(Part 3) Best science fiction graphic novels according to redditors
We found 4,821 Reddit comments discussing the best science fiction graphic novels. We ranked the 921 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 comics are NOT like the movies. We don't have a script for the MCU Infinity War so we have no idea which comics it will borrow from. If past MCU movies are any indication, it will borrow from many different series spanning decades.
That said, there is a very popular 90's event(s) called Infinity Gauntlet that was followed up by the Infinity War:
[optional] Infinity Gauntlet/War Prelude:
Infinity Gauntlet/War (1990-1992):
Modern Thanos-related comic recommendations:
I'd go for Cable and Deadpool, or Joe Kelly's run from '97. I think either of those would be a fine start!
IDW has two excellent ongoing series: Transformers: Robots in Disguise, and Transformers: More Than Meets the Eye, both of which are at issue #28 this month. You can start with the issue #1s of these series (which I'd recommend), or just jump on to issue #28, which each offer a new-ish status quo. The setup for the beginning of each series is this: the war between the Autobots and Decepticons is over, Megatron is dead, Cybertron has been reinvigorated, and Optimus Prime has relinquished leadership of the Autobots to Bumblebee and Rodimus Prime (Hot Rod). Now, the Cybertronians must go about rebuilding their society. More Than Meets the Eye features the adventures of an ensemble cast including Rodimus, Ultra Magnus, Ratchet, Cyclonus, and numerous other lesser known Transformers characters as they attempt to find the legendary Knights of Cybertron. Robots in Disguise is something of a political drama that follows Bumblebee, Ironhide, Prowl, and Starscream, as the Autobots and Decepticons now struggle for leadership of the now-democratic Cybertron eith each other and the neutral Cybertronians who didn't participate in the war.
Now, I'd have to say the better series is actually More Than Meets the Eye. I'd say, in fact, that it's of the best comics I've ever read. It's hilarious, emotionally affecting, and makes you actually care about Transformers you've probably never heard of--or didn't even exist before this series. Robots in Disguise is good as well, but isn't as consistently amazing as MTMTE.
This is the link to the first trade of MTMTE, and this is the first trade of RiD.
Grab some trades of Locke and Key, Black Science, Manhattan Projects, Y: The Last Man, Saga, Sex Criminals
Godzilla series usually are great. If you're more interested in good Godzilla comics I would recommend Godzilla: Half Century War. You have to be a bit careful when buying Godzilla stuff, since the quality can vary wildly (IDW for ya) but when it's good, man is it good.
Godzilla: Half Century War - Just buy it... thank me later.
It depends on what you want to read.
If you want to read the 80's Marvel comics, pick up the Classics trade paperbacks.
If you want to read the new IDW comics, I would advise you to start with the IDW Collection Phase Two. It collects the first few issues of the More Than Meets the Eye and Robots in Disguise (now just "Transformers") comics. These are the current ongoing books, and the ones everyone talks about today, so it's a good place to start if you want to catch up with the current storyline.
If you want to start at the beginning of the IDW comics, you can pick up the Phase One collection. It's good, but the story is a bit of a slow burn.
If you're a G1 cartoon fan, you could start right in the middle with All Hail Megatron. The art is mostly spot on for the cartoon, and it's easy to pick up for a new reader, but the story overall is a bit...meh.
There are other collections besides the ones I linked to if you don't want to splurge on a hardback. Those collections are just a good start if you're interested in the comics.
This is the comic you'll want to read for more about Poe's parents, Kes Dameron and Shara Bey. Poe was born right around the time of the Battle of Hoth.
You're going to want to read Sex Criminals by Matt Fraction and Chip Zdarsky and Rat Queens by Kurtis Wiebe and Roc Upchurch. They're both hilarious and filthy.
James Stokoe has been working on a bunch of other projects. I saw on twitter that he is finally going back to work on Orc Stain. Even if he goes back and works on it full time i'm not sure if he is a monthly guy. Anyways, more Orcstain is coming :)
If you specifically enjoy his art you can check out some of the stuff he's worked on..
Brandon Graham discusses all of this here
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.
We3 by Grant Morrison.
Sci-fi. High school appropriate. Raises substantial questions about free will and the treatment of animals. None of the main characters are white guys (they're not even human). Available for less than 30 bucks. Short enough to finish fairly quickly. Really damn good.
Start Here
Then go here
and then here
wait a few months and come back here
and then here
and finally here
$9.61 Green Arrow: Year One to serve as a survival guide.
$18.29 Batman Knightfall vol 2 for warmth. (656 pages)
$11.58 We:3 for easy, reliable tear production (if I'm strapped for water)
$13.33 Sandman v4 Season of Mists. for reading
$12 Flares
$33 multitool
$2.13 for half a Guy Gardner costume.
total: $99.89
I'm not a comic reader but I am interested in this. This might help anyone else reading through these comments who is also super confused.
There were 25 individual comics released. Right now there are two volumes of the 25 comics released, the one pictured is volume 2. There is also an "omnibus" coming out which is all the comics in one book. Hope that helps you because I was confused as shit.
The DnA Guardians Of The Galaxy is largely the MAIN source for the movie. Links below.
A lot of the NOVA force are in that film so I'll attach a NOVA link as well.
Also some Thanos relationship so I'll add Infinity Gauntlet (MUST READ FOR FUTURE REASONS) and The Thanos Imperitive as it has the Guardians and Thanos together.
http://www.amazon.com/Guardians-Galaxy-Abnett-Lanning-Collection/dp/0785190643/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1408631049&sr=8-2&keywords=guardians+of+the+galaxy
http://www.amazon.com/The-Thanos-Imperative-Dan-Abnett/dp/0785149023/ref=pd_sim_b_5?ie=UTF8&refRID=12MK3DT412ME2GWX5EB0
http://www.amazon.com/Infinity-Gauntlet-Jim-Starlin/dp/0785156593/ref=pd_sim_b_8?ie=UTF8&refRID=12MK3DT412ME2GWX5EB0
http://www.amazon.com/Nova-Vol-1-Annihilation-Conquest/dp/0785126317/ref=tmm_pap_title_0?ie=UTF8&qid=undefined&sr=8-4
There exist comics which are a continuation of the series.
http://www.amazon.com/dp/160010939X/ref=cm_sw_su_dp
Season 3 was completed a while back, and 4 is currently being released. It's a wonderful show, and I certainly hope it does make a return with Netflix.
