All the "graphic novels" on the top selling spots on Amazon? Nearly all GARBAGE. Those books SUCK!
Let me first tell you WHY the Amazon America graphic novel bestseller list pretty much sucks.
What I DID find on that list contained nothing new or innovative. Tired old comic book franchise based books that offer nothing new, nothing we haven't seen in the last hundred years of comics.
Then there's the adaptations of popular movies and TV shows. The only reason they're ON the bestseller list is because they have the name of a TV show on them. Or the fact that it was drawn or written by the CREATOR(s) of said show. Brand name recognition and all that. Why do I want to READ a TV show. There's a void of creative interpretation and originality there. Just more of the same you can already get on TV.
What original comics I DID see on that list (ranked at number 36 or lower on the list of course) was thinly veiled product placement.
One of the only current graphic novels I DO like would be "Understanding Comics" by Scott McCloud. But I've read my favorite parts of that book at least 30 to 50 times already, and I know those lines by heart already. Wake me up when Scott McCloud release a NEW academic work that isn't promoting Google.
But I digress.
Bottom line: Nothing new!
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