The best comic books ever

Dr. Faust · 12-01-2005, 08:24 PM

Donna Mia is one. Its about a female succubus and the art work is fantastic and highly erotic!

The other is Tarot about a Wiccan family. The art work is fantastic but, wheras Donna Mia is serious horror with a highly involved plot, Tarot is often super-heroish, but there is still a lot of great art and nudity.

Manimal · 12-03-2005, 01:04 AM

In no particular order - just as they pop in my head

Frank Miller: Ronin
Outlanders
HellBlazer
Sandman
Akira
Batman: Year One/Two
The Dark Knight Returns
Terminator: Burning Earth
Books of Magic
Johnny the Homicidal Maniac
Lobo: Paramilitary Christmas Special
White trash

there's more I'm sure...

ghostposts · 12-03-2005, 02:59 AM

Frank Miller rocks. The G4 station did an interview/profile on him a while back, featuring Sin City.

I like the 80's marvel books and a few of the dark horse books. It's been a while since I read comics, though. Got into Full Metal Alchemist and a few of the Anime stories lately. I like to read the books and then watch the toons, to see the differences.

katsumy · 12-03-2005, 05:37 PM

Are you talking about "manga". In that case I like Diabolo.

Demon Eyes · 12-03-2005, 11:11 PM

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Originally Posted by Santarea

Oh, hell no. I HATE Manga. No offense, but I just never took to it.

Manga is the same thing as a comic book, i'm thinking you just don't like the art style right?

Anyways, i too liked the maxx comic also, it was cool, in fact i have the first few issues.

Mine include:
JTHM
The MAXX
Berserk
Grendel
Sandman
The Batman Series
Spawn
Bleach
Death Note
Darkstalkers
and many many more.

Manimal · 12-04-2005, 09:02 PM

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Originally Posted by ghostposts

Frank Miller rocks. The G4 station did an interview/profile on him a while back, featuring Sin City.

I like the 80's marvel books and a few of the dark horse books. It's been a while since I read comics, though. Got into Full Metal Alchemist and a few of the Anime stories lately. I like to read the books and then watch the toons, to see the differences.

I actually got to meet and hang with Frank Miller on several occasions. Dark Horse comics (publisher of sin city and some other Miller works) is based here in Milwaukie, Or. In addition to that, Pegasus books (now Things From another World) was very closely tied to Dark Horse - basically like an extension of the family business - and as such various Dark horse collaborators would be at the comic shop I went to doing promotional gigs for whatever works they were pushing - pretty much all the time. I met a bunch of the guys (more than I can remember) but Frank... now there's a lasting impression.

Granted I was younger so we never talked about the workings of the universe but in between his trips to the corner bar every ten minutes he was very cordial and spouted off a bunch of nonsense as well. The man's mind works as no other I've seen - of course it wasnt just booze in his system but we dont want to start any rumors. He also signed a bunch of stuff for me.

Even still - looking back I wish I would have put my money towards a cooler car than all those damned comics - I have boxes and boxes of them and I stopped collecting like... eight or nine years ago?

OH - and TStone is right about the history of Image. We were THERE man...

ningakitty · 12-05-2005, 03:07 PM

Why hasn't anyone said Garfield? lol ;-)

Dr. Faust · 12-05-2005, 04:25 PM

Since I mentioned Tarot, the comic book about a wiccan family, I thought I should give the link of her creator, Jim Balent.

http://www.jimbalentstudios.com

Still though, Donna Mia is my favorite. Perhaps somebody has a link to her pictures?

Kettu · 12-05-2005, 08:11 PM

Comics :

witchblade,
100 days of night,
dogwitch,
the darkness,
spawn,
ruse,
the evil eye
sandman
mad man

as far as manga :
Bizenghaust,
akria,
xxxholic,
under the glass moon

But that's just what I like.

butterflyfearie · 12-06-2005, 11:42 AM

Top 5 best comics, 1 being the very best, 5 being the least best for me are as follows:
5. Gloom Cookie by serina valentino
4. Sandman Niel Gaiman
3. Spawn by Todd Mcfarlen
2. Preacher by Garth Ennis and Steve Dillon
1. Transmetrpolitan by Warren Ellis.
How come noone else on this page has metioned the greatness that is tansmet?, sorry bit of a fan girl on that one, see my intro.

butterflyfearie · 12-06-2005, 11:52 AM

In the great tradition of people who create stoopid top 5 lists, I've now thought of other comic books I'd like to put in there but can't because that would show my decisions lack integraty. I wold like to mention Dog witch, Lenore, serenity rose, Zero girl, Hell Blazer and the Maxx are all damn fine comics as well.

