(Part 3) Best comics & graphic novels according to redditors
We found 51,573 Reddit comments discussing the best comics & graphic novels. We ranked the 9,717 resulting products by number of redditors who mentioned them. Here are the products ranked 41-60. You can also go back to the previous section.
The old Joe Kelly Deadpool stuff is fantastic. You could definitely start there.
It’s not for children. It’s a tongue in cheek book like the book “Go the Fuck to Sleep” It is real bible stories though. Here’s the amazon link from Canada; it’s got a decent-sized description. https://www.amazon.ca/Awkward-Moments-Found-Average-Childrens/dp/149217744X/ref=mp_s_a_1_1?adgrpid=61491124739&gclid=EAIaIQobChMIgIyb2amB5AIVj_5kCh2I6QTsEAAYASAAEgK2r_D_BwE&hvadid=310045490054&hvdev=m&hvlocphy=9001437&hvnetw=g&hvpos=1t1&hvqmt=e&hvrand=9070493728104206002&hvtargid=kwd-299479425298&hydadcr=8740_9621873&keywords=awkward+moments+children%27s+bible&qid=1565750114&s=gateway&sr=8-1
Circumcised that url for you:
https://www.amazon.ca/Awkward-Moments-Found-Average-Childrens/dp/149217744X
Another book, similar premise.
https://www.amazon.co.uk/Mogworld-Yahtzee-Croshaw/dp/1595825290
Batman: Year One is a fantastic way to begin. It introduces the major elements, tells a solid story, and the art work is fantastic.
The Long Halloween and Dark Victory are my next two suggestions. They're also my personal favorites (and Christian Bales!).
Others of note:
The Killing Joke
Arkham Asylum
Batman: Absolution
Batman: The Cult
A Death in the Family
Batman: Hush
I've got a few more but they're a bit scattered in terms of story line or canon. I'm also an outlier but I didn't care for "The Dark Knight Returns."
Try this one. It's one of my favorite Cap comics and probably one of the best Captain America stories Marvel has ever done.
This is the commonly accepted reading list.
The place to start is Annihilation. (Or digitally. Note that this has Annihilation: Conquest too.)
I haven’t bought it yet, but plan to tonight, looks like it will go nice with my other bible-esque books my family isn’t happy about.
Mogworld
In the Luke/Danny relationship Danny is the funny man, Luke is the straight man. As to how Danny is supposed to act, well, he's light hearted, funny and frequently in over his head. He's courageous, well mannered and generally the everyman. He's closer to Paul Rudd's Ant Man than Netflix's Danny. My problems with Danny on the show is he was petulant, WAY too serious, way to whiny and just a pompous dick (also the martial arts was terrible). I'd highly recommend picking up this: https://www.amazon.com/Immortal-Iron-Fist-Complete-Collection/dp/0785185429/ref=pd_lpo_sbs_14_t_0?_encoding=UTF8&psc=1&refRID=8JKZ1FGGBJ3BN77B60RD You'll love it!
Was coming here to make this exact comment. If this premise sounds fun to anyone, you REALLY should check out this book. It's stellar.
Volume 1
Volume 2
Volume 3
Transmetropolitan by Warren Ellis and Darick Robertson.
Available from Vertigo.
Blankets by Craig Thompson
Fight fire with fire: https://www.amazon.com/Awkward-Moments-Childrens-Bible-Vol/dp/149217744X
The following are some of my favorite books that I could think of off the top of my head. Hopefully you dig the list.
The volume 1 omnibus collects all of brubaker and fractions comics. Volume 2 is by someone else and not as good. Just to be clear its this:
https://www.amazon.co.uk/Immortal-Iron-Fist-Complete-Collection/dp/0785185429
The one set between 4 and 5 is by Kieron Gillen. This link is for Vol. 1 of 4.
Star Wars: Darth Vader Vol. 1 (Star Wars (Marvel)) https://www.amazon.com/dp/0785192557/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_apa_JubMAbTD07K2J
The one set between 3 and 4 is written by Charles Soule has one volume and is currently ongoing.
Star Wars: Darth Vader: Dark Lord of the Sith Vol. 1: Imperial Machine https://www.amazon.com/dp/1302907441/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_apa_4xbMAbV59P8H8
I would definitely recommend Cable and Deadpool. It's essentially a buddy cop series, and it has all of the mouthing off that makes Deadpool easy to love.
Edit: also Deadpool Classic Vol. 1: http://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/0785131248/ref=redir_mdp_mobile/192-2822585-4071148
Well, if you want to be detailed then you can follow his full journey here, here, and here.
But if you want to go with trades (which will be a ton easier), then here's a list of trades in chronological order you can check out:
Then from here it can get confusing because multiple Green Lantern titles went into publication, but for this list it's only following Kyle Rayner's journey
> can be read alongside Green Lantern Corps: Blackest Night (2009) (GLC 39-47) by Peter Tomasi
> see here for reading order
Now is the New 52, same as before, there are multiple crossovers throughout the Green Lantern Line, so i will do my best to present Kyle's story the best i can
> contains events from the Light's Out trade which collects issue 24 of each Lantern title as well as issue 23 of New Guardians Light's Out event (2014) by Robert Venditti
And now is Rebirth
Here's some good starting points:
For those interested, and this one in particular reminded me of it, you should check out a book called Mogworld.
Alan Moore's Saga of the swamp Thing is considered one of the best comics of all time.
I'll be that guy, do it anyway. Start with Green Lantern Rebirth (not the current run), then keep collecting them cheap. Find them used if you can. The build up, then the actual story arc for Sinestro Corp War is still one of the coolest things I've ever read.
Or just fork over the cash for https://www.amazon.com/Green-Lantern-Geoff-Johns-Omnibus/dp/140125134X/ref=sr_1_fkmr2_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1495727443&sr=8-2-fkmr2&keywords=green+lander+omnibus
I used to not give two shits about Green Lantern. Then I kept hearing about this Blackest Knight Event and what it represented. After that, I now know too much and GL, and that part of the DC universe is always in my mind for DC related stuff. You can't have a JL movie without Hal or John. I'm sorry, DC/WB, you just can't....but, we'll see.
See http://www.amazon.com/Mogworld-Yahtzee-Croshaw/dp/1595825290 ... written by the guy that does Zero Punctuation. About an undead in a faux WoW game, that is trying to kill himself because hes tired of the 'immortal' life. Reads a bit like Terry Pratchett
I like well-drawn comics, but that doesn't mean they have to be intricate and detailed - just that they match the content very well. For example, I think John Campbell (Pictures for Sad Children) is great because he can get the emotion of scenes across really well with his simple drawings. (Though I equally love artists like David Hellman.)
I like funny comics as well as serious comics. I dislike comics that aren't even remotely funny (but are trying to be). I dislike comics that could have been funny, but they ruined themselves by either going on too long (Ctrl Alt Delete) or by explaining their punchline ((Ctrl Alt Delete) again).
I love comics that are consistently good, or at least only foul occasionally.
I dislike comics that are nothing but essays with pictures added. (I'm looking at you, 50% of Subnormality.) I think the comic form is a unique medium in itself and should not be treated in such a manner.
I like comics that are self-contained to a certain extent, in that either each comic is a unique situation (SMBC) or they only have particular story arcs (Dr. McNinja) and don't just go on forever with no resolution (Megatokyo). This is why, when I go to comics stores, I buy comic books (like Blankets) rather than serials (like X-Men). (There are exceptions to this rule, when a comic book is finished and the entire collection is sold as one, like Watchmen or Marvel 1602.)
I'm sure there's more, these are just my thoughts for now.
Comparatively she is a very new character having premiered in 2012. So you can start right from the beginning.
https://www.amazon.com/Ms-Marvel-1-No-Normal/dp/078519021X
Bone
Akira
Mouse guard
Persepolis
Scott Pilgrim
Swamp thing by Alan Moore
Judge Dredd: The cursed earth uncensored
Nemesis the warlock
The league of extra ordinary gentlemen
Hellboy
Zot! by Scott McCloud
V for vendetta
Nimona
The sandman
Maus
American Flagg
Bean world
Dan Dare by Garth Ennis
Flintstones by Mark Russell
Giant days
Groo
The incal
Jonah Hex
The nam
Queen and Country
Rork
Usagi yojimbo
Nausicaa
This essay explains the foreskin dowry incident in a lot more detail: What the Bible Reveals About Circumcision and Sexual Violence.
^ This image is from a book called Awkward Moments Children's Bible*, a book of weird incidents in the Bible presented as if for children as a joke.
