GraphicNovels

Beautiful Darkness

Kerascoët’s and Fabien Vehlmann’s unsettling and gorgeous anti-fairy tale is a searing condemnation of our vast capacity for evil writ tiny. Join princess Aurora and her friends as they journey to civilization's heart of darkness in a bleak allegory about surviving the human experience. The sweet faces and bright leaves of Kerascoët’s delicate watercolors serve to highlight the evil that dwells beneath Vehlmann's story as pettiness, greed, and jealousy take over. Beautiful Darkness is a harrowing look behind the routine politeness and meaningless kindness of civilized society. goodreads link

Beneath the Trees Where Nobody Sees

Live, laugh, shed blood. Dexter meets Richard Scarry’s Busy, Busy Town in this twisted debut graphic novel.

Don’t murder the locals—this is small-town serial killer, upstanding citizen, and adorable brown bear Samantha Strong’s cardinal rule. A sea of potential victims is in the city just beyond the forest, but when you’ve worked as hard as Sam to build a cozy life and a thriving business in a community surrounded by friendly fellow animal folk, warm decor, and the aroma of cedar trees and freshly baked apple pie, the last thing you want is to disturb the peace. So imagine Sam's indignation when one of Woodbrook’s own meets a grisly, mysterious demise. You wouldn’t blame her for doing anything it takes to hunt down her rival before the town self-destructs and Sheriff Patterson starts barking up the wrong tree. goodreads link

"A Wizard of Earthsea -- A Graphic Novel" is an illustrated adaptation of Ursula K. Le Guin's masterful novel. Adapted and illustrated by Fred Fordham.

@photostroller Gestern über ein Graphic Novel gestolpert, dass dir vielleicht gefallen könnte: Die Farbe der Dinge / The Color of Things/ La couleur des choses von Martin Panchaud.
https://martinpanchaud.ch/die-farbe-der-dinge/
Interessanter Stil. Geschichte errinert mich entfernt an "Das Verkaufte Lachen", aber vielleicht täusche ich mich.
Habe es nämlich noch nicht gelesen. Es liegt lesebereit auf meinem Tisch :)
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In my attempt to generate activity in this community, I am sharing the latest additions to my collection.

The first Criminal Deluxe volume is arriving next week. I was just impatient to post. :)

Seeing people posting their collections or hauls in r/graphicnovels was a joy so it saddens me that this community still didn't kickoff. So here I am posting my collection in an attempt to get things started.

As you can see I have a varied taste, so my collection is diverse. I have many favorites but the writer I like the most is Alejandro Jorodowsky. As for the artist there are many good but the one that got me truly impressed recently was Sana Takeda (Monstress).

In general I don't get superheros stuff but there are clear exceptions in this picture.

I have an unread pile but opted to post only the ones I have read.

I look forward for recommendations, your comments and hopefully seeing others sharing their collections.

PS: Some books titles are in Spanish, feel free to ask me if you are curious about their title in English.

Quite uniquely, this started as a webcomic for a senior college thesis, and was so good that it became a successful, classic graphic novel; one of my favorites. Notes on the movie at the end.

(click the headline to be taken to the artist's archived site with the original pages, before being redesigned for the graphic novel)

PREMISE - A young, rebellious woman with shape-shifting powers is insistent upon being the new side-kick to the regional supervillain. Classic sci-fi / fantasy mashup, right? Except Nimona is also incredibly headstrong, persistent, and has a mysterious backstory which becomes more and more relevant as the story progresses. The supervillain character also has a fascinating backstory, which rather philosophically begs the question-- "when is the 'bad guy' actually the 'good guy,' and vice-versa?" There's lots of understated humor here, mixed with an acknowledgement of how regret-filled and painful life can be, especially for those not tolerated. Features one of the most interesting, satisfying, complex finales I've ever read. NOTE: it's also rare to see a creator's skills and polish noticeably advance through the state of a book.

MOVIE - I thought it was above average in quality and originality for a modern American animation. It preserves some of the key moments & themes from the book, and that seems enough for the critics. I have to say that most of the complexities of the main characters, the plot, and the humor are either dumbed down or missing, but the movie does have real bite, especially in the second half.

What graphic novels do you wish you could get everyone to read?

What are you planning on reading this weekend?