Comics I Love (a.k.a. My Regular Reads)

[Silver Surfer] I read a few comic books at someone's house when I was a kid. Although I didn't read comics regularly until I was a sophmore in college, I remember those first few comic books from my childhood (Dr. Strange, Silver Surfer) fondly. This page is a tip of the hat to the good comics that I read now. I read and recommend the comic books below; they all come out at least semi-regularly. I'm not including limited series here, since I update this page so rarely.

How To Find a Good Comic Book

If you're looking to discover great comics, then I recommend these methods, all of which worked well for me. Obviously, all of these methods are hit-and-miss; not every comic is for everyone.

check out the rack at your local comic book store
go to the Small Press Expo and visit every table (I go every year it occurs)
go to the San Diego Comic-Con (I went one year) and - the combined dealer area & artist alley is the size of a small city!
other comic book conventions (or even, sometimes, general fantasy/science fiction/horror/furry conventions) and comic book "shows"
investigate Peter Laird's Xeric Foundation's list of comic book creator grants - many talented creators have benefited from the Xeric Foundation's grants
check out your favorite comics' back pages (or online comics' "links" pages), to see what your favorite creators recommend

Comic Books I Read & Recommend

Aria - created by ?; Avalon Studios, published by Image Comics. faerie princess babe living in 20th century England
Arrowsmith - created by Kurt Busiek; published by Wildstorm. soldier boy signs up for World War I on a fantasy Earth
Authority - created by ?; published by Wildstorm. supergeros on a global - no, trans-dimensional - scale . . . don't mess with the Authority
Berlin - created by Jason Lutes; published by Drawn & Quarterly (#1-4 published by Black Eye Productions). possibly on hiatus (until the second 'book' starts)
Bone - created by Jeff Smith; published by Cartoon Books. what do you mean, you don't know Bone?!
Boneyard - created by Richard Moore; published by NBM Publishing. average Joe inherits cemetery-o-weirdos
Castle Waiting - created by Linda Medley; published by Olio Press and/or Cartoon Books. haven for lost fairy tales
A Distant Soil - created by Colleen Doran; published by Colleen Doran Studios (formerly Aria Press) and Image Comics. exceptional science fiction
Exiles - published by Marvel Comics. a cross between X-Men and Quantum Leap
Fables - created by Bill Willingham; published by Vertigo, an imprint of DC Comics. mature fairy tale characters live in hiding in contemporary Manhattan
The Filth - created by Grant Morrison; published by Vertigo, and imprint of DC Comics. echoes of his own The Invisibles
Formerly Known as the Justice League - published by DC Comics. theyÕre bwa-ha-ha-ack
Girl Genius - published by Studio Foglio. good "steampunk" (?!)
Green Lantern - published by DC Comics. I'd still love to have a power ring
Hawkman - published by DC Comics. reincarnated (again...), and finally remembering his past
The Incal - original John Difool character created by Alexandro Jodorowsky & Moebius; published by Humanoids Publishing. with Moebius' involvement, need you ask?
JLA [Justice League of America] - published by DC Comics. mostly my other half reads it
JSA [Justice Society of America] - published by DC Comics. old heroes never die, but they do get more interesting
Knights of the Dinner Table - created by Jolly R. Blackburn?; published by Kenzer and Company. RPG fanatics, usually at the gaming table
The Legion - published by DC Comics. long live the Legion
PS 238 - published by Dork Storm Press. public school for super-kids
Queen & Country - created by Greg Rucka?; published by Oni Press. a (more?) realistic Jane Bond, sans 'Q'
The Red Star - published by Archangel Studios and CrossGeneration Comics. science fantasy (an under-created subgenre)
Rex Mundi - published by Image Comics.
Route 666- published by CrossGeneration Comics. modern-day horror - she sees monsters
Ruse - created by Mark Waid?; CrossGen universe created by Mark Alessi & Gina M. Villa; published by CrossGeneration Comics. a brooding Sherlock Holmes and his long suffering Ms. Watson
Sojourn - created by Ron Marz?; CrossGen universe created by Mark Alessi & Gina M. Villa; published by CrossGeneration Comics. a beautiful fantasy
Solus - CrossGen universe created by Mark Alessi & Gina M. Villa; published by CrossGeneration Comics. George Perez is back, in a series that touches all the CrossGen worlds
Strangers in Paradise - created by Terry Moore; published by Abstract Studio. possibly the best indie ever
Thor - published by Marvel Comics. Thor takes an active role in world affairs, as a god . . . should?!
Titans - published by DC Comics. yet another variation . . . juryÕs still out
Way of the Rat - created by Chuck Dixon?; CrossGen universe created by Mark Alessi & Gina M. Villa; published by CrossGeneration Comics. an Asian fantasy
Wonder Woman - published by DC Comics. for the glory of Gaea!
Y: The Last Man - published by Vertigo, an imprint of DC Comics. everyone wants him . . . some for themselves, some to share, and some just want him dead

I updated this page a little bit on August 2, 2003. If you have suggestions, comments, or criticisms, please e-mail me at kendall.NUKE.THIS@his.com [remove the ".NUKE.THIS"].