This is the reading order for a modern Barry Allen. If you're interested in the best of the best Flash stories and the greater Flash mythos, Flash in the 90's to mid 2000's is the best era of the Flash. Mark Waid's Flash currently has 1 trade out with trade 2 coming out May 2nd. The first trade is an origin story about Wally West, the second trade is a story called "The Return of Barry Allen" which is the best Flash story of all time. Waid's run is the best Flash run of all time and the third trade is coming out in the Fall. Grant Morrison and Mark Millar wrote a short zany run in the middle of Waid's run. It's one trade long and worth the read. Lastly, Geoff Johns Flash run is phenomenal. It's the second best of the three and there are currently three trades out. It's a bit more serialized than Waid's run, which is a plus. Waid writes Wally a lot better than Johns but what Johns has over Waid is phenomenal and relatable villains.
Flash Rebirth brings Bary up to speed with the world and shows him dealing with being a man out of time.
The Flash Dastardly Death of The Rogues is the best Barry Allen story, it is a must read
Flash: Road to Flashpoint. This story is pretty alright, the collected version has a lot of interesting one shots and such and it directly leads into Flashpoint. This doesn't get recommended often, but I enjoyed it and I think it should be at least mentioned
Flashpoint kicks off the New 52 and is a decently written Barry Allen story. This leads into the New 52 series
The Flash New 52 Vol 1-4 Collected in this omnibus. This has absolutely stunning art and it's the same art team that did Dastardly Death of the Rogues, the artists also double as the writers and they capture a good Barry Allen in my opinion. This run is great but everything after is pretty mediocre
DC Universe Rebirth is a great story and Barry and a certain other speedster are very relevant to the story
The Flash Rebirth (2016) is the current ongoing, you can digitally purchase it or buy the issues individually from Midtown Comics (The website) or your LCBS. I'm linking the first volume of this run.
With Brian Azzarello's version of Lex:
http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/401200.Lex_Luthor
Also his version of Joker is Phenomenal:
http://www.amazon.com/The-Joker-Brian-Azzarello/dp/1401215815
And I've been reading/collecting since the 80s. Trust me, it's an addiction worth feeding.
Check out The Flash: Rebirth. Next, read the series by Geoff Johns, Francis Manapul, and Scott Kolins (2010-2011). It's collected in two volumes. After that, read Flashpoint, and then read the New 52 series.
Here's a breakdown:
In addition to these, you can check out a list of some more recommended Barry Allen reads here.
EDIT: Don't be discouraged if you find The Flash: Rebirth very continuity-heavy - it is. This was one of the first non-Batman comics that I read when I was getting back into comics, and I had no clue what was going on. The thing is, that frustration only encouraged me to dig deeper and understand more about this world. I hope you (or anyone for that matter) takes that approach when something comes along that doesn't seem to make sense.
My favorite (mock) children's bible stories book by far. Gets pretty good reviews, too.
Do you like comic books? A lot of those have really beautiful physical editions. I will point to Blankets and to the Hellboy library editions. Those are two of my favorite possessions.
Kilowog is resurrected in Green Lantern: Legacy: The Last Will & Testament of Hal Jordan, though he's not fully himself until the tail end of Kyle's GL series. He regains a ring in the pages of Green Lantern: Rebirth
The Guardians are resurrected in Green Lantern Vol. 3, #150, collected in the Green Lantern: The Power of Ion trade. Though they are just children until Green Lantern: Rebirth.
Guy Gardner: Warrior #20 (May 1994): "Emerald Fallout, Part 3: Shootout At the Oa Corral!"
Guy Gardner: Warrior #21 (June 1994): "Emerald Fallout, Part 4: Fist Forward, Face Down"
Zero Hour: Crisis in Time #4 (September 1994): "Zero Hour"
Zero Hour: Crisis in Time #3 (September 1994): "Zero Hour"
Zero Hour: Crisis in Time #2 (September 1994): "Zero Hour"
Zero Hour: Crisis in Time #1 (September 1994): "Zero Hour"
Zero Hour: Crisis in Time #0 (September 1994): "Zero Hour"
Green Lantern Vol. 3 #0 (October 1994): "Second Chances"
Green Lantern Vol. 3 #60 (March 1995): "Capital Punishment, Act 3"
Green Lantern Vol. 3 #61 (April 1995): "Picnic"
Green Lantern Vol. 3 #62 (May 1995): "Ganthet's Tale Redux"
Green Lantern Vol. 3 #63 (June 1995): "Parallax View: The Resurrection of Hal Jordan, Part I"
Green Lantern Vol. 3 #64 (July 1995): "Parallax View: The Resurrection of Hal Jordan, Part II"
Green Lantern Annual Vol. 3 #4 (1995): "Shared Lives"
Green Lantern/Silver Surfer (1995): "Unholy Alliances"
Guy Gardner: Warrior #44 (July 1996): "A Warrior's Passing, Part 2: The Last Stand"
Parallax: Emerald Night #1 (1996): "Emerald Night"
Final Night #3 (November 1996): "Keeping Hope Alive" [Behind the scenes; appearance same as panel of Parallax: Emerald Night #1]
Final Night #4 (November 1996): "The Final Knight"
Day of Judgment #3 (November 1999): "Choosing Sides"
Day of Judgment #4 (November 1999): "The End of the World as We Know It"
edit: check out DCU Guide, which is a great way to research these types of questions
Here's some help from the r/ComicBooks FAQ:
>X-MEN Reading List
>Here are some popular X-Men books and related titles from Marvel:
>The Dark Phoenix Saga by Chris Claremont and John Byrne
>X-Men: God Loves, Man Kills by Chris Claremont and Brent Anderson
>New X-Men by Grant Morrison
>X-Force/X-Statix by Peter Milligan and Michael Allred
>Astonishing X-Men by Joss Whedon and John Cassaday
>New Mutants by Zeb Wells
>Uncanny X-Force by Rick Remender
>X-Factor by Peter David
>X-Men Legacy by Mike Carey
>All-New X-Men by Brian Michael Bendis, Stuart Immonen, Wade Von Grawbadger, and Marte Gracia
Personally, I'd strongly recommend Whedon's Astonishing X-Men to any new reader.
If it's JUST Wolverine you're interested in, the Wolverine run by Jason Aaron is a pretty fun jumping on point.
Have fun!
There are a few different places you can start:
If you HAVE to start from the beginning just read the first 24 issues, you can then skip over to Claremont's era
My recommendation would be to either start with Chris Claremont's 1st era (aka 70's) & 2nd era (aka 80's) on Uncanny X-Men or from 2001-ish (aka modern X-Men) time period onwards onwards. Either way just skip the 90s for now, you can alway go back to that later.
If you want to start with Modern X-Men...
From there you can get caught up pretty easily if you follow this list in order:
From there I would move on to the current All-New X-Men and Uncanny X-Men titles:
Great, now you're all caught up!
PS, the great thing about X-Men is there is a ton of content to explore aside from the main storyline!
...and much more!
Happy reading! :)
Blankets or Habibi
Start with Winter Soldier by Ed Brubaker then continue through all of Captain America by Brubaker.
This is a solid starting ground. The whole run is solid.
It can sometimes kinda work that way with American comics...
For Deadpool, you can start with the Deadpool Classic books. There are four volumes, with a fifth one coming out soon. It does get a little confusing after that, though. I don't think the Classic books have collected the entirety of the first Deadpool series, which led into Agent X, which I'm not sure has been collected in trade paperbacks either. That then lead into Cable & Deadpool, of which there are three volumes. And then after that you have the current Deadpool series. There are trade paperbacks of those, but the numbering starts at volume 1... which can be really confusing if you want to start at the "real" beginning. Then there's the various mini-series titles which I won't even go into for fear of rage.
TL;DR: Start with the Deadpool Classic books, not plain ol' Deadpool.
Now, with Spider-Man, you have a few options:
You can just get into Ultimate Spider-Man, which is the "updated" or "modernized" version of Spider-Man that started in 2000. Very good stories, and reading them is relatively straightforward as far as Marvel goes. Start at volume 1 and move forward rationally from there for 22 volumes. Then the stupid starts with Ultimate Comics: Spider-Man volume 1, which is basically Ultimate Spider-Man volume 23.
The other options are the Essentials books, which collect the "old school" Spider-Man titles, dating back to the 60s, in big, black-and-white volumes. There are a few titles: Amazing Spider-Man, Spectacular Spider-Man, and Web of Spider-Man which I think will have an Essentials volume coming out later this year. There's also an adjective-less Spider-Man title from 1990 (91?) but I don't know if it's been given the Essentials treatment at all.
Or you could buy this thing and read until you fall over.
How about Asterios Polyp?
It could be described as a serious work: an architect's apartment burns down, and he leaves on a journey to find meaning and examine his life. Some really clever art to compliment the themes and characters of the story as well.
