Reddit mentions of Sweet Tooth Vol. 1: Out of the Deep Woods

I read graphic novels/comic books pretty regularly. I'm not much for Marvel or super hero stories though. If you want a few things that are slightly different, check these out. Granted, I haven't gotten through the whole series on some of these yet. Some of these books are new enough that they are still actively being written. However, I still want to recommend the following because whatever I did read impressed me pretty well, with both writing and art.

I'm giving you Amazon links so you can see some of the artwork on these books.

http://www.amazon.com/Rust-Volume-HC-Royden-Lepp/dp/1936393271

http://www.amazon.com/Abandoned-Cars-Tim-Lane/dp/1560979186/ref=sr_1_4?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1417910452&sr=1-4&keywords=tim+lane

http://www.amazon.com/Rocket-Girl-1-Times-Squared/dp/1632150557/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1417910503&sr=1-1&keywords=rocket+girl

http://www.amazon.com/Transmetropolitan-Vol-1-Back-Street/dp/1401220843/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1417910548&sr=1-1&keywords=transmetropolitan

I want to warn you about Preacher, but I don't want to say too much. I still recommend this series.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Preacher_(comics)

http://www.amazon.com/Saga-Vol-Brian-K-Vaughan/dp/1607066017

http://www.amazon.com/Trailers-Mark-Kneece/dp/1561634417/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1417911042&sr=1-1&keywords=trailers

http://www.amazon.com/Sweet-Tooth-Vol-Deep-Woods/dp/1401226965/ref=sr_1_2?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1417911160&sr=1-2&keywords=sweet+tooth

http://www.amazon.com/Revolver-Matt-Kindt/dp/1401222412/ref=sr_1_11?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1417911196&sr=1-11&keywords=matt+kindt

I think that's good for now... :D

OH! And lastly, if you're like: oh, these books look cool, but I'm not sure if I want to spend the money checking them out just yet, your local library might have a selection of graphic novels. I know here in NYC, our library system has a HUGE selection of comics, your library might too!

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

I highly suggest you check out the comic series "Sweet Tooth."

Same guy who did the Essex County Trilogy, except it's a post apocalyptic setting where the children are born with animalistic mutations and are immune to some other disease that's making the adults get fatally sick.

Doesn't have the same graphical style as Scalped, but it's a fantastic and intense story so far.

Been recommending this a lot lately!

-A series (6 volumes)

-A graphic novel

-A post apocolyptic

-A coming of age story

-Science Fiction

-not zombies but human animal hybrids!

-plus he is looking for family and help getting to a safe place while getting to know other strange creatures...def angsty drama

Sweet Tooth by Jeff Lemire

Flash:

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

dude you're in need of drama books... Ok my Reccomendation is "Sweet Tooth" Same guy who created Animal Man! It's a post apocalyptic world and people have been dying from a plague. Babies are being born as hybrid animals with characteristics, such as deer antlers. It's deep, heart wrenching, funny, inspiring. best words I could think to describe it. It was something I picked up when I recently got back into comic books around 2009. It's one of those journeys that you meet a lot of friends and foes along the way. http://www.amazon.com/Sweet-Tooth-Vol-Out-Woods/dp/1401226965

I used to work at a comic book store and love comics! Here are my recommendations:

For Marvel:
New Silver Surfer Comics (Although I might be partial because he is my favorite superhero.)
New Ms. Marvel They do a great job of making the comic very relevant for today. No idea why it is this much on Amazon, but you can find it for cheap elsewhere.
Joss Whedon's Astonishing X-Men. Supposed to be hilarious because Joss Whedon.

Great if you like Post-Apocalyptic Stuff:
Saga is great for beginners. My housemate had no interest in graphic novels and now she is hooked because she started with Saga.
Y: the Last Man has such a compelling storyline, can't stop reading the series!
Rover Red Charlie because I love animals and apocalypses! I always can't wait for the next one! (Also find it cheaper elsewhere)
We3 Your heart will die, but you will wish you had more to read!

Two I haven't read yet but are supposed to be Apocalyptic:
Sweet Tooth Look weird but cool.
Prophet Looks intense but worth the read.

For myself Blacksad because he is a cat detective. Need I say more?

And check out the Humble Bundle Image comic sale because you can buy some for one cent or the others for way cheap if you want some digital copies to interest you.

Edit: Added missing links and comments below for one super comment!

Maybe start with a comic series or graphic novel? Try Jeff Lemire's Sweet Tooth.