What are the best comics?
It might be helpful to divide some of these up by category: Postmodern Superheroes (new, surreal, or contemporary takes on the superhero genres – some of these are only recommended after you read some other series to get what they’re riffing on): Watchmen, The Invisibles, Planetary, The Dark Knight Returns, Powers, Animal Man (Morrison), Doom Patrol (Morrison), Top Ten, The Authority Classic Superheros (well-done modern versions which hew more closely to silver- or golden-age superhero themes): Zot, Astro City Contemporary Life and Autobiography: American Splendor, Love & Rockets, Jar of Fools, It’s A Good Life If You Don’t Weaken, Potential, Peep Show, Box Office Poison Dark Humor: Johnny the Homicidal Maniac, Squee Modern Fantasy, Myth, and Occult (contemporary takes on fantasy, magic, or religion): Sandman, The Books of Magic, Preacher, Hellblazer, Hellboy, Death the High Cost of Living Classic Fantasy: Bone, Stardust, Fables (I think – I admit I haven’t read them) Just Plain Goth:
