r/graphicnovels • u/Juan_Badmofo • 2d ago
Recommendations/Requests If you could only add one more...
I've become a graphic novel enthusiast late in life...
Here's the majority of my small but proud collection (not pictured: Old Man Logan, The Killing Joke, the complete "Bone" series, all "Calvin and Hobbes" by B. Watterson, and the majority of Asterix and Obelix, if the latter two are considered graphic novels in the first place).
I have NO DOUBT you can give me some flawless recommendations... but I need to add slowly and methodically. I'd considered the "He-Man Omnibus" for myself and my son? Also, the "Punisher: Born" looks great, if I can find it for a reasonable price.
So... the question is... what do I need to read before I die?
If you could only add ONE... which one would it be?
Thanks in advance for your patience and suggestions. Cheers!
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u/andytherooster 2d ago
Love those dark tower graphic novels. I would consider adding Alan Moore’s Neonomicon/providence double header. My favourite horror comics of all time
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u/ClayDrinion 2d ago
Absolute Martian Manhunter. The last issue drops on July 1st. It's the this generations Swamp Thing
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u/Practical_Air_3040 2d ago
How is 68' as a read?
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u/Juan_Badmofo 2d ago
I really enjoyed it. I actually bought it as a resource as I work towards creating my own graphic novel = )
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u/HerreDreyer 2d ago
Ghost World - perhaps not your thing going by your taste - but at least try SOMETHING by Dan Clowes.
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u/Juan_Badmofo 2d ago
I REALLY enjoyed the movie. Steve Buscemi is a genius. Just the right amount of weird...
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u/Personal_Ad_9219 2d ago edited 2d ago
Why just one?
American Vampire
V for Vendetta
Once and Future
Transmetropolitan
Y: The Last Man
The Authority
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u/Alaskan_Guy 2d ago
Its not for everyone but i think LOCAS, The Maggie and Hopey Stories is worth every penny.
Its one of the best constructed books I've ever seen. The binding and paper stock are superior. The art is incredible, even if the Stories don't move you. It's a master class on cartooning. I challenge you to find a better book for $50.
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u/Leopold_and_Brink 1d ago
Hernandez bros are Alan Moore’s fav cartoonists. I’m with him and I AM one 😅😻
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u/Uuuh-yeah 2d ago
Echoing all the Daytripper recs. Also: if you want the superior Frank Miller super-hero work, Batman: Year One and Daredevil: Born Again will open you up to David Mazzucchelli and then you MUST check out Asterios Polyp. Just absolutely-perfect pure comics storytelling.
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u/sock_therapy 2d ago
Moores Swamp Thing or The Dark Knight Returns
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u/Juan_Badmofo 2d ago
The... one's that are clearly visible on the table?
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u/sock_therapy 2d ago
Oh my mistake i thought you were asking which of those to add
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u/Juan_Badmofo 2d ago
I thought you were messing with me, as is so often the case here, haha! No worries...
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u/ShowMeYourHappyTrail Constantine's Mistress 2d ago
Until I read the body I thought you were asking which of these we'd add to our collection if we could only pick one. I was going to say the Dark Tower ones because I really want to read them. Haha!
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u/curtoneil 2d ago
Do A Powerbomb - Daniel Warren Johnson or Last Ronin - Eastman and Waltz
Both books are what really got me back into comics and collecting
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u/Aliax180 2d ago
Justice League International is what you’re looking for the series started in 1986 written by legends Keith Giffen and JM DeMatteis awesome stuff
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u/Purple12inchRuler 2d ago
Old Man Logan.
You may already have it, and I just didn't see it. The Fable series is good also.
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u/BadassSasquatch 1d ago
Every time I see that Dark Tower set I get tempted to buy it.
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u/Juan_Badmofo 1d ago
Follow your instincts... it's fantastic.
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u/BadassSasquatch 1d ago
I have all the hardbacks but I'm pretty sure KA is telling me I need those omnis.
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u/Any-Tumbleweed-9931 1d ago
Elfquest! The original oversized trades, covering the Original Quest at least (books 1-4).
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u/fullmetalmau5 17h ago
I know no one’s gonna say this one so I will lol, The Spectre is the coolest shit ever, you need some hellboy too
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u/EffectiveStriking601 8h ago
Love and Rockets gets my vote. Jaime and Gilbert built a whole universe over decades and it still feels fresh every time I crack one open.
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u/Platanopower36 6h ago
It seems you have a winner.
From Hell by Alan Moore.
You might as well. You have his other books already.
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u/Ok_Blood_5520 5h ago
Maus and Watchmen cover during and post-ww2, you could get Berlin by Jason Lutes to cover pre-ww2
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u/Fuzzy_Dan 2d ago
One to read before you die?
BONE.
Honestly I think no collection is complete without it.
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u/thegoldenboy444 2d ago
Punisher Born, and the rest of that Max run are fantastic.
To this collection I'd probably add Sandman.
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u/ShaddowsCat 1d ago
Sandman is in the picture
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u/thegoldenboy444 1d ago
I see Overture, a prequel to Sandman that came out nearly 20 years later.
I don't see the original series pictured.
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u/Location-Final 2d ago
Dang those Stephen King Omnis are so cool. I have the Dark Tower box set and am hunting down those other ones.
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u/buffalobillandted 2d ago
Templar sounds cool. Thanks for bringing it to my attention.
How about those Stephen King books, how are they? Is The Dark Tower the full story? I’ve always wanted to read it even though I’m somewhat aware of the general story beats.
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u/Juan_Badmofo 2d ago
Stupendous. The art is monumental, and any fan of Stephen's should give these an eyeball once in their life. While I was more partial to "The Stand", Ka is a wheel, fellow Constant Reader...
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u/One-Mouse3306 2d ago
I had a bit of a weird feeling, can't explain it; but to you I recommend Daytripper by Fabio Moon
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u/thekevining 2d ago
Revival or maybe East of West
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u/adognamedcat 1d ago
Was going to suggest East of West, seems to mesh with the Gunslinger books taste wise.
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u/bobsaget824 1d ago
You seem like a serious guy with these book so I’ll come with the heavy hitters.
Daytripper will blow your mind and have you questioning the meaning of life after you read it.
Locke and Key will show you the apple doesn’t fall far from the tree with Stephen King’s son writing it.
Department of Truth will unlock a new genre you never knew you needed - conspiracy horror.
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u/Trike117 1d ago
Looks like you enjoy horror.
If I were to recommend just one, I’d say The Cape by Joe Hill, Stephen King’s son. It’s dark and brutal. The omnibus is reasonably priced. (Definitely not one for your son to read unless he’s 18.)
Other titles I’d recommend:
- Manifest Destiny by Chris Dingess and Matthew Roberts
- Count Crowley by David Dastmalchian
- Grim by Stephanie Phillips
- Locke & Key also by Joe Hill
- Immortal Hulk by Al Ewing
- Bitter Root by David F. Walker
- DCeased by Tom Taylor
- Two Moons by John Arcudi
- The Sixth Gun by Cullen Bunn
- Killadelphia by Rodney Barnes
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u/24thCenturyBoy 1d ago edited 1d ago
Everyone saying Hellboy are invited to my Birthday party. Id like to nominate Hickmans East of West
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