NYPL Comicbooks for adults
Annotation:This fairytale for grownups comes from the imagination of J.M. DeMatteis, with stunning water-color, oil-paint, and Chinese-ink brush artwork by Jon J. Muth.
Annotation:In an Orwellian London of the not so distant future an eccentric anarchist battles a corrupt and oppressive government.
Place a HoldAnnotation: A cloak and dagger ripping yarn set during the Victorian era with characters lifted from literature of the time.
Annotation:In the slum of WhiteChapel London in the late 1800’s a series of grissly murders shocked the world. While theories abound, the identity of the killer (or Killers) known as Jack the Ripper remains unknown. Alan Moore’s meditation on the Ripper murders is a swirling conspiracy involving black magick, Freemasonry, and the Royal family! Eddie Campbell provides his distinctive black and white ink art..
Annotation:Alan Moore’s excellent Killing Joke is epic showdown between the Joker and the Batman as well as a psychological study of the two characters. Artwork by the great Brian Bolland.
Annotation:In a Gotham that has morally decayed, an aged Batman comes out of retirement to once again battle evil.
Annotation:Frank Miller’s creative retelling of the battle of Thermopylae.
Annotation:The first collection of Frank Miller’s wildly popular hard-boiled crime comicbook series.
Annotation:The horror tales of Edgar Allen Poe are brought to life with Richard Corben’s unique airbrush art.
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Also known as graphic novels, here is a list of some great comicbooks with superior writing and artwork.
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