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- Today on Casually Comics we take a look at the ever disorganized shelves. Dive into the world of DC Comics, Marvel Comics and more as we discuss some of my go to comics. It's a wild ride from some obvious picks to some more random ones. Let's all chat our fav comics!!
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2:02 Harleen
5:58 Luthor
7:58 Watchmen
11:33 Hush
14:48 Deadpool Vol 1
17:25 JTHM
20:24 Astro City
23:14 Tom Strong
25:59 Fantastic Four Vol 1
28:32 Before Watchmen Nite Owl/Dr. Manhattan
33:46 Outro
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What are your favorite comics to re-read?
But seriously, I find myself pulling out Spider-Man Life Story (Zdarsky/Bagley) a LOT. It's a great compact retelling of 70 years of Spidey and a thoughtful take on aging.
Garth Ennis' arsenal of the Punisher to see if my stomach is still functioning and for the sheerness of it.
The entire Krakoa era of the X-Men
Fables. I re-read it every year
Have you ever read Scott McCloud's "Zot!"? I used to love re-reading those. (I don't re-read anything these days as my TBR pile (or list, since it's digital) keeps growing...)
It's nice that there are still people who just enjoy comics and loves to talk about them without all the modern doom and gloom. It's just "hey I read this really fun story and I want to talk about it with other nerds!". It's a refreshing relief.
Therapeutic. ❤
I know How you Fell i had to uninstall Reddit because i could stand the sheer amount of toxic that ALL the subs about comicbooks have in that place
Funny how the "I don't want politics in my comics" crowd don't realize how they're the ones CONSTATLY bringing up politics and sucking all the fun out of comics. Sasha is an agnel and people like her must be protected at all costs 😇
For us cynics, it's a little hard. But yeah, I do like reading a good comic and manga and saying "man I love thisss". Sometimes just hearing someone beam about the line work and art is just amazing. I just wish comics just got better narratively and storytelling wise.
Plus the worst part for me is that the comics I utterly adore aren't talked about enough. Blue Monday, Giant Days, Saga, and a bunch of other indie titles. Idk, I think the heart of comics is always going to be in indie books. Just look at Scott Pilgrim, that shit is still amazing to this day.
Living the Line is also a good place for positive comic book vibes. Also Comic Drake too.
One of my favorite things about Harley is when she suddenly reminds you that she is very intelligent and has been way more aware of the situation then she has been letting on.
Which unfortunately doesn't happen enough.
That’s something I really appreciate about Robbie’s portrayals - there’s an underlying intelligence and playful self-awareness that comes through.
For sure. I like Harley in Injustice and Suicide Squad, but she's intolerable in her own book.
Eh, that was always core to Harley's character. She wasn't "manipulated," by the Joker. She was a willful participant, playing the naive fool. It was her act.
Like when she remembers all the murder and stuff?
@@michaelthomas5433 indeed.
Funny.
As you were discussing Watchmen, I found myself thinking "Yeah, certainly great comic and important and influential, but of Moore's work, Tom Strong is the one I actually enjoy more and am more likely to read for fun".
Glad Tom also made it to this list...
You make me realize how much I need to reread more comics. Thank you.
It’s interesting that you mentioned that you read Watchmen after the movie. I remember when around the movie came out, I saw people visibly carry a copy of the graphic novel in public.
I have a love hae relation with the movie. To me it is like FANTASIA from Disney. I drag to sit to watch it. Yet, when it´s over I´m glad I watched yet. As great as it is.
...the comic I find it more fun. Yes, even though it is basically the exact same story.
@AriefL. I have three copies. Two are readers.
As someone that also watched the movie first it's a lot easier to love both than what some Moore fanatics make it seem
Talking about just grabbing a book at random and knowing you are going to enjoy it - the two titles that do that for me are "The Spirit" and "The Carl Barks Library." Truly two masters of the genre! "The Spirit" is known as the "Citizen Kane" of comic books for a reason. And Carl Barks definitely earned the title "The good duck artist."
If you love Carl Barks you gotta read Don Rosa!
