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absolutely. (though my recommendations will probably be pretty cliche/entry level in the world of comics)

If you want to stick to recent marvel, but want an "everyman" story, check out Matt Fraction's run on Hawkeye, where it basically just explores his everyday life. it's comedic and fun and Aja's art is wonderfully simple.

Another current series that is great (and will be constantly recommended) is Saga. Brian K. Vaughan's writing is great and Fiona Staples is one of the best digital artists in comics. The story is like star wars on acid, but with a wholesome focus, at it's core, on family. it's weird, funny, progressive, and quite graphic. interesting, sympathetic characters. Highly recommend it.

Another classic Brian K Vaughan series is Y: The Last Man. All men on earth simultaneously die, barring the protagonist, Yorick. Vaughan's writing is great in this as well.

One of my favorite series from all time is Neil Gaiman's famous Sandman. the series is basically stories about storytelling, with the (occasional) main character being Morpheus, "god" of dreams (though he has many other names/titles/definitions). it is often surreal and appropriately dreamlike. Gaimain loves his deities and mythologies and the world of Sandman simultaneously creates its own mythology while including/alluding to all those that humans have created IRL. Sandman's depiction of "reality" changes as drastically and frequently as the constantly shifting roster of illustrators involved.

Around that same time was Grant Morrison's Batman: Arkham Asylum - A Serious House on Serious Earth. while this was just a one-shot novel, it was very dark and directly focused on the psychological aspects of batman as a character. the idea that batman is as crazy as his enemies is nothing new, but this book epitomized it. like Sandman, very late 80's/early 90's feel.

another trippy comic i love is Alan Moore's run on Swamp Thing. Moore reworked swamp thing as a sympathetic monster with themes focusing on identity and memory, while still being within the horror genre. Alan Moore is probably a literal genius and he's known for his many other famous classics, like Watchmen (probably the most classic/important comic, which is also about comics), V for Vendetta, and From Hell. Anything by Moore is a safe bet and he sets the bar for writing in the comic medium.

If you are more interested in art than story, my biggest reccomendation would be literally anything drawn by Jean Giraud, aka "Mœbius." He is probably a national hero in france and he was one of the most celebrated comic artists of all time. he made masterful linework look easy and he has a genius understanding of simple composition and color.

there are tons of smaller, fun books/series, many of which i have yet to read, but the ones i listed are all pretty standard, accessible recommendations. definitely check out a few! Edit: typos

Fellow fan of series here! Let me see...

Young Adult
Percy Jackson series is fun (and finished, too, I think).
Artemis Fowl series isn't quite as good as Percy Jackson IMHO, but it's got a following.

Fantasy
Harry Dresden series This is one of my favorites. Harry is Chicago's only professional wizard. There are a ton of these books and they are still going strong.
Game of Thrones These are great...but unfinished. If you watch the show, reading the books does help you get even more out of the story, I think.
Wheel of Time Another good series. There is a LOT of this series and it's finished. (Thank you, Brandon Sanderson!)
Mistborn Speaking of Brandon Sanderson... This one is very good. I highly recommend reading the Mistborn books before trying the Stormlight Archive, but only because as good as Mistborn is, Stormlight Archive is even better.
Stormlight Archive Amazing. Man, these are good. The series isn't finished, but the two books that are available are some of my favorites ever.
Kingkiller Chronicles I loved the first book. I could not freakin' believe I enjoyed the second one even more. The third one is still pending.
Temeraire Dragons in Napoleonic times. Super cool premise! This one is not finished (I don't think, anyway).
Gentlemen Bastards Con men in a fantasy realm. It's pretty light on the fantasy elements. Very light, I'd say. I'd also say that it has some of the very best swearing that I've ever come across. :D

Scifi
Old Man's War I'm almost finished this one--it's amazing!

Horror/Thriller
Passage Trilogy I've heard these described as vampire books...maybe zombie books... It's apocalyptic for sure. Great books!

Mysteries
Amelia Peabody Egyptology + murder mysteries. Super fun, but trust me...go with the audiobooks for these. They are best when they are performed.
Stephanie Plum Total popcorn reads. If that's your thing, shut off your brain and just enjoy.
Walt Longmire These get particularly good as it goes along. The main character is a sheriff in modern day Wyoming. (Side note: The TV show is also great--just don't expect them to stick to the books.)

Graphic Novels (Everything recommended can be gotten in a "book" format instead of only in comic form, in case that matters. I've gotten most of these from my local library.)
Locke & Key Eerie as crap. Love the art! This one is on-going.
Y: The Last Man All the men on the planet drop dead in a day...except for Yorrick. REALLY good. This is the series that got me reading graphic novels. Plus, it's finished!
Walking Dead I am not a zombie fan...but I like these. They're not done, but I've read up through volume 22 and am still enjoying them.

Other
OutlanderI have no idea how to categorize these or even give a description that does them justice. I refused to pick it up for AGES because it sounded like a bodice-ripper romance and that's not my bag. But these are good!

I hope there's something in there that'll do for you. Have fun and read on!

Edit: Apparently, I need to practice formatting. :/
Edit 2: I forgot to add the Lies of Locke Lamora (Gentlemen Bastards #1).

Thank you thank you.

As far as essential Bat stuff outside of what you've mentioned, I'd recommend the following:

"The Greatest Batman Stories Ever Told" = This is a collection I bought way back in '89 - it is still one of the greatest collections of Bat stories I own. there is a ton of great stuff in here that is essential. It comes highly recommended.

"Strange Apparitions" = Another really great collection. Not sure why it is so insanely expensive, but if push comes to shove I'm sure you can find it digitally (wink wink).

I also think Matt Wagner's Batman stories are amazing: Batman and the Monster Men and Mad Monk are really great. They take place in the "year one" period so this is a stripped down Bats, focusing on brute fighting prowess and detective work.

"Ego" by Darwyn Cooke is also a very interesting tale told with a unique and compelling visual style.

These two runs are from the old series "Legends of the Dark Knight" two separate arcs written by two different people but both are fantastic. First is "Shaman" , which actually takes place concurrently with Miller's Year One and next I'd recommend the run collected as "Prey" a great Hugo Strange story. If you can find any floppies of this old series (they're probably in the fifty cent bin at your LCS) I'd recommend you buy them up - this series was really great for about the first 50 issues or so, lots of great runs by some really talented folks.

For a change of pace look into some of the Elseworlds books too. Gotham by Gaslight, Night Cries, Gotham Noir, The Batman of Arkham, I mean there are a ton of these, some stink but most are surprisingly good.

Hopefully that's a good start!

"Essential" Batman stories (in suggested reading order):
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• Batman: Year One by Frank Miller
  
• Batman: The Man Who Laughs by Ed Brubaker
  
• Batman: The Long Halloween by Jeph Loeb
  
• Batman: Dark Victory by Jeph Loeb
  
• Batman: A Death in the Family by Jim Starlin & Marv Wolfman
  
• Batman: The Killing Joke by Alan Moore
  
• Batman: Arkham Asylum by Grant Morrison
  
• Batman: Knightfall by Doug Moenchm Chuck Dixon, et al.
  
• Batman: No Man's Land by Bob Gale, Greg Rucka, et al.
  
• Batman: Hush by Jeph Loeb
  
• Batman: Under the Red Hood by Judd Winick
  
• Batman: Battle for the Cowl by Tony S. Daniel
  
• Batman (run) by Grant Morrison
  
• Batman: The Black Mirror by Scott Snyder
  
• Batman (run) by Scott Snyder
  
• Batman: The Dark Knight Returns by Frank Miller
  
  There are plenty more good Batman stories, but at least this will give you some direction.
  
  General new-reader advice:
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  Forget about continuity, universes, timelines, etc; it's all very confusing, even to creators/fans. The best way to jump in is to just start reading. Check out the /r/DCcomics sidebar.
  
  How much time do you have for comics? More time = more comprehensive recommendations. Regardless, don’t try to read everything. First appearances & early origins are not always good starting points—older comics can be an acquired taste for modern audiences. Remember, there are so many other great characters/stories/publishers to explore (and not all comics are about superheroes).
  
  Think about your favorite stories from other media. What you might like to read in a comic? Are you more interested in good storytelling or becoming a DC knowledge nerd?
  
  Creative teams change often and characters get re-worked e.g. I never cared for Aquaman until Geoff Johns’ run. Focus on well-received and relatively self-contained stories. Pick an interesting character/team and seek their “greatest hits”. You may encounter the occasional unexplained reference/character/event—just ride along (Wiki if necessary).
  
