Peter...tend to have the "opposite" problem when reading current comics...looking for a story or some chunky action in a single issue...only to find the comic's been written as just a part of a 6 issue story.

Its alnost driven me away from current stuff to buying back issues.

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Superhero - Batman - The Dark Knight Returns by Frank Miller

Biography - Maus by Art Spiegelman

Humor - Bitten Apple by Jesse Hamm

Fantasy - The Complete ElfQuest by Wendy Pini

Manga - Adolf by Osamu Tezuka

SF - The Rocketeer by Dave Stevens

Horror - Swamp Thing: Love & Death by Alan Moore with Steve Bissette, John Totleben, et al.

Murder Mystery - Watchmen by Alan Moore with Dave Gibbons

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Jimmy Corrigan: The Smartest Kid On Earth

I'm still astonished that something like this exists in the world. Absolutely gorgeous, with graphic storytelling unlike anything I've seen anywhere else.

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Capes - Batman - DK & DKR I loved it so much I went & got the Absolute. That's love right there.

Humor - Milk & Cheese by Evan Dorkin

Fantasy - Usagi Yojimbo: Grasscutter by Stan Saki

Biography - Pedro & Me by Judd Winnick

Manga - Battle Angel Alita by Yukito Kishiro

SF - Kamandi by Jack Kirby

Hard Boiled/Spy - The Losers by Andy Diggle

Horror - The Walking Dead by Kirkman

True Event/Experience - Palestine by Joe Sacco

Guilty Pleasure - Absolute Edition Danger Girl

"Bucky O'Hare" is hard to beat for sheer fun.

Zot, of course. Especially issues 1-10.

Also, Don Rosa's The Life and Times of Uncle Scrooge. This is the best gift to give to get an elementary school aged child hooked on comics.

NFAH, do you have one in your library?

The Sandman by Gaiman et al. Hard to pick the best book in it but all great stuff.

Berserk by Kentaro Miura - I'm only up to volume 5 but this is totally awesome.

No. I have a personal copy that I've been meaning to have cataloged. Thanks for reminding me that I still need to get that done!

I've never read "Zot." It looks interesting.

Agreed.

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Dave Sim High Society

Dave Sim and Gerhard Latter Days

Kyle Baker The Cowboy Wally Show and Why I Hate Saturn

Will Eisner Dropsie Avenue

Alan Moore and Rick Veitch Supreme: The Story of the Year

Garth Ennis and Steve Dillon Preacher all of it.

Rick Veitch Maximortal

Jeff Smith Bone

Kurt Busiek and Alex Ross Marvels

I'd probably include Moore and Campbell's From Hell on the list, but I haven't read it in years and I want to read it again.