Jason is kind of unique. He tells fiction with often long passages of no words. He has a really subtle sense of humor. You would have to look to alt comix for similar comics, stuff like;
Daniel Clowes - He's got a dry sense of humor and often writes satirically about life and culture. You can check out the movies he made with Terry Zwigoff, Ghost World and Art School Confidential.
Charles Burns' work is often surreal and some what disturbing though fascinating at the same time. he is most famous for his massive Black Hole about teen age STD's gone wild. He just finished a trilogy which is part auto bio and part surreal dream sequences, X'ed Out, The Hive, and Sugar Scull
I guess you could include David Mazzucchelli's Asterios Polyp in this group of similar works though it's really original. It's about an architect that goes through a midlife crisis though it's one of the most inventive graphic novels to ever have been made. He uses every aspect of the comic to communicate to the reader, from the drawings, to the type face, to the color and even the very design of the book. It's a must read experience, thought completely unique.
Robert Crumb often has a dry, satirical sense of humor to his work. He is most famous for his 60's underground comics as shown in the Complete Crumb #4. He's done some really beautiful biographical work like his Patton about country blues musician Charley Patton. His newest work is the illustrated Book of Genesis a massive strait comic adaption of the Bible.
For Marvel Comics
How to Get Into Comic Books (13:40) | Patrick Willems
Consider your intent/commitment. Think about your favorite stories/characters from TV, movies, games, books, etc. Do you seek quality storytelling or encyclopedic Marvel knowledge? Plan to collect? What time/resources are available i.e. how many comics could/should be read before burning out?
Don’t try to read everything—there’s too much. Forget about “catching up”, continuity, universes, and timelines; it's all very confusing, even to creators/fans. Older comics can be an acquired taste for modern audiences, so first appearances/early origins may not be the best starting points. Creative teams change often, characters get re-worked, and origins are re-told (e.g. I never cared for Hawkeye until Matt Fractions’ run).
Pick an interesting character/team and seek their “greatest hits”. Don’t get stuck “preparing”, just start reading. Focus on well-received, relatively self-contained, and complete stories. You may encounter the occasional unexplained reference/character/event—just ride along (Wiki if necessary). Remember, there are so many other great characters and publishers to explore, and not all comics are about superheroes.
Where to buy (US):
Modern Marvel characters/teams:
/r/Marvel sidebar for more info.
Events/crossovers can be fun and/or tedious. They are most appreciated by readers well-versed in relevant continuity. Generally, the best non-event comics integrate these seamlessly or avoid them entirely (notwithstanding editorial/executive mandates). Regardless, you may want to familiarize with major plot points.
Modern Marvel events/crossovers:
Discover your preferences and let them guide you. Do you like: old/new comics? Specific genres? Literary/natural narratives? Cartoony/realistic art? Familiar/weird concepts? References/self-contained? Social/political commentary? Family-friendly/explicit content? Optimism/pessimism? Have you noticed that a specific artist/writer consistently makes comics you like? Follow these instincts.
Suggestions to improve this guide are welcome.
Ed Brubaker's run.
He starts at vol. 5 #1, which is collected here.
Here's a few off the top of my head!
Sooo many others, but this is good starter list. Fair warning: I have not read these with an eye as to what would be appropriate in a Christian environment. I am fairly certain that Stitches, Maus, and Locke and Key are all "safe."
Edit: Eff it here are some more.
You have already mentioned all of my other would be suggestions. :)
Fun Home by Alison Bechdel
Safe Area Gorazde By Joe Sacco
The Photographer by Emmanuel Guibert
Blankets by Craig Thompson
Not non-fiction but
Jimmy Corrigan: The Smartest Kid on Earth by Chris Ware is about as non-pop, non-pulp as it gets.
X-Men (1975 - 1981)
Giant Size X-Men #1
Uncanny X-Men #94 - #124
Uncanny X-Men Annual #3
Uncanny X-Men #125 - #138
Uncanny X-Men Annual #4
Uncanny X-Men #139 - #143
Uncanny X-Men Omnibus Vol. 1
Uncanny X-Men Omnibus Vol. 2
Maybe better ways to get this that are more cost effective but this is one option (goes for all the links in this post).
If you know you can't get into comics from the late 70's and early 80's because the writing style bothers you then I would look at either Grant Morrison's New X-Men or Joss Whedon's Astonishing X-Men.
X-Men (2001 - 2004)
New X-Men #114 - #117
New X-Men Annual 2001
New X-Men #118 - #154
New X-Men Omnibus
X-Men (2004 - 2006)
Astonishing X-Men #1 - #24
Giant-Size Astonishing X-Men #1
Astonishing X-Men Ultimate Collection 1
Astonishing X-Men Ultimate Collection 2
IMO the Claremont, Cockrum, and Byrne stuff is much better then the others and holds up to this day however it was written in a time when you did have to read the comics there are lots of words compared to a modern comic, this bothers some people.
If you have never read “Ultimate Spider-man” that where I would start. It’s a great entry point back into Spider-man. Alternatively you could start with Slott’s run of Amazing Spider-man which is basically the beginning to the modern Spider-Man. Slott’s run lasted for several years and is actually about to be over. Both Ultimate Spider-man and Slott’s run of Amazing Spider-man are offered as collections in TBP form. Amazing Spider-Man is starting over again at #1 in June. This will be a new creative team. If you are looking for a TV show, I’d recommend “The Spectacular Spider-man.” It’s only two season long, but does just about everything right when it comes to cartoon adaptations. Feel free to ask any questions! I can recommend more if you would like.
Edit:
Ultimate Spider-Man
https://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/0785124926/ref=mp_s_a_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1526663994&sr=8-1&pi=AC_SX236_SY340_QL65&keywords=ultimate+spiderman&dpPl=1&dpID=51wxuvpEdyL&ref=plSrch
Slott’s Run of Amazing Spider-Man
https://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/0785162178/ref=sxts_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1526664063&sr=1&pi=AC_SX236_SY340_QL65
Edit II:
If you live in the USA you can watch “The Spectacular Spider-man” TV show for free right now on Crackle. It has commercials but each episode only has a total of about four minutes of commercials spread across three breaks very similar to watching it on TV.
Edit III:
Here’s to a link to a Reddit post for reading order for Slott’s run of Amazing Spider-Man. It gets updated every so often.
https://www.reddit.com/r/Spiderman/comments/77dt8b/modern_spiderman_reading_order/?st=JHC908UX&sh=c1945e22
After getting some reading under your belt, I'd also suggest checking out some of the books in the side bar.
Hope this helps :)
Joe Kelly's Run
Cable and Deadpool
If you like a wackier Deadpool then Daniel Way's Run (1of4)
Remender's Uncanny X-Force
For an Alternate Universe Deadpool but a great read check out Killology by Cullen Bunn Deadpool Kills the Marvel Universe, Deadpool Killustrated, Deadpool Kills Deadpool.
Deadpool's Current Marvel Now
Also go check out /r/Deadpool. There's lots of reading lists on there as well.
Start Here
Conquest goes here but it's still OOP and expensive as hell. See chart for a read order and pick it up digitally.
Then go here
and then here
wait a few months and come back here
and then here
and finally here
The Annihilation Omnibus releases in a few weeks. It up for pre-ordering now.
So I wasn't really into comics at all six months ago. I picked up the Annihilation Omnibus when I saw the GotG trailer and now I am totally hooked. It remains my favorite run to date and I can't recommend it enough.
Plus you can get the entire thing in two trades (links for Vol 1 and Vol 2 I'm pretty sure the origin story is in there somewhere as well. Vol 1 specifically mentions "Immortal Iron Fist: The Origin of Danny Rand 1".
Well, it's not sword-and-sorcery type of story, but the futuristic Transmetropolitan by Warren Ellis tells the story of an investigative journalist that works to get a corrupt politician out of office, and finds out the alternative is so much worse.
I also got into comics with Batman Rebirth, afterwards I found this list here on reddit and all of them are just great, few of them are even extraordinary and without any of them we wouldn't have the Batman we have right now.
If I had to pick some highlights, it were The Long Halloween, Dark Victory, No Man's Land, Black Mirror and Hush, especially Hush was fantastic.
Still love Batman Rebirth though.
I would start with finished non-superhero series. There are great superhero comics or story arcs, but imho it's more difficult to recommend something. So I'd start by recommending Chew and Transmetropolitan. Another favorite of mine is "I Hate Fairyland" by Skottie Young. The thing that brought me to comics was Sandman by Neil Gaiman. I also really like The Incal by Jodorowsky/Moebius. Those last two are great, but maybe not for everyone going into comics. The graphic novel with the most impact on me was probably Daytripper by Fábio Moon and Gabriel Bá.
