Suggested by Vega:
Last Saturday (May 2nd) is Free Comic Book Day! In celebration of comics and graphic novels, some suggestions:
- Do you read graphic novels/comics? Why do/don’t you enjoy them?
- How would you describe the difference between “graphic novel” and “comic”? Is there a difference at all?
- Say you have a friend who’s never encountered graphic novels. Recommend some titles you consider landmark/”canonical”.
Yes, I do read graphic novels. Besides fictions, they are my other form of escapism even though I do not read as many as I do in the past. What do I like most about graphic novels? For starters, they are easy to read and some illustrations are so beautiful that they took my breath away! I always have high respect to the artists (the same way I do to authors) because this is definitely not an easy feat since not only do they have to create beautiful illustrations but having a story plot as well.
Honestly, I have no idea what is the difference between "graphic novel" and "comic" (and/or "manga") for all of them seems to be the same thing to me ~ illustrations. I would love to hear your views on this.
I cannot say I have any specific titles for recommendation since graphic novels have a wide variety. For me, my reading preference tend to lean towards romance or fantasy (translated versions of the Japanese mangas). I have seen many readers recommended Neil Gaiman's The Sandman series and Fables over the blogosphere so I think they should be great to start with.
What about you? Do you read graphic novels/comics?
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