tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28060897.post821897322533143368..comments2024-02-13T05:20:46.558-05:00Comments on A CUP OF JO: Five best graphic novelsJoanna Goddardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18109285188206811042noreply@blogger.comBlogger241125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28060897.post-33906774449690231442014-07-10T13:55:42.724-04:002014-07-10T13:55:42.724-04:00Love French Milk and Relish by Lucy Knisely and Dr...Love French Milk and Relish by Lucy Knisely and Drawing from Memory by Allen Say is excellent!Susanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06647975529496570941noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28060897.post-53440500616002722222014-04-22T17:43:06.073-04:002014-04-22T17:43:06.073-04:00You must check out the New York Four and the New Y...You must check out the New York Four and the New York Five ... as well as the Shutterbug Follies!Daniellehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09013943695403105928noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28060897.post-39239558774707765672014-04-22T17:42:38.297-04:002014-04-22T17:42:38.297-04:00You MUST check out the New York Four and the New Y...You MUST check out the New York Four and the New York Five ... as well as, Shutterbug Follies.Daniellehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09013943695403105928noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28060897.post-85172182267603920612014-02-25T06:50:26.852-05:002014-02-25T06:50:26.852-05:00It is wonderful to see that you appreciate and und...It is wonderful to see that you appreciate and understand art and literature combined. <br /><br />I recently created something for kids that is really special. Monster Moogle the storybook for kids, based on collage.<br />Perhaps your child may enjoy. Here is the link <br /><br />it!https://itunes.apple.com/ca/app/monster-moogle/id731868551?mt=8&ign-mpt=uo%3D2danihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10514333491009372743noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28060897.post-73255706707007362282014-02-19T05:15:09.665-05:002014-02-19T05:15:09.665-05:00I read Persepolis last year, and I included it in ...I read Persepolis last year, and I included it in my list of favorite books read in 2013. It was just such an eye opener, and I love that she put it in graphic novel form, because it just WORKS! Awesome read. I am going to check out Cancer Vixen Thanks for the recommendations!Elisa @ Crazy, Amazing Lifehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02886112221446685560noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28060897.post-41822128420756220092013-12-18T14:57:58.229-05:002013-12-18T14:57:58.229-05:00Has anyone mentioned Chris Ware's "Jimmy ...Has anyone mentioned Chris Ware's "Jimmy Corrigan, The Smartest Kid on Earth". The crisp and mind boggling art and the tri generational story leave it in my mind as one of my fav books period.Jim Brysonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15728906010440978738noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28060897.post-74667910616204046152013-04-03T17:32:06.130-04:002013-04-03T17:32:06.130-04:00I second this!I second this!Maybe Indecisivehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15484841266818767965noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28060897.post-47438125574457284882013-01-31T18:53:42.528-05:002013-01-31T18:53:42.528-05:00I loved Ghost world, Persepolis and Cancer Vixen! ...I loved Ghost world, Persepolis and Cancer Vixen! <br /><br />I'm also a big fan of these graphic novels: <br />- most of Alex Robinson's graphic novels, <br />- "why I hate Saturn" by Kyle Baker (it could be a mix between Sex & the city and Girls, if compared to tv series, but very caustic and crazy), <br />- two graphic novels inspired by the childhood of the authors : Marzi, by Marzena Sowa, about growing up in Poland in the communist era, and Aya of Yop city, from Marguerite Abouet, who's from Ivory Coast.Mariahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18282668058833247602noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28060897.post-1440378738622610132013-01-31T01:07:51.728-05:002013-01-31T01:07:51.728-05:00I've seen the Dvd Persepolis before reading th...I've seen the Dvd Persepolis before reading the book and they are both amazing. I've seen Marjan Satrapi in Cannes (i think she lives in Paris) I would also recommend Maus and any graphic novel by TANIGUCHI, all so subtle with a dreamlike quality. <br /><br />(I'm French and there are a lot of French or Belgian authors that are really good, but I don't know if they are translated into English. )Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01200464201133049717noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28060897.post-17961452475203094842013-01-30T21:53:39.866-05:002013-01-30T21:53:39.866-05:00My husband turned me onto graphic novels, and I ab...My husband turned me onto graphic novels, and I absolutely loved Persepolis. It was gripping, and I think I finished it in one sitting!Lucy and Lloydhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12641836378037038710noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28060897.post-7370911054047913532013-01-30T21:20:59.637-05:002013-01-30T21:20:59.637-05:00I loved the graphic Novel version of Fahrenheit 45...I loved the graphic Novel version of Fahrenheit 451. Charlotte Maytham-https://www.blogger.com/profile/10456797102909047329noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28060897.post-48793742522274358912013-01-30T20:51:55.861-05:002013-01-30T20:51:55.861-05:00I saw that others mention this, but seriously... C...I saw that others mention this, but seriously... Chris Ware is genius. His ability to tap into the subtleties of people, his pathos... he's amazing. I love Building Stories, the protagonist is a woman and he really gets it, but his others are just as brilliant.SLGhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00631403648197946366noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28060897.post-30139808836763823782013-01-30T15:06:46.245-05:002013-01-30T15:06:46.245-05:00Yes. I was thinking of this same series (Maus and ...Yes. I was thinking of this same series (Maus and Maus II) when I saw this post! I read them when I was a kid and I never lost my fascination with them.Caitlin Ashleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14808744911750847961noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28060897.post-84598094212372318072013-01-30T14:34:08.659-05:002013-01-30T14:34:08.659-05:00Maus and Blankets as others have mentioned. I'...Maus and Blankets as others have mentioned. I've been meaning to pick up Habibi as Carol C mentioned. I recently finished Fun Home by Alison Bechdel and loved it!