I'm not sure about "seasons", but I can help some:
Green Lanterns are a Corps group devoted to protecting the Galaxy. Much like Police; they have "sectors", that each member (sometimes with a partner) are assigned to protect. Now I'm going to assume he means Hal Jordan;Green Lantern of Sector 2814. The series focusing on him, is just called "(The) Green Lantern".
As for which comics to get, I think you should go with trades of GL. If you don't know, trades are a collection of single issues (usually about 6-8 issues in one), in the form of a book. A popular way to go, and my personal favorite; is by starting with Green Lantern: Rebirth; written by Geoff Johns. I can help with the reading order, or what comes next; as its a series that still carries on in the New 52.
Also, i t may be out of place for me to say; but I would also suggest getting them a GL Ring. A Green Lantern is capable of overcoming great fear; which in the case of their friend, might be a cool thing to have around to always be brave.
Anyway, hope this helps. Id be more than happy to explain anything more/ help with any further questions :)
Here's a big list of DC recommendations I've made before. You can pick them up in trades, or as single issues. Check Amazon, or Comixology, or InStockTrades.
> For New 52 Batman and Batman-related books, I recommend the following:
 
>For other New 52, I would recommend:
 
>And here are some good pre-N52 that you should definitely check out:
On the Marvel side, I personally recommend Matt Fraction's Hawkeye, Mard Waid's Daredevil, Nathan Edmondson's Black Widow, Cullen Bunn's Magneto, and Matt Fraction's Invincible Iron Man.
Have you tried Amazon?
DC
Marvel
In your list, there're two things going on. Amazing Spider-Man and Ultimate Spider-Man. Ultimate Spider-Man is the one where Peter died, replaced by Miles Morales. If you want, you could go all the way back to Ultimate Spider-Man #1 with Peter, or you could start with Peter's Death / Miles' origins. This list covers everything and can point you in the right direction.
Spider-Island that you mentioned is in the main 616 universe. Dan Slott's run begins with the Big Time story, continues to the Return of Anti-Venom, leading up to the Spider-Island event, which had some tie-ins. The story continues with Flying Blind, soon there's Trouble on the Horizon, all the way to the Ends of the Earth until there's No Turning Back.
Okey, I'm actually very much a DC fan these days but I'll try to recommend some Marvel stuff.
>Spider-Man
This is a pretty decent Spider-Man guide that details some different starting points.. I'd also recommend The Superior Foes of Spider-Man which followed some of his villains and was incredible well-received in most circles.
>X-Men
All the current titles suck imo and they definitely don't make sense on their own so don't start with those unless you're feeling brave.
I'm personally a fan of the Wolverine and the X-Men comic from a few years ago, but it doesn't usually follow the main X-Men and isn't everyone's cup of tea, so you might not want to start there.
You could however start with Astonishing X-Men, a comic that does follow the more iconic members of the team and that's still pretty modern and fun to read.
>Avengers
Bendis' Avengers and/or New Avengers runs are decent starting points if you want to get to know the team a little. Modern stuff, not that hard to get into as far as I know. A lot of older Avengers comics aren't very good since they were kind of the B-team for a long time.
>Others
I'm a huge fan of Runaways, which follows a bunch of kids who discover that their parents are supervillains and decide that they need to do something about that. It's very self-contained compared to most comics which makes it easier to get into, and their live action series is debuting on Hulu this winter.
Mark Waid's Daredevil is also a fun/interesting read. It might be a little confusing at first but it doesn't require that much knowledge about stuff and it uses the medium incredible well.
Also, you might want to Google "read comics online" and look into that.
He first appeared in "the new muntants" issue 98 I beleive.
But that one is going to be expensive af.
I'd just start with deadpool classic volume 1 it's a pretty thick book for around 10 to 15 bucks.
Edited: nvm it's 20$
Deadpool Classic, Vol. 1 https://www.amazon.com/dp/0785131248/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_apa_wRRPybV9H0ARX
Honestly, if you had the money, I suggest reading the entirety of Geoff Johns' run on Green Lantern. It really made me a giant Green Lantern fan.
Totally off topic but you might find this enjoyable. As it touches on that very topic. https://www.amazon.com/Mogworld-Yahtzee-Croshaw/dp/1595825290
I liked Blankets
Hush is usually described as "Jim Lee draws the Rogues Gallery." It's a big mystery story with a different villain each issue and one main central foe, the titular Hush. Batman tries to figure out who Hush is and what his end goals are, with help (and hindrance) from a lot of Bat characters. It's a fun ride for most of it, but towards the end, the writing sorta falls apart. I'd still recommend it though. Snag the trade on Amazon if you're interested.
I read graphic novels/comic books pretty regularly. I'm not much for Marvel or super hero stories though. If you want a few things that are slightly different, check these out. Granted, I haven't gotten through the whole series on some of these yet. Some of these books are new enough that they are still actively being written. However, I still want to recommend the following because whatever I did read impressed me pretty well, with both writing and art.
I'm giving you Amazon links so you can see some of the artwork on these books.
http://www.amazon.com/Rust-Volume-HC-Royden-Lepp/dp/1936393271
http://www.amazon.com/Abandoned-Cars-Tim-Lane/dp/1560979186/ref=sr_1_4?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1417910452&sr=1-4&keywords=tim+lane
http://www.amazon.com/Rocket-Girl-1-Times-Squared/dp/1632150557/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1417910503&sr=1-1&keywords=rocket+girl
http://www.amazon.com/Transmetropolitan-Vol-1-Back-Street/dp/1401220843/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1417910548&sr=1-1&keywords=transmetropolitan
I want to warn you about Preacher, but I don't want to say too much. I still recommend this series.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Preacher_(comics)
http://www.amazon.com/Saga-Vol-Brian-K-Vaughan/dp/1607066017
http://www.amazon.com/Trailers-Mark-Kneece/dp/1561634417/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1417911042&sr=1-1&keywords=trailers
http://www.amazon.com/Sweet-Tooth-Vol-Deep-Woods/dp/1401226965/ref=sr_1_2?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1417911160&sr=1-2&keywords=sweet+tooth
http://www.amazon.com/Revolver-Matt-Kindt/dp/1401222412/ref=sr_1_11?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1417911196&sr=1-11&keywords=matt+kindt
I think that's good for now... :D
OH! And lastly, if you're like: oh, these books look cool, but I'm not sure if I want to spend the money checking them out just yet, your local library might have a selection of graphic novels. I know here in NYC, our library system has a HUGE selection of comics, your library might too!
Indeed. The comic market is targeted toward the "early adopters" who can't wait for each new bite sized bit of plot, but they do pick up the rest of us on the back end with the graphic novel collections. For your new Ms. Marvel example, this is taking pre-orders for an October release. There's a bit of a price break, and you get much more content at once which will probably leave people like us much more satisfied. For older series, there can be huge price breaks, and massive amounts of content in a single book, like this.
I could go on for a while about the different runs I've read (I did a bit in a different comment), but to keep it simple, most people will tell you to read Alan Moore's Saga of the Swamp Thing. It's one of those must read comic book stories and pretty much every Swamp Thing writer afterward based their stories on what he built. It's collected in 6 books you can find in most comic shops.
Based on Heath ledger's portrayal, I thought it was great.
http://www.amazon.com/The-Joker-Brian-Azzarello/dp/1401215815
The Joker comic by Brian Azzarello barely has Batman in it. This is likely going to be a world and character building story.
Brian Azzarello's Joker. Batman isn't a huge focus of it but it has a similar portrayal of the joker
http://www.amazon.com/The-Joker-Brian-Azzarello/dp/1401215815
These? https://www.amazon.co.uk/Star-Wars-Darth-Vader-Marvel/dp/0785192557/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1492601703&sr=1-1
(If so, thanks. :) )
> Swamp thing
i'm planning on the alan moore one...
That depends on what you're looking for.
Classic Deadpool with Vanessa, Blind Al and Weasel is from the 90's, and wirtten by Joe Kelly. It's basically Deadpool vol.1, Issues #1-33+ 2 Annuals. There were collected as Deadpool Classic #1-5.
Afterwards there's Cable and Deadpool team up series, it had 50 issues, all worth reading.
Then there's Gerry Duggan's run from 2012. It ended very recently.
A new Deadpool series written by Skottie Young will begin next month.
Asterios Polyp
Love it. Love it. Love it.
EDIT: I just finished it. This is one of those few books that has hit me at just the perfect time in my life. This changed my life.
Just personal opinion, but Way was one of my least favorite Deadpool writers. If you're looking to spend the same amount of money and you don't already have it, invest in Kelly's series from '97. He was the best writer that Deadpool has ever had.
That's awesome you want to get into comics for him. Good on you. For protection you should get bags and boards. Basically the bags are well, bags, and the boards and a cardboard like backer you put behind the comic inside the bag.