  Comixology for digital. instocktrades for physical (US). ISBNS for price aggregate.
  
  Modern DC characters/teams:
  
  Title | Writer
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  Animal Man | Grant Morrison
  Animal Man | Jeff Lemire
  Aquaman | Geoff Johns
  Batman: Year One | Frank Miller
  Batman: Dark Knight Returns | Frank Miller
  Batman: The Long Halloween | Jeph Loeb
  Batman: Hush | Jeph Loeb
  Batman | Grant Morrison
  Batman | Scott Snyder
  Batwoman: Elegy | Greg Rucka
  Birds of Prey | Gail Simone
  Flash | Mark Waid
  Flash | Geoff Johns
  Gotham Central | Brubaker & Rucka
  Green Arrow | Kevin Smith
  Green Arrow | Jeff Lemire
  Green Lantern| Geoff Johns
  JLA (Justice League) | Morrison & Waid
  Kingdom Come | Mark Waid
  Omega Men | Tom King
  Suicide Squad | John Ostrander
  Secret Six (Suicide Squad) | Gail Simone
  Superman: Birthright | Mark Waid
  Superman: American Alien | Max Landis
  Superman: All-Star Superman | Grant Morrison
  Swamp Thing | Alan Moore
  Swamp Thing | Scott Snyder
  New Teen Titans | Marv Wolfman
  Wonder Woman | Greg Rucka
  Wonder Woman | Brian Azzarello
  
  Alternatively, if you want to skip to the newest stuff, read the Rebirth event (2016) and then any series’ Rebirth #1.
  
  Events/crossovers can be fun and/or tedious. They are most appreciated by readers well-versed in relevant continuity. Generally, the best non-event comics integrate these seamlessly or avoid them entirely (notwithstanding editorial/executive mandates). Regardless, you may want to familiarize with major plot points.
  
  Modern DC events/crossovers:
  
  Title | Writer
  ---|---
  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
  Multiversity, The | Grant Morrison
  Darkseid War | Geoff Johns
  Rebirth | Geoff Johns
  
  Discover your preferences and let them inform your next comic selection. Do you like older/newer comics? Weird concepts? Super-smart meta-analysis and social commentary? Family-friendly content? Hyper-violence? Male/female protagonists? Humor? Horror? Have you noticed that a specific artist, writer, and/or creative team consistently produces content you like? Follow these instincts.
  
  Suggestions to improve the list are welcome.
  

Woah. Did not see this. Sort of late comment.

Okay. I am a huge comic book fan. I am not sure what you would be in to, but my strong point is superheros so I will recommend you some.


Batman Vol. 1 of the New 52 series (DC's remake on 52 comic series) is a great one, mostly because the story line is pretty amazing and batman is one of the most popular series.

Another good starter is Nightwing Vol. 1. This story follows Dick Grayson, a former robin who is now a solo hero (nightwing.) Batman Vol. 1 and Nightwing Vol. 1 are sort of tied together so if you get this, although it would be optional and you would still understand the storyline, I highly recommend you also get Batman.

Other batman issues I recommend picking up are the new 52 issues 21-29 (Zero Year) and also batman #30 (Zero Year - Ravage City) I picked up #30 yesterday and it was superb. One of my favorite issues ever. I was also recently recommended Batman Death of the Family, which is inbetween the Court of Owls (1-12) and Zero Year (21-29)

Other than that, you could try starting on another New 52, such as the Flash, Aquaman, Batman & Robin, Action Comics, Detective Comics, or Green Arrow, just to name a few.


Have fun :)



Edit: Just noticed you like dark and intense storylines, which makes this even better because thats basically all batman is (lol).


Edit 2: I would also recommend looking into some comic book subreddits, such as /r/comicbooks /r/batman /r/marvel /r/DCcomics

Edit 3: Saw this below, but The Walking Dead would be great if you like zombies, although it would be quite hard to catch up to.

Edit 4 (SO MANY EDITS): If you would like to know some other NEW 52s, I have some on my wishlist here (shameless plug)

I know you said you're listening to the main novels via audiobook, but I'd just like to mention that the comic book adaptations do a great job of clarifying the backstory. The first 30 issues all take place prior to The Gunslinger, and cover both the material from Wizard and Glass as well as other aspects of Roland's backstory which are only mentioned or hinted at in the novels. What's more, I don't think anything in them is really a spoiler for the further novels (there's a short flashback in Wolves of the Calla which the comics also incorporate, but it doesn't give anything new away to know ahead of time). The first 30 issues as well as a ton of bonus materials are available in a great hardcover omnibus edition; here's an Amazon link, though I believe it can be had for closer to $65 on eBay. It's close to a thousand pages total, and the bonus materials in the Companion book seem really cool too though I haven't gotten around to reading them in full (though those are probably best saved for after finishing the main novels, since it includes things like a world gazetteer which includes things not encountered until the final book).

I'm not usually a big fan of comics, but these are really well done, and the Omnibus editions have a great value for the price if you like the Dark Tower series, and especially if you're interested in seeing more of Roland's backstory fleshed out (including things like the Fall of Gilead, which you won't find elsewhere).

Hi there!

1. This sexy microphone. You know what's awesome? Recording yourself on the computer. Or skyping. Or third thinging. And this mic has some pretty stellar reviews. I'd love to get a good mic for my computer. I'm considering getting in to making tutorials and posting them on one of those "learn how to do things" websites, but my current mic won't but it for that. Also, my current mic (which is really just a crappy headset) sucks.
   
   
2. I can't remember if you like Game of Thrones, or if you've seen it, but the newest season is sitting on my wishlist. If you haven't seen it, you really ought to, as it's fantastic and I love it! And if you have, well, see it more! :p
   
   
3. You know what else is good? The Walking Dead. And what's even more interesting than the show is the source material. There are three of these compilations (all are on my wishlists) that cover 50-ish volumes of the original comics each. It's no secret how into the series I am, and the comics don't disappoint. Give them a shot if you're even a little interested, regardless of this contest.
   
   
4. Webcams are helpful, and anyone who ever uses one should have a good one. This seems to be a good one. I know I could use it, and I'm sure there's something fun you can use it for too :p
   
   
5. Classics are good, even if they're a bit bogged down with awkward prequels. Star Wars is a fantastic series of movies, and they're all available here. I've really been wanting to rewatch them! I also have steelbook versions of the individual movies on my wishlist, but this entry is more contained.

Saga - If you like stuff like Star Wars you'll love this.

Deadly Class - This is probably my favorite book being put out right now.

Daredevil by Brian Michael Bendis - I'm currently rereading this run and it is even better than I remember. One of the definitive runs for one of the best characters the big 2 have produced.

The Walking Dead - I don't know about you, but I love zombies and this probably the best zombie story I have ever read.

Batman: Black Mirror - This actually has Dick Greyson as Batman instead of Bruce Wayne, but it is a great read.

Batman Court of the Owl - This is where you want to start if you want to read New 52 Batman Snyder, who also wrote Black Mirror, has had a great run on the series.

Annihilation - Starts a truly epic run of stories on the cosmic side of the Marvel universe. Unfortunately the physical copies are stupidly expensive, but if you don't mind reading digitally you should check it out.

This is just off the top of my head and I'm sure others, with more knowledge, can help more. Are there any characters or geners you particularly enjoy?

This, and the other things I've seen posted, are incredible.

Is this All Star Superman a current series, or is, by chance, this?. If it's the latter, I'm buying it like, now.


EDIT A lot of people chimed in to confirm that the book I linked to was in fact where these images are from, and on the awesomeness of the book. As I stated in many of the posts, I picked up the book today. I just got home and am excited to crack in to it. As I explained, I'm not much of a Superman guy- just never got in to him, and for no good reason other than I'm honestly not a capes guy, with the exception of Batman.

That said, I'm pretty excited about what I see here, and to dig in to this book. For good measure, as well, I picked up Brian Azzarello and Lee Bermejo's Luthor which I presume to be somewhat a version of what they did with The Joker- getting in to the main villain of the story. The Joker was pretty unique, without question, so it will be interesting to see how Luthor is in comparison.

Thanks again for all the great comics-talk over the last couple of days. I love reading comics, but I really love talking comics too.

Also, and I'll probably make a stand-alone post about this lest the mods advise otherwise, but Barnes and Noble has a sale right now (that I was told will probably go on through the month) where Marvel and DC books are buy 2, get 1 free (and I'm pretty sure she said mix and match is OK).

A few graphic novels:

1. From Hell - Cerebral, philosophical, and fastidiously researched, this is the story of the most notorious of them all, Jack the Ripper. Masterful, somber drawings and brilliant writing, if a little too high brow for my taste.
   
