Reddit mentions: The best horror manga

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

> The problem is I don't know where to start, every video/guide talks about picking the favorite character and read about it, but that's not what I want to hear

Why didn't you like the "pick your favorite character and read about it" advice? That's, imo, the best way to get into superhero comics.

> I concluded that there is different origin story for each character in each one of the events

What do you mean by "in each one of the events"? Every character's origin has been re-told MANY times. People will recommend a "best" origin, but it's not definitive, actually, it's very subjective. TBH, origin stories are kind of a new reader trap. They adhere to the beginning, middle, and end storytelling structure of "complete" self-contained stories people have come to expect from other entertainment mediums. Comics are decades-long ongoing stories. It's like a TV show with 100 seasons and every 40 seasons it get's "rebooted"—the characters are the same, but they have to find creative ways (e.g. time travel, multiverses) to change the actors/directors/writers out because they got too old/ran out of story ideas. How many times do you want to hear about Batman's parents dying before it gets EXTREMELY tiresome/boring?

Anyway, here's my copy/pasta for new readers (let me know if you have questions):

DC Starter Guide
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How to Get Into Comic Books (13:40) | Patrick Willems

Consider your intent/commitment. Think about your favorite stories/characters from TV, movies, games, books, etc. Do you seek quality storytelling or encyclopedic Marvel knowledge? Plan to collect? What time/resources are available i.e. how many comics (per character) could/should be read before burning out?

Don’t try to read everything—there’s too much. Forget about “catching up”, continuity, universes, and timelines; it's all very confusing, even to creators/fans. Older comics can be an acquired taste for modern audiences, so first appearances/early origins may not be the best starting points. Creative teams change often, characters get re-worked, and origins are re-told (e.g. I never cared for Aquaman until Geoff Johns’ run).

Pick an interesting character/team and seek their “greatest hits”. Don’t get stuck “preparing”, just start reading. Focus on well-received, relatively self-contained, and complete stories. You may encounter the occasional unexplained reference/character/event—just ride along (Wiki if necessary). Remember, there are so many other great characters and publishers to explore, and not all comics are about superheroes.

Where to buy (US):

• Digital: Marvel Unlimited, Comixology, e-library (e.g. Hoopla - free), webcomics (free)
  
• Print (collected editions): instocktrades, ISBNS, library (free)
  
• Print (singles): midtowncomics, mycomicshop, DCBS
  
  Modern DC characters/teams:
  
  
• Animal Man | Grant Morrison
  
• Animal Man | Jeff Lemire
  
• Aquaman | Johns & Parker
  
• Batman: Year One | Frank Miller
  
• Batman: The Long Halloween | Jeph Loeb
  
• Batman: Hush | Jeph Loeb
  
• Batman | Scott Snyder
  
• Batwoman: Elegy | Greg Rucka
  
• Birds of Prey | Gail Simone
  
• DC: The New Frontier | Darwyn Cooke
  
• Flash | Mark Waid
  
• Flash | Geoff Johns
  
• Gotham Central | Brubaker & Rucka
  
• Green Arrow: Year One | Andy Diggle
  
• Green Arrow | Kevin Smith
  
• Green Arrow | Jeff Lemire
  
• Green Lantern | Geoff Johns
  
• JLA (Justice League) | Morrison & Waid
  
• Justice League | Geoff Johns
  
• Kingdom Come | Mark Waid
  
• Omega Men | Tom King
  
• Suicide Squad | John Ostrander
  
• Secret Six (Suicide Squad) | Gail Simone
  
• Superman: Birthright | Mark Waid
  
• Superman: All-Star Superman | Grant Morrison
  
• Superman: American Alien | Max Landis
  
• Swamp Thing | Snyder & Soule
  
• New Teen Titans | Marv Wolfman
  
• Watchmen | Alan Moore
  
• Wonder Woman | Greg Rucka
  
• Wonder Woman | Brian Azzarello
  
  Alternatively, you can skip to the recent Rebirth re-launch by reading the DC Universe: Rebirth event and then any Rebirth series #1. /r/DCcomics sidebar for more info.
  
  Events/crossovers can be fun and/or tedious. They are most appreciated by readers already 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:
  
  
• 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
  
  DC also publishes varied-genre, creator-owned comics for “mature readers” under separate imprints (e.g. Vertigo):
  
  
• Daytripper | Fabio Moon
  
• Hellblazer (Constantine) | Delano, Ennis, et al.
  
• Planetary | Warren Ellis
  
• Saga of the Swamp Thing | Alan Moore
  
• Sandman | Neil Gaiman
  
• Scalped | Jason Aaron
  
• Sleeper | Ed Brubaker
  
• Transmetropolitan | Warren Ellis
  
• Preacher | Garth Ennis
  
• Y: The Last Man | Brian K Vaughan
  
  Discover your preferences and let them guide you. Do you like: old/new comics? Specific genres? Literary/natural narratives? Cartoony/realistic art? Familiar/weird concepts? References/self-contained? Social/political commentary? Family-friendly/explicit content? Optimism/pessimism? Have you noticed that a specific artist/writer consistently makes comics you like? Follow these instincts.
  
  Suggestions to improve this guide are welcome.
  
  EDIT: Added Jeff Parker run to Aquaman recommendation
  
  
  

• First and foremost, Neil Gaiman's Sandman series. Really, pick up the first volume.. and then I dare you to stop reading.
  
  
• Everything Warren Ellis touches generally turns to gold, but I especially loved his Transmetropolitan series. Science fiction, anarchy, general badassery.. fantastic all around.
  
  
• Ghost World has been mentioned, and while I liked that, I thought David Boring was a superior work from Clowes.
  
  
• Just picked up The Unwritten, a new series by Mike Carey. After finishing the first volume, it looks pretty promising.
  
