It just crossed my mind that these books are very similar. Sunday takes place in one day, The River at Night in one night. Thibault can't get himself out of the house, Glenn can't get himself to sleep. Both feature the main characters reading philosophy books to make fun of them.

As a narrative, I was really swept up with Sunday and impressed how he could make such a relatively normal day feel thrilling by adding a sense of impending doom. Visually I liked how the colors of each chapter changed with the time of day.

I rushed through Sunday and any time I had to put it down, I couldn't wait to get back to it. But now that it's over, I don't have a desire to read it again. Maybe I should have taken it slower, but I currently don't feel like a re-read would add much to my feelings towards the book. I'd love to be wrong though!

The River at Night isn't as exciting as a narrative, but I think I prefer it because of what Huizenga does with his cartoonier art. He's able to visualize conceptual things like geologic timescales and the inner mind but also a abstract video games. To be fair Sunday gets abstract too and it's breathtaking when it does. But abstraction and formal play is part of the fabric of The River at Night and that's my jam. Also you don't have to wait til the end of The River at Night to get some silent sequences.

What do you think?

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Recently I've been getting back into graphic novels and these four authors have really stuck out to me. Love all their work, and currently reading my first Chris Ware comic, Jimmy Corrigan, which I think will really stick with me for years to come - it's so unbelievably sad. Any other author recommendations?

Also, can Chris Ware's books be read as standalone, or are they part of a bigger series where they are incomplete on their own? After this I was hoping to check out Building Stories and Rusty Brown from the library, but I don't think I will just yet if I can't experience the full story in those books. Thanks

Told myself I'd be strong around the graphic novels during my trip to Japan then remembered I have 0 self-control.

"It's like a souvenir!"

"It's for the memories!"

"I don't already have a couple of these!"

"I'll give away my English versions!"

"It'll be fun to use a translator to read them!"

"They'll be great coffee table books/conversation starters!"

"I'll regret not getting all 3 Batman/TNMT in Japanese when I get home!"

Hello all, I did a bit of sub searching but didn't turn up opinions on the following items which I've been thinking of getting if/when NYRB has their fall sale, probably soon. I wonder if anyone knows and has an opinion of the three following:

CF, Distant Ruptures

Aidan Koch, Spiral and Other Stories

Pierre La Police, Masters of the Nefarious

If there are any other NYR Comics titles you really like a lot, it might be useful to know about those; though I already own quite a few of them, and I haven't searched the sub for any others I don't have, but have back-burnered.

https://www.nyrb.com/collections/new-york-review-comics

I really like JIMBO, PEPLUM, MITCHUM, SOFT CITY, and AGONY; but I am a comics dabbler and neophyte.

Still waiting on a copy of the crow special edition but im very happy with this

Just finished this during the Halloween. What a roller coaster ride & quite a long run too. Started off so good & i hooked up instantly but then coming into Absolute Carnage event & the event itself is a bit messy as i'm trying to keep up with what's going on. Everyone keeps dying & coming back. Overall i really really enjoyed it though. I read King In Black before but never read the whole Venom run. As i'm reading it once again, i finally understand what it is all about & the ending was jolly good. Iban Coello's art is beautiful! Highly recommended for Venom fans!

Rating : 8.5/10

She has read all of the lore olympus books, all the heartstoppers books and all the Olympians by Oconner. I've tried to get her to pick some out but she seems stuck on art style which I get.

Can anyone recommend any that would have a similar art style to Lore olympus or heartstoppers? She's really into mythology.

It's amazing how many aspects of the fascist playbook are happening today.

I have 2 nieces and a nephew, all 10. This year I am buying the girls the Sailor Moon manga set as I know they would love it. I would like to get a series, either graphic novel or manga, for my nephew, but I don't know what's a good option to start with. Would love any recs you have.

Edit: He loves reading. And obsessed with Star Wars, Marvel, Lego and Pokémon

First became aware of Greg Rucka’s Stumptown from the TV series (which was great). Almost done with Volume I and really enjoying it. The main character, Dex, is a great mixture of bravado and recklessness. The tone finds the right balance between breezy banter and seriousness, which works well in the crime genre. Curious what others think.

I've been trying to find a specific book for a while now. Saw it in a Coles years ago and forgot about it. It was about teens who were learning magic? And I know the page I flipped to, two of them had transformed into animals and rolled around(?) the book cover was definitely purple or like dark blue

Any recommendations?

Picked up two more Atlas Era Masterworks off auction on eBay, leaving just 4 more volumes to collect! I just need to collect volumes 3 to 6 of Strange Tales, and I will have every single Atlas Era Marvel Masterworks volume published.

As for the books themselves, the pre-code Strange Tales is naturally better than the Tales of Suspense book which finishes off all the anthology stories in the title's run.

And as a side note, the cover used on the front of the Strange Tales edition, is actually fairly representative of the story it promoted (probably because it was done by the same artist) which was extremely rare for it's time. I only mention this because the final panel of that story is absolutely hilarious!

I want to get my brother a comic for his birthday and then Christmas. I know he recently finished Planet Hulk. What comes next chronologically? I think it's World War Hulk and then what? Thanks in advance

I want to post my graphic novel instead of publishing, because I don't care about money and would rather people just be able to enjoy what I make, but platforms like WEBTOON aren't really suited to my format, which is 50% art and 50% writing more or less. Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated :)

I’ve just finished reading They Called Us Enemy where George Takei talks about his family’s experience growing up Japanese in the days of World War 2 and being in the horrific internment camps along with many other Japanese-Americans and how it shaped his life.

It’s a harrowing, heartbreaking read that highlights a part of American history that’s rarely discussed significantly. But it made me realize, especially recently, why stories like this are so important and need to be told. For those of you who have read this, what did you think?

Hello!

I'm searching for "Retrieved Reformation", originally by O. Henry, adapted into a graphic novel by Gary Gianni. I need to teach this to my students, but ours books are all super blurry. A clear version of it would be fantastic! Thank you!