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<blockquote data-quote="pensiv" data-source="post: 336792" data-attributes="member: 174"><p>Meepo, a good thing to do would be to go to your local comic store and peruse their graphic novel section. Find a comic you might be interested in and buy the first graphic novel, if a relatively recent series, or a recent novel of one of the longer running comics. I'm going to list some here. They aren't really related to D&D/d20, but they're good reads.</p><p></p><p>I'll always recommend The Sandman, by Neil Gaiman, to new and old comic readers. Those comics have all been collected as graphic novels, and the latest edition of those are numbered in order of publication. The first one is titled <em>Preludes and Nocturnes</em>. The Sandman is horror/fantasy taking place, for the most part, in the present day and chronicles several stories dealing with the Lord of Dreams and his siblings: Death, Desire, Despair, Delirium, Destiny, and Destruction.</p><p></p><p>Batman is a great superhero character as well. Recently reprinted is the graphic novel <em>The Dark Knight Returns</em>, by Frank Miller, which regards an aging Batman recently coming out of retirement. One of the best Batman stories out there.</p><p></p><p>Another super-hero classic is <em>The Watchmen</em>, by Alan Moore, which is less flashy and powerful super stuff, but has a gritty, solid story, envolving the state of individuals that fight crime in costumes, and the world's failing romance with them.</p><p></p><p>The New X-Men has recently begun a story that is quite open to new readers. The first issue of that series is #114, and the graphic novel that collects the begining several issues is titled New X-Men: E is for Extinction. Theres a second graphic novel called New X-Men that's a follow up to that one and from there you'll be pretty much up to speed enough to start buying the latest comic issues. If you like that author, Grant Morrison, also pick up <em>The Invisibles</em></p><p></p><p>I think that that's a good start to get into comics.</p><p></p><p>EDIT: I'm adding a list of other titles to take a look at. That is, they are quite accessible for the newbie. These are available as graphic novels unless otherwise noted.</p><p></p><p><em>The Adventures of Luther Arkwright</em></p><p><em>From Hell</em></p><p><em>Ghost in the Shell</em></p><p><em>Akira</em></p><p><em>Blade of the Immortal</em></p><p><em>Johnny the Homicidal Maniac</em></p><p><em>Lenore</em></p><p><em>League of Extraordinary Gentlemen 1898</em></p><p><em>Jimmy Corrigan</em></p><p><em>Saga of the Swamp Thing</em></p><p><em>Miracleman</em></p><p><em>Daredevil: Born Again</em></p><p><em>Preacher</em>: Gone to Texas</p><p><em>Fables</em>(recently started, currently on issue #4)</p><p><em>Lucifer</em>: Devil in the Gateway</p><p><em>Black Orchid</em></p><p><em>Hellblazer</em>: Original Sins</p><p><em>Transmetropolitan</em>: Back on the Street</p><p><em>X-Men</em>: The Dark Phoenix Saga</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="pensiv, post: 336792, member: 174"] Meepo, a good thing to do would be to go to your local comic store and peruse their graphic novel section. Find a comic you might be interested in and buy the first graphic novel, if a relatively recent series, or a recent novel of one of the longer running comics. I'm going to list some here. They aren't really related to D&D/d20, but they're good reads. I'll always recommend The Sandman, by Neil Gaiman, to new and old comic readers. Those comics have all been collected as graphic novels, and the latest edition of those are numbered in order of publication. The first one is titled [i]Preludes and Nocturnes[/i]. The Sandman is horror/fantasy taking place, for the most part, in the present day and chronicles several stories dealing with the Lord of Dreams and his siblings: Death, Desire, Despair, Delirium, Destiny, and Destruction. Batman is a great superhero character as well. Recently reprinted is the graphic novel [i]The Dark Knight Returns[/i], by Frank Miller, which regards an aging Batman recently coming out of retirement. One of the best Batman stories out there. Another super-hero classic is [i]The Watchmen[/i], by Alan Moore, which is less flashy and powerful super stuff, but has a gritty, solid story, envolving the state of individuals that fight crime in costumes, and the world's failing romance with them. The New X-Men has recently begun a story that is quite open to new readers. The first issue of that series is #114, and the graphic novel that collects the begining several issues is titled New X-Men: E is for Extinction. Theres a second graphic novel called New X-Men that's a follow up to that one and from there you'll be pretty much up to speed enough to start buying the latest comic issues. If you like that author, Grant Morrison, also pick up [i]The Invisibles[/i] I think that that's a good start to get into comics. EDIT: I'm adding a list of other titles to take a look at. That is, they are quite accessible for the newbie. These are available as graphic novels unless otherwise noted. [i]The Adventures of Luther Arkwright[/i] [i]From Hell[/i] [i]Ghost in the Shell[/i] [i]Akira[/i] [i]Blade of the Immortal[/i] [i]Johnny the Homicidal Maniac[/i] [i]Lenore[/i] [i]League of Extraordinary Gentlemen 1898[/i] [i]Jimmy Corrigan[/i] [i]Saga of the Swamp Thing[/i] [i]Miracleman[/i] [i]Daredevil: Born Again[/i] [i]Preacher[/i]: Gone to Texas [i]Fables[/i](recently started, currently on issue #4) [i]Lucifer[/i]: Devil in the Gateway [i]Black Orchid[/i] [i]Hellblazer[/i]: Original Sins [i]Transmetropolitan[/i]: Back on the Street [i]X-Men[/i]: The Dark Phoenix Saga [/QUOTE]
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