Comic Recommendations

愛 · 04-19-2010, 03:11 PM

Hey guys. I'm not normally browsing around this section, but as of late, I've been getting into comics. I'm a bit of a newcomer when it comes to the scene of comics, so I would like to get a few recommendations from everyone.

I enjoy Sci-Fi, apocalypse, anything Marvel/DC...give me your best! Thanks, everyone.

*discordiatookie* · 04-19-2010, 05:14 PM

Outside of the TMNT universe, I guess my top two comics would be Invincible and The Walking Dead, both written by Robert Kirkman. Invincible is a superhero comic about a teenager whose father is the most powerful hero on earth. It starts off with him getting his powers, juggling school, dating and being a hero. I wouldn't want to spoil too much in case you get into it, but things get pretty nuts in the first dozen or so issues, with some huge twists that keep it from being 'just another superhero comic'. Nowadays though, he's graduated school, quit college, worked for the government and is currently going solo, with a newly pregnant superhero girlfriend. Very funny, very cool. I love it. The Walking Dead is about just that - zombies. And one man's journey so far to survive. There's been some truely horrific moments, from both zombies and other humans. I love it also.

*Candy Kappa* · 04-19-2010, 05:33 PM

dark knights return, but stay away from DK2

watchmen, some think it's heavy reading, but I finished it within a day.
Kitty pride and Wolverine 1-6#
Arkham Asylum: A serious house on a serious earth.
most of civil war arc
preacher
Nemi, nice comic.

Koschei · 04-19-2010, 05:42 PM

Deadpool-I stick to the regular series. Man it gets confusing with 6 monthly books of one character.
Invincible- awesome
Kick-Ass- Its pretty kick ass
I also like the stuff that UDON puts out. (chuckles, put out)

Damien Kash · 04-19-2010, 05:47 PM

Jeff Smith's "Bone"
one of my alltime faves.

*Candy Kappa* · 04-19-2010, 05:49 PM

Geek Floor is pretty good *cough* shameless advertisement *cough*

*plastroncafe* · 04-19-2010, 06:53 PM

These days I'm more of a Trade/Graphic Novel type, than a monthly issue girl. I blame being poor through college and getting behind on things. So most of my recs are of trades.

Gaimen's "Sandman" are worth a read, as are "The Books of Magic"
G.Willow Wilson's "Cairo".
The first half of "Y the Last Man" was really kick ass.
"Hellblazer" if you like your magic creepy and laden with sex, booze, and cigarettes.
"Usagi Yojimbo" Just....because.
"Action Philosophers"

*Spitfire* · 04-20-2010, 06:18 AM

I just in the past year really got into comics. I'll list some of my favorites they might interest you.

Punisher MAX - Well written with great character devolpment and awesome story arcs. Garth's run is all I read, which was issues 1-60. You can buy hardcover volumes with 12 issues a pop in them. There's 10 story arcs in all of which span 6 issues a piece. There's also some one shots like "Born".

Wanted - A book about super villains. It's fun, funny, and awesome. Nothing like the movie.

Kick - Ass - This one is a toss up. I've seen a pretty even split on it. The movie is pretty much the same save a few differences. I find them to be major but most people can live without them.

Moon Knight 2006 - The new Moon Knight series was quite good. They're all available in 5 trades. The series was only 30 issues. It tapers off towards the end but the first 4 trades are pretty solid. I really like the character development in this one. They paint Moon Knight to be quite a psychopath.

The Killing Joke - This speaks for itself. Arguable the best Joker story ever, it's a must read.

Superman: Red Son - What if Superman was a communist Russian? A great story that has some pretty clever writing.

Batman: Vampire - Another what if story. I enjoyed this one a lot. The idea of Batman becoming something that goes against everything he stands for is an interesting concept. The progression is fun to watch and the artwork is rich and very Gothic.

Batman: Knightfall - I liked this one when I read it. It was awhile ago but I remember most of it. It's 3 books long. The story was fun and I didn't feel too left out. I had to buy one extra book that explains one of the characters origins but other then that I understood it just fine. One issue I do have though if the story skips ahead a bit at one point because they didn't collect some of the issues. It's not super important stuff but it'd have been nice to read.

A Death in the Family - Jason Todd's, Robin, farewell. This story is pretty good and a classic.

