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last updated March, 2026
Descender, Vol. 1: Tin Stars
Jeff Lemire
The Sheriff of Babylon, Volume 1: Bang. Bang. Bang.
Tom King
Nailbiter, Vol. 1: There Will Be Blood
Joshua Williamson
Wytches, Volume 1
Scott Snyder
Scott Pilgrim's Precious Little Life (Scott Pilgrim, #1)
Bryan Lee O'Malley
Signal to Noise
Neil Gaiman
Seven to Eternity, Vol. 1: The God of Whispers
Rick Remender
Bloodshot Reborn, Vol. 1: Colorado
Paper Girls, Volume 1
Brian K. Vaughan
Blankets
Craig Thompson
The Best We Could Do
Thi Bui
Gideon Falls, Vol. 1: The Black Barn
East of West, Vol. 1: The Promise
Jonathan Hickman
Injection, Vol. 1
Warren Ellis
Irredeemable #1
Mark Waid
Starve, Vol. 1
Brian Wood
Eternal Warrior, Volume 1: Sword of the Wild
Greg Pak
X-O Manowar, Volume 1: Soldier
Matt Kindt
D4VE
Ryan Ferrier
The Maxx, Vol. 1
Sam Kieth
Huck, Book 1: All-American
Mark Millar
Watchmen
Alan Moore
Outcast, Vol. 1: A Darkness Surrounds Him
Robert Kirkman
Invincible, Vol. 1: Family Matters
Saga, Volume 1
Black Hammer, Vol. 1: Secret Origins
Monstress, Vol. 1: Awakening
Marjorie M. Liu
Ummm okay wait these look SO cool n fun
they definitely were for me!!!
Monstress looks like exactly my kind of vibe so i will 1000% be checking it out 🙂↕️🙂↕️
truly a gorgeous series
any chance Promethea could go on this list? another of Alan Moore's
very open to it but first would need to read it!
of course!
this is epic. thank you!
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