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Recommendations for good independent comics?

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SuperBird

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I am looking to get back into reading and collecting moderns, and curious if anyone had recommendations? Not really interested in standard superhero stuff, unless it's somehow unique (Batwoman comes to mind, on account of the artwork)

 

My current pull list includes:

Goon

Rachel Rising

Batwoman

THB

Umbrella Academy

 

already looking to check out:

Mouse Guard

Cursed Pirate Girl

Stuff of Legend

 

I have read most of Walking Dead already, and I think I'm in the minority who find it pretty dull. ;)

 

 

thanks

Matt

 

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Pirate

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Sixth Gun by Bunn and Hurtt

Severed

Northlanders

New Star Trek series is pretty good

Red Wing

Intrepid Scapegoat (Brian Smith from SOL)

 

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maloney414

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Here are the titles I read. We definitely have an overlap in taste. (thumbs u

 

Ongoing comics:

The Stuff of Legend (Must read. I recommend you pick this up first.)

Locke and Key

Mouse Guard

Goon

The Sixth Gun

The Boys

Chew

The Last Zombie

Wasteland

Who is Jake Ellis

Dead@17

Morning Glories

Hack/Slash

Invincible

The Walking Dead :shy:

 

Other recommendations:

 

Mini's or regular comics that have ended:

Echo by Terry Moore

The Sword by The Luna Brothers (Highly recommend this series)

Proof

Cursed Pirate Girl

Stray Bullets

Blacksad

 

Must read classics you've probably already read:

Bone

Preacher

Y: The Last Man

Sin City

 

Books I haven't read yet, but are on my "to read" list:

Severed

Northlanders

Sweet Tooth

The Unwritten

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Stumptown

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I can't recommend Scalped from DC high enough. (thumbs u

 

It's kind of Pulp Fiction on a modern day Indian reservation in South Dakota but also deals with poverty, alcoholism, family, drug abuse, history.

 

I've been doing the trades through library but will definitely buy HCs or Absolute's when they come out. It's a keeper!

 

A bonus is that it's supposed to end at issue #60 (currently at about issue #52) so it's not some behemoth of 600+ issues or anything.

 

Another great series is Locke & Key.

 

Books on my to read list:

 

Proof

Echo

Severed

Sweet Tooth

 

 

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The Unwritten

 

Just read the first trade. A bit slow to start, but a pretty solid series.

 

Do the later volumes get better?

 

Pat

 

Pat,

 

I'd say yes, the series does pick up steam after the slow start and has been pretty good at changing the status quo of the main group of characters. After their introduction, they get into trouble, trouble that afford them a glimpse at what they are against. Then they get on the run and garner more information about what they need to do and with the Moby D_ick arc, they discover the essence of the problem which puts them on the offensive in the most recent arc so it's been moving in a unified direction though at a deliberate pace. I believe the series is worth your time, esp. if you like the first half of The Books of Magic run.

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