This is going to be a pretty big post. There are a lot of free and cheap systems that are pretty amazing. Full disclaimer, I make no claim to have run all of these systems, but I've at minimum read them and mined them for ideas. A number of them I have run however. Also, I should mention I'm a perpetual GM. I've never gotten to play these games. Disclaimer over, onto the list!

Free Titles

• Stars Without Number - This one is mentioned a lot whenever anyone asks for scifi. There's a good reason for that. While the system is a little complex, it has a great guide on how to run games. It also has amazing rules for running factions.
  
• Eclipse Phase - I'm going to be honest and admit that I didn't care much for eclipse phase. It has one of the most amazing settings I've seen but a rule set that is so dramatically more complicated than it needs to be. Love the setting, hate the rules. Has a real focus on the opportunities, problems and consequences trans-humanism brings about. Really epic setting.
  
• Fate: Core System - Fate is interesting. It's a setting agnostic system and actually plays rather well. It does require a GM that is on the ball or longer campaigns can and will stagnate. I do actually highly recommend the system, just go in understanding it's as much a system as it is a framework for building a system.
  
• Fate Accelerated - It's a more simple version of Fate Core. Some people find Fate Core too crunchy and Fate Accelerated does largely solve that.
  
• Basic Fantasy RPG - Essentially a streamlined version of D&D. Reasonable system, comes with all the usual tropes and there's lots of content for it.
  
• Dungeon World - This is my personal game of choice, though I used a rather heavily modified version. It's essentially a love letter to D&D using a far more simple, narrative based, system. It runs on the Apocalypse World engine. I can't recommend this enough, but it admittedly is not sci-fi. There are two SRD's for it online that include the entire content of the book (and it's legal). The one I recommend is here and the other can be found here.
  
  EDIT: Forgot a fairly important one.
  
  
• Maze Rats - Just realized I'd forgotten this one. Great free RPG. While I don't personally think it has enough depth mechanically for long campaigns, for one shots or dungeon delving it's amazing.
  
  

  Not Free, But Cheap!
  

  
  

• The Sprawl - Shadowrun without the elves and magic. Runs on the Apocalypse World engine (PbtA). Heavily focuses on individual missions.
  
• The Veil - This is more cyberpunk than sci-fi, but I'll be damned if it isn't amazing. Another PbtA game.
  
• Savage Worlds - This is another generic system that gets recommended a lot. Uses a standard deck of playing cards and exploding dice. Fun but very swingy which some people greatly dislike. There are a tone of supplements for it that add settings and such.
  
  • Savage Worlds Science Fiction Companion - Here's your science fiction setting and gameplay mechanics for Savage worlds.
    
• Apocalypse World - I keep mentioning Apocalypse World and PbtA. This is the game I'm talking about. It spawned hundreds of RPG's. I love the gameplay in this system. I would highly recommend it.
  
• Urban Shadows - Oh man, this is one of my favorites. Wizards and sorcery, a world where the things that go bump in the night are very real even if the average person is unaware. This might as well be Harry Potter written by Raymond Chandler. Think World of Darkness meets The Dresden Files. And again, PbtA.
  
• Monster of the Week - Ever seen shows like Supernatural or Buffy? Then you know what to expect out of this. Tooooons of fun. Monster mystery of the week. And yes, it's also PbtA.
  
• Mouseguard - Don't ignore this game. You play civilized mice in a sort of midevil setting. They have their own towns, forts and kingdoms. Heavily favors problem solving over direct combat. One of the best games I own. Don't overlook it.
  
• Torchbearer - Okay, this is one I've recently picked up and it's very different from the games I usually run. I tend to run very narrative focused games. This is effectively a roguelike. This game focuses on the grind, attrition and suffering that is dungeon crawling. That isn't to say that there is no role playing, there's lots to be had, but it's a very simulationist game. Despite not liking rules heavy games, I fell in love with it.
  
• Blades in the Dark - This one is pretty new and has only been out a couple of months. I backed the kickstarter for it and I sooooo don't regret it. You play a group of scoundrels, thieves and butchers who form a guild with the intent of taking over the seedy underbelly of a post apocalypse industrial city called Duskvol. There are heists, chases, occult mysteries and all sorts of things. Focuses on missions and downtime. So much fun to be had here.
  
• Dresden Files Accelerated - If you're a fan of the Dresden Files novels or TV show, you'll love this game. Very similar to Urban Shaodws in a lot of ways but of course uses the established cannon. It runs on a modified version of Fate Accelerated.
  
• Index Card RPG Core Set - This is sort of the new hotness in /r/rpg. It's a pretty awesome dungeon crawling experience with a great GM section. Honestly, it's not a system I'd run, but I stole a great deal of ideas from it. Seriously, this game has amazing ideas and even a great implementation. It's just not my cup of tea.
  
  Now that I've bored you with that huge list... Let me give you my personal favorites from it. You can't go wrong with any of them, but my personal favorites have got to be Dungeon World, Blades in the Dark, The Veil, Urban Shadows and Monster of the week. Admittedly, the only sci-fi book in that list is The Veil. It's really good.
  
  Now go find an RPG to play! Hopefully your eyes didn't glaze over reading that huge dump of RPG's.

Pick up the trilogy written by Gaider and published by Dark Horse and read them in this order: The Silent Grove, Those Who Speak, Until We Sleep. Alternatively, the Library Edition compiles the three comics into a nice hardcover already in the proper order and with interesting marginalia by Gaider himself explaining the thought process behind a lot of the decisions in the comics.

The comics miniseries Dragon Age written by Orson Scott Card and published by IDW you can pretty much skip. It's really badly written, it features no known characters, it connects to no plot at all that we currently follow through the games, it piles up Twilight level of terribad romance clichés and it's just... really not good mmkay.

As for personal opinions of the Gaider series... there are soft spoilers here, kay. I can dig where he takes Alistair as a character, although his Alistair is clearly a softie, because a hardened Alistair comes to that same place about ten years earlier during the Blight itself. So there's definitely some cognitive dissonance with my personal playthroughs there, but well. I enjoy seeing Alistair beyond DAO in any form, so I just deal with it. I like that Maric's story gets some closure, even if it's... let's just say, not anyone's ideal scenario, for the sake of avoiding major spoilers. I don't have to necessarily like how a character's fate turns out to acknowlege that this is what happened to them and it's what we have to deal with. I like the deeper insights into Varric's and Isabela's pasts and how it's shaped them, for better or worse, and find it very humanizing that there are some secrets we hold so close that even Hawke never managed to get it out of them.

I don't like that we have an adventure set entirely in Antiva, involving the Crows, and all Zevran gets is a teeny tiny namedrop and that's it. I don't like that we have an adventure entirely set in Tevinter, involving magisters and slaves, and Fenris doesn't even get a teeny tiny namedrop for his trouble. I don't like that in the only chance we'll ever have of seeing Alistair, Cailan and Maric interact, Cailan is reduced to a namedrop. What a wasted opportunity for a truly punch-in-the-nuts emotional scene, damn. These things are rather minor, but missing details like these make the universe of the comics seem disconnected, like they exist in a bubble of their own. I would have appreciated a little more effort to make it seem like the things and people that shape these characters' lives matter more.

But overall, I enjoy them. I love that we get to see Antiva and Tevinter first hand, even if only for a brief glimpse, it's much better than relying on third party narrative forever. Some scenes in the Fade made me cry, I won't even front it. Maevaris is the baddest bitch in the place, I would play a whole spinoff series based solely on her. I love Yavanna, and I love that, in true older sister form, she thinks Morrigan is just a whiny brat. I love the full circle of mutual respect that Alistair and Sten's sort of not-really-friendship comes to. I live and breathe for Varric lampshading His Royal Highness Alibooboo's special snowflake syndrome in his most perfectly timed deadpan. The comics are not without fault, but there is certainly a lot to like in there.

> same starting point completely different everything

Yeah pretty much. the comics are completely different. the only thing they have taken from the comics are a few character names. ( Maze, Amenadiel, Lucifer.) These Characters in the Comics look different and have drastically different personalities. The comics ARE NOT a police procedural. The Human show characters ( Chloe, Trixie, Dan, Linda Martin, Ella, Malcom etc.) Do not exist in the comics. The Devil doesn't have a therapist! Lucifer is also a lot more powerful in the comics. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lucifer_(DC_Comics)#Powers_and_abilities

Some people say you have to read Sandman first. I didn't and was able to understand what was happening. If you start with the Lucifer comic https://www.amazon.ca/Lucifer-Book-One-Mike-Carey/dp/1401240267/ref=sr_1_2ie=UTF8&qid=1483290863&sr=8-2&keywords=Lucifer I would recommend getting these books as it ensures you read the comics in the right order.

This is as comic spoiler free as possible but assumes you've watched season 1 of the show.


The comic starts off with an introduction and you are in darkness. Then we meet a human character. Then we end up at Lux. Amenadiel shows up. Like in the show but he wants something different. An agreement is made. And from here your off into a story that has absolutely nothing to do with the show. However like in the show Lucifer does not have his wings. This becomes a major plot point later and SPOILER ALERT they weren't stolen by a human.

What I've described here ( being purposely vague) is from The Morningstar Option. If you read Online start Here: http://www.readcomics.tv/the-sandman-presents-lucifer/chapter-1

Read all three issues and then go to: http://www.readcomics.tv/lucifer/chapter-1

STOP at issue 16 and go read Nirvana.
http://www.readcomics.tv/lucifer-nirvana/chapter-1

this is a oneshot that is important for Character development.

Then you can read from issue 17 on to the end.

There is also the new 2016 ongoing series. http://www.readcomics.tv/lucifer-2016/chapter-1

But make sure to finish the original run first.

I don't think someone's enjoyment of the Fox show can determine if they will like the comic. But since you like supernatural I think you will like the comics. Do you like Spn Lucifer and/or the heaven and hell stuff? Do you like it when Spn gets Philosophical. If yes than you should enjoy the comics. Kripke got inspiration for supernatural from Sandman and Hellblazer. Also if you like spn Lucifer as in Season 5 and Endverse You should like the comics.

I hope this helps. :)

One last side note. In the comics don't worry about the way Mazikeen speaks. It doesn't last long and due to certain events she starts speaking normal.

