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My Fav Graphic Novels!
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items Graphic novels - for years, I thought they were just “fancy” comic books. Boy was I wrong! When I started reading them, I found they told amazing stories accompanied by beautiful artwork that brought the characters alive. I was hooked. In this collec...
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Hellblazer
American Vampires
Gideon Falls
30 Days of Night
Beneath the Trees
Other Great Ones!
Hellblazer
Meet Hellblazer, aka John Constantine. He's England's chain-smoking, low-rent anti-hero. He's an occult detective - he may do things that are a bit (ok, maybe more than a bit) questionable, but he'll tell you it's for the greater good.
The very first Hellblazer! I love John Constantine - he's a lovable, anti-hero scrounge. Acts like he doesn't care, when he really does. This edition includes John Constantine’s appearances in Swamp Thing. This first collection shows Constantine at h...
John Constantine, Hellblazer, Vol. 1: Original Sins
*Note: I am getting the Kindle version of this series - the paperback is REALLY expensive! The 2nd in the John Constantine, Hellblazer series. Includes from issue #10-13, THE HORRORIST #1-2 and ANNUAL #1. Constantine is working with his gang of frien...
John Constantine Hellblazer Vol. 2: The Devil You Know
*Note: I am getting the Kindle version of this series - the paperback is REALLY expensive! The third installment in the Helllazer series, Constantine looks for a way to reconnect to humanity - he wants to find some kind of inner peace, but is that po...
John Constantine Hellblazer Vol 3: Fear Machine
*Note: I get the Kindle edition of this series - the paperback for this edition runs around $24. This one includes stories featuring fan-favorite writer Grant Morrison and the legendary Neil Gaiman! It continues the crazy adventures of England's chai...
John Constantine, Hellblazer Vol. 4: Family Man
*Note: I buy the Kindle version of this series, it is much more reasonably priced! This 5th installment features several tales never before collected, including a look at John Constantine's really rough childhood and the beginnings of his unique skil...
John Constantine Hellblazer Vol 5 Dangerous Habits
*Note: I buy the Kindle version of this series. In this sixth installment, can you believe it? John Constantine might know contentment! His occult knowledge and judgment are hard-won and paid for in his blood. But he's overcome a lot and now he is st...
John Constantine, Hellblazer Vol. 6: Bloodlines
*Note: I buy the Kindle version of this series. This time around, John is turning 40! The birthday boy is surrounded by his friends and loved ones, including Swamp Thing and Zatanna, and the love of his life, Kit. But things always happen, and eventu...
John Constantine Hellblazer Vol 7 Tainted Love
American Vampires
I absolutely love this series! You find yourself rooting for the vampires! Pearl Jones is a struggling young actress in 1920s LA. But her Hollywood dream turns into a brutal nightmare, and when she wakes up, she has become a vampire. Her “master” is ...
American Vampire Vol. 1
American Vampire Book Two is a nearly 400-page volume collecting the acclaimed series starring the American vampire Pearl and her husband Henry. Henry has been recruited by a mysterious group of vampire hunters to World War II Japan to find a new bre...
American Vampire Book 2
American Vampire Book Three will be released in October of 2026. Collects American Vampire #26–34, the conclusion of the original run of the series, plus key companion stories American Vampire: Lord of Nightmares #1–5 by Snyder and Dustin Nguyen, and...
American Vampire Book Three
Gideon Falls
I LOVE this graphic novel series by author Jeff Lemire! Gideon Falls is a psychological horror series that follows a set of characters hunting for an evil "Black Barn" that seems to move through time and space. Led by a troubled recluse, his sister, ...
Gideon Falls Volume 1: The Black Barn
In the 2nd installment of Gideon Falls, the story continues as the characters arrive in a small town full of dark secrets dangerously intertwined around the mysterious legend of The Black Barn.
Gideon Falls Volume 2: Original Sins
In the 3rd volume of Gideon Falls, Father Burke is tracking a vicious killer named Norton Sinclair (the same name as the hero/recluse!) who seems to be connected to the Black Barn. The wild ride through time and space continues in what WIRED magazine...
