Michaels Graphic Novel and TPB picks.
Explore Michael's curated list of must-read graphic novels and trade paperbacks, featuring standout picks like Watchmen by Alan Moore, Alias by Brian Michael Bendis, and Y: The Last Man, Vol. 1. From gritty crime noir to superhero deconstructions, this book collection showcases top comics, TPB recommendations, and acclaimed authors including Greg Rucka and Warren Ellis.
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Alias
by Brian Michael Bendis
"Meet Jessica Jones, one-time costumed heroine turned private investigator. After realizing that her powers were unremarkable compared to those of the icons in the Marvel Universe, Jones gave up being a super hero and eventually opened up a detective agency. While her intent to help others is intact, her personal behavior is anything but valiant: She is bitter, resentful and self-destructive. In lieu of professional help, Jessica battles her inferiority complex and depression with a chain-smoking habit and alcoholic tendencies. In spite of her self-imposed exile from the spandex crowd, Jessica's cases continually lead her back to her old circle of acquaintances, which only fuels her angst even more"--Amazon.
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Who Killed Retro Girl?
by Brian Michael Bendis
A detective investigating the murder of the popular superhero Retro Girl may have to reveal his own dark secret in order to solve the crime.
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The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen
by Alan Moore
Presented in this edition is the League's first adventure along with the illustrators' masterful sketchbook.
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All Over the World and Other Stories
by Warren Ellis
Collecting the stories that first introduced the world to Planetary, this volume features the adventures of a team of super-powered archaeologists.
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Queen & Country
by Greg Rucka
The story of Tara Chace, a British intelligence agent, who is sent to Kosovo to assassinate a leader of the Russian mafia.
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Watchmen
by Alan Moore
Imagine a future where Nixon is still President, America won the Vietnam War, and the nuclear clock stands at five minutes to midnight.
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First Shot, Last Call
by Brian Azzarello
Written by Brian Azzarello; Art by Eduardo Risso, and Dave Johnson In this dark and intriguing trade paperback, the mysterious Agent Graves approaches ordinary citizens and gives them an opportunity to exact revenge on a person that has wronged them. Offering his clients an attach� case containing proof of the deed and a gun, he guarantees his "clients" full immunity for all of their actions, including murder. In these opening chapters, Dizzy Cordova, a Latina gangbanger who has just finished a prison sentence, is given the chance to avenge her family's murders, and a downtrodden bartender receives the opportunity to exact revenge against the woman that ruined his life.
