There was an older (probably self-published) comic called Sin City, from 1986 or '87. Dystopian premise, much simpler drawing style. I saw a review of it in a fanzine and that’s the extent of my knowledge about it – I wish I’d bought it then, but (IIRC) it was published in the UK and I couldn’t figure out (then) how I’d ever get the money over there and a copy in return.
I remember that same fanzine (if not in the same issue) had a review of The Tick, a then-new comic book.
I don’t think this artist was cited ( but I have not read the whole thread):
Atomic Robo is the perpetually forgotten and underrated comic by the same writer that gave us the webcomic 8-bit theater. I will forever unhesitatingly recommend it.
I suggest Private Eye because it was kind of a prescient look at what happened if everyone’s data everywhere was leaked by writer Brian K Vaughan. It’s also a cool pay-what-you-want digital publishing model at Panel Syndicate and I love people trying new things.
I love Isola because I love everything Karl Kerschl draws and it has a very Mononoke vibe to it.
Rat Queens is a sort of punk-rock cynical take on D&D with a heart of gold.
Courtney Crumrin is an awesome series by Ted Naifeh that takes a character like Wednesday Adams and puts her in middle school, gives her powers, and makes her face the consequences of her sometimes vindictive actions. Things don’t always get wrapped up in a neat bow and it’s what I love most about the series.
Gunnerkrigg Court is what happens if you mix cyberpunk and harry potter, with a dash of primitive mythology.
Alas, the second one’s a hoax.
What about that time they were In the Navy?
Or Joker’s obsession with boners?
Edit: Joker was queer before Deadpool was just a gleam in Spidey’s eyes.
Yeah, only the Marvel example is fake.
DC, hmmmmmmmm…
Lots of good suggestiona here, here are my additions:
Sorry if some of these are already mentioned, only had time to scim over earlier posts.
Oh, Mafalda is great! I was intendig to post a link for this comic book and Quino here. Thanks for sharing!
YKK is too good to be translated.
Bit of nationalism:
http://finnishcomics.info/artists/
My last contribution to this post. These are the comics from my own library:
Doing Time - Kazuichi Hanawa, a japanese cartoonist and gun enthusiast, was sent to prison for possession of ammunition and unauthorized weapons. In this story, he shows the day after day behind the bars. Compared with the situation in other countries, it was not so bad, except for the boredom and lost of identity. The story is interesting and ended up turning movie in 2010 with actors of flesh and blood.
https://www.graphicnovelreporter.com/reviews/doing-time
Chinese Born American - Fantasy and reality crashes when a Chinese American boy struggles to find his own personality
Jerusalem - Guy Delisle, a canadian cartoonist married to a Medecins sans Frontiers worker, is always travelling, following and supportings his wife. this time he made a comic book about his stay in Jerusalem.
Unfortunately these comics are all in Portuguese, but they are quite interesting, the problem is the language barrier.
