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Best Comic Books (Limited Series/Graphic Novels) (by 24 users)
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A list of the best comics - specifically, limited series or graphic novels. These are the finest stories the medium has to offer - perfect if you are new to comics or want a self-contained story.
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DC , superhero , Marvel , Vertigo , Jeph Loeb , Batman , Alan Moore , Tim Sale ,
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Batman: The Dark Knight Returns [ _ ]
on 14 of 24 "Best Comic Books (Limited Series/Graphic Novels)" lists (58%)
description: Set 20 years in the future, TDKR tells the story of an aging Batman returni...
Dark Knight Returns
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review: "My absolute favorite comic book of all time. Some favor 'Batman: Year One' ..." - ben (more)
tags: DC , Frank Miller , Batman (more)
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Watchmen [ _ ]
on 9 of 24 "Best Comic Books (Limited Series/Graphic Novels)" lists (38%)
description: Widely considered the "Citizen Kane" of comics, Watchmen tells the story of... (more)
review: "It's been said before, but this is really the 'Citizen Kane' of superhero s..." - ben (more)
tags: Alan Moore , Dave Gibbons , superhero (more)
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Batman: Year One [ _ ]
on 8 of 24 "Best Comic Books (Limited Series/Graphic Novels)" lists (33%)
description: Recounts the beginning of Bruce Wayne's career as Batman and Jim Gordon's w...
Batman: Year One
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review: "The title of this book don't do justice to the brilliant symmetry of this t..." - ben (more)
tags: DC , Frank Miller , David Mazzucchelli (more)
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Kingdom Come [ _ ]
on 7 of 24 "Best Comic Books (Limited Series/Graphic Novels)" lists (29%)
description: Kingdom Come was a four-issue comic book limited series published in 1996 b... (more)
review: there are no reviews for this item (more)
tags: superhero , DC , Batman (more)
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Maus: A Survivor's Tale [ _ ]
on 6 of 24 "Best Comic Books (Limited Series/Graphic Novels)" lists (25%)
description: This Pulitzer Prize-winning comic recounts the author's father struggle to ... (more)
review: "A tale of the author's father's struggles to survive the Holocaust. Althoug..." - ben (more)
tags: Art Spielgelman , Holocaust , Pantheon Books (more)
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V for Vendetta [ _ ]
on 6 of 24 "Best Comic Books (Limited Series/Graphic Novels)" lists (25%)
description: The first episodes of V for Vendetta were originally published in black-and... (more)
review: there are no reviews for this item (more)
tags: Alan Moore , David Lloyd , DC (more)
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The Sandman, Vol. 1: Preludes and Nocturnes
on 5 of 24 "Best Comic Books (Limited Series/Graphic Novels)" lists (21%)
description: no description available (more)
review: there are no reviews for this item (more)
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Batman: The Killing Joke [ _ ]
on 5 of 24 "Best Comic Books (Limited Series/Graphic Novels)" lists (21%)
description: The plot revolves around a largely psychological battle between Batman and ...
KILLING JOKE
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review: there are no reviews for this item (more)
tags: Alan Moore , DC , Joker (more)
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Batman: The Long Halloween [ _ ]
on 4 of 24 "Best Comic Books (Limited Series/Graphic Novels)" lists (17%)
description: Set early in Batman's career, this book follows Batman as he attempts to tr...
