at Will Eisner's Contract With God trilogy. It's different in some ways from the ones you listed, but shares a lot of the same sensibilities. Not to mention it's a major part of comic book history.

Is Blankets any good?

http://www.amazon.com/Maggie-Mechanic-Rockets-Jaime-Hernandez/dp/1560977841/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1406161976&sr=8-1&keywords=love+and+rockets



These are pretty cheap.

Thats a guy!

If you haven't already read it, I highly recommend this.

I came here to suggest "Blankets" as well. Here's the Amazon link:

http://j.mp/ecxbVl

I would also HIGHLY recommend "Essex County" by Jeff Lemire:

"In Essex County, Lemire crafts an intimate study of one community through the years, and a tender meditation on family, memory, grief, secrets, and reconciliation. With the lush, expressive inking of a young artist at the height of his powers, Lemire draws us in and sets us free."

Those Comic book writers/artists voiced themselves!

EDIT: Might as well.
http://smile.amazon.com/Maus-Survivors-Father-Bleeds-History/dp/0394747232/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1409368330&sr=8-1&keywords=maus

http://smile.amazon.com/Watchmen-ALAN-MOORE-ebook/dp/B005CRQ2IU/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1409368297&sr=8-1&keywords=watchmen+graphic+novel

http://smile.amazon.com/Ghost-World-Daniel-Clowes/dp/1560974273/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1409368319&sr=8-1&keywords=ghost+world

Love & Rockets. The Maggie the Mechanic collection followed by The Girl from HOPPERS is a good place to start.

On another recent post, I mentioned [Blankets,] (https://www.amazon.com/Blankets-Craig-Thompson/dp/177046218X/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1466199032&sr=8-1&keywords=blankets+craig+thompson) by Craig Thompson.

It's a beautiful graphic novel, the author's memoir about coming of age and suffering a faith crisis. Publishing this book was Thompson's way of "coming out" to his family about his unbelief. Highly recommended.

I have wanted this for a long time to add to my bento supplies, but there is only one left in stock! It is a pesky add-on item, though, so the other thing similar on my list is Ghost World which is one of my favorite movies. I have always wanted to pick up the comic, but I've never gotten around to it.

I liked Blankets

Just finished this and immediately ordered her strip collection Dykes to Watch Out For. This is a really odd and heart-wrenching tale regarding a father/daughter relationship all told through the lens of different pieces of literature.

I think of it as a cross between Blankets and Jimmy Corrigan: The Smartest Kid on Earth.

hey, I believe you would really like this comic

It is a sort of autobiographical comic and the author makes some points that you may identify with.

Kind of an odd intertwined story about a bunch of people from a rural area in Canada. Its much better than it sounds. Also, if you're into hockey, the second part of the book may end up being your favorite comic of all time. Sweet Tooth is by no means bad and I would recommend it, but Essex County is better and cheaper.

Here's three that I can think of that haven't been mentioned yet.

The Contract with God Trilogy by Will Eisner (528 pages)

The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen (Omnibus) by Alan Moore (416 pages)

Nausicaa of the Valley of the Wind (Two Volume Box Set) by Hayao Miyazaki (1104 pages)

Blankets by Craig Thompson. Beautiful, heartbreaking, helped me learn a lot about growing and maturing.

Forgot Epileptic (http://www.amazon.com/Epileptic-David-B/dp/0375714685) and Ghost World (http://www.amazon.com/Ghost-World-Daniel-Clowes/dp/1560974273). though Black Hole and persepolis are amazing

Reminds me of Box Brown's wrestler comics. He is a master of capturing character in a simplified style like yours.

You'll never make money unless you get into Diamond and they take a decent chunk.

Here's some links:

https://www.amazon.com/Alan-Moores-Writing-Comics-1/dp/1592910122
https://www.amazon.com/Writing-Comics-Graphic-Novels-Peter/dp/1600616879

If you're getting paperback or hardcover collections, you can just stick them on a shelf no problem. Trust me, I've got a couple dozen of them. It's only with single issues that you would want a special box to keep them in.

Anyhow, you should check out Love and Rockets.

