Best Fantasy Graphic Novels
All six volumes of Bryan Lee O'Malley's epic tale of a slacker's quest to win the heart of the girl of his dreams by defeating her seven evil ex-boyfriends! Looking for the perfect entry point into the world of SCOTT PILGRIM?
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Find Best Price at Amazon"Our 14 year old read all six books in two days - he loved them!"
"hes already read them all...wish it was a digital version."
"La saga de SCOTT PLIGRIM es una de las mas refrescantes de lo que va el siglo 21."
"The focus on characters, the quirky but ultimately VERY relateable setting and the witty humour all come in full circle to present what is in my opinion the definitive love story for the 80's and 90's kids."
"A great collection of a great GN."
"Scott pilgrim is one of my favorite graphic novel has romance, fight, fun and more."
"Got it as a gift for my younger sister to encourage her to read more."
"Story is very much for youths, but if you dont mind the young humor its a blast and can go by quick if you want it to."
This definitive tome of Warcraft history reveals untold stories about the birth of the cosmos, the rise of ancient empires, and the forces that shaped the world of Azeroth and its people. Blizzard Entertainment’s track record includes eighteen #1 games* and multiple Game of the Year awards.
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Find Best Price at Amazon"Having collected a number of the Warcraft art books released for the game expansions, I was pleased to find that the interior art of this particular book is largely handled by a singular, excellent artist named Peter C. Lee."
"BOOK ARRIVED SLIGHTLY DAMAGED. Other than the corner of the being bent from careless handing, the contents are phenomenal."
"The end-all-be-all for lore buffs."
"Due to be the first in a collection of books based on Warcraft lore/history, this book contains a wealth of information on the very beginnings of Warcraft history."
"Really cool/informative overview."
"I highly recommend this for anyone interested in the Warcraft lore but (like me) doesn't want to read the multitude of different literature out there."
"I finally have read this book which I must say is very internering. If you want to know more there is plenty of novels and games to read and play."
"Additionally, it stands on its own as an amazing tale even if you aren't a player of the game series."
BONE – The Complete Cartoon Epic in One Volume Winner of 41 National and International Awards including 10 Eisner Awards and 11 Harvey Awards! Endorsements Time Magazine: One of the Ten Greatest Grapic Novels of all Time Publisher's Weekly: Best Book LIst The Comics Journal: Book of the Year American Library Association: Top 25 Graphic Novels for Young Adults Better Homes and Gardens: 'Must Read' list Quotes. Neil Gaiman (author of The Graveyard Book and Sandman ). "Jeff Smith can pace a joke better than almost anyone in comics; his dialogue is delightfulso are all his people, not to mention his animals, his villains, and even his bugs."
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Find Best Price at Amazon"I've let five people read it over the years and everyone has the same initial reaction; "this is a kid's book," and the same final reaction, "this was one of the best books I've ever read." Even people who don't read comics love this book. I have a few other books where they made the book dimensions larger to decrease page size, and what you get is long, hard-to-turn, easy-to-rip pages."
"The kids loved reading this so much that I had to read it too."
"I was told time and time again to read this by friends."
"You get the whole story in this book."
"Bone is often compared to The Lord of the Rings; appropriately so, because Jeff Smith was heavily inspired by Tolkien's six-part story (not a three-part as many believe), and so created his own fantasy epic with a twist of humor and wild (and ingenious) animation, utilizing doodles he mustered up from his childhood imagination. I have read reviews where others believe Bone heavily carries many common motifs and cliches found in other fantasy stories, and I can see why they might come to these conclusions. But as "unoriginal" as Bone might appear, I believe Smith, just as with any other author, was inspired enough to borrow from other masterpieces and, in an original fashion, created his own powerful storytelling. As a huge fan of Calvin and Hobbes, I was quickly enamored with his characters and humor, as both authors have been students of Walt Kelly's Pogo. From the sturdy covers to the gilded pages, and even the ribbon bookmark, I am the proud owner of one of the highly collectible hardcovers, and believe it's worth every penny."
Best Dark Horse Comics & Graphic Novels
Look for the sequels to The Legend of Zelda: Hyrule Historia , with The Legend of Zelda: Art & Artifacts and the upcoming Legend of Zelda Encyclopedia due out April 24th 2018. He is the series producer and manager of The Legend of Zelda and won the Golden Joystick Awards’ Lifetime Achievement Award in 2016.
