The colour of magic is available as a graphic novel too. For some reason, I liked it better in that format (the rest of Pratchett's books I liked quite well the normal way
). Can't wait to watch the movie now (on Netflix streaming if you can believe it
). The
Death books are pure unadulterated joy. In fact, I would consider the Rincewind books among the least interesting in the series. My preference: LP>Death>Witches>Guardsmen>[UU/Rincewind]. LP is of course "literary parody" (Faust, anyone? I mean...
Eric 
). The sole exception being the book where (I forget which one) they build a computer (Hex?) at UU with a running ants (Anthill inside
) and a Ram's head nearby for some reason
.
I wouldn't call it a parody of fantasy exactly. It falls into a weird meta-genre that encompasses all other genres (including the mongrel genre we call 'literary fiction'). I guess you could call it "sausage fiction"
(I trust the allusion is clear). In other words, an in-depth look at the nitty-gritty mechanics of the themes on which the other genres rest. Hence, Pratchett's
Discworld for Fantasy, things like
The Dresden Files and
Dead Like Me (and even
Reaper) for Contemporary Supernatural. We need entries for SF in this meta-genre
. The genre's defining question is simple - "Say that X exists. How would it
really work? Down at the mundane, everyday level? What kind of bureaucracy would need to exist to make X work properly?" Oh, how I love the answers to that question
.