  
• Demo was dark and angsty, but in a good way.
  
  
• Marvel 1602 was a really interesting take on superheroes.. and again, penned by Gaiman. He fucking rules. Oh, and another Gaiman favourite of mine: Books of Magic.. Gaiman knows the right way to write John Constantine.
  
  Edit: Also, you might want to give manga (asian graphic novels) a try! Good ones to get started with are Death Note and Bleach. I also liked xxxHolic (though I never finished the series), and the anime film for Akira was amazing so I can only imagine that the manga would be just as good -- if not better!

So, as far as writings similar to the series, you, of course, have Lovecraft. His writings that most resemble Bloodborne has to be The Dream-Quest of Unknown Khadaf. They reek of the Nightmare Frontier and the beings there are the most similar to what we see as Great Ones in the BB universe. The second tie-in has to be The Shadows over Innsmouth for the fishing hamlet and many other tropes in Bloodborne. The last one, The At the Mountains of Madness is basically the premise of humanity in its current state. I personally can say that almost everything Lovecraft has written can be 'adjacent' to the BB universe. But those three appear to be the direct link.


As far as other authors? Lord Dunsany is a well-known contributor to the creation of fictional universes. It's his writings that inspired Lovecraft as well as Tolkien and Frank herbert. As a bit of recent writings, House of Leaves is one of my favorite books.


Moving over. Did you know that Bloodborne is Japanese? It is (Lol)! and was inspired by a host of authors. The most telling of which happens to be Junji Ito and his work, Uzumaki. In the work, a series of strange happenings all involving a spiral end up making a town go crazy. He's also famed for his other works, Tomie and Gyo. The Enigma of Amigara Fault is also quite popular. Uzumaki is being made into an anime by Toonami.


There also Berserk. It has less of an impact on the series compared to Dark Souls but is still well-liked overall. The Executioner Wheel and the Hunter's Mark seem to come directly from it.


There's a Fan Comic, mostly about Gehrman's relationship with Maria. I like it quite a bit. Guy Davis's, The Marquis is so similar to Bloodborne you can just outright stick it in the universe and not bat an eye.


As far as movies there's not a whole lot. Angel's Egg seems to be the direct inspiration tonally and we know it's on the minds of From software. Brotherhood of the wolf is the direct inspiration for ALL the clothing of Bloodborne. The Cainhurst Noble set is actually taken from the series. I actually don't care for it. But you might like it. Bram Stoker's Dracula seems to be another inspiration, specifically to Cainhurst. I'm not a huge fan of that either. I'm much more a Van Hellsing sort of guy.


You might enjoy Made in Abyss but its less the tone and more mad science. I'm reading it right now.


I hope you find this interesting and check out some of it. I actually bought the physical copies of almost everything on this page. Money well spent! May the good blood guide your way.

He wasn't part of the devlopment team officially, but Kojima was meeting with him to get ideas for the game.
I've loved Ito's works for years, he has lot of stories that are very Silent Hill-esque overall. I really recommend just going through all of his oneshots - there are so many of them that it's veeeery hard to pinpoint certain oneshots of his to be the most Silent Hill like when very many of them are. It'd be an endless game of "This one. Oh and this one. Oh I forgot this one". I'll try to mention few that comes to mind though.
As others, I agree with Uzumaki, after all it's the ultimate story of a town where everything slowly starts to twist - literally. From oneshots Blood Sickness of the White Sands Village comes as kinda obvious one, but somehow also collection of Oshikiri oneshots comes to mind, especially as together (if you have read only one or two, I really recommend to read them all, they actually... connect, sort of, reminds me somehow of SH).
If anyone wants to read, his works can easily be read here, though I really recommend buying some of his collections ^^ they even look really nice on shelf if you buy them as a set.

...also as a side note not-related-to-horror but his Neko Nikki is amazing as well.

Totto-chan is a delightful, light-hearted read despite the backdrop of WWII. The publishing of the Kino no Tabi series is a bit up in the air, but I thoroughly enjoyed the first one. I highly recommend The Woman in the Dunes; it is a beautiful work. I loved the first volume of Ballad of a Shinigami. Goth is a personal favorite, but it's horror and can get a tad gory. I would encourage you to give it a try though, it has altered my point of view quite a bit.

While I have not read any, I have heard good things about Brave Story, Kazuo Ishiguro (The Remains of the Day, Never Let Me Go) and Kenzaburo Oe (The Changling). I have heard Botchan is popular in Japan.

As a tip, search for Japanese light novels. They are "light" in the sense that they are the literature equivalent of manga, often with many volumes. They were really popular a few years back, but I am not sure if they are still being published. Check out Amazon for some old Tokyopop, Seven Seas, and Yen Press books. Also, Spice and Wolf.

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 am going to actually say you should not read Watchmen, which is usually high on people's list until you read more superhero stuff. the characters in that are superheroes cast in gritty realism.

Art / Graphic Novels

Maus -- very popular, very discussed, very good

Sandman -- Once you get over how 80's gothic this is, it is a superb story...for all 10 volumes.

TransMetropolitan -- Cyberpunk Hunter S Thompson

Fables -- Hands down one of the best series in terms of scope and planning.

Manga

Akira -- This will take you week to finish the whole series.

Pluto -- Though an actual knowledge of Astroboy would be wonderful for this, this manga is so good i was shocked at how sobering a manga could be.

Superhero

Batman -- I am going to break rank and say that Frank Miller's Batman miniseries The Dark Knight Returns isn't the best place to start atleast for Batman. It is a good read along with the Knightfall trilogy) but it is dense and famous becasue of when it was released. I am recommending Scott Snyder's new 52 Batman story arc Court of the Owls which is a two part arc edning with City of the Owls. This will also set you into current Batman. there are things that have happened before, the fight is against a new villian rather than an old one with tons of backstory. It is also drawn with style and grace and the whole thing is entertaining.

