What you can about Alan Moore? Well the guy is a genius. Watchmen,The Killing Joke, V for Vendetta, the guy knows his stuff. and is even the guy who got me into Swamp Thing. Thank Alan Morre.
Yeah he is awesome. My favourite series of his is Top 10 (True Detective stole its ending from one of the issues) and I also loved his run on WildC.A.T.S.
I like Frank, I really do. The Dark Returns is one of my favorites in my collection, but many of his comics, at least in my opinion, have dry plots. I mean the Dark Knight Returns, for example, is good, but it seems like the plot kinda drops off after the Acts with Dent and The Mutant Leader.
The Dark Knight Returns completly redifned the comic book genre. From being for kids comic books went to being for everyone. And seeing old and gritty Batman beating the shit out of Superman was historical.
+Josip Ren its OK-ish but it got really stupid with a girl robin and batman taking on superman ( idc what that suit is made of superman can shatter reallity and move faster than light theres no way old man could even see him coming ) thank god this story isnt canon
+All must caps lock The novel puts emphasis on *WHY* Batman and Superman fight and not *HOW* they fight. It is the clash of ideologies that makes it interesting and not just the physical fight.
***** you gotta admit that that shit was stupid robin with sling shot? and didnt die against mutants? can jump on roofs? with no training? and a suit made of earth resources can take on universe busting being? cmon BTW the killing joker and long haloween were better to me those are fucking awesome
Using movie clips in this takes away from the focus on the unique graphic novel medium. Alan Moore was totally against any film adaptation of his work.
yeah. the reason is that he argues that making a comic adaptation defears the purpose of his work. in comics, the possiblities are endless, whereas movies you could do so much
I think that they should have shown way less clips but some were good. And sorry, Alan but the Watchmen movie didn't capture everything he wanted to express on paper but it was a good adaptation. And this guy made The League Of Extraordinary Gentlemen, a group of people such as Captain Nemo, Allan Quatermain, Jekyll and Hyde, Griffin, etc. Those aren't his characters
@@blacklight4977 bitch we are talking about graphic novels while your mcu twat is talking about a gross overrated movie as if it's godfather. Fucking fanboys.
10. Alice in Sunderland 09. From Hell 08. Y the last man 07. Persepolis 06. Sin city 05. V for vendetta 04. The Sandman 03. Maus 02. Batman the dark knight returns 01. Watchmen
Missing Scott Pilgrim and Akira. EDIT: Also to everyone pointing out that Akira is a manga, I know. At the beginning they say that "ongoing series including various manga..." so I think that means it would be eligible.
I hate marvel movies now, there like the Disney comedies I used to watch as a kid But DC movies are still dark and masterly made as watchmen, sandman and dark knight returns
Frank Miller comes close: Batman - The Dark Knight Returns Daredevil - The Man Without Fear Daredevil - Love and War Daredevil - Born Again Batman - Year One Elektra - Assassin Wolverine Sin City Ronin 300 But Alan Moore has more class: Superman - Whatever Happened to the Man of Tomorrow? The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen Batman - The Killing Joke Watchmen V for Vendetta Swamp Thing From Hell
Grant Morrison's Arkham Asylum: A Serious House on Serious Earth should've been on the list. A psychological approach and symbolism make it stands out from most of Batman encounters. Also, I adore the surealism style, the mixture of real-life photographies and illustrations by Dave McKean is stunning.
@@andrewabraham7597The Long Halloween might just be the best Batman story ever written. My personal top twenty-two of comics in alphabetical order: "Alpha" by Jens Harder; "Arkham Asylum: A Serious House on Serious Earth" by Grant Morrison; "Batman: The Long Halloween" by Jeph Loeb; "Berlin" by Jason Lutes; "Blankets" by Craig Thompson; "Calvin & Hobbes" by Bill Watterson; "Fun Home: A Family Tragicomic" by Alison Bechdel; "Ghost World" by Daniel Clowes; "It Was the War of the Trenches" by Jacques Tardi; "Jimmy Corrigan: The Smartest Kid on Earth" by Chris Ware; "Julius Corentin Acquefacques" by Marc-Antoine Mathieu; "The Little Endless Storybook" by Jill Thompson; "Maus" by Art Spiegelman; "Peanuts" by Charles M. Schulz; "Persepolis" by Marjane Satrapi; "The Sandman" by Neil Gaiman; "Stalin's Spy in Tokyo" by Isabel Kreitz; "Town of Evening Calm, Country of Cherry Blossoms" by Fumiyo Kōno; "Understanding Comics" by Scott McCloud; "V For Vendetta" by Alan Moore; "Violent Cases" by Neil Gaiman; "Watchmen" by Alan Moore.
Why in the holy hell were you playing clips of The Last Man on Earth with Y The Last Man? Other than having the words "Last Man" in their titles, the two aren't even remotely related to each other.
+Aegon the Conqueror Sandman has a very good plot, but it's a mystical novel... Watchmen is a masterpiece of literature about the cold war and human behaviour...
Not disagreeing with the Dark Knight Returns pick (because who the hell would) but I love the Killing Joke far more. The exploration into the mind of one of the most poorly understood, yet universally feared psychopaths in fiction is way more important to Batman's gritty, morally-ambiguous persona.
+BATMANIA RETURNS THE HUGE BAT FAN I'm aware that it's my opinion lol. And I acknowledge the historical significance of the book, but I feel TLH is a better book.
+Christopher Cioffi long halloween did not change the character and his lore in such a radical way. also the dark knight returns brought medial attention to the comicgenre it redefined the art of writing its legit TDR is here. but yes, if you think about it that way, you can take allmost every batmanrelated novel to take a place on the toplist.
+HulK TopF I recognize the impact it had on the medium. However, now that we are multiple decades removed from its original release, I feel that there have been numerous Batman novels that are far better stories featuring far better art than that contained in TDKR.
Honestly, Dark Knight Returns is my favorite comic. The original TMNT comics were also pretty awesome. Unlike today's TMNT, it wasn't aimed at kids so much.
They are good, but not ''top 10'' quality. Also, most of the famous Marvel comics are still ongoing, and we all heard what they said at the beginning of this list.
I think Dark Knight Returns is overrated, don't get me wrong its great. But I don't think its the perfect go to version of Batman that so many people think.
+william parcell it's not just the version of Batman that makes it great. The novel may not have the best depiction of Batman but it is widely regarded as the best Batman "story" ever.
Vishwaroop Ray Yes but anymore it seems like everyone wants an older more jaded Batman in pretty much everything, there even basing the next live action Batman on it.
+william parcell I guess they want something new. We already have countless portrayals of Batman as a novice in his origin stories or the regular Batman when he is at his physical and mental peak.
+william parcell Well think about it like this....Without TDKR the C.Nolan Batman movies would not exist....Or at least would have not been as good....TDKR built the path for The killing joke and for the new 52 comic books...The Dark Knight Returns is actually one of the most significant Batman comic books in history.
Vishwaroop Ray And doing that in a elseworld story is fine. But the films are going to be an ongoing universe, heck the JL hasn't even been formed yet and Batman has been active for 20 years. I just feel like it really limits the character, we may have had many Batman films, but we've hardly used any of his stories or villains, doing Miller's Batman seems like something you'd do for the characters finale, not something you start with.
