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[RAMAD]

Hello everyone

the name's Ramad .. which it means Ash/gray/silver in arabic ..

i'm a comic fan since i was born .. the problem is the companies who's been dubbing comics .. Collapsed in the 80's ..

so after discovering the DCP guys in the torrent .. now i feel like i'm back on tracks .. and thanks to all the people who's been scaning comics ..

after reading all the good stuff for my fav characters and discovering new characters and getting to know the comic writers .. like Alan moore and Frank miller ..

so two months ago i did this comic revolution in a forum an arabic one i discovered a frightning fact .. which is .. my people is well found with the manga japanese things .. you know .. shojo shunen and all that stuff

i'm not dissing the mangas .. it's ok manga is cool .. but come on .. i wouldn't compare anything with Watchmen . kingdom come . and all the finest in comics ..

so when i did the revolution .. they have that stereotype idea that comics only about superheroes .

and so .. i need help in two things ..

i need names for comics with none superhero gener ..

and i need names for best arcs of superheroes so i can introduce the superhero gener in it's best way


so .. Help ^^

RAMAD

P.S: i'm Good at photoshop .. anyone who'll help i'll be more than happy to reward him/her an avatar / signtur / wallpaper or whatsoever you ask for

 

[Manic]

I mostly read superhero books, but I'll see what I can come up with for non-superhero stories I've liked...


Neil Gaiman's Sandman was an epic, dramatic masterpiece. It's the story of Morpheus, the living embodiment of Dreams. There are about 10 paperback collections of the whole series You'd pretty much have to start from the first volume, "Preludes and Nocturnes."


Transmetropolitan (by Warren Ellis, art by Darick Robertson) was a great sociopolitical book. It was about a journalist living in the somewhat distant future, committed to telling the people the truth at all costs. Its later arcs make for interesting reading during an election year, and the main character is just crazy enough for the book to balance its political commentary with humor. Begin with the first volume, "Back on the Street"-- you can also start from the second volume, "Lust for Life."


Ex Machina (written by Brian K. Vaughan, art by Tony Harris) rides the cusp of superhero comics. The main character used to be a superhero, but the book focuses on his time as the mayor of New York City. This book is still running, but there are a few collections out there.Start with volume one, "The First Hundred Days."


Y: The Last Man (also by Brian K. Vaughan, most art by Pia Guerra) was an awesome story of the last man on Earth. That is-- he's the last male on Earth. All of the women are still alive, and one man (with help from a couple of new friends) struggles with his inner demons, true love, and the survival of the human race. This book only ended recently, and there are ten volumes available. Start with the first one, "Unmanned."


Pride of Baghdad (what can I say? I love Brian K. Vaughan) is the true story of a group of lions who escaped from the Baghdad Zoo during the beginning of the war in 2003. The twist is that the story is told from the perspective of the lions. It's beautifully illustrated by Niko Henrichon, and heartbreaking. It's just a single graphic novel, and probably the most economically safe suggestion I've given you.


Fables is an ongoing comic by Bill Willingham. It's great for anyone familiar with European folk/fairy tales, as it shows classic characters like Snow White and the Big Bad Wolf in a whole new light. All fairy tale characters are being chased out of their homelands and into the real world, where they are trying to blend in with the residents of New York City. Imagine the movie "Enchanted," except even the princesses are cynical and jaded due to living for hundred of years in our "mundane" world, and having all married & divorced the same Prince Charming.


In general, I recommend you find as many VERTIGO COMICS as you can, and find which ones you like. Veritgo is DC Comics' more mature line of comics, and very few have anything to do with superheroes.

 

[RAMAD]

Manic

Thank you So much ,,,

i've been reading sandman's comics .. well ... to be honest with you .. i never liked the graphics in it especially the first volume ..

but for the rest i wrote them down .. and i read a little about Brian K. Vaughan .. and wow .. this man got some twisted ideas ..

anyways .. Manic thank you so much .. you helped me with the none super heroes gener ...

i feel so grateful .. i did this on photoshop to you .. it's not that much
but let me know if you need more .. here or by PM .. it's ok

http://i202.photobucket.com/albums/aa79/RamadDS/DC-MC.gif

right now .. i'm gonna need more advices about Best Arcs in Superheroes Gener .. from any character .. or any other Graphic novels about superheroes .. so i can introduce my people to the Superheroes gener in a better way ... i hope i wrape this whole thing for good

thanx again Manic ...