longhalloween
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review: "Sure, Jeph Loeb is no Frank Miller, but I will say that this book gives lot..." - ben (more)
tags: Jeph Loeb , Tim Sale , DC (more)
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American Born Chinese
on 3 of 24 "Best Comic Books (Limited Series/Graphic Novels)" lists (13%)
description: no description available (more)
review: there are no reviews for this item (more)
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Ghost World [ _ ]
on 3 of 24 "Best Comic Books (Limited Series/Graphic Novels)" lists (13%)
description: Clowes is a master. No one does better profiles. He gets it--like what's hi... (more)
review: there are no reviews for this item (more)
tags: Daniel Clowes (more)
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From Hell
on 3 of 24 "Best Comic Books (Limited Series/Graphic Novels)" lists (13%)
description: no description available (more)
review: there are no reviews for this item (more)
tags: Alan Moore (more)
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Marvels [ _ ]
on 3 of 24 "Best Comic Books (Limited Series/Graphic Novels)" lists (13%)
description: Marvels is a four-issue comic book limited series written by Kurt Busiek, p... (more)
review: there are no reviews for this item (more)
tags: Marvel , Kurt Busiek (more)
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Persepolis: The Story of a Childhood [ _ ]
on 2 of 24 "Best Comic Books (Limited Series/Graphic Novels)" lists (8%)
description: no description available (more)
review: there are no reviews for this item (more)
tags: Marjane Satrapi , Pantheon Books (more)
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Jimmy Corrigan: The Smartest Kid on Earth [ _ ]
on 2 of 24 "Best Comic Books (Limited Series/Graphic Novels)" lists (8%)
description: Jimmy Corrigan, The Smartest Kid on Earth is yet another Ware design triump... (more)
review: there are no reviews for this item (more)
tags: Chris Ware (more)
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Blankets [ _ ]
on 2 of 24 "Best Comic Books (Limited Series/Graphic Novels)" lists (8%)
description: Cartoonist Craig Thompson follows his well-received debut graphic novel Goo... (more)
review: there are no reviews for this item (more)
tags: Craig Thompson (more)
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The Unknown Soldier [ _ ]
on 2 of 24 "Best Comic Books (Limited Series/Graphic Novels)" lists (8%)
description: Tells the story of a CIA agent tracing the post-WWII activities of the myst... (more)
review: "I think this is a very underrated book that many people have missed out on...." - ben (more)
tags: DC , Vertigo , Garth Ennis (more)
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Crisis on Infinite Earths
on 2 of 24 "Best Comic Books (Limited Series/Graphic Novels)" lists (8%)
description: no description available (more)
review: there are no reviews for this item (more)
tags: this item has no tags (more)
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Origin [ _ ]
on 2 of 24 "Best Comic Books (Limited Series/Graphic Novels)" lists (8%)
description: Description:The Origin in question is that of the superhero Wolverine, best... (more)
review: there are no reviews for this item (more)
tags: Marvel , superhero , Wolverine (more)
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The Uncanny X-Men: The Dark Phoenix Saga
on 2 of 24 "Best Comic Books (Limited Series/Graphic Novels)" lists (8%)
description: no description available (more)
review: there are no reviews for this item (more)
tags: Marvel , Chris Claremornt (more)
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David Boring [ _ ]
on 2 of 24 "Best Comic Books (Limited Series/Graphic Novels)" lists (8%)
description: David Boring, Clowes's most recent long-form comics project, was initially ... (more)
review: there are no reviews for this item (more)
tags: Daniel Clowes (more)
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Jaka's Story (Cerebus, Volume 5) [ _ ]
on 2 of 24 "Best Comic Books (Limited Series/Graphic Novels)" lists (8%)
description: Cerebus is a misanthropic three-foot tall bipedal gray aardvark.[4] Through... (more)
review: there are no reviews for this item (more)
tags: Cerebus (more)
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Persepolis [ _ ]
on 2 of 24 "Best Comic Books (Limited Series/Graphic Novels)" lists (8%)
description: Trailer: Based on the award-winning graphic novels by Marjane Satrapi, th... (more)
review: there are no reviews for this item (more)
tags: animated , Marjane Satrapi (more)
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The Books of Magic [ _ ]
on 2 of 24 "Best Comic Books (Limited Series/Graphic Novels)" lists (8%)
description: The Books of Magic is the title of a four-issue English-language comic book... (more)
review: there are no reviews for this item (more)
tags: DC , Vertigo (more)
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The Crow [ _ ]
on 2 of 24 "Best Comic Books (Limited Series/Graphic Novels)" lists (8%)
description: The Crow isn't a bad comic, but it just tells the story that you see in the... (more)
review: there are no reviews for this item (more)
tags: Action , Crime , Fantasy (more)
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