Good Reads - Fiction
Illustrated Novels
Beyond Superheroes: Illustrated Novels
IN/FICTION/AZZARELLO
Azzarello, Brian - 100
Bullets: First Shot, Last Call - 2000, 125p.
If given a chance to exact revenge on those who have done
you wrong, would you? The first volume in the award-winning
series.
IN/FICTION/BURNS
Burns, Charles - Black
Hole - 2005
A bizarre sexually transmitted disease leaves its mark
on a group of teens in 1970s Seattle.
IN/FICTION/DIGGLE
Diggle, Andy - The
Losers: Ante Up - 2004,
157p.
A Special Forces Unit targeted for elimination decides
to stop the corrupt practices of the C.I.A.
IN/FICTION/GIBBONS
Gibbons, Dave - The
Originals - 2004, 160p.
Futuristic gangs clash in this black and white illustrated
novel influenced by the 1960s Mod scene.
IN/FICTION/HORNSCHEMEIER
Hornschemeier, Paul - Mother,
Come Home - 2003
A young boy must deal with the death of his mother and
his father's inability to cope.
IN/FICTION/FLIGHT
Flight:
Volume 1 - 2004
An artistically diverse collection of stories that relate
to the theme of flying, in one aspect or another.
IN/NF/JACOBSON
Jacobson, Sid and Ernie Colón - The
9/11 Report: A Graphic Adaptation - 2006, 117p.
An accessible and visual version of the 9/11 report.
IN/FICTION/KIRKMAN
Kirkman, Robert - The
Walking Dead Volume 1: Days Gone Bye - 2004
A sheriff wakes up from a coma to discover the world has
changed and the dead have come back to life.
IN/FICTION/MILLER
Miller, Frank - Sin
City Volume 1: The Hard Goodbye - 2005, 199p.
This is the first volume in the acclaimed series about
the activity in a corrupt city.
IN/FICTION/MOORE
Moore, Alan - From
Hell - 1999
The author of V
for Vendetta retells the legend of Jack
the Ripper.
IN/SF/MORRISON
Morrison, Grant - We3 - 2005
Three top secret military weapons physically modified to
be killing machines only want to go home.
IN/FICTION/NILES
Niles, Steve - 30
Days of Night - 2004,
103p.
Vampires descend on a small Alaskan town where it will
remain dark for thirty days.
IN/BIOGRAPHY/PEKAR
Pekar, Harvey - Our
Cancer Year - 1994
The famed author struggles with cancer.
IN/NF/SATRAPI
Satrapi, Marjane - Persepolis -
2003, 153p.
One young girl's insightful and personal account
of the Iranian Islamic Revolution in 1979.
IN/FICTION/SHANOWER
Shanower, Eric - Age
of Bronze Volume 1: A Thousand Ships - 2001, 223p.
A painstakingly detailed retelling of the Trojan War.
IN/FICTION/THOMPSON
Thompson, Craig - Blankets -
2003, 582p.
The author provides a semi-autobiographical depiction of
his strict upbringing and his first love.
IN/FICTION/VAUGHAN
Vaughan, Brian K. - Y:
The Last Man, Volume 1: Unmanned - 2003, 126p.
In the near future, a plague has killed every man on earth,
except Yorick Brown.
IN/FICTION/WAGNER
Wagner, John - A
History of Violence - 2004,
286p.
A seemingly ordinary man defends himself and the customers
in his diner, then receives unwanted attention for his
heroics.
IN/FICTION/WILLINGHAM
Willingham, Bill - Fables:
Legends in Exile - 2002, 118p.
The award-winning contemporary fantasy with fairy tale
characters living in New York after fleeing their homeland.
IN/FICTION/WOOD
Wood, Brian - DMZ:
On the Ground - 2006,
126p.
In the near future, the U.S. is embroiled in civil war.
A young intern accompanying a photojournalist becomes stranded
in the demilitarized zone.
Prepared by Nicole S., September 2007 |