Maybe check out some of Humanoids offerings - everything they carry is quality, just need to find something you think your dad would be interested in.
It also depends on what variation of sci-fi.
Others:
Saga
Akira
Nausicaa
Or basically anything on this list.
I'd like to second this. The 4 trade paperbacks are available here: Vol 1, Vol 2, Vol 3, and Vol 4.
They're also available on Comixology: https://transformers.comixology.com/#/series/7279/Transformers:%20More%20Than%20Meets%20the%20Eye%20Ongoing
The series is only 20 issues in, so it won't take much to catch up, and it's well worth it.
X-Men!
Go to you library and see if they have these (if they don't, get the ISBN numbers from their Amazon page and give those to your librarian. They can get the books on inter-library loan).
The list covers stories from 2001 onward (in order) ;)
Any of the first six bullet points would be good starting points, and then after that Extraordinary X-Men would be the starting point nearest to the current comics.
Or, if you don't want a bunch of back issues check out current issues of X-Men Gold and X-Men Blue!
Sounds like Monstress to me.
Edit: The preview on Amazon has the first few pages, which include the auction and the woman entering.
Godzilla: The Half-Century War would make a kick-ass movie. Highly recommended reading if you haven't checked it out yet.
I liked the thrawn trilogy. Zahn does a good job of putting some of the sci-fi genres people like into star wars. There is a hacker character and militarism and of course you get to see tiny tidbits of the clone wars and everything that people were dying to learn about at the time (the books came out before the prequel movies).
I sort of enjoy star wars that isn't the epic star wars. That is, a lot of the west end games short stories and other stuff that came out that let people explore the universe but without the galaxy ending ramifications most star wars stuff was about. You can find these stories in the Star Wars Journals. I think some of these ended up in the Tales books. Tales of the Bounty is probably the collection everyone likes the best.
Another book I liked was the novelization of the Dark Forces 2: Jedi Knight video game. It's a trilogy of books that came out with the game. I wouldn't say they are the best and maybe I only like them because of nolstalgia for the game but who knows, maybe you will like them.
I also really liked the Boba Fett trilogy, The Bounty Hunter Wars. I'm not really a huge Boba Fett fan like some people but these books were fun because they get away from whatever mischief luke and company are up to this week. You get to see parts of the galaxy you don't see elsewhere.
Also, the X-Wing books by Michael A. Stackpole were very good. I never read the books by Aaron Allston, although I met him at a convention once.
I didn't like the New Jedi Order series. It felt too. . .prepared I guess. I don't know how else to describe it. It was fun when I was reading it as a teenager but I sort of lost interest at some point and I think it's because NJO spends so much time giving you everything and not letting you use your imagination. That was always the best part about Star Wars for me. Imagining who I would be or what I would do and all that.
Translation errors can be pretty funny sometimes. I chuckled at "corpse"
So, there are a few Green Lantern books out now, but it sounds like you want "Green Lantern." Also, season=volume.
What you want to do is buy Green Lantern Vol. 1: Sinestro, Green Lantern Vol. 2: The Revenge of Black Hand , and Green Lantern Vol. 3: The End
That covers almost all of the currently released Green Lantern comics.
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I'm reading through the current comics and you at one point said you want all five volumes, which you don't.
Based on true events, as I'm pretty sure lions can't talk, but you may enjoy anyways: Pride of Baghdad. Also try DMZ; said link has a look inside to see if it is to your taste.
Read this:
Your friend has fantastic taste, but I don't see:
Frankly, any of those would fit in fucking perfectly with that collection, and your friend would pretty much think you were a complete badass. Basically, just browse through those and pick the one that you think sounds the coolest, they're all great and are all very much within your friend's wheelhouse. Your friend's sensibilities are all laid out pretty bare there, she likes a little bit "dark" and a touch of "grit," but with a very clear tendency towards the "cerebral," the "meta contextual," and the "indie/intellectual." So, that's what I stuck to with this list. These are all sort of obvious, but obvious in a "cool" sort of way... the way the movie "the omen" is obvious to a horror fan, or the film "Brazil" is to a sci fi freak, but probably not to a general audience. You dig?
You're welcome :D
X-Force
X-Cutioner's Song
X-Force: Child's Play
X-Force: Phalanx Covenant
Cable Classic
Age of Apocalypse
Cable and X-Force Classic
Cable and X-Force: Onslaught Rising
Onslaught
Deadpool and Cable
Messiah Complex
Cable: Last Hope
X-Force/Cable: Messiah War
Cable: Stranded
Cable: Homecoming
Second Coming
Cable and X-Force: Wanted
Cable and X-Force: Dead or Alive
Cable and X-Force: This Won't End Well
Cable and X-Force: Vendetta
X-Force: Dirty/Tricks
X-Force: Hide/Fear
X-Force: Ends/Means
Uncanny Avengers
The first thing that came to mind (that wasn't Transmetro) is Graham's King City. It's not without narrative flaws, and it's a highly different interpretation of urban sci-fi. But it's gritty and oozing with creativity.
I'd say Dark Empire. http://www.amazon.com/Star-Wars-Empire-Trilogy-Horse/dp/1595826122/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1381873710&sr=8-1&keywords=dark+empire
Not sure if your friend has read any of the expanded universe books, but the Thrawn Trilogy is a must for any hardcore Star Wars fan. I know you asked for comics, but I enjoy it so much I had to mention it. You may be able to save some cash buying the books separate, but I'll post a link to the hardcover: http://www.amazon.com/Star-Wars-The-Thrawn-Trilogy/dp/1595824170/ref=sr_1_6?ie=UTF8&qid=1381873710&sr=8-6&keywords=dark+empire
King City is definitely one of the most interesting books that I have ever experienced. I highly recommend it.
King City by Brandon Graham, kinda sorta fits with what you want. It's pretty sci-fi heavy, and it's martial arts mythology is pretty weird (all has to do with cats) but if you wind up liking /u/aisforadrian suggestion of Infinite Kung Fu, this is something you might want to check out next.
I've never read Shoalin Cowboy, but it might be up your alley as well.
I've posted this before, but I'd recommend:
Infinite Kung-Fu is a really cool and gorgeous kung-fu comic.
King City is hilarious and fantastic.
