Comments on: Graphic Novels Saved Me a Dime http://www.samplereality.com/2008/08/06/graphic-novels-saved-me-a-dime/ cybergnitohidinginaholeami Tue, 06 Jan 2009 22:13:05 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7 hourly 1 By: Mark http://www.samplereality.com/2008/08/06/graphic-novels-saved-me-a-dime/comment-page-1/#comment-2155 Mark Mon, 29 Sep 2008 17:53:16 +0000 http://www.samplereality.com/?p=264#comment-2155 Glad you tested the waters with <em>Watchmen. </em>If you want another superhero graphic novel, check out Frank Miller's 1986 classic, <a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1563893428?ie=UTF8&tag=samplereality-20&linkCode=as2&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=1563893428" rel="nofollow">Batman: The Dark Knight Returns</a>. Something new in the genre I've been encouraging people to read is the more rooted in reality, <a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0446581305?ie=UTF8&tag=samplereality-20&linkCode=as2&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=0446581305" rel="nofollow">Shooting War</a>. Finally, if you want to see how people are taking graphic novels in very serious, personal directions, take a look at Alison Bechdel's memoir, <a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0618871713?ie=UTF8&tag=samplereality-20&linkCode=as2&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=0618871713" rel="nofollow">Fun Home: A Family Tragicomic</a>. Glad you tested the waters with Watchmen. If you want another superhero graphic novel, check out Frank Miller’s 1986 classic, Batman: The Dark Knight Returns. Something new in the genre I’ve been encouraging people to read is the more rooted in reality, Shooting War. Finally, if you want to see how people are taking graphic novels in very serious, personal directions, take a look at Alison Bechdel’s memoir, Fun Home: A Family Tragicomic.

]]> By: Rachel Ml. http://www.samplereality.com/2008/08/06/graphic-novels-saved-me-a-dime/comment-page-1/#comment-2153 Rachel Ml. Mon, 29 Sep 2008 15:33:24 +0000 http://www.samplereality.com/?p=264#comment-2153 Thank you for inspiring me to read my first graphic novel.  The Hugo Award sucked me in and despite my reservations, I got right into it and loved it.  Pretty heavy themes for a ginormous comic book! Now I'll have to be sure to see the film and be disdainfully disappointed, of course. Any other graphic novels you would recommend? Thank you for inspiring me to read my first graphic novel.  The Hugo Award sucked me in and despite my reservations, I got right into it and loved it.  Pretty heavy themes for a ginormous comic book! Now I’ll have to be sure to see the film and be disdainfully disappointed, of course.

Any other graphic novels you would recommend?

]]> By: Aram ZS http://www.samplereality.com/2008/08/06/graphic-novels-saved-me-a-dime/comment-page-1/#comment-2104 Aram ZS Fri, 08 Aug 2008 14:06:45 +0000 http://www.samplereality.com/?p=264#comment-2104 Congrads. Did you check out the Watchmen trailer? It looks pretty good. I've found that a lot of people do tend to class superhero works under science fiction. Congrads. Did you check out the Watchmen trailer? It looks pretty good.
I’ve found that a lot of people do tend to class superhero works under science fiction.

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