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Message: <blockquote data-quote="JoeGKushner" data-source="post: 4603214" data-attributes="member: 1129">Watch it with the stuff because they're very different.Cerbeus: Only read it when it was a Conan spoof so never got past the first volume. Artesia: Earthy magic that is very powerful and everywhere but it is still subtle. Very adult title.Berserk: Starts off horror-fantasy, goes to heroic fantasy in backstory, goes back to black horror-fantasy and has little bits of humor mixed in it. I like it because it's not Samurai/Ninja based and actually has enemies that are taken from Inida culture and make some great ideas.Claymore: It's Dragonball Z but with female half-breed demons. And it's got more of a story.Full Metal Alchemist: Great ideas for a steampunk based manga. While the main characters and their pathos can get sappy it's also entertaining and I've cribbed some ideas from it.Mouse Guard: Light on the story telling up front, but such awesome art that the illustratons themselves move the story along much as a movie that might have little dialog but a great undercurrent to it.Mouse Templar: Strong art but darker and more sombre. Very mythic in it's feel and in some ways reminds me of Artesia. The first graphic novel only starts the tale and it has strong characters, false heroes, necromancy, and a real epic telling going on. Monster: This has nothing to do with fantasy. At first is kind of reminded me of Death Note in that there seem to be escalating 'mental' battles that take the place of physical violence. But whereas Death Note, to me, ended in a low note, espeically after the switch, Monster keeps up the goods.Conan by Dark Horse: It really is a golden age for the barbarian. The Savage Sword of Conan, especially at it's low prices, is worth looking into. The old recolored Marvel Comics Conana graphics are also nice. Shame that a few apperances of Red Sonja had to be cut latter in the series due to copy right issues.</blockquote>

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