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Post by xjatmanx on May 25, 2014 21:26:03 GMT -5
Hey gang,
I think we can all agree as fans of the comic book medium that one of the best feelings in the world is drawing non-fans of comics into our world. I was just curious as to what books everyone uses to do so?
My most popular ones are: Saga Sandman Locke and Key The Walking Dead Ten Grand Along with classics like The Dark Knight Returns, Watchmen, Miller's Daredevil, and Saga of Swamp Thing.
What do you guys have to add to the list?
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Post by sammiecassell on May 25, 2014 22:16:40 GMT -5
Lol, with my adult daughter, it was the Boys...I know, I know, I'm terrible but she picked it up off the shelf Fables And with most of the kids I've done seminars for it's the "movie" ones, Batman, Spiderman, Xmen, Thor, etc.
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Post by iamasianbatgirl on May 25, 2014 22:51:08 GMT -5
When I got my best friend into comics, I let her borrow a bunch of 1st issue comics I got from various FCBDs and DC comics booth at Fan Expos. She didn't like Green Lantern but she loved American Vampire so from there I recommended Batwoman: Elegy, Batman: the Black Mirror, and Sandman. Most times I recommend Saga as a gateway into comics and Hawkeye as an introduction into modern superhero comics.
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Post by Simon on May 26, 2014 0:47:39 GMT -5
I try to give them anything that isn't typical superhero stuff. I got a couple of my flatmates into comics by making them read the New 52 I,Vampire trades. It's largely self contained, but not completely cut off from characters they know with Batman making an appearance in the first volume.
Y: The Last Man is good, same with Locke and Key and Sandman.
The Underwater Welder by Jeff Lemire is another good one.
For just straight up superhero stuff, Blackest Night is a good one. I've given it to a couple of people and they've enjoyed it and expressed interest in characters they didn't know through that. It is one that requires a little hand-holding though, just because the are some characters that people aren't familiar with, like Hawkman and Hawkwoman, or the Atom, or even the Flash.
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Post by Simon on May 26, 2014 0:48:52 GMT -5
When I got my best friend into comics, I let her borrow a bunch of 1st issue comics I got from various FCBDs and DC comics booth at Fan Expos. She didn't like Green Lantern but she loved American Vampire so from there I recommended Batwoman: Elegy, Batman: the Black Mirror, and Sandman. Most times I recommend Saga as a gateway into comics and Hawkeye as an introduction into modern superhero comics. I never thought of giving someone Hawkeye, although now that you mention it it does seem like a easy entry point. Especially with the first issue starting from what is essentially a scene in the Avengers film.
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Post by darthrabie on May 26, 2014 5:59:59 GMT -5
The only time I have ever recomended a comic to a non comic reader was Kingdom Come. I think that with that comic mag I set the bar way to high, as it is, in my opinion, one of the best comic mags ever written. I don't even like DC books but Kingdom Come is Gold. He loved it and then moved away. None of my other friends that didn't read comics ever liked comics and so I never even tried. As I got older I started making friends with comic readers.
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Post by lissapunch on Jun 7, 2014 19:46:57 GMT -5
Simon, thanks for reminding me that I haven't read Underwater Welder yet. That one keeps slipping my mind. When I was intro'd to comics it was through Transmetropolitan and 100 Bullets. Also, Saga and Locke & Key have never failed to impress a "comic curious" friend.
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Post by Simon on Jun 7, 2014 20:13:40 GMT -5
Simon, thanks for reminding me that I haven't read Underwater Welder yet. That one keeps slipping my mind. When I was intro'd to comics it was through Transmetropolitan and 100 Bullets. Also, Saga and Locke & Key have never failed to impress a "comic curious" friend. No problem, it's definitely worth the read.
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Post by grime47 on Jun 14, 2014 1:53:44 GMT -5
Y: The Last Man is what originally got me hooked into comics, so I suggest that to anyone who's looking to start. Also, Preacher, Locke and Key, Kingdom Come, and Sweet Tooth are some I also recommend depending on the persons interests.
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