@CH. ❤👍
@@anonymous36247 Absolutely! Many people all over the world for years have tried to emulate Carl Barks - but Don Rosa nailed it! There's a reason why Don Rosa won all those Eisner awards. (And why the most prestigious award in comics is named after the guy who did "The Spirit." ;-) )
One of my favs to just pick up & read is the DC New Frontier. It has some of the most truly beautiful art.
@CH-wh7ee I got to meet Eisner the year he died. The following year I came very close to meeting art spiegelman, but weather prevented that. I did meet joe sacco though
Harleen was just perfect, find it hard to fault. Really curious about the "Important" comics Sasha bounced off.
With no evidence, I thought of Frank Miller.
I am gonna guess Hard Traveling Heroes, since she has said it aged like milk.
I 9999% agree with Sasha's take on Harley. A lot of the time she feels kind of watered down now. Missing some of the edge that took her from being good to great.
Harleen was the first comic I bought on recommendation from this channel and is still one of my favorites! So glad I got the hardback.
It's actually so good. By far the best harley quinn origin and not even a competition
The key word here is one you say often, “FUN.” A lot of comic book reading and the greater hobby surrounding it have stopped being FUN, so I think videos like this are essential to maintain that strongest aspect of reading comics that was rooted in them from the very start, FUN. How great it is to hear that your kids gravitate toward the earliest issues of the FANTASTIC FOUR! You do Lee and Kirby proud. Sadly, I don’t think that’s easy to say for kids now with modern comics. As great as many recent comics are, I still think FUN is a missing ingredient with most of them. And certainly few would be instant go tos for children.
I love Jack Kirby's Bronze Age Work! I enjoy the unbridled creative of the art and stories, I always try to read one when ever I have the chance.
Me too, whether it's Devil Dinosaur or Kamandi or even his Captain America run when he went back to Marvel. His FF really shines in the later 60s issues & the omnibus/paperback collections don't do the art justice. I have quite a few Silver Age single issues (~4,000-5,000 books roughly) & they just look better as they were originally printed, on newsprint.
My choices would be:
1. Mage: The Hero Discovered by Matt Wagner. Three graphic novels that tell a great story of a man destined to be a hero.
2. Jon Sable, Freelance omnibus vol. 1 by Mike Grell. In the 1980s Grell developed a fascinating hero, Jon Sable. He is a former Olympic pentathalon athlete turned bodyguard/mercenary, but with a dark secret. He writes best selling children's books. What makes this omnibus so wonderful is the hero's origin story -a four issue arc that I will argue beats any other comic book character.
3. Usagi Yojimbo by Stan Sakai. Who doesn't love ronin bunnies? Sakai blends history, Japanese folktales and the simplistic anthromophic art to weave a complex tale that deserves to be a centerpiece in any comic collection. Dark Horse has collected their run of the series into three volumes for about $40 US each.
4. Alan Moore & Gene Ha's "Top 10." In a universe where everyone has super powers, it falls to the police department to keep the peace. What Moore and Ha gave us was a cross between the JLA and NYPD Blue.
5. Sergio Argones' "The Death of Groo," with Mark Evander, Stan Sakai and Tom Luth. The hapless barbarian finally meets his demise! Of course, leave it to Groo to screw up his own death. Argones is a talented artist that decieves viewers with cartoonish art with incredible complex hidden treats. The series was known for its hidden messages.
6. "X-Men: God Loves, Man Kills" by Chris Claremont and Brent Eric Anderson. If there is one stand alone story for the X-Men, this is a top contender. Just after the conclusion of the Dark Phoenix Saga, it was time to bring in new readers and this graphic novel gave a simple introduction to the cast of characters and the central theme.
My “height of Smallville” book was Geoff Johns run on Teen Titans, because…yeah, Superboy is Tom Welling’s Clark Kent, through and through.
That's an omni I've been eyeing for awhile!
@@CasuallyComicsI have all the single issues through his run, and until it got a little…..sloppy around Infinite Crisis, it was a good, stellar read. Definitely worth your time.
