Best contemporary women graphic novels according to redditors
We found 95 Reddit comments discussing the best contemporary women graphic novels. We ranked the 23 resulting products by number of redditors who mentioned them. Here are the top 20.
We found 95 Reddit comments discussing the best contemporary women graphic novels. We ranked the 23 resulting products by number of redditors who mentioned them. Here are the top 20.
> Nora has bad luck with men. When she meets an (actual) bear on a hike in the Los Angeles hills, he turns out to be the best romantic partner she’s ever had! He’s considerate, he’s sweet, he takes care of her. But he’s a bear, and winning over her friends and family is difficult. Not to mention he has to hibernate all winter. Can true love conquer all?
Basically exactly what it says on the tin.
Paper Girls Deluxe vol 2 is like 10€
WicDiv doesn't show as reduced for me tho for some reason
Can we get like a list going of which books are affected? To make it easier for people to find them
Edit: All right here's the ones I found so far that haven't been mentioned yet
DC Comics
Marvel Comics
Secret Invasion Omnibus at 17€- No longer availableImage Comics
Other publishers
Edit 2: Oh man...
Edit 3: If I'd paid full price for all of these 😬
Bone
Akira
Mouse guard
Persepolis
Scott Pilgrim
Swamp thing by Alan Moore
Judge Dredd: The cursed earth uncensored
Nemesis the warlock
The league of extra ordinary gentlemen
Hellboy
Zot! by Scott McCloud
V for vendetta
Nimona
The sandman
Maus
American Flagg
Bean world
Dan Dare by Garth Ennis
Flintstones by Mark Russell
Giant days
Groo
The incal
Jonah Hex
The nam
Queen and Country
Rork
Usagi yojimbo
Nausicaa
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Within the same couple of months, no less. https://www.amazon.com/Coyote-Doggirl-Lisa-Hanawalt/dp/1770463259/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1539547903&sr=8-1&keywords=lisa+hanawalt
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EDIT: removed IDW's Transformers
My kid is absolutely bonkers for Smile, as are most kids in the early grades. It won an Eisner so it's apparently very good.
Also I highly recommend Jem and the Holograms. The first issue was free on Google Play and my kid practically begged me for the rest of the series.
Plus others have mentioned Adventure Time comics, I think there was a Marceline and Princess Bubblegum mini a while back.
Do you mean volume 1?
Because that's #1-4 of the BOOM run.
It's a real graphic novel. I haven't read it, but you can get it on [Amazon] (https://www.amazon.com/My-Boyfriend-Bear-Pamela-Ribon/dp/1620104873)
That webcomic was made into a book released last year
Recently read the first Copra compendium. The art is really excellent and the writing is fun though its basically just a silly, over the top superhero romp. While usually I like to get away from superheroes in comics, Copra's too well done to pass up, I'll probably grab the other compendium soon.
Also read City of Glass recently, it was very strange. The art is unsurprisingly great, with Mazzuchelli and Karisik illustrating. The writing was pretty bizarre, I had never heard of Paul Auster before so it kind of blindsided me. I don't even know how to describe it really, it was very confusing. Seems like detective fiction at first but its very confusing, melancholy and somewhat meta. I'd recommend looking into it but I wouldn't guarantee enjoyment.
Also about to start La Perdida. Don't really know anything about it though, just spotted it at the library and figured I'd give it a shot.
Giant Days: Just a damn fun slice of life series about a couple of British girls going through college. Made by the people that made the webcomic Scary-Go-Round. Through all of the superheroics and dramas that are out there, it's just a refreshing break. The stories are relate-able even when they're exaggerated, the characters are all super charming and it just feels good to read.
New 52 Harley Quinn: More super heroics but I would also call this another refreshing break from it all since it requires almost no pre-knowledge of DC events going on and are more focused on comedy. Conner and Palmiotti's art is always on point and I think this is really the height of Harley's character growth and it hasn't gone backwards yet cause it's been so strong. I've got all 5 volumes and I'd say they're definitely worth it.
Honorable mentions go to Sex Criminals, Wicked+Divine, and Spider-Verse. I haven't read them, but they always get talked about online and by people I know personally so they're probably worth a look.
I have to recommend Not Funny Ha Ha by Leah Hayes, for women who are considering or have decided on an abortion, for the people around them, and ... well, it's just good reading anyway. It's a graphical novel version of what you wrote, one in-clinic and one at-home. Not much about the "is it right or wrong?" question. Just: this is what the experience is like.
These Broken Stars was actually one of the sci-fi novels I finished recently. It was definitely one of those books I picked up solely because there was a pretty dress involved. It was OK and it stood on its own well enough, but I really was not inspired to read This Shattered World afterwards, even though it was sitting right there. Also read Willful Child (adult sci-fi) and had some problems with it.
