Comics reccommendations

[MapleMatt]

Hello, Im fairly new into comics and would like to ask which Image comics could be fine for mě to preorder for this upcoming year or maybe already ongoing series.

[new_onslaught]

Hello, Im fairly new into comics and would like to ask which Image comics could be fine for mě to preorder for this upcoming year or maybe already ongoing series.

It's always great to hear about people joining jumping into comics! Welcome! It would be easier to give some suggestions if you told us what you already like regarding genres etc.

[EmeraldGladiator]

My favorite Image book right now is East of West, the writer is excellent at world building but it is a couple of trades in, if you are going for something that just started so you won't be far behind I am initially intrigued with Seven to Eternity and Reborn. All three are by well established writers and with superior art teams so no fear of it only lasting a few issues and then being cancelled. I am more into the epic world building type stories but there are many different types of genre's in image there is sure to be something that meets your needs.

[sven]

Hello, Im fairly new into comics and would like to ask which Image comics could be fine for mě to preorder for this upcoming year or maybe already ongoing series.

It's hard to go wrong with these titles.

Manifest Destiny
Lazarus
Monstress
Birthright
East of West
Paper Girls
Deadly Class
The Fix
Revival
Chew (Just finished at issue 60)

[cc008]

Hello, Im fairly new into comics and would like to ask which Image comics could be fine for mě to preorder for this upcoming year or maybe already ongoing series.

Image is a great place to jump into reading comics! What types of stories are you interested in reading?

Books that I would suggest to any new readers are:

Southern Bastards
Descender
East of West

And if you're really prepared, read Lazarus by Greg Rucka and Michael Lark. It's a thing of beauty with a LOT of world building.

[matt levin]

Anything "Criminal" related (Brubaker, writing)
Lazarus
Rat Queens (returning in March)
Stray Bullets
Thief of Thieves
Velvet
Green Valley
Briggs' Land
Kill or Be killed
Southern Cross
and, of course, all of those listed in my tag-line, below, Image comics or no!

[MapleMatt]

I like alot the Preacher series on amc, do I need to buy a First book after Iv finished series 1 or I can skip And start the fe second book? I know its vertigo Title, but if I enjoyed this what could be fine for me from Image comics? Thnx for help

[matt levin]

Look at it this way:
Don't buy the first book because you know what happened. Buy it because it reads really well, looks really good, and sets up everything that follows. And then buy the second book because the first one's so foolishly good. Things will be different from TV -- I haven't seen the program, but that's the way of TV Shows; things get changed; more importantly, things get left out. The first book is the source, and if that's not enough, think of your future: this's a series good to reread every three or four years, and you'll want to start from the beginning again each time.
Do you 'need' to buy the first volume? Hell no. But y'oughta get it, just 'cause it's good. Heh... other opinions may differ...

[Dark-Flux]

I like alot the Preacher series on amc, do I need to buy a First book after Iv finished series 1 or I can skip And start the fe second book? I know its vertigo Title, but if I enjoyed this what could be fine for me from Image comics? Thnx for help

You should check out more stuff by Ennis; The Boys, Punisher MAX, Hitamn etc...

And yeah, read all of Preacher.

[bcentsale]

You should check out more stuff by Ennis; The Boys, Punisher MAX, Hitamn etc...

And yeah, read all of Preacher.

Another vote for The Boys. It's about a CIA-sanctioned black-ops squad tasked with "managing" people with powers. Also, the series "Powers" is good. Rat Queens is fun, too.

[Enigma]

Image is fast becoming one of my top publishers. I'm reading a bunch of ongoings which are at most 5 or so issues in, and so you could easily get the back issues;
Motor Crush
Violent Love
God Country
Curse Words (about to start)
The Few (about to start)
Frontier (has been delayed, but shouldn't be too long)
Mayday

[Dr. Cheesesteak]

Do you have any logistic/financial preferences? I.e. how far does an ongoing have to be in for you to no longer consider it? Luckily, Image only has a handful of titles past #50 (nature of the indie beast). So i'll give 2 lists, based on TPBs, and kind of cater to your preference of crime/grit/realism(?):

4 or less volumes
Drifter
Southern Bastards
Low
Manifest Destiny
The Few
Postal
Invisible Republic
Moonshine
Snowfall
No Mercy
Paper Girls
Black Monday Murders
Lazarus
Copperhead

over 4 volumes
Chew
Revival
Elephantmen
East of West
Deadly Class

Uhh, I think that about covers it? I'm sure I probably forgot/overlooked one or a couple lol. Not including a bunch I intentionally left out due to be too fantastical, light-hearted, etc.

Also, while Image does publish a plethora of great titles, don't limit yourself (unless you need to for certain reasons)! Dark Horse, BOOM!, Oni, Avatar, Devils Due/1First, etc all have some great comics that probably meet your criteria.

[JKtheMac]

I like alot the Preacher series on amc, do I need to buy a First book after Iv finished series 1 or I can skip And start the fe second book? I know its vertigo Title, but if I enjoyed this what could be fine for me from Image comics? Thnx for help

This will be controversial in a comics forum, but you may be disappointed with The Preacher comic if you loved the series. The comic was very much of its age and in my opinion is nowhere near as objectively good as people remember it. But on the other hand reading the first trade which pretty much picks up after the TV show will give you an idea if you will like it.

[JJS2017]

There are so many good ones. I enjoy:

Black Monday Murders
Deadly Class
East of West
The Fuse (completed)
Invisible Republic
Lazarus
Morning Glories (probably ended at issue #50)
Postal

There are others but publication is erratic: Injection; Nowhere Men; They're Not Like Us; Trees.

If I had to recommend one, it would be Lazarus.

[JJS2017]

Paper Girls is OK, too.

The Boys is superb.

I'd also recommend Black Hammer (Dark Horse) by Jeff Lemire.