You can pick them up online (they usually go for around the Amazon price on any site) or your local comic shop should have them. You'll want to put the comics inside what's called a longbox. My local comic shop sells them for $5 a piece.
As far as Deadpool, I'd highly suggest reading the Deadpool Classic trades. You'll learn his origin and it has literally classic stories. They're hilarious. Here's the first volume. I believe there's six in total. Then there's the current series which I'm sure he's reading. If you like those pick up other Deadpool trades. I'm pretty sure you'll like him, he's not your average super "hero".
For "essential comic basics" check out the FAQ. Has everything you need to know including reading suggestions on all types of books. Find something you might be interested in and/or what he's into and get reading.
Uncanny X-Force by Rick Remender was the first X-Men book I'd ever read and it made me really like the characters. It's a really dark story for the big 2
Joss Whedon's Astonishing X-Men is great too This book while still serious, is not nearly as dark in tone as Uncanny X-Force.
Well I wouldn't be an X-Men superfan, if I didn't recommend some more X-Men to you. Check out my X-Men Reading Guide and jump down to the 2012-2015 section. Those comics directly follow Avengers vs. X-Men.
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Kommt natürlich auch auf den Autor an.
Wenn du mal was gutes mit Superhelden ausprobieren willst, die Klassiker sind dies nicht umsonst:
Würd sie auf englisch empfehlen, aber grad Watchmen kann da schon schwierig werden, ist halt keine Klo-Lektüre a la Lustiges Taschenbuch :D
Edit: Formaten
This is what you need... about 18 issues including an annual. Its an incredible story, one of the best Marvel has put out in the past 15 years imo
http://www.amazon.com/Immortal-Iron-Fist-Complete-Collection/dp/0785185429/ref=pd_sim_14_3?ie=UTF8&dpID=51vwq4AXhJL&dpSrc=sims&preST=_AC_UL160_SR104%2C160_&refRID=1K5P4E0GC7T5F62WY71G
The Iron Fist Epic collection TPB that collects all his first appearances from the 1970s.
https://www.amazon.com/Iron-Fist-Epic-Collection-Fury/dp/078519164X/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1482557649&sr=1-1&keywords=iron+fist+epic+collection
That gives you all you need to know about how he got started.
Then read Brubaker and Fraction's Inmortal Iron Fist collection Vol 1.
https://www.amazon.com/Immortal-Iron-Fist-Complete-Collection/dp/0785185429/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1482557712&sr=1-1&keywords=immortal+iron+fist+the+complete+collection+volume+1
That uses all the 1970s backstory stuff and builds a wonderful and rich history around the whole Iron Fist legend.
Read those two books and you're pretty much caught up on everything you need to know.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Justice_League:_The_Flashpoint_Paradox
Book
Movie
took 30 seconds, buut dont worry I got you.
Just read it. It is well worth it here is the link.
Also I'm pretty sure it's on Netflix.
I just finished this yesterday and it was really great, all around.
The artwork, which was already really cool to begin with, was colored in a way that contrasted between the parts of the story that took place in Russia vs America.
The nods to the "alternate" universe (the one we all know and love) like when Lois and Superman first see each other and immediately feel something like a familiarity was a neat touch.
Anarchist Batman was a really cool idea and his patchwork costume with the bat ears on a typical Russian winter hat was fun. The time adjustment for the looks of Wonder Woman and the Green Lantern were also cool and added to the self awareness of the story.
If you haven't read it yet, you may want to stop reading this post. Be assured though, it was a really good story and you should definitely check it out.
I really enjoyed how Superman was ethically the same character. He really just wanted what was best for his people, and even with all the influence assuring him that Marx's vision of a utopia was the only way to go, he still struggled with the concept for most of the story, often choosing to follow his altruistic intuition over the principles he was raised with. Superman is just pure like that. However, in the end, the concern for Superman being too powerful was realized and it was totally necessary for the story to keep being interesting.
The whole book was really well written and drawn and I think if I had to pick out one bad thing about it, it would be the very last page. I liked the progression of the Luthor lineage basically starting a new "Kryptonian-like" humanity and even the baby Luthor being rocketed off into space moments before the red sun destroyed the planet, but I feel like it should have ended right there. Even still - very fun read.
Edit for next week's discussion vote: Flashpoint
I'm going to list what I think are important, or perhaps emblematic, Batman graphic novels with links to their
wikiamazon page, because the wiki pages were surprisingly unhelpful, so you can check them out. Hopefully you find something that interests you.The Dark Knight Returns: The book that revitalized the genre in the 80s. An important Batman read; however, I think there are better reads.
Year One: Christopher Nolan's Dark Knight trilogy borrows from Year One, and a lot of others I've listed, in some pretty cool ways. As the title suggests this comic tells the story of the beginning of Bruce Wayne's career as Batman.
The Killing Joke: The quintessential Joker story told by one of the most important men in comics, Alan Moore. The story is short, especially for a graphic novel, but fantastic.
The Long Halloween: One of my personal favorites. TLH highlights Batman's detective roots following him on a year long hunt for a serial killer. Much of the rouge gallery makes an appearance and the murder mystery elements are classic Batman at his best.
Hush: A good example of a newer Batman comic; it was first published serially during 2002 and 2003. Very good read, definitely take a look.
Arkham Asylum: A newer comic that I have yet to read but thought I would add it to the list because it usually comes up in conversations like this one. I'm hoping to read it soon.
Are there particular big stories you'd like to read? Don't be afraid to just jump in and discover things as they unfold.
One good choice for Spider-Man and the Avengers that lead up to a big event is the years just before the Civil War event. Spider-Man had one of the most acclaimed runs ever leading up to that, written by J Michael Straczynski. It's collected in 5 "Ultimate Collection" trade paperbacks starting here.
Around the same time, Captain America was being written by Ed Brubaker and was having one of that characters most acclaimed runs as well. That run involved the Winter Soldier story-line, and it's a great read. That would eventually lead into Civil War as well. It's collected in an "Ultimate Collection" series as well, starting here.
So the years leading up to Civil War had some really great stuff, and come together in a big event, it might be just what you're looking for.
edit: another option is to look at the Recommended Reading sidebar over at /r/comicbooks and just browse what interest you
I highly suggest the Joe Kelly Omnibus for anyone who wants to read Deadpool. I really enjoyed the story and made me laugh. It is not like the Deadpool where he makes jokes and breaks the fourth wall in the omnibus. He does sometimes, but not as much as now. I also suggest the Daniel Way series of Deadpool. More funny and fourth wall humor. The third pic is one from the Omnibus, and the fifth pic is one from Daniel Way.
Omnibus : http://www.amazon.com/Deadpool-Joe-Kelly-Omnibus/dp/0785185593
Daniel Way collection: http://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_sb_ss_i_0_11?url=search-alias%3Dstripbooks&field-keywords=daniel%20way%20deadpool&sprefix=daniel+way+%2Cstripbooks%2C289&rh=i%3Astripbooks%2Ck%3Adaniel%20way%20deadpool
Or just torrent it like I did.
Edit: Woah, I did buy the Omnibus and the first two vol. of the Daniel Way Deadpool series. I just torrented it after I bought them to read on the go.
Yeah and Joe Kelly's Deadpool runs comes out in January in an omnibus.
Somebody posted these in a GotG reading recommendation thread a while back: one and two. They're basically two versions of the same thing.
I haven't read any of this, but I'm probably going to get the Annihilation Omnibus and the Guardians of the Galaxy Complete Collection vol 1 pretty soon. Both collected editions were released this year, so hopefully an Annihilation Conquest Omnibus will be out soon, as well as vol 2 of the GotG Complete Collection.
Ooh! I used to love reading new things that teachers left out for us when we finished tests early or whatever. I don't know what kind of reading you typically arrange, but can I suggest bringing some comics? Even when the subjects aren't distinctly for teens, the medium can be a good way to introduce new topics and characters that they typically wouldn't pick up (kind of like your "ooh, Teen Vogue -- just kidding, it's also political news" plan).
Off the top of my head, I can recommend March, which is about John Lewis and the civil rights movement; Ms. Marvel, who is a young Muslim American superhero; American Born Chinese, which is a really well done coming-of-age story. Just something to consider if you ever want new things to bring in for teens.
If you're interested in Suicide Squad, I'd recommend you just start it. It was the first comic I read that got me interested in them, and now I've spent far too much money (or not enough.) I love the series. The first volume is called Kicked in the Teeth
If you like Harley in that series, I'd absolutely recommend her new solo series, the first volume of which just launched recently.
If you're wanting Flash, his New 52 run was made to be a jumping in point for fans. It's a great place to start if you're new to Flash.