Please read and enjoy the comics. :)

Is a graphic novel all right? If so, this is what I'd really want. I'm just about to start my final semester of my undergraduate career, and I've decided to take a course in graphic novels for the fun of it. Technically, I only need four credit hours to graduate, but in order to keep my scholarships I have to take a full course load. I've been really focused on just getting my degree finished up these past few semesters. My undergraduate has been a sort of long and meandering process because of some issues with disability and illness, and I'm only really now slowing down and taking the time to do some things just because I want to do them. Like this graphic novel course, for example. I'm taking it for no other reason than because I think it'll be awesome, and that feels great! It's also a way for me to connect with my partner and share in some of her interests, because she's really big into graphic novels.


The last book I read was The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas Adams, which I would absolutely recommend. Adams was a brilliant writer, and it's an amazingly witty, entertaining read. I loved it. The next book I plan on reading is called This Is How You Die: Stories of the Inscrutable, Infallible, Inescapable Machine of Death, edited by Matthew Bennardo, David Malki, and Ryan North. I've heard awesome things about it, and about the first collection, so I'm really looking forward to it.


And for the raffle, so it goes. I love the nod to Vonnegut! He's my favorite author of all time. (I actually have two Vonnegut-inspired tattoos.) Thanks for hosting a contest!

If you want some things with simplicity of game-play for beginners but with enough depth to have a good time, I have a few suggestions:

Mouse Guard - you are defenders of a vast community of mice in a world bigger and scarier than you. The conflict system is able to be adapted to any circumstance, and the world offers lots of opportunity for fun and adventure without crazy number-crunching.

Here is Some D&D - you may want to pick up the clean version, as the "Fucking" version joke gets lame after two seconds. Mechanically it is a slick and fun system which emulates the fun of fantasy roleplaying without needing to buy $100+ of rule books.

Offworlders - great simple sci-fi system for running adventures in the galaxy!

If you want slightly longer books with more detail and resources, I suggest the Cortex Universal System or Fantasy Age.

Glad to see you getting into the hobby! It's always great seeing people eager to join in the fun!

I would pick up a copy of Sandman vol 3.

Not for the story, but for what's at the end. In the back, after the story, Neil Gaiman, (whom I'm sure you know), writes 10 or 15 pages of how HE writes a graphic novel.

He explains the process, how they write the script, how the panels get decided, how to figure out what dialog goes into what panel, etc.

Oh, I would also grab the specific one I linked. Since it's not party of the story, I can't promise that it exists in future re-printings. Much like how Forewords change from reprinting to reprinting, this was just a "thing" Gaiman did. So it may not exists in all printings, I dunno. But I know it's in that one.

He readily admits that the script he got persuaded to publish was his process, and there's lots of ways to do it. But you could do worse than to get inspiration from arguably the most decorated graphic novelist of all time. So to see his ACTUAL script, marked up in pen to his artist, and notes passed back and forth, can be a real peek behind the curtain to the process.

The script you get to see first hand is the one for A Midsummer's Night Dream, which is in that Volume. It won a World Fantasy Award for best short story when it came out.

And as a side note critique. Remember O'Brien is described in the book as "a large, burly man with a thick neck and a coarse, humorous, brutal face. In spite of his formidable appearance he had a certain charm of manner."

You could also watch the 1985 film with John Hurt (it won a nice handful of Awards and was pretty well done).
You can watch it for free: http://www.ebaumsworld.com/videos/1984-movie/81753727/

Because movies, at their core, condense books and complex concepts down to just over an hour or so, so watching it may give some ideas on how to present some of the scenes in the book. You can see what Director Michael Radford felt was important to get the message across and how he framed it.

Anything by Alan Moore. Promethea is a personal fave, but might not be the best place to start. Top Ten is also very good if cop drama overlaid with some super-hero stuff sounds appealing. Watchman is a cornerstone of the form, but you will definitely appreciate it more if/when you have a fair bit of 'capes & tights' superhero work under your belt.

Blankets is just stunning. I've bought it 3 times already and have the new hardcover edition on perorder.

Stardust is another great one by Neil Gaiman. It's also unique in that if you enjoy the story you can experience it in 3 different, but all very good, forms. The original comic, the prose novel, and the film all work quite well and give a nice window into what bits a pieces work better in each form.

Of course no comic list is complete without Maus and Understanding Comics.

I haven't read the books yet, but the comics are fairly enjoyable. Not mind-blowing amazing, but they certainly expand your knowledge and enjoyment of the Mass Effect universe as a whole.

Dark Horse recently released a Library Edition hardcover of the comics. It includes (no spoilers):

• Redemption - A 4-issue mini-series, taking place before ME2. It focuses on Liara, Cerberus, and "a mission of utmost urgency."
  
• Evolution - A 4-issue mini-series which takes place in 2157 during the First Contact War, and features the origins of The Illusive Man and Cerberus.
  
• Invasion - A 4-issue mini-series, takes place between ME2 and ME3. This series is about Aria and Cerberus' invasion of Omega.
  
• Homeworlds - A 4-issue mini-series focusing on individual team members from ME3 (in order, Vega, Tali, Garrus, Liara).
  
• Incursion - An 8-page mini-comic focusing on Aria, and taking place a week before the events that open ME2.
  
• Inquisition - An 8-page mini-comic taking place after ME2 about Captain Bailey's investigation into C-Sec corruption.
  
• Conviction - An 8-page mini-comic which takes place after ME2's 'The Arrival' DLC.
  
  The only released comics that aren't in this collection are Blasto: Eternity is Forever (a single-issue story about, who else, Blasto, the hanar spectre), He Who Laughs Best (a single-issue Joker "origin" story released for Free Comic Book Day this year), and the new Mass Effect: Foundations #01 (which just came out). Dark Horse is outstanding with their collections, so I imagine Blasto and He Who Laughs Best will be collected in Library Edition Volume 02, when Foundations finishes it's planned 13 issues.
  
  If you want to read the comics, I highly suggest getting that hardcover (from Amazon, your local comic shop, your local bookstore, or your library).

Something that may or may not help, but perhaps...A Dream of a Thousand Cats. And while you're at it, you might like the book: The Sandman Vol. 3: Dream Country...I own the entire collection, and it is amazing and a very worthy read. And no, I have no ties to Neil Gaiman other than being a fan of his writing. I'm the same way with Harlan Ellison, Joe R. Lansdale and James Morrow...just trying to spread the word on excellent writers that others may enjoy, given the opportunity.

I'm off to pet my calico cat Cali, and to wish a few more happy years onto her relatively young life. All the best to you and yours in a difficult time.

Flash:

• The Flash | Mark Waid
  
• The Flash | Grant Morrison & Mark Millar
  
• The Flash | Geoff Johns
  
• The Flash | Francis Manapul & Brian Buccellato
  
• The Flash: Rebirth | Joshua Williamson
  
  Recommended "best/good" DC & DC-imprint:
  
  
• 100 Bullets | Brian Azzarello
  
• American Vampire | Scott Snyder
  
• All-Star Superman | Grant Morrison
  
• Animal Man | Grant Morrison
  
• Batman: Year One | Frank Miller
  
• Batman: The Dark Knight Returns | Frank Miller
  
• Fables | Bill Willingham
  
• Daytripper | Gabriel Ba
  
• Gotham Central | Brubaker & Rucka
  
• Hellblazer (Constantine) | Delano, Ennis, et al.
  
• Kingdom Come | Mark Waid
  
• Omega Men | Tom King
  
• Planetary | Warren Ellis
  
• Scalped | Jason Aaron
  
• Saga of the Swamp Thing | Alan Moore
  
• Sleeper | Ed Brubaker
  
• Sweet Tooth | Jeff Lemire
  
• Transmetropolitan | Warren Ellis
  
• Y: The Last Man | Brian K Vaughan
  
  Recommended DC & DC-imprint Grant Morrison (not already recommended, in order of most-to-least coherent/understandable):
  
  
• WE3 | Grant Morrison
  
• Joe the Barbarian | Grant Morrison
  
• Batman | Grant Morrison
  
• Batman: Arkham Asylum | Grant Morrison
  
• Seven Soldiers of Victory | Grant Morrison
  
• Doom Patrol | Grant Morrison
  
• Flex Mentallo | Grant Morrison
  
• The Filth | Grant Morrison
  
• The Invisibles | Grant Morrison
  
  Modern DC events/crossovers:
  
  
• Crisis on Infinite Earths | Marv Wolfman
  
• Identity Crisis | Brad Meltzer
  
• Infinite Crisis | Geoff Johns
  
• 52 | Geoff Johns, et al.
  
• Final Crisis | Grant Morrison
  
• Blackest Night | Geoff Johns
  
• Flashpoint | Geoff Johns
  
• Forever Evil | Geoff Johns
  
• The Multiversity | Grant Morrison
  
• Darkseid War | Geoff Johns
  
• DC Universe: Rebirth | Geoff Johns
  
  Superman:
  
  
• The Man of Steel | John Byrne
  
• Whatever Happened to the Man of Tomorrow? / For the Man Who Has Everything | Alan Moore
  
• The Death and Return of Superman | Dan Jurgens, Roger Stern, et al.
  
• Kingdom Come | Mark Waid
  
• For All Seasons | Jeph Loeb
  
• What's so Funny About Truth, Justice & the American Way? | Joe Kelly
  
• Red Son | Mark Millar
  
• Birthright | Mark Waid
  
• Secret Identity | Kurt Busiek
  
• All-Star Superman | Grant Morrison
  
• Up, Up, and Away! | Kurt Busiek & Geoff Johns
  
• Kryptonite | Darwyn Cooke
  
• Superman and the Legion of Superheroes | Geoff Johns
  
• Brainiac | Geoff Johns
  
• Action Comics | Grant Morrison
  
• American Alien | Max Landis
  
• Superman: Rebirth | Peter Tomasi
  
  

IMO, what you really want is Constantine's original series, Hellblazer, which ran for 300 issues before ending and being replaced by the "Constantine" series.

Obviously 300 issues is pretty damn long, but all the different runs within it are pretty self contained so you can jump around following different writers without a problem if you fancy doing that.

