These are all the modern Barry Allen Books in the order they occur. If you want to read the best of the best Flash stories The Flash by Mark Waid volume 1 is out and The Flash by Geoff Johns volumes 1-3 but these feature Wally West as the Flash who (in most people on this sub's opinion) is the best Flash. Wally is also my personal favorite comics character. So here's my Barry Allen reading order with brief explanations:

•Flash Rebirth brings Bary up to speed with the world and shows him dealing with being a man out of time. This story kind of demeans Wally as character in my opinion, it makes him seem incapable of doing much and shows Barry doing things Wally can't do in this story despite Wally showing he's convincingly surpassed his mentor. I'd talk more about this but this isn't he post for that.

•The Flash Dastardly Death of The Rogues is the best Barry Allen story, it is a must read

•Flash: Road to Flashpoint. This story is pretty alright, the collected version has a lot of interesting one shots and such and it directly leads into Flashpoint. This doesn't get recommended often, but I enjoyed it and I think it should be at least mentioned

•Flashpoint kicks off the New 52 and is a very well written Barry Allen story. This leads into the New 52 series

•The Flash New 52 Vol 1-4 Collected in this omnibus. This has absolutely stunning art and it's the same art team that did Dastardly Death of the Rogues, the artists also double as the writers and they capture a good Barry Allen in my opinion. This run is great but everything after is pretty mediocre. This easily my favorite run on the character and it's very beginner friendly. If you want to just get one thing on this list, get this.

•DC Universe Rebirth is a great story and Barry and a certain other speedster are very relevant to the story

•The Flash Rebirth (2016) is the current ongoing, you can digitally purchase it or buy the issues individually from Midtown Comics (The website) or your LCBS. I'm linking the first volume of this run.

I'll try to help clear up some terms for you. Lol the golden age of comics is basically any comic made in the 1930s-50s. The silver age is any comics made from 1955-1970. The new 52 started in 2011. It is when DC ditched all of its old titles and started over with 52 new running comics. The new 52 recently ended this year and they started new again and called it rebirth. Trades are collections of comics bound into a book so that they are easier to collect and less expensive typically.

The book you're asking about could be a good place to start because you might read a story in there you enjoy and then you can find which comic it came from and expand on it but you wouldn't get exposure to anything current.

Personally, I would start by reading Brian Azzarello's Wonder Woman run. It has beautiful illustrations. It has a lot of really cool ties to Greek mythology and the mythology of Wonder Woman herself. The story is her fighting her personal demons and how she came to be. It really makes you understand why she is Wonder Woman, her emotions and what makes her tick. The way he portrays Wonder Woman is perfect. She is honest, brave and so morally sound. It's a great read.

Also, the sensation comics that came out in 2014 are super cool. Each comics is a collection of short stories by different writers about Wonder Woman. Most of them are super upbeat and sometimes funny. And the art is always awesome.

https://www.amazon.com/Sensation-Comics-Featuring-Wonder-Woman/dp/140125344X

https://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/140123562X/ref=pd_aw_sim_14_of_9?ie=UTF8&psc=1&refRID=RS38640PTRA9SK6981WW

Stray Bullets by David and Maria Lapham and Casanova by Matt Fraction, Gabriel Ba, and Fabio Moon have had... complicated... publishing histories, but they are amazing, world-class books.

The first leg of Stray Bullets was self-published starting in 1995 under Lapham's personal El Capitan imprint, with 41 issues out between then and the wrap-up (after much delay) in 2014. It's part-noir, part slice-of-life, inherently dark, but utterly beautiful when it wants to be. Since they wrapped up the first run (the first volume is called The Innocence of Nihilism, and Reddit seems to be preventing me from embedding a link, but it is on a huge sale on Amazon as of 09.12.18), there's been a mini-series subtitled Killers that (seems to) tie up the first 41 issues, and a new run subtitled Sunshine and Roses.

The truly amazing thing about Stray Bullets is that it's only gotten better, and only continues to get better, since its debut. It's consistent, occasionally stunning, and always compelling. If you start from the beginning (the series is very generous and well-constructed in that you can jump into most issues and just get going), you get to see Lapham grow so much as an artist and storyteller. There's nothing else like it.

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Casanova was published by Image starting in 2006, then Marvel's Icon imprint starting in 2013, and now Image again as of, I think, 2015. Explaining all of it would give us all nosebleeds.

The easiest way to pick these up is through the hardcovers of the first three volumes and the two trades of the most recent volume. If you'd rather buy a trade than a hardcover, you can jump in with volume four (which is also on a huge sale). It's mindbending sci-fi about a man becoming his own evil twin, layered with pop-culture references, weird sex, and a reverence for the poignant and the bizarre in equal measure. There are story beats that hit like a truck, and storytelling tricks that are just amazing.

Casanova asks a little more patience from its readers than the aforementioned Stray Bullets, but everything you put into each, you get back. Stray Bullets is really rewarding for different reasons that Casanova. When I read Cass for the first time, I had NO IDEA what was going on. I bought the first Image hardcover (published in 2006 or 2007) at least twice before I finally Got It. I ended up buying the Image singles for Fraction's backmatter essays: there's some great process stuff, but some incredible heart-on-your-sleeve, ass-out-in-the-open matter about his life, the cultural references, and how deep he digs to create this lovely thing.