<br /><br />And though not a graphic novel, the descriptions were more than enough for me. If you like anything zombies one bit, I highly recommend World War Z. Mocinderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10555105518482022229noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28060897.post-70137386184379593702013-01-30T14:25:45.643-05:002013-01-30T14:25:45.643-05:00I agree! I am a huge fan of Maus! I agree! I am a huge fan of Maus! Mocinderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10555105518482022229noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28060897.post-36159472494793801432013-01-30T13:04:42.394-05:002013-01-30T13:04:42.394-05:00definitely Maus, Blankets, Habibi, and Bone by Jef...definitely Maus, Blankets, Habibi, and Bone by Jeff Smith and currently in love with The Abomniable Charles Christopher http://www.abominable.cc/carol chttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09709447007859143471noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28060897.post-63651135478961314712012-11-03T13:48:47.913-04:002012-11-03T13:48:47.913-04:00Oh I love graphic novels. My favorite is V for Ven...Oh I love graphic novels. My favorite is V for Vendetta. Every time I read it Moore amazes me with his word selection. Plus I love the message(s).Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28060897.post-17621101491593013912012-11-03T13:47:57.133-04:002012-11-03T13:47:57.133-04:00Oh I love graphic novels. My favorite is V for Ven...Oh I love graphic novels. My favorite is V for Vendetta. I love the movie but there is so much in the book and every time I read it Moore amazes me with his word selection.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28060897.post-39465981580778269802012-09-24T00:14:32.412-04:002012-09-24T00:14:32.412-04:00Graphic novels are lovely. Gabrielle Bell is one ...Graphic novels are lovely. Gabrielle Bell is one of my favorites.sadiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10171609986050477280noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28060897.post-56541621758660366342012-09-19T05:54:57.189-04:002012-09-19T05:54:57.189-04:00Maus, as others mentioned, is so powerful.
I'...Maus, as others mentioned, is so powerful. <br /><br />I've read Huhn mit Pflaumen and really want to read Persepolis too. <br /><br />Heute ist der letzte Tag vom Rest deines Lebens by Ulli Lust isn't available in English (yet?) but absolutely blew my mind. What a crazy story! And so well told. (Today is the Last Day of the Rest of Your Life would be the English title...)<br /><br />The best part about learning German is that so many graphic novels are only released in French and German and seem never to make it into an English translation, so there's a whole other world of reading material to discover!gechttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01443467592444906330noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28060897.post-38249163751688304722012-09-18T10:33:30.698-04:002012-09-18T10:33:30.698-04:00My absolute favorite is 'Goodbye Chunky Rice&#...My absolute favorite is 'Goodbye Chunky Rice' by Craig Thompson. pinklegwarmershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09446651857294505251noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28060897.post-52341565953718988842012-09-11T01:39:36.864-04:002012-09-11T01:39:36.864-04:00 am a highly accomplished Sales Leader with a prov... am a highly accomplished Sales Leader with a proven track record of successfully developing and maintaining highly effective sales teams, driving sales growth, and significantly increasing market share. I am dynamic, proactive, and innovative with demonstrated capacity www.harrisvonessen.comAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14424964486925906727noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28060897.post-46716836616070340842011-11-16T17:59:55.485-05:002011-11-16T17:59:55.485-05:00Robot Dreams is a wordless graphic, it's very ...Robot Dreams is a wordless graphic, it's very heartbreaking at the end, and is very touching. You have to read it multiple times to get all of the full meanings in the book. It's fantastic.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28060897.post-56925231485716791102011-10-11T02:27:48.702-04:002011-10-11T02:27:48.702-04:00Really worthwhile info, lots of thanks for this ar...Really worthwhile info, lots of thanks for this article.www.crearpaginaweb.comhttp://www.crearpaginaweb.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28060897.post-66370857044784165852011-09-30T04:27:07.082-04:002011-09-30T04:27:07.082-04:00I frickin LOVED the series by Guy Delisle ("S...I frickin LOVED the series by Guy Delisle ("Shenzhen" was my favorite!) and absolutely recommend Marguerite Abouet's series "Aya". <br /><br />Of course, everyone has mentioned the fabulous graphic novels by Marjane Satrapi and the Maus series by Art Spiegelman.<br /><br />For some fun-from-a-young-woman's-perspective-sexual-awakening: <br /> <br />la très girly série by Aude Picault: "Moi, Je" and "Chicou, Chicou" <br /><br />and<br /><br />Aurelia Aurita: Fraise et Chocolat<br /><br />For more serious stuff: "Le Photographe" by Guibert LeFevre/LeMercier and Shaun Tan's graphic novel had me in tears: http://www.shauntan.net/books/the-arrival.html<br /><br />A french guy living in Japan: "manabe shima" by florent chavouet<br /><br />I will defintely check out "Blankets" and "Fun Home"! <br /><br />Thanks so much!Live&Learnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10188894496354331206noreply@blogger.com