Graphic Novel Reading Group discussion

Are there any recommended slice of life comics? I come largely from reading manga, which has quite a few of these. Maybe a slightly serious one?

I know webcomics have them, but I'm wondering about buy on the shelf graphic novels.

Thanks.^^

Perhaps you could try Daytripper? A little dreamy, but great nonetheless. Also try Anders Nilsen's work, such as The End.

Thanks, added them.^^

Chester Brown's autobiographical stuff is interesting--I Never Liked You and The Playboy. Joe Matt's stuff is very slice of life, too. Peepshow is actually a diary in comics form.

I'm currently looking at Local as well.^^ Thx.

I also recommend Ghost World.
And Harvey Pekar is great. Check out American Splendor.

Can't go wrong with Local! Excellent stuff!!

What do you mean by Slice of Life? Realistic setting? Autobiographical? Daily journal-style comics? Any nonfiction? There's a LOT out there. :)

Realistic setting, stories that don't begin anywhere or end. They just sort of start and stop. Youth issues and growing up. Preference for drama over comedy.:P

Hope I'm not making that overly specific.D: The other choices were cool.

These are all more-or-less nonfiction, autobio comics you might want to try...
Dar A Super Girly Top Secret Comic Diary Volume One
Drinking at the Movies by Julia Wertz
Johnny Wander Vol. 1 Don't Burn the House Down and sequel(s)
Gabrielle Bell's work
Invincible Summer An Anthology by Nicole Georges
But I Really Wanted to Be an Anthropologist
Approximate Continuum Comics (and other stuff by Lewis Trondheim)
EmiTown Volume 1 by Emi Lenox
Between Gears

Although they're a little more scattered, maybe Girl Stories by Lauren R. Weinstein, Late Bloomer by Carol Tyler, or Make Me a Woman.

I'm not including things that are travel-based, so feel free to check out my bookshelf for such things if you're interested (or ask).
You also might want to investigate the world of web-comics - that's how many of these got started.
Let us know if these aren't what you had in mind.

Not sure, if you'll like all of these, but here are a handful that I enjoyed

Slow News Day
Breakfast After Noon
Box Office Poison
Fun Home: a Family Tragicomic.
Epileptic

College kids form a band and interaction between friends,
http://picturesofyou.smackjeeves.com/
I like it!

* especially sad or serious

In no particular order...

The Tale of One Bad Rat by Bryan Talbot *
Blankets by Craig Thompson
Stitches by David Small *
Tamara Drewe by Posy Simmonds
The Palomar stories from Love and Rockets by Gilbert Hernandez
The Locas (Maggie and Hopey) Stories from Love and Rockets by Jaime Hernandez (They start off surreal and almost superhero like, then they settle for a realistic setting)
American Elf - James Kochalka - diary comic that spans 5 years, one comic every day - not very dramatic though
The Plain Janes by Cecil Castelluci
Mother, Come Home by Paul Hornschemeier *
Local by Brian Wood

I also second Ghost World, Fun Home: A Family Tragicomic, and Adrien Tomine's stuff (Optic Nerve, Sleepwalk, Summerblonde...)

not sure what your tastes are, but you might like one {:

It's great that you know what you like. This is an area that's really expanding in graphic novels. Here's my suggestions:

A good chunk of Will Eisner's late-career GNs could fall into this category, depending on your appetite for Urban drama with a flair for "acting" that's a little broad. For you, I'd recommend Dropsie Avenue, To the Heart of the Storm, Invisible People. If you like those, he's got a deep trough of short story collections - Contract with God, The Building, A Life Force.

Rabagliati's "Paul" stories (Has a Summer Job, Goes Fishing, etc.)are the epitome of slice-of-life storytelling. They're more wistful than sad.

Others:
Sumo
The Night Fisher
Ethel & Earnest
Get a Life
It's a Good Life if You Don't Weaken
Kings in Disguise and On the Ropes (don't know if The Great Depression qualifies, but it is ordinary people living through trying circumstances)
Missouri Boy
The Playwright
Troop 142
Why Did Pete Duel Kill Himself?

Happy reading!

I had a great time this evening reading the end of the fucking world by Charles Forsman.

Martin wrote: "I had a great time this evening reading the end of the fucking world by Charles Forsman."

Woot! That's next in line for me to read!

That title gave me a chuckle. I'll check ir out.

As I've seen someone has already mentioned "Blankets" I would add "Asterios Polyp" by David Mazzucchelli. Also, try "Town of Evening Calm, Country of Cherry Blossoms" by Fumiyo Kōno.

I don't know how I could forget this one, but When David Lost His Voice is without a doubt contender for book of the year. Also check out Sandcastle and after that browse through publisher SelfMadeHero's website. You're bound to find more goodness like The Nao of Brown and loads more.

I was skeptical about these two books, but Boxers & Saints might be something you might enjoy: http://www.amazon.com/Boxers-Saints-B...

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