I've been looking at Graphic Novels and Manga more and more recently and I was wondering if anyone could recommend any good ones? I'm familiar with some of the most famous examples but I'm looking for something new, something different. So far, I've only Read Death Note for manga and for graphic novels, Batman: Arkham Asylum, Watchmen and V For Vendetta.

Magna-wise, you should try Dragonball and Bleach.

Kingdom Hearts had a decent manga series

Yotsuba& is a great manga:

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Bleachy Bleachy Bleach!

I thought Bleach was slower than an anime should be. It has some good action scenes but they shouldn't go on for 5 volumes.

What kind of stuff are you looking for?

Something good

Being serious, I don't have any real preferences here. Just looking for a good read

American Comics: Runaways, ElfQuest

Manga: Sgt. Frog, Hunter x Hunter

Persepolis and Maus.

Ral & Grad might be worth checking out. Same artist as Death Note but diferent author. It's only a four volume series so it wont be to long to read it.

Full Metal Alchemest is one of my faverite series. The manga is better then the anime IMO (the story is diferent and still going.)

Their, two sugestions.

I'm making note of all these suggestions. Thanks Guys

Any more suggestions?

Dragon Ball. I love Akira Torijama's great drawings and storytelling. Although it gets kinda ridiculous how many times the main characters get ressurected all the time after being killed several times over the years. And there is always a "strongest person in the universe" that is outdone by half of the main cast in the next volume which is kinda weird".

And I like the graphic novel Dark Wraith of Shannara which is situated in the same universe as the standard fantasy novels in the Shannara series by Terry Brooks, one of the most renowned post-Tolkien fantasy authors.

If you liked Batman: Arkham Asylum then you might enjoy Batman: Year One, Batman: The Dark Knight Returns, Batman: The Killing Joke, Batman: The Long Halloween and Batman: Hush Volumes 1 & 2. You should also check out Kingdom Come, Marvels, Earth X, Superman: Red Son, Y The Last Man Volume 1: Unmanned, Supreme Power Volume 1: Contact and The Red Star Volume 1: The Battle of Kar Dathra's Gate.

Battle Royale. The BEST manga ever. But, it's DEFINITELY NOT for kids. Or your parents.

If you don't read One Piece, DB, or DBZ, then you are no manga fan....

Yeah Maus is excellent, and I assume you've already read Watchmen?

I did try Dragon Ball awhile ago, both the Anime and a little bit of the manga (Have a friend who's a huge fan) and I didn't like it. Just couldn't get into it. As for Watchmen, I read it before the film came out and loved it. Maus is on the list. There seems to be a helluva lot of good stuff out there.

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I saw the film (and read the novel) and thought they were great, so that's one I'll definitely consider.

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Damm, forgot to put down The Killing Joke. I thought Arkham Asylum was great, so I'll gladly have a look at these when I can find a copy of them.

I myself enjoy Fullmetal Alchemist, Yotsub&! and xxxHolic very much.

I like Love Hina,Dragonball and Naruto.
If you whant a graphic novel try Judge Dredd.