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Anyway. Highest possible recommendation.

If you want a book that has a really good all around historical look at wonder woman I highly recommend picking up Wonder Woman: A Celebration of 75 years

I also personally love the Brian Azzarello's Wonder Woman Run in the new 52. It's also probably one of the most self contained titles in the new 52. The first volume is Wonder Woman Vol 1. Blood

There are two really great origin stories of wonder woman that I really love that are very current. The first (and my favorite of the two) is The legend of Wonder Woman. And the second is Wonder Woman: The True Amazon. The art in this one is fantastic.

Another great wonder woman story is Wonder Woman: The Hiketeia

I also really loved Sensation Comics featuring wonder Woman. I really love all of the different writers and artists takes on wonder woman.

I have previously made a post describing the different editions of Knightfall, and how best to collect that series, and about both of these runs of interest, I hope you don't mind me repeating that information. There are recent omnibuses and trade paper backs of both series', depending on what you prefer, and I will detail what is the most up to date versions in collecting these series.

For Knightfall:

Omnibus: 1, 2, 3

Trade paper back: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9

The 3 omnibuses contain the same material as the 9 trades. As for what to read before Knightfall, people often recommend the Legends of the Dark Knight story arc Venom for introducing the chemical substance Bane uses but otherwise has little bearing on the story (it's probably cheaper to buy digital copies of the trade/individual issues, as I believe the trade is out of print), or Sword of Azrael for introducing Jean Paul Valley, as he has a lot gong on in the background with him. (Note, there are two versions, the 1993 version which is often out of print, though tells just the Sword of Azrael introduction, or the modern 2016 version, which contains both the introductory arc to be read before Knightfall, though also containing a post-Knightfall arc for JPV). In terms of what you need before hand, I read the 2012 editions, and I felt lost without Sword of Azrael and Prelude to Knightfall. It does showcase a lot of odd characters here and there, I feel like if you have a somewhat familiarity of Batman's villains (i.e. Arkham or BTAS experience) then you would be fine.

Knightfall happens early enough in the post-crisis continuity, which helps for the purpose of being a new reader. Morrison's run, on the other hand, happens at the end of the post-crisis continuity. I'm not saying reading all of post-crisis is necessary, I mean I hadn't before starting, but it does draw a bit from post-crisis knowledge (things like Hush, Under The Red Hood, etc.), though crazily enough, Morrison made everything canon. Not in a way that not reading everything is prohibitive, more so in a way that embraces even the Gold/Silver/Bronze age Batman stories. The pre-crisis stories Morrison drew influence from are collected in The Black Casebook, but really, I never found it necessary to read, it is just interesting from a history perspective. The rest of Morrison's run is fairly easy enough to follow. This infographic describes the order for reading in trade paper back format, though if I recall correctly, they have recently started putting Morrison's run in omnibus format.

Trade Paper backs: Batman and Son (New edition comes with The Black Glove arc, too), (optional Resurrection of Ra's Al Ghul), Batman RIP, then, it gets a little messy, as you might consider reading the DC wide event Final Crisis, which isn't Batman specific, but has huge ramifications for Batman going forward, but admittedly, without broad DC knowledge, can be confusing, anyway, following that is (optionally Battle for the Cowl and Whatever happened to the Caped Crusader?, which are not written by Morrison, but BftC is plot relevant to Batman going forward, and Gaiman's WHttCC? is a short and extremely well made reflection on Batman) then Batman and Robin: Batman Reborn, Batman and Robin: Batman Vs Robin, Time and the Batman, The Return of Bruce Wayne, Batman and Robin: Batman and Robin Must Die!. This is followed by the post-crisis Batman: Incorporated, but DC rebooted mid-Morrison run, so that it is finally completed with the New 52 Batman Incorporated volume 1: Demon Star and Batman Incorporated volume 2: Gotham's Most Wanted.

All of this (at least the Morrison parts, not any of the optional sections) are collected in omnibus editions: 1 containig Batman and Son, The Black Glove and RIP, there is a Final Crisis Omnibus, which I have heard is more complete, and there is 2 containing Time and the Batman, the first 3 Batman and Robin volumes, as well as The Return of Bruce Wayne. Lastly, there is the Batman Incorporated Absolute Edition finishing the all the Batman Incorporated stuff.

So Morison's may seem a little messier or harder to start, I wouldn't necessarily say it is harder, if you follow the list I have provided. I would recommend attempting it after a little more experience with comic Batman however, but it's hard to really say how much experience is needed. Some start with it, and have a great time. Another thing to consider is that with so much comics, especially omnibuses and absolute editions, it does get very expensive. I would recommend tackling it in bite sized chunks, like maybe just the first arc of Knightfall, or initially the pre-Final crisis Morrison stories, making sure you like either enough to commit to buying and reading more. I hope this has actually been helpful and informative, and hasn't made any of this seem too hard to follow!

Well, the Amazon listings have them as the following:

• Vol 1 as 448 pages
  
• Vol 2 as 648 pages
  
• Vol 3 as 656 pages
  
  So, that's the pages, but what's the dimensions? Back to Amazon!
  
