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I looked up how much it would cost to resell. I think I found it on Amazon. If this is the right one, looks like this particular one is for sale for $56*

Watchmen, No. 1 https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0062OYXTM/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_FfBhybZYFQX2D

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Check out Parker: The Hunter - It's a great crime noire tale with very unforgiving anti-hero at it's core. It's a story about love, betrayal and retribution and is fantastic.

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Parker-Hunter-Darwyn-Cooke/dp/1600104932

Also you should check out Saga of The Swamp Thing if you enjoyed V for Vendetta, and Watchmen too. Both are by Alan Moore and while Watchmen has the more violent and anti-hero feel, they both get pretty dark and are written fantastically well.

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Saga-Swamp-Thing-Alan-Moore/dp/0930289226/ref=sr_1_2?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1344687793&sr=1-2
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Watchmen-Alan-Moore/dp/1852860243/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1344687811&sr=1-1

One more you might enjoy would be Arkham Asylum - Grant Morrison really goes to town on this one and it's some of his darkest work. I know it's not exactly the anti-hero you were looking for, but it might be the right up your street if you're into the darker books.

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Batman-Arkham-Anniversary-Grant-Morrison/dp/1845760220/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1344687884&sr=1-1

Good luck tomorrow /u/throwawayso30! Here's hoping for a speedy recovery!

Given today is still technically Towel Day is some places, I recommend Douglas Adams The Restaurant at the End of the Universe. It's my favorite of the Hitchhiker's series. Laughter is definitely helpful in recovery :)

I'll have to think hard about another recommend, choosing just one book is really tough!

• Jack Kirby's Fourth World Saga
  
• The Great Darkness Saga
  
• Orion: The Gates of Apokolips
  
• Rock of Ages
  
• Final Crisis
  
  This is all fantastic stuff. Unfortunately a lot of it is out of print, and a little hard to find at a reasonable price.

try:tfaw.com, midtowncomics.com, mycomicshop.com, Amazon, and ebay

I found a lot of the new 52 issues I was looking for on these sites. Also do a Google maps search on other comic shops in your area, if some are to far, they may ship.

Here is Animal Man #1 and 2
http://www.amazon.com/Animal-Man-The-Second-Print/dp/B005SVPIVC/ref=sr_1_16?ie=UTF8&qid=1348104928&sr=8-16&keywords=animal+man+new+52

http://www.amazon.com/Animal-Man-The-New-52/dp/B005SO2YKC/ref=sr_1_4?ie=UTF8&qid=1348104952&sr=8-4&keywords=animal+man+new+52

I assume you meant animal man, I have never heard of Animal Boy.

The DC book is better!

https://www.amazon.com/Super-Heroes-super-healthy-cookbook/dp/1563891417

I’m assuming you probably heard or read a lot of these already but their worth repeating on the chance that you haven’t.

• The first four volumes of Superman/Batman are probably the best stand alone team up stories those two characters probably ever had. Between the four they deal with the kind of stories that only superhero books have done well. Things like multiple universe, massive crossovers, time travel, and introductions of legacy characters. They are also just damn good reads.
  
  
• Kingdom Come is another story that really could only be done well in a superhero book. If you haven’t read it then you really need too.
  
  
• Volume One and Volume Two of DC: The new Frontier are timeless superhero stories that really exhibits what makes them so special.
  
  
• All Star Superman shows what a modern version of a Silver Age story would like. This has the special sauce that made comics good back in the 60s and 70s and its one of the best Superman stories ever told.
  
  
• Superman: Red Son best example of an Elseword or Alternate universe story. Really good.
  
  
• Marvel’s Secret Wars should be required reading. Kind of like how Catcher in the Rye or To Kill a Mockingbird is in public schools. It’s a corner stone for comics.
  
  
• Crisis On Infinite Earths: If Secret Wars is Catcher in the Rye then Crisis is War and Peace. It is a tuff read for a new reader but it is masterpiece in terms of craft, storytelling, and the weaving of continuity.
  
  
• Identity Crisis was mentioned before but I’ll repeat it because it is the superhero story the deals with issues typically never addressed in superhero books. It is controversial for some of the things that happen but ultimately very good book.
  
  
• Superman: Our Worlds at War is probably a bit difficult to find at the point but it is a massive phone book size trade that show what a good multi author/artist collaborative crossover event can be like.
  
  
• The Long Halloween and Dark Victory are two timeless Batman stories. I don’t care for Batman comics but these books are so good that even I like them.
  
  
• Astro City just started back up again so a new printing of the first story should be just around the corner. It is a celebration of everything that make superhero comics great. Keep an eye out for this one.
  

Nope! It's not elseworld. It's canon to the post-crisis timeline, i actually bought it a few days back, almost done with it.

I could try and upload some scans if you want, but they'll be shitty quality.

• Amazon link if you're interested - It's a solid story, there's alot of flashbacks and side stories going on though. This is also the story were Superman sundips.

Only ones I have that really go into it deep is that mini-series just called "Krypton." It was pretty great.
https://www.amazon.com/World-Krypton-1987-Complete-Miniseries/dp/B0084BBSYY

Edit: Looks like its actually called "World of Krypton." How was I supposed to know when right on the front cover of all 4 books it says "KRYPTON" in big bold letters!

There is a comic book as well that came with the collectors edition https://www.amazon.com/Telara-Chronicles-Rift/dp/B00794BHSY/ref=sr_1_4?ie=UTF8&qid=1484942257&sr=8-4&keywords=telara+chronicles

I saw the image of the Darwin Fish being eaten by the Jesus Fish. It was on a t-shirt being worn by my bible-pounding neighbors at the flea market.