If you want to try something slightly different, but still relating to the overall Justice League, Flashpoint rocks my socks every single time I read it (Or watch the movie)
And if you want something completely different but is one of the most awesome/entertaining things to read, you can't really go wrong with Demon Knights
Green Lantern Omnibus #1 by Geoff Johns
And go on from there!
Those are omnibus editions. You can just search 'Geoff Johns Green Lantern Omnibus' and it should come up, or alternatively here are the links to their Amazon pages:
Geoff Johns Green Lantern Omnibus, Vol. 1
Geoff Johns Green Lantern Omnibus, Vol. 2
Geoff Johns Green Lantern Omnibus, Vol. 3
Thank you kindly for your nice words!
Recommendations wise...hmmm. If you've heard of Zero Punctuation before, than the name Ben "Yahtzee" Croshaw will be familiar. He has written two fantastic books: Mogworld and Jam that are in the comedic narrator lead style - I highly recommend them!
Anything by Sir Terry Pratchett, though usually in the third person style, I have found to be an easy and funny (edit: hilarious, clever, there-aren't-enough-pleasant-adjectives-to-display-my-love-for-his-writing) romp. Who else? Umm.
I'm struggling to think of more, sorry. Er, my novels? That is, when I get around to finishing the damn things.
/r/Books may be a good place to ask. I'm drawing a blank, sorry.
Mogworld by Yahtzee Crowshaw is a hilarious book about a sentient NPC in a fantasy MMORPG.
Mechanical Failure by Joe Zieja is the first book in space based comedy series. It's great fun.
Lamb: The Gospel According to Biff, Christ's Childhood Pal by Christopher Moore is possibly the best book I've ever read. It is about Christ, but it walks the fine line of being respectful, without being worshipful and hilarious, without being mocking. Absolutely brilliant. He wrote another book involving the main angel, called The Stupidest Angel: A Heartwarming Tale of Christmas Terror is also hilarious and Christmas themed, if that appeals.
David Brin has written a lot of great stuff. The Practice Effect is a short novel about a guy visiting and trying to understand a very strange planet. It's not as pure humor as the others, but has funny parts. His other books are more serious, but his Uplift series is excellent (you can skip the first book if it doesn't grab you... it's his worst book and just a prelude to the other books), and Kiln People and Glory Season are others that are also great.
Just finished this and immediately ordered her strip collection Dykes to Watch Out For. This is a really odd and heart-wrenching tale regarding a father/daughter relationship all told through the lens of different pieces of literature.
I think of it as a cross between Blankets and Jimmy Corrigan: The Smartest Kid on Earth.
I really liked Batman:Hush. It has a "who done it" mystery feel, and it showcases a ton of Batman characters.
Matt Fraction's Hawkeye. This one is kind of hate it or love it, but I recommend giving it a shot. It's not exactly "a complete story" like you asked, each volume is a collection of shorter stories though . It's a very different take on a hero with no powers, on a world of supermen
Green Lantern Corps : Recharge I liked this one because the famous Green Lanterns aren't the main focus, but the Corps in general through the eyes of new recruits.
If you don't mind non-superhero comics, I also recomend looking into:
I Kill Giants. Can't say too much for this without spoilers, it's a very artistic heartwarming story
Seconds. A more fairy tale style story about a girl who gets the ability to magically correct mistakes she made in the past
Solanin. A coming of age story about a girl who decides to quit her job because she's not happy with her life
Transmetropolitan: 10 parts of awesome cyberpunk by Warren Ellis
Maus: a stand alone emotional smackdown about the holocaust.
Preacher: 10 parts of religious Americana as a group of dark characters go on a literal quest to find God. (Very different to and IMO much better than the Amazon series)
The Gigantic Beard That Was Evil: 1 part, Simple but beautiful art that tells a deeply personal story of a man struggling with chaos in an ordered world.
Freakangels: Another Warren Ellis 10 parter, a slow burn story of young people with powers struggling through a devastated world.
Kingdom Come: A one part "what if" style DC comics story with eye popping art and heavy themes.
Watchmen: The first of the grim and gritty superhero stories and still one of the most relentlessly bleak. (Much better than the movie adaptation)
I'm going to be lame and post the amazon links because I don't know any "review" sites; Some of few I've read and loved:
Y The Last Man
Transmetropolitan -never finished, but loved and plan to re-read
Chew- read/have the first 3 omnibi(omnibus'?), it's incredible
The Wicked and The Divine- have/read the first 4 volumes, the art and story are phenomenal .
Preacher-never finished but it's damn good.
[Revival](https://smile.amazon.com/Revival-Vol-Youre-Among-Friends/dp/1607066599/ref=sr_1_4?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1517709486&sr=1-4&keywords=revival+image%27
)
The list could go on, but I want to get beer, so...
Edit: Also, you might want to give manga (asian graphic novels) a try! Good ones to get started with are Death Note and Bleach. I also liked xxxHolic (though I never finished the series), and the anime film for Akira was amazing so I can only imagine that the manga would be just as good -- if not better!
Here is book one, over on Amazon.
Pick up Batman: Hush. It's a great casual accessible book like the Ultimate Spider-Man series.
Agreed on everything. But for the sake of walter7mm (who seems to be a newbie comic book reader), here is links to the amazon product page for each suggestion:
Geoff Johns had two runs on the Flash
One on Wally West starting from here. There are three omnibi, but this is the first
Or Barry Allen Flash which includes this [this] (http://www.amazon.com/Flash-Vol-Dastardly-Rogues-Comics/dp/1401231950/ref=pd_sim_b_5?ie=UTF8&refRID=1BVB4GQBM31399T5XNVT) and [this] (http://www.amazon.com/The-Flash-Vol-Flashpoint-Comics/dp/1401234488/ref=pd_bxgy_b_img_y) ending with [this] (http://www.amazon.com/Flashpoint-Geoff-Johns/dp/1401233384/ref=pd_sim_b_3?ie=UTF8&refRID=01YDR9NHFX8JAG9HQYS5)
Read this:
Each of these books cost around $10 from amazon, all come highly recommended:
Flash: Volume 1
Batman: Volume 1 Volume 2. This was a year long arc and both volumes are one story. The current run in Detective comics, called Icarus, is fantastic, but it hasn't been collected yet.
Green Arrow: Volume 4. Don't read books 1-3. You'll thank me later.
Green Lantern carries on from the old series, which starts here
I would also recommend the Wonder Woman series (starts here) and the Aquaman series here (Aquaman rocks now, in case you haven't heard).
I hope you have lots of fun reading and collecting comics, it really is a great hobby.
Anything Deadpool is good, but the core of his character is probably the 1997 run of his first big series written by Joe Kelly. It was just called 'Deadpool'. He also did Uncanny X-Men.
When you start to get into comics, you'll notice from series to series there's a set of different writers and a lot of them will change how the character comes off as.
Deadpool's a really strange character, but easily my favorite.
But in the end, anything Deadpool is pretty solid a comic as any. If you want the 1997 series in an economic way, buy the trades. Issue #1 is about $50, and any other issue is around $10-$20. They're only like 2?-32 pages each. The Deadpool Classic trades collects the first snippets in Volume 1 and issue #1 from the 1997 series, and the later volumes are all the 1997 series.
Or find them digitally.
Shortcomings by Adrian Tomine is quite good (fiction, but very non-pulp).
I haven't read it yet, but Asterios Polyp by David Mazzucchelli is on my to-read list (also fiction).
Maybe he likes Asterios Polyp. It's not superhero stuff, but it's nice and the hardcover edition looks super fancy.
The whole book is horror like this. It's absolutely fantastic.
I'm buying the Saga of the Swamp Thing trade paperbacks. I don't think they're poor quality at all. The paper isn't glossy but it isn't meant to be.
Here's a link. http://www.amazon.com/Saga-Swamp-Thing-Book-1/dp/1401220835/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1396798263&sr=8-1&keywords=saga+of+the+swamp+thing
This, and the other things I've seen posted, are incredible.
Is this All Star Superman a current series, or is, by chance, this?. If it's the latter, I'm buying it like, now.
EDIT A lot of people chimed in to confirm that the book I linked to was in fact where these images are from, and on the awesomeness of the book. As I stated in many of the posts, I picked up the book today. I just got home and am excited to crack in to it. As I explained, I'm not much of a Superman guy- just never got in to him, and for no good reason other than I'm honestly not a capes guy, with the exception of Batman.
That said, I'm pretty excited about what I see here, and to dig in to this book. For good measure, as well, I picked up Brian Azzarello and Lee Bermejo's Luthor which I presume to be somewhat a version of what they did with The Joker- getting in to the main villain of the story. The Joker was pretty unique, without question, so it will be interesting to see how Luthor is in comparison.
