Question for Comic Book readers

posted 3 years ago by Smith1980 3 years ago by Smith1980 +30 / -1

I'm 40 and I've been collecting comic books since I was about 9. My favorite characters are Spider-Man, Superman, and Batman. I like a lot more but when it came to modern day comic books I got to the point where I only read those three, but I've reached a point where I have decided with Marvel and DC to just read back issues and luckily there are a ton of back issues that I haven't even touched yet. For instance I recently found a bunch of 70s Conan comic books in a bargain bin.

My question is does anyone have any indie/Manga recommendations? It seems like Marvel and DC for the most part want to hire people who are clueless about or hate comic books (the lady doing the She-Hulk show as well as the guy hired to do the Superman movie come to mind). I think I may start supporting Alterna Comics as well.

Thanks in advance.

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– w-duranty6489 12 points 3 years ago +12 / -0

My Hero Academia - Superhero high school but in Japan. Popular with kids these days.
Dungeon Meshi - D&D cooking
Miss Kobayashi's Dragon Maid - modern Japan slice of life
Tanya the evil - CAPITALISM HO! Isekai genre.
Kengan Ashura - typical fighting genre, does not make sense
Berserk - 80's fantasy, avoid the 3D anime unless you enjoy cringe
Black Lagoon - literal 80's action flick, has a manga and anime
Blame! - cyberpunk

Beware that most American localised manga imports are woke and have shitty Tumblrite translations. Tumblrite translations and shitty translations are also a problem with certain translation groups even on piracy online readers.

If you want to support authors, you should typically import from Japan directly.

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– Kweebecker 5 points 3 years ago +5 / -0

Tanya the evil - CAPITALISM HO! Isekai genre.

Tanya is hardly Racette. She's not even Tear. "An economist's take on magitech World War 1" I think it a little more accurate.

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– Ninja_Dagger_Legacy 4 points 3 years ago +4 / -0

I second the Dungeon Meshi recommendation, it's one of my favorites. It starts off feeling like a gag manga. The first few chapters are mostly just the crew encountering monsters, which are then turned into a gourmet dish, with jokes scattered throughout.

But, it slowly develops it's characters and plot, until eventually, you'll be reading for the story more than the funny gags. And the story is really good. I highly recommended it.