~Nix Nightingale~ · 12-06-2005, 02:11 PM

Here's my list: (My top 2 are at the top)

Tank Girl
Johnny the Homicidal Maniac
Gen 13
Lady Death
Chastity

and that is all I can think of for the moment.

Blushing Heliophobe · 12-07-2005, 12:41 AM

I Feel Sick
Lenore
Gloom Cookie
JTHM
Squee
Tarot
Purgatory

butterflyfearie · 12-17-2005, 04:03 PM

I used to love chaos comics and my most favourite was Chastity. Then they gave her a bunch of little friends so she went from being "lone mosh bitch huntress of the night" to this perky lil' girly girl. It ruined it for me. Of course that was years ago. Story lines change. BUT HEARTS NEVER MEND!!! WHY CHASTITY WHY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Auriane · 12-17-2005, 04:47 PM

I really like Elfquest, Aria and Storm.

I've also been reading manga for about a year now. I like everything by CLAMP, especially xxxHolic and Tsubasa, Wish and Lawful Drug.

dreamforthedead · 12-18-2005, 07:59 PM

I just moved to a new town and found an awesome comic book store. They sell Fangoria magazines and such. I want to get JTHM but is it overrated or just really good?

Demon Eyes · 12-19-2005, 08:54 PM

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Originally Posted by dreamforthedead

I just moved to a new town and found an awesome comic book store. They sell Fangoria magazines and such. I want to get JTHM but is it overrated or just really good?

Depends on what you like in a comic book.

JTHM is by far a comedy to read, but it also gives rise to how a person may look at certain things as well. It kinda makes you think somewhat. Overall its violent, funny, and thought provoking at the same time. Again, it depends on what you like.

dreamforthedead · 12-19-2005, 09:01 PM

Oh it sounds wicked

thanks for that. I really like Vampires, morbid things, dark humour, and everything you described for JTHM pretty much. Any others you can suggest??

~Nix Nightingale~ · 12-20-2005, 08:34 AM

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Originally Posted by butterflyfearie

I used to love chaos comics and my most favourite was Chastity. Then they gave her a bunch of little friends so she went from being "lone mosh bitch huntress of the night" to this perky lil' girly girl. It ruined it for me. Of course that was years ago. Story lines change. BUT HEARTS NEVER MEND!!! WHY CHASTITY WHY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

hahahaha... i thought the same thing.. i should probably dig some of my comics out of strorage. I haven't gone through them in a loooooong time...

Corpus_Draconis · 12-20-2005, 08:53 AM

The only comic book that I really remember, other than Archie comics (haven't read them in a long time), is the Sandman comics. I don't own any, but my friend does. We would get them for her for her birthday and Christmas and then read them as soon as she was done. I loved those. Maybe I'll borrow them from her in the summer and read them again.

Demon Eyes · 12-20-2005, 01:12 PM

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Originally Posted by Xnguela

Squee? That's a good one.

What Xnguela said.

If you want just read any of Jhonen Vasquesez works, they all contain relevently the same kinds of things, but on different levels. I think his work is genius, and I can't help but laugh when I read his stuff...

Give it a shot dreamforthedead, you just might enjoy it.

dreamforthedead · 12-20-2005, 04:11 PM

W icked... Satanic even

thanks for that. I love Comic Books but never had a place to buy them before and now I do! I will go on a shopping-spree-type-thing I think... *joy*

Demon Eyes · 12-20-2005, 08:08 PM

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Originally Posted by dreamforthedead

W icked... Satanic even

thanks for that. I love Comic Books but never had a place to buy them before and now I do! I will go on a shopping-spree-type-thing I think... *joy*

Glad I could help make you go on a shopping-spree-type-thingy, lol.

dreamforthedead · 12-20-2005, 08:31 PM

Demon Eyes you are my hero. Yes comics are very good

Demon Eyes · 12-21-2005, 12:46 PM

=Stands up straight with his chest out and does the typical superhero stance=

Yes, yet another day saved in the world of comic books by me, DEMON EYES!!

=Camera gets a close up of my grinning face and my teeth sparkle=

Lol, no i'm no hero, but glad to be of service!