Recently I’ve been rather under the weather and because of my illness I’ve been unable to do much reading, that’s what happens when you have a constant headache. So, after my massage yesterday I made a pit stop to The Book Vault (my friendly neighbourhood book shop) to find some graphic novels.
Well an innocent stop to look for a few books I could possibly read ended up costing me quite a pretty penny. But I think I left with some good finds. The guy that works at the shop gave me three cue cards full of suggested reading material. I gabbed some of his suggestions as well as a few I thought might be of interest. So, without further ado here are the goodies I picked up:
Frank Miller’s Batman: The Dark Knight Returns. Something about this book intrigued me, I don’t normally read superhero books but this one came highly recommended. I haven’t read any Batman material and given the recent hype surrounding the caped crusader.
Not that long ago I started watching the 1960’s Adam West Batman series. You just cannot write camp like that anymore. I cannot help but chuckle to myself all the time with the ridiculous plots and lines found throughout the show.
For those of you avid readers of this humble blog you’ll know that I love the Fables series by Bill Willingham. So I picked up this 6th installment Fables: Homelands. I’ve already devoured the first five in the series and I’m always ready for the next in the series.
This will definitely be read by weeks end. I’m not sure what it is that just makes me fall for these books. It’s one of a few series I’ll own before too long.
I couldn’t pass this one up because the title made me laugh out loud in the bookstore, this is something that rarely happens when I’m hunting the shelves for books. god the Dyslexic Dog by Brian & Philip Phillipson and Alex Nino. I’m betting it’s going to be terrible but I thought why not give it a shot? I’m kind of looking forward to being disappointed by this one. Flipping through the pages I can tell it may even cause pain while reading. Should be a good time!
I really enjoy fairy tales and have always been fascinated with the Brother’s Grimm and the way they told the tails. This is one of the books I read as soon as I got home and I have to say there were some parts I really enjoyed but others I just didn’t like.
Grimm Fairy Tales Volume 1 by Joe Tyler and Ralph Tedesco contains: Red Riding Hood, Cinderella, Hansel & Gretel, Rumpelstiltskin, Sleeping Beauty and Robber Bridegroom. This is one I thought would be worth checking out.
Kingdom Come seemed to be the one he was probably most excited about. As a result it was one I had to pick up right away. Mark Waid and Alex Ross bring us the superheroes we are all use to in the not so distant future. They are older and some slightly forgotten.
Lenore the Cute Little Dead Girl is a comic I remember stumbling across this comic when it first came out. And loved it because the humor is dark and exactly something I’d come with. So I picked up the first two in the collection of three Noogies and Wedgies by Roman Dirge. If you’d like a sample of the humor you can check out the animated versions of some of these stories here.
Finally, I picked up a zombie book. The Walking Dead Book One is fabulous! I picked it up and couldn’t stop reading it. I loved every aspect of this book. And given the rise in all things zombie these days I thought I should pick this one up. Robert Kirkman’s story of the walking dead seamed like something I might enjoy so I picked it up.
I’d be curious to know if there are any favourites you may have out there. What comics/graphic novels have you fallen for that I should perhaps look into next?
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I love Fables too! I stalled out on Book 10, I think, I just keep forgetting to request the next one from the library.
I heart Fables big time. I am SO EXCITED because the next three books in the series are waiting for me at the library… I might get to read some of them tomorrow!
Have you read any of the Sandman novels? If you like Fables, you would probably like Sandman.
I’ve heard good things about Walking Dead. On my list!
Kim: One of my favourites. I’m currently on issue 6, I’m really looking forward to reading all the others.
Kim L: That’s exciting I hope you enjoy them. Fables is amazing.
I haven’t read Sandman yet, it’s on my list of must reads. I’ve only heard good things about it.
Walking Dead was great, I just read it all very quickly and I’m already looking forward to the next one. Should be great!
My son gave me Maus I and II for my birthday/Christmas. Your post reminds me that I should read it soon.
Really? I hope you like it. Maus I is so much better than II. The guy at The Book Vault suggested all these books, well not all but most, and they sounded interesting when he told me about them. Enjoy Maus!
What a treat! I admit I never bought graphic novels because their prices are astronomical. Maybe I should on special occasions :). I depend on my library’s collection for graphic novels. Oh one that I like is Bone series by Jeff Smith (if you haven’t already read it).