What non vertigo titles would you guys reccomend to a vertigo fan?

[hydro123456]

I just recently got back into comics and after reading preacher I started picking up all the vertigo trades I could. So now I need something else to read. Any suggetions would be much appreciated.

stuff I've read and liked:

hellblazer
preacher
lucifer
100 bullets
swamp thing
transmetropoliton
animal man
y: the last man

[Forsaken_One]

Ex Machina. Seriously, it's Wildstorm but it also kicks soo much ass it's amazing. Set in a slightly different version of our own universe, it manages to mix superheroics and politics in an amazing way. Read it. Oh, um, it's also by the writer of Y.

Runaways. It's collected. It's wonderful. It's written by BKV just like Y and Ex Machina. It's set in the 616 universe but you need know no Marvel to know it and love it.

Madrox. Also set in the main 616 but it really needs no explenation so long as you know what mutants are generally. It was a five issue miniseries, and knowing Marvel it'll be out in a couple of... hours. ;) Great film noir mentality and great writing, Peter David at his best.

Rex Mundi. A great mix of film noir, private detective (yes, they are seperate), mystery, and vast conspiracy theory set up in a world of alternate history. God, they just need robot monkey ninjas who ride dinosaurs and I'd be in Nerdvana.

Hard Time. A "DC Focus" title, which is basically another imprint of DC that failed. But it's first season is out and the first season was amazing. I think there's a trade of the first six issues, not sure if another trade's coming out later. Probably.

Legion of Super Heros. Just because it's a damn good story that rebooted four issues ago. You need know nothing about the DCU to love it as it's set in the future and pretty much ignores all the rest of the DCU and since it's a full on reboot you need know nothing of the previous Legion books. I didn't. And at 32 pages each the books are nice and meaty.

Powers. Brian Michael Bendis at his best, the first season is completely collected. I'm not a huge fan of his work in mainstream comics but Powers is great. Detective story with a huge superhero twist, try out the first trade at Barns and Noble or Boarders and see what you think.

Ummm... and Watchmen if you haven't read that. You really should. If you have, good for you!

[JLG]

The Walking Dead. Very good read.

[slam]

Planetary
Top Ten
Promethea
Astro City

[Huh?]

Ex Machina
Gotham Central
Powers
Runaways
Queen & Country
And, I have heard that Walking Dead is awesome, but I have not read it yet.

[The Adventurer]

From DC

The Light Brigade - A 4 issue prestige miniseries about a WW2 unit on a holy crusade,it's AWESOME, and is pretty much a Vertigo book in delivery.

From Image

The Walking Dead - A Story of External and Internal horror, probibly the best Zombie comic ever.

From DC/Humanoids

The Technopriests - European Comics on the whole are alot like Vertigo comics on the whole, lots of odd ball situations, social comentary, and high consept Science Fiction. Technopriests is one of the best.

[Ayo]

I just recently got back into comics and after reading preacher I started picking up all the vertigo trades I could. So now I need something else to read. Any suggetions would be much appreciated.

stuff I've read and liked:

hellblazer
preacher
lucifer
100 bullets
swamp thing
transmetropoliton
animal man
y: the last man

Love and Rockets by the Hernandez Brothers. There's traditionally two separate serials in the series. Brother Jamie focuses on the naturalistic stories of L.A. punks...with some creeping magical realism which sneaks up on you...Brother Gilbert focuses on a fictional tiny Central American village and the relationships between the characters throughout time. Currently, Gilbert is working on new characters/stories.

Black Hole by Charles Burns. Set in the 1970s...a plaugue is infecting teenagers and turning them into mutant freaks. The art is really creepy, but the stories are surprisingly humanistic. Twelve issues, collection should be forthcoming later this year (or legend has it).

David Boring by Daniel Clowes. The deadpan protagonist here embarks on a journey to find his dream girl where he endures gunshots, gets stranded on a tiny island, bags a milf, and the world ends. Never bats an eye. There's also a very creative father-quest going on here in the background.

