Comics and Graphic Novels
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I’ve put together a list of my all time favorite comics and graphic novels. I hope you enjoy this list of books I’ve read across twenty plus years! I’ve organized them by publisher for a more organized look at stuff. For simplicity, I’ve categorized the books by publishers since publishers generally represent their own respective universe.
DC Entertainment #
Since I was little I’ve been a fan of both Superman and Batman. When I started to read comics as a teenager, I read more of the Vertigo line of comics which had Neil Gaiman’s Sandman and Books of Magic, both amazing pieces of fantasy.
- All Star Superman
- Batman: The Long Halloween
- Batman: The Dark Knight Returns
- Batman: Hush
- The Books of Magic
- Flashpoint
- Superman: The Death and Return of Superman Omnibus
- Green Lantern: Blackest Night
- Kingdom Come
- The Sandman Omnibus Vol. 1
- The Sandman Omnibus Vol. 2
- The Sandman: Overture Deluxe Edition
Marvel #
The biggest and most intriguing story arc in the Marvel universe has to be the Infinity Gauntlet series, or rather sets of series since there are so many.
- Civil War
- House of M
- Infinity Gauntlet Omnibus
- Infinity Crusade - Volume 1
- Infinity Crusade - Volume 2
- Infinity War
- Marvels
- Marvel Universe: The End
- Silver Surfer: Rebirth of Thanos
- X-Men: Dark Phoenix Saga
Image #
I’m a fan of Robert Kirkman’s work with The Walking Dead and Invincible. I highly recommend Invincible, I consider it to be an under-rated comic that pays tribute to a lot of superhero comics past and present. It’s a bit violent though.
- Invincible: Compendium 1
- Invincible: Compendium 2
- Saga Vol. 1
- Saga Vol. 2
- Saga Vol. 3
- Saga Vol. 4
- Saga Vol. 5
- The Walking Dead: Compendium 1
- The Walking Dead: Compendium 2
- The Walking Dead: Compendium 3
Independent #
A lot of the hidden gems of story-telling comics are in the independent comics. Valiant Entertainment has always has a special place in my set of comics. They’re the only publisher where it was possible for a new comer of comics to sit down and read just about everything in their known universe without breaking the bank.
- Big Damn Sin City (omnibus)
- Bone: The Complete Cartoon Epic in One Volume
- The Complete Calvin and Hobbes
- Harbinger: Children of the Eighth Day
- Locke and Key
- Making Comics: Storytelling Secrets of Comics, Manga and Graphic Novels
- Reinventing Comics: How Imagination and Technology Are Revolutionizing an Art Form
- Understanding Comics: The Invisible Art
- Unity Saga: Volumes 1-4
- X-O Manowar: Retribution
Last Updated May 10, 2016.