Pretend you have a friend. This friend has never been into comics, but wants to start reading. What are some one-shots and series that you would recommend to get them started?
I've already hooked him up with AC PG run, Red Son, All Star Superman, and a bunch of the DC-AU comics.
>>78290203
>Pretend you have a friend.
>>78290203
>pretend you have a friend
>>78290203
Really depends on what sort of stories/interests my friend has as there is such a large variety of comics. I mean, I'm not going to recommend Bedlam to my sister, who reads Batman comics, and I don't recommend Batman comics to my one friend who only reads comics where cute females are the protagonists.
>>78290203
>Pretend you have a friend.
>>78290203
I am that friend. I'm like the only person I know that reads comics and I only ever skim the surface.
>>78290287
He's a dude in his 20s. He's up for whatever. I just sent him killing joke. He's only just started reading it, says he likes it.
>>78290203
First ask what books or movies they like. Then give them something like that.
>Star Wars
Here's DnA's Guardians of the Galaxy run.
>Inception, Interstellar
How about Hickman's Fantastic Four?
>Gimme Deadpool!
No, you want Cable & Deadpool. Also, fuck you.
>>78290370
>Not giving him Kelly or Duggan as well.
No, nigga, fuck you.
>>78290203
>Pretend you have a friend
>>78290384
What, do you want them to drown in content? No, man, you gotta give them one series to start with, then build from there.
>>78290203
Lend them a variety at first and when they tell you what they like you'll know better what to lend them.
I just lent a coworker who wants to get into comics some stuff. He's a big time gamer, and a WoW player, so I started off with Non-Player. Then, to test what he likes I lent him a Heavy Metal magazine for some variety. If he likes the really crazy adult stuff I'll lend him some Jordoworsky stuff
>>78291316
This. When I first started comics I got myself a bunch of first issues as "pilots" from different companies. It worked.
>>78290203
Marvel Adventures
Is there a DC equivalent?
>>78291565
Why only two publishers?
>>78291508
yeah, you can find a lot of reprinted issue 1s for like a buck each. Although this is non-marvel/dc
>>78291565
DC Adventures
Mostly walk-and-talk Sorkinisms, though.
I let them look at some entry-level basics.
After that, some slightly-above-entry-level basics.
And then they're on their own.
Recently, I gave one friend a copy of Superior, another friend the first 2 volumes of Preacher and WE3, and another friend a copy of Shazam! The monster society of evil.
>>78290203