Batman: War Games - This ones a long series it spans 3 books and also includes a prelude and epilogue called War Drums and War Crimes. It's about Black Mask mainly and his rise and fall as the crime boss of Gotham. I liked it and it made me like Black Mask a lot. I also like the idea of Batman being at fault for everything that happens and him having to deal with that.

Batman: Hush - Another somewhat classic story. It's not that old but it has great artwork and a storyline that caught a lot of attention when it did come out. I liked it but the follow up books Heart of Hush and Return of Hush weren't that great in my opinion. I think Hush really only had one good story in him.

That's a lot right there. Take from it what you will. I know I listed a lot of Batman but I own quite a bit of it. That's what I started with and then I spread out. Happy hunting! Also if you're looking for a cheap way to get some trades Mile High Comics is having a nice sale this week on them. I just picked up some trades cheap.

*Candy Kappa* · 04-20-2010, 06:38 AM

what plastron and spitfore said, lots of goodies

*discordiatookie* · 04-20-2010, 04:21 PM

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.

愛 · 04-20-2010, 04:37 PM

Thanks for all of the recommendations, everyone! I'll be on the lookout for these!

*Brodie* · 04-21-2010, 12:27 PM

Don't forget Scott Pilgrim. Those books are awesome. Movie....eh...

*Powder* · 05-07-2010, 12:54 AM

Everything non TMNT that I read is still connected...

Savage Dragon
Paleo
Usagi Yojimbo
Panda Khan
Gizmo
...Etc

I don't read anything that doesn't tie into the TMNT so these are all I can suggest lol.

*Brodie* · 05-09-2010, 04:59 PM

^ That's terrible.

Archon_Turtle · 05-09-2010, 05:30 PM

Just looking at what is currently on my desk, this is all good stuff.

The Walking Dead -Currently my favorite on-going series
The Runaways - One of the best Marvel books of all time IMO
The Ultimates (volume 1 and 2) - Solid book. All your marvel favorites.
Wolverine: Old Man Logan - A little slow, but solid and beautiful
Thor (by J Michael Straczynski) - Best. Thor. Ever.
Chew - A really really really fun image book about a cop that gets psychic visions from the things her eats.
MouseGuard - Probably one of the most beautiful books I've ever seen.

*Brodie* · 05-09-2010, 06:20 PM

I picked up a slew of books from a comic shop this weekend that was running a $5 sale...

These are decent picks, thus far...

ULTIMATUM
Marvel Zombies 3
Marvel 1985
Immoirtal iron Fist, vol 4
Spider-Man: New Ways to Die

*Voltron* · 05-09-2010, 06:41 PM

To date, I've yet to find anything by Jeph Loeb or Grant Morrison that I've remotely liked. Each seem to take turns taking huge dumps into printing presses then receiving awards for it. Stay away from those asses at all costs.

All costs.

*Powder* · 05-09-2010, 06:43 PM

Lone wolf & cub is pretty tight.

TMNT_Guy · 06-08-2010, 01:35 AM

Mad Love. Best Harley Quinn story yet.

This maybe cheating but Dr. McNinja is a great super hero parody/comedy. I count this because even though it is a webcomic, you can puchase McNinja books that have all the stories online and some exclusive ones.
http://drmcninja.com/

*Sewer Bull* · 06-08-2010, 06:33 AM

http://graphicnovelreporter.com/cont...eature-stories

Quite an interesting list, 135 titles altogether. The contents of Core Ten might be debatable and some titles in the expanded list are pretty much for filling the list, but all in all, it's a good set of graphic novels to browse through.

04-19-2010, 03:11 PM	#1
愛 Super Moderator Join Date: Jan 2004 Posts: 7,449	Comic Recommendations Hey guys. I'm not normally browsing around this section, but as of late, I've been getting into comics. I'm a bit of a newcomer when it comes to the scene of comics, so I would like to get a few recommendations from everyone. I enjoy Sci-Fi, apocalypse, anything Marvel/DC...give me your best! Thanks, everyone.

