Comic Recommendations

[jaymq]

Beasts of Burden - http://www.darkhorse.com/Comics/13-8...ts-of-Burden-1

Talking animals (some even with a foul mouth on them), supernatural occurrences, watercolor comic book.

Dunno if it's your thing, but its a 4 part mini series from Dark Horse. Really good one at that. I totally recommend it to almost anyone.

<-- my current avatar is of one of the main characters. Orphan.

[jaymq]

Originally Posted by moosandra

Beasts of Burden - http://www.darkhorse.com/Comics/13-8...ts-of-Burden-1

Talking animals (some even with a foul mouth on them), supernatural occurrences, watercolor comic book.

Dunno if it's your thing, but its a 4 part mini series from Dark Horse. Really good one at that. I totally recommend it to almost anyone.

<-- my current avatar is of one of the main characters. Orphan.

http://www.darkhorse.com/Features/eC...asts-of-Burden (three mini-issues)

(note: double-posted, since my last post was over a couple weeks ago and an edit likely wouldn't have been noticed. Hope that isn't a problem)

[Slap-Happy]

I've been reading Deadpool alot. I like it very much.

I also like BMB's Avengers that recently started.

Other Reccomendations:

Dark Knight Returns - I mean, come on. Arguably the most famous Batman story ever. I also reccomend these Batman books:

Year One
What Ever Happened to the Caped Crusader
Dark Victory
The Long Halloween
The Killing Joke

I liked Joker by Brian Azzarello.

Watchmen. It's a no brainer.

I liked Spider-Man Noir.

Superman for all seasons.

Jeph Loeb and Tim Sale's Marvel stuff.

I'll think of some more later, but that's what I got now.

[cowabunga14]

Swamp Thing
Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?
The Astounding Wolf-Man
GrimJack (mostly volume one material)
The Sixth Gun
Comc Book Comics
Bratpack
Cerebus the Aardvark
Boris the Bear
The Death-Defying 'Devil (Dynamite miniseries)

[Brodie]

Holy ****. Just finished up Old Man Logan, and I can't recommend that book enough. Such a nontraditional Marvel story, and moreso a nontraditional Wolverine story.

[jaymq]

Originally Posted by Brodie

Holy ****. Just finished up Old Man Logan, and I can't recommend that book enough. Such a nontraditional Marvel story, and moreso a nontraditional Wolverine story.

It's pure ****, IMO. It writes like a glorified fan fiction! I did enjoy the art, but the story wigged me out in so many ways. I should have closed the damn trade after I saw Wolvie went pacifist. The rest is fairly predictable.

[Grey]

Batman- No order

Killing Joke- The. Best. Joker. Story. Ever.
Collected Legends of the Dark Knight- Blades
Dark Knight Returns- Must Read but I think it's a tad overrated IMO.
Year One
KnightFall
Hush- Loeb's not a real good mystery writer, but I do like the way he narrates from Batman's head.
Batman and Robin series: GM isn't my favorite but I am enjoying his stuff in this crazy silver-age style romp
Superman/Batman: Public enemies- Again Loeb, so it's very toungue in cheek silver age not making so much sense stuff. However, I think reading the dichotomy between the two character's in their dual narration sums the way they are being written in today's books. Loeb did the same thing with the Red Hulk, where I appreciate the duality of him and the Green Hulk, and love the character but his stories are a little up and down and illogical.

[joe-eyeball]

1. Punisher MAX (my alltime favorite)
2. Usagi Yojimbo (just plain awesome)
3. The Walking dead (awesome and brilliant) Also, can't wait for the TV show
4. Judge Dredd (One of my guilty pleasures)
5. The Boys (Garth Ennis is sick)
6. Just about anything by Garth Ennis
7. Transmetropolitan (F'ed up)
8. V for Vendetta (Classic and cool)
9. Kick-Ass (Kicked ass)
10. 100 Bullets (Very nicely done series)
11. Honorable mentions: Sandman, Watchmen, The Darkness, and Marvel Noir.

[Leo656]

The entire run of Preacher. I only have the first three trades and haven't read the rest yet b/c I'm poor, but what I've read so far makes me feel safe in recommending the entire thing. As long as you're not easily offended, that is. Graphic sex, violence, deconstruction of religion, foul language and a character named Arseface... something for everyone!

The Boys is also great for that, and again, reading the entire thing from the beginning is the only way to go.

All the Superman and Batman stuff people recommended is solid, but I disagree about Grant Morrison and Jeph Loeb, I think they're awesome MOST of the time but more in a fanboy-pleasing, widescreen action movie kind of way, not so much as far as in-depth character stuff. Although Loeb's "Superman For All Seasons" and Morrison's entire Batman run have plenty of character stuff.

Morrison's "Batman RIP" is great if you read it and pay attention. "Final Crisis" wasn't everyone's cup of tea, and you kinda need a PhD in DC to fully understand and enjoy it, but I thought it was brilliant once I read it all at once (after hating it when I first read it, go figure).

Booster Gold is the best comic book dealing with time travel that anyone has ever done.

"The Man of Steel" and "Superman: Secret Origin" are both great. Two different versions of the Superman origin, both supposed to be "definitive" with plenty of conflicting points, but honestly, they're both so well-written that it doesn't even matter. "Superman: Birthright", however, was ass and it's not surprising they don't mention it anymore.

"Zero Hour" and "Infinite Crisis" are awesome stories about alternate Earths and parallel timelines. They're both sequels to the original "Crisis on Infinite Earths", but I honestly find them more streamlined and enjoyable than the original, and you don't need to have read it to follow either of these sequels. "IC" in particular sums up the entire plot of "Crisis" in like three pages.

