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dil piefed.zip dil@piefed.zip
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Like hellboy, preacher, saga, monstress, i hate fairyland, etc.

Still want fantasy, scifi, or supernatural elements to the story, just not superheroes.

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southsamurai (he/him/pronoun agnostic) sh.itjust.works southsamurai@sh.itjust.works
Joined: 2023-06-19
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Ever run across sweet tooth? Amazing story

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Asetru feddit.org Asetru@feddit.org
Joined: 2024-06-25
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What about European classics? Valerian, Yoko Tsuno, Spirou etc?

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Cursed_Fig lemmy.world Cursed_Fig@lemmy.world
Joined: 2026-04-11
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The Goon?

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ArcaneSlime Moderator ArcaneSlime@lemmy.dbzer0.com
Joined: 2023-06-30
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Ice Cream Man

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THB lemmy.world THB@lemmy.world
Joined: 2023-10-21
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It's only at 11 issues, but The Seasons has been fantastic and is currently ongoing

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AngryRedHerring lemmy.world AngryRedHerring@lemmy.world
Joined: 2023-06-11
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Usagi Yojimbo

Judge Dredd

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sbbq lemmy.zip sbbq@lemmy.zip
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Saga, Fables, Paper Girls, East of West, Sex Criminals

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StillAlive piefed.world StillAlive@piefed.world
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Gideon Falls

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dil piefed.zip dil@piefed.zip
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Ever run across sweet tooth? Amazing story

Watched the show, been meaning to read the comic

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Aviandelight Member Joined: 2026-09-16
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One of my all time favorite comics is Skydoll. Don't be fooled by the Disney looking art. It's a critique on society, sexuality, and media.

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Lemmywinks lemmy.world icanbrewmushrooms@lemmy.world
Joined: 2026-04-07
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The Invisibles

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kpax piefed.social kpax@piefed.social
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Bone by Jeff Smith. Perfection.

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tal lemmy.today tal@lemmy.today
Joined: 2023-10-04
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The Sandman

Pretty much everything in there is supernatural. There are 75 issues. There are no superheroes. And I think that it's safe to say that it's generally highly-regarded.

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charokol lemmy.zip charokol@lemmy.zip
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The Sandman Pretty much everything in there is supernatural. There are 75 issues. There are no superheroes. And I think that it's safe to say that it's generally highly-regarded.

Just don’t read up on the author…

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Deadeyegai lemmy.world Deadeyegai@lemmy.world
Joined: 2023-06-12
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100 bullets

East of west

The Invisibles

Black Science

Criminal

Fear Agent

Sex Criminals

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charokol lemmy.zip charokol@lemmy.zip
Joined: 2026-07-27
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The Unwritten: the bitter son of a famous fantasy writer gets embroiled with a shadowy cabal that has been controlling society for millennia by controlling the fiction we consume

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southsamurai (he/him/pronoun agnostic) sh.itjust.works southsamurai@sh.itjust.works
Joined: 2023-06-19
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Watched the show, been meaning to read the comic

The show is good. Very different in some ways, but good. The comic is amazing though

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prole lemmy.blahaj.zone prole@lemmy.blahaj.zone
Joined: 2024-06-11
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Alan Moore's Swamp Thing run

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baduhai sopuli.xyz baduhai@sopuli.xyz
Joined: 2023-06-05
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Only 16 issues, but Power Fantasy is absolutely fantastic. It's a world where a good percentage of the population got superpowers, but these powers are barely significant, to the point where society doesn't change much. The thing is, a handful of people have the destructive capacity of the USA's nuclear arsenal. The story follows the politics and dynamics of these powers and how governments and society interact with them.

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ace_garp lemmy.world ace_garp@lemmy.world
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Some old ones:

The Invisibles

JTHM

Halo Jones

MythAdventures

The Incal

Grey, (manga)

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digitalhippie sh.itjust.works digitalhippie@sh.itjust.works
Joined: 2026-07-23
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100 bullets East of west The Invisibles Black Science Criminal Fear Agent Sex Criminals

Gonna add a +1 to 100 Bullets. I absolutely loved it. The art work, the story, the characters, it was all just so well done. Definitely one of my favorites

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Zephorah discuss.online Zephorah@discuss.online
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My antiquated 90s list:

Hellblazer/Constantine.

Transmetropolitan.

Stray Bullets.

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RBWells lemmy.world RBWells@lemmy.world
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100 bullets East of west The Invisibles Black Science Criminal Fear Agent Sex Criminals

Lol, it's like you have been reading from my bookshelf.

I'll add

Elephantmen

Atomic Robo

Lazarus

(OP, Monstress is so good! )

If you are willing to read some shorter runs - Black Monday Murders is good, and the Night Eaters.

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