04-19-2010, 05:14 PM	#2
discordiatookie facehugger Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Aberdeen, Scotland Posts: 2,817	Outside of the TMNT universe, I guess my top two comics would be Invincible and The Walking Dead, both written by Robert Kirkman. Invincible is a superhero comic about a teenager whose father is the most powerful hero on earth. It starts off with him getting his powers, juggling school, dating and being a hero. I wouldn't want to spoil too much in case you get into it, but things get pretty nuts in the first dozen or so issues, with some huge twists that keep it from being 'just another superhero comic'. Nowadays though, he's graduated school, quit college, worked for the government and is currently going solo, with a newly pregnant superhero girlfriend. Very funny, very cool. I love it. The Walking Dead is about just that - zombies. And one man's journey so far to survive. There's been some truely horrific moments, from both zombies and other humans. I love it also. __________________ Oh Discordia! Charyou Tree! Come, Reap! Don't tell us to grow up and out of it I got my cloak and dagger in a bar room brawl You actually trying to read this tiny text? Damn, you're dedicated! This is all just for effect you know... original TMNT art collection

04-19-2010, 05:33 PM	#3
Candy Kappa The Agenda of Existing Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Vikingland Posts: 14,596	dark knights return, but stay away from DK2 watchmen, some think it's heavy reading, but I finished it within a day. Kitty pride and Wolverine 1-6# Arkham Asylum: A serious house on a serious earth. most of civil war arc preacher Nemi, nice comic. __________________ devianArt Instagram Youtube Tumblr Art Blog Patreon

04-19-2010, 05:42 PM	#4
Koschei Hench Mutant Join Date: Sep 2009 Posts: 373	Deadpool-I stick to the regular series. Man it gets confusing with 6 monthly books of one character. Invincible- awesome Kick-Ass- Its pretty kick ass I also like the stuff that UDON puts out. (chuckles, put out) __________________ http://koscheithedeathless.deviantart.com/

04-19-2010, 05:49 PM	#6
Candy Kappa The Agenda of Existing Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Vikingland Posts: 14,596	Geek Floor is pretty good cough shameless advertisement cough __________________ devianArt Instagram Youtube Tumblr Art Blog Patreon

04-19-2010, 05:47 PM	#5
Damien Kash Foot Soldier Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Norway Posts: 182	Jeff Smith's "Bone" one of my alltime faves.

04-20-2010, 06:18 AM	#8
Spitfire Writer • Director Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Los Angeles Posts: 12,035	I just in the past year really got into comics. I'll list some of my favorites they might interest you. Punisher MAX - Well written with great character devolpment and awesome story arcs. Garth's run is all I read, which was issues 1-60. You can buy hardcover volumes with 12 issues a pop in them. There's 10 story arcs in all of which span 6 issues a piece. There's also some one shots like "Born". Wanted - A book about super villains. It's fun, funny, and awesome. Nothing like the movie. Kick - Ass - This one is a toss up. I've seen a pretty even split on it. The movie is pretty much the same save a few differences. I find them to be major but most people can live without them. Moon Knight 2006 - The new Moon Knight series was quite good. They're all available in 5 trades. The series was only 30 issues. It tapers off towards the end but the first 4 trades are pretty solid. I really like the character development in this one. They paint Moon Knight to be quite a psychopath. The Killing Joke - This speaks for itself. Arguable the best Joker story ever, it's a must read. Superman: Red Son - What if Superman was a communist Russian? A great story that has some pretty clever writing. Batman: Vampire - Another what if story. I enjoyed this one a lot. The idea of Batman becoming something that goes against everything he stands for is an interesting concept. The progression is fun to watch and the artwork is rich and very Gothic. Batman: Knightfall - I liked this one when I read it. It was awhile ago but I remember most of it. It's 3 books long. The story was fun and I didn't feel too left out. I had to buy one extra book that explains one of the characters origins but other then that I understood it just fine. One issue I do have though if the story skips ahead a bit at one point because they didn't collect some of the issues. It's not super important stuff but it'd have been nice to read. A Death in the Family - Jason Todd's, Robin, farewell. This story is pretty good and a classic. Batman: War Games - This ones a long series it spans 3 books and also includes a prelude and epilogue called War Drums and War Crimes. It's about Black Mask mainly and his rise and fall as the crime boss of Gotham. I liked it and it made me like Black Mask a lot. I also like the idea of Batman being at fault for everything that happens and him having to deal with that. Batman: Hush - Another somewhat classic story. It's not that old but it has great artwork and a storyline that caught a lot of attention when it did come out. I liked it but the follow up books Heart of Hush and Return of Hush weren't that great in my opinion. I think Hush really only had one good story in him. That's a lot right there. Take from it what you will. I know I listed a lot of Batman but I own quite a bit of it. That's what I started with and then I spread out. Happy hunting! Also if you're looking for a cheap way to get some trades Mile High Comics is having a nice sale this week on them. I just picked up some trades cheap. __________________ Check out my online portfolio http://www.christopherpelletier.com/

