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Originally Posted by hian

When I was a kid, I read a lot of comic books. Not the heavier kind, intended for people looking for something more than a couple of minutes of entertainment, but stuff like Donald Duck and Calvin and Hobbes(if those qualify?).

When I became a teenager, I read Spawn and Conan, but read less and less comics, replacing them with books(because I felt I got more story for less money :P)

Now I don't especially like them or dislike them, I just don't read them anymore. I don't really care about media format a lot, whether it be movies, games, comics or books, as long as I like the story, setting and the characters(which is why I don't give a damn if a game has loads of cutscenes, or a book comes with pictures or not). If I don't find the story and the characters interesting, I can't enjoy something regardless of its gameplay, written excellency or good artstyle(of course these add to the experience).

As it is, the comic books I have seen haven't seemed "catchy" to me, though I'm sure that a guy with a lot of knowledge(like you norrin), could probably point me in the direction of a comic catering to my taste.

As for comics I don't like - Well I'm not much into super-heroes(don't mind people with supernatural power though), private eye stories/noir stuff, standard fantasy or science fiction. I don't exclude any of them if the story is long, "complex"(don't read into that :P), has depth and tries to do more thematically than simply serve as a means of self-insertion for readers with social issues(not implying that the above are such).

You might say, that I would be interested in reading anything that doesn't fall into the above category.
If there is a certain amount of originality, perhaps a mix of genre's or mix of settings, I would be more inclined to look into to it. And no people wearing their panties on top of their pants :P

Originally Posted by Norrin Radd

I suppose so, it's not necessarily limited to Marvel.

By the way, if anyone here is genuinely interested in getting into comics, I'll gladly help. Putting that out there.



Me too.

He was honestly one of the most powerful Marvel beings ever, besides the cosmic celestials or maybe even equal to some of the lesser ones. Out of all comics history, old-style Dr. Strange is/was one of the most powerful.

Originally Posted by Norrin Radd

Shame, because this is out in August:

http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_0LhEeWdzFN...2021839560.jpg

Art from Deadpool: Suicide Kings #4 of 5.

Look how fun that is/will be.

Originally Posted by Norrin Radd

Shame, because this is out in August:

http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_0LhEeWdzFN...2021839560.jpg

Art from Deadpool: Suicide Kings #4 of 5.

Look how fun that is/will be.

Originally Posted by Norrin Radd

So you wish to have some comic recommendations, but nothing about superheroes...hmm.

I guess check out anything by Daniel Clowes, author of Ghost World, including Ghost World. He's a good, non-superhero author.

I think The Punisher is quite awesome, not a super-powered hero but still interacting with enough of them that it's a varied story sometimes.

Originally Posted by Norrin Radd

You've come a long way from trying to tell me about comics, haha.

What kind of stories/characters are you into? So I know what kind of stuff to recommend.