  
• Vol 1 is 7.6 x 1 x 11.2 inches
  
• Vol 2 is 7.7 x 1.8 x 11.1 inches
  
• Vol 3 is 7.6 x 1.7 x 11.2 inches
  
  That might not five the best impression of their thickness, though, and how they feel in the real world - not to mention they might be inaccurate, knowing Amazon - so to Google! Looking around I found this picture and this second one, but I think we can do better, eh?
  
  This post on Speedforce.org actually is focused on the binding of Vol 1 and Vol 2 and contains heaps of pictures which should give you an idea about the thickness.
  
  Also, this review on the Amazon listing of Vol 2 - which might be worth reading in and of itself if you're interested in them - contains some additional info on the binding...
  
  >Now for the comparison's with Vol.1. This book shares many of the same problems Vol.1 has, including lack of table of contents, no issue numbers on the covers, no extras, and...yes, it's still glued binding (glued/sewn binding.) I'm not at all anal about these things in DC's big book collections (I feel my copy is still quite study with the glued binding), but I understand if they don't make you happy about buying them, but let's look at the positives here.
  
  ...and a bunch of pictures, which I stole and uploaded to this imgur album for you too, to make it easier to view here on Reddit.
  
  Hope this was helpful! :)
  
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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!

Check out some more Matt Kindt work - Mind MGMT is fabulous, and I really enjoyed Red Handed.

Also, if you want the DC version of Civil War, released ten years earlier and (IMO) much, much better, give Kingdom Come by Mark Waid a look.

I haven't read Bunn's Deadpool, but IMO the absolute best Deadpool is Joe Kelly's.

Just some other books to check out:

• Uncanny X-Force by Rick Remender (also available in Complete Collections)
  
  
• Saga of the Swamp Thing by Alan Moore
  
  
• Planetary by Warren Ellis (Omnibus also available)
  
  
• Chew by John Layman
  
  
• Starman by James Robinson
  
  
• The Maxx by Sam Kieth
  
  
• Asterios Polyp by David Mazzuchelli
  
  
• Bone by Jeff Smith (there's also a full-color edition but it's out of stock and much more expensive, not that it matters - the art is considerably better in black & white)
  
  
• Stray Bullets by David Lapham (you can get individual volumes for about $12-$15 bucks each but there's 12 of them, the $45 omnibus is considerably better value for money)
  
  
• Scalped by Jason Aaron.

In terms of Batman, DC recently put out a "best of Batman stories" collection. It comes packed with 3 of his best stories from 3 different writers in 3 different eras. Comes with the classic Dark Knight Returns, Batman: Hush which was by one of his most famous writers Jeff Loeb and The Court of Owls which introduced his most recent villains. It's a great deal for three of the best Batman stories that've ever been written about him.

Marvel and DC are broader subjects, people can be more helpful if you pick a particular style or character you want to focus on. Even picking certain genres are different, do you like action or horror? Mystery or superheroes? Gritty or comedic? Lot of variety to comic books to explore. There's a lot of ideas and options in the side bar for you to check out as well.

http://www.amazon.ca/Batman-75th-Anniversary-Box-Set/dp/140125280X

Well if he's not reading the comic books then Lemire's Green Arrow run has been really good and this [first](http://smile.amazon.com/Green-Arrow-Vol-Machine-Graphic/dp/1401246907/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1408554646&sr=8-1&keywords=green+arrow+lemire_ of his GA trades is already out with the second out in Oct. They have also been rereleasing some of the older stories by Grell that are considered classics. Unfortunately; the deluxe Kevon Smith one keeps getting pushed back and off top of my head there is only GA trades and not any graphic novels. For Batman there are quite a few current coll things out because of his 75 anniversary. They put out a 75th anniversary book that collects quite a few of his more important issues through the years since his creation and another in Oct that collects three of his most popular trades in the modern era. Though it is all going to depend if he is a active reader and is actively reading the current stuff, has the classic stories, or doesn't have many comics to begin with because there are more recent trades like Court of Owls which is very popular and a lot of people like the mask that came with one of the trade editions.

I mean, you listed 3 DC characters with some pretty good series in the New 52, DC's reboot starting in 2011. Personally, I would just start with the following volumes (volume 2 for all of them are out now).
[Green Lantern] (http://www.amazon.com/Green-Lantern-Vol-Sinestro-The/dp/1401234550/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1373966825&sr=8-1&keywords=green+lantern+vol+1)
[The Flash] (http://www.amazon.com/Flash-Vol-Move-Forward-New/dp/1401235530/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1373966892&sr=1-1&keywords=the+flash+vol+1)
[Batman] (http://www.amazon.com/Batman-Vol-Court-Owls-New/dp/1401235425/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1373966919&sr=1-1&keywords=Batman+vol+1)

Additionally, I would recommend [Animal Man] (http://www.amazon.com/Animal-Man-Vol-Hunt-New/dp/1401235077/ref=sr_1_2?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1373966984&sr=1-2&keywords=Animal+Man) or [All-Star Western] (http://www.amazon.com/All-Star-Western-Vol-Gotham/dp/1401237096/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1373967018&sr=1-1&keywords=all-star+western) for something different. All of these series are very new-reader friendly, with no continuity bogging them down. Batman's by far the most popular, and for pretty good reason. Hope this helps!

You're going to want to start with The Rocketeer. The Rocketeer comics are great, and have a very strong art deco/dieselpunk aesthetic. Here's some good collections that are out there:

• The Rocketeer: The Complete Collection - This is the original series by Dave Stephens, made before the movie.
  
