# Which graphic novel/TPBs should I buy?

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**Created:** [March 1, 2004, 11:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-graphic-novel-tpbs-should-i-buy/231992 "2004-03-01T23:39:59Z")\
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**Author:** ![Moo\_the\_Magic\_Cow](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/ebca7d/32.png) [@Moo\_the\_Magic\_Cow](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Moo_the_Magic_Cow)\
**Post date:** [March 2, 2004, 4:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-graphic-novel-tpbs-should-i-buy/231992/21 "2004-03-02T04:42:11Z")

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Watchmen. The TPB is like a movie.

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**Author:** ![diku](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/4af34b/32.png) [@diku](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/diku)\
**Post date:** [March 2, 2004, 6:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-graphic-novel-tpbs-should-i-buy/231992/22 "2004-03-02T06:33:01Z")

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I would go with _V_. I enjoy Preacher, and I’ve got all the parts, but that’s just it…it continues through 9 TPB’s. And there are a couple in there that really, really suck. The whole Grail thing annoyed the crap out of me.

Captain Marvel’s not bad either.

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**Author:** ![Gadfly](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/aeb1de/32.png) [@Gadfly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gadfly)\
**Post date:** [March 2, 2004, 1:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-graphic-novel-tpbs-should-i-buy/231992/23 "2004-03-02T13:18:12Z")

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All right, for the last book, it’s pretty much settled down to:

Preacher, Volume 1 - sounds like a lot of fun, but I don’t know if I want to get invested in a large series.

Top 10, Volume 1- sounds like a lot of fun, but I don’t know if I want to buy a third book by Alan Moore in a four-book order, not that Alan Moore isn’t great - I just want variety.

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**Author:** ![Rocketeer](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rocketeer/32/4437_2.png) [@Rocketeer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rocketeer)\
**Post date:** [March 2, 2004, 1:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-graphic-novel-tpbs-should-i-buy/231992/24 "2004-03-02T13:58:52Z")

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Of those two, I’d pick Top Ten. Preacher is good, but I think one could re-read the Top Ten several times and still spot new little things in the margins.

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**Author:** ![Rocketeer](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rocketeer/32/4437_2.png) [@Rocketeer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rocketeer)\
**Post date:** [March 2, 2004, 2:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-graphic-novel-tpbs-should-i-buy/231992/25 "2004-03-02T14:46:43Z")

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Oh, and if you buy Top Ten you get to read Jess Nevins’ annotations:

[http://www.geocities.com/ratmmjess/annos.html](http://www.geocities.com/ratmmjess/annos.html)

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