Some good books that are published by Image?

I was looking at my comic book collection and I noticed I don't really have much Image. I have Chew, Invincible, Saga, and some of Walking Dead. I also have a few random issues and I am reading C.O.W.L. Besides that I haven't read any thing else from Image.

This is why I need suggestions. So, maybe you guys can help.

As a general note I didn't really enjoy Saga (It's way to in your face as far as nudity goes) and Walking Dead (Just didn't appeal to me)

Starlight is fantastic. Its by Millar, but its not millarworldy and gross.

I read Velvet and Lazarus. Also gonna be getting the Fade Out starting next month.

@dagmar_merrill: I don't really read anything current by Image, but the old Spawn stuff and Astounding Wolf-Man can be gotten in trades and both are really good in my opinion. If you haven't read them and aren't looking for a current ongoing that is haha.

Don't be a Gary, read Rat Queens.

Chew is pretty great. I read the first one, loved it and picked up all the trades off the shelf.

Never mind

@dagmar_merrill: East of West, still getting into it but the world building is great and the plot is interesting and flows nicely, making you want to read every month. It's very "Hickman" though, so that could be a positive or a negative depending on how you like his writing.

• Age of Bronze
• Bulletproof Coffin
• Casanova
• Elephantmen
• Dynamo 5
• Fell
• Godland
• I Kill Giants
• Kabuki
• King City
• Mage
• Noble Causes
• Orc Stain
• Phonogram
• Prophet
• Rex Mundi
• Rocketo
• Stray Bullets
• Storm Dogs
• Strange Embrace

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@billy_batson: I've only heard of two on your list. Stray bullets and elephantmen, and elephant had me interested (It has some fantastic covers) a little while ago but I never picked it up. Mind telling me what it is about?

I'll reply to every body in a few hours. I need sleep.

@dagmar_merrill:

Sci-fi series that stars animal hybrids that were created for war. After the war ended, they started living among humans, and who see them as outcast.

You can read some of the issues for free here: http://www.hipflask.com/category-s/1821.htm

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Black Science

Alex + Ada

Deadly Class is new. Its amazing and they just wrapped up the first arc. I think its out in trade. I highly recommend it.

My current list of Image books. I love them all for different reasons.

Singles: Black Science, Velvet, Southern Bastards, & Lazarus. Starting The Fade Out this month.

Trades: Saga, East of West, Rat Queens, & Deadly Class. Probably Nailbiter when the first trade releases.

Read the first issue of Outcast. It was pretty good, but the demonic possession and exorcism genre isn't my thing.

Truthfully, all of the Image books I read are usually my most look forwarded to, with a couple of exceptions such as Superior Foes.

Sheltered is good too.

The new titles they announced recently all look fantastic. I'd keep an eye out for those.

@dagmar_merrill Are you interested in any particular genres? Subject matters/styles? Creators?

@captainhoopla: Great choices, read most of those too.

I'll echo what a couple others have listed for current series

-East of West: A sci-fi Western set in a dystopian future where the United States are not so united and haven't been since the Civil War. The main characters are the 4 horsemen of the apocalypse. It is good but as someone else noted it is also very "Hickman."

-Black Science: Grant McKay, an ex-member of the Anarchist Order of Scientists, and his team/kids travel to alien worlds while they try to find their way home. It mixes Sliders with Lost in Space and Flash Gordon. The art can be phenomenal at times. It's not my favorite title but it is fun enough.

Some other enjoyable ongoing titles

-Morning Glories: It's like Lost at a boarding school.

-Revival: One day in a small Nebraskan town the dead came back to life, which leads to a government quarantine and a lot of questions about religion. The "Revivals" aren't zombies but the series mixes horror with noir as it follows the police officer specifically assigned to all cases involving "Revivals."

-Jupiter's Legacy: The story explores the generational conflict between a group of aging superheroes who used the powers they gained in 1932 for the betterment of mankind, and their children, who are daunted by the prospect of living up to their parents' legacy. Millar describes it as what it would be like to grow up as Wonder Woman and Superman's kids, and a treatise on the Superhero connection to the American ideal. It sounds pretentious but it isn't.

-Undertow: The story of Atlantis. It's focused on a rebel faction that is seeking out a legend to help bring about revolution in Atlantis and expand their civilization to land.

-Trees: A Warren Ellis Story about Alien contact. They aren't little green men but rather gigantic Trees that decimated the area they landed, laid their roots and then nada. The story takes place 10 years after the Trees landed and the human population still doesn't know anything about them and they still haven't tried to communicate.

I personally liked Savage Dragon, Saga, Velvet & Body Bags.

Saga and Nailbitter

I'm not a big fan of Millar but I will check out the first 3 issues. Thanks.

Spawn is on a my list of things I will read eventually but it's really long so I am putting that one off for now. Thanks though.

A gary?

Ha.

I'll check out the first trade, it's only like 8 bucks on amazon. Thank you.

I'll respond to everyone else after I get more sleep.

@dagmar_merrill:

You are getting some great suggestions on here. I've become I really big fan of Image this past year. You are in for some good reading, for sure.

Alex + Ada should really start picking up now, with the last issue ending the way it did. I'm really enjoying it.

@ms-lola: The 1st trade for A+A was really good.

Hmm I figure I can just piggy back this thread for advice as well. I'm checking out some of the image comics I haven't read but have heard good things about. Any thoughts/suggestions about....

Manifest Destiny, Rat Queens, Sex Criminals, Ten Grand or Zero?

As for the OP these are the Image Comics I like...

Chew (you've read it already but man it is awesome), Saga, Elephantmen, Lazarus, East of West, Five Ghosts (if you are into literature this series is super cool as it is about a guy who is possessed by 5 literary archetype ghosts like The Vampire, The Detective or The Samurai. Super interesting) and it's not my favourite either but the Walking Dead is decent.

Sex Criminals ,The Manhattan Projects, Alex + Ada, The Maxxx, Deadly Class, Nowhere Men, Rocket Girl, Jupiter's Legacy, Prophet, Velvet, Umbral, Rat Queens,The Saviors

@dagmar_merrill said:

An in-joke you'll only understand if you've read Rat Queens. In other words, just another reason to read this series other than for its fantastic main characters, artwork and humor.

The first issue of Alex + Ada is free on Comixology. I'll check that out. Thank you.

I'll look into the first trade. Thank you.

You should check out C.O.W.L. and Chew. :D

I'll be reading Injection and maybe Toyko Ghosts. (Mainly for Sean Murphy though)

Uh.. I'll read any type of book.

I'll look into Revival and Trees. Thank you.

I'm going to look into Five Ghosts. I know @battle_forum_junkie liked that. thank you.

Thank you for the suggestions.

I'll buy the first trade so I figure out what you're talking about.

I haven't noticed anyone mention this but Death Vigil, even though it's really only one issue in, I've really enjoyed it so far. And the art is fantastic.