• Rocketeer Adventures vol. 1
  
• Rocketeer Adventures vol. 2
  
• Rocketeer: Cargo of Doom
  
• Rocketeer: Hollywood Horror
  
• Rocketeer / The Spirit: Pulp Friction
  
  
  Marvel published a miniseries a couple years ago called Mystery Men, which was about pulp-style superheroes in the 30s, and it's got a lot of dieselpunk stuff going on with it.

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.

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

As a girl with a burgeoning comic collection featuring a lot of female leads, I would HIGHLY recommend the Wonder Woman run by Brian Azzarello & Cliff Chiang (starting here).
Also if she's looking for something with more of an indie vibe, I'd recommend Pretty Deadly by Kelly Sue DeConnick, and if she likes the Stranger Things trend in pop culture nowadays absolutely Paper Girls by Brian K Vaughan.

If she's a YA fan, I'd reccomend Spera by Josh Tierney. And if she really wants a taste of Marvel, and likes YA fiction, I'd also recommend Ms. Marvel.

I've read Fables, and it's pretty good, but I gotta say there is SO much that it might be intimidating for a first-time comic reader. I also love Saga, but again there is just SO much, it might be better to start with a shorter run or a one-off.

Black Adam is one of the focused-on characters in the series 52. I can't recommend this series enough, for every character in it (but especially Black Adam). Shazam just had a single volume released here, and it's amazing and it'll leave you wanting more.

For the Flash, there's 3 big runs to consider. Mark Waid wrote one of the most well regarded runs in comics on the Flash in the 90's and I'd recommend starting there (but it's out of print so you'd need to do it digitally on comixology). Geoff Johns took over after and did another huge and acclaimed run on the character here. Both of those Flashes are the Wally West Flash. The current Flash is Barry Allen (again) and you can pick his new series up easily starting here. The new series was a lot of fun and is a good enough place to start for a comic newbie

Also, although I linked omnibuses, that was out of convenience: there's lots of other options available.

>How often do new comics come out and how much do they cost?

In a comic shop, most comics series come out one issue per month. The new comics for every week come out on Wednesdays. The "big two"(DC and Marvel) tend to charge $3.99 per issue, though there are exceptions(Ms. Marvel is $2.99). Comic shops will also let you set up a "pull list" or "pull box", where the shop has the list of comics that you're reading and has them set aside for you.

But there are a few more options:

Marvel Unlimited

Marvel runs a Netflix-style service called Marvel Unlimited. It's $10/mo or $70/year if you buy annually. During big comic conventions, they'll sometimes do big promo pricing.

Every comic Marvel publishes gets added to the service on a six-month lag from the shops(which is about how long it takes for a comic to end up in a "trade paperback" book in bookstores).

If you have a tablet, this is honestly a great way to read.

Comixology

Another digital option. Comixology sells digital comics, on the same day and price as physical comics. It's your digital equivalent to a comic book shop.

If you buy physical Marvel comics, they tend to come with a code that you can redeem for a Comixology digital copy.

Print Subscriptions

Marvel also has magazine-style mail subscriptions. You buy 12 issues(in most cases, this is a year's worth of comics) at once, and get a big discount on the cover price.

Comics tend to arrive in your mailbox a week or two later than at the shop, but you get physical single issues soon after print at a big discount.

Trade Paperbacks

You can also buy physical collected issues in book form from bookstores or places like Amazon. Most series are now printed in "volumes", with roughly every 5-6 issues collected into a single book. This is as long of a wait as Unlimited and it costs about as much as a single month of that, but you also get a physical book.

HOPEFULLY none of that was overwhelming.

Since you seem to like Ennis then please pick up one of his runs on Punisher. There's the slightly tongue-in-cheek but still awesome Welcome Back, Frank (art by the awesome Steve Dillon) and the grittier, more real-world MAX line with art by Lewis Larosa.
I also second Planetary. And since you have Walking Dead, one of Kirkman's other hits, Invincible, is also quite good.

I put this a little lower, but I'm not opposed to dropping it up here too...

• Daytripper by Gabriel Bá and Fábio Moon. This book is amazing, and well worth a read.
  
  
• Drinking at The Movies by Julia Wertz. A great little series of quick stories about moving to New York City from San Francisco. So good it should be criminal.
  
  
• The Killer by Matz and Luc Jacamon. A surprisingly gripping little story about a contract killer. The art reminds you of some of the classic Tintin stories. As James Franco might say between bong hits, it's soooooooo gooooood.
  
  
• Incognegro by Mat Johnson. The story of a light-skinned black reporter from the North that travels to the South to expose the stories of lynchings in the South. It's amazing. Actually anything by Mat Johnson is equally wonderful.
  
  
  I also forgot to mention that Alex Robinson's work (Box Office Poison, Too Cool 2 B Forgotten, Tricked) is so good that I wish I could get it pregnant.

There's a lot of big Batman collections. The Knightfall stories in particular are pretty massive.

Here's an excellent box set, that's has some purely awesome stories, with a great price and collectable form.