@@TheChrisHype Around that time, certain people killed off Johns plans for Teen Titans. He was going to spin off and do a Titans East series. Whatever happened behind the scenes, it seemed like it killed his motivation to continue.
Couldn't agree more about Harley. Two other Harley issues I love are issue 38 of her original solo series. And issue 22 of New Suicide Squad. The last new 52. Because of them really get into the fact that she is not right in the head. They are very strong reads as a result.
Another great thing in Harleen is how the Joker is written. Because you can see that he really is attracted to her. And he doesn't know what to make of it.
Always love Watchmen for the art. Because being British and a child of the 70's I grew up on Dave Gibbons art in 2000ad. Anyone of my ilk loves Brian Bolland for the same reason.
I liked Before Watchmen a lot. It was the two Darwyn Cooke ones that were my favourites. The minute men and Silk Spectre. Really liked the one issue Dollar Bill one also.
After that Alan Moore quote, you could have had a clip of Cyborg and Beast Boy from Teen Titans go! saying 'whoa! Sick Burn!'
It's wonderful to see Johnny The Homicidal Maniac get some well deserved love as it's one of my all time favorites as well. It's gross, violent, gut-bustingly hilarious (especially Happy Noodle Boy) and very sad. Johnny's ruminations ( Why am I like this? Why do I feel this way?) are very identifiable to those of us dealing with severe depression and PTSD-related issues. And as a lifelong Kirby fan, I could not agree more with your choice to include his Fantastic Four issues!
I haven't really read comics since the 90s but I love this channel for the interesting storytelling and perspective on comics of all eras!! Cheers!!
One of the best channels on UA-cam. At the tippy top.❤
Stjepan Sejic is one of my favorite artists and his work on Harleen is some of his best (written by him too)
I love his art!
I also loved what he did on the second part of the Rebirth Aquaman.
He gets the potential of digital art so well.
I have some of his other books as well...
@@CasuallyComicsAs a non-artist I'm bad at articulating why, but his style always seemed perfect for DC specifically.
Alas, it wasn't meant to be. He found DC brass soul crushing and wanted to get back to his kinky solo projects.
My current favorite comic are probably the Jed Mckay's Moon knight run, Justice, the supersons books and the rebirth batwoman run untill like the last issue
What happens in the last issue? Was it a “My book was unexpectedly canned so now I have to wrap everything up in a single issue for better or worse” situation?
@@Murdock_the_Pooch they wrapped up the story the issue before, so the final issue was a one shot story that felt weirdly written
Please do more of these videos! ! I love seeing people talk about comics they’re passionate about! I think you do it in a really fun way, and I like the positivity! Keep it up Sasha.
Awesome choices. Now I want to see the rest of Sasha's comic collection.
Me too. Been asking for that from a long time.
...and a video on Legion of Superheroes. ;)
@@justicierodelaliga
I MISS The Fatal Five !
How's about a video on Geoff Johns Superman /LOSH Tales... Great stuff!!
I get that Watchmen is overexposed, but I'd love to see a Casually Comics take on it. Expand on what you get out of the work and how that compares to Moore's intent, or contrast the book and movie versions. I agree that some of the changes were for the better! I'd also love more Fantastic Four content; they're my favorite.
I'm with you on the Astro City Metrobooks; patiently waiting for them to catch up to the last trade I have so I can start getting the rest of the series.
I will be so sad if they stop, lol
Love this! You should do a whole BOOKSHELF 📚 series between other episodes!
Now came to mind that she can do Shorts of each shelf.
I would absolutely love to see your take on Watchmen. Especially your comparison between the graphic novel and the movie.
Yeah, it's over done, it's over hyped, it's over exposed. Everyone and their mother has talked about it. But for me, you are on a very short list of comic UA-camrs that I actually care to watch, and most of the others avoid Watchmen for the same reasons.
So let me hear your take!
Anything Alien Legion. GI Joe with Aliens?!?! Chocolate meet peanut butter😄. Nostalgia feels overload!
