Reddit reviews Y: The Last Man, Book 1, Deluxe Edition
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suggested for mature readers
Y is so damn good. Pick up all 5 of the Deluxe Editions of Y The Last Man. I'll post a link to vol 1 on Amazon: http://www.amazon.com/The-Last-Book-Deluxe-Edition/dp/1401219217/ref=cm_cr_pr_product_top
Fables has Deluxe Editions as well, but they're slow to come out. You may want to just go with the regular trade paper backs. Start at volume 1.
I'd also recommend picking up the regular paperbacks of Preacher. A buddy of mine got the hardcovers and wasn't too impressed.
First read one.
Then read the other.
Order doesn't matter since both series are complete, however, I would recommend reading Y: The Last Man first if you're actually interested in owning nice collections.
You can get the deluxe hardcover copies of Y for a very reasonable $20 if you're in the states and make use of Amazon.
As far as I am aware, there is no equivalent quality collection for Transmetropolitan and that is a shame.
Fellow fan of series here! Let me see...
Young Adult
Percy Jackson series is fun (and finished, too, I think).
Artemis Fowl series isn't quite as good as Percy Jackson IMHO, but it's got a following.
Fantasy
Harry Dresden series This is one of my favorites. Harry is Chicago's only professional wizard. There are a ton of these books and they are still going strong.
Game of Thrones These are great...but unfinished. If you watch the show, reading the books does help you get even more out of the story, I think.
Wheel of Time Another good series. There is a LOT of this series and it's finished. (Thank you, Brandon Sanderson!)
Mistborn Speaking of Brandon Sanderson... This one is very good. I highly recommend reading the Mistborn books before trying the Stormlight Archive, but only because as good as Mistborn is, Stormlight Archive is even better.
Stormlight Archive Amazing. Man, these are good. The series isn't finished, but the two books that are available are some of my favorites ever.
Kingkiller Chronicles I loved the first book. I could not freakin' believe I enjoyed the second one even more. The third one is still pending.
Temeraire Dragons in Napoleonic times. Super cool premise! This one is not finished (I don't think, anyway).
Gentlemen Bastards Con men in a fantasy realm. It's pretty light on the fantasy elements. Very light, I'd say. I'd also say that it has some of the very best swearing that I've ever come across. :D
Scifi
Old Man's War I'm almost finished this one--it's amazing!
Horror/Thriller
Passage Trilogy I've heard these described as vampire books...maybe zombie books... It's apocalyptic for sure. Great books!
Mysteries
Amelia Peabody Egyptology + murder mysteries. Super fun, but trust me...go with the audiobooks for these. They are best when they are performed.
Stephanie Plum Total popcorn reads. If that's your thing, shut off your brain and just enjoy.
Walt Longmire These get particularly good as it goes along. The main character is a sheriff in modern day Wyoming. (Side note: The TV show is also great--just don't expect them to stick to the books.)
Graphic Novels (Everything recommended can be gotten in a "book" format instead of only in comic form, in case that matters. I've gotten most of these from my local library.)
Locke & Key Eerie as crap. Love the art! This one is on-going.
Y: The Last Man All the men on the planet drop dead in a day...except for Yorrick. REALLY good. This is the series that got me reading graphic novels. Plus, it's finished!
Walking Dead I am not a zombie fan...but I like these. They're not done, but I've read up through volume 22 and am still enjoying them.
Other
OutlanderI have no idea how to categorize these or even give a description that does them justice. I refused to pick it up for AGES because it sounded like a bodice-ripper romance and that's not my bag. But these are good!
I hope there's something in there that'll do for you. Have fun and read on!
Edit: Apparently, I need to practice formatting. :/
Edit 2: I forgot to add the Lies of Locke Lamora (Gentlemen Bastards #1).
"In bulk" is kind of a funny criterion. Do you ever hear someone asking for a really long book? I think you'll find that the GNs on the sidebar are all amazing, even though they don't come in a large collection.
That being said, I think the complete Bone collection is decently priced ($22 !!). The paperback version of the complete Calvin & Hobbes looks to be priced insanely cheaply ($62) for the quality. It also looks like you can get the entire Y: The Last Man collection for $100.
I've built my collection (relatively) cheaply as follows:
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Thanks for all the recommendations. I'll look into those, see if they sound interesting.
Y: The Last Man is on my Amazon wish list; I've heard great things and am considering getting the Deluxe Edition books.
If you are willing to consider trades then maybe the better way to ease into them is to read series that you couldn’t feasibly get single issues anymore even if money wasn’t an issue. Series like Marvel’s Alias (not related to the J. J. Abrams show of the same name), Punisher Max (Think Secret Service but better and it has nothing to do with superheroes), Y the last man (one of the best books ever written), Preacher (I have a feeling it will either be too dated or too dark and messed up for your liking but it is one of the most imporant indie series ever writen), Transmetropolitan (same as Preacher but in a Sci Fi setting), Scalped, and 100 Bullets. You really only can get these series as trades at this point. You wouldn’t be any less of a comic collector reading them as trade because no one but those who were there at their start could have read them in single issues.
As far as series that are coming out now that you should be reading, take the advice of everyone else has given you. Get in on Saga, Manhattan Projects and the others now because we don’t normally have this many amazing indie series all coming out at once and I can’t imagine new ones will continue to pop up like they have. Get in on everything now because there is no telling if anything in the future will be as good as what we currently have.
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The deluxe hardcover book set.
My favorite superhero ever is Multiple Man (aka Jamie Madrox). If you don't know how his power works, he's able to create duplicates of himself every time his body is hit with some kind of impact (a punch, for instance). These duplicates have recently started having personalities of their own, and kind of represent different sides of his personality. He absorbs the memories of those duplicates he's sent out on missions, and is very intelligent. He's also a detective.
Anyway, my gift wish is Y: The Last Man Volume 1. I used to own the paperback versions of these, but lost them in a move. I've since decided that I should own the hardcovers, and this would start me off nicely. It's one of my favorite series.
Though I havent read it personally, Hawkeye has been recomendeded numerous times.
World War Hulk
Deadpool kils the marvel Universe was different.
Punk Rock Jesus is my friends all time favorite. And hes very comic minded.
I loved the Fables series. A bit long imo, but was an awesome story.
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Y the last Man
if you buy and ship me one of the following items from amazon or instocktrades. The price on this book is crazy, plenty of $20+ and a bunch under <$10. in the past 30 days, 1 sold for 1.47 and two sold for $38. I don't get it. So I really don't know the best way to price this and I thought - "I just really want this gone so I can read something I do want to read". Here we are...
Trying something new, bare with me. I'm valuing the completion of my certain runs more heavily than paypal so let's work something out.
I'm going to be updating the list later with more. Thanks happy thanksgiving.
HARDCOVER Batman &amp; Robin vol 4 (dick bats, not new 52)
HARDCOVER Wonder Woman vol1 new 52
HARDCOVER Superman/WonderWoman Vol 1
HARDCOVER The Wake
HARDCOVER DELUXE Y the last man - I really need this one and would sweeten the deal because I've got Vol 2,3 but I cant read them until I read 1...
There you go.