Yes! It's the six issue arc called "From The Dead" that was a Marvel Now relaunch in 2013. It's only six issues, you don't need to know anything going in, and it's absolutely phenomenal. One of the best superhero books I've ever read for sure. I wish he had done more than six issues, but it's pretty perfect the way it is. https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00MWCCXFY/ref=dp-kindle-redirect?_encoding=UTF8&btkr=1

I would get Captain Marvel 2013 volume 1 or could get [Captain Marvel 2014 volume 1] (http://www.amazon.com/Captain-Marvel-Vol-Higher-Further-ebook/dp/B00NAHL15I/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1420942471&sr=8-1&keywords=captain+marvel).

Then Ms. Marvel is really good and fun.

Another option(I'm really enjoying) is Black widow

If she would like a superhero who also has a job being a lawyer, you could try She-Hulk if you go with this one I would get both volumes, so she gets a complete story.

It's not the best answer, but you might like the Geoff Johns Flash Omnibus vol. 1. It was done back when Johns could still write, and is a really great series of Flash stories that flesh out both Wally as the Flash as well as his Rogues, who become just as intricate to the story as the Flash himself.

I know you said movie, but if you're just flat out interested in a story like that. Check out Gotham by Gaslight. No Nazis, but it's pre 1955 Batman and it's pretty good.

I'm a huge fan, really love it.

FWIW, the über alles edition is also still available on amazon, if you'd like a printed version:

http://www.amazon.com/STRAY-BULLETS-UBER-ALLES-ED/dp/1607069474

I'd recommend this one. Secret Six has really only had one run in modern comics (I think they used to be a team back in the 70's, but that isn't relevant to this run except in name). That trade covers the first two miniseries Villains United & Secret Six which were both 6 issue miniseries. Luckily DC is currently reprinting the entire run in trades, since it's been out of print for a while.

EDIT: Totally forgot that there's a New 52 Secret Six series now. I'd recommend that one as well, it's only two issues in though.

Girl Genius is a little whimsical/fantastical to draw direct inspiration from, but it captures the spirit like none other.

Also, Gotham by Gaslight was fun.

The Sleeper Very anti-hero. Puts the super hero universe into our real word kinda like how Dark Knight did. Super heros acting like rock stars, villains who are actually evil. Dark and entertaining.

Yes, Batman Vol: 1 Court of Owls contains the first 7 issues in the new Batman Run. It contains everything leading up to The Night of the Owls. If you jumped in at The Night of the Owls then I can imagine you're pretty lost. It would be like walking into a movie theater with 35min left in the film. The Bat-family does pop up here and there throughout the series but this is good old fashion Batman & Alfred centric comic book.

Batman 2 : City of Owls will be the second part. A.K.A Night of the Owls and on or issues 8 through 12 as well as the annual issue involving Mr. Freeze. It's not coming out till March of next year though. Batman 8-12 and Annual #1 should be really easy to find at your LCB if you don't want to wait.

The graphic novel is called "Wanted" and is by Mark Millar. You can find it here: http://www.amazon.com/Wanted-Mark-Millar/dp/1582404976/ref=tmm_pap_title_0

For everyone's information, Millar was also involved in the oversight and had approval of the movie's script as well. He's also involved in the planning of the sequel to the film. It may not be the best film ever, but you have to give credit to the creator. If he likes it, I guess that's got to count for something.

Almost definitely Watchmen. I've heard for years that it's the best graphic novel of all time, and I've wanted to own it ever since. The timing or money in my pocket was never right for me to own it so all I've gotten to read is the kindle preview and it is DEEEE-LISHUS, Come on! It's a detective story with superheroes!

I thought Wanted was a decent action movie, until I read the graphic novel and realized just how badly they fucked up what could have been an awesome movie. Granted, it would have been a strong R, maybe NC-17, but damn it would have been brilliant.

Don't want to spoil anything, but it is definitely worth the read. I reread it every 6 months or so. Amazon link to the trade paperback

They all have comics, most of which are by dark horse comics or Marvel, and if you're referring to Crimson Skies, no it's not a comic or movie, but rocketeer is, and a pretty good comic at that, you should give it a Try

Barry Allen started his carrier in the comics in 1956 until 1985 and then he was absent on until 2009. His modern-age series called The Flash: Rebirth when he returned. After that 2 trades came (In comics, a trade paperback (often shortened to trade) is a collection of stories originally published in comic books, reprinted in book format, usually capturing one story arc from a single title or a series of stories with a connected story arc or common theme.) called The Flash Vol. 1: The Dastardly Death of the Rogues and The Flash Vol. 2: The Road to Flashpoint.

After these, a HUGE event came that changed everything called Flashpont that "reset" the continuity and started the New 52 age and it's first story-line called The Flash, Vol. 1: Move Forward or alternatively The Flash: Starting Line (DC Essential Edition) This series (New52) lasted till Spring 2016 and collected 9 trades (the show you watched is based on this era). In early 2016 DC Rebirth came (only name change, everything is continued from New52) but a huge exception: a long missing character came back to the grand scene who was missing for so long. Rebirth's first trade is The Flash Vol. 1: Lightning Strikes Twice and currently the latest is The Flash Vol. 9: Reckoning of the Forces


So if you are interested in Barry (overall) start with The Flash: Rebirth and move onward to Flashpont, but you can just start with The Flash, Vol. 1: Move Forward or DC Rebirth and The Flash Vol. 1: Lightning Strikes Twice, then read everything up to today. (the current story-arc called Year One coming out just right now, starting with issue #70)

But if you are interested in old material, the best place to start is The Flash: The Silver Age Vol. 1, the first comics where Barry showed up.

