my three are series of graphic novels
however drimble is correct about arkham asylum being most excellent as a stand alone graphic novel. Also, if you're a Neil Gaiman fan he has a series called Sandman that you can get in 8 parts as graphic novels that is totally worth the read,
( Windy Pig I'm naturally quite suspicious about the moon., Fri 17 Jun 2011, 23:03, archived)

I've read some of his novels
(good omens, neverwhere, anansie boys) so I'll give that a go, thanks.
( CowJam, Fri 17 Jun 2011, 23:06, archived)

I've ordered sandman: preludes and nocturns

( CowJam, Fri 17 Jun 2011, 23:10, archived)

good choice
the artist changes a lot, and some of the artwork may not be to your liking (i found this) but his storytelling is so good you can look past it when it doesn't suit you.
( Windy Pig I'm naturally quite suspicious about the moon., Fri 17 Jun 2011, 23:12, archived)

You're in for a treat - I love the bit at the start, where Dream is kept prisoner
culminating in 'the gift of eternal waking' - you'll see what I mean when you get that far
( drimble he'd been white, he'd been black, Fri 17 Jun 2011, 23:15, archived)

do you have a decent shop to browse in?
the one here is gone, and i miss stumbling across excellent stuff that i'd never have found without browsing
( Windy Pig I'm naturally quite suspicious about the moon., Fri 17 Jun 2011, 23:19, archived)

Unfortunately not - it used to be great with racks full of reduced, old and hard to find comics, but recently they've done away with a lot of the independent and low-budget stuff in favour of whatever tedious drivel Marvel decide to churn out this month.
Since then I have to be satisfied with picking up a very occasional graphic novel from Waterstones or Smiths :)
( drimble he'd been white, he'd been black, Fri 17 Jun 2011, 23:27, archived)

ours has gone completely
and everytime i go in to Waterstones, there is more marvel and Manga, and less and less of anything i want to read. I miss browsing, sometimes i go to London just to get a hit of that dusty second hand packed in it's little pocket smell.

I need a new hobby.
( Windy Pig I'm naturally quite suspicious about the moon., Fri 17 Jun 2011, 23:33, archived)

Many years ago I picked up some comics called 'The Nocturnals' by Dan Brereton, the art in them is amazing
www.google.co.uk/search?q=brereton+nocturnals&um=1&ie=UTF-8&tbm=isch
( drimble he'd been white, he'd been black, Fri 17 Jun 2011, 23:07, archived)

YES!!
i've a few of those too, the art work is totally non-heinous
( Windy Pig I'm naturally quite suspicious about the moon., Fri 17 Jun 2011, 23:11, archived)