Graphic Novels

A fun twist on the classic character with some strong beats, but a little incoherent if you aren't knee-deep in the existing lore.

An extremely fun mash-up of gamer culture and superhero tropes that breathes new life into these beloved characters and begins building a world that I'm definitely intrigued by.

Superbly crafted, intricately written, and beautifully drawn. The sci-fi and world-building are original and always imaginative, the pace explosive, and the characters fascinating. One of my favourite graphic novel runs to date.

A decent adaptation, well-drawn and entertaining enough to keep the pages turning.

A brilliant introduction to the Green Lantern franchise; a near-perfect anthology of critical moments in the development of the series and lore.

A solid (false-) start to the soft reboot of the Green Lantern Corps and everything that comes with it.

A genuinely interesting idea executed extremely well, with great pacing and some very clever moments.

A brilliant Batman story with a fantastic new villain and utterly beautiful artwork. One of the Bat's best.

A surprisingly complex take on the Silver Age of superheroes with a new cast of characters, very much in their heyday yet dealing with some pretty major issues. Think Watchmen meets Justice League, only set in the 50s.

An interesting dive into Demacia and the evils of oppression, though a little lacking in true depth.

Hits all the key story points and sets the stage for a more modern take on the wall crawler.

A fantastic space-fantasy with a fascinating universe and lots of clever ideas, all surrounding an engaging and believable central cast – despite all of the horns and wings!

The Joker's take on himself, a brilliantly written and poignant look at one of the best villains created and a justifiably revered arc. Truly excellent.

A brilliantly crafted mashup of literary characters that is a delight to read; one of the best graphic novels I've picked up to date.

Perhaps not the definitive Joker story, but still a damned fine one with excellent tension and artistry.

A really cool idea stifled by mediocre execution and poor world-building.

A bold, tightly constructed story that neatly blends the Golden Age of heroes with DC's Silver Age, with plenty of grounding the real-world politics and issues of the time.

A thrilling ride with a fun central gimmick and some interesting, novel ideas, even if the main plot is very reminiscent of genre classics like Firefly.

Fictional stories from real wars, told with a kind of brutal honesty, but without any clear motivating point (for the most part). And maybe that's okay.