If you want to start from the beginning, you want to look for the Jamie Delano stuff, which starts here. However, while I like that run a lot, I don't think it's aged particularly well and comes across as pretty hammy sometimes (Delano's a big fan of purple prose) so you might be better off starting with the second run, which was written by Garth Ennis (he starts at issue 41 if you're not looking at trades) and is, IMO, quite a lot better.

Other good Hellblazer writers (I don't have the volume numbers for these guys so I'm just giving you starting issues) include Warren Ellis (134), Mike Carey (175), and Peter Milligan (250).

Deluxe editions are essentially omnibuses split into smaller, really nicely produced books, containing around 300-400 pages each (which is my personal sweet-spot for volume length). Vertigo and Image both put these out. Some contain entire runs in one volume, like The Fade Out, some are multi volume, like The Invisibles. Most of them also contain script pages, character sketches, cover galleries, pitches, and a bunch of other 'special-features' in the back to make them feel a little more special.

Year editions are something Image started doing relatively recently, but I really dig them. They essentialy contain a year's worth of trades in a big hardcover. So far they only have one for East of West, but they look to be releasing more in the next few months. Ody-C is getting one soon, and a bunch of others are yet to be announced.

EDIT - Dark Horse's Library Editions are pretty much Image's Deluxe editions, except they're pretty huge (in terms of dimensions), and are, in my opinion, the best produced books on the market; everything about them, from the binding to the paper stock, feels absolutely luxurious. I've been collecting the Kabuki Library Editions as they've been released and each new one still stuns me a little when it turns up. They're insanely gorgeous.

I'm actually not sure what book /u/PachoWumbo is referring to, but I can help out with the comics. Each are stand alone volumes so reading them in chronological order is unnecessary. They're also a collection of stories, some actually recounting tales from another time, so it's hard to fit those in chronological order perfect. The best I can do is give you a description of each, put them in very loose chronological order, and let you decide.

• Serenity Vol 3 - The Shepherd's Tale: Covers Book's backstory and secret past, so this is technically "first". As I mentioned in my previous comment the book is controversial. A lot of people didn't like it, some did.
  
• Serenity Vol 2 - Better Days and Other Stories: Includes "Better Days", "The Other Half", "Downtime", and "Float Out". Basically like more episodes following the series. This is roughly next, but Float Out technically takes place after Serenity and it's about a few of Wash's friends recounting old tales of him in the wake of his death. So kind of before and after at the same time. This is also where we find out...something important about Zoe. (Edit: Apparently I don't know how to do spoiler tags...)
  
• Serenity Vol 1 - Those Left Behind Takes place sort of after the last one, still before the movie. Kind of like more episodes.
  
• Serenity Vol 4 - Leaves on the Wind - Takes place after the movie. A bit after the "Float Out" story in the Better Days trade.
  
  It's not perfect chronological order, but as I said, they can all be read independently of each other.

I've just finished Go ask Alice, it is pretty great :)

Geisha: A life by Mineko Iwasaki, is also one of my favorite book...

If you like comics and graphic novels, read The league of extraordinary gentlemen, Watchmen, The crow, Essex county a book about the rural lifestyle, hockey and family issues...

All of those are books I really loved and hope you will like if you read them :)

I used to think that comic books were silly. I thought they were only for boys who wanted to read about silly superheroes and look at pictures. Luckily, I had a good friend who insisted that I start reading "graphic novels". I started out with Neil Gaiman's Sandman series and I haven't really stopped since.

Some of my favorites are Alan Moore's Watchmen and The Lost Girls, Bill Willingham's Fables, Garth Ennis' Preacher, Warren Ellis' Transmetropolitan, and anything by Neil Gaiman.

Thanks for the super cool contest. If I win, I'd love to get this book because I'm slowly trying to acquire the entire series.

Lucifer, Hellblazer (Constantine), and American Gods (as well as other works) all operate under the larger Sandman universe created by Neil Gaiman. Start there for a good primer and to get a better idea of how the greater cosmos works in this. Sandman also sets up why Lucifer left Hell and why he's on Earth, though that doesn't happen until the Season of Mists arc of Sandman.

It's not as silly as superhero comics: all of the characters are based on older myths and the arcs have a specific purpose and the story has a specific end in mind.

Lucifer (the comic) follows the Sandman cosmos in scale and characterization, while American Gods is a smaller story with somewhat smaller characters, and Hellblazer wanders off a bit to establish a different pantheon, but it's still heavily influenced by the greater Sandman mythos. There are others that I haven't delved into in a while and can't remember as clearly, like Books of Magic and Anansi Boys.

Vertigo comics in general are a good source for these kinds of stories.

Keep in mind that Lucifer in the comics is a vastly different character. Don't get me wrong, I like the actor and the character they've created for the show, but he doesn't fit into the original mold at all. The story in the show is incredibly simplified and the scale and pacing are greatly diminished, to make for a serialized TV show. They tend to make Lucifer out to be a character from Supernatural, when the original story shows a completely different character. Be ready for that change.

Sandman (TPB Vol 1)

https://www.amazon.com/Sandman-Vol-Preludes-Nocturnes-New/dp/1401225756/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1518061103&sr=8-1&keywords=sandman+preludes+and+nocturnes



Lucifer (TPB Vol 1)

https://www.amazon.com/Lucifer-Book-One-Mike-Carey/dp/1401240267/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1518061143&sr=1-1&keywords=lucifer

D&D really boils down to roll a d20 and add or subtract a modifier, they should be able to understand it fairly easily. And just run a straight forward dungeon crawl adventure like Sunless Citadel from the Tales From the Yawning Portal book.

D&D also just put out young adventurers books. And a series of choose your own adventure books.

Hero Kids is also a good option and has tons of free pdf stuff available. And then there is also Mouse Guard which uses a version of the Burning Wheel system. Mouse Guard has several cool graphic novels good for kids those ages.

Finally, the Fantasy Flight Star Wars games would be very good for kids. Kids know Star Wars so they don't have to learn the setting and can dive right in. The Edge of the Empire starter set has everything you need and a really good intro adventure.

There are a lot of answers to this. Moon Knight has had many series since his creation in the late 70's. There are fans who prefer the Classic Moon Knight, fans who prefer the Modern Moon Knight stories, and then people like me who love it all (except the early 90's trash). If you want the classic Moon Knight, which was written by Moon Knights original author, and his defining artist, I recommend the Countdown to Dark TPB. If you like the tone of those, your next step is to go for the Essential Moon Knight's 1, 2, & 3. These will cover the Origin stories, the major villains, the most important story arcs, and has some of the best comic art of the time. Keep in mind, all of these stories were written in the early 80's, and they are a product of their time.

For a more modern Moon Knight story, you really have two good options. You can either try the Huston/Finch Run by getting Moon Knight: The Bottom (and continue to volumes 2-5). They are a decent enough place to start on Moon Knight if you have no background on him. These stories tend to be very dark and very edgy compared to previous Moon Knight stuff.

What most people seem to be doing, however, is starting with the most recent run by Bendis/Maleev. It is titled quite simply Moon Knight This series is pretty self reliant, and seems to be very popular.

Since you're looking for graphic novels instead of trades...

• Return of the Dapper Men by Jim McCann and Janet K. Lee - This book won the Eisner for Best Graphic Album in 2011. It's a beautiful hardcover book with stunning art and a great story. It reminds me a lot of a fairytale. In my opinion, this would be a great "mom book". If she enjoys it, there were a couple of additional stories done for Free Comic Book Day, and there is a sequel (Time of the Dapper Men) coming soon.
  
  
• Blacksad by Juan Diaz Canales and Juanjo Guarnido - Since you said she likes mystery, I think this would be right up her alley. Blacksad is anthropomorphic crime noir. The hardcover contains three stories, each better than the last. It's received three Eisner nominations and won an Angoulême Prize for Artwork. Originally published in French, Blacksad was a big hit in Europe, and has received the same level of acclaim from American creators and readers. If she enjoys this, another book was just released in the US: Blacksad: A Silent Hell.
  
  
• League of Extraordinary Gentlemen by Alan Moore and Kevin O'Neill - I'm hesitant to recommend this because you said she doesn't like anything overly sexual/gory/profane. LoEG crosses into that territory sometimes. However, if she loves books and literature, it's hard not to mention Alan Moore's literary "superhero" team. This is also crossing more into the TPB realm, which you seemed a bit hesitant about. If you want to give it a try, go ahead, but you might want to read it first to see if the content is appropriate for her (never thought I'd have to tell a child to screen content for a parent).

Promethea by Alan Moore (same guy who wrote Watchmen, V for Vendetta etc.)

A superhero story, of sorts, it's more of a modern version of the divine comedy. It has some fascinating insights into science, feminism, consumerism, sex and mysticism.

The art, especially the covers are often gorgeous and often allude to famous works/styles/artists of the past. It was always fun to try to figure out who they were alluding to.

Oh and if it wasn't obvious this is a graphic novel and probably best to be kept adults only.

I am so fucking obsessed with Dragon Age. I love it. I love it. I love it. I recommend/demand everyone I know who even likes games a tiny bit play it. I can wax poetic about it for hours. I proselytize about Dragon Age, and I won't even do that about my religion. Just, the depth of the storytelling and the care Bioware puts into it. It's everything I want in my games, including something more to strive for. I am stoked about the next one! So, this comic collection is super related, because it bridges Origins to Inquisition and I haven't read all of them yet. My local comics shop doesn't carry this series and I hate looking at comics on the computer. It's just barely under the $30 limit, but prime gets you free shipping, yes? I want this so bad it's hard to breathe! Thank you for this contest!

just wanted to mention on this thread to anybody who really loved the film, aronofsky released a graphic novel version of the fountain. the artwork by kent williams is really stunning, probably the best i've ever seen in a graphic novel, and it is a great companion to the film. Also, listen to the soundtrack while reading it and it's truly a cinematic experience.

