Reddit reviews Black Hole (Pantheon Graphic Library)

You should check out Black Hole by Charles Burns.

"Daytripper" is a beautiful and deep read.
"Black Hole" is trippy and existential and has a lot of meat to it.

Jason is kind of unique. He tells fiction with often long passages of no words. He has a really subtle sense of humor. You would have to look to alt comix for similar comics, stuff like;

Daniel Clowes - He's got a dry sense of humor and often writes satirically about life and culture. You can check out the movies he made with Terry Zwigoff, Ghost World and Art School Confidential.


Charles Burns' work is often surreal and some what disturbing though fascinating at the same time. he is most famous for his massive Black Hole about teen age STD's gone wild. He just finished a trilogy which is part auto bio and part surreal dream sequences, X'ed Out, The Hive, and Sugar Scull

I guess you could include David Mazzucchelli's Asterios Polyp in this group of similar works though it's really original. It's about an architect that goes through a midlife crisis though it's one of the most inventive graphic novels to ever have been made. He uses every aspect of the comic to communicate to the reader, from the drawings, to the type face, to the color and even the very design of the book. It's a must read experience, thought completely unique.

Robert Crumb often has a dry, satirical sense of humor to his work. He is most famous for his 60's underground comics as shown in the Complete Crumb #4. He's done some really beautiful biographical work like his Patton about country blues musician Charley Patton. His newest work is the illustrated Book of Genesis a massive strait comic adaption of the Bible.

The Troop by Nick Cutter

Geek Love by Katherine Dunn

Black Hole by Charles Burn

Oh yes, I second Uzumaki like /u/Goober_Pyle said. Junji Ito's Uzumaki and Gyo is good. Also, Black Hole by Charles Burns is awesome :D


For vampires, you may like the American Vampire Series.

Maus got me started. It has some violence (not a ton) in it - it is the Holocaust, after all - but it's not violence just for the sake of violence. It's a true story. If the Holocaust in general is too unsettling to her, then this ain't the book for her.

Black Hole is quite bizarre, which is typical for Charles Burns, but very good.

If she calls comics "picture books" then I'm guessing that all superhero books are out the door. That's the single biggest segment of comic sales, so if that's what she thinks of comics in general then she probably thinks the same of superhero books in general. That's not meant as criticism. To each her own. It's just my guess about her tastes.

Maybe the Sandman? I don't know; there's a lot of ways you can go with this. Good luck and merry Christmas, my friend.

Cerebus

Bone

Black Hole

Scud: The Disposable Assassin

Love and Rockets

Someone like that would probably like this which is very trippy and dark. "Black Hole" by charles burns.

http://www.amazon.com/Black-Hole-Charles-Burns/dp/0375714723/ref=sr_1_35?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1346474696&sr=1-35

If you want something really different, why not try something like this? Or this. Or this. Or this.

If you want to keep with the psycho Marvel character though, there simply is no other way to go than Deadpool Max (I think there are other available collections).

Black Hole by Charles Burns.

Charles Burns does some nice trippy stuff, you should definately check him out. I would recommend the X'ed out trilogy for maximum trippiness:

http://www.amazon.com/Xed-Out-Charles-Burns/dp/0307379132/ref=sr_1_4?ie=UTF8&qid=1414582826&sr=8-4&keywords=charles+burns

Black hole is also sweet:
http://www.amazon.com/Black-Hole-Charles-Burns/dp/0375714723/ref=sr_1_3?ie=UTF8&qid=1414582826&sr=8-3&keywords=charles+burns

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If you're into surrealism you could look up Ed the Happy Clown by Chester Brown
http://www.amazon.com/Ed-Happy-Clown-Chester-Brown/dp/1770460756/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1414583044&sr=1-1&keywords=ed+the+happy+clown

From an Amazon customer's review:
"Yummy Fur focuses on Ed, a hapless clown living in a dystopian world filled with callous doctors, evil police and truly mad scientists. The story kicks in when Ed finds a severed hand under his bed, and mistaking it for something left by the tooth fairy, reports his findings to the police, only to be thrown in jail. What follows is a quick descent into a world filled with sewer dwelling pygmies, a beautiful vampire, a President from another dimension and an increasingly uncomfortable view of how inhuman man can really be."

I kill Giants, Black Hole, and V for Vendetta.

I've also been really enjoying the trade paperbacks for Chew, though I'm quite behind on those.

This is similar to the art and somewhat to the theme of the graphic novel Black Hole by Charles Burns. It's a really cool and somewhat creepy read.

It's a reference to Black Hole by Charles Burns, a comic book where kids at a high school pass around an STD that makes you grow another mouth somewhere on your body.

http://www.amazon.com/Black-Hole-Charles-Burns/dp/0375714723

Which is the best Uzumaki, Gyo or Tomie?

I did pick up Blackhole last year which is not really about interdimensional gods or anything but has some truly bizarre artwork.

Habibi by Craig Thompson (and Blankets, for that matter). A visually stunning story of 2 child slaves attempting to reconnect and survive, set in an approximately modern, unnamed 3rd world country. Very much an exploration of sex and love.

The Invisibles by Grant Morrison. Incredibly strange story of a group of 90's counter-culture anarchists looking to overthrow the literal dark forces that are attempting to control the world. Something of a "What if every conspiracy theory was true?" It sounds right up your alley, as it explores class, race, gender, and sexuality through the group's unique perspective. It has a little bit of a slow roll, but begs to be picked up after around 100 pages. I've linked the omnibus, which is a bit unwieldy, so you may prefer to collect it by volumes.

Black Hole by Charles Burns. A physically deforming STD begins to infect high school students in a suburban town. This book is an uneasy, beautiful reflection of high school cruelty.

Epileptic by David B. A sad autobiography of growing up with an epileptic brother who does not get the medical attention he needs. The book is translated from French and takes place in small town France. David B. pulls no punches, this story is honest and heart-breaking, interesting not only for the stark look at a misunderstood disorder, but for the brutal confrontation with David's childhood.

I'll also second Asterios Polyp and Transmetropolitan.

that stupid face reminds me of the teenage abominations from the comic Black Hole

Hmm, have you read Stitches? That's another favorite of mine. I'd also rec Vietnamerica, Castle Waiting, Black Hole, and Two Generals. And Bone is long but very awesome if you want to get in touch with your inner kid.

That is pretty much the extent of my graphic novel rec list, I honestly read way more manga and webcomics. If you want some help in those areas, I'd also be happy to oblige!

Judging by your collection, I think you'd really like Black Hole (amzn link).