Thanks again for all the great comics-talk over the last couple of days. I love reading comics, but I really love talking comics too.
Also, and I'll probably make a stand-alone post about this lest the mods advise otherwise, but Barnes and Noble has a sale right now (that I was told will probably go on through the month) where Marvel and DC books are buy 2, get 1 free (and I'm pretty sure she said mix and match is OK).
A favorite of mine is JOKER. It's all about the Joker, as seen through the eyes of a low level thug. It's pretty damn good. Also Batman: The Man Who Laughs is a great Joker-heavy one as well.
The comic Joker. It came out around the same time as the film and expanded a bit on what might have been the Dark Knight Joker.
http://www.amazon.com/Joker-Brian-Azzarello/dp/1401215815/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1420347257&sr=1-1&keywords=joker+azzarello
You can still buy Immortal rather easily...
I thin thats the whole run in those two complete collections.
Definitely skip Iron Fist: The Living Weapon. It is horrible.
The Current Iron Fist series is a throw back. Good stuff if you like kung fu action comics. I actually like it better than Immmortal personally.
Trade will be out in september if you don't wanna buy digital
https://www.amazon.com/Iron-Fist-Vol-Trial-Masters/dp/130290776X/ref=sr_1_7?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1501334801&sr=1-7&keywords=Iron+Fist
It is still ongoing as well btw
Regarding Superman, don't worry about him, I hated him when I started reading comics (started with Batman) because to me it also seemed too OP for his stories to make sense, maybe I stayed too much with my vision of him instead of giving him a shot. He did grow on me, and is now one of my favourite characters. The stories that really helped for me to love him are Superman American Alien, All Star Superman and Superman Peace on Earth among many others. Don't worry if you still dislike him, it won't diminish your fondness of the rest of the vast DCU nor will it spoil you stories, just don't go into every story with a "ugh I hate him" and give him a few tries. Being such an important figure in the DCU you will cross paths with him several times, like him or not, better to make the most of it and not be too stubborn.
Regarding Watchmen, Watchmen is a story that deconstructs a lot of superhero tropes and cliches, so the best way to take the most of it would be to have read a lot of comics and really understand what this story is trying to break. So yes, you could read it now and like it, or you could read it in a few months worth of comics and really love it. At least I know that I love it a little bit more on every re-read, having read lots of comics in the interim.
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And now the important stuff, where to start:
Yes, both New 52 and Rebirth are two completely perfect starting points, one being 5 years older than the other. Rebirth serves as a continuation of the N52, but starting on it right away won't diminish anything, it's a perfectly valid starting point and I recommend you to start there. The reason being that you have much less to catch up (no more than a year and a half). So what I would recommend is:
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As for where to read stuff, that's completely up to you. If you have a cool Local Comicbook Shop (LCS) near you, you should go and check it out, they have really cool people that can guide you in a much humane way than an internet stranger. If you don't, don't worry, I read most of my stuff online, so check out Comixology with all of their weekly sales! And the third option is to order everything online and get it delivered, some good sites are Amazon, InStockTrades and Bookdepository. Check out all of your options!
If you are in the US go to your local library and check out Hoopla a really great way for you to read a lot of stuff for free!
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TLDR
You want to start with the New 52?
Here is a list of the first half of the New 52 (couldn't find a complete one)
You want to start with Rebirth?
Here is a list of them all. Check out the "Road to Rebirth" tab, which has optional, stuff for you to read
What would I do?
Pick Rebirth, after finishing, read the New52 stuff while continuing with Rebirth
Geoff's entire run on GL is killer. I recommend reading the entire run and not bits of it as others have mentioned. I've read the entire run a couple of times and I couldn't imagine skipping anything or reading anything out of order.
/r/lanterncorps/ has a good reading order. It can get spendy, but it's totally worth it. I would start with Rebirth and work your way down the list. If you wanted to save some cash you could skip Blackest Night GLC, BN Tales of the Corps, and Black Lantern Corps 1 and 2. When you get to Brightest Day, they're talking about the GL Brightest Day trade. Once you're done with that list you start with the New 52 lantern books. Geoff's run goes up to #20, but there are a couple of events that go through the other lantern titles.
If you don't mind waiting for a while, the entire run is going to be collected in A couple of Omnibuses. Amazon has a release date for Omnibus volume 1 on Feb 3rd of next year and can be found HERE
You'd absolutely love Mogworld.
You should read the book "mogworld"
Captain America: The Winter Soldier is an awesome starting point. I would recommend Brubakers whole run.
Hope this helps!
For Avengers I'd recommend Avengers Disassembled and New Avengers and you can just keep going with New Avengers if you want.
For Black Panther - Christopher Priest's work.
For Captain America/Winter Soldier - Ed Brubaker's work.
For Daredevil I'd recommend starting with Bendis' work.
For the Hulk - Planet Hulk.
Jessica Jones - Alias
Thor - start here and read everything that comes out afterwards with the name Aaron on it
1997 1-33, by joe kelly are my favorite by far.
theres an omnibus of it too : http://www.amazon.ca/Deadpool-Joe-Kelly-Omnibus/dp/0785185593
I would recommend starting with the annihilation story arc.
printed version: http://www.amazon.com/Annihilation-Omnibus-Marvel-Comics/dp/0785188894/ref=sr_1_2?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1407095502&sr=1-2&keywords=annihilation&dpPl=1
available much cheaper digitally here: https://www.comixology.com/Annihilation/comics-series/814
It doesn't tell the origin of the Guardians exactly, but it is a great intro to marvel cosmic, Starlord features prominently and it leads into the next big event, Annihilation: conquest, which explains the basic formation of the team. That leads into the ongoing series, which is also great.
I would definitely not recommend starting with war of the kings as an earlier poster recommended because it is way lat (like a few years) into the comic series and would be confusing as well as spoil a lot of big events.
Looking at your post history it seems like you don't read comic books so it makes sense you haven't heard of her. To the general public she is very obscure having only appeared in one cartoon and some mobile games. But expect that to change in the upcoming "phases" of the MCU, she's a very likely addition down the road.
She's actually been very popular since she debuted in 2014. Her book has been very strong, and Kamala herself is very likeable. Her book will consistently be among the most pulled on weeks where it's out here, and she's been pushed as the lead for two different team books. She's the most popular new character to debut in a long time.
You can find out more on why people actually want her merch here.
[Copperhead] (http://www.amazon.com/Copperhead-1-New-Sheriff-Town/dp/1632152215/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1421532230&sr=8-2&keywords=copperhead) is something you could try when it comes out.
[Pretty Deadly] (http://www.amazon.com/Pretty-Deadly-Volume-1-TP/dp/1607069628/ref=pd_sim_b_18?ie=UTF8&refRID=04SK1FJHXXS8DZEYRYFM)
[Ms. Marvel] ( http://www.amazon.com/Ms-Marvel-Volume-No-Normal/dp/078519021X/ref=pd_sim_b_10?ie=UTF8&refRID=1FQ7Q0RJT0824HKT4MM7) is really good.
[Hawkeye] (http://www.amazon.com/Hawkeye-Vol-Life-Weapon-Marvel/dp/0785165622/ref=pd_sim_b_9?ie=UTF8&refRID=1X63F4QDCFTX0K2JC2ZV) is amazing
[Captain Marvel] (http://www.amazon.com/Captain-Marvel-Vol-Pursuit-Flight/dp/0785165495/ref=pd_sim_b_29?ie=UTF8&refRID=0PNEGNTQQ714E2ZQCA09)
If she likes black widow in the movies, she might like this [Black Widow] (http://www.amazon.com/Black-Widow-Volume-Finely-Thread/dp/0785188193/ref=pd_sim_b_10?ie=UTF8&refRID=0JVF6555D8VXFWN07AXT)
Edit:
Could also try [Y: The last man] (http://www.amazon.com/The-Last-Man-Vol-Unmanned/dp/1563899809/ref=tmm_pap_title_0?ie=UTF8&qid=1421532733&sr=1-2)
Ms Marvel by G Willow Wilson and Adrian Alphona is EXACTLY what you're looking for. Trade paperback volume 1 is out now. I think the title is "No Normal". It's seriously the best thing Marvel has created in years. I just bought a copy for my 12-year-old sister.
If you haven't read Joe Kelly run (the original run of Deadpool) do so - it's widely regarded as the best Deadpool was ever written (up until good bad and the ugly, which was brilliant).
There's a torrent out there (Pirate bay) with all the comics from 97-2010 that covers it pretty well or if you have money to blow - http://www.amazon.com/Deadpool-Joe-Kelly-Omnibus/dp/0785185593
I read the torrent and try to buy up comics as much as I can, but they're old enough that they're hard to find in anything but a giant collection.