Let me guess,you only readed the preludes and noturnes saga of sandman,the first saga that is good.Because from´´ the doll´s house`` up until the last saga ´´the wake`` the quality of the comics monstrously increases, so much that sandman is my favorite comics of all time,more than watchmen or V for vendetta.Please,read the next sagas of Sandman,you will don´t regret, i swear.
I also really like "Moonshadow", "Ed, the Happy Clown" and "A Child's Life". For manga, you should include "Nausicaa", "Akira", "Berserk" and "Goodnight Pun Pun"
Top three are spot on. Without question the best graphic novels of all time. Some graphic novels that are also fantastic but left out of the list and honorable mentions are: Asterios Polyp by David Mazzucchelli, The Crow by James O'Barr, Our Cancer Year by Harvey Pekar and Joyce Brabner, Here by Richard McGuire, Kingdom Come by Mark Waid and Alex Ross, and Blankets by Craig Thompson.
(I have defined graphic novels as comic books published by western countries, with definite stories and original characters. Sandman is included because its character shares no similarities with the original except the name and it is quite safe to say that most of its characteristics were defined by Neil Gaiman himself.) 15. The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen 14. Ghost World 13. Kick-Ass 12. Scott Pilgrim 11. Le Transperceneige 10. Auschwitz 9. From Hell 8. Persepolis 7. V for Vendetta 6. The Blanket 5. Sin City 4. Les Adventures de Tintin 3. Sandman 2. Maus 1. Watchmen
My personal top 20 in alphabetical order: "Alpha" by Jens Harder; "Arkham Asylum: A Serious House on Serious Earth" by Grant Morrison; "Batman: The Long Halloween" by Jeph Loeb; "Berlin" by Jason Lutes; "Blankets" by Craig Thompson; "Fun Home: A Family Tragicomic" by Alison Bechdel; "Ghost World" by Daniel Clowes; "It Was the War of the Trenches" by Jacques Tardi; "Jimmy Corrigan: The Smartest Kid on Earth" by Chris Ware; "Julius Corentin Acquefacques" by Marc-Antoine Mathieu; "The Little Endless Storybook" by Jill Thompson; "Maus" by Art Spiegelman; "Persepolis" by Marjane Satrapi; "The Sandman" by Neil Gaiman; "Stalin's Spy in Tokyo" by Isabel Kreitz; "Town of Evening Calm, Country of Cherry Blossoms" by Fumiyo Kōno; "Understanding Comics" by Scott McCloud; "V For Vendetta" by Alan Moore; "Violent Cases" by Neil Gaiman; "Watchmen" by Alan Moore.
The Crow should have been on the list ! I loved James'O Barr's work in The Crow and i love the movie with Brandon Lee and the comic book is so awesome and exciting . V For Vendetta is a great graphic novel too .
Alphabetical Order... Arkham Asylum by Grant Morrison & Dave McKean Ballad of the Salt Sea by Hugo Pratt Dark Knight Returns by Frank Miller Fable of Venice by Hugo Pratt From Hell by Alan Moore & Eddie Campbell Gotham by Gaslight by Brian Augustyn & Mike Mignola Indian Summer by Hugo Pratt & Milo Manara Long Halloween by Jeph Loeb & Tim Sale V for Vendetta by Alan Moore & David Lloyd Watchmen by Alan Moore & Dave Gibbons
Red Raven Come to think of it. I think Bones is the only Graphic Novel series I know and for the most part, the majority of people too. Anyone else know any other good ones?
theEyeOfSa I prefer the Moore Gibbons comic, as well as Moore's Superman story 'Whatever Happened to the Man of Tomorrow?' but I really like the animated adaptation also. Another favorite of mine is Neil Gaiman's Batman story 'Whatever Happened to the Caped Crusader?' Although none of these are graphic novels though.
I do like X-Men: God Loves, Man Kills. It may not be the best for everyone and it's quite short but it's a great read. I think all of the graphic novels that are listed and mentioned are some of the best graphic novels I've read. How about you guys?
Andy Pham yeah I would agree I think a few for me would have to be that are great not graphic novels will be I had to say Hellboy without Mike mignola writes those graphic novels and I would also say a few others like Wolverine by Chris Claremont and Frank Miller yeah in a few another one and I'm liking the modern-day stuff that's really but I do agree that those graphic novels are like you know they should be on this list but everyone has their opinion about what should be in what basically the greatest story of all time I'm personally like this about that I say that for Watchmen I it's a good story but for personally for me I don't really like that's the only Alan Moore work I just that's not his best work for me just for me this is my opinion
Planetary written by Warren Ellis is awesome !!!! and Eden: It's an Endless World! is a manga by Hiroki Endo which is fantastic also . Both deserve to be mention !!
I'm glad that WatchMojo staff had a debate on this one. I'd rather personally consider "graphic novels" only those comics that were originally published as such, such as "From Hell" and "A History of Violence". "Wathcmen" and "Sandman" are only considered graphic novels because they're much more serious then other comics and I think, term "graphic novel" was partially coined to exclude more serious comics from the others, which is not right in my opinion.
Most of these are either from Alan Moore or Frank Miller. I guess it helps being -crazy- eccentric. Alan Moore has more entries on this list, though, because he has the unfair advantage of being a cave-dwelling wizard.
Just started reading Y:The Last Man and it so epic! Anyone who loves good sci-fi should read it. Not just comic book readers everyone! Same goes for other entries on the list.
@@shanegreen2933 I finished the comic obviously. Gotta say, the middle was a bit of a reach but it had a nice ending. And yes that show is awful garbage.
I don;t know if this would make a top 10, but I thought "The Last Czarnian" was pretty significant for not only redefining the Lobo character but also for giving us the genre "Ultra Violent Outer Space Action Comedy". Thor The God Butcher was also a pretty damn good read. Anything by Alan Moore. Swamp Thing was my personal favorite. Anything by Neil Gaiman Anything by Frank Miller
Totally agree with Watchmen being #1. It's hands-down the best comic I've ever read. But I think Marvels definitely deserved a spot. It's a realistic look at how an average man would view and react to a world filled with superheroes and unbelievable things on a daily basis. I think it's probably a better commentary on superheroes than Watchmen is.
I never knew From Hell was a comic adaptation! I think I ripped a blue ray version on my old computer years ago and it was so beautiful. Ghost world also blows my freakin' mind. I saw that movie with Steve Buscemi. Really liked it. Cannot imagine how my perspective would have change from reading the graphic novel first. But, for reasons, I dun't really read graphic novels. As you can tell, watch loads of movies. My mind is still blown.
