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Message: [QUOTE="Jimbo_McDumbo, post: 532853, member: 406616"] So in terms of definitions I think of "Graphic Novels" as a single contained story. Possibly a series of stories. While a collection of comic books is a "Trade Paperback". So most things from the big two publishers are trades. IMO Manga falls into its own category, since its one contained story, but it doesn't spin off or change creative teams like western comics do. Plus one manga series can go on way longer than some comic publishers. In terms of graphic novels I adore the series "Bone". The author Jeff Smith has such a keen eye for detail and movement. Which led to great storytelling, humor, and action throughout the 9 installments of the series. Recently I read through Terry Moore's "Strangers in Paradise" and it was an engaging read. Moore is a talented artist and wrote this deeply felt soap opera conspiracy with a deft hand. A personal favorite that keeps me coming back is "Lucky Penny" by Ananth Hirsh and Yuko Ota. Its a comfort read for me, the relatable hijinks & cute cartooning always put a smile on my face. For trades I love the "Walking Dead". Robert Kirkman and Charlie Adlard created the definitive zombie epic. Kirkman's writing style can get a little monolog heavy, but he does a good job writing compelling characters and making their deaths shocking but not cheap. Adlard created a gritty grimy world of the dead realized in beautiful black and white, everything feels so tactile and lived in. The gore feels more visceral and gross with the muted colors. In a more family friendly vein I picked up the first volume of Kurt Busiek and Mark Bagley's "Thunderbolts". Busiek is playful with the threads left behind by decades of other Marvel writers and skillfully weaves them together, creating enticing dynamics between the characters and larger Marvel universe, he also does quippy dialog just right for a team book. Bagley's pencils and composition are electric and practically leap off the page during action scenes, he also handles the drama and relationship stuff handily as well. But my first real trade was a huge collection of the original Jack Kirby and Stan Lee run of "Thor". It was 3 volumes of the Marvel Essentials collection. Black & white, printed on newsprint paper, and each one was the size of a phone book. Kirbys art sucked me in as a kid and I had to defend Thor's honor on the playground as a kid, since I was the only one who liked Thor in the MCU before he made tons of jokes. [ATTACH type="full" width="333px" size="646x1000"]200865[/ATTACH][ATTACH type="full" size="300x450"]200866[/ATTACH] [ATTACH type="full" size="333x500"]200864[/ATTACH][ATTACH type="full" width="341px" size="343x500"]200867[/ATTACH] [ATTACH type="full" width="337px" size="309x500"]200868[/ATTACH][ATTACH type="full" width="350px" size="906x1280"]200869[/ATTACH] [/QUOTE]

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