The Nao of Brown is great, but a lot more serious the other two.
Same with Asterios Polyp, more serious but it's a beautiful book and a really good read.
American Born Chinese is a great book about appreciating your identity.
Sexcastle is over-the-top, ridiculous 80's action movie fun.
Jericho Season 3 https://www.amazon.com/dp/160010939X/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_i_igNRDbZEEJ9WB
Jericho is about what happens after the US gets bombed in strategic locations, and one towns will to survive.
Damn I bet the NSA is going to love this contest :). Change Jar
Thanks for the contest!
Well it looks like you've come to the right place! Allow me to copy/paste from some of my other comments and add some additional titles. I pray you forgive me, as I'm not currently in proximity to the majority of my collection.
Star Wars: In the Shadow of Yavin: Although it takes place in the immediate aftermath of A New Hope, volume one contains several Vader-centric stories. Credit to /u/dorkofnight. Amazon.
This thread contains some other suggestions, several of which I have not read and, therefore, can't recommend.
EDIT: Formatting. Adding suggestions made to me by others.
We3 an amazing and amazingly fucked up comic.
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)
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
Hal Jordan
Emerald Dawn
Emerald Dawn II
Emerald Twilight
As Parallax
Zero Hour
The Final Night
As The Spectre
Green Lantern: Power of Ion
Green Lantern: Brother's Keeper
Rebirth
Green Lantern: Rebirth
Green Lantern: No Fear
Revenge of the Green Lanterns
Wanted: Hal Jordan
Green Lantern: The Sinestro Corps War
Green Lantern: Rage of the Red Lanterns
Green Lantern: Agent Orange
Blackest Night
Green Lantern: Blackest Night
Brightest Day
Green Lantern: Brightest Day
War of the Green Lanterns
War of the Green Lanterns: Aftermath
This is what I've got for Hal Jordan so far.. up until the new 52.
http://ifanboy.com/articles/the-flash-where-do-i-start/
http://www.amazon.com/Green-Lantern-Blackest-Geoff-Johns/dp/1401229522/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1368495495&sr=1-1&keywords=green+lantern+comics
Aquaman new 52 vol 1.
Morrison's JLA run.
It's really more than one arc to get the whole story. It starts with Batman & Son, then The Black Glove, then Batman RIP and Final Crisis. The aftermath is The Return of Bruce Wayne and The first volumes of Batman & Robin and now Batman Inc..
Blackest Night and Green Lantern: Blackest Night.
Read the issues in (I think) this order:
GL 43, BN 0, BN 1, GL 44, BN 2, GL 45, BN 3, GL 46, BN 4, GL 47, GL 48, BN 5, GL 49, BN 6, GL 50, GL 51, BN 7, GL 52, BN 8
You might want to double-check on the reading order though, mine might not be quite right.
EDIT: Oh, and you could also get Blackest Night: Tales of the Corps, it's not necessary though. It takes place right before Blackest Night and is basically just an anthology of origin stories for various new characters from the various Lantern Corps that Johns introduced in his run. But it does feature the introduction of the Indigo Tribe, the seventh Lantern Corps.
I'd have to say Deadpool. Sure he's gaining popularity, but he's still un-appreciated. He was essential in stopping the Secret Invasion for crying out loud!
If I were to win, this bit of comic goodness would be nice to have.
Joe Kelly's Deadpool
Cable & Deadpool
Suicide Kings
Duggan & Posehn's Deadpool
Deadpool Killogy
Not really. As a "spaceship", yes, but TIE Defenders aren't very aerodynamic.
In the lore TIEs would be at a massive disadvantage in atmospheric combat. They would rely heavily on their gravity repulsers just to generate lift; if they were lured into a turn fight they would have a terrible turning radius and risk tumbling from the sky, unlike the I-185.
They'd be good boom-and-zoomers, maybe, until they get going fast enough for the panels to be ripped off.
Recommended reading: Star Wars: X-Wing series by Michael A. Stackpole. Seems out of place on the War Thunder sub, but on the other hand this series has a lot of dogfights (albeit mostly in space). Excellent storyline, too.
Highly recommended as an entry into the Star Wars book universe; it's not as stupid or ultra-nerdy as it sounds.
r/idwtransformers would be able to go into things in more detail and would be the more on-topic location for this.
Basically, though, there are three 'eras' of IDW. If you're looking to start from the very beginning, that's what the IDW TF collections are for. They collect all the stuff in order. Furman's IDW run of Spotlight issues and miniseries, All Hail Megatron and the ongoing that span out of that, and then the More Than Meets The Eye era of IDW (this is all the post-war stuff, the adventures of the Lost Light, Starscream as a political figure, Windblade, Autobot Megatron, and so on).
I call them three eras because Furman's stuff feels different than AHM onwards (which is designed as a jumping on point), and this in turn feels different from MTMTE and Robots In Disguise, which are also designed as jumping on points for the third 'era' (these two ran at the same time).
If you want all the things, pick up the collections starting at volume one of Phase One. (amazon link to make it easy to tell which book I mean)
All Hail Megatron starts with volume 5 of the 'Phase One' collections (amazon link). Aside from being a soft reboot, the main variation is that Furman's line focused more on the 'in disguise' content and presented Earth as just one front among many, with an overplot involving the 'Dead Universe'. All Hail Megatron has the Decepticons conquer Earth and kind of brings things back to an Earth-centric focus.
If what you're looking for is the post-war stuff, the content most people talk about when they say IDW, that's helpfully noted in the collections as Phase Two. Pick up volume one of that (amazon link) and start from there.
It's worth noting that the read order with these collections can be a little jumpy, especially in Phase Two where the intended chronological read order means it has to juggle two largely unconnected ongoings and also the various miniseries. It's still perfectly readable and everything and is far from a major issue, you'll just go from the adventures of these guys to those guys to these other guys and back again a lot.
Phase one is older stuff, phase 2 saw the launch of 2 series, more than meets the eye and robots in disguise. both take place with the war over. More than meets the eye follows rodimus and ship full of other bots across the universe in search of the knights of cybertron. Robots in disguise follows bumblebee trying to form a government on cybertron. The phase 2 collection collects both series in tandem. here’s a link to the first book. You can jump right in. No need for phase 1
start off with more than meets the eyes and robots in disguise you can get collected issues with both on amazon
I finally gave up on the book I'd been trying to read for the last few months. I realized it was sucking all the joy out of reading. Putting it down made my life better.