Alan Moore is the god of graphic novels for me. Lost girls, killing joke, whatever happened to the man of tomorrow, from hell, watchmen are all masterpieces
I will leave out DC and Marvel and any superheroes entirely; here are twelve great graphic novels and two brilliant non-fiction comics instead: "Alpha" by Jens Harder: A science comic on the evolution of the universe up to the first humans; also drawing a lot of inspiration from human art, cultures and myths when it comes to the illustrations. "Berlin" by Jason Lutes: Historical fiction but very well researched; a story of life in the German capital city between the world wars, the social disparity, the political conflicts, the cosmopolitan culture of art and clubbing on the one hand, the sheer poverty and struggle for survival on the other hand, and the creepy, crawlingly closing down on itself of a society torn between political extremes. "Blankets" by Craig Thompson: Autobiographically honest, emotionally intense, bleak and romantic at the same time, stylistically between stark naturalism and surrealist metaphors of the protagonist's emotional state: A coming of age story about religious emotional abuse, a sexual and romantic awakening, and emancipation by art. "Fun Home" by Alison Bechdel: Tragedy meets comedy, precise observation meets dry wit and self-aware commentary, sarcasm is outweighed by love: A bittersweet coming of age story about family secrets and finding (self-) acceptance and redemption through art. "Ghost World" by Daniel Clowes: All the awkwardness, cringe, dorkiness, estrangement and weltschmerz of puberty - packed into small episodes, moods, vignettes; slices of life about feeling out of place, out of time, out of synch with the world. "It Was the War of the Trenches" by Jacques Tardi: One of the most accurate depictions of the first World War in fiction; stories about the everyday life of trench warfare and the arbitrariness of death from the soldiers' perspective. "Jimmy Corrigan" by Chris Ware: The Great American Novel in comic book form, nothing more and nothing less; told through stream of consciousness narration or by postcard views, mostly in tiny stamp-sized panels, but including great visions of the world; a story about Americana, the Columbian world exhibition, today's urban sprawl, personal memories across generations, historic visions of a future long gone ... about modernity, its dreams and nightmares. "Julius Corentin Acquefacques" by Marc-Antoine Mathieu: Experimental, surrealist, kafkaesque, trippy and unique; a daring exploration of the artform, visual storytelling that defies words and strict linear logic, and which is to comics what an abstract silent black & white film is to movies: its concentrated essence, bound to make you wonder. "Maus" by Art Spiegelman: A haunting and humane re-telling of the holocaust as a family history - but more than just that; a complex story of death and survival, of intergenerational trauma, of family ties, of estrangement and closeness, the lasting emotional and psychological impact on survivors' family relations and worldviews. "Persepolis" by Marjane Satrapi: A story of a childhood in pre- & post-revolutionary Iran, a youth as a refugee in Austria, and an adolescence in France; told in bold and stark, high contrast, black and white imagery - through distant and present memories, of family tales, of personal experience and of collective history, of hopes and dreams, of fears and of losses, of alienation, loneliness, depression and death, but also of finding hope in art and expression, in family heritage, in creative freedom, and in an open if not always welcoming society. "Stalin's Spy in Tokyo" by Isabel Kreitz: A historical graphic novel and part-time biography of Richard Sorge, a German journalist at the German embassy in Japan during the time the Nazi regime had already gained its utmost power, when Germany was officially still an ally of the Soviet Republic but already secretly preparing for the larger part of its genocidal war against the Slavic, Russian and Jewish peoples in all of Europe; it is naturalistic and nuanced in style, personal as well as political, and it shows the complexities of diplomacy and espionage, of personal ambition and international politics, the dilemma of having to choose the least of various evils whilst faced with political uncertainty and personal danger. "Town of Evening Calm, Country of Cherry Blossoms" by Fumiyo Kōno: A beautifully sad story about a simple life in Hiroshima at the eve of its nuclear holocaust perpetrated by the USA; a tale of history from the bottom in the best way imaginable. "Understanding Comics" by Scott McCloud: A non-fiction comic about comics, their history, their specific features as an art-form, their structural elements with their respective narrative functions, examples of their usage, and a brief course in how to read and interpret a comic; a great tool for analyzing comics, providing readers with technical terms and inviting them to delve deeper into the medium and by understanding its specifics and narrative techniques come to a new appreciation of what makes this artform unique and appealing. "Violent Cases" by Neil Gaiman: A tall tale about a small person, a story about stories we tell ourselves and stories we tell others, and about how the line between them can blur; it is a surreal and fragmented, detailed and vague, almost nightmarish story about innocence lost, about horrific birthday parties and gleeful executions, about awesome and awful father figures, about inhibition and prohibition, about gangsters, starry nights and evil magicians, about storytelling itself.
+Nathaniel Banton I am a hater of the mcu , I understand that DISNEY must make some movies that have the tone of Frozen or Minny Mouse ... but they could of made some of the movies by Touchstone or other studios they own and not all be the SUMMER BLOCK BUSTERS ENDLESS REPEAT SAME FORMULA FOR BRAINDEAD PEOPLE DISNEY kinda ruined marvel ... the only hope they have is the Fox owned material like deadpool or x-men . But since DISNEY has declared war on Fox and they frack them with every change they get .... there is no hope for marvel
I'm surprised Lone Wolf and Cub didn't even get a mention. It was wildly popular in Japan in the 70's, the stories and characters are extremely well developed, and every single panel is a work of art. Maybe it wasn't popular enough here in America to make the list?
first of all, Denny O'Neil & Neal Adams were the ones that made batman dark & gritty, not Frank Miller. Second, Dark Knight returns isn't even the best Batman book, i have no idea how you could leave out The Long Halloween. Lastly, how come preacher didn't even get a mention?
+Richard Moran I was with you until you brought up Preacher. That series, like its creator is nothing but overrated trash. And this is not coming from some Jesus Freak Christian who can't stand for anything that mocks religion. This is coming from someone who learned to read from comics and loves the format more then any other method of story telling. Garth Ennis is a bad writer, He doesn't write compelling or interesting stories, His characters are universally unlikable and he substitutes being a good story teller with fresh ideas by filling his work with needless shock value.
+Manny Garcia Born Again isn't really a Graphic Novel. It's just an arc from Miller's run on Daredevil. It's phenomenal and easily one of the best comic runs of all time, but it's not a GN.
I remember reading 'Maus' by accident when I was in 8th grade. The animal drawings drew me to it, but it definitely threw me for a loop the more I read on.
- Watchmen - The killing joke - Death of the family (DC) - Tales of the CLERKS (Kevin Smith) - Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Secret history of the Foot Clan - Ghostbusters series (IDW comics) & many more
I live half an hour away from Sunderland and I've never heard of Alice in Sunderland. I'm going to have to look now. Also, would Fables be classed as a comic or a graphic novel?
I WONDER why aren't there any DISNEY FANBOYS that praise MARVEL cinematic universe IN THE COMMENTS ??? To read these Graphic Novels you MUST HAVE A BRAIN To like the DISNEY marvel cinematic universe , BRAIN IS OPTIONAL
My list is (updated) 10.All star ⭐️ superman (grant Morrison) 9.Old Man Logan 8.Dc Universe rebirth (Geoff Johns) 7.Preacher (Grant Morrison) 6.The killing joke 5.Astro City 4.The dark knight ruterns (frank millar) and batman Year one tied 3.Batman the court of owls (Scott Snyder) 2.V for Vendetta (Alan More) 1.Watchmen (Alan More)
1. Watchmen 2. The Dark Knight Returns 3. Maus 4. Sandman 5. V for Vendetta 6. Sin City 7. Persepolis 8. Y: The Last Man on Earth 9. From Hell 10. Alice in Sunderland - Love and Rockets - The Killing Joke - Ghost World - Fun Home
1, 3, 4, 5, 7, Ghost World, Fun Home are part of my list. Would add to complete my personal top twenty-two list of comics: "Alpha" by Jens Harder; "Arkham Asylum: A Serious House on Serious Earth" by Grant Morrison; "Batman: The Long Halloween" by Jeph Loeb; "Berlin" by Jason Lutes; "Blankets" by Craig Thompson; "Calvin & Hobbes" by Bill Watterson; "It Was the War of the Trenches" by Jacques Tardi; "Jimmy Corrigan: The Smartest Kid on Earth" by Chris Ware; "Julius Corentin Acquefacques" by Marc-Antoine Mathieu; "The Little Endless Storybook" by Jill Thompson; "Peanuts" by Charles M. Schulz; "Stalin's Spy in Tokyo" by Isabel Kreitz; "Town of Evening Calm, Country of Cherry Blossoms" by Fumiyo Kōno; "Understanding Comics" by Scott McCloud; "Violent Cases" by Neil Gaiman.
