Just finished all UY... What do i read now?

[shaxper]

If you liked the Vertigo titles you listed, then you might enjoy Alan Moore's run on Swamp Thing. It only runs 45 issues, but it was a complete engaging turn around of character and supporting cast. As you may know from Gaiman's Sandman, one of support characters comes from this Swamp Thing arch.

Bone is great.

You might like Paul Chadwich's Concrete one of Dark Horse's first comic series. It's about this political speech writer who brain get's transported into an alien's body that is like Concrete. Like Swamp Thing, it only runs 50+ issues (and many of those were in DHP, so in reality it's probably more like 30+ issues) but it is great art and storytelling.

Any of Disney's Duck comics by Don Rosa or Carl Barks. Great storytelling that never gets old. The life and times of Scrooge McDuck gives a bio of how he came to be. It's awesome. I like the junior woodchucks stories myself personally.

A very short store arch I enjoyed a lot was Grant Morrison's run on Animal Man. Only 26 issues but issue #5 blew me away and I was hooked. I knew nothing about animal man before I started reading this back in the late 80s. I didn't like it so much after Morrison left.

Peace, maka

I haven't taken to Bone in the way that so many others have, but I absolutely second every other suggestion here.

[go]

Groo?

[shaxper]

Groo?

for "good, long, story arcs and characters that grow/change over time?"

Groo's kind of the exact opposite, don't you think?

[Stan Sakai]

Groo?

for "good, long, story arcs and characters that grow/change over time?"

Groo's kind of the exact opposite, don't you think?

Groo has definitely changed over time. He's gotten much stupider.

[go]

Did I err?

[shaxper]

Groo has definitely changed over time. He's gotten much stupider.

[rs2]

I can't believe that nobody's said:
start again at the beginning now that return of the black soul is out.

seriously.

[Patrick2209]

Wow guys! Thanks for all of the great suggestions. I have ordered the first volumes of Bone, and Lone Wolf and Cub. I'll see how those go, and then check out some of the other ones.

[Angilasman]

You might like Paul Chadwich's Concrete one of Dark Horse's first comic series. It's about this political speech writer who brain get's transported into an alien's body that is like Concrete. Like Swamp Thing, it only runs 50+ issues (and many of those were in DHP, so in reality it's probably more like 30+ issues) but it is great art and storytelling.

I second this recommendation. Concrete is great, and it's all collected into 7 nice, little volumes.

...and there are new Concrete stories coming out next year!

[coolray85]

oooooh, something just came to my mind when he said the story was divided into 7 volumes....it is an absolute fantastic comic book which braught me and my girlfriend together on a whole different level again...
'the maxx' by sam kieth...you can get the books on amazon, it is really not clear what's real and what's not along the ride and the character develope, too....
really highly recommended!

[MikeM]

A few books that came to mind don't actually have a lot of trades out for them yet, but are really excellent.
Mouse Guard (2 trades out soon with a third on the way)
Mice Templar (the second trade just came out this week)
Sweet Tooth (only 1 trade out so far, but it is amazing)

Sandman Mystery Theatre is also great.

[Jennswack]

Going on the Vertigo vein, I've really been enjoying Unwritten. Totally recommend that. Also, if you liked Y the last man, I'd suggest checking out anything else Vaughn has written. I don't think I've read a bad book from him yet.