2. My Friend Dahmer - You won't find gore here, nor a particularly engaging plot. What you will find is authentic autobiographical vignettes written by an actual school mate of Jeffry Dahmer's that try to shed some light on the early years of this nefarious, but fascinating serial killer, but mostly seem to be an outlet for the author to process his own emotions with regards to having known and been friends with such a monster. It's not a very compelling read, i'm afraid, but on the bright side, it's quite short and the artwork is cool.
   
3. The Green River Killer - An account of the investigation of the Green River murders, focusing on one of the lead detectives, who happens to be the author's father. Nice artwork, so-so plot.
   
4. Miss Don't Touch Me - An absolutely delightful fictional novel that takes place in early 20th century Paris. It is fast-moving, suspenseful, sexy and hugely entertaining. Great artwork and a fun story. Highly recommended!
   
   A couple more books that are on my wish list, though i haven't read them yet, are:
   
   

• Without Conscience: The Disturbing World of the Psychopaths Among Us, written by Prof. Robert Hare, the psychologist who invented the standard test for diagnosing psychopaths.
  
  
• The Psychopath Test: A Journey Through the Madness Industry - written by the always interesting and entertaining Ron Jonson
  
  
• Ann Rule's The Stranger Beside Me - A classic true crime novel about Ted Bundy written by a woman who worked beside him and knew him personally. She went on to become a prolific true crime novelist.

The biggest problem with reading the comics is that the original ones were changed after Alien3 came out. They continued the story of Hicks and Newt, then later Ripley. For me, the first 2 series were the best. Along with the first Aliens vs Predator series. Oh how I wish the AvP movie followed that story line. The newer stories are decent. Defiance is pretty good. The Fire and Stone and Life and Death story lines are good tie-ins with the original and current movies also.

If you want to read the stories from the beginning, the best way is to get the Omnibuses from Amazon, a local comic shop, or Comixology if you want them digitally.

• The original 6 issue series before it was changed after Alien3. This series is sometimes called "Aliens: Outbreak" In my opinion this is the best one of all the comics. The art in black and white is some of the best and it's not diluted by the colorization of future printings.
  Aliens 30th Anniversary: The Original Comics Series
  
  
• The second and third series before being changed after Alien3
  Aliens: The Original Comics Series-Nightmare Asylum and Earth War
  
  
  Omnibuses that collect the series all together. Volume 1 will have names changed in the series due to Alien3.
  
  
• Aliens Omnibus Volume 1
  
• Aliens Omnibus Volume 2
  
• Aliens Omnibus Volume 3
  
• Aliens Omnibus Volume 4
  
• Aliens Omnibus Volume 5
  
• Aliens Omnibus Volume 6 For some reason this one is priced really high in physical format
  
  For good measure this one is good also
  
  
• Aliens vs. Predator Omnibus, Vol. 1
  
  Be careful when searching for other collected versions of Aliens/Predator books. There are novelizations of these comics that have the same name and are called omnibuses also. If you want the comics, make sure that's what you have selected.
  
  The cheapest and easiest way to get these books is through Comixology, which is also owned by Amazon. The links that I posted above also have a option to by them on Comixology.
  

Any of these three series I recommend as modern-day Lord of the Rings classics

Eisenhorn, books 1-3 of a 9 book series are simply the best books I've ever read - the series is currently on book 7. I recommend Eisenhorn to anyone that just likes to read. Books 4-6 are just as good, called Ravenor, with the 7th book in the series now out, called Pariah.

Another amazing series of books I love are the Old Man's War books, effectively a series of 6 books with some short stories in between and the last book being broken up into thirteen short stories (such was the demand for the books while they were being written). Fantastic, fantastic series - I recommend them to anyone.

I also love and recommend The Dark Tower series, 7 books. They're the only thing written by King that I've liked.

Your friend has fantastic taste, but I don't see:

• Casanova
  
• Doom Patrol
  
• Scalped
  
• Starman
  
• Sweet Tooth
  
• DMZ
  
• American Vampire
  
• Irredeemable
  
• Chew
  
• Locke & Key
  
  Frankly, any of those would fit in fucking perfectly with that collection, and your friend would pretty much think you were a complete badass. Basically, just browse through those and pick the one that you think sounds the coolest, they're all great and are all very much within your friend's wheelhouse. Your friend's sensibilities are all laid out pretty bare there, she likes a little bit "dark" and a touch of "grit," but with a very clear tendency towards the "cerebral," the "meta contextual," and the "indie/intellectual." So, that's what I stuck to with this list. These are all sort of obvious, but obvious in a "cool" sort of way... the way the movie "the omen" is obvious to a horror fan, or the film "Brazil" is to a sci fi freak, but probably not to a general audience. You dig?
  
  You're welcome :D

if you want a simple but really good story try 'the killing joke' by alan moore. That comic is pretty much universally loved and alan moore is a complete genius. Another amazing piece by Alan Moore is watchmen. (im sure youve heard of it or seen the movie, if not, what?) but it is amazingly written and illustrated. Those are both dc. if you want something not marvel or DC i would highly recommend the walking dead. if your interested dont get the single issues are anything. get the compendium because it is more bang for your buck. compendium is 60 in stores and 35 on amazon.

another really fun and well put together series is scott pilgram. there are 6 volumes that range around 10 dollars each for the paper back. altogether a great story. the art work isnt my favorite but it is a little better in the colored version AKA the hard cover version. if you saw the movie and thought "meh it wasnt the best so i wont read the comics." 1) the movie is freaking great and 2) the movie doesnt really follow the books considering that volume 6 was written after the movie was made.

But yeah those are my thoughts. i could go into alot more but the ones i gave are quite a lot!! hope this is helpful!!

[The killing joke] (http://www.amazon.com/Batman-Killing-Deluxe-Alan-Moore/dp/1401216676/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1459314552&sr=8-1&keywords=the+killing+joke)

[watchmen] (http://www.amazon.com/Watchmen-Alan-Moore/dp/1401245250/ref=tmm_pap_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=1459314576&sr=8-2)

[the walking dead compendium] (http://www.amazon.com/Walking-Dead-Compendium-One/dp/1607060760/ref=sr_1_11?ie=UTF8&qid=1459314630&sr=8-11&keywords=the+walking+dead)

[scott pilgram boxset] (http://www.amazon.com/Scott-Pilgrims-Precious-Little-Boxset/dp/1934964573/ref=sr_1_sc_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1459314670&sr=8-1-spell&keywords=scott+pilgram+boxset)

It also depends on what's important to you. I like heavy charaterization, surprises in plot, great art and not knowing if the end will be happy or not. Life isn't all roses, so I don't want everything I read to be all happy happy joy joy.

series:
Locke and Key - my current fav - some horror
Stangers in Paradise - fun and serious drama
Irredeemable - disturbing

One book: Daytripper thoughtful
The Pro - funny
Two-Step - funny
No Hero - a bit disturbing

Hmm, have you read Stitches? That's another favorite of mine. I'd also rec Vietnamerica, Castle Waiting, Black Hole, and Two Generals. And Bone is long but very awesome if you want to get in touch with your inner kid.

That is pretty much the extent of my graphic novel rec list, I honestly read way more manga and webcomics. If you want some help in those areas, I'd also be happy to oblige!

I think the best thing to do for now would be to ween into comics. I'd start off with graphic novels so you don't have to follow too deeply into a series. Start off reading something like The Dark Knight Returns by Frank Miller, or Watchmen by Alan Moore. Get a feel of it before you start off. Once you read a couple of novels, I'd look into getting some trade paperbacks of some series. The Walking Dead has been a really good series; it isn't just a plain zombie story...it's more about the human side of the standard zombie tale, such as how they survive, how they interact with each other, etc. Another good TPB to get into would be The Sandman which has some of the coolest artwork and storytelling I've seen. After you start catching up with some TPB's, THEN I'd look into single issues, starting with the first issue of an arch (it will say something like Part 1, Part 1 of 6, etc.). The comic book shop guys are usually pretty cool dudes and can help you find a good arch thats currently going on. Also, places like Half Price Books usually have TPB's for cheaper, but that depends on if you're okay with buying from a secondhand place instead of a small business (I like to go about half and half on purchases, just to save money and to help keep the small guy in the game). Hope this helps!

I've been reading comics for a while but haven't read any Moon Knight yet and plan on doing so before the show comes out.