Green Lantern -- Rebirth -- This is completely one sided because I love Green Lantern and space shit. This is the beginning of the Geoff Johns run which will spill out into a huge decade long narrative culminating at The Blackest Night.



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As for other superheroes here are reading lists for DC and Marvel. It is really up to you what you find interesting. If you are into X-men, this podcast is really fun to get caught up with everything that has happened since the 70's. It is also hosted by a very knowledgeable husband and wife team.

If you enjoyed Batman, I would highly recommend checking out the new Scott Snyder setup with the new 52 for Batman. Vol. 1 - Court of Owls and Vol. 2 - City of Owls is a fanatasic story arc that plays well with Batman (and I'm not a huge super hero comic fan).

After that it kinda went wierd, but still enjoyable.

Also would highly recommend Preacher (Careful with Preacher, as you WILL get addicted, and have to purchase all 9 volumes, but amazing story and well written with some adult humor/content btw).

Also Sandman, Y: The Last Man, and Saga all always good choices (Saga is being written as we speak, only volumes 1 through 3 are out, same author of Y : The Last Man. Fantastic mix of fantasy and sci-fi... again adult elements)

> I enjoy comics but they're so intimidating to start reading with so many series and canons.

I always encourage people getting into comics to not even think about canons and stuff like that. The only canon that matters is whatever's happening in the particular story you're reading. Read every collection like it's the only book in that universe ever published.

Trust me on this. Take a trip to your local library, find where they keep the comics, grab anything that looks interesting, and read it.

That said, these are some of my favorite comics ever that I think everybody should read:

• Planetary by Warren Ellis and John Cassaday
  
• Hellboy by Mike Mignola
  
• Sandman by Neil Gaiman, et al.
  
• Astro City by Kurt Busiek and Brent Anderson
  
• The Invisibles by Grant Morrison, et a

First step is to figure out what characters you think you might like, then find out what the recommended reading is for those characters.

The sidebar is a good resource for that.

My person recommendations:

Batman: Death of the Family: You can't go wrong with Batman, and this is a great Joker story. It is the third Volume of Batman New52, this collects Issues #13-17. #1-13 is also worth your time if you're a Batman fan.

Batman Eternal Vol.1: A great on-going series, following the wake of Forever Evil, which was a recent big event.

Green Arrow: The Kill Machine: Vol. 4 of Green Arrow New52, this collects #17-24, and is a great arc, Vol. 5 Outsiders War collects #25-31 and is also amazing. Other essential Green Arrow books: Year One, Longbow Hunters.

Flashpoint: This is a large scale book, it is the event that led to the creation of the New52 universe, worth checking out, but if you want to save time, there is an animated DC movie that covers this story pretty reliably. Justice League: War is another decent DC movie which covers Vol. 1 of Justice League new52.

Stories outside of the New52 world:

Batman: The Killing Joke: an amazing Batman/Joker story from Watchmen writer Alan Moore.

The Flash: Rebirth: This is an essential pre-new52 Flash story that covers Barry Allens return to comics after being dead for a very long time.

Kingdom Come: A very interesting older book. Good story, and unique art.

Injustice: Year One: This is a comic based on the video game Injustice: Gods Among Us, but it has turned into so much more. Absolutely amazing on-going elseworlds book.

If you're looking for darker themed books, check out:

Hellblazer, Vol. 1 Original Sins: Very different from classic hero comics, in this series Constantine deals with magic, demons, etc.

The Sandman Vol. 1 Preludes & Nocturnes: Another great book, this follows the story of Dream, younger brother of Death, and sibling to the other Endless.

Lucifer: Book One: Lucifer Morningstar started out as a side character in Sandman, but received his own book later. This series begins where his character left off in Sandman, having resigned his post and abandoning his kingdom of Hell he lies low on Earth, however things change when he receives an offer from his father, God himself.

I'll add some more if I think of anything, or if you even find this helpful. I imagine it is pretty overwhelming. Good luck.

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

Feel free to disagree brother. We all have different views.

Migi and the rest of the parasites are pragmatic beings (initially). They would not subscribe to beliefs of "mother earth" but would believe in evolution. Reiko and Migi each try to learn more about themselves in the grand scheme of things instead of just following the 'directive' to eat and consume. In the end, whatever consciousness Migi becomes part of adds fuel to the notion that there is a connected sentience over the world.

It will never be clearly stated where they came from. A common belief is that the parasites are aliens from outer space because they appear from the upper stratosphere. But in nature there's spiders that float into the air when they hatch, spores that drift in cross winds, etc. It is 100% intentional from the author but he wrote the story with "environmental protection" in mind before he put a pen to the paper.

It is an interesting theory, parasites created by humans. There are numerous people on earth who have extremist views on how humanity is the scourge of nature. However, there was not even a single panel that showed anything about environmental extremists or genetic engineering to create parasitic creatures that preferred human hosts over any other creature with coded instructions.

Takeshi Hirokawa is a chump with no scientific background other than his fervent belief that parasites are the answer. He was merely a mayor who facilitated the assimilation of parasites with the "safe houses" and domesticated them to a certain extent. He had no power other than his speeches and beliefs. If he was the "someone" who had that sudden thought (could be, that thought is never attributed to anyone, which is not a unique thought) it doesn't change his abilities. If he had the power to create the parasites he would have been shown spreading them aside from the one and done, or have thrown them at the invading police officers when they surrounded the building to eradicate the threat.

• KC: How did you think of the story for Parasyte?
  
  
• HI: I used to watching a lot of documentaries about the food chains in nature as a kid. I remember wanting to write about the “egotism of the human race over this planet,” but I didn’t want to look down on humans. I just wanted to tell the story from an ordinary person’s point of view. I think that was the inspiration behind Parasyte.
  