If you're interested in collecting trades rather than floppies, here are some links that will help. Books are in rough chronological order:

• [Essential Moon Knight, Vol. 1] (http://www.amazon.com/Essential-Moon-Knight-Marvel-Essentials/dp/0785120920/ref=sr_1_29?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1395344898&sr=1-29&keywords=%22moon+knight%22) - covers his debut in Werewolf by Night, his appearances in team-up books and the Hulk magazine, and the first 10 issues of Vol. 1 of his solo book
  
  
• Essential Moon Knight. Vol. 2 - issues 11-30 of Vol. 1 of the solo book
  
  
• [Essential Moon Knight, vol. 3] (http://www.amazon.com/Essential-Moon-Knight-Marvel-Essentials/dp/0785130705/ref=sr_1_9?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1395344749&sr=1-9&keywords=%22moon+knight%22) - finishes Vol. 1 of the solo book, includes all 6 issues of his second solo book (Fist of Khonshu), and the first 2 issues of his third run, Marc Spector: Moon Knight, and a few other team-up issues
  
  There's no trade that contains the remainder of the Marc Spector: Moon Knight book, sadly. At this time, he was semi-languishing in obscurity, and barring the occasional pop-up in a team-up book or a major crossover event, he wasn't appearing much. Then he got resurrected (pun intended) in '06:
  
  
  
• [Moon Knight: The Bottom] (http://www.amazon.com/Moon-Knight-Vol-The-Bottom/dp/0785119078/ref=tmm_pap_title_0?ie=UTF8&qid=1395344749&sr=1-4) - issues #1-6 of Vol. 4 of his solo book, the Huston/Finch run. For my money, the best MK trade out there, I read this book every few months, just because.
  
  
• [Moon Knight: Midnight Sun] (http://www.amazon.com/Moon-Knight-Vol-Midnight-Sun/dp/0785122907/ref=tmm_pap_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&sr=1-13&qid=1395344892) - second trade of the run, finishes off Huston's run on the book.
  
  
• Moon Knight: God & Country - 3rd trade collection. Decent stories here, but after Huston left the quality fell off a bit.
  
  
• Moon Knight: The Death of Marc Spector - Texeira's art is good, but I wasn't fond of this run otherwise. Forgettable, IMHO.
  
  
• Moon Knight: Down South - last trade collection of this book. He fights luchadors, I think... been a while since I read this one, truthfully.
  
  Then he got a new book that sort of picked up where the last one left off.
  
  
• Vengeance of the Moon Knight: Shock and Awe - I liked this story, mostly because it brought him back into the city. And I liked the interplay between him and the Khonshu avatar who's pestering him.
  
  
• Vengeance of the Moon Knight: Killed, Not Dead - I also dug this story arc, because it put him & Deadpool at odds, and they're both so bats**t crazy that it works. Last issue segues into his appearance in the Secret Avengers.
  
  He was on the Secret Avengers for a while, then sort of fell out of the team without any real explanation. Then he got another solo book, this time by Bendis & Alex Maleev
  
  
• Moon Knight vol. 1 by Bendis
  
  
• [Moon Knight vol. 2 by Bendis] (http://www.amazon.com/Moon-Knight-Brian-Michael-Bendis/dp/0785151729/ref=sr_1_2?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1395344749&sr=1-2&keywords=%22moon+knight%22) - Wasn't super crazy about the Bendis run, mostly because it wasn't really Moon Knight, it was MK as Spider-Man/Wolverine/Captain America. And when the entire premise of the hero's book is that he'd rather be other heroes than himself, why should I care about Moon Knight?
  
  As you can tell by this & my flair, I'm quite the MK fan. Hopefully this wasn't too overwhelming, but I wanted to give you my fair & honest appraisal as someone who's read everything he's been in and knows what's good and what's not.

I wish I had snippets of him talking about exactly that, but he seems to ramble for long periods around the subject. I can definitely point you in the direction of some Morrison rants regarding the 5th dimension.

http://smodcast.com/episodes/grant-morrison-bat-bard/

http://www.amazon.com/Invisibles-Book-One-Deluxe/dp/1401245021/ref=sr_1_3?ie=UTF8&qid=1416181375&sr=8-3&keywords=invisibles

http://www.amazon.com/Supergods-Vigilantes-Miraculous-Mutants-Smallville/dp/0812981383/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1416181390&sr=8-1&keywords=supergods&pebp=1416181392529

The basic gist of Morrison and his writing is that he believes he was kidnapped (or just borrowed) by 5th Dimensional Beings after completing a mystical challenge in Kathmandu. He was shown our world from a 5th dimensional perspective. He compared it to watching black and white television... what seems real to us now is just a television show... in reality there is brightness and vividness beyond all comparison, but we have to collectively as a species be prepared to make the jump to get there.

In Supergods and the Fatman on Batman podcast, he goes in depth about his Kathmandu experience and how it shapes his thought processes. In Invisibles, that experience is put on paper in comic book form. It is the story of a group of "good guys" that realize from a 5th dimension perspective that there is no good and evil... It is all just a group of people trying to make the jump to hyperspace. From Invisibles: this is what a fourth dimensional being able to traverse time and space would see in people:

http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-k72hbxx5F8M/T8fqJpSOEPI/AAAAAAAAAbE/2eXmfuEmzvs/s1600/invis012322.jpg

The trail is every instance of a person in their lives.

Little bit of a rant, but I find his writing amazing, and as hokey as his "experiences" sound, there is definitely part of me that believes that something happened.

So Chris Claremont really defined the X-Men back in the 70's and the cartoon show completely drew from his run to write their shows. You can start at the beginning and see the interesting character dynamics. If you want something more modern that really informs where things are now, I'd say start with Morrison's run on New X-men. I am a big fan of Morrison's X-Men work and I genuinely think he kickstarted the X-Men back into an interesting conversation (If you like his work, I strongly encourage you to check out The Invisibles ). Before that was this weird, kind of wretched 90's period run by Scott Lobdell. Personally, I think most of the 90's runs were skippable (Except Age of Apocalypse which is cool af and cherished by most fans).

Edit: End parentheses

I am always excited when people ask me about what trades to get. However, it is a very difficult thing to do because the answer isn't a simple one. One of the major problems with collecting Moon Knight Trades is that almost half of his solo stories have not been reprinted in trade format. In fact, until very recently, there wasn't a single Moon Knight Trade reprinting any of his comics prior to 2006. What that means is that most people who have only recently discovered Moon Knight have not had a chance to read any of his classic stories. Why this matters, is that when I mention what I think you should read, it is dependent upon what I love about Moon Knight. I started reading Moon Knight in the early 90's after finding many of his original series in the 25 cent boxes. Over the years my collection expanded, and turned into a legitimate obsession. I have now read every Moon Knight comic, and am attempting to collect every comic in which he has appeared. With that said, I still to this day swear that the original Moon Knight series is the best and most essential to understanding why people initially loved the character. A biased opinion, to be sure, but it is how I feel. After that, I would say that the last two volumes come in second, with the other series being distributed behind that.

Classic Moon Knight Stories

There are two ways you can go about reading the classic material. Recently Marvel released two Epic Collections of Moon Knight featuring full color reprints of a lot of the original stuff. They can still be purchased easily on Amazon or ebay for a good price.

1.) Moon Knight Epic Collection: Bad Moon Rising Start here. This reprints his first appearance, first solo stories, and the first 4 issues of his first Volume.

2.) Moon Knight Epic Collection: Shadows of the Moon This reprints 5-23 of his first Volume and picks up right after the previous Epic Collection.


Alternatively, Marvel published 3 volumes of their Essentials line, which are black and white reprints of material at a very affordable price. The lack of full color is a downer, but it also means they reprinted far more material than the recent Epic collections have, and for far cheaper. They are harder to find now, but still can be done for a great price.

1.) Essential Moon Knight - Volume 1 This reprints his first appearance, first solo stories, various guest appearances, and the first 10 issues of the first volume.

2.) Essential Moon Knight - Volume 2 This reprints #11-30 of his first volume.

3.) Essential Moon Knight - Volume 3 This reprints the last issues of his first volume, the entirety of volume 2, Various solo stories from other comics, and the first 2 issues of the Marc Spector series.

Modern Moon Knight Stories:

4.) Moon Knight Vol. 1: The Bottom This is the first volume of the 2006 series. This is Moon Knight's start in the current Marvel Era. Unfortunately there is no reprints for some of the important stuff from the 90's to fill in the gaps, but Huston does a good job of bringing readers into the story.

5.) Moon Knight Vol. 2: Midnight Sun Volume 2 of 2006 series.

6.) Moon Knight Vol. 3: God & Country Volume 3 of 2006 series.

7.) Moon Knight Vol. 4: The Death of Marc Spector Volume 4 of 2006 series.

8.) Moon Knight Vol. 5: Down South Volume 5 of 2006 series.

Next we skip the Vengeance of the Moon Knight series, as well as Bendis' 2010 Moon Knight series. They just aren't very important, and don't really match the tone and character of the majority of all Moon Knight comics.

9.) Shadowland: Moon Knight Not the greatest story, but has some important relevance to Moon Knight lore.

10.) Moon Knight Vol. 1: From The Dead This is the start of Ennis run, which essentially changed everything.

11.) Moon Knight Vol. 2: Dead Will Rise

12.) Moon Knight Vol. 3: In The Night

13.) Moon Knight Vol. 1: Lunatic

14.) Moon Knight Vol. 2: Reincarnations

15.) Moon Knight Vol. 3: Birth and Death

Awesome! Your very welcome. I hope you enjoy it. It’s one of my favorite pulls. They do have the collected trades available. I would check with your LCS since it seems they deal in trades. Here’s a link on amazon for the first volume .

If you guys are interested, the first Vol. of the Power Rangers comics is on Amazon. Here

I've only read this and not to where this character is revealed but if you're even remotely interested I highly recommend picking this up and giving it a go. It's an excellent comic and it doesn't seem to be slowing down at all.

