10 of the Most Powerful Graphic Novels that Made me Cry | Emotional & Moving Comics |
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- Today I talk about a topic that my viewers have been wanting to see. I share my recommendations for more powerful and moving graphic novels that brought me to tears. Books that moved me because of particular scenes or the entire book was sad. Not books that sucked so bad that they made me cry. :)
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00:00 - Start
02:44 - Blankets
04:04 - Spider-Man: Blue
05:35 - Fun Home: A Family Tragicomic
08:07 - Daytripper
09:43 - The Best We Could Do: An Illustrated Memoir
11:40 - Y: The Last Man
13:48 - God Country
15:41 - Strangers in Paradise
17:59 - Lost At Sea
20:23 - Wings
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"Spider-Man: Blue" ... my all-time favorite Spider-Man story. It hasn't made me cry, but I felt the emotions welling up. It is a truly beautiful story and shows the power of Spider-Man comics in a way that most comics haven't. Ya'll ought to check out the Gallery Edition next year. It's going to be amazing.
Wait does the gallery edition include the story as well or just concept art? Thanks and are they re-releasing the paperback as well? Thanks
Thank you so much fo this. Must be hard for you but we thank you. For me it was I kill Giants which was recommended by you as well. Blankets and Spider-man blue is on my list too, but I would add Daredevil yellow too.
I did check out the last story WIngs at my local library. Very well illustrated and heart breaking. But I can't add that to my library. Just like I can't have Hachi in my dvd collection.
Your summary of WINGS was all it needed to bring tears into my eyes.
Kingdom Come for me. It’s just so beautiful
Callmentopgun45 Great comic and a really nice ending.
The ending in the diner hit me in the feels
I guess I just didn't get it because I was bored with Kingdom Come. I loved the premise but it just was boring. Hmm maybe I should re read it
@@mdb9920 I was bored too it was basically just a Christmas carol mixed with justice league
@@brandon17760 i mean at one point there were 2 gods fighting over Lois? And Superman was getting jealous lol someone help me out with the underlying symbolism and meaning there haha
Blankets is a beautiful book, lots of manly eye sweat from me as well. Thanks for the recommendation a couple years back!!
For me there was two scenes in Flashpoint that get me teared up, one when Barry is sitting down talking to his mom and she tells him "you have to let me go, Barry" and he says "I don't want to" and the second scene when Barry gives the letter to Bruce from his father at the end of the story.
Just read this the other day, binged the trade in one evening
Just you describing that part of Strangers in Paradise made me tear up man. I have a 6 week old baby and I can’t even imagine what that news would be like for a parent. Thank you for sharing all these great stories with us all.
One of the first books that got me was a single issue -uncanny x-men #137
The graphic novels that made my eyes wetter than usual.
The Arrival by Shaun Tan,
Three shadows by Cyril Pedrosa,
Lydie by Zidrou,
When David lost his voice by Judith Vanistendael,
Angelus by Giroud and
Wrinkles by Paco Roca.
And no tears but just a great book
Sailor Twain by Mark Siegel.
I really loved this video!! Thanks!!
The finale of Brubaker's Pulp is profoundly moving; Colossus and Leach in Mutant Massacre...tearing up just thinking about the two books so I'll leave it there.
Bags (...or a story thereof)
Chip Zdarsky’s Peter Parker The Spectacular Spider-Man #310. Beautiful, beautiful issue on what Spider-Man means to people. There’s one particular passage about a young boy. Peter changed his life for the better, but couldn’t remove him from being near those who wouldn’t/couldn’t change . . . I had to set the comic down several times to wipe my eyes and collect myself.
Better Place published by IDW, I believe, is incredibly touching, too.
The ending of Spider-Man blue will always hit hard for me such an amazing story, my favorite work from loeb and sale
The Goddammed Batman Indeed. It's one of the few comics I'd say is nearly perfect in how it conveys its story and art and the ending which very much reinforces the namesake of the comic: blue.
I didn’t cry but that was 100% my second ever comic that I read (just started this year) that ending was a gut punch lol.