Louis Riel by Chester Brown. Based on the story of Canadian revolutionary, Louis Riel, Brown creates a fascinating historically-based novel about his rise to power, rebellion and subsequent execution (no spoiler, it's a forgone conclusion). There's also mysticism, insanity and he talks to God. Heavily footnoted--Brown details every instance in which he deviated from the facts for literary effect.

The Fixer by Joe Sacco. Not so much "history," because this happened a few years ago. Joe Sacco is a journalist who specializes in modern war. He's also a phenomenal illustrator. The Fixer, Sacco's latest is about the conflict in Sarajevo, and a man named Neven, who is a "fixer." Apparantly, these fixers find foreign journalists and act as their guides, helping them get information, supplies and interview subjects.

Hope this helps.

[hydro123456]

Thanks for the suggetions guys. I'll be picking up most of them as soon as money permits.

[Stephane Garrelie]

At Vertigo for me the Sandman tradepaperbacks are indispensables. It's one of the best comics ever.
Anyway vertigo is a security of quality. Even if you can not like some of them, for what I've seen till now, it's always in it's own way well done.
Chris Claremont is Back on Uncanny X-men with Alan Davis doing the art on most (but not all) of the storylines, so if you were a fan in the 80's it's good stuff to pick up. :p
His new Excalibur series is good too.
If you loved Roy Thomas All Stars Squadron and Infinity inc. the current storyline in JSA could please to you.
Blood of the Demon is the best Byrne stuff in years. Issues 2 next week.
Everything by Grant Morrison is (if not always respectul of the characters) original and the most part of it is good.
The best surprise of the year was that Joss Whedon Astonishing X-men are almost as good as Claremont's and I didn't thought such a thing possible (and it's respectfull of the characters too). :)
I hope this help. :cool:

[stealthwise]

I'm not a fan of Judd Winick, but his "Barry Ween: Boy Genius" has some of the best sick humour since... well, stuff like Preacher. There's at least three trades out from Oni Press that are worth a look.

[hydro123456]

Yeah I'm definately going to pick up sandman sometime in the near future. I'll have to give Morrison another try also. I really liked Animal Man but didn't care for invisibles at all.

[Forsaken_One]

Yeah I'm definately going to pick up sandman sometime in the near future. I'll have to give Morrison another try also. I really liked Animal Man but didn't care for invisibles at all.
Morrison is... unique. You really either love him or hate him. I personally fall in the "hate" camp; or rather I'm confused by and/or don't enjoy his stories and thus now refuse to read them.

Gaiman, on the other hand, is always good. Sometimes great (Sandman) sometimes just good (1601) and sometimes amazing (American Gods). Just keep in mind the art from Sandman isn't always up to modern styles or coloring standards, and can at times look a bit dated. Some people have issues with this, thankfully I'm not one of them.

[stealthwise]

Morrison is... unique. You really either love him or hate him. I personally fall in the "hate" camp; or rather I'm confused by and/or don't enjoy his stories and thus now refuse to read them.

I find that Morrison is more hit or miss with me. I liked Animal Man a lot, and dug some of his other stuff, but wasn't huge on Seaguy and a few other things of his that I've read. I'm not sure about The Invisibles yet, but am looking forward to his All-Star Superman.

Gaiman, on the other hand, is always good. Sometimes great (Sandman) sometimes just good (1601) and sometimes amazing (American Gods). Just keep in mind the art from Sandman isn't always up to modern styles or coloring standards, and can at times look a bit dated. Some people have issues with this, thankfully I'm not one of them.

Replace "great" with "incredible" for Sandman and you're dead on. :)

[Forsaken_One]

I find that Morrison is more hit or miss with me. I liked Animal Man a lot, and dug some of his other stuff, but wasn't huge on Seaguy and a few other things of his that I've read. I'm not sure about The Invisibles yet, but am looking forward to his All-Star Superman.
Well... I guess I'm not completely right. You're all shocked, I'm sure. ;)

Replace "great" with "incredible" for Sandman and you're dead on. :)
Eh, I found individual issues/arcs of Sandman "amazing," I found others just "good," and others "asounding" so I averaged it all to "great." American Gods can be amazing because it's just one book; who knows what it'll be when the sequel comes out.