Gideon Falls Volume 3: Stations of the Cross
The 4th volume of this awesome graphic novel series follows Norton and Clara who are trapped in "small town" Gideon Falls with a murderous psychopath. At the same time, Father Fred and Angie confront the Bishop in "big city" Gideon Falls where the se...
Gideon Falls Volume 4: The Pentoculus
In this 5th installment of Gideon Falls, the Black Barn appears to have been destroyed, and our heroes find themselves spread across the multiverse of Gideon Falls. Where Norton landed is anyone’s guess . . .
Gideon Falls Volume 5: Wicked Words
The epic story of Gideon Falls finally comes to an end in this Eisner Award-winning series. All the universes of "Gideon Falls" finally converge, but can the heros combine their forces and will it be enough to stop the Laughing Man and the evil he is...
Gideon Falls Volume 6: The End
30 Days of Night
30 Days of Night has an amazing premise: a town plunged into darkness for 30 days and a group of vampires, hungry for blood, comes to stay. This graphic novel series became an iconic horror franchise that went on to become a feature-length film! It's...
30 Days of Night Deluxe Edition: Book One
A remote Alaskan town. Thirty days of darkness. A pack of bloodthirsty vampires. 30 Days of Night rocks! The story continues far beyond Barrow in this second deluxe edition. It includes: Bloodsucker Tales, The Journal of John Ikos, Dead Space, Pickin...
30 Days of Night Deluxe Edition: Book Two
30 Days of Night Deluxe Edition: Book Three, the final volume. Book Three collects Eben and Stella, Red Snow, and Beyond Barrow. If you want the hardcover, Bookshop.org is great. If you want an e-book option, you'll need to go Amazon.
30 Days of Night Deluxe Edition: Book Three
Beneath the Trees
This series from author (& artist!) Patrick Horvath is really unique. It tells the tale of small-town serial killer, upstanding citizen, and adorable brown bear Samantha Strong, whose cardinal rule is “Don’t. Murder. The locals.” So when one of t...
Beneath the Trees Where Nobody Sees: A Graphic Novel Volume
The Eisner-nominated horror graphic novel series returns! In this sequel, it's been 8 years, but those who lost loved ones to serial killer brown bear Samantha Strong haven’t given up hope for justice. A reckoning is coming . . If you want the paperb...Bookshop.org is great. If you want an e-book option, you'll need to go Amazon.
Beneath the trees where nobody sees: Rite of spring...
Other Great Ones!
From Hell is often ranked among the greatest graphic novels of all time. It is an amazing story, presented with impressive art. I loved everything about this graphic novel - I see why it's rated as highly as it is! I can't recommend it enough!
From Hell Graphic Novel
Crownsville
*Note: This is for Kindle. Prepare to be freaked out! This graphic novel series is really creepy, edgy. But very good. Outside of Annapolis, Maryland, the Crownsville Hospital was a notoriously segregated, all-Black psychiatric institute. After decad...
Crownsville #1
There are spirits stirring in the abandoned mental institution known as Crownsville. A lone police detective and his old friend—a local journalist—are determined to uncover the secrets of Crownsville. But these tortured souls are determined to be pai...
Crownsville #2
In the 3rd issue of Crownsville, detective Mike Simms and reporter Paul Blair dig deeper into the events that forced the infamous facility to close its doors, and what they find is a secret dying to get out! As their investigation goes deeper into th...
Crownsville #3
Crownsville issue #4: the long-buried tale of horror about an infamous asylum with a tortured past is about to come raging back to life! Detective Mike Simms must confront his family’s secret past which lies buried in the creepy halls of the abandone...
Crownsville #4
In the final issue of the Crownsville saga, the ghastly and horrific secrets of the abandoned institution are rising from the grave to seek justice! Detective Mike Simms and journalist Paul Blair bear witness to the spirits of Crownsville who cannot ...
Crownsville #5