Some amazing picks here. I definitely agree with Spider-Man: Blue, Blankets and Fun Home. My personal list would include We3, All-Star Superman, I Kill Giants, Essex County and Jimmy Corrigan
Omar you had me tearing up just listening to you talk about these books and how they affected you. Fro me my number one is maus, and the ending of primordial by Jeff Lemire
Man Omar, I so feel you on being an emotional person that is able to resonate with characters and the books I read. I find it to be a beautiful thing to be able to be moved by this medium and I love it, absolutely no shame in some manly eye sweat!
For me so far these stories brought a tear to my eye:
Animal Man by Morrison
Swamp Thing by Alan Moore of course
Lost my Father-in-law to early Alzheimer’s so God Country always hits close to home when I read it.
Thank you so much for sharing these with us, Omar. You are a wonderful person and I love getting to know more about you in these videos.
Thanks for sharing, Omar. Your honesty and sincerity is always appreciated. For me, without any spoilers, the stories that come to mind that made me cry were Robinson’s Starman, Smith’s Bone & Waid and Ross’ Kingdom Come. Oh! And Akira.
Daredevil 191. “My gun doesn’t have bullets.” It encompasses everything a hero is.
That and ultimate x-men 41 are two of the best standalone issues made. I can read them anytime and share them with someone who’s never read a comic before.
I believed, I hoped, and you mentioned Lost In Sea !
Great list.
I Kill Giants is the one that really gets me all the time. Asterios Polyp pulls on the emotional strings too.
Daytripper is the one comic that changed me the most. It is also about when your life really starts: anytime! It is never too late to find your true purpose in life.
Holy shit, yeah...Asterios Polyp 👍
I have never cried from a book but the boy who collects Spider-Man definitely hit a heartstring.
That story was so manipulative, you just knew it was gonna be a sad story.
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Nothing wrong with it being a sad story, manipulative is an odd way to describe it.
Murder Falcon, Three Jokers, and Hellblazer #300 tugged my heartstrings and teared me up. Thanks for sharing your list!
Wow, I am currently wiping tears from my eyes as you describe the beautiful Wings book. Thank you for this emotional video.
Y the Last Man absolutely made me cry too. That one death really hit me
If you’re referring to a certain character towards the end. I almost didn’t finish the omnibus after that. Great series by the way.
@@TheMoheaddinbody flipped the page, saw the bullet hole, and the tears started
@@jerryatrick619 I’ve read a lot of stories but man that part caught me off guard. I teared up and my wife had to ask if I was ok.
I've cried multiple times over the year and a half reading certain issues. I'll list the book they're in.
* ASM omnibus Vol. 1 & Vol. 2
* The Flash By Geoff Johns Vol. 2
* The Fantastic Four by Hickman Vol. 1
* Death and Return of Superman
Probably one or two I'm missing but these are the ones I remember being moved in a certain way I just started crying.
As a cancer survivor, The Death of Captain Marvel gets me every time.
I just want to say I’m glad you are still here with us.
@@NearMintCondition thank you so much. That means a lot coming from you.
I read a couple of books on your list and they did exactly what you said they did.
Frogcatchers, Blankets, Underwater Welder, Daytripper, Chartwell Manor, The Best We Could Do, Essex County
Omar, thank you for sharing and talking about The Best We Could Do in such a sincere and heartfelt way. It's such a gorgeous moving work.
We three got me pretty damn good
Strangers In Paradise is absolutely pinnacle! I haven’t ever experienced what you discussed during that review but I’m sorry to hear about your lose. Keep on being you and doing what you do.
STRANGERS IN PARADISE FOR THE WIN!!!
Essex County and Y: The Last Man are the two that got me.
This was a beautiful video. Thank you for sharing your feelings & experiences with these books. It definitely takes courage to be this vulnerable in such a public forum.
Liked your review Omar. You're a good man!
These choices show what the medium can really achieve.
No poorly written, vapid characters. No divisive political messaging.
Just brilliantly scripted stories that explore the human condition, that we can all understand and relate to.
Kitty Pryde 's speech at the high school where a boy committed suicide that was censored in the omniubus.
