I hate autobiographic comics, I think they are boring and generally pretentious, but Alec won me over. Here's an article about it: http://www.bleedingcool.com/2014/01/...ddie-campbell/
Yeah I'd say Lemire's stuff (Essex County, Underwater Welder) would appeal to many readers. I'd also recommend My Friend Dahmer....really fascinating book.
If I had a friend who was into genre fiction (fantasy/sci-fi/horror) and asked me what I'd recommend for them in comics my ultimate rec would be Hellboy. It's just top of the heap afaic...
Yeah, Hellboy is a great recommendation. It's known across other media, it's intelligent, great, classy looking art (I find that some art styles appeal a lot to non-comic book readers, like Alex Ross, Mike Mignola, Mike Grell, you know, the more kind of painted styles. You won't see someone read a Aja or Cooke comic as fast as one with a comic with those art styles) and it's a plot that will speak to many horror/fantasy/lovecraft fans. Plus it's just very good
"You don't ever quit. Not even to your last drop of blood. You got folks relyin' on you then you just can't afford to." Sean Noonan-Hitman #47
I would say Miller's and Mazzucchelli Daredevil Born Again, Will Eisner's graphic novels.
Habibi, Maus, Blankets, Persepolis, Daytripper, A contract with God, Ghost World, Little Nemo, Calvin & Hobbes (OK it's not a graphic novel but still), Peter Pan, Blacksad, Essex County, Black hole, The Underwater Welder, Tale of Sand, Building Stories, Jimmy Corrigan, Asterios Polyp, Watchmen, From Hell, Asterix, Tintin
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Reading: Batman by Morrison, Death note, Inhumans, Sleeper
The plural of Omnibus is Omniboo
Krazy Kat, Popeye,Little Nemo, anything by Lynd Ward.
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100 Bullets, Scalped, Akira, Uzumaki
Like anything, it just depends on the person's taste. There's no comic, no item of entertainment in any medium, that's a fit for everyone.
People are particular.
I don't think Kingdom Come has much to offer except the squee factor of aged recognizable superheroes, but The Kingdom does have a ton to offer. Notably, however, The Kingdom is not a huge seller, while KC stays continually in print so far as I've noticed.
Sailor Moon and Ranma 1/2 have traditionally outsold things like Scalped, both worldwide and in America. Does that imply that Sailor Moon has a broader appeal than Scalped? That one is superior to the other? Is Scalped harder to read/take than Sailor Moon? Those aren't really measurable or confirmable. I know which one sells more, and I know which I like. That's about as far as measurement can go. But, for someone else's shelf, their taste would factor in more than absolutely anything else.
Peanuts is one of the most widely available, most recognized comics on the planet, but how many people just read it in passing, because it's everywhere, as opposed to keeping a collection on the shelf?
Patsy Walker on TV! Patsy Walker in new comics! Patsy Walker in your brain! And Jessica Jones is the new Nancy! (Oh, and read the Comics Cube.)
Understanding Comics by Scott McCloud
A Contract with God by Eisner
The Complete Peanuts from Fantagraphics
Barks or Rosa Ducks
Alex Raymond Flash Gordon
Russ Manning or Burne Hogarth Tarzan
Sandman by Gaiman
Maus
Asterix and Tintin volumes
Gareth Hinds' Shakespeare and Beowulf adaptations
Chris Ware stuff like Jimmy Corrigan Smartest Boy on Earth
March Book One
a lot of stuff from First Second Publishing like Saints, Boxers, Templars etc. that most shops never carry
-M
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