6. The original name for Wonder Woman was Suprema.

This graphic novel is another retelling / re-imaging of Superman’s origin story. From the collapse of Krypton, to the Kent farm in Kansas, from the military, to the depths of the ocean, and becoming a superhero in Metropolis.

Seven Batmen appear from the Dark Multiverse This graphic novel collects the seven Dark Nights Batman tie-in one-shots and Dark Knights Rising: The Wild Hunt #1

Bombshells, Vol. 2: Allies by Marguerite Bennett, is the last volume of this story which reimagines the DC Comics heroines (Bombshells) during World War II.

Bombshells, Vol. 1: Enlisted by Marguerite Bennett is a graphic novel from DC Comics imagining the DC Super heroines (Bombshells) World War II era champions

Superman died defending Earth, but watching it was Superman from another timeline. This Superman / Clark Kent has married Lois Lane and a father to (Superboy)

What would happen if Zeus demanded religions be abandoned ? How would Superman fair vs Greek gods? How will the world react to the Greek pantheon?

I enjoyed the mythology which the writer incorporated in the first story, actually is based very much on mythology.

I love graphic novels. As much as I read many people assume I’m a book snob, OK – maybe, but I do appreciate the graphic novel format. I haven’t been able to figure out the eFormat of graphic novels yet. I read a few on my nook but had to transfer them over to the computer, it simply didn’t work for me but it’s getting better. The story telling in graphic novels takes much talent and work. One cannot simply draw a picture of men in tights, it takes thought, articulation on at least two fronts (writing and drawing), sometimes three (color) and even more. Even though comics have a reputation of being for kids, many comics and graphic novels (a long comic or a collected series) are actually for adults. Believe it or not many graphic novels are written in college level English and several comic book series are the longest running publication using college English (The New York Times is written in 8th grade level English). That being said – below are a few graphic novels I found which are free (at the time of this post). Authors: If you’d like your book to be fea­tured on Tight­wad…

Kingdom Come by Mark Waid and Alex Ross was the mega comic book event of the 1990’s. The story is complex, multiple layers upon layers opened to interpretation