what's the top 5 comic books you would recommend?

What's the top five must read comic books in your opinion.

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I'll make an ultimate list with all the books you like as future reference for comic book readers.

The most mentioned book will be number 1 and so forth.

When I make the ultimate list I'll add synopsis and why ppl should read them, so if you can add more detail as to what's it about and why people should read them, that would be great.

List of All comics Mentioned so far

bump. i've been looking for a list like this from real comic book readers rather than random sites like IGN and stuff

Swamp Thing by Alan Moore

Transmetropolitan by Warren Ellis

Y:The Last Man by Brian K. Vaughn

Chew by John Layman

The Sandman by Neil Gaiman

@rpgesus: Thanks. Hope this gets into really good references for comic book readers. Since I can't upload pics on phone I'll leave it blank for tomorrow.

Title: THE WALKING DEAD

Author: ROBERT KIRKMAN

Artist: TBU

Synopsis: Rick Grimes a police officer wakes up in a hospital, only to find the world overrun with zombies. TBU more later.

What Must Read(WMR): First volume is the introduction to the main character and the world around it. First volume consists of 6 issues. After the first 6 issues every issue is a blast and painful wait for the next. Walking dead compared to average comics consists of less words and more pictures that captures the dangers and emotions in the world.

WMIAMR:

Title: SANDMAN

Artist: Various Artist TBU

Synopsis: This is the story of Dream of the Endless. A member of the Endless family which consists of (order from oldest to youngest), Destiny, Death, Destruction, Dream, Desire,Despair,Delirium who was once delight. Dream is the lord of the dreaming, is the dreaming, this is the story of Dream of the Endless.

WMR: The first volume indeed can be hard to get into for some, especially if you're a child (yes I first started this as a child and dropped it). As you keep reading you see how people interact with the Endless family and how the Endless themselves places a role into the beings of the universe. It's a blast, winner of more awards then I can count. Probly the best comic/book ever created. This book will make you love Death, yes Death.

TITLE: LUCIFER

AUTHOR: MIKE CAREY

ARTIST: VARIOUS ARTIST, PETER GROSS

SYNOPSIS: Lucifer Morningstar quits his job as the lord of hell and opens a bar, LUX, he starts settling down when he gets a mission from his father, and the story thus begins.

WMR: Lucifer is introduced in The Sandman, this is the story of the devil who wish to gain the ultimate prize, freedom. And when he wants something he gets it. On the little journey he meets such character as Elaine Belloc. This book will make you fall in love with the Devil himself. This is my favorite book.

I will finish this later.

Allstar Superman

I'm not going through the trouble you listed here, but here's my top 5 books currently ongoing.

Lazarus

Southern Bastards

Velvet

Saga

East of West

I'm not listing everything but here are my five favorite ones in recent years:

Venom by Rick Remender & Cullen Bunn - 42 issue series, can get it all in trades, really great character story. Remender wrote the first 22 issues, then Bunn wrote the rest.

Scarlet Spider by Chris Yost - Funny and at times heartfelt, Kaine's attitude is the best part.

Green Lantern by Geoff Johns - It's not new but read from Rebirth through to Wrath of the First Lantern. Johns really did an awesome job with the GL mythos.

I'll edit and finish this later. Got to do yardwork.

must-read, crucial comic books:

Uncanny X-Men - Chris Clarmeont

Maus - Art Spiegelman

Jimmy Corrigan - Chris Ware

Sandman - Neil Gaiman

Lone Wolf & Cub - Kazuo Koike

best current comics:

Lazarus - Greg Rucka

Southern Bastards - Jason Aaron

Saga - Brian K. Vaughn

East of West - Jonathan Hickman

The Wicked + The Divine - Kieron Gillen

Locke and Key by Writer Joe Hill and Artist Gabriel Rodriguez

Planet Hulk by Writer Greg Pak artists Carlo Pagulayan and Aaron Lopresti

Shazam vol.1 (New 52) by writer Geoff Jonhs and artist Gary Frank

Translucid by writer Claudio Sanchez and artist Chondra Sanchez

Ongoing but it really is that good. Afterlife with Archie writer Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa and artist Francesco Francavilla

honorable mention my favorite one-shot: Ultimate X-men #41 writer Brian Micheal Bendis and artist David Finch

Sandman: Neil Gaiman

Locke & key: Joe Hill

Saga: Brian k. Vaughan

Y; the last man: Brian k. Vaughan

The Walking Dead: Robert Kirkman

Swamp Thing: Alan Moore

The killing Joke: Alan Moore

JSA; Tower of Babal: TBU forgot the author

Geoff Johns Green Lantern Arc

Injustice gods among us: Various authors

Fables: TBU

The Dark Knight Rises..

