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Anonymous Tue Dec 8 20:21:42 2015 No.7439892 [DELETED]

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Are there any visual novels worth going through?

>>	Anonymous Tue Dec 8 20:28:02 2015 No.7439925 bump

>>	Anonymous Tue Dec 8 20:29:14 2015 No.7439933 >>7439892 >visual novels Admit that they're nothing more than artsy comic books and I'll make some suggestions.

>>	Anonymous Tue Dec 8 20:30:44 2015 No.7439937 >>7439933 I don't really know much about them, to be honest, so, alright?

>>	Anonymous Tue Dec 8 20:34:46 2015 No.7439946 >>7439933 Your logic is flawed and shortsighted anon

>>	Anonymous Tue Dec 8 20:38:55 2015 No.7439962 >>7439946 >>>/co/

>>	Anonymous Tue Dec 8 20:42:22 2015 No.7439970 File: 1.34 MB, 2138x2775, Habibi.jpg [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] >>7439892 You won't regret a single page...

>>	Anonymous Tue Dec 8 20:49:48 2015 No.7439986 >>7439970 Craig Thompson? he isn't good! haha! OP! don't read Craig Thompson!

>>	Anonymous Tue Dec 8 20:51:28 2015 No.7439992 File: 74 KB, 517x745, bottomlessbellybutton.jpg [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] Bottomless Belly Button by Dash Shaw is pretty good

>>	Anonymous Tue Dec 8 20:55:22 2015 No.7440010 File: 1.94 MB, 300x300, 6.gif [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] >>7439970 >>7439986 Would be nice if either of you ellaborated, if you've got the time or the interest.

>>	Anonymous Tue Dec 8 21:00:36 2015 No.7440029 >>7439992 Can't say it looks very interesting, but I'll definitely at least give it a shot. Thanks.

>>	Anonymous Tue Dec 8 21:00:56 2015 No.7440030 >>7440010 Habibi is pretty racist to be honest. Blankets has got this whole, weird, reddit-atheist thing going on. I feel like his work is kind of emotionally manipulative, but I never really cared that much about any of his characters.

>>	Anonymous Tue Dec 8 21:03:17 2015 No.7440040 >>7440030 >emotionally manipulative >weird, reddit-atheist thing going on The combination of these two is really a turn off, thanks for the input. For the sake of fairness, I'll download and check it out either way. At least some of it.

>>	Anonymous Tue Dec 8 21:03:59 2015 No.7440044 File: 316 KB, 763x1000, 127_e.jpg [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] >>7439986 Not good?! What in the fuck are you talking about son? Regardless of what you think of the story the artwork is gorgeous and masterful.

>>	Anonymous Tue Dec 8 21:05:11 2015 No.7440049 >>7439992 looks kind of pre-Taipei Tao Lin-y. I like it.

>>	Anonymous Tue Dec 8 21:29:36 2015 No.7440144 >>7439892 You know visual novels and graphic novels are two different things, right?

>>	Tallis !!y+12CeFwYOo Tue Dec 8 21:32:17 2015 No.7440156 >>7439986 I had to read Blankets for college. Fucking egotism and damn boring shit for like 500 pages. Fuck Craig Thompson.

>>	Anonymous Wed Dec 9 01:03:49 2015 No.7440965 bump

>>	Anonymous Wed Dec 9 05:22:43 2015 No.7441509 Muv-luv Saya no uta katawa shoujo

>>	Anonymous Wed Dec 9 05:39:38 2015 No.7441541 >>7440029 cant say it looks interdasting. one fucking page no boobs? no splosions? no pew pew? Have you ever read a book with chapters and no pictures, Anon? I ask this in all seriousness, because you sound like someone who is out of his depth.

Anonymous Wed Dec 9 05:46:30 2015 No.7441551

>>7440030
>Blankets has got this whole, weird, reddit-atheist thing going on.
Eh? I remember checking out the first few pages years ago and immediately put it down because... well because of the inexpressive art and appalling inking mostly, but also because it looked like christfaggotry desu

>>	Anonymous Wed Dec 9 06:39:32 2015 No.7441601 >>7441509 Add Yume Miru Kusuri but otherwise good.

