Comic reviews from Reddit
Summary
We analyzed 185 Reddit reviews across 33 subreddits and 64 posts to rank the best Comic brands recommended by redditors, including communities like r/comicbooks, r/Daredevil, r/TMNT, r/marvelcomics, r/batman_comics. Top-rated brands include Marvel (4.6/5), DC Comics (4.7/5), Marvel Comics (4.9/5).
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Reviews185
Subreddits33
Posts64
Brands46
Products75
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#1
Marvel
4.6
(39)
"If not, IMMORTAL HULK!!"
"Spider-Man: Life Story, The Death Of Gwen Stacy."
"I cannot reccomend the current run by Ryan North strong enough."
"Remender's Uncanny X-Force is a great place to look."
"Scarlet Witch from 2015 by James Robinson."
"I thoroughly enjoyed the Scarlett Witch series from 2016-2017."
"This series is a fantastic deep dive into Wanda's journey as she tries to mend her connection with magic."
"Walt Simonson Thor is one of my all time favorites."
"Spider-Man life story is great"
"Absolute Carnage (2019): A modern event where Carnage returns."
#2
DC Comics
4.7
(22)
"The best way is to read Infinite Crisis then 52 then Booster Gold (2007)"
"Geoff Johns is a good place to start with Aquaman... Dan Abnett's run ... is phenomenal."
"Far Sector. It's a DC miniseries that tells the story of Sojourner Mullein, a Green Lantern from Earth assigned to an alien world."
"I would suggest starting with everything written by Mark Waid."
"I always have to recommend Mark Waid's 'Born to Run' collection as a way to dive in to the character."
"I would rather advice you The Flash by Mark Waid with Wally West as Flash."
"Check out Dark Victory after The Long Halloween as it's a direct sequel and also very good."
"There's a lot of good Batman out right now."
"Batgirl Year One."
"Robin Year One."
#3
Marvel Comics
4.9
(16)
"Probably the Hickman run or Waid."
"Probably the astonishing X-Men by Joss Whedon. Some consider it to be the best Cyclops story."
"Brubaker’s run is often considered the best captain America run! ... Capitan America lives is the third Omnibus in Brubaker’s run."
"Ed Brubaker's entire run is excellent, especially The Winter Soldier."
"Check out the Mark Waid run! I think you’ll dig it"
"Definitely check out Marvel Knights 4 by Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa if you haven’t already. It happens at roughly the same time and it’s a lot of fun."
"Priest's run on Black Panther is fantastic. It's my go-to recommendation for anyone that wants to get into comics."
"Ta-Hanesi Coates’ Black Panther run is amazing if you enjoy political/philosophical books."
"I recommend the Frank Miller run into Born Again and The Man Without Fear miniseries."
"The Man Without Fear is the definitive origin story."
#4
IDW
4.9
(10)
"Idw, best tmnt comics in my opinion"
"IDW run (volume 5 and now 6) is my absolute favorite of it all."
"Last Ronin is great, as is the current IDW run that just started last year which is Volume 6."
"Start at the idw run."
"Idw collections are simply the best. They’re all in reading order including spin offs"
"The first few IDW books are amazing."
"The IDW run that started back in 2012-ish and still going today is the best mix up of TMNT you are ever going to find."
"Idw all the way imo. Accessible and affordable if you watch the sales."
"I would begin with the IDW. It simply has the more modern story telling, way more consistent art style... very well made and easy to get into."
"A fantastic comic run if you're looking for something a bit more fun focused."
#5
Boom! Studios
4.8
(5)
"I think Something is Killing the Children is my new favorite comic book."
"An all-time great."
"Something is Killing the Children."
"A great horror book"
"I also recommend 'Something is Killing the Children.'"
#6
Immortal Iron Fist
5.0
(4)
"One more vote for Brubaker/Fraction/Aja's Immortal Iron Fist."
"Brubaker and Fraction’s run with David Aja on art is about as good as modern comics get."
"The Ed Brubaker/Matt Fraction run on Immortal Iron Fist is what you want."