RAMAD

 

[Green Lantern]

Some good ones to pick up for Superhero Genre:
Grant Morrison's "JLA"
Kurt Busiek's "Avengers"
Loeb and Sale's "The Long Halloween", "Dark Victory", "Superman For All Seasons", "Spider-Man Blue", "Daredevil Yellow", "Hulk Gray", and upcoming "Captain America White"
Jurgens's "The Death of Superman"
Moore's "For The Man Who Has Everything", and "Whatever Happened To The Man of Tomorrow"
Wolfman and Perez's "The New Teen Titans"
Wolfman and Perez's "Crisis On Infinite Earths"

 

[Kable24]

The Walking Dead - The Best Zombie comic to date

 

[CBG]

Alan Moore's Swamp Thing

 

[RAMAD]

Green Lantern

Thank you So much for your help Green Lantern

i've read Alan moore's Whatever Happened To The Man of Tomorrow

it was a wonderfull story .. and for the rest i know deep inside that they're Great ones

anyways .. since you're a Green Lantern fan ... i don't know if you can introduce me to the world of Green Lantern ... he wasn't that popular that time in here .. and still i wanna know about him ... all i know that there's old Green Lantern named Hal Jordan .. and someone else got the power his name is kyle or somthing ... i knew that from a crossover comic
Green Lantern VS Alien

Also i'd Love to know about DC's Heroes Like The Flash . Shazam .

and i don't know the rest of them ... i guess it's DC Fault .. Marvel's Heroes are mostly popular everywhere

anyways .. i hope you tell me Good stories and Arcs for these three chracter if you don't mind

and here's this avatar .. a token tells how much i'm gratefull for your help

http://img241.imageshack.us/img241/1533/glavadx0.gif



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Kable24

Thank You So Much ..

I Love Zombies .. i guess that will go to my Collection

Thanx again Kable24 .. and here's this Avtar .. i don't know if you're a punisher fan .. but i did it

http://img56.imageshack.us/img56/2066/kbavaey5.gif


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CBG

thank you so much .. i've heared about Swamp thing
actually i was really eager to know more about it ..since my Fav Character John Constantine was introduced in that line of comics

anyways .. thanx alot CBG

i did this avatar .. and i don't know .. in your signture you mentioned the batgirl .. so here

thanx again everyone

RAMAD

 

[Max J Power]

Superhero:

Captain America by Ed Brubaker
Daredevil by Brian Michael Bendis
Daredevil by Ed Brubaker
Amazing Spider-Man by J. Michael Straczynski
Fantastic Four by Mark Waid
Batman by Jeph Loeb
Uncanny X-Men by Chris Claremont
Hellboy by Mike Mignola

Non-Superhero:

Fables by Bill Williingham
Y: The Last Man by Brian K. Vaughan
Criminal by Ed Brubaker

 

[Brick]

Alan Moore's Top Ten

 

[PaleRider]

I don't think you can go wrong with John Byrne's run on the Fantastic Four. One of my favorites.

 

[RAMAD]

Max J Power

thank you so much for your help .. i never know that someone did DareDevil better than Frank miller .. but i'll see what's coming ^^

here's this avatar .. i don't know how to thank you more ^^

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Brick

thank you Brick .. it seems like i will never sum all Alan moore's works
everyday i discover a new title of his works

thanx again Brick .. here's this avatar .. you seem to me like a coffee master

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PaleRider

Thank you PaleRider .. i must tell you that i'm a not a big fan for Fantastic 4 .... but i will make sure to see what John Byrne did on Fantastic 4

thanx again my friend ^^ .. and i'm a Big Fan for Clint eastwood

here's this avatar ^^

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thanx everyone ...

i wonder if there's anyone who could help me finding Good stories /arc for ... Green Lantern . Shazam . The Flash . Thor


RAMAD

 

[arachnid-guy]

Jamie McKelvie's Suburban Glamour is an inventive and beautiful. It's a simple story...but the art alone makes it a must buy. if you like faries mixed with teenagers and high school..then SG is for you. And I do highly recommend this series.

Also, check out another project of his, Phonogram [drawn by Mckelvie and written by Kieron Gillen]- again to do with fantasy but given a modern twist- it's all to do with the brilliant ole musical era of Britania. A little hard to understand and requires multiple readings...but awesome nevertheless.

Also, as many have said, you can't go wrong with a bit of Y: The Last Man.

 

[Manic]

Uncanny X-Men by Chris Claremont

Just an addition to Max's post: make sure the books by Claremont were written during the 1980s. No one really likes Claremont's current work.

 

[fifthfiend]

Joe Kelly's run on Deadpool, Joe Kelly's run on Superboy, Joe Kelly's run on JLA.

 

[Max J Power]

Just an addition to Max's post: make sure the books by Claremont were written during the 1980s. No one really likes Claremont's current work.

Thanks. I forgot to put that.

 

[UK_Stu]

Don't think I've seen it mentioned so far but one of the best non-superhero books I've read is 100 Bullets.

 

[[A]]

*subscribes* nice thread! too bad there's dark text on it

 

[Mrh7448]

Maus by Art Spiegelman
Legion of Extraordinary Gentleman

Anything by Mike Mignola, Hellboy, BPRD, Amazing Screw on Head.
As previously mentioned The Walking Dead is pretty fantastic.

Dave Sim's Cerebus

Kagan McLoud's Infinite Kung FU

Tiempos Finales/End Times Sam Hiti

PalookaVille by Seth

 

[[A]]

Maus by Art Spiegelman

that one is truly amazing..

 

[Kable24]

Kable24

Thank You So Much ..

I Love Zombies .. i guess that will go to my Collection

Thanx again Kable24 .. and here's this Avtar .. i don't know if you're a punisher fan .. but i did it

http://img56.imageshack.us/img56/2066/kbavaey5.gif

Thanks for the avatar. That's really cool.