Blankets. It's a graphic novel, so it definitely isn't audible. But, despite it's size, it's a quick read.

https://www.amazon.com/Blankets-Craig-Thompson/dp/177046218X/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1536095569&sr=8-1&keywords=blankets+graphic+novel

xox

(n.b. the blurred book that teresa is in front of here is building stories by chris ware, which is a graphic novel story collection that takes place in a single apartment building and is presented in a variety of forms [a book, a fake newspaper, etc.]. i own one of the pieces, which is about a woman with one leg. it's an absolutely stunning piece of literary work and i recommend it to anyone. i wish it had a thematic link to tre and her story that would make it grimly ironic, but it's all about people's quiet, contemplative interior lives so its only connection to teresa is in representing her exact opposite.)

You might also enjoy this: Alan-Moores-Writing-Comics

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There seem to be some pdf version on scribd, but I can't see them behind my company's firewall.

recommended reading; https://www.amazon.ca/Paying-Comic-Strip-Memoir-About-Being/dp/1770460489

It's a graphic novel, but YML 'Blankets' by Craig Thompson.

Here you go. I got you a book with pictures so you wouldn't get bored.

Andre the Giant: Life and Legend

Blankets by Craig Thompson

On the not-superhero side, here are some of my faves:

• Phonogram
  
• Blankets
  
• Tiny Giants

Have you considered graphic novels?

Persepolis

Ghost World

Blankets or Habibi

Blankets by Craig Thompson

http://www.amazon.ca/Blankets-Craig-Thompson/dp/1891830430/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1323905693&sr=8-1

The Plain Janes perhaps?
http://www.amazon.ca/Plain-Janes-Cecil-Castellucci/dp/1401211151/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1323905834&sr=8-1

Multiple titles by Brian Wood: Local, Demo (1 or 2), New York Four

http://www.amazon.ca/Local-Brian-Wood/dp/193496400X/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1323905857&sr=8-1r

http://www.amazon.ca/Demo-2-Brian-Wood/dp/1401229956/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1323905877&sr=8-1

http://www.amazon.ca/York-Four-Minx-Brian-Wood/dp/1845767101/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1323905895&sr=8-1

Pride of Baghdad

They're old school books: Box Office Poison, Blankets

Blankets!

Blankets https://smile.amazon.com/dp/177046218X/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_apa_i_AH-gDbJCT2WD5

Yoshihiro Tatsumi perhaps? The Push Man and Other Stories in particular features a lot of stories about working class men and sexual relationships.

Get the full trilogy. It is incredible.

Andre the giant: Life and legend.

Is this what you found?

This.

Yep

essex county

See also:

Andre the Giant: Life and Legend

http://www.amazon.com/Andre-Giant-Legend-Box-Brown/dp/1596438517/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1452257515&sr=8-2&keywords=andre+the+giant

Andre the Giant: Life and Legend https://www.amazon.com/dp/1596438517/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_i_zhDYDbNN02379

Andre the Giant, life and Legend, par Box Brown

Bill Kershner's: The Student Pilot's Flight Manual: From First Flight to Private Certificate
http://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/156027719X
This is THE book.

For anyone who hasn't, I highly suggest reading Box Brown's graphic novel Andre The Giant: Life & Legend. It's a really heartfelt and moving biography of Andre's life, but it's also brutally honest. It talks about the trials of growing up the way he was, how he later became sort of an alcoholic and could often be an asshole to people, how he had a daughter he pretty much abandoned, but how he was also constantly in pain and wrestled up to the bitter end because the boys were basically the only family he had and he was lonely when he was home.

And of course, it covers all the big moments (Wrestlemania 3, Princess Bridge, etc.)

REALLY great read.

Pride of Baghdad

>Written by Brian K. Vaughn Art by Niko Henrichon In the spring of 2003, a pride of lions escapes from the Baghdad Zoo during an American bombing raid. Lost and confused, hungry but finally free, the four lions roamed the decimated streets of Baghdad in a desperate struggle for their lives.


This page is edited with parody dialogue.

Jeff Lemire's Essex County trilogy is an absolute must for anyone who loves Blankets. It's a totally different story but strikes a similar tone.

Do you feel you are missing out on things by not having sex outside of brothels? Are you craving a more traditional relationship or are you content seeing prostitutes?

You should read, if you haven't, "Paying for it" by Chester Brown
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Paying-Chester-Brown/dp/1770460489