(there is an omnibus on sale at the moment (a collection of multiple trades) called The Flash By Francis Manapul and Brian Buccellato Omnibus that collects the first 4 trades of the New 52 era.

Sleeper is what Ed Brubaker and Sean Phillips did before Criminal.


Torso is one of my all time favorites. It's author, Brian Michael Bendis, writes a shit ton of comics. Powers is probably my favorite.


Besides Criminal I think Scalped is the best ongoing comic. Vol 4 is called The Gravel in Your Guts and that's the best way to describe the series.

Dark Victory is an excellent sequel to The Long Halloween.

Sleeper is a great graphic novel. It's like the superpower version of The Departed. In it they establish that there are a set of people with really shitty or useless "superpowers" who basically make up the super-villain underclass. I thought that was good attention to detail. It's a great read.

It’s the Batman 75th Anniversary boxset.

I picked it up really cheap, I like it, but I kinda wish I had the real covers lol.

https://www.amazon.com/Batman-75th-Anniversary-Box-Set/dp/140125280X/ref=mp_s_a_1_6?keywords=75+years+of+batman&qid=1566303988&s=gateway&sprefix=75+years+of+ba&sr=8-6

Here's info on Dave Stevens and his original Rocketeer.
Hope you all enjoy!

http://www.amazon.com/The-Rocketeer-Complete-Adventures/dp/1600105386

https://www.google.com/search?q=dave+stevens+the+rocketeer&es_sm=122&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ei=xuaRVLenIMvnoATk9oGABw&ved=0CAgQ_AUoAQ

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dave_Stevens

21 I believe is the start of the run titled Zero Year, so they are the same thing. I'd start with 1 so you're not jumping into it in the middle. Here are some links for you.

1-6

7-12

supplemental material for the above

13-17

supplemental material for 13-17

The supplemental material isn't required to get what's going on (I'm not really worrying about it, I've only read 1-12 to this point and am waiting for 13-17 to come out in one volume), but it does help give you a greater understanding of the full story, from what I've heard.

edit: not sure why ppl are downvoting? If there's any inaccuracy in this please comment by all means.

I would love to get [this] (http://www.amazon.com/dp/1401237770/ref=wl_it_dp_o_pd_nS_ttl?_encoding=UTF8&colid=2HTHRVKNRES31&coliid=IXR9DATVWB1TI) or any other comic on my wishlist. I just got into them and I'm dying for more.

Kenzo Tenma

Thank you for the contest!

In order:

• Batman and Son
  
• Batman RIP
  
• Final Crisis While not strictly necessary, it does show when Batman dies properly.
  
• Battle for the Cowl While not written as part of Grant Morrison's run, it does show Dick taking over the mantle of Batman
  
• Batman and Robin v1
  
• Batman and Robin v2
  
• Batman and Robin v3
  
• Batman: The Return of Bruce Wayne
  
• Batman Inc (old DCU)
  
• Batman Inc v1 (New 52)
  
• Batman Inc v2 (New 52)
  
  Grant Morrison's run on Batman is insanely long, but it's one of the best runs on the character in years, and he was able to keep his story going regardless of the New 52 reboot.

I personally love all of Chuck Dixon's run, but I recommend reading A Knight in Blüdhaven and Nightwing: Year One. I also heavily recommend The Black Mirror and Grant Morrison's run on Batman and Robin because who doesn't love Dickbats?

She is part of DC's trinity. Superman, Batman, and Wonderwoman. She was the first female superhero. She was a feminist icon, a bondage icon if you are into that sort of thing, and a peaceful warrior. Her TV show helped cement her the public's mind.

When you say that she doesn't have a rogues gallery. Well that's cause she slays most of her enemies. Which is why she has a small set of villains who stick around. Ares and Circe for instance are immortal.

If you want to check out a recent and really good wonderwoman run that may change your mind about the character I can't recommend Azzarello's New 52 Wonderwoman run enough.

https://www.amazon.com/Wonder-Woman-Vol-Blood-New/dp/140123562X

I really have enjoyed Sensation Comics as well.

https://www.amazon.com/Sensation-Comics-Featuring-Wonder-Woman/dp/140125344X/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1493133717&sr=1-1&keywords=wonder+woman+sensation+comics

> they are based on comics so obviously, in my view, they are for children

That is just silly. I mean I am sorry that you got such a wrong impression but you did. They use pictures and words to tell stories. So did Hogarth. So did Blake. So do movies. I would love to know how Thomas Nast was for adults but Will Eisner is for children. (Check out A Contract with God or The Plot: The Secret Story of The Protocols of the Elders of Zion and tell me they are for children.)

There was a pretty good graphic novel with that name. Lemme look it up...

http://smile.amazon.com/Incognegro-Graphic-Mystery-Mat-Johnson/dp/1401210988

One of those comics that seems to mostly get bought by high school libraries in northern states, but still worth a read.

• The Rocketeer by Dave Stevens: Standard / Deluxe
  
• The Rocketeer Adventures, Vol. 1
  
• The Rocketeer Adventures, Vol. 2
  
• The Rocketeer: Cargo of Doom
  
• The Rocketeer: Hollywood Horror
  
• The Rocketeer / The Spirit: Pulp Friction!

