I wouldn’t disagree with that statement at all, but I think it odd that in general we don’t complain about the graphic ultra-violence in Preacher when it is arguably even more horrific than some of the attitudes you mentioned. Actually, nearly everyone in that series is an asshole of one kind or another…
I find it reassuring that most of the list above is of adult themes heading toward the positive rather than beat-em-ups of various forms.
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Noooo! Forgot about that horrible Tin-Tin movie!
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That is true. One of the other things that bothered me in that series is that the main character was supposedly so powerful that God Himself was hiding from him, yet he still constantly finds himself in scrapes with mere mortals.
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Good point - I remember that series as a bit of a mess all round. Mostly enjoyable, but a bit sketchy. I am enjoying the TV show, probably because they have narrowed the focus and mostly ignored the hateful attitudes and kept it darkly funny.
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Which one?
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Thanks for these! My daughter’s read most of Amulet. She also really liked Cleopatra in Space…
…and Afar.
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New Amulet is out this August I believe.
And people mention horror comics, The Enigma of the Amigara Fault I have only read online, but is creepy as fuck.
Remember to read right to left.
http://brasscockroach.com/h4ll0w33n2007/manga/Amigara-Full/Amigara.html
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My daughter liked Cleopatra in Space too; also the Zita the Space Girl series.
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There’s plenty of American comics that are violent or weird (which is what I think anyone who liked grimdark Vertigo books of the 90s is looking for) that have come out in the past few years.
I second the recommendation for Monstress by Marjorie Liu and Sana Takeda, it’s beautiful, weird, and violent. Sana Takeda is amazing and should get awards.
Clean Room by Gail Simone and Jon David-Hunt is a weird riff on what if Scientology were true. Or true-ish. And worse than we thought. (It’s a Vertigo title, hilariously enough.)
Leaving Megalopolis and sequel, Surviving Megalopolis by Gail Simone and Jim Calafiore is about superheroes gone very, very wrong. This is the nightmare/horror version, not a “serious” deconstruction like Watchment. Started as a Kickstarter and Dark Horse republished.
https://www.darkhorse.com/Books/26-297/Leaving-Megalopolis-HC
Crosswind by Gail Simone and Cat Staggs is a body swap between two strangers. One of them is a mobster, so there’s plenty of violence, if that’s important to you.
I really, really like Gail Simone’s work, and I do recommend the stuff she’s done with licensed properties as well, but those three seem like they’ll match your interests.
Marguerite Bennett is a writer who does a lot of bloody vengeance, righteous retribution, and all of the lesbians. I really like her work a lot and recommend her to anyone who will listen.
For you, specifically, I recommend the creator-owned work she’s done through Aftermath comics. Animosity and Animosity: Evolution (life is a struggle when the animals can all talk), and Insexts (sexy lesbian Victorian body horror). You might also give Batwoman and Bombshells/Bombshells: United, her DC work a try. I love the various Angela series she did at Marvel, too.
Ollie Masters and Ming Doyle’s The Kitchen 1970s mob drama is being adapted for a movie. I love the art, I love the intensity. It’s a mean little book, in a good way.
Matthew Rosenberg and Tyler Boss’ 4 Kids Walk Into A Bank is another crime novel, but it plays with storytelling conventions, growing up (but not in a cliche coming of age way), the art is interesting, and you may want to look into other books from the publisher, Black Mask.
http://blackmaskstudios.com/4-kids-walk-into-a-bank/
Kelly Sue DeConnick and Valentine DeLandro’s Bitch Planet (hope this doesn’t create a filter issue) started out as a near future 1970’s women in prison exploitation movie and it’s become something special. Publication schedule is pretty erratic, but just add it to your pull list and don’t worry about it.
https://imagecomics.com/comics/releases/bitch-planet-vol-1-extraordinary-machine-tp
I haven’t personally read this (if I know it’s horror going in, I’m unlikely to pick it up. The horror I’ve read above is because I followed writers whose superhero stuff I liked to new projects), but Jordie Bellaire is an extraordinary colorist, and this is her first book where she’s doing the story. The general reception has been very positive. This is a story about a town tormented by witches, but maybe the town deserves it? Or at least that’s what I’ve picked up through fannish osmosis. Line art by Vanesa R. Del Rey.
As you are getting back into comics, besides just going to Comixology to buy stuff, I really recommend you check out webcomics. Unfortunately, there’s no central database and I don’t really read webcomics of the sort I think are relevant to your interests, but people are doing weird and interesting on their own websites, on instagram, on tumblr, and on the vertical layout comics apps like Line Webtoons, Stela, and Tapastic.
Kickstarter is also a place I pretty frequently troll for comics projects to support. It’s pretty nifty to directly support creators, it’s nice to feel like you had a hand in a project happening, and there’s lots of sweet swag like art, pins, nail wraps, and sometimes, for sports comics, jerseys!
It feels like comics anthologies are particularly likely to be kickstarted, and an anthology is a great way to discover new writers and artists who you can follow to read their individual projects.
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Limited in cash, I rely on my library. They have a reservation service so I can request books online. My search query: Graphic Novel Format / Adult / published 2017 - 2018.
Recommend:
Astro City. a lighter deconstruction of Super Heroes.
Super Crooks, Ocean’s Eleven meets the Legion of Doom
For literary graphic novels:
Stitches: A Memoir
My Favorite Things Is Monsters
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https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yotsuba%26!
Anywhere but Here by
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Spielberg’s CGI (IMHO) horror:
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This is undoubtedly the worst of all.It sooo boring and strange…
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… and balls deep in the Uncanny Valley.
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