Awesome. Yeah, I love super-duper epicness. Kingdom Come was awesome. Another forum said that run was great. I definitely want to pick it up.

Does that run start with this one? Is this the whole thing?

http://www.amazon.com/The-Spectre-61-Volume-3/dp/B004QW8R1M/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1375914239&sr=8-2&keywords=spectre+ostrander

Thanks.

Good luck tomorrow /u/throwawayso30! Here's hoping for a speedy recovery!

Given today is still technically Towel Day is some places, I recommend Douglas Adams The Restaurant at the End of the Universe. It's my favorite of the Hitchhiker's series. Laughter is definitely helpful in recovery :)

I'll have to think hard about another recommend, choosing just one book is really tough!

Red Son is fantastic, but if you are not too familiar with Superman then you may not appreciate it as much. All Star is great too as a standalone, alternate story.

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But it all depends on what kind of stories you like. If you like origin stories, then get Byrne's Man of Steel, Waid's Birthright, Johns's Secret Origins and Loeb's For All Seasons.

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If you are familiar with Superman in general, then you may want to get into the alternate versions like Red Son, Earth One, Secret Identity, Last Son of Earth (an interesting twist on Last Son of Krypton), The Nail, Superman - Batman Generations (I think there were 2 or 3 series of this), Kingdom Come.

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If you want stories contained in continuity then Time And Time Again, Superman: Exile, Death of Superman, Reign of the Supermen, Return of Superman. These are all great reads

• Sandman - I don't have the words to do it justice.
  
• John Byrne's OMAC - A good time traveling story. Feels like you're reading a 80s/90s action movie, [sic].
  
• DC Kingdom Come - I'm not a huge fan of Superman but in series I ended up liking him, (and finding Batman to be that much more a badass). It even perked my interest in Shazam, (still haven't picked up anything but I'm thinking about it).
  
• Grant Morrison's run of Doom Patrol
  
• Top 10 - A weird science hero multiverse cop type drama.
  
• Buzzkill - A short limited series. This one took me completely by surprise. I highly recommend to check this one out.
  
• A God Somewhere - Really, really dark story.
  

Does he have a force fx lightsaber? I don't care how old you are, Star Wars kids never grow out of wanting a lightsaber. If your budget is that high, you can get one with a detachable blade easy.

If he's into comics, maybe you could consider getting him an Absolute edition of one of his favorite comics. If he likes Watchmen, for example, there is the out of print (but still in your price range) Absolute Watchmen.

Barnes and Noble is currently having a sale on the criterion collection, so if you know he really likes some of the movies in that catalog, you can get him the best DVD or Blu versions of said movies.

If he's into alien, you could get him the Alien Vault or some such movie-related book.

On the computer side, maybe you can upgrade his input devices with something fucking badass, like a dasKeyboard or a R.A.T. 9 mouse (but beware, some people really hate the latter).

This may or may not appeal to him, but personally I think a DNA Portrait would be awesome.

Edit: also beware, the daskeyboard is loud, and not everyone is in love with mechanical keyboards.

> Like, the Neil Gaiman opus comic?

Yes!

> Does that include the one shots, like "Dream Hunters"? Or the Sandman/Sandman Mystery Theater crossover?

Yes. Even specialty bound editions; bonus points if it is Season of Mists for the theosophical, theological, and philosophical paradigms pertinent to the Craft, especially the price of Obligations and Oathes.

> Where do the Death oneshots "Time of Your Life" and "High Cost Of Living" fit into this paradigm?

Again, YES!

> I have so many questions.

See above.

That is it, and is a great way to read a great run by Paul Dini.

He also created this, but its a bit pricey too -

http://www.amazon.com/Zatanna-Everyday-Magic-Paul-Dini/dp/B00138HIE4

I've had the pleasure of reading it and it was an incredibly good story. Had that 'Animated Series' caliber of writing via Dini.

Only ones I have that really go into it deep is that mini-series just called "Krypton." It was pretty great.
https://www.amazon.com/World-Krypton-1987-Complete-Miniseries/dp/B0084BBSYY

Edit: Looks like its actually called "World of Krypton." How was I supposed to know when right on the front cover of all 4 books it says "KRYPTON" in big bold letters!

/u/pizzaboy192, the gift card is for $7.19, and it should be used for purchasing The Restaurant at the End of the Universe when you finish with The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, which I just got for you.

Cheers, my friend, and thanks for all the fish.

I've wondered about Fantastic Four? We know Fox has the film rights in perpetuity as long as they release at least one new film every 8 years. If they don't make a film the rights revert back to Disney. But do Fox have the option to sell the rights to another studio while they maintain them? Like could Fox sell the rights to Warner Bros., and now WB can make a Fantastic Four film, and have them appear in films with their other characters. There was a Superman/Fantastic Four crossover comic years ago, what if they made that into a movie?

I know, very unlikely, I'm just imagining...

Wow. I did not realize such a key character had such few trades published over the years.

Even in the earliest compilation trades he is absent, like this one and this one and this one.

And here I thought he was always popular, being a founding member of the Justice League, and being one of the Super Friends.

I thought so as well, but didn’t want to toot my own horn. Also, I was responsible for these masterpieces: Scooby Doo: Haunted Theater and Power Rangers Dino Thunder Play-A-Sound.

So, yeah, I’m kind of a big deal.