Nice list. For me, Plutonia was one comic where when I finished it I just sat there and thought about the ending and how the characters chose to treat each other throughout the series. The number one emotional comic scene for me would have to be Saga's cliffhanger issue.
you crazy bastard making me tear up on work hours, I will check some of those out, specially wings
This is a very good list that had me tearing up with just you describing them. Sometimes not just the events in the story but coming to the end of a book I really love I tend to get emotional. Saga at multiple times, All-New Wolverine, the ending of Unbelievable Gwenpool, Motor Girl, and The Whale Library are some of the books that have made me cry.
Wow, Spider-Man Blue is the only one of the original three I didn't have ! Great to hear there will be a Gallery Edition of it available at some point. I actually got Hulk Gray (TPB) because it had the Hulk, he's gray in it, and it was on sale. Then had a neat opportunity to get Daredevil Yellow (TPB), this was long after they were originally published, but still no Spider-Man Blue !
What a great list! For me there are some simularitirs like God Country and definetly Daytripper. Some comics to add are Wrinkles and Pride of Baghdad. Those really moved me.. Keep up the good work Omar!
I Kill Giants, my mother passed from the same disease so I was a mess at the end of that book. Maus was rough for the sheer blunt storytelling of the horrific true events that really happened. From there it’s a toss up between Frogcatchers or Underwater Welder from Lemire. Great video!
Thanks for all the great recommendations, as always. And Melanie's songs has been immortalized. That made me smile.
I don't see books that evnoke a sad emotion as negative, some can be a very positive experience. An example would be Murder Falcon. I cried a few times, but it was from how uplifting, empowered, and great the characters were. It had some great messages, like music can heal. Glad to see Terry Moore in here. He can sure develop great characters. I haven't finished SIP, but I did read Motor Girl and Rachel Rising. Both had their emotional moments. I love his stuff.
Daytripper dude... that book changed my prospective on life. Also reading blankets at the moment man
I just read Daytripper in a single sitting. Ended up here. Great book, but bittersweet doesn’t really cut it. Broke me, for a few different reasons.
Blankets and Blue are two of my all time favorites, I’m sure I’ve shed a tear to them. Probably daytripper as well even though I only connected with one or two of the stories. My list would probably swap fun home for maus. Lost at sea is a big surprise. I’ve read it a once, maybe twice. I was going to get the color version when it came out but then I got really into ice skating so I sorta forgot about it.
I think some of mine would be
Silver surfer requiem
Latour’s winter soldier: seeing him get that moment of recollection
Captain america truth: when they final aly meet gutted me
Maybe the climax of Seconds (to match your LaS)
Ultimate Spider-Man: his death at the very least
Fantastic four by Hickman: the 3 arc
Idk that any could do it consistently.
The Astro City story “The Nearness Of You” always makes me tear up. And I still cry when Barry sacrifices himself in Crisis On Infinite Earths.
When a certain character dies near the end of Strangers in Paradise...those black pages...damn. Tale of One Bad Rat. In fan translation but to be finally released here this year, Miyazaki's Shuna's Journey. Various stories from Mermaid Saga. Ranma 1/2, those couple of chapters dealing with the aftermath of Akane losing her long hair. Can't We Talk About Something more Pleasant? by Roz Chast.
What a fantastic video idea Uncanny Omar! I love this almost as much as I love a good cry.
Damn you...got me having flashback of my pups that I have lost.
You don't need to be a pet owner for your heart to break over Wings. You just need to have a heart. Love your list.
Omar.. Incredible Video..Thanks for Sharing with Us..💜
Great idea for a video! For me it would be saga. Won't ruin what I'm referring to.. also the book low by remender. It is a really great emotional journey!
what would be a good idea for future videos is maybe putting together list of most wanted whale omnibuses, whales omni you have/ you want. And maybe another on your top 5 omni cover art
Thank you.
Two books that always get me every time I read them is I Kill Giants & Sunstone.
I would add Si Spurriers X-men: Legacy Legion. (The ending of that series cut me right to the core.) As well as the Neil Gaiman classics "Hold me" (Hellblazer #27) and "brother power" short collected in Midnight days.
I think I heard Spiderman Blue is getting an oversized edition. I hope all the colors ones get the oversized treatment eventually.