I had to bite back the urge to point out how the image is proving the point of evolution.

Instead, on my flea market booth, I put this comic book out for sale.

http://www.amazon.com/Animal-Man-32/dp/B005HWHYV4

Awesome. Yeah, I love super-duper epicness. Kingdom Come was awesome. Another forum said that run was great. I definitely want to pick it up.

Does that run start with this one? Is this the whole thing?

http://www.amazon.com/The-Spectre-61-Volume-3/dp/B004QW8R1M/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1375914239&sr=8-2&keywords=spectre+ostrander

Thanks.

I thought so as well, but didn’t want to toot my own horn. Also, I was responsible for these masterpieces: Scooby Doo: Haunted Theater and Power Rangers Dino Thunder Play-A-Sound.

So, yeah, I’m kind of a big deal.

I sincerely hope that you told him "A restaurant."

Modern DC Character Origins

• Aquaman | Time and Tide - David | The Trench - Johns
  
• Batgirl | Year One - Dixon, Beatty
  
• Batman | Year One - Miller | Zero Year - Snyder
  
• Deathstroke | The Judas Contract - Wolfman | Deathstroke, The Terminator: Full Cycle
  
• Flash (Barry Allen) | Rebirth - Johns | The Flash - Manapul, Buccellato
  
• Flash (Wally West) | Born to Run - Waid
  
• Green Arrow | Year One - Diggle
  
• Green Lantern | Secret Origin - Johns | DC: New Frontier - Cooke
  
• Hellblazer | Saga of the Swamp Thing #37-44 - Moore | Hellblazer #1-13 - Delano
  
• Joker | The Killing Joke - Moore | The Man Who Laughs - Brubaker | The Joker - Azzarello
  
• Nightwing | Year One
  
• Red Hood | Under the Red Hood
  
• Robin (Dick Grayson) | Year One - Dixon, Beatty
  
• Shazam | The Power of Shazam! - Ordway | The Monster Society of Evil - Smith | Justice League back-ups #0, 7-11, 14-16, 18-21 - Johns
  
• Superman | The Man of Steel - Byrne | Birthright - Waid
  
• Swamp Thing | Saga of the Swamp Thing - Moore
  
• Teen Titans | The New Teen Titans v1 - Wolfman | Teen Titans v1 - Johns | Year One - Wolfram
  
• Wonder Woman | The Legend of Wonder Woman - De Liz | The True Amazon - Thompson | Wonder Woman - Azzarello | The Lies/Year One (Rebirth) - Rucka
  
  Suggestions to improve this list are welcome.
  
  EDIT: Added Shazam! suggestion
  

No need to kill anyone -- it already exists!

https://www.amazon.com/Batman-Daredevil-King-New-York/dp/1563893835

/u/pizzaboy192, the gift card is for $7.19, and it should be used for purchasing The Restaurant at the End of the Universe when you finish with The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, which I just got for you.

Cheers, my friend, and thanks for all the fish.

penny book! I'm reading the first one right now and want to be able to start on the secon when I finish it. Thanks for the contest.

the restraunt at the end of the universe

OTMA

would like hardcopy dont care if its used

You mean the chibi ones? They were designed by Jill Thompson, from the book At Deaths Door (https://www.amazon.com/Deaths-DEATHS-Thompson-Jul-01-03-Paperback/dp/B007SLJJ7E/ref=sr_1_4?ie=UTF8&qid=1504055329&sr=8-4&keywords=at+deaths+door+comics). Bought it when it came out years ago, rarely see it online.

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https://www.amazon.com/JLA-Welcome-Working-Patton-Oswalt/dp/B000U2ARGU

King of NY

Not to mention the time Superman executed the phantom zone criminals.

https://www.amazon.com/Superman-22-October-1988-Price/dp/B002YRPLGA

I thought the struggle between Superman's dual identities - the normal kid that he wished he was, and the super-powered alien that he truly was - was covered fine. In fact, that struggle was central to his life as a child. Jonathan Kent wanted him to hide his powers and be as normal and pretend to be a normal kid until a time when humanity was ready to accept the existence of alien life. A young Clark begrudgingly honored his father's words, even though it meant watching his father die.

Clark Kent, as the mild-mannered reporter, made his appearance at the very end of the movie. Clearly they're setting things up for a sequel, and chances are the adult Clark will get some screen time there.

In regards to Lois and Clark's romance: the tension between them has been explored innumerable times in the past. From decades-worth of comic books to the original movies, from multiple animated series to the Lois & Clark live-action series, that concept has been explored in that manner quite a bit already. Because of that, I don't mind that they took a different approach with the Lois & Clark relationship. Lois got to Know Superman before she got to know Clark. Good, a new take on things.

The lack of Jimmy Olsen didn't bother me. He might appear in the sequel. Even if he doesn't, I won't mind at all.

Finally, Superman has killed to save innocents before. That isn't a new concept. In Superman #22, 1988, he used kryptonite to kill 3 Kryptonian criminals. The idea of him killing as a last resort has been explored before.

i got them all in one from amazon (in hardback though)

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Watchmen-Alan-Moore/dp/1852860243

Found the source of the image.

Ill link the lobo comic as well cause its pretty funny



https://www.amazon.com/SHOWCASE-BIBBO-LOBO-JULY-1995/dp/B001DB8S3Q

That is it, and is a great way to read a great run by Paul Dini.

He also created this, but its a bit pricey too -

http://www.amazon.com/Zatanna-Everyday-Magic-Paul-Dini/dp/B00138HIE4

I've had the pleasure of reading it and it was an incredibly good story. Had that 'Animated Series' caliber of writing via Dini.

Are you thinking of Zatanna: Everyday Magic (2003)?