  
• KC: It’s been twenty years since you completed Parasyte. Are there themes in it that are more relevant now than before?
  
  
• HI: I thought “environmental protection” was the most important theme in the story.
  
  Interview questions taken from: https://kodanshacomics.com/2016/11/02/creator-interview-hitoshi-iwaaki-parasyte/
  
  
• Additionally: And that is how the strange manga about a boy whose right hand is literally a girl came to be. Iwaaki refuses to give exact details as to how the parasitic beings eventually mutated into adorable moe girls.
  
  “Hey, I don’t want to ruin anything for the future here. If times start getting tough I might write that manga that connects Parasyte to Midori Days,” Iwaaki states. “Trust me, it’s gonna have some craaaaazy evolutionary shit.”
  
  From: https://www.animemaru.com/iwaaki-hitoshi-confirms-parasyte-is-set-in-the-same-universe-as-midori-days/
  
  Thanks to your reply I learned there's a one shot story compilation from other authors in the Parasyte universe when refreshing my memory.
  
  https://www.amazon.com/Neo-Parasyte-f-Asumiko-Nakamura/dp/1632363666

I only recently acquired these books. Wow I really love them, especially Strange Tales! In addition to Bizarro World is Bizarro Comics.

I got 2 of the Solo series which I dig. I got Paul Pope and Teddy Kristiansen. They're good but not nearly as exciting.

One series that excited me quite a bit was 1996's Batman Black and White. It has all of the cutting edge comics creators of the time in it. I'm a sucker for those avant-garde artists so I really loved that DC hired people like Tony Salmons, Liberatore, Jose Munoz, and Kevin Nowlan.

I've been going back and looking for work from my favorite creators of these volumes. As a result I've discovered Tony Salmons' The Strange Adventures of H. P. Lovecraft, Steven T. Seagle and Teddy Kristiansen's It's a Bird, Farel Dalrymple's Omega The Unknown and Pop Gun War, Dash Shaw's Body World, and of coarse Paul Pope's 100% and Batman Year 100.

I got Strange Tales in single issue format but later I wondered if they have any cool extras in the TPB like a sketchbook section. There was So much cool stuff in this book! It was so daring, much more so than Bizarro Worlds.

If anyone has read the 3 volumes of Batman Black and White, are the 2nd and 3rd volumes as good as the 1st?
Are they worth getting?

Oh wow, that's definitely an interesting find (Amazon has had the same listing description and I never noticed). I'm not sure if this actually confirms anything 100%, but I was at the original Kodansha USA announcement panel for these boxsets and remember the staff specifying that each set would match up with the seasons. For me, the ending volume for the set could still very well change (Or they could morph this to a 2-parter like the Season 1 manga box sets), as 16 is indeed a very odd place to end.

What will finally 100% confirm the episode number will likely be when Japanese e-tailers start listing the season 3 DVD details. I don't necessarily doubt the current leaked information of 24, but it would be nice to finally get assurance from the Japanese side as well :)

3 Books I can recommend:

1.H.P. Lovecraft Barnes and Noble Collection For an excellent abbreviation into the world of Cosmic horror.-

2.Tomie: Deluxe Edition For one of the best known works of my favorite Manga writers


.3 The Proud Bastards For an incredible grunt level account of the Vietnam War through the foot soldiers eyes, plus I'm friends with the author :)

1. Sandman Vol. 1. I love Neil Gaiman and I've been dying to read the Sandman series. Plus it's being made into a film!
   
   
2. I don't have a kindle, so no e-books on my WL. Here's a cheap used book on my WL instead for options? It's the Little Prince and one of my favorite childhood books. I have yet to read it again as an adult.
   
   
3. If I were a book, I hope that I'd be a great one. Thanks for the contest! Book contests are my favorite.

No problem! It's rare I get to recommend books and such like this.

http://www.amazon.com/Uzumaki-3---1-Deluxe-vols/dp/1421561328/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1420486625&sr=8-1&keywords=uzamaki

This is a 3 in 1 collection of my favorite horror manga (and possibly one of my favorite horror stories in general), Uzumaki. It's a story about a curse on a town, causing spirals (the spiral shape is called an uzumaki) to appear everywhere, and slowly everything falls apart. Really a great read, it stuck with me after finishing it.

http://www.amazon.com/Tales-Terror-Tokyo-Over-Japan/dp/B0026LYMK0/ref=sr_1_10?ie=UTF8&qid=1420486613&sr=8-10&keywords=tales+of+terror

This may be my favorite j-horror anthology in my collection. It's cheap, but it's also better than many others out there. Each story is between 5 and 20 minutes long, with a total of 60 stories. While some of the stories are better than others, there really aren't any that are bad, like in some anthology collections. Easily worth the price.

I hope you enjoy them!

I aspire to be the JK Rowling of the LGBT community. My passion is writing I am working on a novel :D Anyhow music really helps me with my writing a lot so any of these songs would be lovely. And if you ever wanted to read something I have written let me know :D

If you would prefer to gift one thing that is tangible then this book would be lovely because reading is a huge hobby of mine and I just got into horror manga :D

Thank you for the contest.

Also, what is your hobby?

I have actually found some good childrens books. I avoid the obvious mass produced ones which are definitely not interesting, as well as those that are just translations from English. I try to look for the types of books that would win Literature awards. The last one I read was "El Laberinto de Tristan" https://www.amanuense.online/el-laberinto-de-tristan The author used the narrative as a way to introduce readers to several key artists of the 20th century like Pablo Picasso and Marc Chagall. Another one that I enjoyed is "Alma del mar", https://www.amazon.com/Alma-del-mar-JAIME-GAMBOA/dp/9929633421 I also found a graphic novel based on "El Catedral del Mar", https://www.amazon.com/catedral-del-mar-Cathedral-Graphic/dp/841724705X/ref=sr_1_3?keywords=la+catedral+del+mar&qid=1574368408&s=books&sr=1-3 This book has also been made into a TV show that you can find on Netflix. I found the plot to be a little too simplistic. I hope that it is because it was so condensed from the original source. So your mileage may vary.