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Find Best Price at Amazon"Here is a list of the main sections in the book, where I will explain what may be expected in each and review it: The Legend Begins: The World of Skyward Sword. This is the first major section in the book, where you will find a great deal of interesting concept art and also small notes on each character/location written by some of the game's creators, which are actually very insightful, and sometimes quite amusing. Yes, this section does take up a large part of the book, and rightfully so; this book was released as a celebration of the 25th Anniversary, and, by extent, the release of Skyward Sword, which was, at the time, the newest Zelda game. This may annoy some fans, but it should be kept in mind that Skyward Sword is not just another new Zelda game, but also the "origin story" of the Zelda universe. Naturally this wonderful game would get a lot of love and attention, and any true Zelda fan should be able to understand that to celebrate Skyward Sword is to celebrate the origin of the beloved series and every other game in it. The History of Hyrule: A Chronology. This is probably the thing that people purchasing the book will be the most interested in, as it is an actual list on the official chronological order of the different Zelda games, according to Hyrule's historical events. All of the core games in the series up until Skyward Sword are included here; however, all of the spin-offs (e.g., Link's Crossbow Training), the two Satellaview games, Soulcalibur 2, and, thankfully, the awful CDi games, are not listed here. Furthermore, it gives some details about the first legend of Zelda game and Zelda 2: The Adventure of Link that the original games could not provide, such as the story of what happened just before the game began that set Link on his adventures. As is stated by Akira Himekawa in the back of the Hyrule Historia book, this was also to celebrate the release of Skyward Sword and tell a story connected to the game that would complete the "very first Zelda tale" (Skyward Sword). If you are worried that this story may disappoint you, don't be; I am a huge Zelda fan and adore all of the core games in the series, but this story still holds an extremely special place in my heart, perhaps even slightly above any Zelda game I have ever played (and I've played them all); it's that good. The name Hyrule Historia is not intended to imply that the book is mostly about the development of past games, or the history of the series as it has evolved over the years, although it does provide some of that; the name refers to the chronological history of Hyrule that is shown in the book, with all of the events talked about and shown in Skyward Sword being at the beginning of that timeline."
"The opening letter from Shigeru Miyamoto sets a wonderful, celebratory tone for the rest of the book. The first third of the book, entitled "The Legend Begins: The World of Skyward Sword" is devoted to said title, the most recently released Zelda game we all played and loved. It's filled to the brim with the concept and official art that inspired Skyward's Sword brilliant aesthetic style. As one who views Skyward Sword as one of the most beautiful and brilliantly inspired video games ever made in terms of its art design and visuals, this is just fine with me. There's tons here, including a lot of really interesting ideas for characters that didn't make it into the game, like a floating Fi in a massive suit of armor or Zelda designs that are decidedly more elegant and fancy. There's also a good amount of location art that is simply gorgeous and really captures your imagination, just like the settings in the game did. What is even better about this section is the following 70 or so pages that actually chronicles, in great detail, the events of each timeline in chronological order. Sprinkled liberally through all of this are nice screenshots and art, as well as fascinating tidbits, like boxes that fully decipher the various Hylian/Hyrulean dialect text that appear in the games. This section closes with a very nice letter from Eiji Aonuma, arguably the second most important man behind the Legend of Zelda, after Shigeru Miyamoto of course. The lay-outs are nice, the printing quality is vibrantly beautiful and sharp as a tack, and the pages are crisp and clean. The binding is also high quality, which is important because this is a big book that would fall apart relatively quickly if it wasn't bound well. There are few games that capture the sense of beauty, imagination, and adventure like the Legend of Zelda effortlessly does with each and every release."
"The cover looks and feels very nice, and the book is much larger and heavier than I expected, which was a pleasant surprise. The book actually exceeded my expectations, and I was very, very pleased as a huge Zelda fan."
"As a Zelda fan it's wonderful to have a physical book of all game events (from 1986=2011), concept images and developer interviews."
Best Art of Comics & Manga
Working closely with Moebius Productions in France, Dark Horse is putting the work of a master storyteller back in print--with some material in English for the first time! In addition to his large comics and illustration output, Moebius remained active in the film industry as well.
Reviews
Find Best Price at Amazon"I love Jean Giraud and I love this book."
"Perfect quality of book and perfect content."
"I love this comic, I wish more were like this, Mobius and Jodorowski make for a great team, worth re-reading."
"I love it, very good quality."
"Beautiful copy of a total masterpiece."
Best Graphic Novels
Collects Darth Vader #1-6. He is known for his creator-owned comic Phonogram , created with artist Jamie McKelvie, published by Image Comics, and for numerous projects for Marvel Comics, such as Journey into Mystery and Uncanny X-Men.
Reviews
Find Best Price at Amazon"It's a good story and the art is beautiful."
"Just not as strong as the main series."
"Great product at great price."
"Nicely done by the author."
"Really good story, hard to put the book down."
"Delivered in great condition!"
