10 comic books that are doing it right

[athena25]

So, as a kind of companion piece to this post and as a general "hurrah!" - also as proof that I don't just bitch about the Awful State Of Things but can hand out credit where credit's due (in my self-nominated positions as arbiter of taste, Grand High Poobah of forward thinking Art and Captain of the Seekrit PC Brigade*)

This is my list of 10 comics

Comments

[kangeiko]

Air makes me so happy.

I also like Transmetropolitan for a different interpretation - Yelenna is something else.

And DMZ! Actually, Wood is pretty good, Northlanders also has some good female characters. Not a story centred around women, tho.

[mr_h_r_hughes]

Someone gave me Phonogram and at first it didn't grab me but once the lead caharcter expressed an interest in Kenickie I decided to keep reading. By the time I finished I was sold on it completely, I'm guessing the writer was a similar age to me because the take on the early 90's and how different being there in it as opposed to looking back at the medias selective memory of it was brilliant. Made me feel old but not in a bad way and I could just see myself and the people I was hanging around with at the time sitting around at the back of one of the panels.

[stu_n]

Gillen's in his very early 30s. Sound about right?

[mr_h_r_hughes]

Younger than me then, but I was a late starter in record-buying and gig-going.

[ash1977law]

Promethia? Nice story line, pity about the plot.
The storyline was cracking along nicely with beautiful art when suddenly Alan Moore popped up and did the equivalent of "Hello, I'd like to talk to you about Jeeeesus". If I wanted a tract on chaos magic and the kaballah and stuff I'd wear more tie-dye.

The Martha Washington stories were much better.

Love it

[ext_678791]

Thanks for posting all these great suggestions. I love comics but had pretty much given up on mainstream comics because the sexism drives me crazy. I'm so done with over-sexualized women with giant fake boobs. These titles sounds great! I just bought 4 of the books :) Thanks for all the suggestions everyone.