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.

I honestly would not start with Good Omens. It's a brilliant book, but has very little of Neil Gaiman's writing style. His influence seems to be more in the plot and a bit of darkness here and there; whereas the writing is more Terry Pratchett than Neil Gaiman.

I highly recommend you start with one of his short story collections, like Smoke & Mirrors or Fragile Things. His Sandman graphic novels are also a great start in my opinion.

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.

Very happy to see Utsubora showing up in more collections. :) You seem to like Junji Ito; which one's your favorite out of the ones you own, and will you be picking up Shiver?

Sweet, thanks for the tip. I found it on Amazon all 3 volumes for like $15. The art looks great too.

It's been around for a while, but I still recommend The Strange Adventures of H.P. Lovecraft.

There aren't any LGBT characters (unless you count Lovecraft as a closet case, which, I always have), and there is only one volume.
Still, it's a very good read.

And, I know you said you're not really into manga style, but I just wouldn't feel right not mentioning Tsutomu Nihei's books, particularly Blame! or Biomega.
They're very sci-fi, so if that's not your thing, you may want to steer clear. IMO, the artwork alone is worth checking out.

From the ones I saw in store, yes. Though my gut says to stick to hard copies of publications like “The Horror World of Junji Ito” , which are also called the Kyoufu collection.
There’s 6 volumes, the first two are Tomie, and the last two are souichi stories, but 3 and 4 are all standalone stories.
Their titles are “Flesh colored Horror” and “The Face Burglar.” It’s also worth noting that many smaller series such as dissolving classroom or Frankenstein often get their own smaller volumes due to popularity, so you won’t find them in compilations.


Here’s a link to FCH:
https://www.amazon.com/Flesh-Colored-Horror-Junji-Ito/dp/1588990869

I couldn’t find The Face Burglar, but here’s some other compilations:

https://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/1421580799/ref=pd_aw_sim_14_1?ie=UTF8&psc=1&refRID=B2AMESRZ2SJ42PC9MN48&dpPl=1&dpID=61y%2Bw5lco0L

https://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/1593076398/ref=pd_aw_sim_14_3?ie=UTF8&psc=1&refRID=B2AMESRZ2SJ42PC9MN48&dpPl=1&dpID=51JHr9n3MIL


I hope this helps! Sorry if this is too much ^_^”

Some links to the mentioned mangas for those interested. Please actually support Junji Ito if you can, but I haven't found all of these translated and for sale:

Splatter Film (Honey)

Uzumaki (Spiral) Or Buy it

Do you mean Red String?

Hanging Balloons

The Coldness / The Chill

Hellstar Remina

While not all inclusive, here is a great index to read fan-translated works.

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.

And if you like it, you can read Junji Ito's Uzumaki. It's... well good luck!

The Amazon listing has some info. It contains Used Record, Shiver (whose name was used for the collection as a whole), Fashion Model, Hanging Blimp, Painter, The Long Dream, Honored Ancestors, Greased, and apparently an entirely new story called Fashion Model: Cursed Frame. After each story there's also a short author's commentary section talking about what inspired the story.

Well, if you enjoy that one, don't forget [Uzumaki](Uzumaki. Probably his masterpiece.

I'm with Satanicbearmaster. Alan Moore's work is pretty dope. Check out his book Neonomicon. It's an interestesting modern spin on a Mythos story. Also the version I've linked to is a collected edition that includes The Courtyard, which is pretty good too.

Take acting classes. Do scene work and improv.

Read Uta Hagen's Respect for Acting

Find a short story from a graphic novel you like, [online] (http://diversionsofthegroovykind.blogspot.com/) or from a book, and write it as a script. For starters, you can use Celtx or some other freeware formatting app.

Pick a stageplay you like. Read it, then watch it performed. Now, rewrite the most compelling scenes in screenplay form based on what you've seen. Streamline it, of course. Get rid of anything that doesn't work visually.

All about script format

Oh god I just bumped across this book before I bought my 7th volume of The Promised Neverland in a bookstore I frequent to. Now I'm interested in actually picking that book up. I just acquired plenty of disposable income last tuesday anyway lol.

EDIT: And I might pick up the latest Junji Ito story compilation manga while I'm at it.

Great collection! You should consider picking up Monster Perfect Edition, it's a reprint of Monster, two volumes per edition of this one.

That is the right series but I recommend picking up this, it has all 3 volumes and has a beautiful hard cover .

Assuming you haven't already you should really check out some of Ito's other stuff.

Here's my (and many other's) favorite short that hooks a lot of people into his work:

The Enigma of Amigara Fault

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If you're looking for lengthier stories, his generally considered top 3 are Uzumaki, Gyo, and Tomie which are all available in beautiful hardcover here.

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Stay creepy Babe!

Watched the anime years ago and i plan to buy the manga.

Did you not know, Monster is being re-released? As Monster The Perfect Edition? 2 Volume Omnibus'. With bigger pages. Better quality paper and colour pages.

The first one comes out in a few days. Here it is on Amazon UK if your from the US have a look on your amazon.

UZUMAKI: Spiral Into Horror by Junji Ito

This is a really neat horror-manga about a young girl living in a town that is cursed by spirals. Uzumaki, the word for spiral, is the title of this manga, but don't confuse it with that other guy, Naruto Uzumaki! Spirals are a recurring theme throughout, and the artwork is nothing short of grimacing. I received this as a gift for Christmas and loved it.