The main runs for beginners are:

Charlie Huston/David Finch's Run (Moon Knight #1-13) (this revitalized the character for the modern day)
Warren Ellis/Declan Shalvey's Run (Moon Knight #1-6) (critically acclaimed run)
Jeff Lemire/Greg Smallwood (Moon Knight #1-14) (another critically acclaimed run)

It would probably be easier by using Marvel Unlimited (Marvel's Netflix style subscription to comics)

Or if you want the physical copies your local comic book store. You can try Amazon but it could hard since certain books are out of print.

Huston/Finch's Run Vol. 1 + Vol. 2 - on Amazon
Ellis/Shalvey's Run - on Amazon
Lemire/Smallwood's Run - on Amazon

NOTE: You don't strictly have to read the runs in order. It's like watching Age of Ultron then going back and watching Thor 2. As long as you understand the basic chronology (Huston->Ellis->Lemire) you can read them in any order you want. I've been told the runs are pretty compartmentalized/modular.

Also if you plan on getting Marvel Unlimited it works best with using the app (like on a tablet or a big phone). You can try the browser but I always found it too clunky.

Batman: Hush is fantastic, though not technically a stand-alone graphic novel, just a trade, but well worth the read regardless.

If you want a very real and raw vision of the Batman villains I highly recommend Joker by Brian Azzarello and Lee Bermejo

Also, like others have suggested, Kingdom Come is great and I also found Marvels to be very very good.

Hope you find some good reads!

Watch: If you have already watched TWD and GoT, some other good TV series include: Fear the Walking Dead, True Detective season 1, Vikings, The 100, American Horror Story season 1 - Murder House and season 2 - Asylum, Stranger Things, Penny Dreadful, first few seasons of True Blood, Sons of Anarchy, Narcos, House of Cards, Bates Motel, The Last Kingdom, and that's all I can think of right now. You can also check out IMDb: Most Popular TV Series.

Read: Read TWD comics and read the Game of Thrones book series, A Song of Ice and Fire. Just give the first A Song of Ice and Fire book, A Game of Thrones, a try and I guarantee you will be hooked and won't be able to put it down. I can't even stress how amazing both book series are compared to their TV show counterparts, especially the GoT books. There's so much detail in both TWD and GoT books that they didn't have time to fit into the TV series or didn't care, but reading the books really helps to understand certain characters and situations that occur in the show. You don't even have to actually pay money for the books, you can just download the ebook files to read them for free. (If you want to know where to download the ebook files for free, message me.) I actually always do that, if the files are available, and if I start reading it and enjoy it, I purchase the actual physical book, as I did with all of the GoT and TWD books. To save money when purchasing the physical copies of TWD comics, make sure to buy TWD comics in Compendiums (Amazon: TWD Compendium One) instead of individual books.

1. You are obviously an intelligent, free thinking individual. It also appears you are selflessly sacrificing yourself for your family and your future. That takes a lot of will power and I commend you for that.
   
2. It sounds to me like you have a lot of opportunity at hand. You are at a point in life where any action can have a long term effect for you. Take advantage of this situation and make the best of it.
   
3. Not knowing what kind of freedom you have in your job, there are small tasks you can use to make the day go by. Try to have meaningful conversations with people, learn to write with your opposite hand, read up on a particular country's literature (Russian, Japanese, etc).
   
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Another huge recommendation for Locke and Key, you really can't go wrong with that one. You might want to check out Wraith by the same author, it's not quite as good but still a pretty decent read.

If you're up for some Lovecraftian fun (and who isn't?) check out North 40 and Fall of Cthulhu. And I want to half recommend Scott Snyders The Wake. It's mostly great but he really rushes the ending (kind of an understatement). Still has some great stuff though.

As people said before, it's much easier and accurate if we know what kind of movies, TV shows and video games he likes.

You could try with graphic novels. There's all sort of those, for all ages.

Remember: even Bart Simpson was fond of graphic novels.

Edit: Here are some examples:

Soccer Longshot: Sports

Attack on Titan: Epic hero in a fantasy dystopian world where there's a man-eating monster

Batman: Who doesn't love Batman?

Locke and Key: Thriller dark-fantasy where you have a house that does impossible things


Black Butler: Detectives story set in London, where the protagonist is a 12 year old boy! (Manga)


Watchmen: Super heroes doing super hero stuff.

Through the Woods: Horror stories!!

They're quite cheap, compared to paper books, and he can read them on his tablet, which can be more exciting for him.

Lots of terrific suggestions here already, but a few more:

Christopher Moore - light funny fast paced fiction with terrific dialog. Plots vary wildly, from Lamb, the story of Biff, Jesus's childhood friend, to Noir, a silly spoof of noir fiction.

Lock and Key graphic novels by Joe Hill. The art, characters and story are all perfection.

The Girl who Circumnavigated Fairy Land in a Ship of her own Making by Catherynne Valente. Valente is one of the most imaginative writers I've read, up there with Lewis Carrol. And this protagonist is so feisty and lovely. Shorter read then His Dark Materials but also first in a series. She also writes books for adults.

Blackest Night and Green Lantern: Blackest Night.

Read the issues in (I think) this order:
GL 43, BN 0, BN 1, GL 44, BN 2, GL 45, BN 3, GL 46, BN 4, GL 47, GL 48, BN 5, GL 49, BN 6, GL 50, GL 51, BN 7, GL 52, BN 8

You might want to double-check on the reading order though, mine might not be quite right.

EDIT: Oh, and you could also get Blackest Night: Tales of the Corps, it's not necessary though. It takes place right before Blackest Night and is basically just an anthology of origin stories for various new characters from the various Lantern Corps that Johns introduced in his run. But it does feature the introduction of the Indigo Tribe, the seventh Lantern Corps.

Short Answer why this is so loved is the same reason why people like Harry Potter fan-fiction.

Marvel comics are more often than not about character empowerment, without much character . DC on the other hand focuses more on Idealism - examples being Superman and the American Dream, Wonder Woman and female empowerment, Batman and staying true to one's convictions in the face of true evil.

If you want well-written comic books then you're probably looking in all the wrong spots if the best you found was the most recent Secret Wars.

List of some of the best comic book story lines ever.

DC

Kingdom Come by Mark Waid, illustrated by Alex Ross(Easily the best comic title in the list, every page looks like a watercolor painting)

Identity Crisis by Brad Meltzer (extremely controversial, Trigger Warning)

Crisis on Infinite Earths

Zero Hourby Dan Jurgens and Jerry Ordway

Green Lantern: Blackest Night by Geoff Johns

Shazam: Power of Hope by Alex Ross

Marvel

Adam: Legend of Blue Marvel by Kevin Grevioux (only good title from Marvel in a long time, it did what Black Panther tried to do in a more meaningful way)

The Superior Spiderman by Dan Slott

Dark Phoenix Saga by Chris Claremont

Despite the fact that it's got comedic elements, there are plenty of parts in John Dies At The End that are pretty wonderfully creepy.

House of Leaves always needs mentioning, it works its magic on numerous levels.

The absolute scariest ghost story I've ever read, and I never hear anyone talking about it, is Beyond Black by Hilary Mantel.

You can't go wrong with Stephen King, but if you haven't cracked into his books yet it can be a daunting task, he has a huge bibliography. For me, IT, The Shining, Salem's Lot, and Pet Sematary are some of the scariest, plus pretty much any of his short story collections are golden. In fact, any one of his short story collections might be the best place to start with King, I would recommend Skeleton Crew.

And while I wouldn't necessarily categorize it as strict "horror", one of the books that's scared me the most is Alan Moore's graphic novel From Hell. It's an absolute beast (and it's pretty much nothing like the film adaptation with Johnny Depp, so don't let that color your perceptions).

Bought mine on Amazon (with free shipping). On amazon US the paperback version is at $13.59 by amazon. One seller sells it $5.39 but I'm not sure about the shipping. It says $27.99 but I'm living in France, so this must change with your location. Many other sellers sell used versions (in good condition) around $5.50 and $3.99 of shipping (and all sellers have very positive rate).

I am a book lover and I sometimes I can buy 20 or 30 books per month, and I regularly buy used books on amazon (more particularly architecture and painting books because the edition I want is no longer printed) and honestly 95% of time they are like brand new.

https://www.amazon.com/Last-Us-American-Dreams/dp/1616552123/

https://www.amazon.com/gp/offer-listing/1616552123/ref=olp_f_usedVeryGood?ie=UTF8&f_all=true&f_usedGood=true&qid=1535933502&sr=8-2

• Compendium one
  Link
  
  Another link
  
  "Shane, You want my kids to call you there linky!?"
  