"The Immortal Iron Fist (#1-16) by Matt Fraction & Ed Brubaker is usually considered the best."
#7
Chip Zdarsky
5.0
(4)
"9) Zdarsky run"
"I would recommend Zdarsky's run, it's tonally similar to the show and just straight up rocks."
"Chip Zdarasky's run (2019) It's modern with good art and draws on a lot of similar vibes as the Netflix show if you enjoyed that."
"It's almost criminal how high he raised the bar."
#8
Image Comics
5.0
(4)
"Read Bitter Root a few months ago, excellent recommendation."
"Bitter Root"
"Ed Brubaker's non horror books are outstanding."
"Criminal by Phillips and Brubaker. Each volume follows a different character."
#9
Image
4.8
(4)
"Saga is one of the best, and still going."
"Saga, Something is Killing the Children, East of West."
"Robert Kirkmans walking dead/ invincible."
"Invincible was a fun read."
#10
Spider-Man
4.5
(4)
"Spider-Man: Blue and Spider-Man: Reign were two short series I enjoyed."
"You really cannot go wrong with the early Lee/Ditko/Romita run from 1 to 50ish."
"Def cody ziglar's run imo."
"You can start at the beginning with Bendis’s Ultimate Spider-Man run."
#11
The Hunger and the Dusk
5.0
(3)
"The hunger and the dusk was absolutely amazing. Eagerly awaiting season two."
"I’m a big fan of The Hunger and the Dusk by G. Willow Wilson and Christian Wildgoose, put out by IDW Publishing."
"I really like The Hunger And The Dusk."
#12
Frank Miller
5.0
(3)
"At least read Born Again arc"
"I recommend everyone here it goes. 1) Frank Miller - The Man Without Fear"
"The best daredevil story is born again by frank Miller most of his work is the best dd you can find."
#13
Fantastic Four
4.7
(3)
"The best modern entry points are Mark Waid’s 00s run."
"Ryan North's current run is a really good starting point."
"Fantastic Four by Byrne OR by Waid/Wieringo"
#14
Thor
4.7
(3)
"Walt Simonson is the perfect intro to Thor."
"Jason Aaron's God of Thunder."
"For modern runs, JMS run is a great start."
#15
Dark Horse
4.7
(3)
"The Hellboy Megabundle on Humble Bundle right now is too good of an opportunity."
"Hellboy starting with seed of destruction."
"Hellboy and its spin-off series BPRD are both good."
#16
X-23
4.3
(3)
"I really really love the 2018 solo for her!"
"Below is the (nearly) complete Laura Kinney Reading List."
"I'd probably start with her two origin books, Innocence Lost and Target X."
#17
Mirage
4.3
(3)
"Obviously the original Mirage comics"
"Mirage TMNT vol 1. #1-21 and #45-62"
"Personally, in no order: Mirage Vol. 1 (has a lot of great stuff but some not great), IDW’s 1st run (Vol. 5), and the current run which is in the same continuity (Vol.6)"
#18
Fantagraphics
5.0
(2)
"As others have mentioned the Fantagraphics are the way to go."
"Pogo!!!! The Fantagraphics editions"
#19
Ed Brubaker
5.0
(2)
"It’s a REALLY cool retelling of the Golden Age history of the Marvel universe by Ed Brubaker and Steve Epting."
"I highly recommend the Marvels Project by Ed Brubaker."
#20
Batman
5.0
(2)
"Just do yourself a favor and read Snyder’s run."
"Batman: Year One, The Long Halloween, Dark Victory."
#21
Calvin and Hobbes
5.0
(2)
"My personal choice is Calvin and Hobbes."
"Any of the Definitive, Indispensable, etc Calvin and Hobbes books."
#22
DC
5.0
(2)
"Batman Noel in time for Christmas if you want that DC fix."
"My recommended starter pack is -- Batman: Year One."
#23
Al Ewing
5.0
(2)
"It's great."
"Some that have been consistently praised in the last couple of years."
#24
The Last God
5.0
(2)
"The last God by Philip Kennedy Johnson is incredible."
