Friday, November 13, 2015

50 Essential Graphic Novels

Road to Perdition by Max Allen CollinsAbeBooks: 50 Essential Graphic Novels: While the term 'graphic novel' only entered common usage as recently as the late 1970's, novel-length works in either pictures-only forms or pictures in combination with text have existed since the 19th century. Baby boomers who haven't picked up a comic book since childhood will most likely associate the term with the Classics Illustrated series, which does not quite fit the modern definition.

7 comments:

Deb said...

When I was growing up, a graphic novel was something like LADY CHATTERLEY'S LOVER or LAST EXIT TO BROOKLYN. Ya know...graphic.

mybillcrider said...

But not illustrated?

Don Coffin said...

Greatest graphic novel ever, Maus I and Maus II.

Charles Gramlich said...

These days I'm often on the lookout for good graphics.

Deb said...

My favorite is FUN HOME by Allison Bechtel.

Anonymous said...

Missing: Harvey Kurtzman's Jungle Book, Justin Green's Binky Brown Meets the Holy Virgin Mary, and any of Lynd Ward's books.
Art Scott

Jeff Meyerson said...

The MAUS book and FUN HOME would certainly be on my list, too.