"Green Lantern: Emerald Twilight", "The Final Night", and "Green Lantern: Rebirth" chronicle the fall and redemption of Hal Jordan, the preeminent GL of Earth. Awesome stuff.

"Guy Gardner: Reborn" and issues 1 through 16 of his own series are highly underrated, especially the "Yesterday's Sins" arc around issue 10 or so, the "secret origin" of Guy Gardner and the trauma of his childhood that added tons of depth to a character mostly used as a one-note joke.

That'll do for now, I don't wanna be here all day.

[Grey]

oh and We3 by Morrison, a 3 issue(?) mini about animal soldiers who escape the lab they are being worked on.

[jaymq]

Originally Posted by Grey

oh and We3 by Morrison, a 3 issue(?) mini about animal soldiers who escape the lab they are being worked on.

Ah! I've been trying to remember the title of that one for a few days now. Thank you for suggesting it!

[Grey]

With Pleasure! It's quite good, but some people aren't crazy about Quitely's art. I remember hating it for a long while, all the way from New X-men, but about a year ago I just started to love it! I even bought a Batman statue based on his cover to Batman and Robin!

[Grey]

Originally Posted by moosandra

It's pure ****, IMO. It writes like a glorified fan fiction! I did enjoy the art, but the story wigged me out in so many ways. I should have closed the damn trade after I saw Wolvie went pacifist. The rest is fairly predictable.

You want predictable? The Red Hulk storyline was so predictable, that before I read the first page, I figured it out. Loeb did the same thing with Hush.

Spoiler:

the second Tommy Elliot showed up I knew it!

But, like with Hush, the comic as a whole was alright, with some nice characterization, Loeb just can't...can't write mystery. But despite that I am actually one of the few fans of the Red Hulk and his potential in the hands of fresh writers.

[Venom]

My taste in comics is a bit odd, as I usually prefer alternate versions of mainstream heroes and somewhat offbeat books.

Here's some that I recommend:

Empire - Mark Waid
Incognito - Ed Brubaker
Ignition City - Warren Ellis
League of Extrordinary Gentlemen - Alan Moore
Marvel 1602
Spider-Man Noir
Dark Reign: The Sinister Spider-Man
Wanted - Mark Millar
The Rocketeer - Dave Stevens
Ultimate Spider-Man #'s 60-65 (Venom arc), 123-128 - Brain Michael Bendis
Countdown Presents: The Search for Ray Palmer (fun series crossing several Elseworlds)
Speeding Bullets
Gotham by Gaslight
Batman/Houdini: The Devil's Workshop
Batman/Spawn crossover
Batman/Spider-Man crossover

Man...there' more Elseworlds that are really fun and great stories, but I'm mssing the names right now.

[Candy Kappa]

Battle Pope

Atomic Robo

Runaways

[Nelson]

Incredible Change-Bots by Jeffrey Brown and Superf*ckers by James Kochalka.

Give those two authors a try if you get tired of the mainsteram superhero stuff.

[Venom]

Forgot to mention Irredeemable and Incorruptible, both by Mark Waid.

[wilddiverse]

I always recommend Christopher Priest's Quantum & Woody. If you're a fan of some Ha-Ha in your capes, this is a good one.

Also Joe Kelly's original Deadpool run.

Ex Machina.

Garth Ennis' Unknown Soldier
Peter Milligan's Human Target

Hellboy & (probably moreso) the BPRD series.

There's always more good comics.

[Krutch]

Originally Posted by discordiatookie

Yeah, if we're talking TPBs, i'd also second Sandman by Neil Gaiman. There's a helluva lot to it, so if you like your stuff 'epic' then check it out! Also, Sin City by Frank Miller is great, and you can't go wrong with checking out all the classics, such as Watchman, V for Vendetta, Dark Knight Returns, Preacher, you know, all the ones you see in all they lists... Did anyone else ever read Girls by the Luna Brothers? That was ace too.

I know I'm a little late to the party but DUDE. "Girls" was fantastic. Probably in my top three favorites of all time. You should check out their other work too. Good stuff.

[AquaParade]

Sounds like a great thread for me to "geek out" in

Lets see...I'm just going to list some of my favorite graphic novels and tpb's, and hope that it works as a "recommendation" for you.


Swamp Thing - I'm up to the third volume of the stories written by Alan Moore, and i'm falling in love with it. It's touching, haunting, and beautiful. It's really a great series, but not the most "traditional" comic book.

Weapon X - You said you like Marvel, right? Well this is one of the best marvel titles I have read. The story is one man's slowly paced vision of Wolverine's "origin". The art is intricate, colorful, and fantastic to look at. The story almost feels like a weird science fiction/horror movie, and works wonderfully for the character. If you are a Wolverine fan, you should definitely check this out.


Ultimate Spider-Man - Let everyone else argue about whether the Ultimate line or 616 line is the better Spider-man series. I love them both, but for someone new to comic books, the Ultimate line is PERFECT. It's a modern retelling of the Spider-man mythos, from his origin to the clone sage, and tons of great original stories too. The series catches some flak online, and it's biggest criticism is the treatment of Spidey's "rogues gallery". I agree that some of the classic Spider-man villains are a bit weaker in this series, but let it be known that Spider-man characterization is great! Following Peter around this world is totally addicting. His social life is as big a part of the story, if not more, then the super-hero aspect, and it works wonderfully. If you are a Spider-man fan who hasn't checked out this series, you are seriously missing out.


Batman: The Long Halloween: Great art, great mystery story. The sequel "Dark Victory", is even better, in my opinion. Great portrayal of Batman's world. I don't care for the way some of the more infamous Batman villains are handled by Jeff Loeb and Tim sale, but they definitely handle the criminal underworld aspect beautifully. Batman is presented as the dark character that fits his world so well. Love this book.

Watchmen - Great book. Read it!