Adults only
Apr 14 2011
There’s a world beyond DC and Marvel. The world of Maus, Sandman, Marv and Digital Dutta. Doesn’t sound familiar, right? They are the Batmans and Spidermans of graphic novels. A graphic novel is a form of comics with lengthy and complex storylines, catering to a mature audience. The term was popularised after it appeared on the cover of paperback edition of Will Eisner’s groundbreaking A Contract With God (1978). Here’s the journey of our protagonist in the world of graphic novels.
F:Comics is so for kids. But it is bad that we don’t have something for adults.
M:Says who? Haven’t you heard of graphic novels? It is a form of comics that caters to a mature audience.
F:Is it? Does it have action, sex, violence?
M:You bet. You should check out Frank Miller’s Sin City series. You will meet professional killers.
F:Hi, do you have graphic novels? Which one do you recommend?
M:For starters, you can check out Pulitzer winner Maus, based on the holocaust where the Nazis are depicted as cats and Jews as mice.
F:But this is too serious how is Sin City?
M:It’s all about sin, written in a film noir style. The interesting ones are The Hard Goodbye and The Yellow Bastard. You should also check out Sandman series by Neil Gaiman.
M:So, which one did you choose?
F:Let me take Marv home today. Will keep my date with Sandman next week.
F:Comics is so for kids. But it is bad that we don’t have something for adults.
M:Says who? Haven’t you heard of graphic novels? It is a form of comics that caters to a mature audience.
F:Is it? Does it have action, sex, violence?
M:You bet. You should check out Frank Miller’s Sin City series. You will meet professional killers.
F:Hi, do you have graphic novels? Which one do you recommend?
M:For starters, you can check out Pulitzer winner Maus, based on the holocaust where the Nazis are depicted as cats and Jews as mice.
F:But this is too serious how is Sin City?
M:It’s all about sin, written in a film noir style. The interesting ones are The Hard Goodbye and The Yellow Bastard. You should also check out Sandman series by Neil Gaiman.
M:So, which one did you choose?
F:Let me take Marv home today. Will keep my date with Sandman next week.
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