There should almost be two different list for graphic novels: one for superhero/supernatural/fantasy/sci-fi and one for "slice of life" realistic/historical ones (Contract with God, Persepolis, Fun Home, Maus, Essex Co.) There's not a huge overlap in readership between the comicon-esque themed titles and the regular-novel just in graphic-novel form types. And how does Will Eisner, the grandfather of the entire medium, not get at least an honorable mention.
What you can about Alan Moore? Well the guy is a genius. Watchmen,The Killing Joke, V for Vendetta, the guy knows his stuff. and is even the guy who got me into Swamp Thing. Thank Alan Morre.
Yeah he is awesome. My favourite series of his is Top 10 (True Detective stole its ending from one of the issues) and I also loved his run on WildC.A.T.S.
jaeroarrrrrr , nice to see you here
+JaeRoar lol this is the second time I've spotted you in a comments section today
Could have easily done whole top ten with his stuff.
+JaeRoar Yes, he is a genius. The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen would qualify on only a slighly larger list than this one, I think.
Allan Moore= Best Comic Book Writer of all time
Dell Brown what about Frank Miller?
I like Frank, I really do. The Dark Returns is one of my favorites in my collection, but many of his comics, at least in my opinion, have dry plots. I mean the Dark Knight Returns, for example, is good, but it seems like the plot kinda drops off after the Acts with Dent and The Mutant Leader.
I'd also put the writers of Kingdom Come up there
Frank Miller >> Allan Moore
Pink Floyd is the Best Band of All Time. Frank Miller is insane
The Dark Knight Returns completly redifned the comic book genre. From being for kids comic books went to being for everyone. And seeing old and gritty Batman beating the shit out of Superman was historical.
I agree that it's a really good book but it's overrated tbh. I preferred the killing joke or batman year one.
+Josip Ren its OK-ish but it got really stupid with a girl robin and batman taking on superman ( idc what that suit is made of superman can shatter reallity and move faster than light theres no way old man could even see him coming ) thank god this story isnt canon
+All must caps lock The novel puts emphasis on *WHY* Batman and Superman fight and not *HOW* they fight. It is the clash of ideologies that makes it interesting and not just the physical fight.
***** you gotta admit that that shit was stupid robin with sling shot? and didnt die against mutants? can jump on roofs? with no training? and a suit made of earth resources can take on universe busting being? cmon
BTW the killing joker and long haloween were better to me those are fucking awesome
Vishwaroop Ray yeah but it doesnt use logic
Using movie clips in this takes away from the focus on the unique graphic novel medium. Alan Moore was totally against any film adaptation of his work.
yeah. the reason is that he argues that making a comic adaptation defears the purpose of his work. in comics, the possiblities are endless, whereas movies you could do so much
I think that they should have shown way less clips but some were good. And sorry, Alan but the Watchmen movie didn't capture everything he wanted to express on paper but it was a good adaptation. And this guy made The League Of Extraordinary Gentlemen, a group of people such as Captain Nemo, Allan Quatermain, Jekyll and Hyde, Griffin, etc. Those aren't his characters
So Kingdom Come doesn't even have a honorable mention, one of the best DC-comics of all time?
Yeah this list is very flawed
Overrated
Endgame is better
@@blacklight4977 bitch we are talking about graphic novels while your mcu twat is talking about a gross overrated movie as if it's godfather. Fucking fanboys.
@@OptimusDelta pretty sure he's just trolling
the killing joke only gets a mention?
At least it got a mention. Kingdom Come didn't even get that.
+william parcell How is kingdom come I'm thinking about getting it.
AnaheimDucks93 I think its amazing. Its my favorite comic/graphic novel of all time
+william parcell wow cool I just haven't gotten it yet cause I'm not sure what I should read before it and after it.
Hey, walking dead isn't even on the honorable mention list
10. Alice in Sunderland
09. From Hell
08. Y the last man
07. Persepolis
06. Sin city
05. V for vendetta
04. The Sandman
03. Maus
02. Batman the dark knight returns
01. Watchmen
300
Love and rockets: music and mechanics
Batman: the killing joke
Ghost world
Funhouse
Ronan
@Ahmed Malaki
Just read the orignal one
It's long and full story by itself
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300 is med at best lol
NO 1 has to be MAUS.
and most of them are DC just the way it belongs
its a well known fact that DC created more iconic and diverse stories while Marvel is still stuck with the supehero genre.
Unlike the movies
Both marvel and dc has potential to be more then cliche movies
@@heh9719 dc is the only one that has non cliche movies like the dark knight, Batman begins, v for vendetta
@@hood6089 what about logan?
@@pp4272 Logan is a great one too. The only marvel movie that does it well
"From Hell" is the best comic you'll probably never read (it's massive).
i know right, it's great but i'm in the first chapter for like, months. i did not have this problem with watchmen or v for vendetta.
It’s so good
It's boring trash
@@geert574 yes a graphic novel is trash because you're too lazy to read it, flawless logic
@@mynameis6575 I had to re read the chapters about London’s architecture and history and mythology multiple times over
I'm gonna guess Watchmen is number 1.
Yep I was right.
Sidharth Saha good job
yup
It sucks having read it first.
As it should be
Missing Scott Pilgrim and Akira.
EDIT: Also to everyone pointing out that Akira is a manga, I know. At the beginning they say that "ongoing series including various manga..." so I think that means it would be eligible.
+Parallax Tiger Akira is a manga from japan.A graphic novel has to be from the western world like Watchmen or The Dark Knight Returns!
+Linda Cherone But your right about Scott Pilgrim though.
Linda Cherone they say at the beginning they said that "ongoing series including various manga..." so it would have been illegible.
+Parallax Tiger Akira is considered a graphic novel and have elements of american comic book
Akira is a manga...
I'm predicting Watchmen as #1.
Knew it!
+Obsidian Octopus it isn't surprising
Watchmen is fantastic 😆
Here is another reason why DC decimates Marvel.....
Watchmen&DarkKnightReturns-Considered the best graphic novels of all time
+Hedonist The Sandman too, kinda. Vertigo comics is a DC imprint.
+Vishwaroop Ray Its also in the same universe since Constantine and i think Batman appear in it
not only that. kingdom come and killing joke too
L
I hate marvel movies now, there like the Disney comedies I used to watch as a kid
But DC movies are still dark and masterly made as watchmen, sandman and dark knight returns
Alan Moore is the SUPREME comic writer! No one has so many masterpieces in the curriculum!
Miller is up there lol
Grant Morrison also
Frank Miller comes close:
Batman - The Dark Knight Returns
Daredevil - The Man Without Fear
Daredevil - Love and War
Daredevil - Born Again
Batman - Year One
Elektra - Assassin
Wolverine
Sin City
Ronin
300
But Alan Moore has more class:
Superman - Whatever Happened to the Man of Tomorrow?
The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen
Batman - The Killing Joke
Watchmen
V for Vendetta
Swamp Thing
From Hell
@@sobreoqueeugosto4700 TBH, V for Vendetta alone is better than almost all of Millers works.
Sobre O Que EU Gosto Miller has too much crap as well tho.
