Reddit reviews 1001 Comics You Must Read Before You Die: The Ultimate Guide to Comic Books, Graphic Novels and Manga

The biggest problem you have is that "graphic novel" isn't a genre, but a type of media. Imagine that someone came up to you and said "I want to start watching movies. Where should I start?" Your first question would probably be, "That depends, what kind of stories do you like?"

So, I would start by figuring this out. Go to your local library and grab:

• whatever looks interesting
  
• whatever looks weird
  
• some anthologies and
  
• some books of recommendations
  
  Some good anthologies are:
  
  
• Best American Comics (any year)
  
• An Anthology of Graphic Fiction, Cartoons and True Stories
  
• McSweeney's Issue 13
  
  Some recommendations for books of recommendations are:
  
  
• 500 Essential Graphic Novels
  
• 1001 Comics You Must Read Before You Die
  
  Once you have read a few graphic novels, you will start to see the same names coming up, and know what you enjoy and what you hate, and you'll have a better idea of what to start looking at next.
  
  Have fun!

This would be really cool!

https://www.amazon.de/1001-Comics-Must-Read-Before/dp/0789327317

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