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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
this is epic. thank you!
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!
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