It's from an awesome story from Alan Moore told in two volumes.

https://www.amazon.com/Moores-Courtyard-Color-Antony-Johnston/dp/1592910602

The second part is called Neonomicon, which is where those images are from.

https://www.amazon.com/Neonomicon-Alan-Moore/dp/1592911307/ref=pd_sim_14_1?ie=UTF8&dpID=51xFmC%2BAfzL&dpSrc=sims&preST=_AC_UL320_SR206%2C320_&refRID=XNTKHB4MRDEP9VH70P8H

Ith really good and you thould read it.

A Great and Terrible Beauty is about a Victorian girl's boarding school and a creepy secret world. It's part of a trilogy, but the book easily stands on its own.

If you don't mind manga, The Dreaming might fit. It's about modern twins at a Victorian school full of secrets in the Australian outback.

Just buy the paper backs LINK it's the easiest way to get into the story and the cheapest. Or if you have a lot money to spend you can get the Omnibuses LINK. Like the other user said start with Preludes and Nocturnes and just follow in order. Or try this if you don't mind digital. Overture is a different story all together and should be read after the original series.

Start Here or if you have more money to spend on nice books the whole series was recolored and put in a very pretty binding Here.

Solved!
After staying up til 5 am making one final dig, I've finally found it!
This is the manga
https://www.amazon.com/Dreaming-Vol-1-Queenie-Chan/dp/1598163825/ref=sr_1_2?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1549104962&sr=1-2&keywords=The+dreaming+queenie+chan

And the shadow crawling on the bed thing is actually a scene rather than a cover
https://m.imgur.com/a/4I5I6lc

Amazing how I remembered it so much differently.

By continuity, do you dislike not knowing the backstory of the characters, or you literally can't decipher which order the cells on the pages are supposed to be in?

There are a lot of graphic novel paperbacks that are collected story arcs (or even the whole series).
Watchmen and Sandman (10 volumes) you can read from beginning to end. And they are awesome.
And there are one's like Ms Marvel that are several individual comics collected so you can follow a whole story. You'll get enough backstory at the beginning to understand what all is happening.

/u/johnnycomet has you covered if you don't like the "graphic" part of graphic novels.

Well that story is a classic, as are Gyo and Uzumaki. Shiver is a good collection of work, too, and you should still be able to find that relatively easily.

Smashed: Junji Ito Story Collection https://www.amazon.com/dp/1421598469/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_apa_i_pI1CCbYNA17BB

Yay :)

The whole entire thing is on sale on Amazon for a nice $15. Its in a nice Hardcover too.

It's pretty sweet. You can see it in the user photos:
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1421561328/ref=oh_aui_search_detailpage?ie=UTF8&psc=1

Sounds interesting. I had the exact same assignment from my Abnormal Psych prof last semester. I did mine on the manga Freesia by Jiro Mastsumoto about the main character who I diagnosed as disorganized schizophrenia. It was really fun. It must be a popular assignment. I don't know what your preferences are but I'll give it a shot.


Stainless, A Modern Romance by Todd Grimson Main characters: Depression, PTSD, you can argue a few personality disorders for the antagonist

The Child Thief by Brom A number of the main characters (and there are a lot), have abnormal mental functions that are fascinating. I can confidently write my own term paper on how the title character shows extreme antisocial behavior. Fair warning, the book is pretty gory.

Goth: A Novel of Horror by Otsuichi. Really short. Both main characters are messed up.

Death Note: Another Note by NisiOisiN Even shorter. Look into the psychotic disorders.

The Picture of Dorian Gray by Oscar Wilde

Frankenstein by Mary Shelly

The best place to start is just from the first book in the series Preludes and Nocturnes. [This] (http://www.amazon.com/The-Sandman-Vol-Preludes-Nocturnes/dp/1401225756/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1404532357&sr=8-1&keywords=sandman) is a link to the amazon page of the book.

There is a really nice hardcover version available if anyone likes to collect those: http://www.amazon.com/Uzumaki-3---1-Deluxe-vols/dp/1421561328/

Share with your kids the Cat Diary by the same mangaka to make them laugh.

https://www.amazon.com/Junji-Itos-Cat-Diary-Yon/dp/1632361973

You're probably already aware of this, but just incase you're not, it looks like Viz is actually working on releasing a "Perfect Edition" hardcover omnibus for 'The Drifting Classroom' starting this October. Amazon has some details about the book listed on their site: https://www.amazon.com/Drifting-Classroom-Perfect-Vol-Edit/dp/197470937X/ref=sr_1_1?keywords=the+drifting+classroom&qid=1555021892&s=gateway&sr=8-1

Going to jump on this to say don't just buy Uzumaki. Gyo and Tomie are both just as great and also contained in one volume.

Missing Cat Diary, Flesh Colored Horror, and probably some others. Also, wow, I have a copy of FCH from Book-Off that I feel like I paid maybe a dollar for 10 years ago. Quite a come-up.

It has no official release, so the online fan translations I linked are the only ones that exist for it.

A single light novel volume that is licensed that you can buy though is [Bakemono no Ko] (http://www.amazon.co.uk/Boy-Beast-Mamoru-Hosoda/dp/0316270601/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1458357939&sr=8-2&keywords=the+boy+and+the+beast) in that case. And Another

Project Itoh's novels Harmony & Genocidal Organ are also good.

Uzumaki is an excellent horror manga, but it might be too intense for her. It's only three volumes, however, so it's pretty affordable to find them in good condition.

He also wrote Uzumaki which you'd probably enjoy as well

Sandman is one of the greats, although bits drift close to 'superhero' the vast majority if far, far from it. Lots of mythology, cosmic ideas, big questions, life & death, nature-of-man type stuff.

On the more personal side Blankets is an absolutely amazing coming-of-age/first love story.

