I honestly wouldn’t mind this being a reoccurring shorts segment. Off the top of my head, the non-superhero comic recommendation I would give is It’s Lonely at the Centre of the Earth by Zoe Thorogood. Even though that books was published almost 2 years ago, I still think about it to this day.
Here's some recommendations. Crime/Noir: scalped,100 bullets, criminal, stray bullets, torso, Jinx, goldfish, fade out, a righteous thirst for vengeance, deadly class, the goon, newburn Science fiction: black science, Descender, Clear, the invisibles, low, Fear Agent, napalm lullaby, Romance: sweet paprika, sunstone, swing, Barnstormers, love everlasting Horror: Gideon falls, American vampire, witches, black orchard mythos, Tr33, something is killing the children, the walking dead. Fantasy: Fables, monstress, Helen of wyndhorn, seven to eternity, the sacrifices.
YES! Life & Times of Scrooge McDuck is a masterpiece! I also recommend the Companion volume that has connected tales but aren’t part of the 12 issue arc. These are some of the biggest tear-inducing stories for what Scrooge had to give up: Prisoner of White Agony Creek, Hearts of the Yukon (that last page alone has to be the most heartbreaking moment of the entire Duck comic franchise), and The Dream of a Lifetime (I always save this story for last, being the perfect coda of the entire arc…plus the tears there are bittersweet). I would love a full video showcase if these stories!
On God I hope this means more videos covering comics in the future. Some of your stuff has been incredibly formative to me and has helped me develop a much stronger sense of storytelling as an aspiring artist
Matt, please, do a full video on The Life and Times of Scrooge McDuck. That comic deserves it. Don Rosa, and of course his inspiration/idol Carl Barks, are comic book LEGENDS in Europe, but sadly forgotten and looked over in America (despite the fact that Barks was one of the original three first comic creators to be inducted in the Will Eisner Hall of Fame. The other two being Eisner himself and Jack Kirby). As for comic recommendations, you can't go wrong with Tintin. Great mystery/adventure comics with a nice comedic touch. I'd recommend starting with The Crab With the Golden Claws that first introduces Tintins best friend, the choleric sailor Captain Haddock, followed by the two-part treasure hunt adventure (and my personal favourie) Secret of the Unicorn/Red Rackham's Treasure. After that, there are two other great adventure two-parters. The Indiana Jones-esque The Seven Crystal Balls/Prisoners of the Sun as well as the hard sci-fi Destination Moon/Explorers of the Moon (Yeah. Tintin went to the moon before Aldrin and Armstrong). Lastly, I think the three best albums are The Calculus Affair, a Hitchcockian spy-thriller, The Castafiore Emerald, a comedic bottle-episode set entirely in Marlinspike Hall, and lastly the Magnum Opus; Tintin in Tibet. A great story about friendship and tenacity and one of few comics that can make me cry (courtesy of the bravery of Haddock).
As someone who works in a comic shop, I would love for this to be a reoccurring thing because there are SO many comics that the internet at large just flat out ignores because, for as much as cbtwitter bitches about Marvel, they aren't willing to do the work to showcase alternatives For a currently running title ya'll can sink your teeth into, I recommend James Tynion IV's Something Is Killing The Children
I Kill Giants should also be a required read. Beautifully heartbreaking. Additionally, American Born Chinese was also a uniquely introspective random pickup. Barnes and Nobles has a hardcover version with both volumes, and I spent the full day at the store pouring over it.
Do a powerbomb became relatable to me earlier than I would have liked, its a really great book, I can always rely on johnson to make say hell yeah to a cool drawing and cry all in one book
Great recs, Giant Days is one of my all time favs, Do A Power Bomb is awesome, and Always Never is one of those works that you can tell was made by someone who's mastered comic book storytelling. For my own rec if you're into love triangles and lesbian love stories, Belle of the Ball by Mari Costa is a sweet ya romance made that's clearly a passion project.
