Graphic novels Graphic novels 100 Bullets is an Eisner and Harvey Award-winning comic book written by Brian Azzarello and illustrated by Eduardo Risso. It is published by DC Comics under its Vertigo imprint. ...more on Wikipedia about "100 Bullets"
300 is a graphic novel, written and illustrated by Frank Miller with painted colors by Lynn Varley. It depicts the Battle of Thermopylae and the events leading up to it from the perspective of Leonidas, king of Sparta. The comic was particularly inspired by the 1962 film The 300 Spartans, a movie that Miller watched as a young boy. ...more on Wikipedia about "300 (comics)"
A Contract with God (full title A Contract with God, and Other Tenement Stories) is a graphic novel by Will Eisner that takes the form of several stories on a theme. Published by Baronet Books (ISBN 0894370359) in October 1978 ** in simultaneous hardcover and trade paperback editions — the former limited to a signed-and-numbered print-run of 1,500 — it is often erroneously called the first graphic novel, or the first work to describe itself as such. It is nonetheless an early landmark of the form, and critcally lauded in its own right. ...more on Wikipedia about "A Contract with God"
A History of Violence is a graphic novel by John Wagner originally published by Paradox Press, a division of DC Comics. It is the basis for the film directed by David Cronenberg. ...more on Wikipedia about "A History of Violence"
A Small Killing is a graphic novel by Alan Moore, published in 1991. It was illustrated by Oscar Zarate. As of 2003 it has been back in print. ...more on Wikipedia about "A Small Killing"
Age of Bronze is a comics series by writer/artist Eric Shanower retelling the legend of the Trojan War. It began in 1998 and is published by Image Comics. ...more on Wikipedia about "Age of Bronze (comics)"
Arkham Asylum for the Criminally Insane is a mental hospital that appears in the fictional DC Universe. it is located near Gotham City, and is where many of Batman's foes are incarcerated. Probably the 'hospital's' most infamous patient is the Joker. ...more on Wikipedia about "Arkham Asylum"
Batman and Dracula is a graphic novel by DC Comics. ...more on Wikipedia about "Batman and Dracula"
Big Numbers is an unfinished comic book series by Alan Moore (writer) and Bill Sienkiewicz (artist). Two issues were published by Mad Love in 1990. Moore described this series as a potential "magnum opus". ...more on Wikipedia about "Big Numbers"
Billi 99 is a four issue comic series published by Dark Horse Comics in 1991, which was later reprinted in 2002. It was written by Sarah Byam and illustrated by Tim Sale. It was nominated for an Eisner Award in 1991, and the Squiddy Award for Favorite Limited Series in 1991. It is among Tim Sale's earliest published work. ...more on Wikipedia about "Billi 99"
Blackmark is a Bantam Books paperback (Bantam S5871), published January 1971, that is arguably the first American graphic novel. It was conceived and drawn by the acclaimed comic book artist Gil Kane, and scripted by Archie Goodwin from an outline by Kane. ...more on Wikipedia about "Blackmark"
Blankets is a 600-page black-and-white graphic novel by Craig Thompson, published in 2003 by Top Shelf Productions. A memoir, the book tells the story of Thompson's childhood in an Evangelical Christian family, his first love, and his early adulthood. Thompson has said that the novel grew out of a simple idea: to describe what it feels like to sleep next to someone for the first time. ...more on Wikipedia about "Blankets (graphic novel)"
Box Office Poison was an acclaimed series of comic books by Alex Robinson and published by Top Shelf Productions. The story concerns the life and trials of a group of young professionals in New York City. It has been translated into Spanish, titled Malas Ventas and French, titled De mal en pis, which won the Prix du premier album (Prize for First Comic Book) at the 2005 Angoulême International Comics Festival. ...more on Wikipedia about "Box Office Poison"
Buck Godot is a science fiction/ comedy comic book series, collected in two graphic novels (Buck Godot: Zap Gun for Hire and Buck Godot: PSmIth) and assorted comic books, including the eight-issue "Gallimaufry" series, all drawn and written by their creator, Phil Foglio. ...more on Wikipedia about "Buck Godot" www.shortopedia.com moments.
