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500 Essential Graphic Novels : The Ultimate Guide

  • 500 Essential Graphic Novels : The Ultimate Guide

  • Title

    • Five Hundred Essential Graphic Novels

  • Attribution

    Gene Kannenberg, Jr

  • Publication Details

    Book, Collins Design, 2008

  • Availability

    View record in LOLA catalog

  • Author

  • Subject

  • Notes

    • Includes indexes
    • From the Publisher: 500 Essential Graphic Novels is an all-in-one guide to this exciting form of visual literature. Including more than 350 authors and 400 artists, this lush volume contains an essential mix of some of the finest visually-stunning stories of our time. From politically-charged non-fiction sagas to imaginative fantasy tales, this ultimate guide has something to satisfy everyone’s taste. The first of its kind, this book focuses on each graphic novel separately, honing in on art technique, style and prose, plus an age rating system so parents will know what is suitable for their children. Chapters are divided by genre, complete with individual plot synopses and star-scaled reviews for each book, providing the reader with a concise and balanced understanding of today’s best graphic novels

  • Contents

    • Introduction
    • 1: Adventure
    • Top 10 adventure graphic novels you must read
    • Best of the rest
    • 2: Non- fiction
    • Top 10 biography, autobiography, and non- fiction graphic novels you must read
    • Best of the rest - - 3: Crime and mystery
    • Top 10 crime and mystery graphic novels you must read
    • Best of the rest
    • 4: Fantasy
    • Top 10 fantasy graphic novels you must read
    • Best of the rest
    • 5: General fiction
    • Top 10 general fiction novels you must read
    • Best of the rest
    • 6: Horror
    • Top 10 horror graphic novels you must read
    • Best of the rest
    • 7: Humor
    • Top 10 humor graphic novels you must read
    • Best of the rest
    • 8: Science fiction
    • Top 10 science fiction novels you must read
    • Best of the rest
    • 9: Superheroes
    • Top 10 superhero graphic novels you must read
    • Best of the rest
    • 10: War
    • Top 10 war graphic novels you must read
    • Best of the rest
    • Reference
    • Indexes
    • Publisher information
    • Contributors
    • Acknowledgments

  • ISBN

    • 9780061474514
    • 0061474517

  • LCCN

  • Open Library ID

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