Oh, oh, oh I know this one :D

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JnDYattQH3Y

Hopefully we both like Batman :P

Item

Get the volumes to catch up and then either buy the ones not released in volumes yet digitally or try to find them on ebay to catch up.

Vol. 1 (Issues 1-7)

Vol. 2 (Issue 8-12)

I hope I was somewhat of a help.

Moon Knight - From the Dead
Somewhere between Batman and Deadpool, I love it.

Just read it. Trust me, it's worth it.
http://amzn.com/1401219268

These are two great 'new 52' GN's.

• Batman court of owls
  
  
• Batman city of owls
  

Reminds me of this great graphic novel by Will Eisner

I just re-watched this movie again a few weeks ago and I think it still holds up really well.

It got me interested enough to pick up Volume 1 and 2 of the comics too.
http://www.amazon.com/Rocketeer-Adventures-1-Mike-Allred/dp/1613770340

I haven't read any New 52, I've heard nothing but dislike towards it. It seems like DC is constantly rebooting which pushes me from it. Everybody raves about Court of Owls...maybe I should.

The first Batman comic I ever read was Batman Vs. Jack The Ripper. I only started reading heavily when Damian Wayne was introduced. Fell off the wagon after Batman RIP. I need to finish that and consume everything involving my Damian.

The Geoff Johns Wally West Flash run is really, really, excellent. It's collected in Volumes and Omnibuses. I'm actually reading Volume 1 right now, I specifically asked for Wally West Flash at my LCS.

Volume 1

It looks like you can get all three volumes on Amazon for about 45, considering it would be 75 in a store, but I generally prefer recommending that you buy from your LCS.

There's also Geoff Johns Flash Omnubus, they tend to be pricier, but have every issue.

My favorite comic book memory is actually kind of depressing...

I got started reading comics about a year ago, a few weeks before my best friend died. And for some reason, after that I kept reading Deadpool: Wade Wilsons War over and over. That stupid Merc with a mouth helped get me through a really rough time. So for that I'll always have some love for that book. :D

Batman

Probably one of the best graphic novels I've ever read.

Mat Johnson (the author) is a cool dude, also. He was invited to my school to do a little segment. Learned a bunch about African-American roles in comics.

Edit for the lazy: Wiki article and a [place to purchase] (http://www.amazon.com/Incognegro-Graphic-Mystery-Mat-Johnson/dp/1401210988) the book if you so choose.

Edit 2: words are hard.

You should read Grant Morrison's Batman run. It ran from 2006 - 2013 and everything is collected in trade.

You'll need:

Batman and Son

Batman RIP


Batman and Robin Volume 1

Batman and Robin Volume 2

Batman: The Return of Bruce Wayne

Batman and Robin Volume 3

Batman Incorporated Volume 1

Batman Incorporated Volume 1 (New 52)

Batman Incorporated Volume 2 (New 52)

I liked:
Watchmen
V for Vendetta both of which are by Alan Moore.
I have just started to read Hellblazer: Original Sins I am really enjoying it so far.
All of these have dark elements, Watchmen is base on superheros are illegal, V for Vendetta is about anarcky in a faciest government and Hellblazer is about John Constantine who fights demons. All of these have been made into movies with the same name exept for Hellblazer it was named Constantine.

When DC redid the trades a few years ago, they merged Villains United and the first Secret Six miniseries together into one book.

https://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/1401250750/ref=mp_s_a_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1492015083&sr=8-1&pi=AC_SX236_SY340_FMwebp_QL65&keywords=secret+six&dpPl=1&dpID=51xR2zuRYVL&ref=plSrch

Forgive the link, I am on mobile. The second of those new trades contains the start of Bane's time on the team, but I would recommend reading that trade first

He spells "cheap" as "cheep", twice, and seems to be fairly intelligent, so I wouldn't count out the possibility that that is intentionally misspelled.

Exhibit A: Cheep Cheep

Not sure if that has anything to do with anything though.

Clue number 2 seems indicative of the fact that he obviously bought you things related to your interest... Clue 3, "No dice", you obviously nailed it. Clue 4, I have no idea. The "shoe on head" thing is a meme, so it could be something do with internet culture, though I doubt it. For Clue 5... Well it's a Rorchach test... and Clue 6 has me stumped. It appears to be a puzzle, I've seen similar before, and this is what I got, though it make no sense, though I suspect I'm doing it wrong. (Wow, I was way off)

My best guess? You're getting two gifts: You like scifi, fantasy, and books... one of them is The Watchmen, and the other... well, I have no clue!

not a superhero comic but a graphic novel: Incognegro

about a black reporter living in NYC in the 1930s who passes as a white man to report lynchings in the South.

The New 52 run is pretty great

Honestly, the first volume gets a little boring, but keep up, and the second one is great, so is the third.


If you have questions about other books, the sidebar has this infographic with the reccomended reading for New 52 books.

Yeah it was released not too long ago. It's for Batman's 75th anniversary. You can find it here on Amazon for a decent price.

You could start at the New 52, which is the reboot that happened in 2011. The reboot is a good starting point because there's not much necessary background information needed. Volume 1 and Volume 2 are out, and Volume 3 will be out in less than two weeks. After this, you could wait for Volume 4 to come out in May or start buying the individual issues that come out.