Here's the response a gave in the /r/Hellblazer a couple weeks ago: "I'd read The Saga of the Swamp, mostly just because it is amazing, first, and it is his original introduction. But if you just wanna jump right into John's stories I would say the best techniques is to jump on to the run of the writer you like best. If you are familiar with comics, especially vertigo comics, at all you will be familiar with many of the creators including Jamie Delano, Warren Ellis, Garth Ennis, Mike Carey, Brian Azzerello, and Pete Milligan among many others. There are also short runs from other famous writers such as; Grant Morrison, Neil Gaiman, Jason Aaron, and more, that are worth checking out.
If everything else I said is meaningless to you. I would most readily recommend Mike Carey and Garth Ennis' runs. Here are the Ennis Trades (6 or 7 are my favorite, but they must be read in order: http://www.amazon.com/John-Constantine-Hellblazer-Dangerous-Edition/dp/1401238025/ref=sr_1_6?ie=UTF8&qid=1414271898&sr=8-6&keywords=hellblazer
http://www.amazon.com/John-Constantine-Hellblazer-Vol-Bloodlines/dp/1401240437/ref=sr_1_8?ie=UTF8&qid=1414271898&sr=8-8&keywords=hellblazer
http://www.amazon.com/John-Constantine-Hellblazer-Vol-Tainted/dp/1401243037/ref=sr_1_7?ie=UTF8&qid=1414271898&sr=8-7&keywords=hellblazer
http://www.amazon.com/John-Constantine-Hellblazer-Vol-Graphic/dp/1401247490/ref=sr_1_9?ie=UTF8&qid=1414271898&sr=8-9&keywords=hellblazer
Here are the Carey Ones (they can be read in any order All His Engines is particularly a stand alone graphic novel - My favorite is The Red Sepulchre):
http://www.amazon.com/John-Constantine-Hellblazer-Red-Sepulchre/dp/1401204856/ref=sr_1_4?ie=UTF8&qid=1414272092&sr=8-4&keywords=hellblazer+carey
http://www.amazon.com/John-Constantine-Hellblazer-Stations-Cross/dp/1401210023/ref=sr_1_3?ie=UTF8&qid=1414272092&sr=8-3&keywords=hellblazer+carey
http://www.amazon.com/John-Constantine-Hellblazer-Reasons-Cheerful/dp/1401212514/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1414272092&sr=8-1&keywords=hellblazer+carey
http://www.amazon.com/John-Constantine-Hellblazer-All-Engines/dp/1401203175/ref=sr_1_6?ie=UTF8&qid=1414272092&sr=8-6&keywords=hellblazer+carey "

If you love redwall you'll probably love the comic mouse gaurd. The art is quite awesome and the story is just as nifty as redwall.

In Print

You can subscribe direct from Boom Studios, or your local comic book shop might allow you to create what's called a "pull list", where you can tell them you want Go Go every month and they'll save you a copy. (They normally require you to buy a couple of comics every month for that, but it depends store-to-store.)

Digitally
Comixology is more or less the only place for digital comics. You can buy single issues from them, or subscribe to get new issues when they come out.

Other Stuff
Comixology's release dates are probably the best way for you to find out when a comic's out. They'll normally have at least the next issue or two of any ongoing series scheduled in their system; dates can change at the last minute but it's rare.

If you want to read the other Mighty Morphin' Power Rangers book, might I suggest trade paperbacks? The first three trades are all on Amazon for pretty sensible prices.

I've wouldn't have heard of Dragon Lance if it weren't for Blind Guardian and their song The Soulforged. I read the lyrics for the song and then found out it was a reference to a character from the book. I looked him up and was interested by him and dug a little deeper. The books themselves, Dragon Lance, sound like my kind of fantasy.

I only found one book, but I asked the clerk and she helped me find even more! My jaw dropped when I saw the first book of 'The Soulforged'. Bought these on a whim!

Here's hoping I can find the rest in other cheap book stores. Not to mention finding the older published books~ I found a 1977 copy of The Hobbit, but I was skeptical on buying that. I already have The Hobbit, but I have the 1998 version that got me more into the style of middle-earth, magic, dragons, wizards, etc... (Disney's Gargoyles being what got me hooked at a young age).

I'm pretty fucking happy, hence this wall of text.

So, I feel that some movies really benefit from detailed explanations. Primer being one of my favorites. When you start to look at the layers and causality in Primer, it becomes a better film.

For me, The Fountain is better experienced as is. I never ask "What is really going on?" during any particular scene, I just accept it all as part of the experience. And I very much enjoy the overall tale it weaves.

Same thing when you look through the book Aronofsky put together for The Fountain.

The only additional interpretation I would layer on to the Fountain is loosely based on Tibetan Buddhism, but articulated best for me by Laurie Anderson in her film Heart of a Dog, which is:

"Death is the release of love."

I think The Fountain is a much better movie than people give it credit for. After watching it and reading the graphic novel I think that The Fountain tells a great story in an novel way. It could have been better, but it was still pretty good.

Absolutely read Y The Last Man by Brian K Vaughan at some point in your life! It's 10 volumes. One of the best stories I've ever read, which I binge-read in a weekend the first time. Post-apocalyptic, scary & humorous too. Really, just everything BKV writes. (Edit: I should clarify. Only scary in a chaotic society/socially relevant way, it's not horror.)

Sandman by Neil Gaiman is probably the closest other series to Fables. Very rich in mythology & folklore.

The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen by Alan Moore is very similar in nature, being about literary characters. Just forget the craptacular movie ever existed. The book is much better.

The Maxx by Sam Keith is one of the best 90s books IMO. Trippy, weird, and whimsical. A psuedo-superhero story that explores mental illness & abuse.

Edit2: Oops, how could I forget Bone by Jeff Smith which at 1,300+ pages is certainly epic -- a fun, fantastical adventure for all ages. And couple that with the fact you can often find the One Volume edition used for under $20, it's an amazing value. Do note the paper is very, very thin though, so artwork bleeds through. If that's a deal-breaker, try the more expensive single volumes.

Start with Hellboy Omnibus 1. https://www.amazon.com/dp/1506706665/

That includes vols 1 and 2 as well as several of the early short stories.

Then just go through the 3 following omnibus vols.
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Books like BPRD and Witchfinder and Abe Sapien are fun spin-offs from Hellboy but are unnecessary to enjoy and fully appreciated Hellboy.

If you want to get into BPRD (because it's great!) alongside Hellboy. It begins right after the Conqueror Worm story in Hellboy Omnibus 2.

Dearest Santa!

I think that, maybe, you forgot to bring my husband, /u/Dazok_85 his gift! The big one..was it maybe a hardcover book? I can't seem to find it under the tree anywhere. My apologies if you have dropped it off.. I must speak with the borrowers. Sorry to hear about your headache. I hope Mrs. Claus has some cookies and real milk ready for when you wake up.

Sincerely,
Paralily

There's definitely comics out there for kids between 10 and 12. Here's some books I recommend:

• Bone by Jeff Smith
  
• Mouse Guard by David Peterson
  
• The Muppet Show by Roger Langridge
  
• Adventure Time by Ryan North and Braden Lamb
  
• The Wonderful Wizard of Oz by Skottie Young and Eric Shanower
  
• Takio by Brian Bendis and Mike Oeming
  
• Ultimate Spider-Man by Brian Bendis and Mark Bagley
  
• Runaways by Brian K. Vaughn and Adrian Alphona
  
• Ms. Marvel by G. Willow Wilson and Adrian Alphona
  
• Li'l Gotham by Dustin Nguyen
  
• Mini Marvels by Chris Giarusso
  
• Thor: The Mighty Avengers by Roger Langridge and Chris Samnee
  
  I would not recommend any of the comics under the New 52 banner, they are mostly focused towards older teens and adults. Look for comics that advertise themselves as "All Ages", those are going to be the best for your age group.

If you were a fan of the book, you should enjoy the Graphic novel adaptation:

https://www.amazon.co.uk/Hobbit-Graphic-J-R-Tolkien/dp/0261102664/

Very faithful to the source material with some great artwork.

There's a two that I know of that are coming into print. Now I'm not sure if they've been printed before, but the actual story takes place long before the events in GoT.

Here's a link for you :

Sworn Sword

Hedge Knight

Now, I obviously can't give you a rating on how good they will be but it's got Mark Miller as it's artist who I love so hopefully they can bring the GoT world to life in comic book form.

EDIT: I really don't get this sub. There's so many downvotes for topics like this asking questions. Baffling.

Un written and Lucifer and two different books. Just written by the same author.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mike_Carey_(writer)

Both works were written under the Vertigo imprint (The adult arm of DC comics) and don't have an omnibus or "absolute edition." (Most books printed by Vertigo don't)

You can start here: http://www.amazon.com/Lucifer-Vol-1-Devil-Gateway/dp/1563897334/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1370876494&sr=8-1&keywords=lucifer+comic

or here: http://www.amazon.com/Unwritten-Vol-Tommy-Taylor-Identity/dp/1401225659/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1370876703&sr=8-1&keywords=unwritten+comic

If you'd like help buying the actual comic book let me know =D Good luck!

I'm glad it helped - I've been reading Vertigo books since there was a Vertigo imprint, so I figure I should make use of the time spent by giving my advice!

And, again, it is just advice - I'm a huge Mike Carey fan boy so your mileage may vary with Lucifer. Speaking of Lucifer though, if you actually buy the comics you read, they just started re-releasing the series in large trades. Book Two just came out this month - they're nice, I recommend them.

Lucifer Book One

Lucifer Book Two

Here’s a reading order.

If you’d like a taste, go with the hardcover Library Editions that each contain two trade paperbacks from the beginning of the run. The hardcovers are beautiful and feel like tomes.

From there you can decide if you’d like to keep on reading the main series or the offshoots.

If you want the absolute bare minimum “dipping your toes in the water” exposure to Hellboy, the first trade paperback is called Seed of Destruction and can be found at most bookstores and virtually every comic shop. But for a few dollars more you can get the first Omnibus which has a good deal of content from the beginning of that reading order.

Nice! You're welcome :)

If you're not reading digital and money isn't an issue, get the oversized library editions!

If you want to go cheaper, either get the TPB (just start with Hellboy Vol 1: Seed of Destruction) or, if waiting is not a problem, they're re-releasing the whole series as omnibuses starting in may (4 consecutive volumes and 2 short story collections). That should be the most cost effective option to get the whole story.

This is the new standard Volume 1: https://www.amazon.com/Fables-Legends-Exile-Vol-1/dp/140123755X/ref=sr_1_1

This is the Deluxe edition Volume 1: https://www.amazon.com/Fables-Deluxe-Book-Bill-Willingham/dp/140122427X/ref=sr_1_3?ie=UTF8&qid=1499453667&sr=8-3&keywords=fables+vol+1

The difference is the Deluxe editions compile more arcs per book with slightly better paper quality but are a bit more expensive.