Old man logan. I loved the action, the creativity, but that scene when Logan tells Hawkeye why he was broken is in my opinion, one of the most brutal revelations in comic history. When Logan is shown crying, his lips quivering, something I had NEVER expected his character to ever break down to, got me.
I liked Old Man Hawkeye too. Haven't read Old Man Quill yet. It seems kind of weird cause I don't think it'll have any connection/impact on the Old Man Logan universe.
It takes place on earth after the events of Hawkeye. If you dug Hawkeye definitely check it out, same author. I don’t think it’ll ever get one volume collecting it like Hawkeye so it’s the two trades or digital.
I first read Daytripper when at my LCS had all issues as a bundle. I bought the bundle. I knew absolutely nothing about the story which made it so much more potent. Such a great story!
My list:
Secret Path by Gord Downie and Jeff Lemire
Waves by Ingrid Chabbert and Carole Maurel
A Healing Presence by Jimmy Gownley
Fax From Sarejevo by Joe Kubert
The Silence of Our Friends by Mark Long and Jim Demonakos with art by Nate Powell
Seeds by Ross MacKintosh (how a figure with two dots for eyes and a squigily line for a nose can portray such emotion about cancer)
A Blanket of Butterflies by Richard Van Camp and Scott B Henderson
To Build a Fire (based on Jack London's short story) by Christophe Chaboute (I was speechless and couldn't get out of my reading chair by the end)
This is more tears of rage but with a lot of sadness and heartbreak too.
Ultimates 3/Ultimatum. Before I start, Omar, I know you don't rate the Ultimates or Mark Millar much, and I know that Joe Madureira is one of your fave artists which makes me sad too.
After Ultimates 1& 2 which are my second favourite books of all time, I opened U3 and Joe Madureira's 'art' hit me first, just Effin' Diabolical as Mr Butcher would say, a mix of crappy graffiti with manga (2 things I loathe) after Bryan Hitch's glorious finely detailed art, this junk scribbling gave me my first WTF moment Then I started reading, and I wanted to strangle Jeph Loeb, all the characterization Miller had built up over the previous 6 years reduced to 'Biff-Pow' writing from the 50's I was literally crying 'WTF have they done?' I must have thrown that book across the room like 10 times, then Ultimatum came along and Loeb just gleefully killing characters left and right. I don't know what the heads of Marvel were thinking, green lighting this, the Ultimate Universe saved Marvel from Bankruptcy, and most of the MCU is lifted from the UU, to see Marvel Peeing all over it just broke my heart.
Sorry long reply, but this is the edited version down from 2 pages.
Just read Daytripper for the first time ever last week. And damn. Flawless.
Actuals tears: All Star Superman: mini kryptonians cure cancer - and I don’t care in general about Superman. Black Hole: Chris heartbreak. Almost tears: Swamp Thing, when Abby refuses to talk at swampy’s funeral. Enfer leaves Alack Sinner. Balad of the Salted Sea: Col. Slutter says goodbye to Pandora. Arrugas by Paco Roca, the whole thing.
We3
Great video! Though I shouldn't have watched it right after posting about Rachel Pollack being in ICU. I'm not sure if you ever had the chance to read the graphic novel Three Shadows by Cyril Pedrosa, but that one gets me every time.
Brother, are you serious? Shoot me an email, please. I want to know what’s going on and how I can help.
@@NearMintCondition Will do!
Daytripper
The book that makes me cry every time is Murder Falcon by Daniel Warren Johnson. Such a fantastic book.
Thank you!
I'd say Daredevil Yellow, Contract with God, Maus, Fun Home, All Star Superman, Amazing Spider-Man 36, Queen of Wands (although I spent more time laughing), American Splendor: Our Cancer Year and X-Cutioner's Song are mine.
Wings, yes 100% agree with you. It's a hard book to find
W comic book yt content creator fr... Graphic novels isn't everything about sex, or flying men wearing capes and underwears on top of pants... Briging out important side of being human - emotions, care for others, empathy etc. Wow. I love it!
Oh my goodness, thank you so much for the kind words. Also, love Gravity Falls. Watched it with my daughters.
