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As a newcomer, what graphic novels should i read next?

00:33 / 28.03.13

i really want to get into graphic novels. i've read the basics (Watchmen, V For Vendetta, Blankets, Dan Clowes, Adrian Tomine, Charles Burns, Maus), but now i'm looking to get more in depth. what should i read next?

19:21 / 03.05.13

by Charles Burns, Do you mean the guy who wrote Black Hole and X'ed Out? If not The former is an allegory for AIDS in the seventies with body horror, the latter is like if William S. Burroughs read a lot of the adventures of Tin-Tin.

Not an expert myself, but I can point you to some good shit.

Trransmetropolitan by Warren Ellis
Lazarus Churchyard also by Warren Ellis
Nextwave: agents of H.A.T.E. also also by Warren Ellis
Preacher by Garth Ennis
Hellblazer by a shitload of different folk
Bone by Jeff Smith
The adventures of Barry Ween, Boy Genius by Judd Winick
Sandman by Neil Gaiman
Lucifer by Mike Carrey (I think)
2020 Visions by Jamie Delano
Promethea by Alan Moore
DMZ by Mark Wood
Heavy Liquid by Paul Pope
100% also by Paul Pope
The Filth by Grant Morrison
We3 also by Grant Morrison

and the great, king-hell comic and that which is responsible for the title of this forum:
The Invisible by Grant Morrison

There are tons more I can recommend, but there are other dudes here to chime in in my stead.

hope you enjoy.

18:05 / 26.05.13

Hmmm, not sure what you enjoyed out of the ones you mentioned, or what it is you are looking for in your comics in general, but I assume you liked the majority of the ones you listed and want to read well-written, self-contained stories rather than never-ending series or lots of superhero stuff that requires decades of knowledge to understand..
Aside from the ones listed by Kuranes above, the ones listed below are some of my favourites that should be reasonably accessible.

- Planetary by Warren Ellis
- The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen by Alan Moore
Both are very well written with exceptional art, though not immune to criticism. However I think they are excellent responses to the super-hero concept in general.

- Global Frequency by Warren Ellis
- Y: The Last Man by Brian K Vaughan
- Nightly News by Jonathan Hickman
A mix of real world and speculative fiction, showing human respsones to extremes of violence that, again, don't include super-heroes.

- Manhatten Projects by Jonathan Hickman
- Saga by Brian K Vaughan
Big, over the top sci-fi soap operas set in fantasy worlds. Both are wonderful.

If you don't mind superheroes you could try:
- All Star Superman by Grant Morrison
- Batman: Killing Joke by Alan Moore
- Astonishing X-Man by Joss Whedon
- The Ultimates by Mark Millar
- Iron Fist by Ed Brubaker and Matt Fraction

10:00 / 24.09.13

I would like to second both Manhattan Projects and All Star Superman (which has a little, subtle twist which was the potential to blow your mind, but I won;t spoil it)

Also, if magic is your thing, I cannot recommend From Hell by Alan Moore and Eddie Campbell. It's one of the best things I've ever read, it's what got me into magic, and it's actually what got Alan Moore into magic. On that note, I'd also suggest Promethea, which is sort of a magic manifesto in comic form, also by Moore, with art by J H Williams III, if I'm not mistaken.
Doktor Sleepless by Warren Ellis also seems rather cool, but I haven't gotten the chance to read it yet. Same for Mister X, by Dean Motter, which has a lot to do with psychic architecture , which is also a theme in From Hell.