Graphic Novels

[Vergil the Fallen]

There are some awesome graphic novels out there. For those who don't know what a graphic novel is, they are mature comics. I'm sure u have seen the movies 300 and Sin City. Well they are based on graphic novels. If u have read some, post in the name and what u like about them. I've read a lot of them and i love Frank Miller's works. They include Sin City, 300, Return of the Dark Knight and Ronin. I'm currently reading Watchmen by Alan Moore. And i have to say, its awesome.
Here are some download links to the torrents

Dark Knight Returns (Based on Batman)-Frank Miller
http://isohunt.com/torrent_details/2...ns?tab=summary

Sin City- Frank Miller
http://isohunt.com/torrent_details/2...4/?tab=summary

Watchen- Alan Moore
Alan Moore s Watchmen (complete) 3328482 TPB (113768) - Torrent Portal - Free BitTorrent File Download Index and Torrent Search

Btw movie coming out for Watchmen directed by Zack Snyder, the dude who made 300. He is another Frank Miller fan!!!!!

[GothGirl2]

I read regular novels

[laptop711]

has any one read the wanted comics? do you count them as graphic novels?

[Vergil the Fallen]

Originally Posted by GothGirl2

I read regular novels

regular comics are lame. Repetitive stories and even more lame characters. Graphic novels are totally opposite to them. I stopped reading them when i was 15. After some age, u get over it. So conclusion, comics for kids, GN for pros:P

Originally Posted by laptop711

has any one read the wanted comics? do you count them as graphic novels?

To some extent. U check one of these GN links i gave n see whether u like them or not.

[Darth Kenshin]

Originally Posted by Vergil the Fallen

regular comics are lame. Repetitive stories and even more lame characters.

yet, you're into Bleach? weird...

Anyway, I love Watchmen, and I love the stuff that the new Batman movies are based on (Year One, Long Halloween, Zero Hour). I also love Tower of Babel and Kingdom Come, and the Death of Superman trilogy (moreso the 2nd one, World Without Superman). The Killing Joke was Alan Moore's (of Watchmen and V for Vendetta fame) take on the origin of the Joker, and was very interesting. Hellblazer was fun (the story of Constantine). On the less Super Hero side, there's also Ghost World and History Of Violence, which were both turned into great movies. And of course, since this is an anime forum after all, I have to mention Akira.

[laptop711]

i have read the sin city one a while back lol

[blackmamba]

League of Extraordinary Gentlemen: The Black Dossier - Alan Moore

Originally Posted by Darth Kenshin

yet, you're into Bleach? weird...

Well, Japanese manga (can also be known as 'comics') are different from American ones. And one of them is the art style. I've observed that manga has more exaggerated art than American comics, that keeps it more realistic. Also, manga often has a bigger story compared to comics, and a complete storyline could run thousands of pages, unlike American comics that are just a collection of monthly comics in single unified story. Manga also moves at a much quicker pace compared to comics, has less dialogue per page than comic books, few panels, and definitely the manga is cheaper because comics are usually colored, and manga is just black and white. o.o" And Bleach definitely cannot be compared to American comics. ; )

[Pineappledishwasher]

These kind of novels are awesome, and I noticed Zack Snyder after 300, such a awesome movie, I cried :,) I also loved the batman movie God damn Frank for being such a genius! xD

[Darth Kenshin]

Originally Posted by blackmamba

And Bleach definitely cannot be compared to American comics. ; )

you're right... I could never validate Bleach's significance by putting it in the same sentence as Batman. As fun as Bleach is, I won't degrade the Dark Knight like that.

[Vergil the Fallen]

Originally Posted by Pineappledishwasher

These kind of novels are awesome, and I noticed Zack Snyder after 300, such a awesome movie, I cried :,) I also loved the batman movie God damn Frank for being such a genius! xD

dude if you think Frank's a genius, u'll drool over Alan Moore. But i should place them side by side. Frank's works has two movies. Alan's best novel movie is yet to come---> Watchmen.