I collected comic books for about 15 years. When I sold them all off a decade or so ago, I had between 4 and 5 thousand of them. The last comic book that I ever read was a copy of the trade paperback of the Watchmen that I bought about 15 years too late. Since I read it, I have not cracked open a comic book since. Was the Watchmen series the pinnacle of comic books or is there anything else out there that much worth reading to re-enter the comic book world?

Sandman is up there with Watchmen in my book.

Watchmen is good, but in my opinion there is better stuff...

But that would deepend in your tastes, What would you like to read? Any feeling that you expect while reading? Is there a any cathegory you love to read about?

Watchmen is a great book but it is no Ballad of Halo Jones, another Moore book by the way. That said I think Judge Dredd: America is one of the best comic stories told.

uhhhhh how about the Walking Dead.....it won an award you know? for what you say? the Best Comic Ever award.....that's right....consider your mind blown

@Enzeru said:

@danhimself said:

uhhhhh how about the Walking Dead.....it won an award you know? for what you say? the Best Comic Ever award.....that's right....consider your mind blown

What's so great about it? I'm seeing that people talk about it a lot, but I never cared to check it out. Isn't it just one more of these Zombie-stories? I was reading a lot about the "Crossed" stuff, aswell "Night of the Living Dead" and so ...

definitely not another zombie storie......consider the zombies as more of a background than a character....sure they're a constant threat to the survivors but most of the time the biggest threat is the other survivors....it's basically about a guy doing whatever he can to keep his family safe....and what happens to the people out there who are just plain sickos but the threat of law enforcement keeps them in check when there is no government anymore....that guy down the street that always says nice things to you is suddenly free to act on his darkest thoughts and becomes a homicidal maniac that you have to deal with while at the same time trying to avoid getting eaten by your other neighbors

I actually do a horrible job of explaining it....just take my word and go pick up the first 2 or 3 trades and read them...trust me...you'll thank me later

Morrison's Doom Patrol 
Y: the Last Man 
Morrison's Batman 
Kingdom Come 
 
All extremely intelligent, and well crafted and executed comics. 

@FadeToBlackBolt said:

Morrison's Doom Patrol Y: the Last Man Morrison's Batman Kingdom Come All extremely intelligent, and well crafted and executed comics.

if FTBB says they're good then the must be really good since he hates everything

Gotham Central 
Y: Last Man 
Invincible 
Walking Dead 
Atomic Robo 
 
All engaging stories with a variety of great and fleshed out characters. 

@FadeToBlackBolt said:

Morrison's Doom Patrol Y: the Last Man Morrison's Batman Kingdom Come All extremely intelligent, and well crafted and executed comics.

if FTBB says they're good then the must be really good since he hates everything

@FadeToBlackBolt said:

@danhimself said:

@FadeToBlackBolt said:

Morrison's Doom Patrol Y: the Last Man Morrison's Batman Kingdom Come All extremely intelligent, and well crafted and executed comics.

if FTBB says they're good then the must be really good since he hates everything

Hey! I resent.... Actually, that's pretty much correct.

yeah....I actually saw you say that you liked something earlier but I was on my phone and couldn't comment and then I forgot so thanks for providing me with another chance

@FadeToBlackBolt said:

@danhimself said:

@FadeToBlackBolt said:

Morrison's Doom Patrol Y: the Last Man Morrison's Batman Kingdom Come All extremely intelligent, and well crafted and executed comics.

if FTBB says they're good then the must be really good since he hates everything

Hey! I resent.... Actually, that's pretty much correct.

yeah....I actually saw you say that you liked something earlier but I was on my phone and couldn't comment and then I forgot so thanks for providing me with another chance

@FadeToBlackBolt said:

@danhimself said:

@FadeToBlackBolt said:

@danhimself said:

@FadeToBlackBolt said:

Morrison's Doom Patrol Y: the Last Man Morrison's Batman Kingdom Come All extremely intelligent, and well crafted and executed comics.

if FTBB says they're good then the must be really good since he hates everything

Hey! I resent.... Actually, that's pretty much correct.

yeah....I actually saw you say that you liked something earlier but I was on my phone and couldn't comment and then I forgot so thanks for providing me with another chance

No worries. I like lots of stuff, just very few of it is in current comics. I like your av though.

I know you do......thanks...made it myself!

The Walking Dead in my opinion is the best comic series out there. The last few issues have gotten kind of... ehh, but the magic in the first couple of volumes is worth the read. I HIGHLY recommend it.

There are two other comic book series I would place on the same pedestal people normally do with Watchmen. Kingdom Come and Sandman.

Watchmen's overrated.

Anything Vertigo.

BB

Saga of the Swamp Thing was really good. Grant Morrison's Doom Patrol good too. I second or third Kingdom Come. Maus was amazing. All-Star Superman. Chew. The Walking Dead. Invincible. There is a lot of really good stuff out there. You just have to look. Batman Hush was also really good. The Long Halloween. V for Vendetta etc.

@htr10 said:

I collected comic books for about 15 years. When I sold them all off a decade or so ago, I had between 4 and 5 thousand of them. The last comic book that I ever read was a copy of the trade paperback of the Watchmen that I bought about 15 years too late. Since I read it, I have not cracked open a comic book since. Was the Watchmen series the pinnacle of comic books or is there anything else out there that much worth reading to re-enter the comic book world?

It's a matter of opinion, but it could well be the pinnacle.

@Enzeru said:

@Deadcool said:

Watchmen is good, but in my opinion there is better stuff...

But that would deepend in your tastes, What would you like to read? Any feeling that you expect while reading? Is there a any cathegory you love to read about?

What do you like more then Watchmen?

Almost anything that is able to make me feel alive, Watchmen is too depresive for me, is good, but is NOTHING to what I would love to read in a comicbook, what I read in Watchmen is a good story with assholes as main characters, I love to read about heroes, idols, Overmen, Silver Surfer: Requiem is a good example to what I would like to read in a comicbook...

Sandman
The Killing Joke
V for Vendetta
 
@Billy Batson said:

Anything Vertigo.

BB

once you establish something as your favorite, I think it's pretty rare that anything changes that...

@JediXMan said:

@aztek_the_lost said:

once you establish something as your favorite, I think it's pretty rare that anything changes that...

I was like that. 52 was my favorite, and I didn't think anything would top that. I did compare other stories with it, and others didn't match. Then... then came Sandman.

It was all just a dream.

BB

@Enzeru said:

A lot of people are talking about Sandman ... What's happening there which makes it special? Can someone describe it to me in 2-3 sentences? Why should someone start reading Sandman?

Neil. Gaiman. Vertigo.
BB

Why should someone start reading Sandman?

A lot of people are talking about Sandman ... What's happening there which makes it special?  Can someone describe it to me in 2-3 sentences? Why should someone start reading Sandman?

@JediXMan: Great thanks! Have to check it out soon.

@JediXMan: I will but should I still start with the first issue of Sandman, finish it and then go over to Death and Endless Nights? Or was something else published before?

@danhimself said:

@FadeToBlackBolt said:

Morrison's Doom Patrol Y: the Last Man Morrison's Batman Kingdom Come All extremely intelligent, and well crafted and executed comics.

if FTBB says they're good then the must be really good since he hates everything

I was going to quote FTBB, but I HAD to quote Dan. LOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOL.

I'd like to add The return of the Dark Knight and the sequel as well as Wanted, which is a personal favourite of mine.

You might want to check out other Vertigo books that have the same Vibe, like some Swamp Thing.

Maybe just maybe, Hellblazer.