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A place to discuss comic books of all types, from old to new, Big 2 to indie, and everything in between.

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There is only one rule:*

Comic Books is a no judgement zone.

You can talk all you want about how Rob Liefeld is trash, Bob Kane is an asshole, or Frank Miller and Dave Sim’s politics have made them toxic, that’s all good.

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Favorite comic? (lemmy.world)

submitted 1 year ago by mn_khonshu to c/comicbooks

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What is your favorite comic, that one you've read over and over again that has a special place in your heart?

Mine would be Peter Milligan and Mike Allred's X-Force/X-Statix. I love how wacky and over the top the story is, and I can't help but fall in love with the characters despite them being total scumbags. And of course, I can never get enough of Mike Allred's amazing pop art style brought to life by Laura Allred's colors. X-Force 124, the Darwyn Cooke fill-in issue that tells Edie Sawyer's origin story, is up there for one of the best single issues I've ever read.

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[–] Zaros 3 points 1 year ago (5 children)

Neil Gaiman's Sandman and its spinoff Lucifer. (if it's made by Gaiman, I can be quite sure I'll love it, no matter the media)

I'm not even generally speaking that much into comics, but the art and dreamlike storytelling in Sandman are irresistible. I've never really seen someone tell stories in that manner... individual strands that are then woven into something great in ways I would have never thought of.

Lucifer has really interesting philosophical themes and the way myths are mixed into reality always intrigues me. I also find the main character and story compelling. I might even enjoy it more than Sandman, even if it isn't as unique.

[–] mn_khonshu 2 points 1 year ago

Sandman is the one giant series I still haven't read. I've finished collecting all of the single issues last year and have those old Vertigo omnibuses, so I'm hoping to start it sometime in the near future.

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