omg, thank god some one started a thread like this. I need to get the the dark knight copy. I just bought DK2.

i started becoming a geek recently, when i'm so engrossed in the literature of comics.

Today I bought Watchmen, V for Vendetta and DK2. planning to get batman: year one, Ronin, DK, and some of the early X-Men stuff.

anymore recommendations.

Lucifer by mike carey ... quite a inspiring series ...

The Sandman series by Neil Gaiman should be included, awesomely awesome.

Exactly ! Among d legendary graphic novel series ..

sandman... feels good man, back in those day very less komik is cater for "mature" reader.

used to read swamp thing for the nudity.

Swamp thing for nudity and Preacher for divine intervention

few authors could put in 'soul' into graphic novels .. but i think Neil Gaiman did..

if you were to recommend anything from the flash, what would you guys suggest?

definitely watchmen

I buy Action Comics and Superman everymonth..
Started early this year, lucky that MPH in Alamanda got the series.

can we get sandman at kinokuniya?

i'm planning on batman arkham assylum and batman year one.
the other one i plan to start is the FLASH
and green lantern!!

I have Batman Arkham Asylum and Year One. They are really awesome. I especially love the AA art

hmm, really wanna get it now. i saw it the last time around. looks great. most likely pick it up this weekend!!

Sandman is in chronological order right if i buy the compilation book. like 1 up to (5??)

These are my (currently) all time favorite graphic novels:


1. Jimmy Corrigan - The Smartest Kid On Earth (Chris Ware)

http://www.amazon.com/Jimmy-Corrigan-Smartest-Kid-Earth/dp/0224063979/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1253459608&sr=8-1



This is a graphic novel with brilliance in story, drawing and layout. My personal best so far.

2. MW (Ozamu Tezuka)

http://www.amazon.com/MW-Osamu-Tezuka/dp/1932234837/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1253460636&sr=1-1



Ozamu Tezuka created Astro Boy and other mangas, but this one is by far (I think) the darkest/controversial/thought-provoking manga that he ever created. Considering it was created in the 70s, it just solidifies my respect to him and his works.

3. Contract With God Trilogy (Will Eisner)

http://www.amazon.com/Contract-God-Trilogy-Dropsie-Avenue/dp/0393061051/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1253460952&sr=1-1



4. Tekkon Kinkreet - Black&White(Taiyo Matsumoto)

http://www.amazon.com/Tekkon-Kinkreet-Black-TEKKON-KINKREET/dp/B001TLYRKI/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1253461360&sr=1-2



If the world has witnessed some legendary famous duo eg. John Lennon & Paul McCartney or Mick Jagger & Keith Richards, Black & White (the 2 main characters in this graphic novel) in my opinion deserve to be included in the list.

5. 300 (Frank Miller)

http://www.amazon.com/300-Frank-Miller/dp/1569714029/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1253461723&sr=1-1

of course .. Kinokuniya has quite complete set of sandman series ... i think Timesquare also got ..

I'm 13 and I read comics and graphic novels, a lot. Sadly I live in Port Dickson, Negeri Sembilan and I can't get comics and graphics here. There aren't any bookshops! Every month my family and I have to drive to KL just to buy some graphic novels.

As for my favourite graphic novels, they are:

Dark Knight Returns by Frank Miller.
Batman: The Long Halloween by Jeph Loeb and Time Sale.
Blankets by Craig Thompson
Maus by Art Spiegelman


Well, just to name a few. I really hate my place for the lack of bookshops.

If you like Preacher in terms of screw up situations, then you must like The Boys

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Boys_(comics)

Here's some of the rare one I like :

Blankets

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blankets_(comics)

Real life biography, tell about his childhood, love and conflict between self and his own religion.

Epileptic

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Epileptic_(comics)

Real tale about how the author cope with his older brother's epileptic.

Other Batman stuff beside Frank Miller's ground breaking graphic novel.

Batman : Arkham Asylum (FYI, this is way before Warners game came out)

A Long Halloween

Batman : Killing Joke (with all respect to the late Heth Ledger, he got nothing this one)

Batman : Year One

Some DC Comic stuff I enjoy :

Kingdom Come (seriously, read it, Alex Ross' art is just classic and amazing)

As for Japan manga :

Pushman

Goodbye

All by Yoshihiro Tatsumi. These are not your typical chibified, moe-fied manga. he mangas pictured harsh reality of modernise Japan in the post-WW2 era.

Anything by Brian Azzarrelo is worth taking a close look for sharp dialogue and dark storylines - 100 bullets,Joker,Batman-Broken City
Grant Morrison for pushing new ground - All Star Superman,WE3,Arkham Asylum
Mark Millar excel in bringing Hollywood Blockbuster sensibilities to comic book - The ultimates,Wanted,Ultimate FF
Garth Ennis a little crass but still worthwhile - Preacher and Punisher
Hiroaki Samura - Blade of the immortal.Not your usual vengeance story.
Hiroki Endo Eden:It's An Endless World unofficially it's dubbed the best manga in the world.If Akira is your cup of tea,must give this one a try.Bleak and shocking to the core.
For pretty artwork do give Shaman Warrior a try.It's one of the best drawn Korean manhwa.Park Joon Ki artwork remind me a lot of Travis Charest where you get to see tremendous effort and passion being put into it.

hey - how come there's no mention of TRANSMETROPOLITAN here ? Absolutely awesome..