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.

u/drock45 · 11 points r/comicbooks

Grab some trades of Locke and Key, Black Science, Manhattan Projects, Y: The Last Man, Saga, Sex Criminals

u/Fafnesbane · 7 points r/comicbooks

Alabaster: Wolves by Caitlín Kiernan and Steve Lieber

Colder by Paul Tobin and Juan Ferreyra

Locke and Key by Joe Hill and Gabriel Rodriguez

30 Days of Night by Steve Niles and Ben Templesmith

Criminal Macabre by Steve Niles, Ben Templesmith, Christopher Mitten and others

Ragemoor by Jan Strnad and Richard Corben

Edgar Allen Poe adaptations by Richard Corben, he does them regularly in DHP and as one-shots from time to time.

Or if you want something really old-school

EC archives: Tales from the Crypt

Creepy Archives

Eerie Archives

EDIT: added stuff and links

u/debonairflair · 7 points r/graphicnovels

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. :)

u/ghav · 4 points r/comicbooks

u/stackednerd · 4 points r/suggestmeabook

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).

u/SchurThing · 4 points r/horror

Locke and Key by Joe Hill: one of the best horror comics in recent years.

The Haunter of the Dark: black and white adaptations of Lovecraft

Uzumaki by Junji Ito

The Courtyard and Neonomicon: Alan Moore's take on the Lovecraft mythos. Neonomicon is tough to recommend due to extreme adult situations.

u/baalroo · 4 points r/comicbooks

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

u/cypressgreen · 1 point r/comicbooks

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

u/Rei17 · 1 point r/Random_Acts_Of_Amazon

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. ;)

u/The_End_of_All · 1 point r/Roleplay

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)

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