Shinji wrote: Transmet is pure genius. I too would recommend that thoroughly. The first trade should only set you back £6. Give it a go and then see if fancy reading another 9. If you like Watchmen I'd recommend trying Top Ten. Its a very different story but its by the same guy (Alan "gruff-voice" Moore). Top Ten's about group of cops trying to control a city filled with superheroes (literally filled, every citizen has powers of some sort). There's also a prequel called the Forty Niners which is good as well. I normally don't like superhero comics/graphic novels but this is the exception. Great stories, great characters an beautiful artwork. For something completely different you could do worse than trying Y: The Last Man. Its about a bloke called Yorick who becomes than last man on earth when a virus strikes down every male member of every male species on the planet. He then travels across the world with a couple of friends trying to unravel the mystery of the disease whilst everyone else is out to get him. A thoroughly entertaining read. |
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EddieBear 560 posts
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Onny 5,695 posts
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Registered 16 years agoEddieBear wrote:
If you like Watchmen I'd recommend trying Top Ten. Its a very different story but its by the same guy (Alan "gruff-voice" Moore). Top Ten's about group of cops trying to control a city filled with superheroes (literally filled, every citizen has powers of some sort). There's also a prequel called the Forty Niners which is good as well. I normally don't like superhero comics/graphic novels but this is the exception. Great stories, great characters an beautiful artwork.
TOP TEN SPOILER ALERT:
Smax: Sir? Permission to use excessive force, sir?
Traynor: Breaking her fucking neck, son.
Smax: Yessir.
One of the greatest moments in comic history, that bit. For me, at least. Gives me goosebumps and all sorts of shameful "OH HELL YEAH" feelings every time I read it.
Owen : also try V For Vendetta, League Of Extraordinary Gentlemen, and (if you want a lengthy read) From Hell. Honestly, Alan Moore is THE MAN. -
Ginger 7,256 posts
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Registered 19 years agoShinji wrote:
Surprised it took this long for Sandman to get a recommendation. Can't recommend it enough - excellent twist on a lot of old mythology
Sandman. Leaf through some stuff about it, and if the concept grabs you (or if you've ever liked anything Gaiman has written), rejoice in the fact that it's available in huge collected volumes - first two are out now (of four, I believe), at 45 quid a throw. They're gorgeous and well worth the money.
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RichGL 791 posts
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Registered 18 years agoSandman for me too especially the stories about the bloke who decides not to die.
Also there is a one off (book) by Gaiman named Books of Magic which looks to be pretty much where Harry Potter comes from apart from its a hell of a lot darker (as you'd expect).
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SlackMaster 3,156 posts
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Registered 17 years agoI just picked up Marvel Civil War for £5 in HMV while nosing about. So far so good as well. -
RichGL 791 posts
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afghan_jones 3,040 posts
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Registered 15 years agoRichGL wrote:
The Walking Dead is pretty good too. Zombies and suchlike.
+100
Its excellent.
Also, for more classic superhero stuff try Marvel Ultimates.
And Batman, good old batman.
Batman Year One, Dark Knight Returns by Frank Miller
Batman: Knightfall series
Loeb & Sale's Batman Long Halloween etc
Batman: Hush
Preacher is good stuff too, & Watchmen & V for Vendetta obviously.
You can get pretty good AvP omnibuses for not too much money. Some are a bit ropey but theres some real good uns if you like the AvP backstory rather than the gash movies. -
figgis 7,721 posts
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Registered 16 years agoRichGL wrote:
Also there is a one off (book) by Gaiman named Books of Magic which looks to be pretty much where Harry Potter comes from apart from its a hell of a lot darker (as you'd expect).
How they got away with Harry Potter after this came out I have no idea. Doesn't Tim have a scar on his head too? (Been ages since I read them) -
afghan_jones 3,040 posts
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Fuck me, I can see me coming back to this thread a lot over the next few weeks... 
Cheers folks!
Tell me more about those AvP books, the ones that are good, and also about also Marvel Zombies and The Walking Dead... They sound up my street.
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glo 3,797 posts
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Registered 19 years agoWould agree with many of the previous suggestions especially most stuff by Moore, Miller and Gaiman.
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nickthegun 87,711 posts
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Registered 16 years agoThe Garth Ennis 'Midnighter' book where he is sent back in time to kill Hitler is the best GN ive read recently.
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afghan_jones 3,040 posts
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Registered 15 years agoThe AvP books are just collections of AvP stories, so some stories within the collection are dead good, some not so much. You do read them thinking 'why the fuck didnt they base the AVP films on this?'
Walking dead is probably one of the best comic series Ive ever read. Its the classic zombie apocalpse movie but then doesnt stop when the credits roll and carries on, looking at how people would survive as the weeks, months and even years start to roll by. Absolutely brilliant.
The only Marvel Zombies Ive read is the one that has Ash from Evil Dead in it and as such is a little tongue in cheek to say the least. Funny though.
