in thinking Alan Moore, and the best graphic novels generally, are more of a male thing?

[BelfastBloke]

I know on MN there will be female fans of:

-Watchmen
-The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen
-V for Vendetta
-The Killing Joke
-From Hell
-Lost Girls

but would you say that in general, it's a male thing? If so, why is that?

Love Jamie Hewlitt's work!

Jamie - depending on how mature your DS is, you may want to consider buying him a subscription to 2000AD. I was reading it at that age and I'm still a subscriber, but I suspect many parents would not consider it suitable for a 10 year-old.

My DH and I are into comics and at one point owned a comic shop. We help organise the Bristol

The one person none ofyou have mentioned yet is the marvelous Terry Moore and Strangers in Paradise, absolutly fantastic story telling.

Also Y the Last Man by Brian K. Vaughan and Pia Guerra.

Anything by Will Eisner.

Bone by Jeff Smith

My 8 year old at the moment is reading X-men, Fantastic Four and Spiderman. All graphic novels and is thoroughly enjoying them. He also has read True Brit by John Cleese and Kim Johnson recently and loved it.

We have 3 floor to ceiling bookcases that are chocker block with GN's and are starting a new one :) That is not counting the 50 or so comic boxes we have and statues and tshirts and pictures and everything else.

Sorry that should have read Bristol International Comic and Small Press Expo

I notice you left the Ballad of Halo Jones off your OP. Of all the well known sci fi/fantasy/whatever comics writers I've read (which isn't that many, having also picked up my comics habit from a man), I would say Alan Moore is the most likely to appeal to women as well as men because he is such a respecter of both male and female characters.

Promethea is amazing, definitely buy it.

Haven't got round to reading Lost Girls yet but DH says it isn't his best work.

Thanks hogsback and Ranty - will have a look

atstarwith - The Ballad of Halo Jones is my favourite piece of writing - including actual books, and I spend nearly all my disposable income on books - IN THE WORLD. It is utterly, utterly wonderful. < goes into reverie >

I hated Promethea because it was just so dry, lecture-y and hard work, though the concepts were amazing. very impressed you enjoyed them.

Jamieleecurtis - absolutely agree with hogsback about 2000AD, it is aimed at young teens so not too violent/sexist. Also look into manga. Some of is is very unpleasant, a lot is aimed at kids. If you put into amazon children's graphic novels you should get some ideas.

Lost Girls didn't do it for me either.

Belfastbloke, it's rather rude to address me through another poster, and I read your OP perfectly well. You said 'in general' - that's a generalisation, no?

Anyway, I don't want to argue, but it's never been my experience that it's more a male thing - possibly because I'm not a girly girl and tend not to mix much with other girl types - and I suppose I get mildly annoyed with that strata of comic-loving men who act like you've got three heads when it becomes apparent that you can converse intelligently upon the subject (not that that's you, of course ).

Halo Jones ROCKS! Although I have a sneaking fondness for Skizz too. And Abelard Snaz with his double-decker brain...:)

And although I love it, Big Bang Theory does tend to reinforce those same stereotypes!

My wife is a big fan of the Sandman series and adores V for Vendetta.

We fought over who was going to read League of Extraordiary Gentlemen first - a brilliantly original graphic novel that was completely destroyed by the film version. The Nautilus in the 5 ft deep canals of Venice? Oh perleese (anfdby the way she noticed that little point before I did!).

I second hogsback's Love and Rockets recommendation. Very clever, poetic and lovely to look at.

thanks all

kenobi I just finished Honour be damned the Nikolai Dante novel last night its very male orientared but absolutly laugh out loud funny. Are the others as good?

I just dont care for Alan Moore's writing, and the illustrations, especially in V for Vendetta, I find dull. Do any of you read webcomics? Freakangels is beautifully done

I didn't like watchmen. Just read logicomix, that was good.

hey lovecat, wasnt meaning to be rude. was just in a bad mood earlier today and didn't want to be aggressive. seems i was passive aggressive instead.

I thought my OP was just simply asking a question, and i did say that i knew there'd be female fans of Moore on here; that doesn't change the statistics, does it?

But i forgot that my actual thread title was, as you say, definitely a generalisation.

TorcherQueenie - yes, and the series gets darker and more profound as it goes on, it's a really impressive character development and not one you'd expect from the first book.

LOVED Skizz too, Lovecat!

Ranty, am going to look into your suggestions (though I know Bone) thank you. Also, If I loved Astro City, is there anything like that out there at the mo?

Oh no - more to add to my wishlist.

I also love Halo Jones and Love and Rockets.

Does anyone remember DR & Quinch? Very daft and funny. I also like posy Simmonds (for the brilliant drawings) and Lucy Sweet's Unskinny.

Powers by Brian Micheal Bendis

Top 10 Alan Moore

Gotham Central by Greg Rucka and Ed Brubaker

Marvels by Kurt Busiek and Alex Ross

Alias, The Pulse and Daredevil runs written by Brian Michael Bendis

Jamieleecurtis

Graphic Novels for a 10 year old boy

Ultimate Spiderman.

Also look for the Marvel Essentials which are black and white reprints from the classic era (Fantastic Four, Avengers, X-Men, Hulk)

Early 2000AD GN's (Complete Casefiles of Judge Dress are all reletivly safe.)

80's Transformers.

80's GI Joe.

If you want something that is a bit more intelectually challenging and don't mind a bit of violence then I can make some other reccomendations

I'm really rather overjoyed to find this lovely geeky thread. Dare I mention Tits & Clits and Bitchy Bitch?

Also EMBROIDERIES by Marjane Satrapi is fab.

YABU, all of my female friends read graphic novels!

I found Watchmen to be absolute rubbish, but
V for Vendetta however is a work of genius. I adore it and could read it over and over. Maus is the same for me, I do love a good war/distopia plot.

When the Windblows is one I plan to buy for DS when hes big enough as it was my first and was chilling. Roger Waters does the soundtrack for the film version which came out later.

And The Sandman series is wasted on boys.

Thank so very much Ranty.

< skips off and looks forward to DD being in bed this eve >