And of course there's always Maus. Won a Pulitzer and oh boy did it deserve it.

http://www.amazon.com/The-Sandman-Vol-Preludes-Nocturnes/dp/1401225756

Best place to start and it's not too long.

Sandman v1. One of the best things ever.

Catwoman mug for drinking while reading comics

Junji Ito - Uzimaki - is a great horror-manga where everything warps into spirals.https://www.amazon.com/Uzumaki-3-1-Deluxe-vols/dp/1421561328

If your willing to try the manga, which is great, Viz is starting a re-release soon.

I think it's in Shiver: Junji Ito Selected Stories. Luckily it's been published in English. Link on amazon here.

How about boxed sets? Four volumes to a box. Unfortunately, they are not out yet but I linked the Amazon pages below in case you're interested-

Boxed Set 1 - Volumes 1 to 4

Boxed Set 2 - Volumes 5 to 8

Boxed Set 3 - Volumes 9 to 12

Boxed Set 4 - Volumes 13 to 16

Amazon has a release date for Drifting Classroom as October 15th. Super hyped to get my hands on Panorama Island too.

I guess here I am to shill the manga and the anime. I really hope we get a S3!

https://www.amazon.com/Sandman-Vol-Preludes-Nocturnes-New/dp/1401225756

That’s the first volume so you want to start there and if you like it just keep on going all the way through. The original story ends at volume ten.

Wow I have a ton of awesome recommendations, but first and foremost is the Sandman saga by Neil Gaiman or really anything distributed under Vertigo, they publish all DC comic's darker novels...

Also Watchmen, a classic by Alan Moore...

Johnny The Homicidal Maniac (JTHM) by Johnen Vasquez

Blankets by Craig Thompson...

Scott Pilgrim series...

Fahrenheit 451 graphic novel adaptation...

Neil Gaiman's Sandman. Excellent series. I have the full set of the absolute editions.

A very long list that I believe is full of gems:

Preacher, Volume 1 by Ennis

Sandman: Preludes and Nocturnes by Gaiman

Invincible: Family Matters by Kirkman

Southern Bastards

Kingdom Come

Marvels

Watchmen

Saga

Mind MGMT

Daredevil: The Man Without Fear

Batman: The Long Halloween

Pride of Baghdad

All Star Superman

The Walking Dead: Days Gone Bye

Thor: God of Thunder

Annihilation (read it digitally on Marvel Unlimited, finding it in print is costly)

Fantastic Four by Jonathan Hickman, Volume 1 (by far, my favorite take on the characters. Hickman writes them to perfection.)

Spider-Man: Kraven's Last Hunt

I'd love to get this for my husband because he's never read it. :) http://www.amazon.com/Sandman-Vol-Preludes-Nocturnes-Editions/dp/1401225756/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1345433388&sr=1-1&keywords=sandman

I just got Neonomicon recently, it includes The Courtyard, so it should be easy to find

it's for sale on Amazon.
https://www.amazon.com/Neonomicon-Alan-Moore/dp/1592911307/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1494550185&sr=1-1&keywords=neonomicon

For more fun ideas with spirals:
https://www.amazon.com/Uzumaki-3-1-Deluxe-vols/dp/1421561328

Thanks for the contest! Halloween!

I've been really wanting to read Sandman vol. 1

amazon yes

https://www.amazon.com/Flesh-Colored-Horror-Junji-Ito/dp/1588990869

https://www.amazon.com/Museum-Terror-Vol-Junji-Ito/dp/1593076398/ref=sr_1_3?keywords=museum+of+terror&qid=1563487476&s=books&sr=1-3

I have the Absolute Sandman edition and it's gorgeous. However, they are fairly expensive, so if you're unsure about the series, the trade paperbacks would be a reasonable way to start until you're sure it's worth investing in.

Also, check if your local library has them available, or if not, if you can ILL them.

They are ABSOLUTELY worth it for a nongraphic novel type of person. The stories are deep, and the art is always exquisite. I think Sandman really shows why graphic novels are 'graphic novels' and not 'comic books' (not that there's anything wrong with comic books).

https://www.amazon.com/Monster-Vol-Perfect-Naoki-Urasawa/dp/142156906X/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1549914057&sr=8-1&keywords=Monster+Manga For me was way better than death note.

20 century boys is very good as well, maybe you didnt find the charcaters that has the supernatural wits of the ones in death note. But i assure you that they are way better constructed at the works of Naoki, and both got the conspiracy plot very well constructed.

It's here!

It does set the stage for all the characters and the universe. I'm sure you could go without though if you wanted to? I read them in order a number of years ago, so I don't remember the details of whether or not it is necessary to the "plot"

Only four Books:

The Box Man - Kobo Abe didn't really like it. Strange book.

King Rat - China Mieville

Damned - Chack Palahniuk

Ich habe die Unschuld kotzen sehen - Dirk Bernemann

I also read Transmetropolitan - Warren Ellis It' a Comic/Graphic Novel I read the whole series except for Issue 0. I also read a lot The Sandman - Neil Gaiman Not the whole series but almost. And I always enjoy Stories from Don Rosa.

Recommendations: Bukowski.

Good luck my friend.

