I think I love you.Vault101 said:
I would also add the following.
Y - The Last Man.
Fables.
Hellblazer.
How to get in to comics?
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I would also add the following.
Y - The Last Man.
Fables.
Hellblazer.
Runaways is very easy to get into, because while it's part of the Marvel Universe, all the main characters are new and it's well-written and well-drawn. It's about six kids (friends, not siblings) who discover that their parents are supervillains. It's one of my favorites ever.
This has, no doubt, already been said a million times before, but don't worry and start anywhere. Just pick a hero you like and start reading their comics. New 52 would be a good place to start, you could order the back issues and start from #1s at relatively small expense. I read about half of the current DC series, so if you've got questions about any particular series, feel free to ask, there's about a 50% chance I could give you an answer.
Having said that, if I were to suggest one really solid series, Batgirl is amazingly well written, and you absolutely couldn't go wrong with it.
Having said that, if I were to suggest one really solid series, Batgirl is amazingly well written, and you absolutely couldn't go wrong with it.
The best have already been mentioned.
I'd suggest not reading V for Vendetta because I thought it was lame (personal opinions, ho!)
And add Hitman into the list, because it had the best Superman story ever in it.
I'd suggest not reading V for Vendetta because I thought it was lame (personal opinions, ho!)
And add Hitman into the list, because it had the best Superman story ever in it.
Got my first comic for Christmas , Kingdom Come. You dont need much continuity and any you don't get can easily be googled. Basic premise is that 20 years after classic superheroes ( Superman , Batman , Wonder woman etc ) either fell out of favour of stopped being as publicly prominent a new breed of more violent , more radical heroes became more popular. After an incident with them causes the destruction of the entire state of Kansas the old heroes feel the need to step in. Twas a very good read.
I see no need just focusing on american superhero stuff, there's so much more out there. But I guess that's what flies here.
Really, there are a lot of more easy stuff to start with elsewhere, selfcontained books and such. I usually find more pleasure in the books that end with "The End", rather than "To be continued...", but that's just my preferences.
As a kid I never even saw a superhero comic, and really got started with Tintin (I'm delightfully european), though I had read a lot of stuff before that. I generally find the French-Belgian stuff great starting points for comic readers, especially young ones. The visuals are not too complicated, but they still have depth, and the stories aren't braindead violent crap.
The thing is that comics are a medium like any other. It's a little hard to know what works for you, and what doesn't, when it's such a broad subject. Just like literature, movies, music, games, etc.
I also saw some people above disregarding manga, because somehow those are not comics. (?)
Fascinating stuff.
Really, there are a lot of more easy stuff to start with elsewhere, selfcontained books and such. I usually find more pleasure in the books that end with "The End", rather than "To be continued...", but that's just my preferences.
As a kid I never even saw a superhero comic, and really got started with Tintin (I'm delightfully european), though I had read a lot of stuff before that. I generally find the French-Belgian stuff great starting points for comic readers, especially young ones. The visuals are not too complicated, but they still have depth, and the stories aren't braindead violent crap.
The thing is that comics are a medium like any other. It's a little hard to know what works for you, and what doesn't, when it's such a broad subject. Just like literature, movies, music, games, etc.
I also saw some people above disregarding manga, because somehow those are not comics. (?)
Fascinating stuff.
How could I forget about Hitman? Thanks for mentioning it. It doesn't really get good until the end of book one, but from there on it's awesome. So I'd recommend getting book one and two at the same time, because otherwise you might get a bad impression of an amazingly good series.BurnedOutMyEyes said:
I dont know about hush for a first time reader....it wasnt bad but it really felt tangled in its effort to have "shocking twists" in a comicbook world of retcons and reboots...I wouldnt be surprised if all the revelations there have been rendered undone by nowsaintdane05 said:
is that new 52 batgirl? I was thinking about that one (right now I'm reading new 52 wonder woman and supergirl) though somone else here said it might be cancelled or the writer got fired...Kpt._Rob said:
aside from that whats with this "death in the family" arc? is that like a crossover?
Go to Barnes & Noble to the comic shelf. It'll be right there by the sci-fi aisle. Grab whatever collected paperbacks catch your eye, go over to the chairs, and start reading. If you like the book, make a note of the writer and/or artist, depending on what you liked about the book; then go to your local comic shop and tell them you're a newbie wanting to get into the hobby because you like [the names on your list]. They should help you out by telling you what those people are currently involved in, how long they've been doing it, and where to start.
Yeah, New 52 Batgirl is the one I'm talking about.Vault101 said:
As for Death of the Family, it does involve all the Bat Family characters (but they interact so frequently I hesitate to call it a crossover), but it's much more exciting than just that. At the end of the first New 52 issue of the mostly underwhelming Detective Comics, the Joker disappears, leaving behind only his face, which had been surgically removed. Death of the Family marks his return to the DCU a year after his disappearance to enact the plan he'd been working on since disappearing. It's really damn good too.
I think you're talking about how Gail Simone, the writer for Batgirl, got fired from it. And yeah, that happened, but what she did write is really good.Vault101 said:
There's just way too many good comics out there to say read this, read that.
Simply find a comic that looks interesting, if you read it and enjoy it, try to find out more. Use wikipedia to fill in gaps if necessary, if another character gets introduced who you think is cool, look them up. So and so forth.
My entry into comics was Cable & Deadpool, because I had read Cable comics as a kid. I've read like 8,000 issues of everything and anything by this point in time.
Simply find a comic that looks interesting, if you read it and enjoy it, try to find out more. Use wikipedia to fill in gaps if necessary, if another character gets introduced who you think is cool, look them up. So and so forth.
My entry into comics was Cable & Deadpool, because I had read Cable comics as a kid. I've read like 8,000 issues of everything and anything by this point in time.
THIS! Comics were hard to get into a dozen or so years ago. But with Wikipedia, wikia's for every company and easy search engines it really goes for "Start with an interesting book and go from there."WolfThomas said:
Last Year DC rebooted their entire line (I'm not a fan of the change but gave it a shot) while Marvel is doing a relaunch right now (they didn't reboot just created jumping on points) so right now is probably the best time to do it.
Find character you like. Get Trade Paperbacks, or Compendiums. Read. Trade Paperbacks and Compendiums contain more issues, and since they're listed in order, it gives you a good starting point.
I started The Darkness and The Walking Dead a couple of months ago. Loving it. Although The Darkness Compendium #1 misses Darkness V Batman, which is actually kind of important. Which is incredibly annoying about 3/4 of the way through.
I started The Darkness and The Walking Dead a couple of months ago. Loving it. Although The Darkness Compendium #1 misses Darkness V Batman, which is actually kind of important. Which is incredibly annoying about 3/4 of the way through.
Step 1: Go to comic book store/bookstore/online and buy comic of favorite super hero.
Step 2: Read.
Step 3: ???
Step 4: Profit / try again.
I don't read physical comics. But the best way I know of is to just search and try. You get to form your own opinions on things without a possible bias.
Step 2: Read.
Step 3: ???
Step 4: Profit / try again.
I don't read physical comics. But the best way I know of is to just search and try. You get to form your own opinions on things without a possible bias.