Sex Criminals by Matt Fraction and Chip Zdarsky is a lot of fun, its very 18+ but its about a couple who learn that when they *ahem* do adult stuff they can stop time and so they use it to rob banks to get funding for their library. It spirals from there and more characters with more wacky powers come into the fray and an interdimensional police force comes in to try and stop them from using those powers. It feels like a juvenile premise but it is a really sincere and funny series about love and relationships and sex positivity.
Locke and Key was a great read while I was recovering from Lyme Disease, and the creators are still writing stories for it, including a crossover with Sandman where wibbly-wobbly timey-wimey nonsense results in the creation to the Key of Hell. Netflix adaptation series super underwhelming, however.
One think I'd wanna see is Action Adventure in a Modern Setting that involve any gimmick ouside Superheros. I know I can just read manga for that, but I already have hundreds of those in my library.
read made in abyss by far one of best japanese comic book (or manga) there is characters are incredible. settings and art is incredible. the villain is the greatest villian that i have ever seen. only problem is its from japan which means there is some inappropriate things in it
Life and Times of Scrooge McDuck should be required reading. Sooooo good.
I honestly wouldn’t mind this being a reoccurring shorts segment. Off the top of my head, the non-superhero comic recommendation I would give is It’s Lonely at the Centre of the Earth by Zoe Thorogood. Even though that books was published almost 2 years ago, I still think about it to this day.
Here's some recommendations.
Crime/Noir: scalped,100 bullets, criminal, stray bullets, torso, Jinx, goldfish, fade out, a righteous thirst for vengeance, deadly class, the goon, newburn
Science fiction: black science, Descender, Clear, the invisibles, low, Fear Agent, napalm lullaby,
Romance: sweet paprika, sunstone, swing, Barnstormers, love everlasting
Horror: Gideon falls, American vampire, witches, black orchard mythos, Tr33, something is killing the children, the walking dead.
Fantasy: Fables, monstress, Helen of wyndhorn, seven to eternity, the sacrifices.
Much appreciated!
YES! Life & Times of Scrooge McDuck is a masterpiece! I also recommend the Companion volume that has connected tales but aren’t part of the 12 issue arc. These are some of the biggest tear-inducing stories for what Scrooge had to give up: Prisoner of White Agony Creek, Hearts of the Yukon (that last page alone has to be the most heartbreaking moment of the entire Duck comic franchise), and The Dream of a Lifetime (I always save this story for last, being the perfect coda of the entire arc…plus the tears there are bittersweet).
I would love a full video showcase if these stories!
On God I hope this means more videos covering comics in the future. Some of your stuff has been incredibly formative to me and has helped me develop a much stronger sense of storytelling as an aspiring artist
Amazing recommendations man! I would throw “Step by Bloody Step” on there too!
I concur🤘🏻
As someone who as read all five recommendations, definitely great picks for new readers/comic fans tired of the big two
Giant Days is one of my favorite comics of all time. An amazing & relatable book of people navigating through adulthood
Where can you read it? I’d love to! The art style is right up my alley’
Thank you, Matt! I also suggest you read James Roberts' MORE THAN MEETS THE EYE.
Please do more of these 🙏
Matt, please, do a full video on The Life and Times of Scrooge McDuck. That comic deserves it.
Don Rosa, and of course his inspiration/idol Carl Barks, are comic book LEGENDS in Europe, but sadly forgotten and looked over in America (despite the fact that Barks was one of the original three first comic creators to be inducted in the Will Eisner Hall of Fame. The other two being Eisner himself and Jack Kirby).
As for comic recommendations, you can't go wrong with Tintin. Great mystery/adventure comics with a nice comedic touch.
I'd recommend starting with The Crab With the Golden Claws that first introduces Tintins best friend, the choleric sailor Captain Haddock, followed by the two-part treasure hunt adventure (and my personal favourie) Secret of the Unicorn/Red Rackham's Treasure.
After that, there are two other great adventure two-parters. The Indiana Jones-esque The Seven Crystal Balls/Prisoners of the Sun as well as the hard sci-fi Destination Moon/Explorers of the Moon (Yeah. Tintin went to the moon before Aldrin and Armstrong).