Bucky O'Hare was created by comic writer Larry Hama in the late 1970s. It was first published by Continuity Comics in comic book form in the mid- 1980s, appearing in the anthology series Echo of Futurepast, with Hama writing and Michael Golden on pencils. The series was later collected into an oversized graphic novel. Hama wrote a second Bucky O'Hare arc, which was never published. The comic book spawned a TV show in 1990, along with a series of action figures. A Bucky O'Hare video game developed by Konami for the Nintendo Entertainment System came out in 1992, and a Bucky O'Hare arcade game was also released. The storyline follows a parallel universe (the aniverse), where a war is ongoing between the slightly inept United Animals Coalition (run by mammals) and the sinister Toad Empire. The Toad Empire is led by a vast computer system known as KOMPLEX, which has brainwashed the toad population. ...more on Wikipedia about "Bucky O'Hare"
Catalan Communications was a New York publishing company, operated by Bernd Metz, which mainly focused on English-language translations of European graphic novels, presented in a series of high-quality trade paperbacks. ...more on Wikipedia about "Catalan Communications"
Cerebus the Aardvark (or simply Cerebus) was a monthly independent comic book, written and illustrated by Canadian artist Dave Sim, with backgrounds by fellow Canadian Gerhard for most of the series. Sim began the series in 1977, which ran for 300 issues and 6,000 pages, through March 2004. Now complete, it marks the longest-running English-language comic book series ever by a single writer and art team. As of 2005 it leads its closest challenger ( Erik Larsen's The Savage Dragon, still ongoing) by over 170 issues. ( Kazuo Koike and Goseki Kojima's Lone Wolf and Cub, in Japanese, ran over 9,000 pages.) Many consider Cerebus to be a single, 6000-page graphic novel. ...more on Wikipedia about "Cerebus the Aardvark"
Cycle of the Werewolf is a horror novel released in 1983 by Stephen King, featuring illustrations by renowned comic book artist Bernie Wrightson. Weighing in at a mere 127 pages, each chapter is basically a very short story unto itself. It is not regarded among this author's best work. This and The Talisman are, thus far, his only forays into the mythos of werewolves. ...more on Wikipedia about "Cycle of the Werewolf"
David Boring is a graphic novel by Daniel Clowes starring an ordinary twenty-something named Boring, his lesbian best friend/roommate Dot, and their sometimes fantastic and othertimes mundane adventures in and out of big city life. David Boring strikes a delicate balance between the stark realism of Ghost World and the uncomfortable fantasy of Like a Velvet Glove Cast in Iron. ...more on Wikipedia about "David Boring"
Den is a fantasy comic book series by Richard Corben. ...more on Wikipedia about "Den (comics)"
Enigma is a comic book by Peter Milligan, with artwork done by Duncan Fegredo, featuring a gay superhero called "The Enigma". It was published as an eight-issue series by Vertigo Press, an imprint of DC Comics, in 1993, and collected in 1995. ...more on Wikipedia about "Enigma (comic)"
Fagin the Jew is the title of a Graphic novel by Will Eisner (ISBN 0-385-51009-8). In this book Eisner retells the story of Fagin from Charles Dickens's Oliver Twist from Fagin's point of view. Eisner portrays Fagin as a distressed and complex character, and tells the story of his life and his place in the Ashkenazic community of London in the first person, with many illustrations. The book was written in response to Eisner's belief that much classic literature contains anti-Semitic sterotypes, including Dickens's portrayal of Fagin. Eisner has cast the story in the form of an interview between Fagin and Dickens, on the night before Fagin is to be hanged, in which Fagin tells his life story and pleads for a more understanding portrayal by Dickens. ...more on Wikipedia about "Fagin the Jew"
Fax from Sarajevo is a graphic novel by Joe Kubert characterized by the veteran artist's heavily inked yet brisk and emotionally charged linework. The 207-page hardcover book (ISBN 1569711437) was published by Dark Horse Comics in November 1996. The company then released it as a 224-page trade paperback (ISBN 1569713464) in October 1998). ...more on Wikipedia about "Fax from Sarajevo"
From Hell is a graphic novel by writer Alan Moore and artist Eddie Campbell speculating upon the identity and motives of Jack the Ripper. The title is taken from the first words of the "From Hell" letter, which some authorities believe was an authentic message sent from the killer in 1888. The work is dense, multilayered and immensely detailed; the collected edition is about 572 pages long. ...more on Wikipedia about "From Hell"
Fungus the Bogeyman (1979) is a children's graphic novel by British artist Raymond Briggs. It details episodes in the daily life of the titular character, a working class Boogeyman with the mundane job of scaring human beings. The Bogey society is very similar to British society, but Bogeymen enjoy the inverse of that which humans (called Drycleaners because of their perverse environmental preferences) appreciate: Dirt instead of cleanliness, stink instead of perfume, slimy and spoiled food etc. The book depicts the mundane details of Bogey life in loving detail, with almost every panel equipped with peripheral notes about such things as Bogey habits, myths, pets, hobbies, literature, clothing and, perhaps least appetising of all, food. Much of the humour derives from wordplay; for instance, Bogeymen enjoy eating flies much as human beings enjoy cigarettes, and one brand of fly is the "strong French Gallwasp", a pun on Gauloises. Similarly, what Bogeymen call a bugbear is a sort of teddy bear with rancid, bug-ridden fur. ...more on Wikipedia about "Fungus the Bogeyman" You are visiting http://www.shortopedia.com
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