2006-06-06 15:43:14 · 19 answers · asked by Anonymous in Entertainment & Music ➔ Comics & Animation
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2006-06-06 15:46:52 · answer #1 · answered by redunicorn 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Jeezus previous answerer, thanks for all that blank space and superfluous information. Really.
To the question - you NEED to read these, seriously.
WATCHMEN - its a classic, one of the best.
PREACHER: Till the End of Time - forget volume one, its trite. This book will disturb you on many levels. Hands down the best of all Preacher material.
TRANSMETROPOLITAN:Back on the Streets - you'll dig Spider Jerusalem. Trust me.
AKIRA - actually a collection of serial graphic novels, this is still some of the best stuff to come out of Japan, another classic.
SIN CITY - Start with "A Dame to Kill For," then go from there.
HELLBOY - offbeat stuff. Pick up "Seed of Destruction" for starters.
TINTIN - really clean, beautiful art with fun stories. The one about the golden crab (look for a desert cover) is great.
ESSENTIAL X-MEN VOL. 2 - presents possibly the greatest run of X-Men stories ever, a must read and a must have.
AMERICAN FLAGG - weird weird weird, but stylish.
WANTED - I can't say enough good things about this one - amazing.
TOM STRONG - hard not to like.
THE GOLDEN AGE - kick-@ss story, period.
You can find almost all of these at major bookstores (Bn'N, Books-a-Zillion, etc) and I'm pretty sure you'll be pleased with any of these, but be warned that the majority are for mature readers, so know what you're getting into (the X-Men book, while no less kick-@ss than the other stories, is a safe "superhero" pick). Tried to make it short and relevant.
2006-06-06 16:15:30 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Watchmen, by Moore & Gibbons.
Ronin, by Milller.
Elektra, Assassin, by Miller & Sienkivics [sp?]
The Dark Knight Returns, by Miller
Sandman, by Gaiman & (various) (Ten different; read the second one first, then the first one, then the rest in order.)
There's lots of good stuff out there. Besides these, I mean. But these are a good start.
I also strongly reccommend "Promethea", by Moore & Williams, unless you're a strict fundamentalist. Our heroine is sort of 'a Wonder Woman of the Imagination', to use a phrase i've coined, & it's background story involves the Tarot & the Qaballah and Ceremonial Magick, so it's probably repugnant to people who are certain that the Bible holds all of the answers (but these people rarely read comics.) I know that the first four collections are in softcover, & the fifth shall surely follow soon, if not already.
(I'm certain it's his best work ever.)
2006-06-07 12:19:48 · answer #3 · answered by comicards 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
My faves are:
Watchmen by Alan Moore and Dave Gibbons
Why I Hate Saturn; You Are Here by Kyle Baker
Strangers in Paradise by Terry Moore (the first 75 issues just came out in 5 paperbacks)
Camelot 3000 by Mike Barr and Brian Bolland
Jimmy Corrigan: The Smartest Boy on Earth by Chris Ware
2006-06-06 16:04:38 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
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2016-12-13 14:53:52 · answer #5 · answered by lotta 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
There are a couple more that come to mind
Batman: Crimson Rain series (3 total)
Batman vs vampires and ultimately Dracula
Although it sounds ridiculous, The stories are well done and are a great read
Terra Rain (I think that's the name but I could be wrong)
2 book set starring Wolverine and Wolfes Bain
interesting read but not as great as the other ones mentioned
2006-06-07 00:56:36 · answer #6 · answered by Celestial Dragon 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Red Unicorn has covered a whole lot of good ones.
What I recommend:
Everything by Will Eisner.
http://www.willeisner.com
Strangers In Paradise by Terry Moore.
http://www.strangersinparadise.com
**These below are from Fantagraphics:
Usagi Yojimbo by Stan Sakai
Ghost World by Daniel Clowes.
Castle Waiting by Linda Medley.
Any of the Buddy TPBs by Peter Bagge.
Pussey by Daniel Clowes.
Like A Velvet Glove Cast In Iron by Daniel Clowes.
Belly Button Comix by Sophie Crumb.
Beg The Question by Bob Fingerman.
Minimum Wage Volume 1 by Bob Fingerman.
Minimum Wage Volume 2 by Bob Fingerman.
White Like She by Bob Fingerman.
Locas by Jaime Hernandez.
Ghost of Hoppers by Jaime Hernandez.
(For the sake of it all, any TPBs by Los Bros. Hernandez is highly recommended!)
Safe Area Gorazde by Joe Sacco.
Palestine by Joe Sacco.
King by Ho Che Anderson.
El Borbah by Charles Burns.
http://www.fantagraphics.com
**I cannot stress enough how great a selection of very excellent TPBs Fantagraphics has, I really recommend that you browse on thru the Fantagraphics website!!
Watchman by Alan Moore.
http://www.dccomics.com
2006-06-06 21:33:28 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Batman: The Dark Knight Returns (Hardcover)
by Frank Miller
It is 10 years since the last recorded sighting of the Batman. And things have got worse than ever. Bruce Wayne is close to being a broken man but something is keeping him sane: the need to see change and the belief that he can orchestrate some of that change. Batman is back. The Dark Knight has returned....