Since then, I've read a couple of graphics, Monstress and Sex Criminals. I enjoyed both, even though I find the art in Sex Criminals a bit offputting.
I also started Machinations. It's kinda like Terminator would be without the time travel. The protagonist is a clone with missing pieces of memory. It's clearly a first work, but it's exciting and I'm enjoying it.
I like to pick up trade paperbacks of comic book series sometimes. Descender has been a sci-fi one that I've really like, with a cool combination of art and story. And I recently finished the first volume of Monstress that was a fun twist on the usual magic and fantasy genre. My favorite band, Coheed and Cambria has a lead singer/song writer that writes a comic book series and then makes music to help tell his story. His series is called The Amory Wars.
Do you have any favorites that you'd recommend? I'm open to any genres.
What type of stories do you like to write for your comic books?
Introduction to Comics
How to Get Into Comic Books (13:40) | Patrick Willems
Consider your intent/commitment. Think about your favorite shows, movies, books, etc. Reading primarily for enjoyment or encyclopedic knowledge? Collecting? Have the time/resources to read 50 or 500 comics per character?
Don’t try to read everything at once. There’s too much. Forget about catching up, continuity, universes, etc. for now. Older comics can be an acquired taste for modern audiences, so they aren’t necessarily ideal starting points. Writers change often, characters get re-worked, and origins are re-told. Remember, there are many great characters, creators, publishers, etc. to explore.
Pick an interesting character/team and seek their most popular/acclaimed stories. Focus on self-contained, complete stories in one corner of the universe. There will be unexplained references/characters, just persevere or Wiki. Don’t let the tangled web of shared-universe comics overwhelm you. Think of it like solving a jigsaw puzzle one small piece at a time until you finally see the big picture.
Discover your preferences and let them guide you. Don’t get stuck preparing/over-analyzing, just start reading. Do you like/dislike old/new comics? Specific writers/genres? Cartoony/realistic art? Familiar/weird concepts? References/self-contained? All-ages/mature content? Follow these instincts. Didn’t understand a reference? Maybe read that next.
Acquire/Buy comics:
Marvel
DC
You can skip to the 2016 re-launch with DC Universe: Rebirth and then any Rebirth series #1.
Other
It all depends; if you like adventure, action, and dry british wit with characters from Hasbro's bottom list ala Guardians of the Galaxy, you'd be right at home with More than Meets the Eye/Lost Light. If you like the general action, drama, science, and scale from you'd come to expect from them and a dash of Marvel's Avengers, Robots in Disguise/The Transformers/Optimus Prime are for you. Plus Unicron ties into the latter MUCH better with More than Meets the Eye being it's own thing.
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This video also helps with finding out where to go.
For new stuff, read Transformers: More than Meets the Eye. Not just a really good transformers comic, but a really good comic : http://www.amazon.com/Transformers-More-Than-Meets-Eye/dp/1613772351/ref=sr_1_2?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1394096139&sr=1-2&keywords=more+than+meets+the+eye+idw . The companion series Robots in Disguise is pretty good too. The background is the war for cybertron has been just won by the Autobots.
For older stuff (mid-80s), the Transformers series by Marvel UK by Simon Furman was the backdrop to my childhood. Fantastic space-opera all-ages Transformers stuff. Look for Transformers Classics Uk from Volume 3 ('http://www.amazon.com/Transformers-Classics-UK-Volume-3/dp/1613772319/ref=pd_bxgy_b_text_y') or search Transformers Classic Simon Furman. NB: The Marvel US stuff, by Bob Budiansky, is really, really bad in my opinion.
Currently working my way through The Science of Evil, although I haven't been much in the mood for it.
I also just grabbed the first two volumes of East of West as a Christmas gift for my nephew, so I'm going to read through those right away to make sure they're age appropriate.
What do you usually enjoy reading?
If something happens in the space time continium and this semester is going to never end I will go literally bonkers.
We're dead broke these holiday, so we're not driving from Montana to Washington, where my family lives. This is good though because I love cooking with my wife, and when it's just us we do "Sides Giving" Followed by volunteering on Black Friday to cancel out the "Bad".
Well, I make twice baked sweet potatoes using, a chili pepper, garlic, turkey bacon, honey, and cheese! Pretty simple. That's the holiday related thing I make, but last year for sides giving I made crab rangoons, which simply uses wonton wraps, cream cheese, green onions, fake crab, and Worcestershire sauce. My other favorite recipe is my wife's Egg Nog cupcakes, which I will find the recipe to.
Another member mentioned this to me and I am super intriqued.
What are you and /u/WMichaelis going to do tonight, Brain?
Hell yeah, Both of those are REALLY good. Chew is a bit more comedic, but the story isn't exactly happy go lucky. TW&TD has a much more serious tone and the art is really captivating.
If you want a fun read mixed with violence, jokes, and detective work, Chew is where it's at. If you want a serious, enthralling story with lineage's and abilities and impressive imagery, TW&TD has it all.
And thank you, the beer was delicious.
edit- I saw someone else suggested Sex Criminals and I'm ashamed I didn't suggest it because it's one of my favorites. If you want a funny, sexually relative story, sex criminals has it. I've never laughed whilst reading a graphic novel until I read this.
Alright OP, here's what I've got for you:
Good luck reading OP! Feel free to ask any questions.
East of West by Jonathon Hickman, is god damn amazing. http://www.amazon.ca/East-West-1-Promise-TP/dp/1607067706/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1381076398&sr=8-1&keywords=east+of+west
Scalped by Jason Aaron Is real good.
http://www.amazon.ca/Scalped-Vol-1-Indian-Country/dp/1401213170/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1381076426&sr=8-1&keywords=scalped
Theres Some punisher comics by jason Aaron also http://www.amazon.ca/PunisherMax-Kingpin-Punisher-Quality-Paperback/dp/B00C7EOVJS/ref=sr_1_4?ie=UTF8&qid=1381076462&sr=8-4&keywords=jason+Aaron+punisher
That would be awesome. AND WHY NOT.
If you're at all serious about that (or even if you're not), read the stellar comic series East Of West, written by the always-amazing Jonathan Hickman.
