General omnibus & hardcover discussion vol. II

[James]

Rolling Stone magazine put together a Top 50 list of non-superhero graphic novels. I have to say that I only have a couple of those on my shelves. Most I've never even heard of. What about you guys? And of the ones you have read which top 3 would you recommend?

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i've read:
multiple warheads - i love pretty much anything from the demented mind of brandon graham
safe area gorazde - i bought the new printing but haven't had a chance to read it yet
100 bullets - i read the first trade and didn't like it, it was years ago when i did. might have to give it another chance
finder - an interesting tale, it seems like it would be better on subsequent readings
sex criminals - the initial solicit seemed silly to me but i picked up the first trade and LOVED it. chip zdarsky's style is a lot of fun.
saga - one of my favorite current ongoings, if not my favorite
mister x - from what i've read in dark horse presents, just not really my thing.
the incal - loved this book, couldn't put it down.
uncle scrooge - what i'm currently reading, haven't been disappointed by anything by carl barks
maus - everyone should read this book


on my want to read list:
usagi yojimbo
stray bullets
preacher
black hole
cerebus
tintin
invisibles
from hell

[pud333]

First order from IST. Very impressed with their near bomb proof packaging.

[James]

First order from IST. Very impressed with their near bomb proof packaging.

post your thoughts on the metal hurlant volume when you read it, i've had my eye on it for a long time.

[Orion]

Pretty uninspired list from Rolling Stone. All the usual suspects that have been harped on for years by every mainstream press, nothing inspired.

[johnsme]

http://www.fantagraphics.com/browse-...-vol.-1-5.html
This S. Clay Wilson book coming from Fantagraphics looks really good. Never heard of him before, but from the looks of things he's gonna be a new favorite. Anyone else ordering this?

[pud333]

post your thoughts on the metal hurlant volume when you read it, i've had my eye on it for a long time.

Will do. In the meantime, some photos for those that are curious. Sorry about the glare:

[pud333]

[slop101]

Alright, thanks to you clowns and this thread, I just ended up ordering the following:

- Colossal Conan
- Fear Agent 1 & 2
- Annihilation Omnibus

phew...

[Mobe1969]

http://www.fantagraphics.com/browse-...-vol.-1-5.html
This S. Clay Wilson book coming from Fantagraphics looks really good. Never heard of him before, but from the looks of things he's gonna be a new favorite. Anyone else ordering this?

Woo nice, and including the material of his they were putting in that idiotically priced Complete Zap

[zevious zoquis]

Alright, thanks to you clowns and this thread, I just ended up ordering the following:

- Colossal Conan
- Fear Agent 1 & 2
- Annihilation Omnibus

phew...

That's going to be a heavy box.

[NZ_InFerno]

Rolling Stone magazine put together a Top 50 list of non-superhero graphic novels. I have to say that I only have a couple of those on my shelves. Most I've never even heard of. What about you guys? And of the ones you have read which top 3 would you recommend?

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1. 'Love and Rockets,' Los Bros Hernandez
2. 'Jimmy Corrigan, The Smartest Boy on Earth,' Chris Ware
3. 'Maus,' Art Spiegelman
4. 'Fun Home,' Alison Bechdel
5. 'The Complete Robert Crumb,' Robert Crumb
6. 'From Hell,' Alan Moore and Eddie Campbell
7. 'The Invisibles,' Grant Morrison and Various
8. 'Epileptic,' David B.
9. 'Ghost World,' Daniel Clowes
10. 'Persepolis,' Marjane Satrapi
11. 'Alec: The Years Have Pants,' Eddie Campbell
12. 'Hicksville,' Dylan Horrocks
13. 'The Adventures of Tintin,' Hergé
14. 'Achewood,' Chris Onstad
15. 'Uncle Scrooge,' Carl Barks
16. 'Cerebus,' Dave Sim
17. 'A Contract With God,' Will Eisner
18. 'King Cat,' John Porcellino
19. 'Pyongyang: A Journey in North Korea,' Guy Delisle
20. 'Black Hole,' Charles Burns
21. 'Akira,' Katshuiro Otomo
22. 'Twisted Sisters,' Various
23. 'The Cowboy Wally Show,' Kyle Baker
24. 'Our Cancer Year,' Harvey Pekar and Frank Stack
25. 'It's a Good Life If You Don't Weaken' Seth
26. 'FreakAngels,' Warren Ellis
27. 'Curses,' Kevin Huizenga
28. 'What It Is,' Lynda Barry
29. 'Preacher,' Garth Ennis
30. 'The Incal,' Alejandro Jodorowsky and Moebius
31. 'Diary of a Teenage Girl,' Phoebe Gloeckner
32. 'Mister X,' Dean Motter and Various
33. 'Dal Tokyo,' Gary Panter
34. 'Unterzakhan,' Leela Corman
35. 'Journey,' William Messner-Loebs
36. 'Paying for It,' Chester Brown
37. 'Stray Bullets,' David Lapham
38. 'Saga,' Brian K. Vaughan and Fiona Staples
39. 'Sex Criminals,' Matt Fraction and Chip Zdarsky
40. 'Pluto,' Naoki Urasawa
41. 'Finder,' Carla Speed McNeil
42. 'Hark! A Vagrant,' Kate Beaton
43. 'Usagi Yojimbo,' Stan Sakai
44. 'You'll Never Know,' C. Tyler
45. '100 Bullets,' Brian Azarello and Eduardo Risso
46. 'Onward Toward Our Noble Deaths,' Shigeru Mizuki
47. 'Safe Area Gorazde,' Joe Sacco
48. 'Berlin,' Jason Lutes
49. 'Multiple Warheads,' Brandon Graham
50. 'Puma Blues,' Stephen Murphy and Michael Zulli

That's a very commercial list, I've heard of a lot of them but have read about 15 of them.

Yeah that's strange. Art books should be oversized.

Speaking of OHC, I got this today and was surprised at the quality for being a Kickstarter. OHC, with nice paper and binding.

I thought that was a Hickman book for a few seconds there, very similiar to cover designs ona couple of his books.

Is incognito worth a buy? Most people don't enjoy it as
Much as the other books they have done... (Sleeper, criminal etc..)

I really like Incognito, I haven't read a Brubaker book I didn't like.

[momaw]

Damn, Amazon just cancelled my order for Metabarons Genesis: Castaka.

[Roland1580]

Damn, Amazon just cancelled my order for Metabarons Genesis: Castaka.

Yeah, they had some problems with shipments that's why I cancelled this order and ordered this book on IST

[TehJofus]

I thought that was a Hickman book for a few seconds there, very similiar to cover designs ona couple of his books.

That had to be intentional. They're probably hoping some people will confuse it for a Hickman book and give it a try.

[danmar85]

Ended up ordering Hellboy Library Edition 1 & 2 through IST. It's my first experience with the site so I'm looking forward to it. I also ordered B.P.R.D. Plague of Frogs HC 02 from Amazon like I planned to, but I bought it used off a seller for $24. The wait time through Amazon itself was listed as 1-3 months, which I don't consider a good sign when volume 2 isn't easy to find anywhere at the moment. If it shows up in the good condition I'll consider it a great purchase.