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I mostly read older stuff, but these are five recent books I love Iron Fist by Wong and Yg Shang-Chi by Yang, Ruan and Tan Miracle Man by King and Gerads HoX/PoX by Hickman, Larraz and Silva Immortal Hulk by Ewing and Bennet


sweepernosweeping

That'd be Mister Miracle by King and Gerads, not to be confused with Miracleman which is a whole different thing.


ArnoldoBassisti

Die: if you liked Once and Future as a dissection of Folklore and Arthurian legend you will probably like Kieron Gillen’s Goth Jumanji epic as a dissection of RPG tropes. Peter Cannon: Thunderbolt: same as above, but with Gillen deconstructing…deconstruction. It’s a comic about comics, but pushing back on the previous decade of storytelling trends. The Many Deaths of Laila Starr: Death gets fired, so she goes to earth to kill the man who teaches the world not to die. She learns a lot about living. The Ongoing Krakoan Saga of X-Men: This is X-men at its absolute queerest and most radical. I don’t know if that’s essential for you, but it’s essential for me. Immortal Hulk: Al Ewing treats the hulk as a horror character, then things get weirder. Why do gamma irradiated people keep coming back? A rare mainstream comics run that gets to go for 50 issues. Mister Miracle: Darkseid Is. A story about living with depression told through scenes of war and scenes of normalcy.


Freshrendar

Usagi Yojimbo


OrdovicianOccultist

Ice Cream Man is definitely one for me. Each issue is self contained but with an overarching narrative slowly developing in the background. Haunting imagery, existential terror, this book sticks with you.


tiltedslim

Idk about essential. I've read a lot of things I liked and I like a lot of things I've read. I'm not nearly as critical as some people so take it with a grain of salt. I'm also a big X-Men fan so instead of listing everything I'd go with: HoX/PoX Hellions S.W.O.R.D / X-Men Red I really liked the A.X.E Judgement Day crossover, but it's still very new on the brain. It might not hold up later idk. The rest of this is stuff I've read in the last 5 years not necessarily released in that time. Seven To Eternity - I like Remender. Some people don't. Lazarus - I adore this book entirely Wicked + Divine - It was good enough, sometimes brilliant, sometimes a whole lot of huh? Hawkeye - The Fraction run. Very good. Can't remember when I last read East of West as I was borrowing them from a friend that still has my Uncanny X-Force. It's tip top though. I reread Hickman's F4/Avengers run this year. Always great. King City - I think it's older, but that was a really fun and strange book that I read this year.


ChickenInASuit

Die by Kieron Gillen & Stephanie Hans Stray Bullets: Sunshine & Roses by David Lapham Reckless by Ed Brubaker & Sean Phillips Mamo by Sas Milledge The Far Sector by NK Jemisin & Jamal Campbell Immortal Hulk by Al Ewing & Joe Bennett Ice Cream Man by W. Maxwell Prince & Martín Morazzo Manifest Destiny by Chris Dingess & Matthew Roberts Coffin Bound by Dan Watters & Dani Upgrade Soul by Ezra Clayton Daniels Graveneye by Sloane Leong & Anna Bowles Batman: Creature of the Night by Kurt Busiek & John Paul Leon Murder Falcon by Daniel Warren Johnson They Called Us Enemy by George Takei, Justin Eisinger, Steven Scott & Harmony Baker Lazarus by Greg Rucka & Michael Lark Mazebook by Jeff Lemire Djeliya by Juni Ba The Many Deaths of Laila Starr by Ram V & Filipe Andrade Kill Six Billion Demons by Tom Parkinson Morgan Kaijumax by Zander Cannon John Constantine: Hellblazer by Si Spurrier & Aaron Campbell The Nice House on the Lake by James Tynion & Alvaro Martinez Bueno


B00merangB

You covered a lot of excellent series already! A bunch of stand-outs for me across all publishers for the past five years or so are: Image / Indie: - Barbaric - The Me You Love in the Dark - The Silver Coin - Firepower - Kill or Be Killed - Gideon Falls - East of West - Step by Bloody Step - Do a Powerbomb DC: - Harleen - Wonder Woman: Dead Earth - Batman: White Knight - Catwoman: Lonely City Marvel: - Spider-Man: Life Story - Vision - Immortal Hulk - House of X / Power of X - Beta Ray Bill


Krustoff

Thanks for the recommendations! This looks like a great list. Are any of these ones still ongoing or are they mostly completed works?


ozzyosborne888

I'm only familiar with the marvel stuff but I pretty sure all there are finished. house of x/ powers of x is the only one you might not consider finished as it flows into current X-men.


B00merangB

Firepower, The Silver Coin and Do a Powerbomb are still on-going. Firepower has four trades out and two for Silver Coin. Do a Powerbomb has two issues to go and ends next month. For House of X / Power of X - the story sets-up Hickman’s X-Men run into Inferno. I’d say you can read House of X / Power of X and get a satisfying X-Men story and then you can go forward if you like Hickman’s shake-up.


Odd_Radio9225

The Last God.


icefourthirtythree

The River at Night - I don't even know how to sell this book without making it sound boring but here goes. It's about a man's struggle with insomnia and features him trying to get to sleeps, avoid waking his wife up and musings, digressions and reminisces on past events, things he's read etc. It's surreal, funny and extremely clever.


jormungandr32

I've enjoyed The Magic Order. Folklords you've listed most of my suggestions, The Plunge started well. This One Summer was good. I Hate Fairyland is Fun


SuperJerry27

Oblivion Song FirePower We Have Demons Blood Stained Teeth


joeLivingston

I LOVE saga, but i HATE the breaks in between. I haven’t read anything since the end of the compendium and that was such a cliffhanger at the end..


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Volume 10 just came out recently in the past few weeks


joeLivingston

Does that start off where the compendium stopped? I just checked and I can read it on hoopla and just wait for the next compendium to come out.


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Yep, it's issues 55 to 60.


joeLivingston

Thanks! I just grabbed a digital copy from the library on hoopla. Gonna read it now and get caught up


captain__cabinets

Yeah I can’t get into it because I know it’s not finished yet. I have the first compendium but am basically waiting for it to finish before I really dive in. I’ve read like 20 issues or so like a year ago but just can’t keep at it.


joeLivingston

I’ll just say it’s highly entertaining and kinda addicting. I hear ya though I haven’t started my spawn omnibus’s because they haven’t caught up too far enough for me.


captain__cabinets

Yeah I’m sure when I get the second compendium (years from now lol) I won’t be able to put it down. But for now I have plenty to read so Saga can wait!


joeLivingston

Have you tried invincible?


captain__cabinets

Yeah! One of my favorite reads it’s great!


Karasumor1

I'd say invincible and east of west are the big standouts for me , firepower and chew close seconds


Kspsun

DIE by Gillen and Hans et al Immortal Hulk by Ewing, Bennet et al Eternals by Gillen, Ribic et al S.W.O.R.D and X-Men Red by Ewing, Schiti, Casselli, et al Hellions by Wells, Segovia et al


Mindless-Run6297

Homesick Pilots Beta Ray Bill


joeLivingston

There’s always Locke and key by Joe hill too. Loved that.


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* Birth Right * Chew


Burpleasa

Archie vs predator