If you are reading for the first time, I'm excited for you. For my money, this is one of the top 5 greatest comic series of all time!

Though I havent read it personally, Hawkeye has been recomendeded numerous times.

World War Hulk

Deadpool kils the marvel Universe was different.

Punk Rock Jesus is my friends all time favorite. And hes very comic minded.

I loved the Fables series. A bit long imo, but was an awesome story.

and

Y the last Man

These are beautiful. Was wondering if anyone knew of a set of all 4 books with accompanying artwork that I can read to the kids? I am considering this one: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Hobbit-Graphic-J-R-Tolkien/dp/0261102664 but it's only the Hobbit. It's the story that matters most and encouraging reading so may get a set similar to these with larger text to improve readability for young minds.

It depends on the store and what they have.

So in terms of starting, it will be easier and cheaper to get the trades:
(linking amazon so you know what to ask for and in case they don't have it at the local shop)

• Mighty Morphin
  
• https://www.amazon.com/Mighty-Morphin-Power-Rangers-Vol/dp/1608868931
  
• https://www.amazon.com/Mighty-Morphin-Power-Rangers-Vol/dp/1608869423
  
• https://www.amazon.com/Mighty-Morphin-Power-Rangers-Vol/dp/1608869776/
  
• https://www.amazon.com/Mighty-Morphin-Power-Rangers-Vol/dp/1684150310/
  
  
  
  This will get you up to MMPR #16 I believe. This would mean you need to get the rest of MMPR and GO GO as well as the 2 MMPR annuals as regular issues.
  
  
  Your local shop (if they are cool) will absolutely be able to help you out in finding the back issues (older issues of the series), and you will be able to set up a pull box, which is basically a subscription service for what ever comics you want so you can get them when they come out. Comics come out on Wed, and each of these series release a new issue once a month.
  
  
  Here is a list of all the Boom comics out now:
  
  
  
• http://powerrangers.wikia.com/wiki/List_of_Power_Rangers_issues_(Boom!_Studios)
  
  
  Again I would focus on MMPR and Go Go. Power Rangers Pink and PR vs. JL are non-canon for all of this stuff.
  
  
  If you have any questions let me know.
  
  EDIT:
  Here are some amazon links for some volumes that are up for pre-order.
  
  They will get you up to MMPR #20 with the 2 annuals as well as well as the start of Go Go (not sure which issue though). But they come out in a few months and IDK how much you want to wait.
  
  
• https://www.amazon.com/Mighty-Morphin-Power-Rangers-Vol/dp/1684151376/
  
• https://www.amazon.com/Sabans-Go-Power-Rangers-Vol/dp/1684151937
  
• https://www.amazon.com/Mighty-Morphin-Power-Rangers-Chronicles/dp/1684152194
  
  DOUBLE EDIT:
  
  As a last case scenario if they can not help you out, you can always grab them digitally.
  
  
• https://www.comixology.com/search?search=Power+Rangers
  
  I've never used the online stuff before so I can not tell you how will it will work or not FYI
  

Well even though it isn't space I do recommend Red Dead Redemption. It's got a more serious tone than Firefly, but it's still on the level.

Stargate: Universe, from what I've seen, has been pretty good. My dad loves watching it - it's an ensemble in space - might be up your alley?

Definitely check out the comic books on amazon of Firefly/Serenity, though to fight off the depression just a little bit longer.

If you're a bookworm with a deep pocket, here's a list of books on Amazon:

Serenity Vol 1

Serenity Vol 2

Serenity Vol 3

Serenity: Leaves on the Wind

Firefly The Official Companion Volumes One and Two

Firefly: Still Flying

Firefly: A Celebration

https://www.amazon.com/Fountain-Darren-Aronofsky/dp/1401200583

It’s been awhile since I read it, but it’s definitely worth a look if you enjoyed the movie or anything Aronofsky.

i have one of the big hardcover books that contains maybe 7 stories. i didn't really care for any of them to be honest, save for one about the illusive man, and another short story about what tali was up to prior to ME1. as for the others, the art, coloring, presentation of the story just wasn't for me.

mass effect is my all time favorite game series, so it's safe to say i came into the stories already heavily invested in all the characters. that still didn't make me enjoy the comics all that much.

just my opinion though. the overwhelming opinion on amazon is 5/5 for the book i linked. i think darkhorse sells some volumes at a reasonable price and have this single for free. i'd say pick one up then decide for yourself. if you like them, the big hardcover books do at least give you a lot of bang for your buck.

I got the big Darkhorse hardcover at my comic shop last week. I don't know much outside of this book- but it seems like a really big, awesome universe.

Source is The Sworn Sword graphic novel

This is one of my favorite scenes in the Dunk & Egg novellas; I love Rohanne Webber as a character. I tried to find a higher resolution image of this page but this was the best I could do. Sorry!

If you're asking for Grant Morrison recommendations, I can recommend The Invisibles, his Doom Patrol run, and his Animal Man. There are way more good comics of him out there but honestly, I started off Grant Morrison with these three.

I enjoy Death March as a guilty pleasure; there’s definitely some stuff that some people won’t like about it. It’s pretty insubstantial entertainment.

A couple lighter series I’d recommend are Realist Hero , and Reincarnated as a Vending Machine (yes, it is beyond silly and more than a little ridiculous, but it’s a better story than one would think)

http://www.amazon.com/Lucifer-Vol-1-Devil-Gateway/dp/1563897334
Lucifer, is a great graphic novel series based on the Neil Gaiman/Vertigo universe former lord of hell. It is a great read, immersive, and has beautiful art.

There are comics that continue the story, though it's not an ongoing series, just the occasional one-shot or miniseries. Check out Serenity: Float Out and Serenity: Leaves on the Wind, which take place after Serenity, plus Serenity: Better Days and Serenity: Those Left Behind, which bridge the gap between Firefly and Serenity.

There's also Serenity: the Shepherd's Tale, which is the long-awaited backstory of Shepherd Book, but I recommend skipping it. It's a decent enough story on its own, but in the context of Firefly, it's full of plot holes big enough to drive a Mack truck through.

The full chronological order is The Shepherd's Tale - Firefly - Better Days - Those Left Behind - Serenity - Float Out - Leaves on the Wind.

When you said she loved "Mice & Mystics" I thought of Mouseguard. I'm not sure how well it does 1 on 1 and it's certainly more expensive than free (although cheaper than many core rulebooks). But it might be something to at least take a look at.

Just to add the the above post, most of the art in WoT volume 1 is new but volume 2 reuses a lot of the DAI art (the tarot cards and some of the end slides at least). I mean, volume 2 has quite a bit of new art, and what art it has that is new is pretty nice, but it has a lot of reused stuff too.

There's also a graphic novel that has an all-in-one hardbound edition that has some sidebars by the artist/author about the process of making it and the characters and whatever. It's still not quite what I'd call an art book, but depending on what you're looking for, it might be an option.

I'm just returning to comics after several years' absence. Also, my tastes are...suspect.

1. Superman: Secret Identity (Kurt Busiek)
   
   
2. Blankets (Craig Thompson)
   
   
3. Catwoman: Volume I-III (Ed Brubaker, Darwyn Cook)
   
   
4. Y: The Last Man by Brian K. Vaughan and Pia Guerra
   
   
5. The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen Vol. 1 (Alan Moore)
   
   
6. Batman: Long Halloween (Jeff Loeb and Tim Sale)
   
   
7. Batman: Bruce Wayne Murderer?/Fugitive (various)
   
   
8. A Superman for All Seasons (Loeb and Sale again)
   
   
9. Batman, Super Man, Wonder Woman: Trinity (Matt Wagner)
   
   
10. Batman: Tenses (Jim Casey and Cully Hammer)

How about graphic novels? You say fantasy and Mouse Guard comes to mind. The Lunch Lady series is silly and also quite popular with second graders. Comics are a good way to ease reluctant readers into reading.

And as a librarian who sees this kind of thing all the time, I would advise you to not completely dismiss the Star Wars and Transformers books. If those are the books that get him reading, why fight it? Him wanting to read is the important thing. If he reads these books, then his reading abilities are improving. And more importantly, he's enjoying the act of reading. Higher reading levels will follow, and they will eventually exhaust the branded crap and move onto other things.

sorry for the rant..

The best thing to do is to read it from the beginning. Thankfully, Dark Horse just reprinted all of it in six trades, four collecting the main books and two collected the more standalone stories.:

• Hellboy Omnibus Volume 1: Seeds of Destruction
  
• Hellboy Omnibus Volume 2: Strange Places
  
• Hellboy Omnibus Volume 3: The Wild Hunt
  
• Hellboy Omnibus Volume 4: Hellboy In Hell (Available in comic shops this upcoming Wednesday)
  
• Hellboy: The Complete Short Stories Volume 1
  
• Hellboy: The Complete Short Stories Volume 2

If you're a fan of Watchmen, I'd definitely suggest checking out some of Alan Moore's other work such as The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen. As a fellow fan of The Last of Us, I'd recommend something along the lines of World War Z. In both these cases, the books are completely different from (and better than) the films!

I love reading all these interpretations. This is one of my favorite movies and I get choked up through almost the entire film. I can't think of another story where the bond between characters is so strong. His love for her is the driving force behind his immortality and breaking the cycle of death and rebirth. The only way he can accept death at the end is to let her go.

If you are a fan of the movie, there is also a graphic novel based on the script before the movie was made.

Mouse Guard is a Fantastic book series that fits that pretty well.

Awesome, thank you.

But wouldnt it be better to just spend $4 extra and get the physical edition?

https://www.amazon.com/Mouse-Guard-Roleplaying-Game-2nd/dp/1608867560/ref=cm_cr_arp_d_product_top?ie=UTF8

Current popular one:

How a Realist Hero Rebuilt the Kingdom

http://www.amazon.com/The-Sworn-Sword-Graphic-Thrones/dp/1477849297

Graphic novel versions are outstanding. I haven't been able to afford the entire anthologies (AFAIK, they haven't been printed on their own).