EDIT: Also, the Oni Press book The Sixth Gun.
We3 by Morrison and Quitely. Can't recommend it enough, especially if you're prone to feeling things about animals.
preordered mine, ten bucks.
Haha, Kyle Katarn was one of my first introductions into the Star Wars EU too.
I noticed your interest in the Legacy comics (which are awesome and don't require much knoweldge of the EU), if you're more into comics than the novels, the Thrawn Trilogy was adapted into a pretty nice comic series. It's a cool introduction to the post Return of the Jedi era.
Agreed, I love Jericho. I own the season 3 graphic novel too.
here you go
i just got into comics and i liked new 52 green
lantern but i just dont want to end up buying 20 tp of green lantern
what about this http://www.amazon.com/Green-Lantern-Blackest-Geoff-Johns/dp/1401229522/ref=tmm_pap_title_0 and http://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/1401226930/ref=redir_mdp_mobile?ref_=cm_lmf_tit_31 what i would be missing from it
In the New 52: Wonder Woman, The Flash, Batman and Robin, Batwoman, Dial H, Swamp Thing, Animal Man and Demon Knights.
I highly recommend you catch up on Grant Morrison's Batman run that started back in 2005.
Batman, Inc continues in the New52 with a new #1. It just started, so the collection won't be out for a while.
It's in Final Crisis, when Barry Allen was brought back it was revealed he had been outrunning Death since Crisis On Infinite Earths back in the 80's.
http://www.amazon.com/Final-Crisis-Grant-Morrison/dp/140122282X/
No because it collects Blackest Night and Green Lantern blackest night which as you can see is far cheaper to buy them individually and even get more issues in the GL Blackest Night than is included in the Absolute. If it included the Gl Corps Blackest Night and Black Lantern books it would be worth it, but you could probably buy used paperback versions of all of them for less than the absolute.
Absolutely!
Here I was bored at work:
Rebirth
No Fear
Revenge of the Green Lanterns
Wanted: Hal Jordan
The Sinestro Corps War
Secret Origin (This one can really be read anywhere before Rage of the
Red Lanterns)
Rage of the Red Lanterns
Agent Orange
Blackest Night (Reading order here)
GL: Blackest Night
Brightest Day (Reading order here)
GL: Brightest Day
War of the Green Lanterns
Sinestro
Revenge of the Black Hand
Rise of the Third Army
Wrath of the First Lantern
If you're interested in reading that run of Guardians affordably, you can get the two volumes of TPBs, or you can get the standalone omnibus. The difference between the Guardians omnibus and the WoK omnis is the former only contains the Guardians material.
It's most rewarding to read it in the context of the other DnA storylines happening concurrently, though, so I recommend also picking up the War of Kings, Realm of Kings, and Thanos Imperative TPBs, too, because they're excellent. Also, I think DnA's Nova may currently be being re-released in TPB.
Whatever you do, though, avoid Bendis' Guardians run like SuperAIDS. It's rrrreeeaaally bad.
Hm. ok. I'm going to assume it's the new canon ones, like Darth Vader, Skywalker Strikes, Shattered Empire are just some of them. Leia's book is really good.
https://www.amazon.com/Star-Wars-Salvador-Larroca-Omnibus/dp/1302908219
What is the OMNIBUS Book that is out already? Is it canon too? This one I mean. https://www.amazon.com/Star-Wars-Salvador-Larroca-Omnibus/dp/1302908219/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1540072833&sr=8-1&keywords=vader+omnibus
we have very similar tastes. check some of these out... the first 2 would be great ones to ask for, since they are a little pricier.
Criminal- Deluxe Edition
Essex County
Hellboy - Vol. 1
DMZ - Vol. 1
It's just supply and demand from third party sellers. The hardcovers go out of print when the trades come out, which you can get from Amazon for $13.
I'm not sure if these will interest you, but the comics that got me into... comics are these:
I'll add more if I think of them. Also, if you're interested in digital comics, check out Comixology. They usually have some pretty neat sale going on.
The Complete Collections.
http://www.amazon.com/Transformers-IDW-Collection-Simon-Furman/dp/1600106676/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1419370797&sr=8-1&keywords=transformers+idw
Or here
http://www.amazon.com/Transformers-IDW-Collection-Phase-Volume/dp/1631400401/ref=pd_sim_b_8?ie=UTF8&refRID=1RZ86J3726T4SD8DVF5M
Are you looking for any types of comics in particular? Because a lot of people think comics are all superhero comics (and to be fair, a lot of them are), but there's a lot of indie comics that are completely unrelated to the DC/Marvel superhero universes.
That being said, here are a couple of my personal favorites that I think fit really well for high schoolers who may or may not be familiar with comics:
I'll second Gotham By Gaslight (mentioned by someone else), and I also would love to recommend Superman: Red Ron to you because it's a great comic even though I'm not sure it fits your criteria; the basic plot of the three-issue miniseries is "What if Superman landed in the Soviet Union instead of Kansas and became the USSR's main hero instead of Superman?" and is a really great character exploration of Clark and what it means to be Superman.
You might also find that, if you give them the option of superhero comics, your students will want to gravitate towards the comics starring teen heroes (like Teen Titans, Young Justice, Young Avengers, The Runaways, etc). I'm happy to provide some recommendations on that front as well for smaller, more contained, and accessible stories (Robin/Batgirl: Year One and Teen Titans: Year One would be good starts).
Also sidenote: Listen: everyone recommends Watchmen, but tbh it is the most emotionally exhausting, unnecessarily grim and gritty comic I’ve ever read in my life (and I read a lot of comics). It's well-written and is an excellent example of literary storytelling in the comic/graphic novel format, but it's just...not worth it. It really isn’t worth your time unless you and your students genuinely enjoy the ‘super dark deconstruction’ kind of story.
I might specifically recommend IDW Phase 2 Volume 1 for best value, or simply More than Meets the Eye Volume 1 if you want somewhat less of a commitment.
I started with Phase 2 and it's just a good spot; everything is established, characters are familiar but out there doing interesting and different things; definitely worth a read.
I might go back to phase 1 some day, but I still haven't caught up to the present releases.
Amazon of course! I'm sure you can get it elsewhere, too but I got it here.
I'm with you on this. I hope you and the rest of the SpaceGodzilla fan club have read the SpaceGodzilla part in Godzilla: Half Century War. Easily the best Godzilla comic book/graphic novel, and the SpaceGodzilla part is the best part of it.