Grant Morrison's Arkham Asylum: A Serious House on Serious Earth should've been on the list. A psychological approach and symbolism make it stands out from most of Batman encounters. Also, I adore the surealism style, the mixture of real-life photographies and illustrations by Dave McKean is stunning.
Personally, I think The Crow and The Killing Joke deserved a spot on this list, but at least The Killing Joke was in the Honorable Mentions section.
the crow definately
+HumanTarget211 you sir (or madam) have great taste.
My favorite is The Dark Knight Returns for sure. I just love how much depth and meaning it added to Batman's character.
No Scott Pilgrim Vs The World?
exactly
ikr!!!
Was literally about to comment the same thing!! My favourite non-superhero comic by far!
+Jai Evans same! It's an amazing Graphic Novel series!
should have been here,i expect they will do another top 10 that will include it
Dc>>>>>Marvel
True
@@kabu120 holy shit that was good lol what a coincidence
Batman year one should of been an honorable mention
The Long Halloween and Year one are my two favorite graphic novels of all time.
@@andrewabraham7597The Long Halloween might just be the best Batman story ever written.
My personal
top twenty-two of comics
in alphabetical order:
"Alpha"
by Jens Harder;
"Arkham Asylum: A Serious House on Serious Earth"
by Grant Morrison;
"Batman: The Long Halloween"
by Jeph Loeb;
"Berlin"
by Jason Lutes;
"Blankets"
by Craig Thompson;
"Calvin & Hobbes"
by Bill Watterson;
"Fun Home: A Family Tragicomic"
by Alison Bechdel;
"Ghost World"
by Daniel Clowes;
"It Was the War of the Trenches"
by Jacques Tardi;
"Jimmy Corrigan: The Smartest Kid on Earth"
by Chris Ware;
"Julius Corentin Acquefacques"
by Marc-Antoine Mathieu;
"The Little Endless Storybook"
by Jill Thompson;
"Maus"
by Art Spiegelman;
"Peanuts"
by Charles M. Schulz;
"Persepolis"
by Marjane Satrapi;
"The Sandman"
by Neil Gaiman;
"Stalin's Spy in Tokyo"
by Isabel Kreitz;
"Town of Evening Calm, Country of Cherry Blossoms"
by Fumiyo Kōno;
"Understanding Comics"
by Scott McCloud;
"V For Vendetta"
by Alan Moore;
"Violent Cases"
by Neil Gaiman;
"Watchmen"
by Alan Moore.
All these people saying TDKR is medicore probably havent even read the novel and are judging from the movie
hola979 well it is extremely overrated.
Jonah Jameson i personally loved it but whatever goes by you
Jonah Jameson Overrated? Maybe that comic is too good for you too undertsand it right? 😂😂
I read it and I struggle to see how they can justify it being better than Maus.
Ijrs I’ve read tdkr and it is very overrated. I only liked the part with joker
Sorry where are the marvel comics? Oh wait I forgot, the movies are the only things keeping them afloat... ;)
Insert Name Here FACTS!
true lol
that is so true and everone needs to know
marvel movies are astronomically better than most of there comics
@Alex no,just no
Why in the holy hell were you playing clips of The Last Man on Earth with Y The Last Man? Other than having the words "Last Man" in their titles, the two aren't even remotely related to each other.
I want a sandman movie. That would be amazing.
If David Lynch directed, it would be amazing.
They've been trying for awhile but it just hasnt fallen thru...
ive been waiting for that
Sandman and Jhonny Quest are two movie projects that seem to always be talked about but just never happen for some reason...
Sandman got a tv adaption and I liked it very much.
preacher??? not even an honorable mention at the least???
It is a comic, thse is. Like ghaphic novels.
notice there are NO marvel comics
Watchmen #1
The Dark Knight Returns #2
+Kal-El fan 49 Maus #3
+Kal-El fan 49 The Sandman should be #1!
+Kal-El fan 49 should be #1
+Aegon the Conqueror Sandman has a very good plot, but it's a mystical novel... Watchmen is a masterpiece of literature about the cold war and human behaviour...
Calling it right now: Maus will be on this list.
+Lucifer Morningstar wrong. number 3
+Lucifer Morningstar number 3*
Thans me later
+Michael Patton Brutal story.
As soon as I read this man's came up on the screen
*maus
Neil Gaiman...is a legend of comics
But he despies daptions of his creations.
Not disagreeing with the Dark Knight Returns pick (because who the hell would) but I love the Killing Joke far more. The exploration into the mind of one of the most poorly understood, yet universally feared psychopaths in fiction is way more important to Batman's gritty, morally-ambiguous persona.
Batman: The Long Halloween is a much better book and Batman story and is definitely better than The Dark Knight Returns.
says no one but you.
SuperSandwich18 Uh huh. I think it says a lot that The Dark Knight, a movie beloved by many, took a lot of inspiration from The Long Halloween.
+BATMANIA RETURNS THE HUGE BAT FAN I'm aware that it's my opinion lol. And I acknowledge the historical significance of the book, but I feel TLH is a better book.
+Christopher Cioffi long halloween did not change the character and his lore in such a radical way. also the dark knight returns brought medial attention to the comicgenre it redefined the art of writing its legit TDR is here. but yes, if you think about it that way, you can take allmost every batmanrelated novel to take a place on the toplist.
+HulK TopF I recognize the impact it had on the medium. However, now that we are multiple decades removed from its original release, I feel that there have been numerous Batman novels that are far better stories featuring far better art than that contained in TDKR.
Typing this before watching: WATCHMEN BETTER BE #1
Good.
watchmen needs to be 1
+Andrew Thomas it is...
+Kroen Redstone i think he was guessing before he watched
It was inevitable. Truly a masterpiece.
+Andrew Thomas I'm not really into comic books. Watchmen is the only one I've ever really loved (for obvious reasons)!
Nate England should really read the dark knight returns
Honestly, Dark Knight Returns is my favorite comic. The original TMNT comics were also pretty awesome. Unlike today's TMNT, it wasn't aimed at kids so much.
No Marvel comics. HA-HA-HA-HA-HA-HA.
They are good, but not ''top 10'' quality. Also, most of the famous Marvel comics are still ongoing, and we all heard what they said at the beginning of this list.
Yes but marvel makes wayyyy better movies dcs movies are trash in comics dcs comics are better but not as much of a gap.
Chris Servin dc ia better in animation and games, but marvel destroy dc in movies (exept the batman trilogy)
I much rather prefer Marvel movies and comics
"Daredevil: Born Again" I'll leave it here if you're interested
watchmen is absolutely the best graphic novel...
+niccolo manenti i admit that i only read 2 issues from that series, but it wasn't THAT good.
+Mr Simmons I only read two chapters of Animal Farm....It wasn't THAT good....
See how stupid I sound?
+niccolo manenti The Sandman by Neil Gaiman, dude!
+Mr Simmons i only saw the opening credits of the shinning. it wasn't that good.
+niccolo manenti Every GN in the list is a must read, it depends on tastes i think.
I think Dark Knight Returns is overrated, don't get me wrong its great. But I don't think its the perfect go to version of Batman that so many people think.
+william parcell it's not just the version of Batman that makes it great. The novel may not have the best depiction of Batman but it is widely regarded as the best Batman "story" ever.
Vishwaroop Ray Yes but anymore it seems like everyone wants an older more jaded Batman in pretty much everything, there even basing the next live action Batman on it.
+william parcell I guess they want something new. We already have countless portrayals of Batman as a novice in his origin stories or the regular Batman when he is at his physical and mental peak.
