Have You suddenly found yourself wanting to join the List of fan-boys that seem to know all about the marvel and DC universe or just find the interest growing inside you but you don't know where to start?
Well here,in no particular order,are 8 comics That literally anyone can pick up and read:
1.THE WATCHMEN
If you are going to be serious about comics Alan Moore is a name you'll probably hear being thrown around and this is one of his greatest work.Watchmen is set in the 1980's in alternate reality that closely resembles our own except that in this one there exist super humans.The story Starts after Edward Blake A.k.a the comedian dies this leads Rorschach,a masked vigilante to believe there is a killer coming for Superheroes and leads him on a search for the killer.
Watchmen is for more mature audiences and offers a darker take on the superhero life.one of the things that stands out in watchmen is the god like Dr.Manhattan and its interesting to be able to see life through the eyes of a person who know both the future and past at the same time .Most people probably remember watchmen because of its film which is one of the only movie comics to stay true to its source material so once you finish reading it why not go and rent the greatest epic ever.
NO of issues:12
Follow up reading:Before watchmen
2.PREACHER
Reverend Jesse Custer's life takes a turn when his church blows up his congregation dies and he is the last one left alive,he is found by his ex-girlfriend the now hit(wo)man Tulip O'hare and the vampire Cassidy.Jesse learns that in heaven n angel and demon have conceived a "child" ,Genesis,a soul with no sense of individual will but composed of pure goodness and evil so that it might be close to the power of God.Due to the existence of genesis God has left heaven and this leads Jesse Custer now bonded with the soul of Genesis and has the word of God,a power that anyone who hears his words will do as he says.
He sets out on a mission to find God and force him to answer for His creation.The story is full of Plot twists and you'll be on the edge of your seat as the three travel in America battling everything from Murders,a secret organisation,the Saint of killers(a man whose heart was cold enough to freeze over hell), a dude called arseface and at one point even God himself
Amc has also announced a series mid 2015 with Seth Rogen and Evan Goldberg
No of issues:66
Follow up reading:Preacher Cassidy blood and Whiskey
Preacher one mans war
Preacher Saint of killers 1-4
Preacher Tall in the saddle
Preacher The good old boys
Preacher The story of You-know-who
3.BATMAN:COURT OF OWLS
Join every ones favourite caped crusader The Batman as he faces one of his most Dangerous foe The court of owls.
The story begins when Bruce Wayne is attacked by a masked assassin who claims to be The Talon,an assassin from a nursery rhyme that talks about a court that controls Gotham from the shadows.
Beware the Court of Owls, that watches all the time,
Ruling Gotham from a shadowed perch, behind granite and lime.
They watch you at your hearth, they watch you in your bed.
Speak not a whispered word about them, or they'll send the Talon for your head.
The Talon claims not only being responsible for the Murder of the bats Parents but also other several Waynes.The Court pushes Bruce to the wall taking away the Batman's greatest advantage they know Gotham more than him.
The Court of Owls Will also help Introduce the rest of the bat family including batman and Talia's son Damian Wayne,current Robin, the birds of prey and even Arsenal(the red Arrow/speedy)
No of issues:7
Follow up reading: Batman Night of owls
4.IRREDEEMABLE
Irredeemable is Personally one of my all time favourite comic of all time am even Afraid of Ruining it for you by Giving a synopsis.Anyway in Irredeemable the plutonian the worlds greatest hero Suddenly start a murderous reign which starts with him lobotomizing his Sidekick and killing his teammate.The Paradigm his former Superpowered allies try to find a way to stop the plutonian while dealing with their own Problems of betrayal and hopelessness
So Pick up Irredeemable to see a variety of new abilities amazing characters and one of the best artwork.
No of issues:37
Follow up reading:incorruptible
5.GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY(VOL 3)
SPOILER ALERT The U.N demands that i put that there cause the relaunched guardians of the galaxy can provide an insight to the ongoing guardians of the galaxy movies.Anyway The story tells the story of Peter Quill Aka Starlord the son of Spartax King J-son,who along with rest of the Galactic empires leaders i.e The kree,Asgard,Shi'ra,The brood,The Badoon and the Negative zone, all agree that if the Earth is to develop and be able to grow to a point that it can join the galactic Empire it should not be interfered with.So a law is made no one is to step on earth soil.
Peter Quill knows this might tempt some empires to attack the now defenceless earth and his suspicion is confirmed when he finds Legendary avenger fighting the badoon from invading earth
Pick up this great read to know what will happen to earth the guardians and join Tony stark learn more about the marvel cosmic universe
No of issues:20(as of December 2014)..Ongoing
Follow up read:the upcoming issues
6.PLANET HULK/WORLD WAR HULK
When Ironman Mr.Fantastic Dr.strange and Blackbot decide that the Hulk is too dangerous for Earth they trick him into a spaceship but it passes through a wormhole and he lands on the planet Sakaar where he is weakened and forced to fight in the Red Arena as a gladiator.
This story line also leads to one of the greatest story-line "WORLD WAR HULK" where the hulk returns to Earth to exact his Vengeance on those responsible
NO of issues:Planet hulk:18
world war hulk:6
Follow up read:Planet hulk:xmen
World war hulk Aftermath
7.THE LEAGUE OF EXTRAORDINARY GENTLEMEN
An old comic but still another masterpiece from Alan Moore.The year is 1898, and Mina Murray is recruited by Campion Bond on behalf of British Intelligence and asked to assemble a league of other extraordinary individuals to protect the interests of the Empire: Captain Nemo, Allan Quatermain, Dr. Jekyll and Hawley Griffin, the Invisible Man.They are tasked to stop the gang war between Fu Manchu and Sherlock holmes Archrival Professor Moriarty
The character are so amazing they are included in the events that take place in H.G Wells War of the worlds.There is also that great movie about it that you ll hate if you read the comics
NO of issue:15 + 2 graphic novels
Follow up read:Just read anything with the name Alan Moore
Sooo yeah thank you for reading and if you think any should be added or removed from the list please do
And on the 7th post he rested
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