I've decided to read graphic novels again. Only problem is a lot of them are Sci fi and fantasy and I'm not a fan of these genres.
I'd like to read a fiction one. In the past I've enjoyed Maus and From Hell. I like character-driven stories and love historical fiction. My favourite books have been Gone With The Wind, Lonesome Dove, A Little Life, Girl Woman Other, One Hundred Years Of Solitude, Rebecca, Goodbye to Berlin, and Noughts & Crosses.
Thank you!
by Capital-Transition-5
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Persepolis by Marianne Satrapi.
Not sure how strict you’re being on sci-fi, so I’ll just give my recommendations and a little info about them to let you decide if it’s not your style.
Chew – Tony Chu is a detective with the ability to psychically read anything when he eats it. It’s an ability that helps him get by with the abundance of weird food-based powers showing up.
Irredeemable (also the parallel series Incorruptible) – a Superman style hero goes bugnuts berserk and is just about unstoppable. His former allies attempt to rerun him in by joining forces with his former foes. Incorruptible is the story of one of those foes. Max Damage has decided that he can’t be another bad guy in a world where Plutonian already is. Problem is, Max has no experience being a good guy, so he’s pretty bad at it.
Locke and Key – mysterious keys enable the Locke children to access different abilities. But that’s not the only thing they unlock. There’s that concerning voice in the well …
Preacher – this one has a tv show. A preacher gets The Voice of God, which cannot be resisted. He decides it’s a good time to talk to the big guy and straighten some things out about his creation.
Sandman – The Lord of Dreams is away from his domain for a few decades, and must clean up the ensuing messes once he returns. Along the way, he tries out personal growth.
Transmetropolitan – No way around it, this one is solidly sci-fi. But I’d encourage you to read it anyway. Spider Jerusalem is a journalist who strikes at the heart of the corrupt and powerful, developing an antagonistic relationship with two consecutive presidents of the USA. His world is bizarre, and almost incomprehensible by modern standards, guaranteed to induce future-shock. But I think it’s the only way this story could have worked.
man do i have an author for u…………. i never liked graphic novels i jus read them for shallow thrills but this guy called tatsuki fujimoto changed that i HIGHLY recommend look back like bro i’ve been glazing this book and fujimoto so hard people r starting to think i’m a weeb or sumn 💀💀
**Asterios Polyp** is pretty much the most intellectual graphic novel I’ve seen, but despite the high-brow pondus, the story of the highly dislikeable architect feel raw and believeable.
**Gambling Apocalypse: Kaiji** is a manga series about high stake gambling, typically with lives on the line. The titular protagonist is addicted to gambling but also yearning for human connection. The story may use a whole chapter pondering which card to lay down, only to later use a chapter on a side characters backstory. The drawing style is raw, completely at odds with what one expect from a manga. The most intense comic I’ve read.
**Usagi Yojimbo** The continued adventures of a wandering ronin. It’s solidly researched and got lots of action and lots of heart.
They Called Us Enemy
Maus – Art Spiegelman
Roaming by Mariko Tamaki and Jillian Tamaki
Penny Nichols by MK Reed
March of the Crabs by Arthur de Pins (fantasy but not high fantasy – the crabs talk amongst themselves)
Daytripper by Fabio Moon and Gabriel Ba
Chiaroscuro: life of DaVinci from the POV of Salai (his student/assistant)
Barnstormers – Scott Snyder, Tula Lotay, Dee Cunliffe
Advocate – Edie Ahn
Bomb – Steve Sheinkin, Nick Bertozzi
_Radioactive_, by Lauren Redniss (biography of Marie Curie)
_Hyperbole and a Half_, by Allie Brosh
Twisted dark