Daniel Way is horrible and totally butchered who Deadpool is. Everything went horrible with Daniel way's run. I recommend you get the omnibus /u/Corrinth suggested. I am talking about this one
Personally hated everything about the Daniel Way Deadpool books. Was then told to just make the leap and pick up the Kelly Omnibus. I did, and it was worth every cent. Excellent book if you are a fan of the character
This one;
http://www.amazon.com/Deadpool-Joe-Kelly-Omnibus/product-reviews/0785185593
If you don't mind, I'm just gonna paste my response to someone else who had this question earlier.
Okay so here's the deal. The movie was largely based on the Guardians team from around 2008, which had their own comic, Guardians of the Galaxy vol.2 (vol.1 are a different version of the Guardians) but personally, I would think it's kind of hard to just jump on and read there. There's other characters in the team apart from the movie ones, some people are good guys, some people are bad guys. If you're okay with not knowing who they are and just powering through, go for it. If you're not, you'd have to go back a bit to where you meet everyone as they're introduced. That involves following this chart. This chart follows several years of what's referred to as Marvel cosmic. It follows large space events which involve lots of interesting characters. Also, starting in Annihilation, it builds up the team roster. In annihilation, you meet Starlord, Drax, and Gamora, while in Annihilation:Conquest you meet Rocket and Groot. So while you get like, stories with various halves of the team, they don't fully mesh as a team until the comics. I (and others on this subreddit) would recommend reading the entire chart based on how fantastic the stories are. You get to read about the 2008 Nova, one of the most bad ass characters, and you get to read about some other things, like what Ronan does when he isn't the bad guy in a movie. I've read the entire chart multiple times over now, and it's still just as good.
Anyways for methods of reading this library of comics. Unless your friend is really rich and dedicated, spending 500 dollars for the full run is a bit out of hand. What he could do, is get Marvel Unlimited which is basically netflix for Comics. You could just have him subscribe for a month with is around 10 dollars and have him read the entire thing, as well as pretty much anything else he wants. If you do want to buy physical, best place to start is the so far only omnibus for the story, the annihilation one. Obviously I would recommend Unlimited.
So with that big explanation, I hope you end up reading the entire thing! It's my favorite, which is why I wrote a paragraph, and I think it's got a fantastic story. Hope you're not too daunted!
Oh yeah, to be fair, there is a Guardians of the Galaxy vol.3, referred to as Guardians 2013, or the Bendis Guardians. It's at its current 17th issue, and admittedly an easy place to jump on since they retread the characters origins. Some people like it, some people hate it, the run is pretty polarizing. What happens is people read the chart I recommend, fall in love with that iteration of the characters, and can't stomach these new personalities which they now have. Personally I've read both, and while the new one isn't a steaming pile of shit, it's not even close to being personal top 10. That's my own opinion, but it's up to you to decide! Enjoy.
And if you want to see how these Guardians got together in the first place, you have to check out Annihilation. This is one of the best stories in comics. Got over-shadowed by Civil War.
No worries, we were all noobs at one point. Annihilation was the start of the Marvel cosmic reboot. This is a reading map for it.
Annihilation is collected in this omnibus. Or you could get the trades or singles, but they're kinda pricey due to being out of print.
edit: changed to a better map
For Ms Marvel you start with The 2014 series and then move on to The 2015 series
If you're doing the trades you start from Volume 1: No Normal and count up from there. It doesn't renumber in 2015 like the single issues do.
All that info is right on Swamp Thing's wikipedia page
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Swamp_Thing_(comic_book)#Publication and just scroll up to the Moore section and it even mentions that he started it in 1984.
as well as if you search "swamp thing" on Amazon then the first book pops right up and they include what issues are right in the description of the book.
I don't know if these are the official dates, but the first TPB's for all current Star Wars comics are already available for preorder on Amazon.
The limited Princess Leia series (5 issues, I think) seems to be available September 15 as a TPB.
Star Wars Volume 1 also has September 15 as a release date for the TPB.
Darth Vader's first TPB looks to be available October 20.
The upcoming Kanan: The Last Padawan series seems to be available November 3 as a TPB.
Also, I've just noticed that if you click on one of these comics, under "customers who bought this item also bought" there are a bunch of Journey to The Force Awakens books available for preorder, I thought "Aftermath" was the only one.
> Also what is the best way to go about getting a whole collection starting from the very first book in the series.
You have two basic options:
-1. Wait for the Trade Paperback.
A trade paperback is a collection of a series of single comic issues. They are printed in Volumes, which usually include between 4-7 issues of the series in order (ie; Volume 1 may include issues 1-5, Volume 2 issues 6-10, etc etc). Depending on the publisher, they will come out anywhere from a few weeks after the last issue included in the trade, to a year and a half later.
So, to use the Darth Vader comic as an example, HERE is Darth Vader Volume 1, which is issues 1-6 of the monthly release bound together. I think Volume 2 comes out soon, or might be out already as well. Since Volume 1 was Issues 1-6, I'm guessing Volume 2 is probably issues 7-12.
-2. buy "runs" of singles from Ebay, Midtowncomics, or your local shop.
You can generally find most runs of comics online either on ebay, on midtowncomics.com, or if the series is a bit older you might be able to find it at your local shop in the used bins. It looks like the Darth Vader comics are still going for around $3-$5 per issue, so the first 6 would cost you somewhere in the $18-$30 range if you went that route.
Finally, it's usually easier to find the last few issues of a comic at your local shop than it is to find issues from 4-12 months ago. In fact, I'd say, generally speaking, 4-12 months back is often the most difficult stuff to find IME at local shops. So, if you want to "catch up" on a series by starting at #1 (which, btw, often isn't at all necessary, just buy the new issue and start reading), you can sometimes get the trades that are out, and then supplement those with the issues that aren't in trade format yet. That way you've read the whole series and can then add it to your pull list.
> I was looking into getting the new Darth Vader comic, but i noticed its on its 15 book already and i cant seem to find the first one. What i did find though was a Darth vader 1 Annual.I was wondering what is the differnence?
Annuals come out once a year (annually), and depending on the series could be part of the current story arc in the month it came out, but more often are "one off" stories about the same character that aren't directly dependent on the main series story.
All of these comics exist in the new Disney canon
Star Wars (Takes place between episodes 4 and 5)
Darth Vader (Takes place alongside the Star Wars comic)
Star Wars: Shattered Empire (Shows a glimpse of the post-episode 6 world)
Star Wars: Kanan (Between episodes 3 and 4)
Star Wars: Princess Leia (Immediately after episode 4)
Star Wars: Lando (Sometime pre-episode 5)
Darth Vader Vol 1 (Collecting issues: Darth Vader 1-6)
Darth Vader Vol 2 (Collecting issues: Darth Vader 7-12)
If you're interested in Vader and the Sith:
Star Wars: Darth Vader Volume 1
Star Wars: Darth Vader Volume 2: Shadows and Secrets
Not strictly Darth Vader-related, but also worth reading:
Star Wars Volume 1: Skywalker Strikes
Star Wars Volume 2: Showdown on the Smuggler's Moon
Star Wars: Shattered Empire
This may be what you're looking for, but just a warning it's in the point of view of one of the Joker's henchmen.
There’s a few collected editions. Amazon link for Volume 1.
Yeah its all collected in paperback and hardcover.
Saga of the Swamp Thing Book 1 is where it starts and goes til Book 4
http://www.amazon.com/Saga-Swamp-Thing-Book-1/dp/1401220835/ref=pd_sim_b_4?ie=UTF8&refRID=057KBH2JHHXWC2CE03Y3
Gotcha. I'm assuming Preacher too? Oh! Saga of the Swamp Thing (I saw the New 52 but not this one). Absolutely a must read if there ever was one.
It would be the start of a new run and a jumping in point. But the main reason it has #1 printed on it is because #1's sell more than #24 or whatever.
The best way to jump on board would be to buy this and see if she likes it
http://www.amazon.com/Ms-Marvel-Volume-No-Normal/dp/078519021X
And see if she likes it. It has the complete story of her origin.
Either begin by reading through Alan Moore's run of Swamp Thing (http://www.amazon.com/Saga-Swamp-Thing-Book-1/dp/1401220835/ref=sr_1_3?ie=UTF8&qid=1453185873&sr=8-3&keywords=swamp+thing+1) where the character is introduced or start with Hellblazer vol 1 (http://www.amazon.com/John-Constantine-Hellblazer-Vol-Original/dp/1401230067/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1453185919&sr=8-1&keywords=hellblazer)
Alan Moore (the writer of Watchmen, V for Vandetta, and From Hell) did one of the greatest runs on any character in his Swamp Thing saga.
Right here. Then just go on to book two and so on. Alan Moore did something unreal on his run.