Reading this from my inbox I thought you wanted to get into Europe. Awkward.
In chronological order (and I'd very much recommend reading them in this order, it can be rather confusing trying to understand events and relationships you've never heard of). Please note these are all Post Endor; there are also many good books prior to the events covered in these, and there are certainly excellent books that have slipped my notice. I'd suggest going to your local library and searching there if you want even more.
I apologize if that was too comprehensive.
Looking again at the spine of Messiah War it appears that you did see Deadpool after all. He's just not in the title.
Lemme see here.... Here is where I typically recommend people start. It's pre-civil war post house of M (if that means anything to you, if it doesn't I can explain those things). So I find it to be a good starting point.
http://www.amazon.com/Rogue-Squadron-Star-Wars-X-Wing/dp/0553568019/ref=pd_sim_b_3
They still have cheap ones on Amazon. New ones too.
The X-wing series are good too!
http://www.amazon.com/Rogue-Squadron-Star-Wars-X-Wing/dp/0553568019
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Recommendations:
X-Wing Series by Michael Stackpole
Outbound Flight by Timothy Zahn
Ancillary Justice by Anne Leckie
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What I enjoyed as a teenager, and among the easier reads are Ender's Game, Animal Farm, and Ringworld. Less 'literature' are Rogue Warrior, X-Wing: Rogue Squadron, and Ice Station. Actually, I've never read a book by Matt Reilly (Ice Station) that I didn't finish in one day - they're hard to put down.
I personally started with the "Cable and Deadpool" trade paperbacks. and for Superman I started with All Star Superman. really just kinda find a superhero or comic you think looks good and look around for good star arcs.
Good writers make good stories, and they swap between companies every 2-3 years. And Deadpool doesn't need much a recap, just about any Deadpool book is a good place to read Deadpool, check out a local library and ask the librarian about inter-library loans. Get Cable & Deadpool.
I agree. Rather than potentially buying the wrong comic, I would rather it be linked directly. Amazon works. I mean, is this what's suggested for "Cable & Deadpool" or is it something else? Also, I'm a fan of origin stories. Just because the community likes a story doesn't necessarily mean it's a good intro story.
Edit: Take a page from /r/batman's sidebar; they're doing it right.
Honestly, if you've never read any comics before, I'd recommend you start with one of Marvel's Ultimates series, or DC's New 52. A lot of fans pan them, but they're a great launching point. I liked just a couple suggestions, feel free to look around and find something that piques your interest. Pick a character that you know a bit about and like, and follow their line.
If you really like Deadpool, a good start is the Cable and Deadpool series. It really forms a lot of modern Deadpool's... Deadpoolness, and the two characters play off each other wonderfully.
Continuing from my last post ...
Whereas the Marvel Universe annual storylines were often separate concepts / events that ultimately set the stage, led into each other, much of the X-Men stories from 2005 onward revolved around one big concept: the "Decimation" of the Mutant species as a result of Marvel's "House of M" crossover, and how the X-Men worked to save those that remained. This was a plotline that took many twists and turns until 2012 Avengers vs. X-Men, which ultimately resolved it.
X-MEN STORYLINES & CROSSOVERS (IN ORDER)
And that's pretty much it. Hope it helps!
House of M was one of those Marvel universe crossovers that touched every title of Marvel so just about every title had its own tie in. IIRC this is the core story. Messiah Complex, Messiah War, and Second Coming chronicles the story of Hope (the main focus of AvX) origin and why she is so important to the X-Men.
Prerequisite: understanding of the Phoenix Force and some of Jean Grey's history.
I would imagine some places inflate the prices of these books because of this Xover but I think you should still be able to find all of these trades for under $10 if you look. Especially at conventions.
We3 which is a single graphic novel about cybernetically altered animals and Transmetropolitan which many others have mentioned.
But there is a trade out now.
Glad you like it! Ever read East of West? Another great Image comic, very unique art, maybe a little confusing with flash-backs and stuff, but still really good. I think I like it just a tad better than Lazarus.
It's like a future-western about three of the Four Horsemen trying to bring about the Apocalypse. The main character is Death who has a reason for not wanting to destroy everything. Gotta read to find out what though.
This one, this one, this one and this one.
Then use what is left to get as many issues of this as you can.
> Asian culture
Huh, well then a book you should look into is East of West from our good friends over at Image Comics. It's incredibly weird, but it does have some really cool sci-fi and western elements and there is some interesting stuff related to Chinese culture.
Fuuuuuuuuuug I should've got you one.
Season "3"
Season "4"
I wasn't sure if you had watched & liked the series so I didn't want to push it.
the "x-wing" series is pretty good (LOTS of books), and doesnt require any reading to understand, just the movies, and maybe you should know what a tie fighter/interceptor/bomber is, but for that theres wookiepedia. it goes on through most of the starwars post endor timeline, so you might wanna look up which book plays when, but the first 4 in the series should form a complete set.
http://www.amazon.com/X-Wing-Squardon-Kryptos-Squadron-Command-ebook/dp/B008C87QZY/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1416765287&sr=1-1&keywords=x-wing
the "thrawn trilogy" is good imo, and i think it plays at least after the first three/four "x-wing" books.
http://www.amazon.com/Star-Wars-Trilogy-Mike-Baron/dp/1595824170/ref=sr_1_2?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1416765422&sr=1-2&keywords=thrawn+trilogy
my favorite (if youve read the others) is the "hand of thrawn" dualogy.
http://www.amazon.com/Star-Wars-Thrawn-Dualogy-Specter/dp/B003TMTPTS/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1416765447&sr=1-1&keywords=thrawn+dualogy
but its a matter of taste.
if youre interested, ill look through my old collection, and see if i find anything worth reading besides those.
edit:
amazon links.
One of the best stories to be set after the events of the original trilogy involve Grand Admiral Thrawn.
They come in novels or in comics (the version I prefer).
Just because the emperor is dead doesn't mean the empire falls apart. Now generals are taking control of individual systems as the rebels continue to fight. Thrawn is a master lactation, adept even at fighting lost sith lords... and Luke has to face off against the Emperor's personal task-master.