  "Rick, I swore you was Link!"
  
  
  
  
• Second Compendium (Not released Yet)
  
  
• Volumes,Everywhere P.s. Also Info If you want more info on the comics
  
  Well You could Wait till This Fall For the Second Combined Version Book Which will be 49 - 96
  

  -----------------------------FAQ Section----------------------
  

  How Many Books Is there?
  

  Soon 96
  

  Is there Any Online stores to buy them from?
  

  Yes The Ones I linked Should work If not Then This site has a Few
  
  Not really a good Way to buy them but ok
  

  Are the books really that good?
  

  Well If you love the show then you'll love this more because you are missing so much!
  
  [E1]: Made a F and Q Section of my comment
  [E2]: Forgot about Volumes
  [E3]: Fixed link to volumes

Well for current stuff he may have comics, but they also have come out with action figures recently. They released Justice League set that includes Batman and Superman though you can buy them individually. Though depending on when you plan on giving it they will also be releasing more action figures: Batman, Nightwing, Talon, and Riddler. He won't have them since they haven't been released yet, but won't be out until next year. Jim Lee has also done quite a few iconic Batman and Superman covers in the late 90s and early 2000s so can always try and track them down( I think it was Superman 204 and Batman 608 that the covers reflect each other and Batman 612 that has both of them on the cover) so you can try tracking a lot of those issues with those covers and frame them so even if he does have them they are a nice display piece. Also he may have the Death of the family comic books, but they are releasing it in trade and the first printing will have a cool cover that you can lift the lithograph and The Joker's muscles and whatnot under his skin and Snyder also said he added some interesting stuff into the trade. You have a lot of options; especially for $200 and if you want to be closer to the $200 mark there are quite a few variant covers for the current run that are around that range and look nice so might be good display books to frame and display.

Looks like you enjoy Batman. Maybe get Year One?

If you can get into X-Men, try out Whedon's run on Astonishing X-Men. It's perty darn good. Starts here.

I personally dig a few comics that are becoming classics, but aren't classics in the traditional sense...

Try Fables.

Try Walking Dead

Try MY FAVORITE CURRENT COMIC Unwritten.

Also... do yourself a huge favor and start reading a comic or two that isn't in trade form already. There's a lot of great stuff that's either just come out or is soon coming out. In particular...

Try Saga.

I just started the keto diet yesterday!

ok so this is just a shot in the dark but when ever I see people talk about Graphic Novels THIS always comes to mind! I love Jhonen Vasquez's work (come on Invader ZIM?) well Johnny The Homicidal Maniac is much darker than zim but super good! and there are 2 spinoffs that I know about [I feel sick] (http://www.amazon.com/Feel-Sick-Book-About-Girl/dp/B001VD1FZY/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1396454824&sr=8-2&keywords=I+feel+sick) there is only 2 comics for that one and there is Squee's Wonderful Big Giant Book of Unspeakable Horrors and that in a way is a sequel to JTHM.

Mother, Come Home by Paul Hornschemeier is amazing. I teared up for hours.

I'll add another recommendation for Blankets by Craig Thompson. It was life-changing for me. Also Good-bye, Chunky Rice and Carnet De Voyage by him as well.

Much of Neil Gaiman's stuff is really amazing. Once it gets going the Sandman series gets really good.

Alan Moore also has a ton of... 'interesting' stuff. I adore him but some people think he gets far to weird. From Hell is an interesting look at Jack the Ripper. The Promethea series by him literally (and yes, I do mean that in the correct way) knocked me out of my chair at one point. The 'shell' story is proto-typical superheroics, but that's just some trappings to walk you through a long (2 years of monthly issues or so) mixed media rumination on magic, life, sex, gender, imagination, creation, and how they all feed interrelate. Filled to the brim with very interesting ideas and frequently presented in amazingly innovative ways. Nobody else pushes both the form and the content of comics at the same time the way Moore does.

That's a start.. if you gives me/us an idea of what you didn't like as well there might be some more suggestions that pop to mind.

Eep! I would love some of your art, you're fantastic!

Thank you in advance for the contest! It's so great of you to offer.

EDIT IF I WIN CAN I PLEASE HAVE A TOTORO PAINTING!?!?!

1. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn. I love this book because I read it the first time when I was a teenager who thought her life sucked. Reading it really put my life into perspective. I've always had a rocky relationship with my mother, too, and reading about how AWFUL the mom in this book was just straight up improved my relationship with my mom.
   
   
2. The Hunchback of Notre Dame. This is my second favorite book of all time. The story is so heartbreakingly beautiful, and everything is so vivid. I've been to Notre Dame, so it's like, doubly fantastic to me. And I just realized that I don't actually own a copy of it. Shit.
   
   
3. The Walking Dead Comic Book Series. I'm not really a fan of comic books, but I love everything about these books! The story is riveting, the art is awesome, and they're SO addictive.

If you like Spider-Man, the current run is great. The first volume will be released in October here. If you like Batman, Snyder's run for The New 52 starts here and has been incredible. Green Arrow starting from Volume 4 is good, as is GA: Year One. I always love pushing people to read Danger Girl by Andy Hartnell and J. Scott Campbell (he does a lot of variants for Spider-Man). Spawn, Witchblade (Good jumping point) and Hellblazer are all great series (Hellblazer has a TV show Constantine coming out soon).

If you want more recommendations, or there is a character you want to read let me know.

If you are willing to consider trades then maybe the better way to ease into them is to read series that you couldn’t feasibly get single issues anymore even if money wasn’t an issue. Series like Marvel’s Alias (not related to the J. J. Abrams show of the same name), Punisher Max (Think Secret Service but better and it has nothing to do with superheroes), Y the last man (one of the best books ever written), Preacher (I have a feeling it will either be too dated or too dark and messed up for your liking but it is one of the most imporant indie series ever writen), Transmetropolitan (same as Preacher but in a Sci Fi setting), Scalped, and 100 Bullets. You really only can get these series as trades at this point. You wouldn’t be any less of a comic collector reading them as trade because no one but those who were there at their start could have read them in single issues.

As far as series that are coming out now that you should be reading, take the advice of everyone else has given you. Get in on Saga, Manhattan Projects and the others now because we don’t normally have this many amazing indie series all coming out at once and I can’t imagine new ones will continue to pop up like they have. Get in on everything now because there is no telling if anything in the future will be as good as what we currently have.

Ok well I'll try to give you a few series

Invincible. Really great superhero story by the guy that makes The Walking Dead if you've heard of that. Probably the best superhero book out there. (You can buy the compendium, the first 47 issues for like $40 on amazon). It's up to around 90 issues now.

Y the Last Man (10 volumes, complete. Its amazing. It's a comic where seemingly every man in the world except our hero has died. He tries to get to a lab in California to help find a cure for the disease that killed all the men and...etc)

I don't know much Fantasy...check out Demon Knights, volume 1 from DC comics is an ongoing series. Volume 1 (the first 7 comics) should be out in July. Sorry about the long wait :l

You can also check out the Walking Dead if you like zombies? Compendium gets you...maybe the first 60 issues I think? Its up to 94 now

For individual comics theres Midtown Comics, I don't know what shipping cost would be like to Europe.

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

There are elements that are the same, but there are already some major deviations from the comics in the show. Many of the characters in the group did not appear in the comics (notably Daryl). The CDC plot line and its implications are not in the comics either.

That being said there are some similarities. The ending of tonights episode did happen in the comics, so anyone who has read them has a pretty good idea what's going to happen.

Based on everything I've seen and heard from the creators/producers, I would say read the comics for sure, they are fantastic (they actually got me hooked on comics in general). There may be some things that are less shocking or suspenseful, but by and large the show is progressing differently than the comics.

Start out with this if you are interested: http://www.amazon.com/Walking-Dead-Compendium-One/dp/1607060760/ref=sr_1_4?ie=UTF8&qid=1318826494&sr=8-4

I can give you a hand with the post-Aliens, pre-Alien3 comics.

There's three arcs by Mark Verheiden, named Outbreak (Dark Horse, 1988), Nightmare Asylum (Dark Horse, 1989) and Female War/Earth War (Dark Horse, 1990) (the name for that one changes in different editions). They follow the adventures of Newt and Hicks (joined by Ripley at the end of Nightmare Asylum) roughly a decade after the ending of Aliens.

Obviously if you've seen Alien3 you know why the names had to be changed, and the art was also colorized (it had originally been in black and white). There was some backlash from long-time fans over the renaming so eventually Dark Horse relented and rereleased the comics in their original format, B&W art restored and names unchanged; seeing as these are now the official versions of the stories, you can probably consider them out-of-continuity, but they're still well worth reading.

