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Old 06-09-2009, 21:32
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For me:

Sandman (and Death spin offs)
Maus
Understanding Comics
Fun Home
Dark Knight Returns
Persepolis
City of Glass
The Arrival
Lost Girls (Controversial but an amazing piece of work)
Carnet De Voyage
V for Vendatta
Palestine
Ssshhh
Jimmy - The Smartest Kid on Earth
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Old 07-09-2009, 17:08
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Walking Dead
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Old 07-09-2009, 17:26
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Astro City

Top 10

Powers

The Boys

Supreme
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Old 08-09-2009, 10:34
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WATCHMEN
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Old 08-09-2009, 10:49
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Daredevil - Born Again.
Y: The Last Man
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Old 08-09-2009, 12:35
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X Men: God Loves Man Kills - X-Men 2 cribbed off of this
X-Men: The Dark Phoenix Saga
Marvels
Squadron Supreme
Crisis On Infinite Earths
Secret Wars - though it's far from perfect
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Old 08-09-2009, 14:36
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Sandman and spin offs
The Crow
Preacher
The Invisables
Judge dredds compilations preferably -
the Cursed earth,Judge child quest,The Dark Judges Stories,Judge Cal,Apocalypse war
The Books of magic
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Old 08-09-2009, 19:15
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Watchmen

Preacher (9 TPBs collecting the entire run + specials)

And some Batman stuff...

Batman: The Dark Knight Returns

Batman: Year One

Batman: The Killing Joke

Batman: The Long Halloween

Batman: Dark Victory
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Old 09-09-2009, 00:37
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Fables
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Old 10-09-2009, 13:22
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Y: The last man
Invincible Vols 1-3
Runaways collection Vol 1
Best of Spider-man Vol 1&2
Mouse Guard
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Old 11-09-2009, 18:20
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For me:

Sandman (and Death spin offs)
Maus
Understanding Comics
Fun Home
Dark Knight Returns
Persepolis
City of Glass
The Arrival
Lost Girls (Controversial but an amazing piece of work)
Carnet De Voyage
V for Vendatta
Palestine
Ssshhh
Jimmy - The Smartest Kid on Earth
Three of the most depressing books I've ever read, I'd add American Splendor and Barefoot Gen for the full miserable experience.
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Old 11-09-2009, 19:08
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Three of the most depressing books I've ever read, I'd add American Splendor and Barefoot Gen for the full miserable experience.
You haven't read Marvel's "Ruins" obviously.
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Old 12-09-2009, 20:26
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Marshall Law : Fear & Loathing
Zenith Phase 1 to 4 (good luck though trying to find it though, best 2000AD strip ever).
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Old 16-09-2009, 20:37
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Agree with Zenith. Thankfully I've got that electronically in its entirety!

Surprised to see that no-one's mentioned Kingdom Come yet.
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Old 16-09-2009, 20:42
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Ronin
300

I despise Frank Miller btw... but some of his work is outstanding.

Can I add the Showcase collection of Jonah Hex just because it brings back childhood memories

Currently reading 'Goddess' by Garth Ennis...
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Old 16-09-2009, 22:06
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Cheers - think I will order:

Ronin
Preacher (all of them)
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Old 16-09-2009, 22:16
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Preacher was fantastic- your only disappointment will be when it finishes and you realise you won't see anything of that quality of writing again
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Old 17-09-2009, 10:45
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Kingdom Come

Absolutely superb graphic novel, in an alternate DC world, where Superman has retired to his farm.... at the start. Art is by Alex Ross.
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Old 17-09-2009, 16:16
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Preacher was fantastic- your only disappointment will be when it finishes and you realise you won't see anything of that quality of writing again
I had that with Sandman. Didn't want it to end. Absolute Sandman cushioned the blow. Absolute Death is out next month!
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Old 17-09-2009, 22:02
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Agree with Zenith. Thankfully I've got that electronically in its entirety!

Surprised to see that no-one's mentioned Kingdom Come yet.
Kingdom Come

Absolutely superb graphic novel, in an alternate DC world, where Superman has retired to his farm.... at the start. Art is by Alex Ross.

Ah, good call!

Not read that in ages. Very good.

"The Nail" is quite good too.

Preacher was fantastic- your only disappointment will be when it finishes and you realise you won't see anything of that quality of writing again

I loved Preacher. Awesome stuff. Garth Ennis is brilliant.
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Old 21-09-2009, 14:02
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For me:

Sandman series
Maus
Dark Knight Returns
V for Vendatta
League of Extraordinary Gentlemen
Watchmen
Transmetropolitan
Preacher
Fables
Hellblazer (not a graphic novel, but a must-read series)
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Old 21-09-2009, 14:46
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Watchmen of course!
The Dark Knight
Batman: Year 1
Marvels
League of Extraordinary Gentlemen
Superman: Reign of the Supermen - the final part of the Death of Superman trilogy - this is great fun and a big read too. Superman is supposedly dead and a bunch of other super powered characters come forward claiming to be the new Superman causing general confusion and mayhem!
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Old 21-09-2009, 15:59
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That was The Return of Superman by the way which includes the Reign of the Supermen saga!
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Old 22-09-2009, 23:20
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R E FIEST'S magicians apprentice and the riftwars
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Old 23-09-2009, 03:13
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I really need to get Batman: Year one
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