Thanks Man!
http://www.amazon.com/Star-Wars-The-Thrawn-Trilogy/dp/1595824170
> The Thrawn Trilogy
These?
https://www.amazon.com/Star-Wars-Trilogy-Mike-Baron/dp/1595824170
Why are they so expensive???
They did! The series was continued as a [comic] (http://www.amazon.com/Jericho-Season-TP-Dan-Shotz/dp/160010939X).
King City by Brandon Graham from Image Comics. It’s black and white, but don’t let that put you off cuz it’s like 400+ pages for about $20 ($12.98 on Amazon atm) and it’s a good read
I'm going to go with Tomb Raider because as cool as Far Cry 3 looks (and it does look cool) nothing beats revamped Lara Croft. It's got a really good story and the sequel looks like it's gonna be great. Plus I love Uncharted and this has helped get me through the period waiting for Uncharted 4.
Hey, newbie! /u/Nephrastar, let's talk video games!
Let's go with this.
EDIT: 'MURICA!
Working my way through Brandon Graham’s King City
I don’t know what to think of it. Graham is stupid talented and every page is just wild to look at, but I’m not overly invested. More appreciation than enjoyment.
O'Malley recommended Sharknife and King City a while ago. I Picked them both up and loved King City. I had some issues with the first Sharknife but the second one was much better.
Here they are on Amazon
Sharknife Vol 1: http://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/1934964646
Sharknife Vol 2: http://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/1932664270/ref=aw_1st_sims_1?pi=SL500_SY115
King City trade paperback: http://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/160706510X/ref=aw_1st_sims_2?pi=SY115
https://www.amazon.com.au/Transformers-Idw-Collection-Phase-Two/dp/1631400401/ref=sr_1_2?keywords=Transformers+IDW+Collection+Phase+Two+1&qid=1571967457&s=books&sr=1-2 - Seems like it's out?
https://www.amazon.com/Monstress-1-Awakening-Marjorie-Liu/dp/1632157098
The author is actually Marjorie Liu, with the artist being Sana Takeda.
Here's the Amazon entry, if that helps: https://www.amazon.com/Monstress-1-Awakening-Marjorie-Liu/dp/1632157098/
Anyone who thinks Transformers can't be good stories on their own should read The Last Stand of the Wreckers or More Than Meets the Eye.
http://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/1613771266/ref=pd_aw_sbs_1?pi=SL500_SY115&simLd=1
http://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/1613772351/ref=pd_aw_sims_1?pi=SL500_SY115&simLd=1
Or watch Beast Wars (starting with the season one finale) on Netflix.
I don't have a strong sense of what you've read, outside of "a lot". Aaand I see that my first "lesser known" book I thought of has 8600+ ratings on Goodreads. Hmm. Well, I'll start there anyway, I'm a mad lad.
Bridge of Birds by Barry Hughart. So heckin' good, and even though bad stuff happens it's got a lighter tone than a lot of the stuff I read.
The Tiger's Daughter by K Arsenault Rivera. Full disclosure, I'm not 100% of the way through this one yet so technically idk if it sticks the landing. But so far it's a neato epistolary novel about demon-fighting lesbians.
I can't imagine you've somehow avoided knowing about it, but the Craft Sequence by Max Gladstone is so dang good.
I'm linking directly to Amazon this time, because DANGIT I WANT PEOPLE TO BUY THIS ONE - Monstress by Marjorie Liu and Sana Takeda. If you read comics/graphic novels this one isn't really lesser known either, but seems like most of the sub doesn't? Literally the ebook version is $3.99, SOMEBODY LISTEN TO ME WHEN I TELL THEM TO BUY THIS ALREADY.
Ahem. Sorry. Anyway. City of Stairs by Robert Jackson Bennett does get some love on this sub, but it should get more. I'm temporarily on a pause for this trilogy because the second book kinda lowkey broke my heart in places (but was still really, really good) and just the blurb for the third book suggests it might turn that up to eleven, but I really need to get back to it.
You know, I'm just not going to pretend that I'm coming up with lesser-known books anymore. Hyperion by Dan Simmons is amazing. The Canterbury Tales but as far-future Sci-Fantasy works so much better than it sounds like it would. And if it sounds like it would work well to you, be advised that it still works so much better than it sounds like it would.
I will close out with a book I will recommend because it is a book that I always recommend; Child of Fire by Harry Connolly is some of my favorite urban fantasy. I'm not really sure how to describe it. Grimweird is a term I just made up that seems like it kinda fits? I dunno man, words are hard. But I do especially want to recommend this one because the author is trying to bring the series back and I really want it to work, because I loved these books.
*Edited to fix links
I would go for Green Lantern starting at Rebirth, which eventually leads into Blackest Night/Brightest Day. When you get there, you will want just the regular Blackest Night trade and if you want to go further into the story then you can go with Green Lantern: Blackest Night. Green Lantern is much easier to get into as a new reader than books like Deadpool. Hope you enjoy!
The Book Depository Ltd
I haven't bought from them before but they have a good rating and over 200k sales. On the selling page for one of the books Green Lantern Volume 2 it says delivery is 3-4 days. I've been waiting for 8.
I've never ordered from anyone other than Amazon before on their own website, do you think i should see if it comes tomorrow and maybe complain if it doesn't?
)Ah; okay Volumes. Not to be confused with Trade Volumes; Series Volumes are (usually not collected entirely) the series in years. So for example Volume 4 Went from 2005-2011. And in 2011- Present is Volume 5; which is also considered, New 52 Green Lantern.
If they mean they want to start here, I'm assuming that means they've read previous entries, as this starts in the middle of something. This series currently has 24 issues, a 0 issue, and an Annual Issue. There are multiple ways of getting them to your friend. Volumes 1 and 2 of this series is actually out now on Paperback, and both contain issues 1-12. And I believe Volume 3 is in HC now.
As pointed out by another user; you can also hunt down the individual issues; but they may cost more, especially issue 1. You can also go digital; if that's an option. Green Lantern also crosses over with 3 other GL related books, GL: New Guardians, GL Corps and Red Lanterns. GL: New Guardians and GL Corps are both EXCELLENT books, while Red Lanterns starts off slow, but REALLY picks up; currently a fan favorite. Although its not nessesary to read all of them to continue reading Green Lantern it certainly helps.
What I imagine they were working on.
Edit: Source – this great, great comic.
There is!