If you want to read them in their original format, Outbreak is collected here and [the other two here](
https://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/1506703569/ref=pd_aw_fbt_14_img_2?ie=UTF8&psc=1&refRID=X6ECBET4BH1WEARCE2ZK).

If you want the colorized, edited versions, they're collected together in the first volume of the Dark Horse Aliens Omnibus series, [currently available for pretty cheap on Amazon Marketplace](
https://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/1593077270/ref=mp_s_a_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1517986893&sr=8-1&pi=AC_SX236_SY340_FMwebp_QL65&keywords=dark+horse+aliens+omnibus#productDescription_secondary_view_div_1517986925594). The rest of those Omnibi will collect the various Dark Horse Aliens comics up until that point, organised by the year they were published, though the series is ten years old so there'll be more besides.

I haven't been gifted yet! lol and on that note, my word is narskit: the act of accidentally biting the inside of your mouth in the same place multiple times. "Dammit I've been narskitting all week!"


hmmm this would be cool. Or I guess if I'm really dreaming this XD. Honestly anything from my wish list would give me a rush lol

I'd recommend:
Saga vol. 1 - awesome scifi comic by the writer of Y: the Last Man.
Locke & Key vol. 1 - vaguely Lovecraftian horror comic by Stephen King's son.
Egg Story - Awesome, super cheap graphic novel. An egg becomes a ninja!
All three are $29.33 at the moment.

But it really depends on your tastes. If you're mostly into superhero comics, those are not going to be good picks for you.

I think the best way is pick up a time machine and went back to 1992 so you can enjoy all the hype.
JK, but the first issue is the best start point (you also have the collected editon ). It is still a fun read (and remember, the Billy Kincaid issue was the way of Todd McFarlane show his middle finger and say "Here I don't have the censure that I had in Marvel").

26 year old mechanical engineer here. Its hard to believe, but us MechEs are all a bit different, so you're going to have to list some of his interests and your budget.

If he is anything like me and he likes zombies and comics, then the Walking Dead megabook would be a great gift.

If any of his work is CAD related and he doesn't have one of these, then maybe you can get him that. It makes modeling 10 times easier.

However, since you are his sibling, you are allowed to troll him for christmas and get him the complete twilight series.

Listen my friend: If you haven't read the comic you are missing out. Please go grab book one. The show is good. I have some issues with it but I make it a point to get somewhere on Sundays to watch because it is good. The comic is amazing! Or you know, download it off the internet to check it out. I downloaded issues 1-51 along time ago. At around issue 30, I went to amazon and ordered everything I pirated. It was worth it.

I love Lovecraft! Oh and if thats your style, you should check out the comic series [Locke and Key] (http://www.amazon.com/Locke-Key-Vol-Welcome-Lovecraft/dp/1600103847) .
Amazing modern Lovecraft done with great art. Nominated for an Eisner no less.
As for my sci fi roleplay, I can sum it up pretty well with this outtake from [Serenity] (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=is2aoehmUMs)

Collection one is the earth hive trilogy (earth hive, nightmare asylum, & female war). I've got the first two omnibus collections off amazon (I think there are eight in total) and they are pretty nice quality. This is a pretty awesome value.

http://www.amazon.com/Aliens-Omnibus-Vol-Mark-Verheiden/dp/1593077270

Walking Dead Compendium One from kirakaydawn's wishlist (yeah you!). This is one of my favorite comics and you really should get it. It sucked me in and had me emotional over the characters.

I don't know anything about you, but from the looks of your reddit history, you're 21 (i think), you have a best friend named Emma, and you're an aussie. Wow that sounds creepy.

After watching the first season I also, jumped into the books. I would highly recommend starting with The compendium. This is a GREAT price, I think I purchased it for $50 and it was well worth the cost. This has a great collection of the first books and leaves you yearning for more after the last page.

I'm currently reading graphic novelizations of H.P. Lovecraft's works. They're awesome.

Yes, such a thing exists. [1] [2]

All time favorites:

• Batman (especially Knightfall)
  
• Anything by Alan Moore (especially Watchmen)
  
• The Preacher
  
• Fables
  
• Hellblazer and Lucifer
  
• Thanos saga (Infinity Gauntlet, etc)
  
• Most Frank Miller stuff
  
• Marvel's Oz (they are graphic novelizing L. Frank Baum's Oz books and they're surprisingly book-accurate)
  
  You're reading From Hell. So... see ya in 2016 when you finish it.

Oh yes, I second Uzumaki like /u/Goober_Pyle said. Junji Ito's Uzumaki and Gyo is good. Also, Black Hole by Charles Burns is awesome :D


For vampires, you may like the American Vampire Series.

Here's some really good stuff I recommend checking out:

Batman: The Man Who Laughs - The story of Batman's first encounter with the Joker. It's great.

Batman and the Monster Men and Batman and the Mad Monk - These stories are a pair, both set in the very early years of Batman's career.

Wonder Woman vol. 1: Blood - If you're curious about Wonder Woman, this is a great place to start reading about her.

The Flash vol. 1: Move Forward - Great place to start with the Flash.

If you are looking to go the collection route I highly suggest getting the hardcover books. The quality of book build is much better then a softcover 1000 page over sized compendium tomb and you wont tire from holding it while you read. Plus they look awesome on a bookshelf

Naturally this a much more expensive route to go but like many who testify here its an epic graphic novel worthy of the investment.

I torrented and read the entire series and and am now working on collecting them all.

Here you go, friend.

Lovecraft Anthology Vol 1 and 2 adapt several of Lovecraft's stories in comic book form

And INJ Culbard has also adapted several of Lovecraft's stories in comic book form

Charles Dexter Ward

At The Mountains of Madness

The Shadow Out of Time

They're all very faithfully done and that's a HUGE chunk of the body of Lovecraft's work.

Enjoy.

Nice! Just a head's up, DC collects things in weird ways sometimes. Death of the Family has two main volumes: The Joker one (which you got) and Batman volume 3, which is not in the picture. Batman volume 3 is the main story, while The Joker volume collects all of the tie-ins, with a few bits from the Batman title. I have only read the Batman volume, so I can't personally vouch for the Joker one, but I've heard that The Joker volume doesn't flow as a single narrative, but serves better as supplementary reading to the Batman volume. Batman can be standalone, while The Joker volume is supposedly best read alongside/after Batman.

Here you go, Analdelrey.

There are 4 comics in the 'American Dreams' series.

You can get the whole series in one big 96 page book from Amazon here. It's temporarily 'out of stock' at Amazon, but you can still pre-order it from them for when they get stock back in, or you can purchase it from a independent seller on Amazon that also has it for sale. =)

Hope this helps clear things up a bit for ya! ;-)

Please don't torrent it. I may get hate for this, but I think we should be showing our appreciation to Kirkman for what he is doing. Torrenting music or movies from large industries is one thing; they don't need the extra 99 cents. But Kirkman is just one comic book writer with a brilliant story. If you can afford it, please buy the compendium.

Jason is kind of unique. He tells fiction with often long passages of no words. He has a really subtle sense of humor. You would have to look to alt comix for similar comics, stuff like;

Daniel Clowes - He's got a dry sense of humor and often writes satirically about life and culture. You can check out the movies he made with Terry Zwigoff, Ghost World and Art School Confidential.


Charles Burns' work is often surreal and some what disturbing though fascinating at the same time. he is most famous for his massive Black Hole about teen age STD's gone wild. He just finished a trilogy which is part auto bio and part surreal dream sequences, X'ed Out, The Hive, and Sugar Scull

I guess you could include David Mazzucchelli's Asterios Polyp in this group of similar works though it's really original. It's about an architect that goes through a midlife crisis though it's one of the most inventive graphic novels to ever have been made. He uses every aspect of the comic to communicate to the reader, from the drawings, to the type face, to the color and even the very design of the book. It's a must read experience, thought completely unique.

Robert Crumb often has a dry, satirical sense of humor to his work. He is most famous for his 60's underground comics as shown in the Complete Crumb #4. He's done some really beautiful biographical work like his Patton about country blues musician Charley Patton. His newest work is the illustrated Book of Genesis a massive strait comic adaption of the Bible.

For Brits, The Walking Dead Compendium (collecting #1-48) is already on a pretty good price on amazon - all that zombie goodness for only £25.79.


EDIT: For the record, I'm not advertising or anything, I just saw a pretty good deal and thought I'd share. It does sound a little spamalicious though, on reflection.