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[menace] 2,414 posts
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Registered 15 years agoNo mention of Hellboy by Mignola yet? Highly recommended all of them - but be careful, there's lots of spin-offs now where Mignola only does the covers and a synopsis for the story. The BPRD albums seem to vary greatly in quality, at least where the art is concerned.
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lucky_jim wrote:
Maus by Art Spiegelman. Possibly one of the most moving works of any description, and a really important story which should be told and re-told.
This is all true.
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afghan_jones 3,040 posts
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Registered 15 years ago[menace] wrote:
No mention of Hellboy by Mignola yet? Highly recommended all of them - but be careful, there's lots of spin-offs now where Mignola only does the covers and a synopsis for the story. The BPRD albums seem to vary greatly in quality, at least where the art is concerned.
If you want Superheroes I'd recommend Kingdom Come by Alex Ross and Arkham Asylum by Grant Morrison (story) and Dave McKean (illustrations).
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I would just like to say, the new Hellblazer by andy diggle is all sorts of superb.
Really?
I stopped collecting Hellblazer around issue 89 or so - basically shortly after Ennis's run. Did a massive catch up with my mate's collection last year and to be honest wasn't impressed with any of the stories that had been done since.
Jamie Delano and Garth Ennis's runs on the title were utterly superb though.
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glo 3,797 posts
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Registered 19 years agoafghan_jones wrote:
[menace] wrote:
No mention of Hellboy by Mignola yet? Highly recommended all of them - but be careful, there's lots of spin-offs now where Mignola only does the covers and a synopsis for the story. The BPRD albums seem to vary greatly in quality, at least where the art is concerned.
If you want Superheroes I'd recommend Kingdom Come by Alex Ross and Arkham Asylum by Grant Morrison (story) and Dave McKean (illustrations).
Yeah, i totally forgot about Kingdom Come. Thats awesomeo.
I have been trying to get hold of that for over a year. amazon, play, etc. never get in stock and are always saying a new edition is about to come out but it never seems to.
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afghan_jones 3,040 posts
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afghan_jones wrote:
[menace] wrote:
No mention of Hellboy by Mignola yet? Highly recommended all of them - but be careful, there's lots of spin-offs now where Mignola only does the covers and a synopsis for the story. The BPRD albums seem to vary greatly in quality, at least where the art is concerned.
If you want Superheroes I'd recommend Kingdom Come by Alex Ross and Arkham Asylum by Grant Morrison (story) and Dave McKean (illustrations).
Yeah, i totally forgot about Kingdom Come. Thats awesomeo.
I have been trying to get hold of that for over a year. amazon, play, etc. never get in stock and are always saying a new edition is about to come out but it never seems to.
anyone know where I could pick up a copy?
Think I just got it in Waterstones tbh. -
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Registered 15 years agoI would recommend V for Vendetta and From Hell.
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BanjoMan 13,692 posts
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Registered 15 years agoFables is different, once you've done all of the above. And Ex Machina is all growed-up political type superhero stuff.
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Restart 5,060 posts
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Registered 15 years agoI don't think anyone has mentioned "52".
It's an incredible series, telling the story of a year without the 3 main superheroes Superman, Batman & Wonder Women, after the aftermath of the DC "Infinite Crisis" series (it would be advisable to read that first, along with the "Infinite Crisis Companion.") -
caligari 17,956 posts
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Registered 20 years agoIf Moore's 'Swamp Thing' graphic novels have not been mentioned, then I will cry.
Akiiiiiiiiira!
Slaaaaine!
Ghost World is rather interesting...as is David Boring (although it's a little 'rude' in places). Most of Clowe's stuff is worth a look TBH!
Books of Magic was also great. -
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Registered 16 years ago1608 is pretty smart I must say.
I recently picked up the Halo Jones saga and nearly all the Rogue Trooper stuff recently if you like the 2000AD kinda stuff.
+99 on Maus. Should be read in schools.
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figgis 7,721 posts
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Registered 16 years agoTricky wrote:
Jamie Delano and Garth Ennis's runs on the title were utterly superb though.
+1
Ennis especially, if you like preacher. The only comic to make me shout out loud on a bus was the Hellblazer special, anyone who's read it will know what I mean. -
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Registered 16 years agoI'm steadily making my way through Brian K Vaughan's Y: The Last Man in trades. I think the monthly run has just concluded at issue 60.
It's wonderful, character-driven sci-fi about the one survivor of a plague which killed every other male creature on Earth. Who despite being the last man on earth, spectacularly fails to get any.
Also, it would be a crime not to mention Kurt Busiek's Astro City, a series of super-hero short-stories that really get under the skin of the genre.
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Lave 314 posts
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Registered 15 years agofor those of you who just happend to be a bit tired of "superheroes fighting dinosaurs in space" themed GNs, I would urge you to have a look at "jimmy corrigan - smartest kid on earth". This is a brick-thick, slowly paced, beautifully drawed story. Have a look at a sample page from the book and see if that might be up your alley. -
Just another massive +1 for Walking Dead here. It realy is great.
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