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Top Ten-tacular Graphic Novels/Series
Back on the Street (Transmetropolitan)Back on the Street (Transmetropolitan) by Warren Ellis
Buy used from: £3.13
It's Preacher times 10...extremely f*cked up!.This series will shock and amuse more than any other, though if you're new to comics you might get a more gentle introduction further down this list!
Ex Machina: The First Hundred Days - Vol 01 (Ex Machina (Collections))Ex Machina: The First Hundred Days - Vol 01 (Ex Machina (Collections)) by B Vaughan
Buy used from: £6.36
The most 'grown-up' comic out there,with wonderfully realistic artwork and dialogue. If you're remotely interested in politics and you're into comic books then you simply have to read this series.
Fables: Legends in Exile - Vol 01 (Fables)Fables: Legends in Exile - Vol 01 (Fables) by Bill Willingham
Buy used from: £4.67
Fables is a thoroughly absorbing series.Don't be put off by the fairy tale theme...you've never read any fairy tales quite like these!
Preacher: Gone to TexasPreacher: Gone to Texas by Garth Ennis
Buy new: £6.56 / Used from: £4.79
The first 'mature' comic series I ever read. Preacher has everything you could possibly want.Definitely not for the faint-hearted! One of the greatest series ever.
WantedWanted by Mark Millar
Buy used from: £9.87
Swearing...LOTS of swearing.And violence.What more do you want!?
Safe Area Gorazde: The War in Eastern Bosnia 1992-1995Safe Area Gorazde: The War in Eastern Bosnia 1992-1995 by Joe Sacco
Buy new: £8.95 / Used from: £5.49
Joe Sacco combines eye witness accounts with his own brilliant artistic style in order to create a truly harrowing and thought provoking work of graphic journalism.
From HellFrom Hell by Alan Moore
Buy new: £14.91 / Used from: £12.99
A thoroughly researched and skillfully written take on the Whitechapel murders.The gritty artwork captures Victorian London perfectly.Hauntingly brilliant.
WatchmenWatchmen by Alan Moore
Buy new: £8.98 / Used from: £5.71
No top ten would be complete without this. Some of the finest story-telling in any medium.
Y: The Last Man Vol. 1 - UnmannedY: The Last Man Vol. 1 - Unmanned by Brian K. Vaughan
Buy new: £7.18
The great thing about this series is that it doesn't turn out as you'd expect!An enjoyable slow burning page-turner.
The Authority : RelentlessThe Authority : Relentless by Warren Ellis
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Warren Ellis let loose on superheroes.Fantastic action brought to life on an epic scale by Bryan Hitch.This is the way superheroics should be!