Tag: graphic novel

34 books with this tag.

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Batman: The Killing Joke

Alan Moore · 1988

The Joker shoots Barbara Gordon and tortures Jim Gordon to prove madness is one bad day away from anyone.

2,016-word summary · 9 min read

Preludes & Nocturnes

Neil Gaiman · 1991

Dream escapes a 70 year prison, hunts his lost tools, faces Hell, and learns care from Death.

2,047-word summary · 9 min read

Batman: Year One

Frank Miller · 1987

Honest cop Gordon and returning Bruce Wayne start at the bottom of rotten Gotham in endless rain.

1,993-word summary · 9 min read

V for Vendetta

Alan Moore · 1988

A masked rebel stalks fascist London while lost girl Evey finds her nerve, in Alan Moore and David Lloyd's 1988 DC graphic novel.

2,991-word summary · 13 min read

Smile

Raina Telgemeier · 2010

Raina Telgemeier retells her years of dental work and middle school friendship shifts in this 2010 graphic memoir.

2,969-word summary · 13 min read

Heartstopper: Volume Three

Alice Oseman · 2020

Nick and Charlie test honesty on a Paris trip while friends face exams, outings, and eating-disorder strain.

2,355-word summary · 10 min read

Watchmen

Alan Moore · 1987

A full retelling of Alan Moore's Watchmen: a retired hero's death in 1985 America sparks a sprawling plot with an exiled god and a shocking bid for peace, from…

2,762-word summary · 12 min read

Heartstopper: Volume Two

Alice Oseman · 2019

Nick and Charlie test dating in Heartstopper Volume Two: coming out to family, a Paris trip, and Tao's doubts.

2,212-word summary · 10 min read