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    Default Suggestions for a new read!!

    I am begining to enjoy DC's vertigo imprints more than their regular runs.
    I'd appreciate suggestions for good reads.

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    Y the Last Man (all the way through)
    Ennis's Hellblazer
    Moore's run on Swamp Thing
    Sandman (in its entirety)
    DMZ
    Transmetropolitan
    WE3 (self-contained volume)
    the first three volumes of Animal Man
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    - "Acquiescence. It's not so hard, really. You. Just. Give. In." - Col. Ives

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    Fables
    Y: The Last Man
    Robert Eddleman
    Panels on Pages

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    Lets see,I've read the first volume 1-50 of fables. Y:1-50 as well.
    Quick question though, I've got the first 5 issues of DMZ. How many issues are there? Sandman, other than Sandman Presents all done. WE3 i've got the issues with me, haven't gotten around to them as of yet.

    Animal is a legend in its own right,of course.

    Thanks for the suggestions guys

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    it's a sin to miss Preacher Vol 1 - 9

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    I've got the first 5 issues of DMZ. How many issues are there?
    #15 comes out next week.

    I'd also like to mention The Exterminators,

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    yeah, exterminators is way good

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    I liked American Virgin a bit more than Exterminators, but I didn't like either enough to get the next trades.
    - Art is whatever makes you feel human.

    - "You are what you love, not what loves you." - Donald Kaufman

    - "Deserve's got nothing to do with it." - William Munny

    - "Acquiescence. It's not so hard, really. You. Just. Give. In." - Col. Ives

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    Here's what i've read recently and some all time favorites:
    1.Preacher
    2.Transmetropolitan
    3.The Sandman
    4.Fables
    5.Y: The Last Man
    6.Ex Machina (not a vertigo title but I can't help it :rolleyes: )
    7.Pride of Baghdad
    8.Ennis' Constantine
    9.Lucifer

    I'm thinking of checking out American Virgin, DMZ, Nevada, WE3, Animal Man, and whatever I can find of Alan Moore's run on Swamp Thing.

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    If you like Sandman, odds are that you'd like Lucifer. The first trade is a bit below par, but hang in there. It's an excellent series.

    Preacher is really good as well, and so is Morrisons Doom Patrol. Both are collected in trades.

    And if you can find the issues, buy Milligans Shade: The Changing Man series. It's magnificent!!!
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    Thanks for the suggestion, I've read Lucifer, but couldn't put it amid Sandman because i felt Mike Carrey picked at a scab for too long.

    He's also done The Furies, a sandman special where i again felt he just kept pulling the same thread over and over again. But, in all it entirity, Lucifer was an excellent story.

    Gran Morrison, I simply adore him. Will get myself around to Doom Patrol ASAP.

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    Milo, are you looking for Vertigo-specific or just more reads like the feeling/sense/style of Vertigo?

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    I am looking for good reads with fine storylines.
    So, you could say I am generally on the lookout for good vertigo titles as my knowledge and my budget on the matter is limited.
    After getting suggestions, I usually run a search on the title to get reviews and synopsis and buy accordingly.
    Oh! Woe is us, if only we were conquerers of capitalism.:(

    So, you've got some good suggestions for me?:D

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    Quote Originally Posted by Milo Of Meelos View Post
    I am looking for good reads with fine storylines.
    So, you could say I am generally on the lookout for good vertigo titles as my knowledge and my budget on the matter is limited.
    After getting suggestions, I usually run a search on the title to get reviews and synopsis and buy accordingly.
    Oh! Woe is us, if only we were conquerers of capitalism.:(

    So, you've got some good suggestions for me?:D
    How about a variety, then? Looks like the Vertigo lists got pretty good coverage:

    Girl Genius by Phil and Kara Foglio. Steampunk/Gaslight Fantasy based on the idea what would happen if Victorian-style Mad Science ruled the world mixed in with a healthy dose of humour. It started in print, then moved to the 'Web. Go the "The Comic" , the Advanced Class started where the print comics left off, but the GG101 is working its way through the printed versions so you won't miss anything. Also, the Foglios just published a black and white omnibus of the first ten issues (first three trades).

    If you enjoyed the more mythic characteristics of Sandman, check out Book of Lost Souls J. Michael Straczynski and Colleen Doran. It's mostly been self contained stories about decision points within an encompassing overplot around the holder of the book. I like it a lot, and Doran's art is fabulous.

    For a more intimate take on fairytales and fables, check out "Castle Waiting" by Linda Medley. It's more about what happens after happily ever after, but it's a much smaller cast and it's a more intimate story than Fables.

    For spy/suspense/conspiracy try "Sleeper" by Ed Brubaker and Sean Phillips.

    Global Frequency by Warren Ellis.

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    I've been picking a lot of Vertigo trades up recently. My suggestions:

    Grant Morrisons "Animal Man" run
    Alan Moore's "Swamp Thing"
    Preacher (awesomeness)
    Sandman
    Y: The Last Man

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