If you decide to read The Flash: Rebirth 2009 and want to see the lead up to Flashpoint, [The Dastardly Death of the Rogues!] (https://www.amazon.com/Flash-Vol-Dastardly-Rogues-Unnumbered/dp/1401231950/ref=sr_1_4?ie=UTF8&qid=1478613331&sr=8-4&keywords=the+flash+geoff+johns) story and [The Road to Flashpoint] (https://www.amazon.com/Flash-Vol-Flashpoint-Comics-Unnumbered/dp/1401234488/ref=pd_sim_14_1?ie=UTF8&psc=1&refRID=WSET3F065SSSVMAA1CVD) are the two books you should definitely check out. Both are by Geoff Johns and personally, I enjoyed them, but it's totally up to you if you decide you want to read more to get your full Flash fix before Flashpoint occurs.

Here you are. I'm assuming this is the full run. I think it was only like 6 issues or something.

They never solicited an omnibus, but they are re-releasing the series in trades. Gail Simone has also expressed her desire for the series to be collected in omnibus form for a while now, which could be confusing you.

Yep, here you go.

Well, then, here you go.

Yes they are here's a link to the fist omnibus it may actually be cheaper to buy the individual trades though since a lot of the amazon reviews complain about the first omnibus being too small.

In response to useless fact #473, the comic book for that movie is so vastly different and extremely fucking awesome that the movie makes me sick. Go read the graphic novel Wanted, as it will only take you about an hour to read and then try not to feel like you should be more badass in general.

Also the keyboard spelling out Fuck You is cool.

Amazon Link, bit pricey though

IIRC, I remember reading the author's Vertigo editorial about it when it came out. Seems to be based a bit on his own experiences, he mentioned his mother buying him a dashiki when he was a child and him just feeling really out of place because he looked too white.

Here, check this Amazon link: Watchmen and click on the "Look inside" image and you can see the first few pages.

Take a look at this

this one?

DC Wikia info page.

ComiXology digital. (single issue)

Amazon collected physical book. (it's the first one #8-12 collected)

It really isn't necessary to read all the periphery books from the Batman family of titles. They serve to broaden the scope of Night of the Owls. However, the only issues that really "need" to be read are Batman, Nightwing and Detective Comics - and 'tec isn't even that necessary.


As it is, the whole Night of the Owls story is going to be collected in a trade, along with Volume 1 and Volume 2 of Batman.

http://www.amazon.com/Batman-Vol-The-Court-Owls/dp/1401235425/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1376068525&sr=8-1&keywords=Batman+Vol.+1

http://www.amazon.com/Batman-Vol-The-City-Owls/dp/1401237770/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1376068531&sr=8-1&keywords=Batman+Vol.+2

Get those two. You can start the new arc at Batman #21.

You can also go all digital and pick up the trade on Amazon and individual issues on Comixology.

I'm not sure when No.1 came out but the second one comes out in June. Also, have you seen this?

Mark Waid's Flash hasn't been collected in omnibus format, and it's not too likely to be in the near future (he split up with DC a few years back after getting sick of Dan Didio, especially the editorial interference while writing the awesome 52 weekly series. Sad, as apparently Waid could have been the EIC of DC at one point).

You can find TPBs of Born to Run, but it's very expensive - digital is $4, the TPB is $30 (used).

Here's Geoff Johns' Flash Omnibus vol 1 - but with the Comixology sale going on, the digital version is less than half the price of the omnibus.

I think they are collected in mini omnibuses. DC is weird with these. For example

I'll show you what I would want if that helps...
Kindle /
Watchmen /
Throwing Knives /
Compound Bow
etc... too bad I'm an adult now and don't get such things for free anymore :/

If you want the lead up to his death too, you need the whole Morrison run.

http://comicsastonish.com/2012/01/04/a-readers-guide-to-grant-morrisons-batman/

If you want some amazon links:

Batman: Batman and Son

Batman R.I.P.

Batman: Time and the Batman

[Final Crisis] (http://www.amazon.com/Final-Crisis-New-Grant-Morrison/dp/140124517X/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1422589571&sr=8-1&keywords=final+crisis) Somewhat optional

Battle for the Cowl Also optional

Batman & Robin, Vol. 1: Batman Reborn

Batman & Robin, Vol. 2: Batman vs. Robin

Batman & Robin, Vol. 3: Batman & Robin Must Die

Batman: The Return of Bruce Wayne

Batman Incorporated

Batman Incorporated Vol. 1: Demon Star (The New 52)

Batman Incorporated Vol. 2: Gotham's Most Wanted (The New 52)

It appears they are doing that with New 52. The first runs have been collected via Batman Vol. 1: Court of Owls (Batman #1-7), Batman: Night of Owls, (Batman #8-9 + assorted Bat family titles) and Batman Vol. 2: City of Owls (Batman #8-12 + Annual #1).

Batman #13-17 will be collected in Batman Vol 3: Death of the Family and its accompanying stories in Joker: Death of the Family.

Admittedly, I torrented something called 'Night of the Owls' but it felt severely disjointed from all the crossovers included. I'm desperately trying to get into the current run of comics having been out of the loop for some time.

So if I buy this, this is purely Batman, no Nightwing crossover etc? But what is this Is this the next part? If so, how many parts are there?