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Agreed. I've found that as a casual comics aficionado, the sanest route is to just stick to omnibus/one shots. I'd recommend that for anyone curious to get deep

by GuiA 12y ago

Agreed. I've found that as a casual comics aficionado, the sanest route is to just stick to omnibus/one shots. I'd recommend that for anyone curious to get deeper in the story lines but who doesn't want to enter the giant rabbit hole that is the Marvel universe.

mongrol 12y ago
Agreed, and as a comic enthusiast I avoid all mainstream DC and Marvel. It's just one big marketing scam. Stick to Image, Dark Horse, IDW, some Vertigo stuff and you'll be much more rewarded.
astrange 12y ago
Personally, I recommend escaping the world of American comics and finding some of them other countries to read books from. Historical accident might have made it so all comics produced here are over-drawn cosmic nonsense about superpowers and people wearing underwear outside their clothes, but obviously you can imagine writing a story about something else, right? I recommend comics about competitive wine tasting. http://www.vertical-inc.com/dropsofgod/ http://www.vertical-inc.com/dropsofgod/
- Touche 12y ago
  That's a ridiculous generalization, there are many varieties of comics created in the U.S., not just superhero comics.
  - mercurial 12y ago
    Absolutely. Try something like "Air" or "Scalped", for instance. That said, you will also find some fantastic European comics outside of Lucky Luke/Spirou/Tintin, like the French classics "Les sept vies de l'Épervier" (3) (historical fiction with real character development) or "Les passagers du vent" (4) (more historical fiction, well-researched and beautifully drawn). 1: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Air_(comics) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Air_(comics) 2: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scalped_(comics) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scalped_(comics) 3: http://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Les_Sept_Vies_de_l%27%C3%89pervier http://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Les_Sept_Vies_de_l%27%C3%89perv... 4: http://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Les_Passagers_du_vent http://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Les_Passagers_du_vent

by GuiA 12y ago

mongrol 12y ago

Agreed, and as a comic enthusiast I avoid all mainstream DC and Marvel. It's just one big marketing scam. Stick to Image, Dark Horse, IDW, some Vertigo stuff and you'll be much more rewarded.

astrange 12y ago

Personally, I recommend escaping the world of American comics and finding some of them other countries to read books from. Historical accident might have made it so all comics produced here are over-drawn cosmic nonsense about superpowers and people wearing underwear outside their clothes, but obviously you can imagine writing a story about something else, right? I recommend comics about competitive wine tasting. http://www.vertical-inc.com/dropsofgod/ http://www.vertical-inc.com/dropsofgod/

Touche 12y ago
That's a ridiculous generalization, there are many varieties of comics created in the U.S., not just superhero comics.
- mercurial 12y ago
  Absolutely. Try something like "Air" or "Scalped", for instance. That said, you will also find some fantastic European comics outside of Lucky Luke/Spirou/Tintin, like the French classics "Les sept vies de l'Épervier" (3) (historical fiction with real character development) or "Les passagers du vent" (4) (more historical fiction, well-researched and beautifully drawn). 1: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Air_(comics) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Air_(comics) 2: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scalped_(comics) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scalped_(comics) 3: http://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Les_Sept_Vies_de_l%27%C3%89pervier http://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Les_Sept_Vies_de_l%27%C3%89perv... 4: http://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Les_Passagers_du_vent http://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Les_Passagers_du_vent