The Independent/"Adult" Comics Thread

[wdgrant]

Originally Posted by Disposable Hero

Watchmen, then. But, if you're prepared, read one of those. But Preacher is pretty controversial.

I love Ennis, and Preacher is great. Heavy isn't really the only warning. There are many cringeworthy moments in all his books. Don't read them if you are easily offended.

With that warning, Preacher is the book of his with the most depth for the characters. His other books have people who can be very caricature-like. That doesn't mean they aren't worth reading. Preacher is in my top three series of all time; Starman (by James Robinson) and Sandman round out the three. By series, I mean ongoing book at one point. Watchmen, Dark Knight, etc. fall outside of this category to me.

[IAmBatman]

My top series of all time is Invincible. Hard to say beyond that - I love Batman but the sheer volume of his various series has tended to dilute the overall quality a bit.

[wdgrant]

Originally Posted by IAmBatman

My top series of all time is Invincible. Hard to say beyond that - I love Batman but the sheer volume of his various series has tended to dilute the overall quality a bit.

I have the first two or three trades of Invincible, but it never quite grabbed me. I do love Kirkman's The Walking Dead. It may be my current favorite series (or a close second to Criminal).

I also am a Batman fan. I assume you have read Year One and The Dark Knight Returns. Those are two of my favorite Batman stories.

[IAmBatman]

Year One is great. I find DKR a bit uneven for my tastes, honestly. It's definitely an Elseworlds version of Batman. Though the fight with Superman is definitely worth the cost of admission.

[Disposable Hero]

Has anyone read Maxwell Strangewell? It's the weirdest comic I've ever read. It's about this photographer girl whho finds an amnesiac alien who can only communicate through empathetic telepathy and supposedly he's a source of ultimate power. It gets weirder: The supporting cast is two space pirates, two Tibetan monks, a foulmouthed alien the size of an action figure, the photog girl's father (who's a doctor), an FBI agent whose partner turns out to be an evil alien, and a guy who lives on the moon and looks like Moses until he enters the Earth's atmosphere (by jumping) and burns all his skin off. The villains are a race of evil accountants who have a third eye that pops out of their heads and another race called the Dragul who are led by the vicious General Bloodsow. Yes, Bloodsow.

[IAmBatman]

I haven't read it ... but now I want to!

[wdgrant]

I just read Alison Bechdel's Fun Home. I know this is a couple years old and has garnered much praise, but I will add my admiration for this as well. Autobiographical comics have increased over the years, and very few live up to the greats like Pekar and Crumb, but this book is fantastic. I highly recommend it to anyone.

[IAmBatman]

I'll echo that recommendation. I also very much enjoyed "Fun Home."

[SamRI]

It doesn't fall into the category of things I usually read, and just seeing the cover without knowing anything about it, you'd assume it was manga, but I've fallen in love with "Scott Pilgrim." It's great for the 20's-30's age group.

[Disposable Hero]

There's a really interesting mangta called Bizenghast out there/. It's printed like an American comic, and it's all about ghosts and spirits and such.

[wdgrant]

Originally Posted by SamRI

It doesn't fall into the category of things I usually read, and just seeing the cover without knowing anything about it, you'd assume it was manga, but I've fallen in love with "Scott Pilgrim." It's great for the 20's-30's age group.

I haven't read the last book or two of this, but I agree. The three I have read are fun, fast paced and highly enjoyable.

Man, I need to become independently wealthy so I have time and money for all the comics and games that need read and played. Anyone have any suggestions?