100 Bullets: First Shot, Last Call
At this year's San Diego Con, a sharp-eyed retailer (I'm sorry I don't remember who) looked at my purchases and told me if I liked all those, I'd like this one. He was right. There's a lesson there for other retailers, especially the ones who prefer to critique their customers' purchases rather than encouraging them to buy more. If I want to be treated like that, I'll go to a record store.
A Family Matter by Will Eisner any Will Eisner, you suggested pretty much everything he's ever done. I'm a big fan and I already own it all, except for the Spirit stuff. I just can't get past Ebony White. Still, it's important stuff and your mileage may vary.
The Authority
Warren Ellis has, in addition to the best comic book discussion site on the entire web, an awful lot of fans. This is the only thing of his I've read that was suggested, so far. If you guys have your way, that'll be changing in short order. Yes, Reggie, I am going to read Planetary.
The Avengers: The Kree-Skrull War
Astro City
And Marvels and Avengers. Kurt Busiek's good works are legion.
Astronauts in Trouble: Live from the Moon
Heinlein-esque science fiction. Also Astronauts in Trouble: Space: 1959. Just go get them.
The Adventures of Big Guy and Rusty the Boy Robot
Bone by Jeff Smith
Cerebus
Terrific comics, even at its most self-involved its worthy of your time. When it's on its game, there's nothing better.
Channel Zero by Brian Wood
Concrete
This is another "collect them all" entry.
Death: The High Cost Of Living
Fortune and Glory
This autobiographical comic about hot comic creator Brian Michael Bendis' adventures in Hollywood cracked me up. It could be an account of my own Hollywood adventures, except for the eventual success part.
From Hell
Or anything else by Alan Moore. For my money, he's still the best writer in the field, bar none. I actually pay 25-30 bucks for those 6-8 issue ABC compilations. They're actually worth it!
The Golden Age
Greenberg the Vampire
My all-time favorite Marvel Graphic Novel. Portnoy's Complaint meets Dracula. No, really.
Hitman
Leave It to Chance
JLA: American Dreams
The Life Story of the Flash
Lone Wolf & Cub
Mage
And I'll read the sequel, too. If I ever figure out which ones I don't already have.
Maus
Palestine
I'm doing a whole column on this one pretty soon.
Preacher: Gone to Texas
Any of Neil Gaiman's Sandman collections
Like I've got anything to add.
Safe Area Gorazde
Starman
I, too, want to know how it all turns out.
Superman: Peace on Earth
Another future column. These Dini/Ross collaborations are treasures.
Understanding Comics
Mandatory.
Wolff & Byrd, Counselors of the Macabre
Now it's called Supernatural Law, but a rose by any other name…
Why I Hate Saturn
You must own everything by Kyle Baker, don't make me come over there.
Okay, that's it for now. I'll get back to this over the next few weeks.
Update: The Dreaded "Odds and Ends" Curse
As I've mentioned, on the two previous occasions I wrote a column called "Odds and Ends," the site I was writing for folded immediately thereafter. Last week's "Odds and Ends" column only managed to crash Psycomic for a week. Progress. Rejoice!