>>	Anonymous Wed Dec 9 09:36:20 2015 No.7441900 File: 158 KB, 750x1125, STK650794.jpg [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] Wool. Pic related: it's Wool

>>	Anonymous Wed Dec 9 10:04:40 2015 No.7441968 >tfw comics are the superior storytelling medium but commercialization ruined it

>>	Anonymous Wed Dec 9 10:10:30 2015 No.7441981 >>7439892 Technically all novels are visual unless they're an audio book.

>>	Anonymous Wed Dec 9 10:16:58 2015 No.7441995 >>7439970 I second Habibi. Fuckin great

>>	Anonymous Wed Dec 9 10:28:06 2015 No.7442024 >>7439892 swallow me whole, by nate powell maybe some american splendor by harvey pekar, altough it isn´t a "novel" i don´t know… jimmy corrigan?

>>	Anonymous Wed Dec 9 10:32:06 2015 No.7442037 >>7441968 >this thread You are all fucking stupid.

>>	Anonymous Wed Dec 9 10:44:15 2015 No.7442062 File: 2.31 MB, 1915x3032, V-for-Vendetta.jpg [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] >>7439892 >pic related

>>	Anonymous Wed Dec 9 10:45:04 2015 No.7442064 >>7439892 Just to be sure, since the replies are a bit confusing: Are you talking about graphic novels (novels in the comics medium) or actual visual novels (video game genre)?

>>	Anonymous Wed Dec 9 11:13:48 2015 No.7442137 File: 1015 KB, 2852x3984, CN7PUkY.jpg [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] >>7439892 Literally the most E P I C visual novel of all time. It has it all: action, well-developed characters, eloquent prose, and super sexy ero-scenes.

>>	Anonymous Wed Dec 9 11:18:27 2015 No.7442148 Saya no Uta is the only worthwhile VN because it's not unnecessarily long and has an interesting premise that is pretty well executed.

Anonymous Wed Dec 9 11:19:15 2015 No.7442150
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Seems to be graphic novels. In that case, this is a work that is absolutely brilliant, and should be regarded at the absolute top of the horror genre, and would not work as a piece of written literature.

I would like to play more Visual Novels, but they all seem to revolve around dating Japanese School Girls in various settings. I think a good Noir one or a Le Carre type open ended one would be nice, but its strictly a niche market right now.

>>	Anonymous Wed Dec 9 11:25:55 2015 No.7442166 File: 493 KB, 245x200, thesongofmypeople.gif [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] >>7442150 >UZUMAKI Nope. Nope. Nooooope.

>>	Anonymous Wed Dec 9 11:29:52 2015 No.7442178 File: 141 KB, 400x600, image.jpg [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] This

>>	Anonymous Wed Dec 9 11:30:55 2015 No.7442182 >>7442178 Only if you like HST, tho.

Anonymous Wed Dec 9 11:41:25 2015 No.7442207

>Watchmen
Intricately woven book with one of fiction's cleverest villains

>V for Vendetta
A eulogy for a better world

>Like a Velvet Glove Cast in Iron
What Ghost World wants to be

Those are the only I've read, apart from Bone, which I read when I was about 13 and loved, though in retrospect definitely would be considered 'young adult.' I've also heard Maus is good.

>>	Anonymous Wed Dec 9 12:55:12 2015 No.7442394 File: 26 KB, 329x450, 138958-004-2C1AEF21.jpg [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] Maus is good to read. It could be fairly educational to some.

>>	Anonymous Wed Dec 9 13:09:24 2015 No.7442433 >>7442394 one of the best i've ever read, good taste anon

>>	Anonymous Wed Dec 9 13:54:45 2015 No.7442585 File: 424 KB, 670x451, 40_days_dans_le_d_sert_B_p21.png [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] Moebius also made some interesting works. Maybe not from a literary viewpoint (?), but definitely from an aesthetic one.

>>	Anonymous Wed Dec 9 13:59:01 2015 No.7442596 deva zan

>>	Anonymous Wed Dec 9 13:59:03 2015 No.7442597 File: 26 KB, 400x600, DMZ_6.jpg [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google]

>>	Anonymous Wed Dec 9 14:00:07 2015 No.7442599 File: 438 KB, 1664x2560, 81Q5yG0VJwL.jpg [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google]

>>	Anonymous Wed Dec 9 16:33:51 2015 No.7443045 >>7441900 Can definitely vouch for the Wool/Silo Series. I always pictured Jules with dirty-blonde hair for some reason, even though she's not described that way. Also all these anon's loving Habibi, they know what's up amirite fellas? :)

>>	Anonymous Wed Dec 9 16:35:52 2015 No.7443051 >>7442037 >Disagree >Therefore must bring your intelligence into question Classic form.