Stjepan Šejić needed more time with DC. Harleen is one of the greatest things to come out.
Did you know he was in Rebirth Aquaman?
JTHM my moment that it hit was “I think there might be something wrong with me.” That moment. The realization, horror, and everything hurt. Especially since I was coping with mental health issues and it just clicked. Took me a decade to find what it was, but that panel hit home hard.
Love this and hope you’ll do more!
Show and tell is always fun, helps me get into new books that I’d otherwise skip.
I’m eyeing Astro City books thanks to you lol
Only thing stopping me is the depleting shelf space 😫
Daniel Way’s run of Deadpool is hilariously good lol I fondly remember Deadpool placing a bomb on a Skrull ship while singing Lime In the Coconut😂One my favorite Deadpool runs of all time
Great episode, Sasha. Thanks. OH, and i love that you love that your comics are loved. Some, most, of mine have been extremely loved, but theyre still way readable. I've given my whole collection to my kids, and they know to enjoy but respect them. I love the vocabulary they get from them and the scientific imagination, as you said during your FF breakdown. Good stuff ✌🏼🌻
This is one of the reasons why I follow your channel because we relate so much on comics. Hush was my first comic I read and pulled me into the comics medium and funny thing, my fiance first comics that pulled him in was Deadpool by Daniel Way and it made him into a big Deadpool fan. It's so interesting that we have that in common!
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Yes, Sasha is amazing. Love her knowledge of comics in general: not just DC and Marvel. The fact that she even cares for old time comics. Brings joy to me all the time. She´s respectful no matter what. Takes in consideration all opinions. And she´s so much fun.
So glad she managed to make a living out of the hobby that she loves.
@@justicierodelaliga Sasha is the Silver Age Queen
The books that got me into comics were Batman hush Superman/Batman public enemies and ultimate Spider-Man!
The Superman/Batman of that era were some of the first trades I started trying to collect consistently.
I highly suggest Serenity Rose, a comic done by a co-artist for a lot of Vasquez's work. It's a lot more pondering, but it has so much character and heart. Also, I Feel Sick. Which is a comic spin off of one of the female characters in Johnny The Homicidal Maniac.
You got me into Astro City, thank you so much!
Fantastic Four 12 has the beginning of the Hulk vs Thing rivalry.
Johnny the Homicidal Maniac ... deep cut ... it's twisted AF ... but weirdly beautiful.
Some of the comics you've recommended have been on my list for some time, but I guess your recommendation was the final push I needed :)
Thanks!
Thanks for this video! I appreciate it being casual but also very personal, and I love you mentioning your kids interacting with these favorites 😊
As someone that has moved A LOT I never really have my favorites with me and rather end up reading what I happen to have. sigh... now I'm thinking of my list of favorites and I will likely end up spending way too much on Amazon 😅
Absolutely loved the most casual comics discussions you’ve been putting out lately. Maybe a discussion on the manga you sometimes have on your shelves. I understand that this is a comics channel , but if it’s on the shelf maybe a comment or two?
I came to Astro City based on your recommendation and started picking up the Metro books, and I'm really enjoying them, so thanks for that!
Just got back into comics the last 3-4 years, and can't imagine re-reading something again. There's a ton of current stuff and even more past stuff.
Still got a good sized list of want to re-reads. Squirrel Girl Beats up the Marvel Universe, Deadpool Kills the Marvel Universe, Gerard Ways Doom Patrol, Beta Ray Bill Argent Star, Infinite Crisis, World's Finest Supergirl, and Super Sons
This was really good. Would definitely like to see more from your shelves!
Thanks for sharing your comfort reads! Grant Morrison's JLA run from the '90s, Jaime Reyes' first series, Just Imagine... Stan Lee creating DC Comics, JLA/Avengers, and Akira Toriyama's Sand Land immediately spring to mind as books I can always go back to & have a good time with.
LOVED This video! So glad you brought your Harleen! I subscribed after you covered it, but I picked it up because I always saw it in the back and I think you’ve mentioned it in other videos! I think Batman’s super heavy arc is super slept on! I know people don’t like it because of the lack of well Batman but I like Gordon in the robo suit, some great Damian and Dick moments and the introduction of Duke!