04-20-2010, 06:38 AM	#9
Candy Kappa The Agenda of Existing Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Vikingland Posts: 14,596	what plastron and spitfore said, lots of goodies __________________ devianArt Instagram Youtube Tumblr Art Blog Patreon

04-20-2010, 04:21 PM	#10
discordiatookie facehugger Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Aberdeen, Scotland Posts: 2,817	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. __________________ Oh Discordia! Charyou Tree! Come, Reap! Don't tell us to grow up and out of it I got my cloak and dagger in a bar room brawl You actually trying to read this tiny text? Damn, you're dedicated! This is all just for effect you know... original TMNT art collection

04-20-2010, 04:37 PM	#11
愛 Super Moderator Join Date: Jan 2004 Posts: 7,449	Thanks for all of the recommendations, everyone! I'll be on the lookout for these!

04-21-2010, 12:27 PM	#12
Brodie Certified Teacher Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Bizarro Metropolis Posts: 6,495	Don't forget Scott Pilgrim. Those books are awesome. Movie....eh... __________________ Stupendous Monster

05-07-2010, 12:54 AM	#13
Powder 40 Years of TMNT Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Shell-Ri-La Posts: 26,955	Everything non TMNT that I read is still connected... Savage Dragon Paleo Usagi Yojimbo Panda Khan Gizmo ...Etc I don't read anything that doesn't tie into the TMNT so these are all I can suggest lol.

05-09-2010, 04:59 PM	#14
Brodie Certified Teacher Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Bizarro Metropolis Posts: 6,495	^ That's terrible. __________________ Stupendous Monster

05-09-2010, 05:30 PM	#15
Archon_Turtle I'm SUPER into myself Join Date: May 2004 Location: California Posts: 4,667	Just looking at what is currently on my desk, this is all good stuff. The Walking Dead -Currently my favorite on-going series The Runaways - One of the best Marvel books of all time IMO The Ultimates (volume 1 and 2) - Solid book. All your marvel favorites. Wolverine: Old Man Logan - A little slow, but solid and beautiful Thor (by J Michael Straczynski) - Best. Thor. Ever. Chew - A really really really fun image book about a cop that gets psychic visions from the things her eats. MouseGuard - Probably one of the most beautiful books I've ever seen.

05-09-2010, 06:20 PM	#16
Brodie Certified Teacher Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Bizarro Metropolis Posts: 6,495	I picked up a slew of books from a comic shop this weekend that was running a $5 sale... These are decent picks, thus far... ULTIMATUM Marvel Zombies 3 Marvel 1985 Immoirtal iron Fist, vol 4 Spider-Man: New Ways to Die __________________ Stupendous Monster

05-09-2010, 06:41 PM	#17
Voltron Handsomest Boy in School Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: The Realm of SJW Posts: 4,642	To date, I've yet to find anything by Jeph Loeb or Grant Morrison that I've remotely liked. Each seem to take turns taking huge dumps into printing presses then receiving awards for it. Stay away from those asses at all costs. All costs. __________________ I AM FOR ACTUAL! . . . and the White Savior. . . and the Right Hand of God. . .

05-09-2010, 06:43 PM	#18
Powder 40 Years of TMNT Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Shell-Ri-La Posts: 26,955	Lone wolf & cub is pretty tight.

06-08-2010, 01:35 AM	#19
TMNT_Guy Stone Warrior Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: Home, PA Posts: 620	Mad Love. Best Harley Quinn story yet. This maybe cheating but Dr. McNinja is a great super hero parody/comedy. I count this because even though it is a webcomic, you can puchase McNinja books that have all the stories online and some exclusive ones. http://drmcninja.com/ __________________

06-08-2010, 06:33 AM	#20
Sewer Bull Devil's Advocate Join Date: Feb 2005 Posts: 4,768	http://graphicnovelreporter.com/cont...eature-stories Quite an interesting list, 135 titles altogether. The contents of Core Ten might be debatable and some titles in the expanded list are pretty much for filling the list, but all in all, it's a good set of graphic novels to browse through. __________________ Soooo... THIS* is how you spend your free time now?!*