"Fits somewhat within star wars canon."
"I enjoy reading it very much."
Best Manga Comics & Graphic Novels
Look for the sequels to The Legend of Zelda: Hyrule Historia , with The Legend of Zelda: Art & Artifacts and the upcoming Legend of Zelda Encyclopedia due out April 24th 2018. He is the series producer and manager of The Legend of Zelda and won the Golden Joystick Awards’ Lifetime Achievement Award in 2016.
Reviews
Find Best Price at Amazon"The opening letter from Shigeru Miyamoto sets a wonderful, celebratory tone for the rest of the book. The first third of the book, entitled "The Legend Begins: The World of Skyward Sword" is devoted to said title, the most recently released Zelda game we all played and loved. It's filled to the brim with the concept and official art that inspired Skyward's Sword brilliant aesthetic style. As one who views Skyward Sword as one of the most beautiful and brilliantly inspired video games ever made in terms of its art design and visuals, this is just fine with me. There's tons here, including a lot of really interesting ideas for characters that didn't make it into the game, like a floating Fi in a massive suit of armor or Zelda designs that are decidedly more elegant and fancy. There's also a good amount of location art that is simply gorgeous and really captures your imagination, just like the settings in the game did. What is even better about this section is the following 70 or so pages that actually chronicles, in great detail, the events of each timeline in chronological order. Sprinkled liberally through all of this are nice screenshots and art, as well as fascinating tidbits, like boxes that fully decipher the various Hylian/Hyrulean dialect text that appear in the games. This section closes with a very nice letter from Eiji Aonuma, arguably the second most important man behind the Legend of Zelda, after Shigeru Miyamoto of course. The lay-outs are nice, the printing quality is vibrantly beautiful and sharp as a tack, and the pages are crisp and clean. The binding is also high quality, which is important because this is a big book that would fall apart relatively quickly if it wasn't bound well. There are few games that capture the sense of beauty, imagination, and adventure like the Legend of Zelda effortlessly does with each and every release."
"As a Zelda fan it's wonderful to have a physical book of all game events (from 1986=2011), concept images and developer interviews."
"There's translations of some of the games in-game language systems and explanations for why certain things are as they are, for example hinting that timeshift stones and the ocarina of time are made of the same time-travel capable material. If I had to say anything negative, it would be that perhaps learning about the development decisions made during other games would have been nice, particularly Majora's mask, instead of just showing Skyward Sword concept art."
"One thing that I wish this had, and I don't know why I assumed it would... but I have a Nintendo Power magazine of Zelda from the 90's that was pretty cool."
"I say, anything that will hold his attention for that long and he will read in it daily, I consider it a great buy."
"After going through Amazon in search of gift ideas, I came across this particular one and decided it might be a good gift to purchase for him."
Best Biographies & History Graphic Novels
Formatted in an easy-to use A-to-Z layout, this guide is packed with information and thrilling comic book art and features more than 1,100 characters including Batman, Superman, Wonder Woman, The Joker, and much more.
Reviews
Find Best Price at Amazon"My 12 year old son got this book at our local library and then kept renewing it over and over again because he liked it so much."
"Got it as a gift for a friend and he loves it, he says the illustrations are from comics and so far every character is included, he is yet to find any character missing, and the illustrations are really nice."
"So far so good."
"Awesome encyclopedia for newcomers to DC comics or fanatics like me!"
"This book is so awesome!"
"I had no idea the history and detail of the superhero world."
"My brother received a marvel encyclopedia for his bday so I gave him this for Christmas."
"I purchased this book for my son as a birthday present."
Best Comic & Graphic Novel Publishers
Introducing the first eight volumes of the fan-favorite, New York Times Best Seller series collected into one massive paperback collection! The Walking Dead is all about the living, the people who struggle to retain their humanity in the face of the unspeakable.
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Find Best Price at Amazon"The artwork is phenomenal, and the inclusion of additional covers, sketches, and other drawings at the end is a welcomed finish."
"You can buy one compendium for much cheaper than it would cost to get the 50 individual issues that comprise it."
"The characters for the most part look and act very different from their television counterparts, and things move at a very fast pace. The pages are beautiful and glossy (remember: it's ALL in black and white), the artwork is nicely done, and it really keeps your attention. The show is great at turning these lively, fun and interesting caricatures into real people. The producers of the show have made it clear that they "switch things up" to keep viewers guessing, so reading this book does NOT mean you'll necessarily be spoiled."
"I was instantly engaged; I couldn't not reserve time to watch this very realistic post-apocalyptic show on AMC that I fell completely in love with either. Needless to say, I called Amazon and they were more than reluctant to help me :) to either refund me the price or send me a new Walking Dead Compendium, I ended up doing an exchange and I have no further complaints regarding this replacement copy!"