+william parcell Well think about it like this....Without TDKR the C.Nolan Batman movies would not exist....Or at least would have not been as good....TDKR built the path for The killing joke and for the new 52 comic books...The Dark Knight Returns is actually one of the most significant Batman comic books in history.
Vishwaroop Ray And doing that in a elseworld story is fine. But the films are going to be an ongoing universe, heck the JL hasn't even been formed yet and Batman has been active for 20 years. I just feel like it really limits the character, we may have had many Batman films, but we've hardly used any of his stories or villains, doing Miller's Batman seems like something you'd do for the characters finale, not something you start with.
I personally would have loved to see Justice League: New Frontier up there. I love Darwyn Cooke's art style. I was glad to see Watchman was #1.
Yea that book is a classic. Quintessential DC story
No "Kingdom Come"?
drake741 ikr
Seriously: this morning I was looking for a Top 10 of this from W.M. and here it is. Thanks!
For Me
5. V for Vendetta
4. The Long Halloween
3. Kraven’s Last Hunt
2. Watchmen
1. All-Star Superman
Read sandman,it´s great.
I have. it’s an honorable mention.
Let me guess,you only readed the preludes and noturnes saga of sandman,the first saga that is good.Because from´´ the doll´s house`` up until the last saga ´´the wake`` the quality of the comics
monstrously increases, so much that sandman is my favorite comics of all time,more than watchmen or V for vendetta.Please,read the next sagas of Sandman,you will don´t regret, i swear.
I love Sandman and Gritty Stories in general, but it lacks the Spirit that i find in other Stories to make it into my top 5.
I also really like "Moonshadow", "Ed, the Happy Clown" and "A Child's Life". For manga, you should include "Nausicaa", "Akira", "Berserk" and "Goodnight Pun Pun"
Manga are the same as graphic novels.
*Sits back and drinks tea as a flame war starts.*
True
Looks like someone called the fire brigade....How unfortunate....
+Some Random Name Manga is just the japanese word for comic
Top three are spot on. Without question the best graphic novels of all time. Some graphic novels that are also fantastic but left out of the list and honorable mentions are: Asterios Polyp by David Mazzucchelli, The Crow by James O'Barr, Our Cancer Year by Harvey Pekar and Joyce Brabner, Here by Richard McGuire, Kingdom Come by Mark Waid and Alex Ross, and Blankets by Craig Thompson.
(I have defined graphic novels as comic books published by western countries, with definite stories and original characters. Sandman is included because its character shares no similarities with the original except the name and it is quite safe to say that most of its characteristics were defined by Neil Gaiman himself.)
15. The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen
14. Ghost World
13. Kick-Ass
12. Scott Pilgrim
11. Le Transperceneige
10. Auschwitz
9. From Hell
8. Persepolis
7. V for Vendetta
6. The Blanket
5. Sin City
4. Les Adventures de Tintin
3. Sandman
2. Maus
1. Watchmen
My personal top 20
in alphabetical order:
"Alpha"
by Jens Harder;
"Arkham Asylum: A Serious House on Serious Earth"
by Grant Morrison;
"Batman: The Long Halloween"
by Jeph Loeb;
"Berlin"
by Jason Lutes;
"Blankets"
by Craig Thompson;
"Fun Home: A Family Tragicomic"
by Alison Bechdel;
"Ghost World"
by Daniel Clowes;
"It Was the War of the Trenches"
by Jacques Tardi;
"Jimmy Corrigan: The Smartest Kid on Earth"
by Chris Ware;
"Julius Corentin Acquefacques"
by Marc-Antoine Mathieu;
"The Little Endless Storybook"
by Jill Thompson;
"Maus"
by Art Spiegelman;
"Persepolis"
by Marjane Satrapi;
"The Sandman"
by Neil Gaiman;
"Stalin's Spy in Tokyo"
by Isabel Kreitz;
"Town of Evening Calm, Country of Cherry Blossoms"
by Fumiyo Kōno;
"Understanding Comics"
by Scott McCloud;
"V For Vendetta"
by Alan Moore;
"Violent Cases"
by Neil Gaiman;
"Watchmen"
by Alan Moore.
The Crow and Black Hole should have been mentioned as well!
What about Scott Pilgrim v.s. The World?
Isn't that Manga?
+Above Beyond It's an actual graphic novel, it was influenced by magna.
+Nukanator10 how about no.
It should of at least got an honorable mention
+don Schoenly (donimatrix) Thank you!
The Crow should have been on the list ! I loved James'O Barr's work in The Crow and i love the movie with Brandon Lee and the comic book is so awesome and exciting . V For Vendetta is a great graphic novel too .
Where's Tintin, Asterix, Moebius, where's all the amazing Europeans?
Isn't Alan Moore English?
R.I.P Stan Lee. Thank you for everything you’ve done for us comic lovers. 🙏🏿🙏🏿🙏🏿😢😢
I just got the Watchmen graphic novel and it's absolutely incredible
Alphabetical Order...
Arkham Asylum by Grant Morrison & Dave McKean
Ballad of the Salt Sea by Hugo Pratt
Dark Knight Returns by Frank Miller
Fable of Venice by Hugo Pratt
From Hell by Alan Moore & Eddie Campbell
Gotham by Gaslight by Brian Augustyn & Mike Mignola
Indian Summer by Hugo Pratt & Milo Manara
Long Halloween by Jeph Loeb & Tim Sale
V for Vendetta by Alan Moore & David Lloyd
Watchmen by Alan Moore & Dave Gibbons
Not the biggest comic book fan but Watchmen,Sin city,The killing joke, and The dark knight returns are phenomenal!
We can agree that Allen Moore & Frank Miller are the best story creators of all time
Daredevil born again
Saga is my favorite graphic novel
Watchmen is love, Watchmen is life.
WHERE IS BONE
I blame the stupid rat creatures. They were supposed to deliver the recommendation but got distracted by a quiche cafe.
+Smallafro Games I think that should be for another list for another day, Top 10 Graphic Novel series.
+Smallafro Games Bone didn't have half the impact that these comics had
The said they weren't doing series on this list but I'm sure it would be in a best graphic novel series list!
Red Raven
Come to think of it. I think Bones is the only Graphic Novel series I know and for the most part, the majority of people too. Anyone else know any other good ones?
Unless this one is an ongoing series and im not up to date, what about Fables ?
+Ikester213 That's an ongoing series.
I think they recently finished it. I could be wrong.
I think it's still ongoing so kinda disqualified. Still super good comic
+i69trucknuttz The main series finished last year, but I don't know about the spin-offs.
You forgot "For the man who has everything" by Allan Moore
TheEdgyOnion the tv episode was better
theEyeOfSa I prefer the Moore Gibbons comic, as well as Moore's Superman story
'Whatever Happened to the Man of Tomorrow?'
but I really like the animated adaptation also.
Another favorite of mine is Neil Gaiman's Batman story 'Whatever Happened to the Caped Crusader?'
Although none of these are graphic novels though.
I'm glad that Mauz made it high up on The list, it's a great series and it deserves the recognition
I do like X-Men: God Loves, Man Kills. It may not be the best for everyone and it's quite short but it's a great read. I think all of the graphic novels that are listed and mentioned are some of the best graphic novels I've read. How about you guys?