Sasha, you might not read this comment but I absolutely love your channel.
I used to read comics when I was in highschool up to mid college, and though I don't do it as usually as I used to because of adult life, I still like them a lot and think there's much to talk about the medium.
I'm from Latin America and most of the UA-cam channels talking about comics either focus only in the movies and things that were or will be adapted, or fall into the elitist discourse of "This is a masterpiece and you're dumb".
Your channel and community has such a friendly vibe I became a fan almost instantly, it very much feels like being in a casual comics club Haha.
Best wishes.
Good solid selections, and I totally agree with your thoughts on Alan Moore's love / hate relationship, that in Tom Strong we get to see how he once engaged with the two fist action of comics even as he played around with the tropes to have some fun, compared to his deconstructions in Watchmen and Miracleman and even Supreme to an extent or the chaos magic of the universe with Promethea. One series I return to all the time for a similar 'take classic tropes and lean hard into how cool they are' would be Planetary by Warren Ellis & John Cassaday, with pulp heroes and ghost detectives and bits from the Wildstorm universe and even where do kaiju come from plus one of the darkest versions of the Fantastic Four (who aren't zombies), it's Ellis running on all cylinders.
@scream. 🔥💙🔥
Totally agree with you on what Harley has become.
You mentioning FF so highly has certified why I respect your opinion in comics. Thank you.
Plus, all the picks are genuinely really great ones!
I've been a visitor to the channel (on and off) for a few years now and always enjoy your content. This time was no different and I agree on quite a few of your picks. To me Watchmen and Kingdom Come are 2 must reads for any comic fan and I usually revisit them at least once a year. I liked seeing what some of your go-tos are and you've even convinced me to give Tom Strong a look (the way you described the series had me nodding my head). Not sure if you've ever read it, but the first American Flagg series by Howard Chaykin is another that is iconic (to me, at least) and well worth the time. Thanks for the video and your perspective :)
When I pick up one to read, just casually, it’s Shazam! The new 52 volume 1. It’s such a good book and I enjoy reading it a ton!
AH! I love this style of video. I need to do one of these videos myself soon as a follow up to my "how to get into comics" one I did but it's so daunting when it comes to picking my faves to read. lol There are so many choices!
“You are now leaving Astro City. Please drive carefully.” 😀
For my own grab-off-the-shelf book, I gravitate toward _Showcase Presents The Elongated Man._ Those EM stories from the 1960s by Gardner Fox and John Broome, gorgeously illustrated by Carmine Infantino, are always a treat.
The first thing that comes to mind for me is Jason Aaron's Ghost Riders run. I had it in graphic novel form as a kid, and would re read it constantly after I had "gone to bed". I absolutely love the dynamic between Johhny and Danny, as this book was my introduction to the latter. This probably won't be the case, but i hope we get to see both Johnny and Danny in the MCU. Hoping for some dark humor when handling the character as well
Huge props for JTHM and Astro City. Both have been favorites of mine. I would love to see you do a dedicated video of Watchmen, simply because I know you love to share quotes. Good times!
I enjoy my Sandman collection, as well as Gail Simone's run on Birds of Prey and Secret Six, I've read those to death and I still crack up when Lady Blackhawk says "holy crow the boy is fancy"
I have a similar setup(and many of the same books). There is some vague attempt at organization, but since I know where everything is I don't feel the need to create a library style arrangement
As a kid I was interested in comics but could rarely afford to buy them. It was actually watching this channel that got me to start collecting them as an adult. I forget if it was a video you did on Astro city or Kyle Rayner, but I got really into both. I appreciate the recommendations you have here and I had just picked up Tom Strong last week, fun read!
Harleen is one of my favourite comics as well. I am so glad I picked it up on your recommendation years ago.
I would love an in depth conversation on Watchmen. I started it and never finished it around 2018, so I would love a reason to give it another try.