@@NearMintCondition omg, W dad tooo!
@@NearMintCondition you probably already know better, but there are gravity falls comic books too!
Middlewest is definitely one that would have to be on my list.
read god country about two weeks ago. An epic and beautiful short story. Highly recommend for sure
Of your list I have only Y The Last Man 5 hard cover set and the Strangers In Paradise omnis (and related) books. Yeah, they were touching stories. I started branching away from traditional superhero fare a few years ago. I like the Brubaker Criminal series and some of his other work. Currently reading the Complete American Gods omni and it is a slog for me. I think Gaiman is not for me. I hope it comes together and gels.
Kent State by Derf Backderf made me weep.
God Country was Heavy.
"There's that Word Again!"..."Heavy!" :)
Ha! Why are things so heavy in the future? Is there a problem with the earth’s gravitational pull?
Fist Of The North Star anime and manga made me cry. Particularly when Toki and Rei die.
Souther & Roah
I liked this. Do you have a list for manga?
A few of mine were Boy Meets Maria, I Want to Eat Your Pancreas, I Had that Same Dream Again, and A Silent Voice.
I do. I may do a separate video for those.
No Jeff Lemire in this video is blasphemous. I will check out some of these books though!
Lol I did mention Mazebook. This list was hard. :) maybe next time.
Yea, its damn near impossible to pick a "best 10" when there are about 100 worthy works in the medium. You definately did a great job highlighting some lesser known and important works. Daniel Clowes's "eightball" would have certainly ben worthy had the lost been longer.
@@NearMintCondition that’s fair! A lot of the books listed seem awesome though thanks!
YOOO you already have Zebs Hellions Omni, Dope
Need to read more of my books
Swing by Matt Hawkins 😢 I was sad when the series ended
God country would also be high on my list. The end of Locke and Key got me bad too. Several moments during Saga. Parts of Deadly Class. Look I'm easy to make cry.
Hey, do a short on that T-shirt, pls
I haven’t seen it yet but I would laugh my butt off if it kicked off with something like Street Fighter Classic v1 HC or a Kyle Starks book.
BTW, Daytripper Deluxe Editions & Absolute Editions are now out of print. Luckily I have both.
Pride of Baghdad 🤷🏼♂️
I had to skip past you talking about Y The Last Man cuz I haven’t actually read that one yet (I know, I know) but it already made me want to cry cuz you said he’s an old monkey and I already know the deal and I’m a dog person and DAMN. That one is going to wreck me.
Man, being an animal person makes it that much harder.
nice t-shirt👍
Who wants to be sad reading a comic, never got that?
Please more top 10s
Maus, I Never Liked You and Clyde Fans. All excellent and sad.
I tend to blend "uncomfortable and crying" as the same emotional reaction from a story, because I don't literally cry over comics. So this is my top 5 emotional single issues since I don't read many trades.
1) Marvel Secret Wars 1 (2015) that final page where Reed loses Susan Richards left me GUTTED.
2) Wolverine 2 (2020) I read this before I had any knowledge of Krakoa and the Resurrection protocol. I literally gasped and died inside with Logan when I learned he actually killed Jean.
3) Spawn 29, as a father that issue hits home. It's real hard for me to read, and I'm not sure I will ever read it again. Testament to the Todd Father's writing in his prime.
4) Watchmen 2, the Comedian and Sally Jupiter scene. All time uncomfortable moment for me and the Comedian is my all time hated character because of it.
5)Sandman 10, the stuff children go through in this series is nearly enough to make me put the series down. But it's a legendary series in a guilty pleasure kind of way.
Honestly i cried with metabarons (which im currently reading) because its soo god damn awesome and murder falcon. Im the only one?
Wings is top notch storytelling!
Only graphic novel that makes me cry is uncanny x-men vol 5 for not being announced yet.
I just got word from Marvel. 2032. Just a couple of more years.
@@NearMintCondition I'll be dead by then
Time to start some cardio.
@@NearMintCondition I would except nothing moves the blob.
Ha! I love that game!
What about a 2000ad top 10?
End of flashpoint
I’m just gonna say it I love Gwen Stacy more than MJ 😭