Andy Pham yeah I would agree I think a few for me would have to be that are great not graphic novels will be I had to say Hellboy without Mike mignola writes those graphic novels and I would also say a few others like Wolverine by Chris Claremont and Frank Miller yeah in a few another one and I'm liking the modern-day stuff that's really but I do agree that those graphic novels are like you know they should be on this list but everyone has their opinion about what should be in what basically the greatest story of all time I'm personally like this about that I say that for Watchmen I it's a good story but for personally for me I don't really like that's the only Alan Moore work I just that's not his best work for me just for me this is my opinion
Planetary written by Warren Ellis is awesome !!!! and Eden: It's an Endless World! is a manga by Hiroki Endo which is fantastic also . Both deserve to be mention !!
Watchmen, Batman DKR, The killing joke, V for Vandetta
Historical Masterpieces
Alan Moore is the man! V for Vendetta is my favorite graphic novel and easily one of my favorite novels of all time!
I'm glad that WatchMojo staff had a debate on this one. I'd rather personally consider "graphic novels" only those comics that were originally published as such, such as "From Hell" and "A History of Violence". "Wathcmen" and "Sandman" are only considered graphic novels because they're much more serious then other comics and I think, term "graphic novel" was partially coined to exclude more serious comics from the others, which is not right in my opinion.
Most of these are either from Alan Moore or Frank Miller. I guess it helps being -crazy- eccentric. Alan Moore has more entries on this list, though, because he has the unfair advantage of being a cave-dwelling wizard.
Just started reading Y:The Last Man and it so epic! Anyone who loves good sci-fi should read it. Not just comic book readers everyone! Same goes for other entries on the list.
Just don't watch the show
@@shanegreen2933 I finished the comic obviously. Gotta say, the middle was a bit of a reach but it had a nice ending. And yes that show is awful garbage.
I don;t know if this would make a top 10, but I thought "The Last Czarnian" was pretty significant for not only redefining the Lobo character but also for giving us the genre "Ultra Violent Outer Space Action Comedy".
Thor The God Butcher was also a pretty damn good read.
Anything by Alan Moore. Swamp Thing was my personal favorite.
Anything by Neil Gaiman
Anything by Frank Miller
surprised that The Crow isn't on here. That's one of the most beautifully drawn and well told stories I've ever read.
Totally agree with Watchmen being #1. It's hands-down the best comic I've ever read. But I think Marvels definitely deserved a spot. It's a realistic look at how an average man would view and react to a world filled with superheroes and unbelievable things on a daily basis. I think it's probably a better commentary on superheroes than Watchmen is.
The Watchmen comic book is a true masterpiece
8:01 I'm calling it now watchmen is #1
Favorite graphic novel : The Crow
without a doubt man
+Leroy Gibbs what's the number 1 sir?
PierreLeBeau That should be on the list. At least a mention.
I never knew From Hell was a comic adaptation! I think I ripped a blue ray version on my old computer years ago and it was so beautiful. Ghost world also blows my freakin' mind. I saw that movie with Steve Buscemi. Really liked it. Cannot imagine how my perspective would have change from reading the graphic novel first. But, for reasons, I dun't really read graphic novels. As you can tell, watch loads of movies. My mind is still blown.
OUCH! No love for Scott Pilgrim? Easily should be in the top 10 or a mention at least (IMO). Im at least glad that WM showed love for The Last Man.
No All-Star Superman?
Preacher is worth a mention
Alan Moore is the god of graphic novels for me. Lost girls, killing joke, whatever happened to the man of tomorrow, from hell, watchmen are all masterpieces
I will leave out DC and Marvel and any superheroes entirely; here are twelve great graphic novels and two brilliant non-fiction comics instead:
"Alpha"
by Jens Harder:
A science comic on the evolution of the universe up to the first humans; also drawing a lot of inspiration from human art, cultures and myths when it comes to the illustrations.
"Berlin"
by Jason Lutes:
Historical fiction but very well researched; a story of life in the German capital city between the world wars, the social disparity, the political conflicts, the cosmopolitan culture of art and clubbing on the one hand, the sheer poverty and struggle for survival on the other hand, and the creepy, crawlingly closing down on itself of a society torn between political extremes.
"Blankets"
by Craig Thompson:
Autobiographically honest, emotionally intense, bleak and romantic at the same time, stylistically between stark naturalism and surrealist metaphors of the protagonist's emotional state: A coming of age story about religious emotional abuse, a sexual and romantic awakening, and emancipation by art.
"Fun Home"
by Alison Bechdel:
Tragedy meets comedy, precise observation meets dry wit and self-aware commentary, sarcasm is outweighed by love: A bittersweet coming of age story about family secrets and finding (self-) acceptance and redemption through art.
"Ghost World"
by Daniel Clowes:
All the awkwardness, cringe, dorkiness, estrangement and weltschmerz of puberty - packed into small episodes, moods, vignettes; slices of life about feeling out of place, out of time, out of synch with the world.
"It Was the War of the Trenches"
by Jacques Tardi:
One of the most accurate depictions of the first World War in fiction; stories about the everyday life of trench warfare and the arbitrariness of death from the soldiers' perspective.
"Jimmy Corrigan"
by Chris Ware:
The Great American Novel in comic book form, nothing more and nothing less; told through stream of consciousness narration or by postcard views, mostly in tiny stamp-sized panels, but including great visions of the world; a story about Americana, the Columbian world exhibition, today's urban sprawl, personal memories across generations, historic visions of a future long gone ... about modernity, its dreams and nightmares.
"Julius Corentin Acquefacques"
by Marc-Antoine Mathieu:
Experimental, surrealist, kafkaesque, trippy and unique; a daring exploration of the artform, visual storytelling that defies words and strict linear logic, and which is to comics what an abstract silent black & white film is to movies: its concentrated essence, bound to make you wonder.
"Maus"
by Art Spiegelman:
A haunting and humane re-telling of the holocaust as a family history - but more than just that; a complex story of death and survival, of intergenerational trauma, of family ties, of estrangement and closeness, the lasting emotional and psychological impact on survivors' family relations and worldviews.
"Persepolis"
by Marjane Satrapi:
A story of a childhood in pre- & post-revolutionary Iran, a youth as a refugee in Austria, and an adolescence in France; told in bold and stark, high contrast, black and white imagery - through distant and present memories, of family tales, of personal experience and of collective history, of hopes and dreams, of fears and of losses, of alienation, loneliness, depression and death, but also of finding hope in art and expression, in family heritage, in creative freedom, and in an open if not always welcoming society.
"Stalin's Spy in Tokyo"
by Isabel Kreitz:
A historical graphic novel and part-time biography of Richard Sorge, a German journalist at the German embassy in Japan during the time the Nazi regime had already gained its utmost power, when Germany was officially still an ally of the Soviet Republic but already secretly preparing for the larger part of its genocidal war against the Slavic, Russian and Jewish peoples in all of Europe; it is naturalistic and nuanced in style, personal as well as political, and it shows the complexities of diplomacy and espionage, of personal ambition and international politics, the dilemma of having to choose the least of various evils whilst faced with political uncertainty and personal danger.
"Town of Evening Calm, Country of Cherry Blossoms"
by Fumiyo Kōno:
A beautifully sad story about a simple life in Hiroshima at the eve of its nuclear holocaust perpetrated by the USA; a tale of history from the bottom in the best way imaginable.
