Having read:
Watchmen - Alan Moore
Scott Pilgrim - Bryan Lee O'Malley
Batman: Year One - Frank Miller
The Killing Joke - Alan Moore
The Dark Knight Returns - Frank Miller
Y: The Last Man - Brian K. Vaughn - vol.1-10
By writer, with titles in recommended reading order:
T = I have at least the first volume to lend
I = I have it in individual issues
D = Don't own it
Alan Moore:
V For Vendetta - T
League of Extraordinary Gentlemen - T √
Promethea - T
Grant Morrison:
We3 - T
Seaguy - T
The Mystery Play - T
Sebastian O - T
The Invisibles - I
The Filth - I
Brian K. Vaughn:
Pride of Baghdad - T √
Ex Machina - (political/superhero) - T √
Runaways - (young adult/teen superhero team) - T
Warren Ellis:
Global Frequency - I
Desolation Jones - I
Planetary - (2 large format "Absolute" vol.s coming soon) - D
Jack Cross - I
Ocean - T
Red - (film in development, haven't read yet) - D
Neil Gaiman:
Stardust - T √
Mr.Punch - T
Signal to Noise - T √
Violent Cases - T
The Sandman - TI
Death - I
Frank Miller:
Give Me Liberty - T
The Dark Knight Strikes Back - T √
Ronin - T
Sin City - T
Darwyn Cooke:
Parker: The Hunter - D √
New Frontier - 2 vol.s (The Justice League/WWII) - D √
The Spirit - I
Terry Moore:
Echo - (ongoing) - I
Mark Millar:
Marvel 1985 - T
Kick Ass - I
Alex Ross:
Justice (The Justice League) - I
Marvels (early history of the Marvel Universe) - T
Chris Ware:
Jimmy Corrigan: The Smartest Kid on Earth - T
James O'Barr:
The Crow - T
Daniel Clowes:
Ghostworld - D
David Boring - T √
David Petersen:
Mouse Guard - I √
Robert Kirkman:
The Walking Dead: Compendium, vol.1
(popular ongoing zombies book, haven't read yet) - D
More suggested titles, if you are interested in these characters,
by character:
Batman :
Arkham Asylum - Grant Morrison - D √
The Long Halloween - Jeph Loeb - D
Whatever Happened to the Caped Crusader? - Neil Gaiman - I
Batman: Ego and Other Tails - Darwyn Cooke - D
Hush - Jeph Loeb - T
Batman: Year One Hundred - Paul Pope - D
Batman: The Black Glove - Grant Morrison - I
Joker - Brian Azzarello (recently released HC, haven't read yet) - D
Superman :
Superman For All Seasons - Jeph Loeb - T
All Star Superman - Grant Morrison - I
Iron Man :
Extremis - Warren Ellis - I
Doctor Strange :
The Oath - Brian K. Vaughn - T
Iron Fist :
Immortal Iron Fist, Vol. 1-2 - Matt Fraction, Ed Brubaker - I
X-Men :
Astonishing X-men, Vol. 1-2 - Joss Whedon - T
Marvel Masterworks: Uncanny X-Men, Vol. 1 - Chris Claremont - D
Wolverine :
Wolverine - Frank Miller - D
Logan - Brian K. Vaughn - I
Books about comics:
Men of Tomorrow - Gerard Jones (nonfiction/history)
The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier & Clay - Michael Chabon (novel)
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