I definitely recommend chew, the last of us, fanboys vs zombies (although you may find it a little cheesy but I like it), or the walking dead.

if I win can I PM you my comic list?

Mischief Managed.

Wine and this game complement each other perfectly. We need both to keep our spirits up after long school days.

We should look fabulous while flying.

It's like a hat except safer.

We need this book in case the Inferius come to get us. It's like a survival guide, except everyone dies.

A trunk for salad!

This choker would look good with any cape.

My links aren't even links, I feel like I'm doing this all wrong.

Depends on what his tastes tend towards - my nephew was pretty thrilled with Bone (this one might be a bit young for your nephew's tastes - I think it's geared towards the 10-12 demographic), The Walking Dead (I always buy the compendiums, I like to devour as much as possible all at once - but if you're not sure he'd like it, I'd start with just one or two volumes), and this year I've gotten him East of West.

Chew is a really neat series as well, although I haven't tested it out on my nephew yet - I think it might be a bit too old for him.

I also liked Iron West if you want to go with a one-off instead of a series.

Depending on his parents, I'd check to see if they consider the Walking Dead and/or Chew to be age appropriate or not. I haven't read through East of West yet, but it's rated for mature teens so should be in the ballpark for your nephew.

What you're looking for is the Spawn Origins Hardcover collections. And McFarlane has been pretty good about releasing them on a regular basis. We're already up to book 9 I believe, getting us all the way up to issue 112 (about halfway through the entirety of the series).

For about $20 (less than the cover cost of individual issues) you'll be getting around 12 issues per book. They're all still in print (as far as I know) so they're easy to find or at least easy to have ordered in.

There is a TPB version, however these collect half the issues AND DO NOT CONTAIN SOME ISSUES AT ALL (e.g. 9 and 10 are not in TPB 2), and aren't always half the price. But if mobility and super casual reading are your thing, these are right up your alley.

In regards to massive compendiums, there are these Deluxe Editions at triple to quadruple the price of the other hardcovers, but only collect double the issues. Also, they're quite large and unwieldy for reading, in my opinion. Good collector's item though.

tl;dr The Spawn Origins Hardcover collections are what you're looking for.

A favorite of mine is JOKER. It's all about the Joker, as seen through the eyes of a low level thug. It's pretty damn good. Also Batman: The Man Who Laughs is a great Joker-heavy one as well.

Google is your best friend lol. http://www.amazon.com/Johnny-The-Homicidal-Maniac-Directors/dp/0943151163/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1343709355&sr=8-1&keywords=johnny+the+homicidal+maniac Seems Amazon has it. :D

I agree. I think this is the best way for someone to get started on the series. It's cheap and makes a great Christmas present.

So, this series is mentioned a lot, but try The Walking Dead. If you watch Breaking Bad, you probably have seen the show as well. The comics are much better.

Typical people thrown into zombie apocalypse. Rick "Family Man" Grimes has to keep his family and the others safe from zombies and other people.

The best "bang for your buck" would be The Walking Dead Compendium on amazon. $30 for 8 volumes in one nice, easy to store book. Usually one volume is $15. You do the math.

And as stated earlier, check out Criminal by Ed Brubaker, or anything by Ed Brubaker. He is my favorite writer in comics, and he writes a lot of crime based comics

I didn't down vote this, but I came here to say that I don't like this person trying to read the comic for free. Order the first compendium, it has 48 comic episodes in one book. $35, but it's friggin massive, and it's a great read.

http://www.amazon.com/Walking-Dead-Compendium-One/dp/1607060760/ref=sr_1_3?ie=UTF8&qid=1330525358&sr=8-3

Of course, if you just want some reference info and don't want to buy the comic, by all means, go to this site:
http://walkingdead.wikia.com/wiki/The_Walking_Dead_Wiki

You'll be able to find the collections much cheaper on eBay/Amazon Marketplace than the individual issues - the early ones go for a pretty penny now.

There is also a Compendium of the first 50 issues which is pretty good value.

There were a few tie-in series (Batman Adventures, Batman & Robin Adventures, Batman: Gotham Adventures, etc.) that were generally pretty good, if not great.

In addition, you'll want to pick up anything Batman from Bruce Timm and Darwyn Cooke's Batman: Ego and Other Tails.

EDIT: Even Matt Wagner's Mad Monk and Monster Men.

Maus got me started. It has some violence (not a ton) in it - it is the Holocaust, after all - but it's not violence just for the sake of violence. It's a true story. If the Holocaust in general is too unsettling to her, then this ain't the book for her.

Black Hole is quite bizarre, which is typical for Charles Burns, but very good.

If she calls comics "picture books" then I'm guessing that all superhero books are out the door. That's the single biggest segment of comic sales, so if that's what she thinks of comics in general then she probably thinks the same of superhero books in general. That's not meant as criticism. To each her own. It's just my guess about her tastes.

Maybe the Sandman? I don't know; there's a lot of ways you can go with this. Good luck and merry Christmas, my friend.

Charles Burns does some nice trippy stuff, you should definately check him out. I would recommend the X'ed out trilogy for maximum trippiness:

http://www.amazon.com/Xed-Out-Charles-Burns/dp/0307379132/ref=sr_1_4?ie=UTF8&qid=1414582826&sr=8-4&keywords=charles+burns

Black hole is also sweet:
http://www.amazon.com/Black-Hole-Charles-Burns/dp/0375714723/ref=sr_1_3?ie=UTF8&qid=1414582826&sr=8-3&keywords=charles+burns

edit.
If you're into surrealism you could look up Ed the Happy Clown by Chester Brown
http://www.amazon.com/Ed-Happy-Clown-Chester-Brown/dp/1770460756/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1414583044&sr=1-1&keywords=ed+the+happy+clown

From an Amazon customer's review:
"Yummy Fur focuses on Ed, a hapless clown living in a dystopian world filled with callous doctors, evil police and truly mad scientists. The story kicks in when Ed finds a severed hand under his bed, and mistaking it for something left by the tooth fairy, reports his findings to the police, only to be thrown in jail. What follows is a quick descent into a world filled with sewer dwelling pygmies, a beautiful vampire, a President from another dimension and an increasingly uncomfortable view of how inhuman man can really be."

Batman and the Monster Men and its sequel, Batmand and the Mad Monk. These are both really, really good and don't have a lot of the more 'tragic' elements of Batman. Plus there's a solid love interest in there as well that actually serves the plot

OP if you’re interested in learning about Moon Knight and why the character has such a strong cult following, I’d personally recommend checking out Moon Knight Vol. 1: The Bottom as a good place to start

I just finished the first compendium. It is amazing. So much happens and it is not like the show at all. The characters are better, the action is super intense, and you dont have to wait an entire season for something to happen. Every three pages some shit goes down.

Dont buy it in a book store. It's $60. On amazon it's $35. I got lucky and got it for $30 last year.

Well "Joker - DotF" is just a collection of tie-in issues for the main story line that is collected in Batman Vol. 3.

The Joker collection is so-so. Some issues where great, but others were really weak.

Batman Vol.3 on the other hand is a great story.

I would recommend this:

http://www.amazon.com/Aliens-vs-Predator-Omnibus-Vol/dp/1593077351/ref=sr_1_2?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1346734841&sr=1-2&keywords=alien+vs+predator

It's just a big collection of Alien VS Predator comics. Some of them long, others just a few pages. It is a pretty vast collection. Definitely a good place to start. If you read this and like it, there are plenty of other Omnibuses out there.

Just going to mention that the Aliens VS Predator novel was amazing, and so were the graphic novel follow ups, pretty cool. Forget that horrible movie you saw. The original was the shit.

Locke and Key bends more toward horror-fantasy but it's super good.

I also see we like the same things! ( hi fives fellow batfan) you don't appear to have "The Joker" by Brian Azzarello You don't have this? http://www.amazon.com/dp/1401215815/ref=wl_it_dp_o_pC_nS_img?_encoding=UTF8&colid=2ILELAA49LHM0&coliid=I1AHPPOLKNQDB9

Edit to add, my wish list has now grown a WHOLE LOT by looking at yours ! :P LOL

Well, if you want to be detailed then you can follow his full journey here, here, and here.

