 | Watchmen by Alan Moore
Buy new: £8.62 / Used from: £5.85 Where everyone starts. A must read, really.
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 | Batman: Dark Knight Returns by Frank Miller
Buy new: £6.93 / Used from: £5.67 Along with Watchmen, very influential on the superhero genre. I like the sequel even more.
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 | Promethea: Book 2 by Alan Moore
Buy used from: £8.01 Comics at its most original. Alan Moore deserves his place at the top.
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 | Essential X-Men Volume 2 TPB: v. 2 by Chris Claremont
Buy new: £8.57 / Used from: £2.99 Contains the classic 'Dark Phoenix' saga and 'Days of Future Past'. Also the first appearance of Kitty Pryde. Educational.
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 | Astonishing X-Men v. 3 : Torn (Graphic Novel): Torn v. 3 by Joss Whedon
Buy new: £6.18 / Used from: £2.99 Recaptures the magic of the Claremont years. Witty, deep and beautifully drawn by Cassaday.
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 | Runaways: Pride and Joy v. 1 (Runaways Digest (Quality Paper)) by Brian K. Vaughan
Buy new: £4.09 / Used from: £1.50 Hilarious.
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 | Iron Man: Extremis by Warren Ellis
Buy used from: £24.25 Great introduction to Iron Man. Adi Granov's art looks awsome.
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 | Ultimate Spider-Man Volume 1: Power and Responsibility: Power and Responsibility v. 1 by Bill Jemas
Buy new: £6.66 / Used from: £1.47 Genius update of Spiderman. If you've seen the movies and want more, start on this series.
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 | Alias: v. 1 by Brian Michael Bendis
Buy new: £10.49 / Used from: £7.00 Nothing like the TV show. Brilliant.
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 | Daredevil: Hardcore v. 7 (Daredevil; The Devil Inside and Out) by Brian Michael Bendis
Buy used from: £21.52 Bendis' best Marvel work. What the movie should have been.
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 | Goldfish by Brian Michael Bendis
Buy new: £12.74 / Used from: £8.27 My favourite comicbook. An intelligent 'Sin City' doesn't even begin to describe it.
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 | Back on the Street (Transmetropolitan) by Warren Ellis
Buy used from: £5.95 Funny, obscene, poignant. Warren Ellis is a genius.
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 | Y: The Last Man Vol. 1 - Unmanned by Brian K. Vaughan
Buy new: £6.99 / Used from: £3.50 Like Runaways, a ridiculous concept is turned into something meaningful. Vaughan (along with Bendis and Ellis) are the writers to watch.
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 | Top Ten - Book 01 by Alan Moore
Buy used from: £8.80 Alan Moore and some great artists wow us with their inventiveness.
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 | Sin City: Hard Goodbye Bk. 1 (Sin City (Dark Horse)) by Frank Miller
Buy new: £7.17 / Used from: £5.49 Great fun. Noir turned up to eleven.
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 | Captain Britain by Alan Moore
Buy used from: £16.31 Early Alan Moore. Takes Captain Britain to a very 'V for Vendetta' place. Looks better as well.
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 | Powers: Who Killed Retro Girl? Vol 1 by Brian Michael Bendis
Buy new: £9.02 / Used from: £6.99 I'm a Bendis fan, and his writing here is good. But it's the art that makes Powers really special.
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 | The Sandman: Preludes and Nocturnes (The Sandman) by Neil Gaiman
Buy new: £7.76 / Used from: £5.49 Yes, it is as good as everyone says.
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 | Hellboy: Wake the Devil v. 2 (Hellboy) (Hellboy (Dark Horse)) by Mike Mignola
Buy new: £7.45 / Used from: £3.98 But I think this is even better. So much more that a big red guy punching ugly monsters.
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 | New X-Men: Here Comes Tomorrow v. 7 by Grant Morrison
Buy new: £7.65 / Used from: £3.00 Marc Silvestri's artwork is mind-shattering. Grant Morrison's finale will have you jumping for joy.
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 | Kingdom Come (DC Comics) by Mark Waid
Buy used from: £20.00 The DC superstars have never looked this good. Mark Waid brings post-Watchmen/Dark Knight superheroes back from the dark side.
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 | Buffy the Vampire Slayer: Long Way Home by Joss Whedon
Buy new: £6.64 / Used from: £6.00 A great way into comics for Buffy fans. Joss Whedon writes, so it's amazing.
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 | Nextwave: This Is What They Want v. 1 by Warren Ellis
Buy used from: £21.12 Wacky fun.
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 | Danger Girl: Odd Jobs by J.Scott Campbell
Buy used from: £16.49 Forgive me. I was weak.
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 | The Complete Maus by Art Spiegelman
Buy new: £10.16 / Used from: £8.96 The greatest comicbook ever. I don't think it can ever be surpassed.
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