tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4212778319280550447.post4660086000800960125..comments2024-03-28T20:28:06.540-04:00Comments on Socrates' Book Reviews...: Booking Through Thursday - Graphic Novels and Comic BooksYvonnehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13261873308731564886noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4212778319280550447.post-44569496125171071702009-05-08T04:43:00.000-04:002009-05-08T04:43:00.000-04:00For first timers, try reading Tintin. One of the b...For first timers, try reading Tintin. One of the best series I ever read in what we used to call comics, now graphic novels.<br /><br />Asterix is equally good if not better.<br /><br />I recommend both very highly. Check out the internet to learn more.<br /><br /><A HREF="http://readbookswritepoetry.blogspot.com/2009/05/booking-through-gaphic-novels.html" REL="nofollow">My BTT post</A>gautami tripathyhttp://readbookswritepoetry.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4212778319280550447.post-60729454829899218112009-05-07T20:32:00.000-04:002009-05-07T20:32:00.000-04:00I went to Best Bargain Books today and browsed thr...I went to Best Bargain Books today and browsed through the graphic novel section, but nothing really grabbed my attention. I'll have to look at Borders next.Yvonnehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13261873308731564886noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4212778319280550447.post-39907564692841216982009-05-07T10:33:00.000-04:002009-05-07T10:33:00.000-04:00I've got some tips on my post about how to venture...I've got some tips on my post about how to venture into the world of graphic novels, if you're interested in doing so. I'm very much a literary fiction person myself, so I had to first get a glimpse into the artistry behind them and then I could appreciate them as a wholly separate type of art, rather than comparing them to novels (which helps me).<br /><br />You can check out my post <A HREF="http://literaturecrazy.blogspot.com/2009/05/comically-booking-through-thursday.html" REL="nofollow">here.</A>Literature Crazyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11745445935235997199noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4212778319280550447.post-6986514373082522682009-05-07T09:09:00.000-04:002009-05-07T09:09:00.000-04:00I don't read a ton of graphic novels but I loved E...I don't read a ton of graphic novels but I loved Epileptic by David B. It was incredible.Jesshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05053463512324781210noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4212778319280550447.post-62112356723499533892009-05-07T08:57:00.000-04:002009-05-07T08:57:00.000-04:00I think that a lot of us think of graphic novels a...I think that a lot of us think of graphic novels as being something childish. This weeks BTT will definitely make me take a closer look at them.Dothttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07214328862998740090noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4212778319280550447.post-55112535217812041702009-05-07T08:07:00.000-04:002009-05-07T08:07:00.000-04:00I'm looking for suggestions today , too.I'm looking for suggestions today , too.JoAnnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13691864361197071517noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4212778319280550447.post-76168578737093089942009-05-07T07:42:00.000-04:002009-05-07T07:42:00.000-04:00Scrap girl - I feel the same way. They never real...Scrap girl - I feel the same way. They never really appealed to me and I never even looked at one.<br /><br />thekoolaidmom - Maybe I'll try one, I don't know. It will have to be something that really grabs my interest.Yvonnehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13261873308731564886noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4212778319280550447.post-29684897151341633662009-05-07T07:36:00.000-04:002009-05-07T07:36:00.000-04:00love that kitty pic :-)
I had always been of the ...love that kitty pic :-)<br /><br />I had always been of the same opinion until recently. I entirely forgot about comic books in my answer... I'll have to go back and add that.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4212778319280550447.post-62567935732156019172009-05-07T07:24:00.000-04:002009-05-07T07:24:00.000-04:00I have never actually picked up a graphic novel to...I have never actually picked up a graphic novel to read it. I know a lot of bloggers like them, but they have never really appealed to me.serendipity_vivhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07156013023056026525noreply@blogger.com