Related: The 25 Best Films On Netflix Right Now Road to Perdition received six Oscar nominations and won for Best Cinematography thanks to the work of Conrad Hall, who passed away six months after the film's release. Meanwhile, the elder Rooney tries to prevent a complete bloodbath, but realizes that it won't be easy given his protege's particular set of skills. A tragic sequence of events forces Michael and his son to hit the road, with a photographer/hitman named Harley Maguire ( Jude Law) not far behind. (Tyler Hoechlin) accidentally witnesses a murder, making him a prime target for Rooney's heartless son, Connor (pre- James Bond Daniel Craig). In 1931, Sullivan's 12-year-old son Michael Jr. We've selected a handful of new titles worthy of attention even from those who don't see themselves as comic book obsessives.Road to Perdition follows Michael Sullivan ( Tom Hanks), the muscle for his adoptive father/boss of Chicago's Irish underworld, John Rooney (Paul Newman). And there's a growing respect for artists such as Art Spiegelman and Joe Sacco, who use graphic novels to tell stories as powerful and profound as any literary fiction. They're also becoming more mainstream, thanks in part to the attention garnered by film versions of major works (Hayao Miyazaki's Oscar-winning Spirited Away and the Tom Hanks vehicle Road to Perdition, for example).
Whether they're original illustrated novels, adaptations of classic literature or collections of single-issue comics, graphic novels tend to have a heft and seriousness that mean grown-ups don't have to be embarrassed about reading them. But these days, publishers are producing graphic novels of maturity, complexity and beauty that appeal to a wider audience.
They're generally seen as kid stuff and admittedly, some are.
Graphic novels aren't just kid stuff anymoreĬomics get a bad rap.
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