I read the Watchmen graphic novel not long after it first came out. At the time I did not fully understand what it was about . This was my first exposure to superheroes that could be controversial ----- and I could not get enough.
I thought you setting up Doomsday Clock at the end. I love that so much I put it in a special binder.
I was out at a local comic shop sale today and saw a copy of JTHM and had to pick it up after seeing your video! It was meant to be!
Thank you. I wanted this video for a while because I'm nosy when wanting to hear someone's favorite video game, movie, show, and especially comics.
Thank you for providing this. It was a fun video, and it was nice for you to show your favorites. It seems you had a lot of fun witt this. I hope you make more!
My favorites are the DC Pride Anthologies, The Worst X-Man Ever, and The Young Avengers. ❤️
Seriously each time I get tired of comics and need a break, your enthusiasm for the medium makes me want to just jump right back in! I love that you picked Deadpool by Daniel Way; that run is special to me because Deadpool was the first character that got me to actively pick up monthly comics and it started with that Way run, so you gave me serious nostalgia vibes!
I hear you about Johnnie the Homicidal Maniac. I had a good relationship with my brother-in-law, and I wanted to discuss with him my discovery of the Hannibal Lecter books. Well, particularly when my oldest nephew was born, he found he couldn't read these homicidal serial killers, particularly the ones who targeted ''suburban families.I suppose it's like gallows humor; one has to gain some emotional distance before one can look at some forms of art.
Cool throwback to my own comic book genesis! A LOT of the same titles in fact. I remember being a forlorn teen who felt like he'd found his place in the world in the books-a-million graphic novel section. My poor ass got to sit and read for hours for free.
I think I’ve thanked you before for making me aware of Harleen, but if not Thank You Sensational Sasha 🖖🏾
While I love that first year of the Daniel Way run on Deadpool, the man is directly responsible for the "meme" take on the character that so many cosplayers get wrong. It took the Posehn/Duggan run to really set things right.
Yay for casual videos!
I like reading the Pirate story in Watchmen all at once. It works on its own while also adding to the greater story.
Great video!
My personal favourites live mostly on the other side of the Pond: Asterix and the Roman Agent, Tintin in Tibet, The Incal, Valerian: Empire of a Thousand Planets, Mortadelo y Filemón, Judge Dredd: The Dark Judges...but for DC, I adore Darwyn Cooke's The New Frontier
Not surprised that Stjepan Sejic made a fantastic Harley Quinn story. Sunstone is THE romance comic book for me.
I'm here for the comic book club
I'm not one for a lot of trades if I have the original issues, but of what I have, one of my recent favorites is Superman Smashes the Klan. A great retelling of the story from the radio serials & a nice segway from his early powerset into his more classic powers. Also the early volumes of Fables up to the Invasion of the Homelands, those were great for setting up the concept & making me care about the characters. After Fabletown wins the war, it felt like the story meandered. The He-Man/Thundercats crossover mini is just the right kind of goofy 80s fun.
Hush was my first Batman story! Still love to revisit it from time-to-time. My favorite Bat-story, however, is No Man's Land
I'm re-reading the first run of Ultimate Spider-Man. I loved the fresh take on the character. That, and the downright hokey dialogue that was obliviously written by an adult trying to talk like a teen.
Love re reading Hickman's Fantastic Four! Each time I am feeling down, that book just has moments that pick me back up.
Talk about Watchmen. I read it when it came out & had never heard of the Charleton comics, so I was viewing it as a skewed take on the DC characters: Dr. M as a different kind of superman & the team of Rorshach & NightOwl being 2 sides of Batman (madman/detective and millionaire/tech guy). The characters are certainly more real than your average comic book, less 1D.
Hush was also the comic that set the hook for my comic fandom, it's a great jumping on point
The care you put in presentation to explain these books is unmatched 🎉
Astro City is one of my favorite series of all time. Personally I'm more into Silver Agent and I cried when we got his backstory.