300 by Frank Miller

The Mystery Play by Grant Morrison

Harlan Ellison's Dream Corridor by Various

The Medusa Chain by Ernie Colón

Almuric by Roy Thomas & Tim Conrad

Joe the Barbarian by Grant Morrison (deluxe edition)

Modern DC Character Origins

• Aquaman | Time and Tide - David | The Trench - Johns
  
• Batgirl | Year One - Dixon, Beatty
  
• Batman | Year One - Miller | Zero Year - Snyder
  
• Deathstroke | The Judas Contract - Wolfman | Deathstroke, The Terminator: Full Cycle
  
• Flash (Barry Allen) | Rebirth - Johns | The Flash - Manapul, Buccellato
  
• Flash (Wally West) | Born to Run - Waid
  
• Green Arrow | Year One - Diggle
  
• Green Lantern | Secret Origin - Johns | DC: New Frontier - Cooke
  
• Hellblazer | Saga of the Swamp Thing #37-44 - Moore | Hellblazer #1-13 - Delano
  
• Joker | The Killing Joke - Moore | The Man Who Laughs - Brubaker | The Joker - Azzarello
  
• Nightwing | Year One
  
• Red Hood | Under the Red Hood
  
• Robin (Dick Grayson) | Year One - Dixon, Beatty
  
• Shazam | The Power of Shazam! - Ordway | The Monster Society of Evil - Smith | Justice League back-ups #0, 7-11, 14-16, 18-21 - Johns
  
• Superman | The Man of Steel - Byrne | Birthright - Waid
  
• Swamp Thing | Saga of the Swamp Thing - Moore
  
• Teen Titans | The New Teen Titans v1 - Wolfman | Teen Titans v1 - Johns | Year One - Wolfram
  
• Wonder Woman | The Legend of Wonder Woman - De Liz | The True Amazon - Thompson | Wonder Woman - Azzarello | The Lies/Year One (Rebirth) - Rucka
  
  Suggestions to improve this list are welcome.
  
  EDIT: Added Shazam! suggestion
  

Check out Parker: The Hunter - It's a great crime noire tale with very unforgiving anti-hero at it's core. It's a story about love, betrayal and retribution and is fantastic.

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Parker-Hunter-Darwyn-Cooke/dp/1600104932

Also you should check out Saga of The Swamp Thing if you enjoyed V for Vendetta, and Watchmen too. Both are by Alan Moore and while Watchmen has the more violent and anti-hero feel, they both get pretty dark and are written fantastically well.

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Saga-Swamp-Thing-Alan-Moore/dp/0930289226/ref=sr_1_2?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1344687793&sr=1-2
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Watchmen-Alan-Moore/dp/1852860243/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1344687811&sr=1-1

One more you might enjoy would be Arkham Asylum - Grant Morrison really goes to town on this one and it's some of his darkest work. I know it's not exactly the anti-hero you were looking for, but it might be the right up your street if you're into the darker books.

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Batman-Arkham-Anniversary-Grant-Morrison/dp/1845760220/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1344687884&sr=1-1

I think it was retconned in by Mark Wiad, in his Brave and the Bold, Flash and Green Lantern, and his JLA Year One.
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Flash-Green-Lantern-Brave-Bold/dp/1563897083/ref=sr_1_3?ie=UTF8&qid=1375729695&sr=8-3&keywords=mark+waid+brave+and+the+bold


http://www.amazon.co.uk/JLA-Year-One-Barry-Kitson/dp/1848566077/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1375729739&sr=8-1&keywords=jla+year+one

Adventures of Superman Annual #6 - "The Super Seven Part I: The Longest Night" - Long after Earth has been conquered by aliens, only seven superheroes remain.

http://www.amazon.com/Adventures-Superman-Annual-Longest-Comics/dp/B000TSBBLK

• Jack Kirby's Fourth World Saga
  
• The Great Darkness Saga
  
• Orion: The Gates of Apokolips
  
• Rock of Ages
  
• Final Crisis
  
  This is all fantastic stuff. Unfortunately a lot of it is out of print, and a little hard to find at a reasonable price.

I sincerely hope that you told him "A restaurant."

Ill link the lobo comic as well cause its pretty funny



https://www.amazon.com/SHOWCASE-BIBBO-LOBO-JULY-1995/dp/B001DB8S3Q

The 1985 DC Graphic Novel hunger Dogs featuring Darkseid and the New Gods has a 5 star rating. Might be a good read.

http://www.amazon.com/The-Hunger-Dogs-Graphic-Novel/dp/0930289013

The DC book is better!

https://www.amazon.com/Super-Heroes-super-healthy-cookbook/dp/1563891417

the restraunt at the end of the universe

OTMA

would like hardcopy dont care if its used

i got them all in one from amazon (in hardback though)

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Watchmen-Alan-Moore/dp/1852860243

Non-mobile

Are you thinking of Zatanna: Everyday Magic (2003)?

Kind of depends on what you want. /u/ThisManNeedsMe nailed it with the best incarnation of the character but the problem is that isn’t what the current incarnation is. The New 52 changed the character and what is in Injustice is closer to the Pre New 52 version. So if you want to pick up the books featuring Deathstroke’s ongoing exploits it will be with a different character but if you just want to read good Deathstroke stories, continuity be damned, then there are lot of good stories. Unforchunatly most of those stories are out of print because DC doesn’t want you reading anything that contradicts their current marketing for the characters. So you’ll have to find some way to read them despite that.

• Deathstroke The Terminator: Full Cycle
  
• Nightwing: Renaegade This one is cool considering the history the two characters have.
  
• The new Teen Titans: Terra Incognito & The New Teen Titans: The Judas Contract is the legendary story about Deathstroke and why he is such an important character.
  
• Identity Crisis isn’t about Deathstroke but he plays a decent role in it. It’s a damn good book and it has one of the coolest Deathstroke fights ever put to paper.