Lastly, I think the three best albums are The Calculus Affair, a Hitchcockian spy-thriller, The Castafiore Emerald, a comedic bottle-episode set entirely in Marlinspike Hall, and lastly the Magnum Opus; Tintin in Tibet. A great story about friendship and tenacity and one of few comics that can make me cry (courtesy of the bravery of Haddock).
As someone who works in a comic shop, I would love for this to be a reoccurring thing because there are SO many comics that the internet at large just flat out ignores because, for as much as cbtwitter bitches about Marvel, they aren't willing to do the work to showcase alternatives
For a currently running title ya'll can sink your teeth into, I recommend James Tynion IV's Something Is Killing The Children
I Kill Giants should also be a required read. Beautifully heartbreaking. Additionally, American Born Chinese was also a uniquely introspective random pickup. Barnes and Nobles has a hardcover version with both volumes, and I spent the full day at the store pouring over it.
Usagi Yojimbo was one of the first non-superhero comics I read.
I have the whole saga on my shelf.
LOVE Giant Days :). I would also recommend Black Sad
I like that you took the time to make this list 😊
Do a powerbomb became relatable to me earlier than I would have liked, its a really great book, I can always rely on johnson to make say hell yeah to a cool drawing and cry all in one book
Great recs, Giant Days is one of my all time favs, Do A Power Bomb is awesome, and Always Never is one of those works that you can tell was made by someone who's mastered comic book storytelling.
For my own rec if you're into love triangles and lesbian love stories, Belle of the Ball by Mari Costa is a sweet ya romance made that's clearly a passion project.
NEED MORE RECOMENDATIONS PLEASE!!
Cool, please more recommendations.
Maus, it is AMAZING
Like The Sopranos?
Like The Wire?
Like Reservation Dogs?
Read Scalped and you can thank me later.
I'll take a whole do a powerbomb video, or even better, an entire video on the work of Daniel Warren Johnson.
Scott Pilgrim, Conan the Barbarian, the modern Elric comics, Star Wars: Republic + Dark Times, and The Hedge Knight are my personal recommendations.
Giant Days 18 Issues in four days and I can't stop reading.
I blame You.
Thank You.
A coda to an older, different time
Thanks for the amazing video Matt
I would love more non Superhero recs
DMZ is another good one
Great picks!
Sex Criminals by Matt Fraction and Chip Zdarsky is a lot of fun, its very 18+ but its about a couple who learn that when they *ahem* do adult stuff they can stop time and so they use it to rob banks to get funding for their library. It spirals from there and more characters with more wacky powers come into the fray and an interdimensional police force comes in to try and stop them from using those powers.
It feels like a juvenile premise but it is a really sincere and funny series about love and relationships and sex positivity.
Locke and Key was a great read while I was recovering from Lyme Disease, and the creators are still writing stories for it, including a crossover with Sandman where wibbly-wobbly timey-wimey nonsense results in the creation to the Key of Hell.
Netflix adaptation series super underwhelming, however.
have you thought about doing a video on the legacy of EC comics or vertigo comics?
Daytripper!!!!
it sucks that this short probably wont get that many views because it's talking about non superhero comics.
All amazing books.
One think I'd wanna see is Action Adventure in a Modern Setting that involve any gimmick ouside Superheros.
I know I can just read manga for that, but I already have hundreds of those in my library.
Check out Fire power
@@mttylerdurden9 Looks nice, thanks. 🙏🏻
Next big video coming soon?
read made in abyss
by far one of best japanese comic book (or manga) there is
characters are incredible. settings and art is incredible. the villain is the greatest villian that i have ever seen.
only problem is its from japan which means there is some inappropriate things in it
Saga is really good also
BERSERK.......nuff said
WHERE is the walking dead???
Disregard anything by Mariko Tamaki, everything she writes are pointless self inserts
But you read comics for the action, right? Why else would you in the modern day?
Horror, science fiction, crime fantasy, romance, coming of age? there's more to comics than just action.
These are some of the worst non superhero picks I've ever heard 😂😂