This was fun! I'd love to see a part 2 since you have so many. And you may have convinced me to read Watchmen, for the reason you stated in that its pretty seminal to modern comics as a medium. I've also been throwing this fun fact out a lot recently, but the first comic I bought with my own money was the Vigilante: City Lights, Prairie Justice graphic novel long after it was originally published. I haven't found many others who've read it or care aobut it, but if you have, would love to see comments below!
One of my go-to reads is Transmetropolitan, I love the world building. I also agree with what you said about Watchmen, I read it as it was released back in the '80s and at that point it was groundbreaking but with everything that has come since the impact is less,
DC never knows when to stop. They shoved Harley down our throats nearly as much as The Joker and it got so over saturated I lost all interest in anything having to do with either character. DC has no concept of less is more and ram these characters into us more than Marvel with X Men.
As for WATCHMEN, yes, definitely a work of art in every respect, but Alan Moore cry babies everything like a hurt, bitter little toddler who fell for the seesaw trick once too often when he was growing up.
Mid 70's Starlin ( Captain Marvel, Adam Warlock, Strange Tales, etc.
Two really long big things that I have re-read multiple times: 1) Grant Morrison's Doom Patrol run. That's one omni that I think merits inclusion in a list like this. And for something even longer: Sandman (Neil Gaiman). The whole thing. Whenever I start reading intending to read one arc or segment I usually don't stop there. A couple others: From Hell by Alan Moore. Terminal City by Dean Motter.
Thank you for sharing which comics you read when you're in a casual mood!
I still have every single issue of jthm first edition because i just happened to be a brooding angsty teen when it first came out and after that first issue i was hooked! As happy noodle boy says “repent! repent! Floss often!”
Tom Strong is super good, Moore’s run on Supreme is also excellent. Also Top Ten and Smax. And everything else he ever wrote
your video's have got me into comics! Right now I'm looking for an interesting horror comic
Some of my own go to books.
American Flagg! (I have the HC Image did a while back with the first 14 issues).
Sin City (the first volume) and Born Again.
All Star Superman.
Next Wave.
The Ballad of Halo Jones.
Bone.
My top 3 is original Excalibur series, especially the Alan Davis runs, Infinity Gauntlet limited series, and I'm glad you mentioned Watchmen cause I was struggling to find a third but I really enjoyed it. I agree that it's not the holy grail of comics and can be expanded on. I for one, enjoyed the HBO series and thought it was an interesting continuation of the world.
I read comics as a kid like Tin Tin and Astreix but Hush was the first superhero comic and I fell in love in the medium and how they work. I defiantly read a lot of DC first now I read every comic and manga under the roof.
This tube slays! Love how casual this channel is an this vid really carried the vibe to the top 💯💖🧬⭐✨
My recommendation for new readers is just to grab a few issues of what's new or whatever looks neat to you. The classics are great, but individual issues are cheap, and you'll probably find something you enjoy. If you like what you find, keep up with it. If not, no problem because you haven't invested much into it. A good comic collection has a bunch of individual issues that you're never going to see the resolution to, and that's fine because usually the resolution is another question.
thanks for making this video
Love ASTRO CITY and TOM STRONG.
I noticed you have a Jack Jack toy in the background. May I recommend Mark Waid's run on THE INCREDIBLES?
Also (adopts Professor X voice): demerits for HUSH and BEFORE WATCHMEN 😢
I have been a Fan of Batman all my live, but gosh I love the Hush comic, so well written and absolutely stunning art.
Glad you included the Fantastic Four on your list! Several months ago, I decided to read the whole Fantastic Four comic book series from the beginning. My wife and I have bought dozens of collected editions for Kindle. I've now read 500-plus issues (with at least 200 more issues to go). As you said, it's fun to see the history of the Marvel universe unfolding. Enjoyed much of the classic run by Stan Lee and Jack Kirby. Liked the John Byrne era. Recently read some great issues written by Mark Waid and by Karl Kesel and by J. Michael Straczynski. (With lots of great artists.) Looking forward to what's still ahead in my collection!
You sold me a copy of Deadpool today - other than Deapool Kills the Marvel Universe I haven't read much of him since the 90's. I'm looking forward to the read, thanks!