>>	Anonymous Wed Dec 9 16:42:41 2015 No.7443083 File: 439 KB, 960x1275, Incal-Eng-0_zoomed.jpg [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] >>7442585 moebius is amazing. Would strongly recommend reading the incal

Anonymous Wed Dec 9 16:45:43 2015 No.7443094
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>>7442207
>>Like a Velvet Glove Cast in Iron
>What Ghost World wants to be

you realize they're both from the same creator, right?

Also, despite those comics Moore being good, they are A) overrated B) extremely dated C) your description of them makes you sound like a insufferable dunce who can't even read a fucking funny book without coming out as a major asshole who sits at starbucks pretending to write all day.

OP, depends on what you want, but http://comraderecs.tumblr.com/ has some very good lists (like /lit/, /co/ is mostly shitposting, but they do manage to make a decent rec list every now and then)

I took the liberty of highlighting some stuff from one of their lists, if you want a better place to start

Anonymous Wed Dec 9 16:48:24 2015 No.7443107

>>7439892
I am guessing you are a /co/ or anime person and are trying to find something non-superhero or with less pew-pew, 'splosions to read.
Maus is the best graphic memoir.
You might like Scott Pilgrim since you are a pleb.
>Black Hole by Charles Burns is good
>Ghost World
is good if you are not confused and threatened by women.
If you are coming to 'visual novels' (I think you mean graphic novels, which are often non-fiction and not novels but we are nation of memes) from comics and not from novels, then
>ACME NOVELTY LIBRARY
will not make you happy.
If you can read big-kid books with chapters and w/o pictures , then give it a shot. It's super well conceived and executed and super depressing but will open your mind to the unique storytelling possibilities inherent in comics

>>	Anonymous Wed Dec 9 16:49:04 2015 No.7443109 "les aventures de lapinot" not even joking, look into it.

>>	Anonymous Wed Dec 9 16:55:45 2015 No.7443148 From Hell you plebs

>>	Anonymous Wed Dec 9 17:02:59 2015 No.7443193 File: 61 KB, 341x499, 1362000702821.jpg [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] >>7443094 >A) overrated somewhat I guess >B) extremely dated pic related

>>	Anonymous Wed Dec 9 17:04:32 2015 No.7443199 >>7442178 This is fucking great. >Journalism is just a gun, and it's only got one bullet. But if you aim right, that's all you need. Aim right, and you'll blow a kneecap off the world Fucking yeah man

>>	Anonymous Wed Dec 9 17:05:39 2015 No.7443206 File: 27 KB, 397x500, Asterios-polyp-bookcover.jpg [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] I really dig Asterios Polyp by David Mazzucchelli. It's a nice example of the art being central to the narrative, instead of a crutch for mediocre writing.

>>	Anonymous Wed Dec 9 17:13:05 2015 No.7443243 >>7442137 >eloquent prose nigger i like fate but seriously?

>>	Anonymous Wed Dec 9 17:18:57 2015 No.7443272 >>7443206 It's a great book but it's becoming another go to for plebs to talk about "exceptions" to comics teh way that Watchmen is.

>>	Anonymous Wed Dec 9 17:20:11 2015 No.7443277 Eddie Campbell

>>	Anonymous Wed Dec 9 17:20:38 2015 No.7443279 >>7439986 >>7440030 Kill yourself.

>>	Anonymous Wed Dec 9 17:29:41 2015 No.7443318 File: 244 KB, 670x491, al_Druillet008_Yragael.jpg [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] >>7443272 Thanks for the heads up, man. I'll remember to mock anyone who mentions it in the future. Gotta keep them plebs in their place.

>>	Anonymous Thu Dec 10 02:19:21 2015 No.7444840 >>7443094 Calm down, young grasshopper, for your assumptions lie on the quickest of sand–

>>	Anonymous Thu Dec 10 04:57:06 2015 No.7445114 File: 9 KB, 180x180, dream.jpg [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] This https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YhA0GVi_N4E

>>	Anonymous Thu Dec 10 09:56:41 2015 No.7445709 >>7440044 >masterful Have some standards. It's nice, but Tumblr tier.

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