Top Ten Tuesday is a weekly meme hosted by the Broke and the Bookish. For todayâs theme we had to choose a topic and give ten books for readers who liked that topic (Ten Books For Readers Who Like _________). Iâve decided to put a little spin on this and Iâm going with:
Ten comics for readers who would like to try them
I know itâs kind of cheating, but as I did my freebie TTT post on Reasons to Read Comics, I thought Iâd actually give you some comics to read! Please note that I have only been reading comics for approximately seven months, so my list is obviously not exhaustive nor am I say Iâm an expert comic reader. If you have more suggestions, please feel free to leave them in the comments! Iâm always looking for more to read. I’m going to link to some of my reviews, but I kind of cringe at them now – my comics reviews have improved as my reading and understanding of them have grown. These are in the order in which I first read them:
Saga â When I first told my branch manager at the library (who is a HUGE comics reader) that I wanted to try comics, he shoved the first trade of Saga at me. The very first line was âAm I shitting?â and I cracked up. Saga is a huge, sweeping fantasy about a war between a planet and its moon and the consequences of two people falling in love when they shouldnât. But itâs also offensive, hilarious, weird, and super awesome. I know have Saga on my pull list at my comic book shop. [volume 1] I [volume 2] I [volume 3]
The Walking Dead â I love TWD so much that it had its own reason on that TTT post I linked to above. I devoured all 20 (at that time) trades â including buying several that were not in my libraryâs system because some jerk stole them â and Iâm pretty sure it was the first comic I added to my pull list. Itâs incredible, you guys. [volume 1] I [volume 2] I [volume 3]
Batman: Arkham Asylum â This is one of those books that as you read it, you feel as if youâre going crazy with the characters. Iâm still (six months later) not really sure what I even read, but I love it. Itâs also illustrated by the absolutely amazing Dave McKean who creates dark, bizarre, incredible illustrations. My super newbie review is on WPR.
Batman and Robin â Okay, Iâm going to attempt to tone down the obsession here because I could go do a whole post about how much I love Damian Wayne, you guys. In case you werenât aware, thatâs Bruce Wayneâs son, and heâs the focus of this Batman and Robin series Iâm talking about. Heâs such a sassy, stubborn, smug little punk, but he also just wants to live up to his dad and he loves his dog andâŚugh. I love him. And not in a weird way. Just in a âI completely love this character and Patrick Gleason draws him SO perfectlyâ kind of way. Heâs such a fun character to read each month.
Bodies â This mini-run from Si Spencer and Vertigo just ended and Iâm still a little sad because of that, BUT this series is a whirlwind of craziness, timelines, open-mindedness, and I would highly recommend it. Seriously, the trade comes out soon and you need it. You can read all of my reviews for all eight issues (as well as my interview with Si) on WatchPlayRead.
Chew â So Iâve only read the first ten issues of this one (waiting on my hold to come in!), but itâs so freaking weird but totally awesome, you guys. Itâs about a guy who can tell where ANYTHING came from and what happened to it right before it died â so when he eats chicken he can how it died. Doesnât that sound sucky? Yeah. BUT then he gets recruited to work in this special police department where he takes âsamplesâ of PEOPLE to find out how they died. EW. But itâs so funny and odd too.
Wildâs End â Marketed as a mix of War of the World and A. A. Milne. If that doesnât sound like something you want to read, just move on to the next one. If you stuck around, WHAT?! Doesnât that sound amazing?? It was. It was only a six issue mini run but it was full of so much Britishness and I just love it.
Through the Woods â I reviewed this one on the blog. Itâs creepy and dark and so so good.
Thor â The new Thor is a freaking woman, ladies and gentlemen (mostly ladies)! If that doesnât sound appealing to you, boo on you. Itâs a really cool story so far and Iâm enjoying seeing new Thor and male-Thor whoâs no longer worthy of Mjolnir duke it out.
Superior Iron Man â Tony Starkâs mind has been messed with and his already present arrogance and intelligence have been amplified. He believes he needs to make the world a smarter and more beautiful place â by hooking SanFranâs residents on a drug that makes them smarter and prettier. Fun times.
Do you read comics? What other books would you recommend? If you are interested in seeing more comics I’ve read, you can head over to WatchPlayRead to read my reviews.Â
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