Miracleman Book One: A Dream of Flying (Hardcover)
by Alan Moore, Garry Leach, Alan Davis
you get, reading Alan Moore's Miracleman stories-the feeling that you're not reading a comic book. The story takes place in the real world-not the comic book universe. As the story opens, we find middle-aged Mike Moran being haunted by dreams of flying. During a terrorist raid, he is taken hostage and suddenly remembers his magic word and becomes a super-hero again. Having forgotten his past for twenty years, it all comes flooding back to him: which presents him with his biggest problem-how to explain things to the misses! As he does, she (famously) begins to laugh at him! The inconsistencies of his super-hero past begin to become apparent to him. Of course something is wrong here. Just what that something is, and how Alan Moore explains it are left for you to be seen.
Aliens: Tribes (Aliens (Dark Horse)
Dave Dorman and Steve Bissette's (artist and writer) take on the movie series is to lock us into an orbiting medical facility infested with a horde of aliens. The only way they can be destroyed is to unleash upon them a specially trained military cleanup crew programmed to be even more ruthless than the aliens.
Marvels (Hardcover)
by Kurt Busiek, Alex Ross (Illustrator)
This fascinating graphic novel is a history of the Marvel universe, seen through the eyes of "common people", and more particularly, Phil Sheldon, press photographer. Throughout his career, Phil watches the superheroes ("Marvels" as he calls them), and also he watches the common people as they interact with the Marvels.
Kingdom Come (Paperback)
by Mark Waid, Alex Ross
The story sets in the future where Superman has been betrayed by the people he protected, Wonder Woman outcast by the Amazon, the Green Lantern looks like a tortise and have lost touch with Earth, Batman is old and in need machine support. Earth is filled with a new breed of super heros causing chaos to the world.It is an interesting protray of the future, which seems to shine on the negative aspect of the human behaviour.
Amazing Spider-Man Vol. 1: Coming Home
by J Michael Straczynski,
"Coming Home" suggests that there is great significance to the fact that Spider-Man has been fighting villains like Doctor Octopus, the Vulture, the Lizard, the Scorpion, the Rhino, ad infinitum, all these years. Peter Parker meets Ezekiel, one of those mysterious stranger types who brings havoc to a superheroes life, who suggest that Spider-Man's powers might not be quite as unique as he thought. In other words, the idea that a bite from a radioactive spider would give someone the powers of a spider is a bit far fetched and there is another explanation.
The Forever War (Paperback)
by Joe Haldeman
Haldeman originally wrote this novel as an allegory of the Vietnam war, told through the eyes of a reluctant soldier caught up in a battle that never seemed to end, while the world he left behind changed drastically. However, it applies to all wars, in any time, and the book has never lost its timeliness.
Main character William Mandella serves in the war against the mysterious Taurans, which, because of time dilation udring his spaceship travels, lasts for seven hundred years while Mandella ages only ten. Earth alters, lifestyles completely change, and Mandella wonders the purpose of the senseless warfare.
Mage: The Hero Discovered,
Kevin Matchstick was a lonely, disaffected everyman until events beyond his control conspired to prod him into becoming the hero he never wanted to be. Accompanied by a mysterious wizard and a crew of loyal friends, the reluctant hero must discover the courage to accept his true power and defeat the dark powers that threaten reality itself.
Daredevil: Born Again
Someone once said that the measure of a hero is in the strength of his villains. After reading this there will be no question that Daredevil is one of the best heroes in Marvel comics.
Miller wrote the best Batman story and here gives us the best Daredevil. But he also gives us, in this volume, the best portrayal of Captain America I've ever seen.
Elektra: Assassin (Paperback)
by Frank Miller
A strange woman has washed ashore off the coast of South America. No one can identify her. She does not have any finger prints to even help. When people, high in politics, begin dying it is clear that Elektra did NOT die after all. She has returned. But is she sane?
Here Elektra is WOMAN as she could never be while flirting with Daredevil - femme fatale, unscrutable, kicking-***, mind-bending, ninja woman-on-a-mission. Miller does it again.
He hits the bloody trifecta.
Havok & Wolverine-- Meltdown
The definitive Wolverine Story.. Havok is good as well. Two X-men on vacation and of course they step dab smack in the middle of something. Artist Jon J Muth's rendition of Logan captures the total essence of the character. Beautiful.
These are my pics for today. Enjoy.
2006-06-06 21:46:48 · answer #8 · answered by Zholla 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The whole series of books about the air force by Dale Brown (not Dan Brown) starting with Flight of the Old Dog. He describes dogfights between planes in the air so that the reader can picture it happening.
2006-06-06 15:47:53 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Kingdom Come its a justice league novel, very good
2006-06-07 13:59:35 · answer #10 · answered by marvelfan@verizon.net 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Sin City
2006-06-06 15:46:22 · answer #11 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