"Understanding Comics"
by Scott McCloud:
A non-fiction comic about comics, their history, their specific features as an art-form, their structural elements with their respective narrative functions, examples of their usage, and a brief course in how to read and interpret a comic; a great tool for analyzing comics, providing readers with technical terms and inviting them to delve deeper into the medium and by understanding its specifics and narrative techniques come to a new appreciation of what makes this artform unique and appealing.
"Violent Cases"
by Neil Gaiman:
A tall tale about a small person, a story about stories we tell ourselves and stories we tell others, and about how the line between them can blur; it is a surreal and fragmented, detailed and vague, almost nightmarish story about innocence lost, about horrific birthday parties and gleeful executions, about awesome and awful father figures, about inhibition and prohibition, about gangsters, starry nights and evil magicians, about storytelling itself.
Most of them were DC Comics/Vertigo just saying
yeah, it’s a shame dc movies are god awful
@@tommytwo-times9053 just like marvel comics?
Snehasish Biswas marvel comics are for kids dog, you’re not the targeted demographic
@@tommytwo-times9053 dc movies are decent... only 2 of them are actually awful
Dc and vertigo have all the hits when it comes to comics, image and vault are also great
No MARVEL comics made or were even mentioned on the list in this video. Take that how you may.
+Puie Monta . I'm not a hater of the MCU but DC is where the grown folk stuff is at.
+Nathaniel Banton I am a hater of the mcu , I understand that DISNEY must make some movies that have the tone of Frozen or Minny Mouse ... but they could of made some of the movies by Touchstone or other studios they own and not all be the SUMMER BLOCK BUSTERS ENDLESS REPEAT SAME FORMULA FOR BRAINDEAD PEOPLE
DISNEY kinda ruined marvel ... the only hope they have is the Fox owned material like deadpool or x-men .
But since DISNEY has declared war on Fox and they frack them with every change they get .... there is no hope for marvel
+Puie Monta this list is about graphic novels not the best superheroe movies of all time and if it was marvel would be on it
Allen Young
IF you are not under 6 years old the DISNEY mcu is just a PILE OF SHIT that makes you puke after 5 minutes
+Puie Monta Your comments prove that DC fanboys are some of the most ignorant assholes
I'm so happy to see Persepolis here
I'm surprised Lone Wolf and Cub didn't even get a mention. It was wildly popular in Japan in the 70's, the stories and characters are extremely well developed, and every single panel is a work of art. Maybe it wasn't popular enough here in America to make the list?
Never compromise not even in the face of armageddon
Rorschach
Does Kingdom Come not count as a graphic novel?
first of all, Denny O'Neil & Neal Adams were the ones that made batman dark & gritty, not Frank Miller. Second, Dark Knight returns isn't even the best Batman book, i have no idea how you could leave out The Long Halloween. Lastly, how come preacher didn't even get a mention?
+Richard Moran Is The Long Halloween a graphic novel?
kardcarl yes, by tim sale & jeph loeb
I thought Bob Cane and Bill Finger made him dark,because Golden Age batman was a ruthless killer to say at least(he carried a fricking gun)
+Richard Moran I was with you until you brought up Preacher. That series, like its creator is nothing but overrated trash. And this is not coming from some Jesus Freak Christian who can't stand for anything that mocks religion. This is coming from someone who learned to read from comics and loves the format more then any other method of story telling. Garth Ennis is a bad writer, He doesn't write compelling or interesting stories, His characters are universally unlikable and he substitutes being a good story teller with fresh ideas by filling his work with needless shock value.
+Nidal Burek Bill Finger made him dark, Bob Kane just added his signature and cashed the check.
Daredevil: Born Again?
+Manny Garcia Born Again isn't really a Graphic Novel. It's just an arc from Miller's run on Daredevil. It's phenomenal and easily one of the best comic runs of all time, but it's not a GN.
+Liam Garrison neither is Sandman.
uh, yeah it is. The style in which Sandman and Born Again are done is completely different
Sandman was an ongoing series, is what he meant to say
+Liam Garrison I see, thanks for clearing that up.
I remember reading 'Maus' by accident when I was in 8th grade. The animal drawings drew me to it, but it definitely threw me for a loop the more I read on.
FINALLY WATCHMEN IS APPRECIATED! the crow could have been an honourable mention though.
Transmetropolitan!!!!!!
Only one marvel book deserves to be here
And that's born again.
Personally I preferred The Dark Knight Returns over Watchmen
- Watchmen
- The killing joke
- Death of the family (DC)
- Tales of the CLERKS (Kevin Smith)
- Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Secret history of the Foot Clan
- Ghostbusters series (IDW comics)
& many more
I live half an hour away from Sunderland and I've never heard of Alice in Sunderland. I'm going to have to look now.
Also, would Fables be classed as a comic or a graphic novel?
preacher wasn't even on the list.. gfto
Agreed.
I WONDER why aren't there any DISNEY FANBOYS that praise MARVEL cinematic universe IN THE COMMENTS ???
To read these Graphic Novels you MUST HAVE A BRAIN
To like the DISNEY marvel cinematic universe , BRAIN IS OPTIONAL
Or you have to have an opinion.
Seeing that you misspelled "brain" twice, I question if you have one.
You misspelled 'brain'... The irony.
Kenneth Moseley
I was awaiting the people who would comment on that .. was expecting more ... kinda disapointed
Is this guy a 12 year old?
My list is (updated)
10.All star ⭐️ superman (grant Morrison)
9.Old Man Logan
8.Dc Universe rebirth (Geoff Johns)
7.Preacher (Grant Morrison)
6.The killing joke
5.Astro City
4.The dark knight ruterns (frank millar) and batman Year one tied
3.Batman the court of owls (Scott Snyder)
2.V for Vendetta (Alan More)
1.Watchmen (Alan More)
1. Watchmen
2. The Dark Knight Returns
3. Maus
4. Sandman
5. V for Vendetta
6. Sin City
7. Persepolis
8. Y: The Last Man on Earth
9. From Hell
10. Alice in Sunderland
- Love and Rockets
- The Killing Joke
- Ghost World
- Fun Home
1, 3, 4, 5, 7, Ghost World, Fun Home are part of my list. Would add to complete my personal top twenty-two list of comics:
"Alpha"
by Jens Harder;
"Arkham Asylum: A Serious House on Serious Earth"
by Grant Morrison;
"Batman: The Long Halloween"
by Jeph Loeb;
"Berlin"
by Jason Lutes;
"Blankets"
by Craig Thompson;
"Calvin & Hobbes"
by Bill Watterson;
"It Was the War of the Trenches"
by Jacques Tardi;
"Jimmy Corrigan: The Smartest Kid on Earth"
by Chris Ware;
"Julius Corentin Acquefacques"
by Marc-Antoine Mathieu;
"The Little Endless Storybook"
by Jill Thompson;
"Peanuts"
by Charles M. Schulz;
"Stalin's Spy in Tokyo"
by Isabel Kreitz;
"Town of Evening Calm, Country of Cherry Blossoms"
by Fumiyo Kōno;
"Understanding Comics"
by Scott McCloud;
"Violent Cases"
by Neil Gaiman.
There should almost be two different list for graphic novels: one for superhero/supernatural/fantasy/sci-fi and one for "slice of life" realistic/historical ones (Contract with God, Persepolis, Fun Home, Maus, Essex Co.) There's not a huge overlap in readership between the comicon-esque themed titles and the regular-novel just in graphic-novel form types.
And how does Will Eisner, the grandfather of the entire medium, not get at least an honorable mention.
Awww...the Killing Joke only got an honorable mention? Well anyway, great list!