The most recent graphic novels have been Fun Home (deliberately gothic), Relish: My Life in the Kitchen (a little hard to relate to, and I liked it much more when she was talking about anything other than food), and Little Fish (which seems like a good follow-up to Fangirl, though this particular college freshman focused on LiveJournal and art school rather than fanfiction and creative writing). Next up is Skim. I already know I like that author duo, but the art is very different from This One Summer and it's a little off-putting.
You should read "Something New: Tales of a Makeshift Bride" by Lucy Knisley even if you don't normally read comics (https://www.amazon.com/Something-New-Tales-Makeshift-Bride/dp/1626722498). She was in a very similar situation with her wedding, and I think reading about her experience will help you.
Lulu Anew. A really excellent, very realistic graphic novel about a French woman experiencing mid-life doubts. Beautiful drawings, too.
I'm sort of amazed no one's mentioned Jaime Hernandez. His comics very occasionally have elements of fantasy and sci-fi, but they're basically realistic present-day fiction, and I think he's the best cartoonist working today. The Death of Speedy is a good place to start, showing Jaime at his full powers (and at his most realistic), and (at least in the US) is available cheaply used. If you'd prefer to start at the beginning, check out Maggie the Mechanic.
[This One Summer] (http://www.amazon.com/This-One-Summer-Mariko-Tamaki/dp/159643774X/) was marketed as a young adult novel, but is an amazing read for adults as well. A very realistic coming-of-age story about two young girls on summer vacation.
Maus by Art Spiegleman, of course.
To The Heart of the Storm, by Will Eisner. IMO this is the best of Eisner's novels, showing a young man's trip to army training during WW2, as he reflects on his life and his parents' lives.
Stuck Rubber Baby by Howard Cruse. This semi-autobiographical graphic novel, about a closeted young gay man in the civil rights era south, is simply incredible- it's a crime that it got so little attention. At least in the US, available very cheaply used.
It's a Good Life If You Don't Weaken, by Seth.
Footnotes in Gaza, by Joe Sacco. (This one is non-fiction.)
Human Diastrophism, by Gilbert Hernandez.
Song of Roland, by Michel Rabagliati. If you like this one, there are a bunch of other Rabagliati graphic novels available in English.
Tamara Drewe, by Posy Simmonds.
Notes for a War Story, by Gipi. Very smart, very realistic graphic novel about young men in a Balkins nation that has collapsed.
Another one that is available very cheaply used. Also look for Gipi's graphic novel "Garage Band," which is about exactly what the title says, and also available very cheaply.
My graphic novel update for the week: Finished Fun Home by Alison Bechdel - a memoir of growing up with her closeted gay dad and her own sexual awakening. I picked up Are You My Mother that is a memoir about Bechdel's mom but her mom isn't as much of an undertow as her father was.
I suppose I'm on a run of family-oriented memoir graphic novels because I'm in the middle of Special Exits by Joyce Farmer. This story chronicles the decline of the author's aging parents. My main take-away so far is: Never. Get. Old.
I also have a few career-oriented books and a couple about starting local economies. It's fruit season and so I've also been baking a lot - peach pie, blackberry blueberry tart, homemade bread... YEAH!
This is the one. Hopefully the link works.
Buffy the Vampire Slayer Vol. 1 https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/1684153573/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_i_3ClXCb7X7RDSY
Comic novice here! 😂😂
I can't add much that hasn't already been said - but, I thought you might be encouraged by a few stories that I've enjoyed.
you & a bike & the road by Eleanor Davis is a nice graphic novel written and illustrated by Eleanor about her mini tour across part of America.
https://www.amazon.com/You-Bike-Road-Eleanor-Davis/dp/1927668409
And, i find everything about Lael Wilcox to be inspiring. Few things make me want to ride a bike like hearing about her rides and listening to her interviews. She's really amazing!
https://youtu.be/qqigzj97Vpo
I do hope you take the cross country ride and I hope it is super fun, safe, and everything you want it to be!
unfortunately i don't have any i can donate at the moment, but here are some recs!
La Perdida by Jessica Abel--a girl who feels estranged form her Mexican heritage travels to mexico city
Love and Rockets by the Hernandez Bros--huge/awesome series that takes place in a fictional Mexican city/LA. Contains some explicit material but don't write it off because of that, its a masterpiece.
Chicanos by Carlos Trillo-- haven't read it, but heard good things. "short Mexican woman who follows her dream of becoming a private eye in the U.S. "
They're so wonderful. You can get the first four volumes on Amazon or probably at any local comic book shop, fifth volume is out in July so plenty of time to catch up.
Who's got book recommendations? Here are mine:
Available on Amazon!
Link fell off, sorry.
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07WGX7SPQ
Graphic novel!
Unicorn!
This was my first thought.
Published this last month. Will be free for the next few days, til I publish my next graphic novel.
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07MT4RF2R/