Fun Home: A Family Tragicomic is a graphic memoir that details Bechdel’s complicated relationship with her late father, an English teacher and the director of a local funeral home — which Bechel referred to as the “Fun Home.” Publishes comics and graphic novels by authors and artists such as Alan Moore, Craig Thompson, Nate Powell, Alex Robinson, Jeff Lemire, and Matt Kindt.

Debuting in 2007, Kate Beaton’s beloved Hark! A Vagrant came to represent the bleeding edge of the webcomics movement. Blending quirky illustrations and silly gags with intellectual topics and niche nerdy references, her work was precisely the sort of stuff that newspapers would never print — but it found a passionate online fanbase. In the print editions, Beaton’s comics come with annotations, which in some cases are a great excuse for bonus jokes! If you think mixing superheroes and World War Two history sounds like a recipe for gripping stakes and successful entertainment, you’ll be a fan of Mike Magnola’s uber-popular Hellboy series, starting with Seed of Destruction. In Giant Days, three women become fast friends within the first weeks of university. Daisy is the naive homeschooler, Esther the goth, and Susan the sensible tomboy. Or at least, that’s who they were before they entered the terrifying world of adult-ish life. They encounter enemies (including a gaggle of private school girls), fall in and out of love, and attempt to reinvent themselves — you know, the way every teenager wants to when they leave home. A refreshing look at college life through a predominantly female cast, Allison’s consistently hilarious, Eisner-winning comic can now be enjoyed in 14 collected volumes.

In this graphic novel, a middle-aged Bruce Wayne comes out of retirement to do what he does best: fight crime on the mean streets of Gotham City. But not everyone is happy about his return to action, including the Gotham City Police and the United States government. Old favorite foes feature, such as The Joker and Two-Face, while new faces emerge, like the violent street gang who call themselves The Mutants. To tie it all off is a confrontation with the man in red, gold, and blue himself: Superman. The name of the On a Sunbeam game is: recovering what’s been lost. To that end, a “restoration crew” travels through space to preserve what’s left of times gone by. Mia is one member of that crew, but she’s interested in more than just looking after the universe’s history. There’s another member of the crew who might just be from Mia’s own past. Someone she’s never forgotten. Someone she’s never stopped loving… and whom she hopes still loves her too. In Jonas’ utopian community, everything is uniform. Routines are the same every day, everyone is content, and colors are non-existent. Like the people around him, Jonas believes this is just how things are — until he receives his assignment as the Receiver of Memory, and experiences a horrifying realization about his society that will change his community’s fate forever. If you ever read The Giver and wondered what Jonas’ colorless world might look like, here is your answer. P. Craig Russell delivers a stunning rendition of Lowry’s enduring story, breathing new life to it through his brilliant and enigmatic art. A modern classic for people of all ages, both book and graphic novel end up forcing us to confront the hard question: what truly makes an ideal world? In the end I think that this story romantisises abusive behaviour within relationships and I think stories like that are outdated. Y: The Last Man has one hell of a premise. But with its colorful protagonist and tongue-in-cheek delivery, it manages to keep the darkness at bay — painting a post-apocalyptic world that’s completely plausible and unlike anything else you’ve seen before.

Below, we’ve gathered the 100 best graphic novels published to date. Featuring everything from superheroes to memoirs, from manga to skillful adaptations of classic works of literature, these stories will delight fans of all ages — and demonstrate this form of storytelling’s enormous range. Image is a comics and graphic novels publisher formed in 1992 by seven of Marvel Comics’ best-selling artists. Since that time, Image has gone on to become the third largest comics publisher in the United States.Candian publisher of independent and alternative graphic novels from artists like Lisa Hanawalt, Joe Sacco, Lynda Barry, Kate Beaton, and Tove Jansson.

Madeleine L’Engle’s all-time teen lit classic A Wrinkle in Time gets the sparkly graphic treatment in this adaptation from the co-creator of Goldie Vance. Thirteen-year-old Meg is a misfit who, along with her young brother Charles Wallace and classmate Calvin, finds herself transported across the galaxy by a mysterious ‘tesseract’. Confronted with strange new worlds and creatures, they must discover the power within them — and save Meg’s father. In the midst of these strange times emerges (what else?) a league of extraordinary gentlemen. Comprised of fictional characters such as Captain Nemo and Dr. Jekyll, it's time for these literary figures to band together and determine how to save the British Empire.

Manga

This ambitious steampunk saga is as gruesome as it is gorgeous. Artist Sana Takeda lavishes her talent on lush, Mucha-inflected scenes of garnish, while writer Marjorie Liu — an epic fantasist worthy of Tolkien — weaves a spellbinding story of violence, sacrifice, and revenge. Set in a matriarchal, Asian-inspired world, Monstress centers on a teenager called Maika Halfwolf, whose body plays host to a monster: a tentacled beast who appears suddenly from the stump of Maika’s severed arm. As you can imagine, this gorgeous science fantasy is rich in worldbuilding. Abode and its many elven civilizations — from the fierce Wolfriders to the peaceful Sun Folk — are all remarkably well-drawn... literally. With this treasure chest of a setting, it’s little wonder that Elfquest ran for forty years.

Die Charaktere wurden durch die wunderschönen Illustrationen perfekt ins Leben gerufen und es war großartig, sie erneut zu begleiten. Momentami, patrząc na ilustracje, czułam, że są one wykonane zdecydowanie mniej dokładne i estetycznie w porównaniu z ilustracjami z pierwszego tomu tej powieści. To samo było niestety z tekstem.

Children’s Graphic Novels

Instant access to thousands of the most popular free and best-selling apps and games, including the Overdrive Media Console app. The antics of this psychopathic criminal mastermind have never really vanished from pop culture discourse. But the Joker is enjoying a particularly strong resurgence lately as the titular focus of the the Oscar and Golden Globe-winning 2019 film Joker, starring the also Oscar and Golden Globe-winning Joaquin Phoenix. Now to Straight out of Brooklyn. In this first installment of the Miles-Morales-as-Spider-Man series, the protagonist is trying to balance being a “normal” teenager with his superhero duties. This becomes a lot more complicated when a crew of mysterious criminals start wreaking havoc in Brooklyn. Before Miles has a chance of taking them down, he has to get to the bottom of what they want — and why they’re really here. In this important account of Brazilian slavery, we follow the lives of four enslaved individuals across four different stories of resistance. Make no mistake: this book does not shy away from the realities of what slavery and slave owners did to people. The visuals, which carry most of the stories, are brutal, honest, and gruesome, even as the artistry itself has much to be admired. But if you can take the honest approach to the dark subject matter, Run For It is not a title to be missed. It’s a necessary, unabashed book — one that shows the many different shapes, both big and small, that resistance can take — and it will surely be part of the graphic novel landscape for many years to come. Estoy teniendo sentimientos agridulces con todo esto del universo after y creo que se reflejaron acá, cuando salió el primer volumen estaba entusiasmada por el segundo porque venían mis momentos favoritos del primer libro pero sucedió que… era tan corta y larga a la vez jajaja… mis momentos favoritos fueron o medio cambiados o cortados y eso me generaba rechazo porque sentí que la novela era algo mecánica, aquellos pequeños detalles que amaba no estaban, entonces las escenas en su mayoría solo pasaban a la siguiente y te quedabas de bueno(?