If you live in the UK, it's available on Amazon: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Mob-Psycho-100-1-One/dp/1506709877/ref=bseries_primary_1_1506709877

You can also pre-oder V2 as well: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Mob-Psycho-100-2-One/dp/1506709885/ref=ya_st_pd_dx_gr_1/259-7647352-2847033?_encoding=UTF8&pd_rd_i=1506709885&pd_rd_r=58660eb3-f5b4-4070-826f-ad91cfe3cc9c&pd_rd_w=hDYE4&pd_rd_wg=wiZHD&psc=1&refRID=1JGRAE8HS49ARQTT4GNN

https://www.amazon.com/dp/1421561328/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_FB-Jyb7APTY3S

Viz media has brought over Junjis bigger works, Uzamaki, Gyo and Tomie :)

This is my five year olds favorite bedtime story

another. in my opinion its the best horror manga and you can get the whole series for like 30 canadian bucks https://www.amazon.ca/dp/0316245917/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_apa_i_lk9XCbBJZBD4C

The Sandman is phenomenal. One of my buddies received all of the Absolute versions as a gift and let me borrow them one by one as he finished them. Easily the best comic I have ever read. It's not strictly in the horror genre (probably best described overall as fantasy) but it definitely has horror elements.

i got a gift card to a book store...which i, in turn, used to some of it to buy the Complete Deluxe edition of Tomie by Junji Ito - this

Oh, hell yeah. Uzumaki by Junji Ito. (Link goes to Amazon.) So wonderfully bizarre and creepy. I tore through it in a matter of hours.

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If you would like a sample of his style and storytelling abilities, check this out: The Enigma of Amigara Fault.

https://www.amazon.com/Junji-Itos-Cat-Diary-Yon/dp/1632361973

I highly recommend it. It’s one of his few non-horror comics.

That specifically no, but you can start here if you like.

The Alan Moore run on Swamp Thing is great; lots of horrifying imagery. A similar feel to Gaiman's [Sandman] (https://www.amazon.com/Sandman-Vol-Preludes-Nocturnes-New/dp/1401225756) (and shares their version of Hell).

The cheapest intro would probably be buying the first few issues on Comixology and see if you like them. Other than that, pick up the first collection - Preludes and Nocturnes - and see how it goes.

Just start with the first tradeback of the original run
http://www.amazon.com/Sandman-Vol-Preludes-Nocturnes-New/dp/1401225756/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1452456721&sr=8-1&keywords=sandman

I've actually never read anything by him. Checked out his goodreads page, though, and based purely on speculation I think you might like these:

Charlie Stross Atrocity Archives Book 1 of the Laundry series


Neil Gaiman Preludes and Nocturnes it's a comic but don't think it's for kids, book 1 of the Sandman series

Jonathan Howard Johannes Cabal The Necromancer

Amazon. Here are some direct links:

Gyo 2-in-1 Deluxe Edition

Tomie: Complete Deluxe Edition

Uzumaki (3-in-1, Deluxe Edition): Includes vols. 1, 2 & 3

[Uzumaki and Gyo are on Amazon UK.] (http://www.amazon.co.uk/Uzumaki-3---1-Junji-Ito/dp/1421561328/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1422552411&sr=8-1&keywords=junji+ito)

Here is the amazon link

I live in a very small country, so its from a local internet store. But if you live in the states you can find it on amazon: http://www.amazon.com/Uzumaki-3---1-Deluxe-vols/dp/1421561328/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1452699174&sr=8-1&keywords=uzumaki+junji+ito

There are various collections on Amazon you can purchase.

For example...

Shiver: Junji Ito Selected Stories https://www.amazon.com/dp/1421596938/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_i_QgJnDbV8WQEC7

There are 10 volumes. I guess you could get them one by one, here's a link to vol. 1. If you want a bigger collection, there's the omnibus, there are 3 omnibus volumes.

Read this

For the trades, Sandman Vol 1. and follow the numbering up to Volume 10 where it concludes.

The whole series is also collected in two omnibuses, if you prefer reading that way. Besides that, they're also collected in 5 absolute editions.

http://smile.amazon.com/Paradise-Residence-1-Kosuke-Fujishima/dp/1632362384

http://smile.amazon.com/Uzumaki-Spiral-into-Horror-Vol/dp/1421513897/

http://smile.amazon.com/Hikaru-No-Go-Vol-1/dp/159116222X/ (kinda sports, not really tho. same artist as bakuman, but u probs knew that)

Ya they officially did it!

http://www.amazon.com/Uzumaki-3-1-Deluxe-vols/dp/1421561328?ie=UTF8&keywords=Uzumaki&qid=1465490049&ref_=sr_1_1&sr=8-1

You can also get Gyo.

http://www.amazon.com/Uzumaki-3-1-Deluxe-Edition/dp/1421561328

Does this collect everything?

Uzumaki is $20 on Amazon right now.

https://www.amazon.com/Uzumaki-3-1-Deluxe-vols/dp/1421561328

~20 bucks on amazon too! I'm about to buy that for myself after Christmas!

Here.

Source is the manga 'Monster'

https://myanimelist.net/manga/1/Monster

https://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/142156906X/ref=mp_s_a_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1481620105&sr=8-1&pi=SY200_QL40&keywords=monster+manga&dpPl=1&dpID=5176EiZ3eyL&ref=plSrch

https://www.amazon.com/Gyo-2-Deluxe-Junji-Ito/dp/1421579154

From what understand, it was a short story in this series.

introduce him to Tomie
https://www.amazon.com/Tomie-Complete-Deluxe-Junji-Ito/dp/1421590565/ref=sr_1_1?keywords=Tomie+Manga&qid=1573480168&sr=8-1

Very reminiscent of Tomie by Junji Ito

I'd suggest getting Shiver, which has an assortment of his one-shot stories.

I got some early birthday presents, including this.

Smashed in mid April, I believe. https://www.amazon.com/Smashed-Junji-Ito-Story-Collection/dp/1421598469

Seems to be back on Smashed: Junji Ito Story Collection https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/1421598469/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_i_UiA2Cb3729C5R

Smashed: Junji Ito Story Collection https://www.amazon.com/dp/1421598469/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_i_aE7TCbH61H0QZ

Smashed: Junji Ito Story Collection https://www.amazon.com/dp/1421598469/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_apa_i_.on2DbP1Q7Q11

Courtyard & Neonomicon are collected in this book, Providence concludes it with a 12 issue series which was then collected across three volumes.

You don't know true pain until you buy Canadian.