Also yeah, MU is a great idea, especially considering you can find the rest of the SW comics there.
I definitely like Kylo more than Rey. I'm super HAPPY with the entire cast including Rey. But my heart has always been with the bad guys. I knew I was going to love Kylo the most the moment I saw him. In fact the moment I saw him I looked at my boyfriend and said "You're costuming that." like he didn't have an option, I'm making him a Kylo and he's going to be mine and that's that!
But I LOVE the point you brought up that this movie really makes you sympathize with the bad guys and I loved that. You feel for Finn who is freaked out by the power and cruelty of the first order and you actually feel for Kylo who is struggling between light and dark. Watching the promos and getting hyped, I never imagined I would feel for Kylo. I assumed I'd sit there and think he was amazing but I didn't think I'd connect with him, it was actually kind of nice! I'm circle jerking, I know, I can't help it.
Here's a list of shit you need to pick up:
The visual dictionary
The Art of Star Wars the Force Awakens
And you mentioned having a book with layouts of the death star and such so you may like Incredible Cross Sections.
And from what EVERYONE I know has been telling me, The Force Awakens novelization is a must read if you want juicy little details that weren't made crystal clear in the movie!
Also, if you are not reading the comics. STOP. RIGHT. NOW. AND. READ. THEM!!
In order of priority:
Darth Vader
Star Wars
Princess Leia
Shattered Empire
And read Kanan if you're a Rebels fan. I HAVE the comic I just haven't read that one yet!
But no seriously that Darth Vader comic. The stuff that happens. UGH. NERDGASM. After reading them and re-watching the movies in preparation for TFA I fell in love with the originals all over again. It was like that fresh awesome new love I had for them the first time! So good!
Did you know Amazon will donate a portion of every purchase if you shop by going to smile.amazon.com instead? Over $50,000,000 has been raised for charity - all you need to do is change the URL!
Here are your smile-ified links:
Alias (Jessica Jones)
Avengers
The Ultimates 1-2 (Avengers)
New Avengers
Avengers
New Avengers
Black Panther
Captain America
Captain Marvel
Daredevil
Daredevil
Daredevil
Deadpool
Doctor Strange: The Oath
Fantastic Four / FF
Guardians of the Galaxy
Hawkeye
Immortal Iron Fist
Inhumans
Iron Man: Extremis
Invincible Iron Man
Marvels
Moon Knight
Ms. Marvel
Planet Hulk
Punisher Max
Thor
Ultimate Spider-man
Vision
New X-Men
Astonishing X-Men
Uncanny X-Force
Avengers Disassembled
Secret War
House of M
Annihilation
Civil War
World War Hulk
Annihilation: Conquest
Messiah Complex
Secret Invasion
War
Kings
Messiah War
Dark Avengers
Utopia
Siege
Realm of Kings
Second Coming
Fear Itself
Schism
Avengers vs. X-Men
Infinity
Secret Wars
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Also The Thanos Imperative is cool
It's available for purchase.
https://www.amazon.com/Star-Wars-Journey-Awakens-Shattered/dp/0785197818/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1497628126&sr=8-1&keywords=shattered+empire
If you enjoyed Rogue One, I'd highly recommend Guardians of the Whills. It's a Baze & Chirrut book shortly before the events of Rogue One.
Edit - Guardians isn't a comic. It's a very short book.
I would say that if you have read the Blackest Night trade and are happy with how the story is,(ie. you want to start reading from that point, there is a lot of story before that, but the wiki is your friend if you dont want to break the bank) then it is easy enough to get into the new 52.
Assuming for a minute you want the green lantern corps stories as well. You are looking at:
That leads you all the way up to the new 52 ( and tbh you could get away with just blackest night, brightest day and war) where you have to first volume of the 4 new series all out so far:
So overall, starting at blackest night, you are looking at about $150 or so, and thats not including 2nd hand, sales if you can find em, etc.
I would say you would be paying about the same, or a little more towards 200 dollars to collect the stories from the start of Johns' run (rebirth) up to blackest night. If youre not looking to spend a lot of money, what I would recommend is just read blackest night and then dive straight into the new 52. It will take some googling, but sometimes you just need to jump into a story and get your hands dirty so that you can enjoy it going forward. Sometimes its just too much effort, time and moveywise, to amass the entire story run.
Hope that helps!
Are these the comics?
That is the only media I have yet to embark on is the comics. I have a Finn comic on my reading list, but I have never read comic books as a kid so reading as an adult is tough. Although, I do like knowing the entire universe, so maybe I can buy them, read them and then give them to my nephews. LOL.
And yeah I have seen that arguement quite a bit. I actually got an analogy maybe 3 days ago that said, "I shouldn't have to buy the DLC, to understand the main video game". At that point I realised I was entering an arguement that was going to end with name calling and trolling.
Star Wars: Darth Vader by Kieron Gillen & Salvador Larroca Omnibus https://www.amazon.com/dp/1302908219/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_lQufzbH3F68Y9
Here's the Amazon link! I've just been looking at that for most if not all of the information. It was fist announced in Marvel's solicitations a month or two ago.
Not sure if it's the dystopia that you're looking for, but DMZ is quite good.
I highly recommend reading a few comic books. Believe me, it smooths the transition over to novels. If you're not into the whole superhero thing, there are definitely some other good books out there. I recommend these: http://www.amazon.ca/books/dp/1401210627
Preacher and Y: The Last Man are awesome series'. Also check out Chew, and DMZ.
Yeah, this will be second run through. My first paid attention to the narrative, so I'll be reading it to pay more attention to the themes this time.
I believe I have this version.
http://www.amazon.com/Final-Crisis-Grant-Morrison/dp/140122282X
Mine has the same cover and says it includes Final Crisis 1-7, Superman Beyond 1-2, Submit 1, and the sketchbook.
I've read his Batman run before and loved it but it's too big that I don't feel like re-reading especially since I'm tackling John's Green Lantern for lead in to Blackest Night.
Is there any Final Crisis fallout?
Judging by the general perception that Final Crisis is "incomprehensible", I'd say it probably made it better for you.
It's fairly short, and it's a comic (graphic novel), but We3 by Grant Morrison is amazing.
jesus dude, it took fewer than three seconds to open a tab, type
x-wing stackpolein the omni bar, hit enter, and click on the link that leads here.