A Killing Joke

Sandman by Neil Gaiman

Watchmen by Alan Moore

Old Man Logan

JLA Kingdom Come

Greg Rucka's Wonder Woman 195-226. Collected in trade form (Down to Earth, Bitter Rivals, Eyes of the Gorgon, Land of the Dead and Mission's End).

Kingdom Come (Waid/Ross)

Joss Whedon's Astonishing X-Men 1-24. Collected in trade form (Gifted, Dangerous, Torn and Unstoppable)

@sisko95: u liked kingdom come?

@rpgesus
Yep, thought it was great. Did you not like it?

Old Man Logan

Alan Moore and Scott Snyders Swamp Thing runs

Garth Ennis Punisher Maxx

Joker by Brian Azzarello

Planet Hulk

Hellblazer

Spawn

Kingdom Come

Future Imperfect

Silver Surfer:Requiem

Much of what's been listed above, along with Daredevil- Born Again- by FrankMiller.

@rpgesus: My List Funny enough I actually put my own list together. Am really looking forward to getting to 100 different runs and then keeping it a top 100 must reads from me.

Watchmen.

Title

Preacher.

Author/Artist

Author:

Garth Ennis.

Artist:

Steve Dillon.

Synopsis

At first glance, the Reverend Jesse Custer doesn't look like anyone special--just another small-town minister losing his faith. But when he comes face-to-face with proof that God exists, he begins a violent and riotous journey across the country in search of answers from the elusive deity.

Why You Must Read

Reason 1: “Preacher” is what graphic novels should be.

Too often, when reading a manga or graphic novel, I find myself wondering why it is a visual form at all—with little to no action or anything else that would warrant a comic book. “Preacher” is an action-packed story about one man hunting down God, with violent forces trying to stop him on nearly every page. And the action, color, and art sequences suit it well.

Reason 2: “Preacher” has some epic and unexpected characters.

This work is the one I've had to fight myself most not to give away spoilers on. But... lets just say that all the characters have some pretty epic secrets and back-stories. That doesn't mean that the authors don't occasionally give in to literary cliches, but they do an overall good job.

Reason 3: “Preacher” comes very close to being Judeo-Christian canon.

This may not appeal to everyone but as someone who has done extensive Biblical research, I can tell that this irreverent work does come very close to representing a completely accurate Christian scifi/fantasy mythos. And the artists do so in a way that is critical without being overbearing, and that is also extremely eerie.

Reason 4: “Preacher” is one of those few books that will make you cringe.

Being desensitized in this modern era, it is rare for me to find a story that puts my stomach in knots. The plot, art, and characters do a wonderful job of doing that. And yet, there are moments that are heart-warming and simple—making this a very complete work that deserves to be read.

JLA by Grant Morrison

Superman by Grant Morrison

Hulk by Greg Pak

Thor by Dan Jurgens

Ultimate Avengers by Mark Millar

@caped_baldy: that Silver Surfer Requiem was amazing! Thanks for reminding me I need to read it again.

Fatale

Saga

100 Bullets

Locke & Key

Hellboy

(Also as mentioned above, that Silver Surfer: Requiem is just about as flawless as Marvel gets.)

@skyroid: It's an amazing graphic novel, hope you like it mate.

@tbemrmccoy: I know, is freaking awesome! is my fav. comic from marvel haha.

@theincrediblesuperhulk8642: Them be some broad runs there. Especially Superman, Hulk and Ultimate Avengers. Do you mean Ultimates on that one or did you really like the later stuff he did with Red Skull and the like, same goes for the other two with World War Hulks and Action Comics new 52.

@pinecone: Everything those writers did with those franchises. So both Ultimates and UA. ALL Star and AC. Amd anything Pak Hulk etc...

Fables

Chew

Sandman

Preacher(though other titles could take its place)

Swamp Thing

can i use your list for something?

@skyroid: yep

Knightfall

Writer: Chuck Dixon

Synopsis: The cover speaks for itself. Bane breaks criminals out of Arkham to weaken the Batman.

Why one must read: It was the creation of Bane, the best Bat villain, it marks the first time some one beat him like this, it was revolutionary, just like the Death of Superman was, his triumphant return is awesome in part 3, it inspired one of the best movies "the Dark Knight Rises", all the villains that appear serve a purpose (unlike in Hush).