Saw that you enjoyed Hellboy years ago so I wanted to recommend the new format they’ve been published in if you wanted to read the series in chronological order.
https://www.amazon.com/Hellboy-Omnibus-1-Seed-Destruction/dp/1506706665/ref=mp_s_a_1_5?keywords=hellboy+omnibus&qid=1559107959&s=gateway&sprefix=hellboy+omn&sr=8-5

I read the first two books of Saga and Promethea. Both are great!

I also started on Gödel, Escher, Bach: An Eternal Golden Braid, which is going to take me a while to get through.

Probably purchasing the volumes(I just purchased it). Not only does it include all the physical comics released so far, but the few digital ones as well like Incursion and Conviction.

http://www.amazon.com/Mass-Effect-Library-Edition-Volume/dp/1616551119

Lucifer was a spinoff of the Sandman series and I think you can get the collection on Amazon:

• Book 1
  
  
• Book 2
  
  
• Book 3
  
  
• Book 4
  
  
• Book 5
  
  You can also find the entire collection on the piratebay.
  
  You'll need a torrent program and you'll need to make sure your security settings are set up correctly.
  
  
• The entire Lucifer series can be downloaded here, just click on the little magnet icon.
  
  You'll need a comic reader if you want to read it on your computer:
  
  
• There's ComicRack for windows, android and iOS, it's really good.
  
  
• There's Simple Comic for the mac, but I haven't tried it.

thats like the first book! haha if you are in US you can find them at barnes and nobles or just get it off of amazon

There's an excellent comic series about Lucifer not being evil.

It's (unsurprisingly) called Lucifer.
Lucifer abdicates his position as lord of hell, and moves to LA, setting up a quiet piano bar while he tries to find a way to escape the power of God.
I highly recommend it. It started as a spin-off of The Sandman

That's certainly an interesting request :).

Maybe a picture book of the hobbit might be suitable.

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Although I don't know whether I would classify this as high fantasy it looks dangerously cute.

Enjoy.

EDIT: Grant Morrison's Invisibles might be good for you too.

How a Realist Hero Rebuilt the Kingdom

http://www.novelupdates.com/series/genjitsushugisha-no-oukokukaizouki/

He spends 99% of his time managing the kingdom and its people. Fantasy rather than Xiantian though.

It is also up on Amazon, with an official translation. I haven't checked that version out yet though.
https://www.amazon.com/How-Realist-Hero-Rebuilt-Kingdom-ebook/dp/B01MSD59SO

Hellblazer - "Dangerous Habits" inspired Constantine .



It's been a long time since i've seen Hellboy, so i barely remember the plot of the movie, but the first volume of Hellboy is a good start.

Yup. Here are 'zon links for the books (you'll have to google for images of the free ones, both of which, IIRC, take place after the books below):

v1 - https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1595829148/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o06_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1

v2 - https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1595827390/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o06_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1

v3 - https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1595825614/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o06_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1

v4 - https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1616554894/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o05_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1

The Hedge Knight - $8.97 available for pre order (11/5/13 release date) here:

http://www.amazon.com/The-Hedge-Knight-Graphic-Novel/dp/1477849106/ref=wl_it_dp_o_pC_nS_nC?ie=UTF8&colid=1PJXZVRY8JI1V&coliid=I2DAXB6JDPEG7R

The Sworn Sword - $8.97 available for pre order (1/21/14 release date) here:

http://www.amazon.com/The-Sworn-Sword-Graphic-Novel/dp/1477849297/ref=wl_it_dp_o_pC_nS_nC?ie=UTF8&colid=1PJXZVRY8JI1V&coliid=I2R1C6W03Q9BAM

More fun stuff to add to the collection!

Red Son, Watchmen,Marvel 1602, the one by Jonathan Ross which name escapes me right now.

Comic books that don't look like comics lol.

EDIT

There's graphic novel versions of JRR Tolkien stories too, here's The Hobbit.

He did make a graphic novel of it which will give you some insight. He did the same with Noah as well. Amazon link for you: https://www.amazon.com/Fountain-Darren-Aronofsky/dp/1401200583/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1503922489&sr=8-1&keywords=the+fountain+graphic+novel

Takio is another good comic book. It starts with that graphic novel and there is an ongoing comic book series that is always seriously delayed and awaying issue 4. It is excellent. About two sisters who acquire superpowers.

Mouse Guard is also supposed to be quick good, but I haven't read it.

Yes, Aronofsky says the illustrated version is his original script and designs --before the budget got chopped:

http://ec1.images-amazon.com/images/P/1401200583.01._SS500_SCLZZZZZZZ_V36074304_.jpg

But it seems he always imagined the Doctor's "fantasy Zen spacecraft" as a bubbleship: https://s-media-cache-ak0.pinimg.com/564x/51/94/a1/5194a135e9f3fd70a3c21d0ecdba583e.jpg

This is the only thing I want to buy myself rn. It's a graphic novel of the first Dunk and Egg story by George RR Martin. They're stories about King Aegon V Targaryan and the eventual Lord Commander of his King's Guard when they're quite young. Egg is a child, around 10 or 11, and Dunk is probably 18-19 in the first story. There are three stories, but The Hedge Knight is the first one and The Sworn Sword is the second. The third story does not yet have a graphic novel version, but it's called The Mystery Knight if you want to check them out.

I see you are a fan of House Greyjoy, too bad you can't pay the iron price for things on Amazon :D

It's also worth mentioning for those who don't know that the first two of the books have been adapted into graphics novels (1,2). They are apparently good adaptations from what I've heard, I haven't read any of D&E yet, I'm waiting for the supposed 'official' combination of the first 3 D&E (available now as separate books) to come out before reading the graphic novels.

It doesn't look any different from the Library edition comics which have already been out for a while https://www.amazon.com/Dragon-Age-Library-David-Gaider/dp/1616553847/ref=pd_sim_14_7?_encoding=UTF8&pd_rd_i=1616553847&pd_rd_r=7CDGNF5C7SBD4Z4HX8GB&pd_rd_w=0IXLP&pd_rd_wg=wGjfT&psc=1&refRID=7CDGNF5C7SBD4Z4HX8GB

And is even the same price. The Omnibus is a bit smaller and more portable, however.

Otherwise, yes. It's a good read, especially if Alistair, Varric, and Isabela are some of your favorite characters. There's also some story about Witches of the Wild , Flemeth, and info about Dragons of Thedas. The art style is eh, but I prefer this over some of the DA novels but less than World of Thedas vol.2

both are officially licensed

How a Realist Hero Rebuilt the Kingdom

Spice and Wolf

[That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime]
[How a Realist Hero Rebuilt the Kingdom]
[Recettear] (Game)

けんもうで英語圏でも高評価っていってた

Amazon.com: How a Realist Hero Rebuilt the Kingdom: Volume 1 eBook: Dojyomaru, Fuyuyuki, Sean McCann: Kindle Store

You can check it out here. It's really a fun read.

Books! You could get a couple good books for that price!

See here and here

Little-known fact: "Lucifer" got his name from the same latin root word we use for "light," as he was (in the apocrypha) charged with lighting the stars and the sun.

For more on this, read Mike Carey's run on Lucifer, one of the best comic series written in the last decade.

The Mass Effect Library collection Volume 1 :D It comes with all the Graphic Novels released up to a certain point and loads of cool little extras.

Here's a link

Here's a link to comixology if you want to buy/read it online. If you want a floppy you check to see if your local comic shop has any in stock, if not they can generally order it for. Or you can wait for the trade where they collect all the single issues into one book, but that won't happen until the series is finished or has a certain amount of issues. Also you should check out the comic trilogy by Gaider which has Alistair, Isabella, Varric, and a few others.

Or, you know, you could buy her the original comics. They are quite cheap in amazon

http://www.amazon.com/Fables-The-Deluxe-Edition-Book/dp/140122427X/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1406316110&sr=8-1&keywords=fables&dpPl=1

Based on previous paperback omnis, I'm guessing $20-25. The aim is to make these as new-reader friendly as possible in the wake of the new Hellboy film.

Update: $24.99

Demi-urge just makes me think of Lucifer, an amazing quasi-religious fantasy camic written by a guy who did in fact study English. At Oxford, in fact.

Seriously, the comic is dope.

Definitely! Here's the first book, which has the first 13 issues and some additional back story on Lucifer.

You can always. . . sail the seven seas to find .cbr files, if you're a right ship mate. Avast me mateys, yo ho.

Forgot the most important thing!

UK Link - https://www.amazon.co.uk/Fountain-SC-Darren-Aronofsky/dp/1401200583

US Link - https://www.amazon.com/Fountain-Darren-Aronofsky/dp/1401200583

Yeah, by Kyle Higgins.

https://www.amazon.ca/gp/aw/d/1608868931/ref=mp_s_a_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1495304060&sr=8-1&pi=AC_SX236_SY340_FMwebp_QL65&keywords=mighty+morphin+power+rangers+vol+1&dpPl=1&dpID=51fMLWqv4RL&ref=plSrch

Trade Paperbacks. Basically, they're collections of issues that are bound together, rather than single issues. In even simpler terms, it's like buying the ME trilogy (TPB) vs each game individually (single issue).



My personal preference would be to have the single issues of each comic released. But since they're probably no longer printing, my guess is only the omnibus will be available easily. And apparently, quite costly as well :(

Lucifer is the spin off of neil gaiman's "sandman" comics. And legitimately my favorite comic ever written.

personally, I can't watch the show because its not even sort of close to the books in any way, and I'm a giant ass fan of the books.

The 3 volumes before this one, with Amazon Links:

1. Those Left Behind
   
2. Better Days
   
3. The Shepherd's Tale

Before you go pirating might I suggest buying the trade off of amazon? It saves you a few bucks and you get the first few issues collected in a single volume.

Mighty Morphin Power Rangers Vol. 1 https://www.amazon.com/dp/1608868931/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_uuyxybNG9CFD9

http://www.darkhorse.com/Books/22-500/Mass-Effect-Library-Edition-Volume-1-HC

or $40.30 on Amazon: http://www.amazon.com/Mass-Effect-Library-Edition-Volume/dp/1616551119

The movie is based off of a very specific run of the comics, and bears little more than a passing resemblance to them. You should read the series; it's beyond good. Start with Dangerous Habits and if you find you like it, Original Sins is where it all began. Note: Hellblazer is an adult-adult comic, meaning that there will be nudity, graphic violence, and the themes are not PG.

