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Strangers In Paradise Pocket Book 1 (Strangers in Paradise (Graphic Novels)) (Bk. 1)Strangers In Paradise Pocket Book 1 (Strangers in Paradise (Graphic Novels)) (Bk. 1) by Terry Moore
Buy new: $9.88 / Used from: $0.25
This is the first collection of this amazing series. It's a great romance combined with elements of adventure and lots of comedy, but not everything is neat and tidy. Just like life.
Fables Vol. 1: Legends in ExileFables Vol. 1: Legends in Exile by Bill Willingham
Buy new: $9.99 / Used from: $4.72
What if the characters from all your favorite fables from the Big Bad Wolf to Goldilocks were not only real but living in a gated community in New York City? Great stories, great characters.
Y: The Last Man, Vol. 1: UnmannedY: The Last Man, Vol. 1: Unmanned by Brian K. Vaughan
Buy new: $9.35 / Used from: $5.49
The story of the last man on earth, who teams up with a scientist and a secret agent to try to figure out what killed all the men and how they can bring them back. How can you go wrong with that?
Queen & Country, Vol. 1: Operation Broken GroundQueen & Country, Vol. 1: Operation Broken Ground by Greg Rucka
Buy used from: $1.88
If you like James Bond, you will like Queen & Country, which chronicles the adventures of a female British secret service agent with more issues than National Geographic as she deals with all her problems, personal and professional.
Whiteout Volume 1: The Definitive Edition (Whiteout (Oni Press)) (v. 1)Whiteout Volume 1: The Definitive Edition (Whiteout (Oni Press)) (v. 1) by Greg Rucka
Buy new: $11.16 / Used from: $5.25
The story of a female US Marshal solving a murder in the South Pole. The setting lends a sense of danger and isolation to the proceedings and the art is moody and realistic.
Powers: The Definitive Hardcover Collection, Vol. 1 (Marvel Comics)Powers: The Definitive Hardcover Collection, Vol. 1 (Marvel Comics) by Brian Michael Bendis
Buy used from: $53.94
This is a spin on the normal comic book story. It focuses mainly on the detectives who investigate the heroes and the crimes that spring up around them.
Top Ten (Book 1)Top Ten (Book 1) by Alan Moore
Buy new: $12.23 / Used from: $7.90
The characters wear costumes, but this isn't a typical superhero book, it's Law & Order with powers. This is the story of a police precinct staffed by heroes in a town where everyone has superpowers.
Ex Machina, Vol. 1: The First Hundred DaysEx Machina, Vol. 1: The First Hundred Days by Brian K. Vaughan
Buy new: $9.99 / Used from: $3.60
The story of a man named Mitchell Hundred who was a super hero and gets himself elected Mayor of New York. It's politics with a superhero twist.
The Walking Dead, Book 1 (Bk. 1)The Walking Dead, Book 1 (Bk. 1) by Robert Kirkman
Buy used from: $45.00
What if the Dawn of the Dead didn't end, what if it just went on and on and on as the survivors of the zombie infestation try to find a safe haven while fighting off not only the mindless zombies but their fellow human beings?
Supreme Power, Vol. 1Supreme Power, Vol. 1 by J. Michael Straczynski
Buy new: $21.89 / Used from: $10.98
This is what happens when the US government puts together a super hero group to advance US interests in the world. Amazing art and lots of scary paralells to the real world...