"Just gives another reason to buy another copy!"
"The Walking Dead, Vol 22, A New Beginning by Robert Kirkman, Charlie Adlard, Stefano Gaudiano, Cliff Rathburn – This is another interesting and gripping installment in this terrific graphic-novel series about human survivors struggling to live in a world of flesh-eaters."
"Now, quite a few of the reviews said that there was a problem with the ink in the middle of the book, but mine seems to be in perfect condition."
"I have always enjoyed the comic and will look forward to reading the other volumes."
Best Comics & Graphic Novel History & Prices
Formatted in an easy-to use A-to-Z layout, this guide is packed with information and thrilling comic book art and features more than 1,100 characters including Batman, Superman, Wonder Woman, The Joker, and much more.
Reviews
Find Best Price at Amazon"Awesome encyclopedia for newcomers to DC comics or fanatics like me!"
"This book is so awesome!"
"I had no idea the history and detail of the superhero world."
"My brother received a marvel encyclopedia for his bday so I gave him this for Christmas."
"I purchased this book for my son as a birthday present."
"This was a gift for my ex husband and he absolutely loves it."
"Couldn't ask for a better book from Borders or Barnes and Noble (and beats the price)."
"I bought this for a grandson's 12th birthday and he loved it."
Best Comic Books
In this groundbreaking tour de force, Caldecott Medalist and bookmaking pioneer Brian Selznick sails into uncharted territory and takes readers on an awe-inspiring journey. “Engrossing, intelligent, beautifully engineered and expertly told in word and image.” -- The New York Times Book Review. “Brian Selznick proves to be that rare creator capable of following one masterpiece-- The Invention of Hugo Cabret --with another even more brilliantly executed.” -- Washington Post. Older kids and adults alike will be mesmerized by the interlocking stories. an emotional experience that neither the words nor the illustrations could achieve on their own.”-- School Library Journal ,starred review.
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Find Best Price at Amazon"It is about amazing illustrations and wonderful story."
"Another classic by Brian Selznick!"
"Nice."
"Love how this interweaves two stories into one...interesting read!"
"My daughter is a school teacher and love it."
"Brian Selznick, a masterpiece writer of text to visual arts."
Best Comic Strips
![The Complete Calvin and Hobbes [Box Set]](https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/I/41fyRuOpIOL._SS600_.jpg)
The entire body of Calvin and Hobbes cartoons published in a truly noteworthy tribute to this singular cartoon in The Complete Calvin and Hobbes . There is great personal satisfaction in attending to detail and quality, and I remain very proud of the standards the strip met day after day. Its a rare gift to find such fulfilling work and I tried to show my appreciation by giving the strip everything I had to offer."
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Find Best Price at Amazon"That being said, I would strongly recommend against purchasing a used copy of this set unless you've verified with the seller that the binding is SEWN binding. A little background: being aware of the issues surrounding the glued binding, I did a little research on internet forums to see if the issue had been corrected. It took forever to get through to them (the number seems to be intended for wholesalers looking to purchase in bulk), but the lady that helped me was able to call back and confirm that the binding is now sewn rather than glued."
"I just wanted to point it out, because I got the impression that the binding was only glued, but I guess that must refer to the ‘Softcover – 4 volume edition’."
"This is a boxed set that arrives in shrink-wrap."
"Very nice box set that screams quality."
"What a wonderful, complete set of calvin & Hobbes books!"
"Quality is pretty good, there was some scuff marks or something on one of the books."
"I have 2 books of selections in Kindle format, but this is the real deal and a beautifully bound set."
"Bought as a gift for my 10yo son."
Best Action & Adventure Manga
In 1982, Kodansha published the first chapter of Akira, a dystopian saga set in Neo-Tokyo, a city recovering from thermonuclear attack where the streets have been ceded to motorcycle gangs and the rich and powerful run dangerous experiments on destructive, supernatural powers that they cannot control. Katsuhiro Otomo is best known as the creator of the three-thousand page epic Akira.
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Find Best Price at Amazon"Take note, the books are presented in the original right-to-left reading format (as it is in Japan). The box cover/slip cover is well built and the graphics are crisp and the colors are deep. There are plenty of existential concepts for those who are looking for that sort of thing, but for the most part this story is straight forward. The plot is thick, be ready for two thousand pages of story development."
"Got the box today and it’s a beautiful box set, highly recommend anyone with a love for Akira to get this."
"the packaging is very nice."
"Amazing."
"The box set came in perfect condition!"
"This is a gorgeous box set!"
"First one was never shipped in any box!"
"Perfect!"