But if you want to go with trades (which will be a ton easier), then here's a list of trades in chronological order you can check out:

• Emerald Twilight/New Dawn (1994) (GL 48-55) by Ron Marz
  
  
• Baptism of Fire (1995) (GL 59-75) by Ron Marz
  
  
• Emerald Knights (1998) (GL 99-106) by Ron Marz
  
  
• New Journey, Old Path (2000) (GL 129-136) by Judd Winick
  
  
• Green Lantern: Circle of Fire miniseries (2000) by Brian K. Vaughan
  
  
• The Power of Ion (2001) (GL 142-150) by Judd Winick
  
  
• Brother's Keeper (2002) (GL 151-155) by Judd Winick
  
  
• Passing the Torch (2003) (GL 156-161) by Judd Winick
  
  
  Then from here it can get confusing because multiple Green Lantern titles went into publication, but for this list it's only following Kyle Rayner's journey
  
  
• Green Lantern: Rebirth miniseries (2004) by Geoff Johns
  
  
• Green Lantern Corps: Recharge miniseries (2005) by Geoff Johns
  
  
• The Rann-Thanagar War miniseries (2005) by Dave Gibbons
  
  
• Ion: The Torchbearer (2006) (Ion 1-6) by Ron Marz
  
  
• Ion: The Dying Flame (2007) (Ion 7-12) by Ron Marz
  
  
• The Sinestro Corps War event (2007) by Geoff Johns
  
  
• Green Lantern Corps: Emerald Eclipse (2009) (GLC 33-38) by Peter Tomasi
  
  
• The Blackest Night miniseries (2009) by Geoff Johns
  
  > can be read alongside Green Lantern Corps: Blackest Night (2009) (GLC 39-47) by Peter Tomasi
  > see here for reading order
  
  
  
• War of the Green Lanterns event (2011) by Geoff Johns
  
  
  Now is the New 52, same as before, there are multiple crossovers throughout the Green Lantern Line, so i will do my best to present Kyle's story the best i can
  
  
  
• Green Lantern New Guardians: The Ring Bearer (2012) (New Guardians 1-7) by Tony Bedard
  
  
• New Guardians: Beyond Hope (2012) (NG 8-12) by Tony Bedard
  
  
• Rise of the Third Army event (2013) by Geoff Johns
  
  
• Wrath of the First Lantern event (2013) by Geoff Johns
  
  
• New Guardians: Gods and Monsters (2014) (NG 21-27) by Justin Jordan
  > contains events from the Light's Out trade which collects issue 24 of each Lantern title as well as issue 23 of New Guardians Light's Out event (2014) by Robert Venditti
  
  
  
• New Guardians: The Godkillers (2014) (NG 28-34) by Justin Jordan
  
  
• New Gods/Green Lantern: Godhead event (2015) by Robert Venditti
  
  
• New Guardians: Storming the Gates (2015) (NG 35-40, though 35-37 are in the Godhead trade, and 38-40 take place after) by Justin Jordan
  
  
• The Omega Men: The End is Here (2016) by Tom King
  
  
  And now is Rebirth
  
  
• [Spoiler](#spoilers "'Hal Jordan and the Green Lantern Corps' Rebirth issue as well as the second arc HJ & the GLC 8-13 by Robert Venditti" )

I really enjoyed the Preacher series. It's fairly long - weighing in at a hefty sixty-six issues. But it does have a clear beginning and end, with great characters and subplots through the middle.

It's also... well, not for minors. It's bloody and violent and sexual and flat-out messed-up in places, but that's part of the charm. Irish vampires, undead cowboys, secret societies, redneck deviants, fallen angels and more. Good times.

EDIT: I did a quick check at Amazon, and if you go with the trade paperbacks, you can get a whopping 200 pages of reading for twelve bucks and change. There are nine volumes to get the whole series, and I think once you start you'll want to read them all.

http://www.amazon.com/Preacher-Vol-1-Gone-Texas/dp/1563892618/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1341734275&sr=8-1&keywords=preacher

The cheapest legal way to read them is by purchasing Compendium One, Two and Three. That's the first 144 issues. Probably best to start with just Compendium One to ensure you like them.

*Edit: The Comics FAQ can probably answer any additional questions you may have.

For any Alan Moore fans waiting for this episode you need to check out: From Hell
An excellent exegesis on The Ripper, with the appropriate amount of the occult and non linear time you hope for from our favorite wizard.

I have this: http://www.amazon.ca/Lovecraft-Anthology-1-H-P/dp/1906838534/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1394234996&sr=8-2&keywords=lovecraft+anthology and it was some of the more common works...and it was fun but nothing special. I'm not sure I would particularly recommend it unless you are a completionist or something. That being said...others seemed to enjoy it more than I did.

Something I'm going to recommend at the expense of many downvotes is Alan Moore's Neonomicon. That book received widespread hate from the comic-book-elite but I personally found it to be an awesome story, very haunting, the kind of story that actually affects you, and kind of puts you in a different state of mind. (note, it's heavily influenced by lovecraft mythos)

Try The Cult (a personal favorite), Shaman (a pre-Year One origin story), Dark Moon Rising (Batman's first encounters with the paranormal; Monster Men and Mad Monk together), and the Black and White TPBs (a collection of stand-alone one shot stories by the best of the best artists and writers in the industry). The Long Halloween is required reading.

Can anyone give me any feedback on this? Apparently it's a collection of issues 1-48, which seems like a better buy than the volumes.

Edit: And here's the Amazon link to the same product.

Edit 2: Cheers, everyone who replied! That helps a lot. I will probably end up grabbing the trades, since I'm a fairly small person who will probably struggle to lug the omnibus around!

If you like reading and horror stuff, how about checking out the Locke & Key comic? I haven't read this one personally yet, but I've heard good things, and Universal is planning a movie version so you might see it on the big screen eventually.

As for something about me, I like comics (as indicated by my suggestion) and reading in general. I'm trying to do the 52 book challenge this year and my wishlist is 99% books. ;)

I would suggest the hardcover books, because they're not too expensive and look great. I used to download the comics when they became available, then a couple years later I bought the first 2 books. I don't remember seeing any difference between the originals and the books.

Edit: wow, it's up to 6 volumes? I need to catch up!

Not sure - is the compendium the same as the volumes? I've got volumes 1-4 with Vol 1 being "Days Gone Bye". I'm not sure if those are the same things.

I've only read Vol 1 but it's been awhile. I stopped because the comics progress WAY faster than the series and I didn't really want to get ahead of the show and spoil anything. I've been LOVING the show this season and can't wait for the restart.

Here's a few off the top of my head!

• Stitches
  
  
• Blankets
  
• Maus
  
• Locke and Key
  
• Saga
  
• Y: The Last Man
  
  Sooo many others, but this is good starter list. Fair warning: I have not read these with an eye as to what would be appropriate in a Christian environment. I am fairly certain that Stitches, Maus, and Locke and Key are all "safe."
  
  Edit: Eff it here are some more.
  
  
• Transmetropolitan
  
  
• DMZ
  
  
• Ex Machina
  
  
• The Walking Dead
  
  You have already mentioned all of my other would be suggestions. :)

Oh you have options my friend.

The Walking Dead - Compendium 1 Pros - absolute cheapest method on a per-issue basis, only one book to worry about instead of multiple copies. Cons - Only released every 48 issues, so you get 1-48 but the next compendium won't come out for at least six more months as they just hit issue 90, so you'd be waiting a long time for the next group.

Trade Paperbacks

Pro's - still a better value than buying individually, released every six issues instead of every 48 so much, much greater frequency, if you have a book shelf having a bunch of these lined up on it looks "cooler" in my opinion.

Con's - more expensive per issue than the Compendium, still only comes out every six issues so can leave large gaps.

1. A pretty cunning item from Firefly
   
   
2. Your favorite
   
   
3. Starfish!
   
   
4. Might be a good option
   
   
5. Dire Straits - Sultans of Swing
   
   
6. Up close and personal
   
   
7. Maybe? (I have no idea)
   
   
8. This is pretty cool.
   
   
9. Gotta be this
   
   
10. The Fellowship
    
    
11. I might be cheating here, but come on. CAH!
    
    
12. Old School gaming
    
    
13. Right now? Definitely
    
    
14. Now I want some
    
    
15. I thought this could never happen!
    
    Thanks for the contest, it was fun trying to find everything!

This video always works for my girlfriend. If you want more the full show is on netflix under the title "Too Cute!"

In brightest day, in blackest night,
No evil shall escape my sight.
Let those who worship evil's might,
Beware my power, Green Lantern's light!!!

That's what cheers me up lol

there's an amazing redone version of the Joker which has phenomenal illustration...really dark, raw, awesome

I always followed Venom and Spiderman more than any of the Batman storylines...

fuuuuck, I did not know this existed (or will exist, as it seems), although the hardcover I bought with the joker face coming off dust jacket is pretty awesome.