Don't know, sorry. I have the graphic novels. There's always kindle

https://www.amazon.com/Sandman-Vol-Preludes-Nocturnes-Anniversary/dp/1401284779/ref=sr_1_1?keywords=preludes+nocturnes&qid=1558440546&s=gateway&sr=8-1

https://www.amazon.com/Lucifer-Book-One-Mike-Carey/dp/1401240267/ref=sr_1_1?keywords=lucifer+carey&qid=1558440655&s=gateway&sr=8-1

I think these Library Editions have what you want.

https://www.amazon.com/Mass-Effect-Library-Mac-Walters/dp/1616551119

https://www.amazon.com/Mass-Effect-Library-2-Various/dp/1616556366

Fiction, but...if you want to read about Lucifer...

Try this!

http://www.amazon.com/Serenity-Leaves-Wind-Zack-Whedon/dp/1616554894/ref=la_B004EHHIHI_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1405975822&sr=1-1

I see around 10 10 issue books for $20 each. Is there any way to get them cheaper?

This is the one I'm looking at.

I'd either go with the trade paperback or this deluxe edition, which is a longer book containing more issues. It is a hardcover, if that changes your mind at all. Don't go with "comic," though.

November 5th and male!

$20 and $40

Am I right in thinking this 152 page hardback is a collection of all six? It's available for pre-order here in the UK.

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Serenity-Leaves-Wind-Zack-Whedon/dp/1616554894/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1406628685&sr=8-1&keywords=Serenity+leaves

You can get the entire series divided into five volumes. https://www.amazon.com/Lucifer-Book-One-Mike-Carey/dp/1401240267/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1517934201&sr=8-1&keywords=lucifer+book+1

I got you dude

The storyline starts here, but it is still ongoing:

https://www.amazon.com/Mighty-Morphin-Power-Rangers-Vol/dp/1608868931/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1494873493&sr=8-2&keywords=power+rangers+volume+2

Last September: https://www.amazon.com/Mighty-Morphin-Power-Rangers-Vol/dp/1608868931/

Here is book!

https://www.amazon.com/How-Realist-Hero-Rebuilt-Kingdom-ebook/dp/B01MSD59SO

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

start here and just keep going through the numbered volumes.

https://www.amazon.com/Fables-Deluxe-Book-Bill-Willingham/dp/140122427X

Her name is Yavana. She appeared one of the books in a trio of DA graphic novels written by David Gaider.

Which in turn is (loosely) based on a comic book...

http://www.amazon.com/League-Extraordinary-Gentlemen-Vol-1/dp/1563898586/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1248267836&sr=8-2

Get these!

MMPR: Vol. 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6,

Go Go: Vol. 1, 2

http://www.amazon.com/Serenity-Leaves-Wind-Joss-Whedon/dp/1616554894

https://www.amazon.com/Serenity-Leaves-Wind-Joss-Whedon/dp/1616554894

That was made into the visual novel.

Lucifer

Not strictly speaking novels, but try Mouseguard by David Petersen.

Only a few more months till part 2! link

There's also a Dragon Age one: link

http://www.amazon.com/Mass-Effect-Library-Edition-Volume/dp/1616551119

It's not a show but you can read the comics, comics, comics and comics .

Promethea by Alan Moore. A short, five volume series that follows a college girl through different dimensions, exploring mythology, philosophy, spirituality, and the meaning of life. With amazingly extravagant art.

http://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/1563896672/ref=mp_s_a_1_1?qid=1414605291&sr=8-1&pi=SY200_QL40

So does (SPOILER) [^^^^^Zack ^^^^^Whedon.] (http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1616554894/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o01_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1)

http://www.amazon.com/gp/offer-listing/0261102664/ref=dp_olp_used?ie=UTF8&condition=used

You could also pick up the first set of comics http://amzn.com/1616551119; it has a lot of the same writers as the games so it doesn't feel out of universe. I think that has all of the comics except the Blasto online comic and the current (Foundation) series. Also, this book is big, heavy, and annotated.

Some Ennis Hellblazer.

https://www.amazon.com/John-Constantine-Hellblazer-Vol-Dangerous/dp/1401238025/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1482697841&sr=1-1&keywords=hellblazer+dangerous

Should leave with enough money for something else. Or close to it.

Sorry just to double check is that this?

Here you go mate;

Hellboy Omnibus Volume 1: Seed of Destruction https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/1506706665/ref=cm_sw_r_wa_apa_i_yLX9AbH35H4M6

Not sure where you are in the world. But here is the UK Amazon link. Should be easy enough to find if you're in the US though.

If you haven't already, you should read the comic that Lucifer (the tv show) is "based" off of.

The TV show is a very, very... very loose adaptation, but the comic sounds right up your alley.

Read the Mike Carey series, based on the Neil Gaiman character. Start here

Four? Perhaps I've been misinformed but I thought the Tales of Dunk & Egg were made up of three novellas:

The Hedge Knight

The Sworn Sword

The Mystery Knight

Would this work or do I need the original? I live out of the country and my local place only has this one as far as Dangerous Habits goes.

I got:
a working NES with Super Mario Bros 1, 2, & 3, Legend of Zelda (gold cartidge), The Adventures of Link (gold cartidge), Dr. Mario - with the original box!, Mega Man 2, and RC Pro-AM Racing
Posable Mass Effect 3 "Minimates" of ManShep, Ashley, Wrex, and Garrus
Figurines of Link from Phantom Hourglass and Zelda from Ocarina of Time
The Art of the Mass Effect Universe
Mass Effect Library Edition Volume 1
"POP!" figurines of Garrus and Grunt
Steam Gift Card (which has so far purchased Mount and Blade Warband and the Ghostbusters game)
Miniature Bat-signal (it works surprisingly well)
Venture Brothers Season 5 on Blu-ray

My birthday is the day after Christmas, does that also count? I got:
A sweet Hyrule map puzzle
Anamaniacs DVD (Season 1)
My friends sBruced up my batroom (or spruced up my bathroom for the pun intolerant) with a custom blue and white batman symbol bathroom sign affixed to my batroom door, a bat-shower curtain, a classic Detective Comics poster to go with my existing Dark Knight Returns (the comic) poster, a bat-toothbrush/utility holder, a bat-soap dispenser, a bat-rug, and a bat-towel (link also features my existing shower curtain holders).

Not sure if this counts, but I also got a kit to make a working ornithopter (I'm a giant nerd for robots and the like). I also bought The Last Unicorn for myself but I think that's probably cheating.

I am quite pleased...I may have yelled "I HAVE AN NES" five or six times...an hour...all day...

Welcome! The best place to start is either Hellboy Omnibus Vol 1: Seed of Destruction

https://www.amazon.com/Hellboy-Omnibus-1-Seed-Destruction/dp/1506706665

or Hellboy: The Complete Short Stories Omnibus Vol 1

https://www.amazon.com/Hellboy-Complete-Short-Stories-1/dp/1506706649

The entire Hellboy series is collected across 6 omnibuses in this line (4 main ones & 2 short story ones), and are all usually $17 or under.

----------------

If you finish Hellboy and want to keep going with the main story then you can move onto

Main Story:

• BPRD: Plague of Frogs (Arc 1)
  
• BPRD: Hell on Earth (Arc 2)
  
• Abe Sapien
  
• BPRD: The Devil You Know( Arc 3 & chronological end to the Hellboy universe)

So the first time I ever rode a Freight Train was out of Denver, CO. To clarify, a freight train isn't Amtrak or anything, its a shipping train and this isn't legal lol.

So Ruth and I had just been dropped off in denver right near the trainyard. We had hitched this far from the midwest and she was really to take me on my first train ride. Most of the time when someone is hopping a train, it's rather cold and noisy. Unless you get lucky, you will probably be out in the elements and wind. But not this time.

When trains go over mountains, there's normally two units(engines) in the front to pull and two units in the back to push. These are called in the industry Dispersal Pusher Units, but hoppers call them Dummy Push Units because they're mostly empty. There's usually one conductor team up in the front most unit, and using a program, the control all of them.

So here were scoping out this train that pulled in. Due to information we had, we knew that the train we'd want would pull in aaround midnight, but this pulled in at 10:30. She was convinced this was our train, dispite the time and the fact that it was on the wrong line. But we made our way up to it none the less. The units were loud and immense. A long, steady, deep rumbling. We climbed up the ladder and opened the door.

The thing about riding in units is that you have to hide in the bathroom for a while just incase a worker comes in for a sec. Thank god we did because we heard a worker come in. We sat in dead silence, waiting for them to leave. Those were maybe the longest 4 minutes of my life.

Eventually they left and we felt the ever so small movement of the train. WE WERE OFF!! we got really excited. the train moving meant that we didn't have to worry. We were safe.

I wanted to turn off the hallway light once we were really moving. All the switches were in one spot. One for the cabin, one for the Bathroom, one for the hallway, one for the BIG Light that is infront of the train(which would be the rear in this case). I thought I knew exactly which switch it was, and flicked it. I was wrong. The light in the cabin turned on and I frantically turned it off. Ruth was so scared and nervous then. What if one of the workers saw that light?

Riding there was really nice. normally in trainhopping there's no seats and more importantly, no suspension. When you ride in the actual cars its really bumpy and noisy, maybe dangerously so. But not in the unit, it was smooth, and air conditioned, and had seats, and had a bathroom, and had a mini fridge. Ruth and I sat in the captain chairs and owned the world. That night I became a member of "The Mile Long Club". ;)

I kept reading the signs(metaphorical. There are no signs on trains) and they pointing towards the fact that we were on the wrong train. But seeing as e train was moving at 60mph, we figured we'd stay on till it stopped, or at worst slowed down.

We woke up at 6am to the sound of the train stopping. I looked out the windows to see that we were in the middle of the desert, a complete change from what I expected, Mountains. So we packed up fast and bailed off the train, which had stopped. Wrong train went southeast when we wanted west.

Cool story bro

And this is what I would like.


Edit: can I get a gift card if I win? If not,the book is good too :)