"The Last God: Book I of the Fellspyre Chronicles by Phillip Kennedy Johnson (DC Black Label). Amazing worldbuilding."
#25
Superman
5.0
(2)
"Superman Up In The Sky for me is the definitive modern Superman story."
"Go to the comic shop or online and check out 'Superman: The Greatest Stories Ever Told'."
#26
Sojourn
4.5
(2)
"Sojourn was the best. I recently reread it and the art and story both being great is so rare."
"Sojourn in particular should be pretty easy to find, though Scion was my personal favorite!"
#27
Power Man and Iron Fist
4.5
(2)
"The final Epic Collection of the PM/IF series is still available at retail."
"I'd recommend Power Man and Iron Fist vol. 3."
#28
Moon Knight
4.5
(2)
"The best place to start with Moon Knight, imo is the Jed Mckay run."
"I recommend Jed Mckay's run to start reading MK."
#29
Sunday Press
4.5
(2)
"Really anything Sunday Press puts out."
"I love my Sunday Press and other oversized collections."
#30
100 Bullets
4.5
(2)
"100 Bullets --- anything by Brian Azzarello is awesome."
"100 Bullets is very cool, even if the story ends up going a bit off the rails."
#31
Fables
4.5
(2)
"Fables, it’s what the TV Shows ‘Grimm’ and ‘Once Upon a Time’ were “inspired by”, but the comic was way better, “The Good Prince” arc was phenomenal!"
"Fables is light fantasy. I don't read a lot of fantasy but I sure read that one."
#32
The Last Ronin
4.5
(2)
"The Last Ronin is my favourite."
"Last Ronin was cool"
#33
Wonder Woman
4.5
(2)
"George Perez run."
"The Wonder Woman runs by George Pérez, Gail Simone, Phil Jiminez and Greg Rucka."
#34
Conan
4.5
(2)
"Conan is still in print and there are some VERY good runs."
"I'm reading Conan, Bug Wars and Kaya at the moment. All different flavours of fantasy, I think Kaya is my favourite"
#35
Bendis
4.5
(2)
"Bendis’ Ultimate Spider-Man run. I’m not normally a fan of teen Spidey, but Bendis did a masterful reimagining of the mythos."
"6) Bendis run"
#36
Daredevil
4.5
(2)
"I’d recommend Daredevil: Yellow, Daredevil “Season 1” (the comic, not the show; it has nothing to do with the series), Daredevil: The Man Without Fear, and Daredevil: Born Again."
"5) Daredevil - Parts of a Hole"
#37
Star Wars: Dark Times
4.0
(2)
"I would include Dark Times starring Jedi Dass Jennir."
"Definitely check out Dark Times."
#38
Birthright
4.0
(2)
"Birthright has one of the best hardcover designs in my collection and it’s a good fantasy story"
"Birthright by Joshua Williamson and Andrei Bressan is right up that alley"
#39
Cloak and Dagger
4.0
(2)
"The original Mantlo-Leonardi Cloak and Dagger mini-series."
"This thread has some very good recommendations."
#40
Record of Lodoss War
4.0
(2)
"I actually still have the old Record of Lodoss War VHS tapes from when I was a kid. I loved them growing up but had no idea it was a comic too."
"If you don't mind manga, Record of Lodoss War is a classic D&D-like tale."
#41
Milestone Comics
5.0
(1)
"Milestone Media's Static, Icon, Hardware and Blood Syndicate (Both the 90s original and 2021 reboot)."
#42
Silver Surfer
5.0
(1)
"Haven't seen Silver Surfer: Black suggested yet. Great story and even more amazing artwork."
#43
Tradd Moore
5.0
(1)
"Tradd Moore’s Silver Surfer Black is awesome if you like trippy art and far out cosmic ideas."
#44
Slaine
4.0
(1)
"The most well known book in the series is Slaine: The Horned God by Mills and Simon Bisley."
#45
Dark Horse Comics
4.0
(1)
"Dark Horse Godzilla (all of them) should hopefully be a graphic novel of them available."
#46
WEBTOON
4.0
(1)
"There’s a WEBTOON that’s official called Red Hood: Outlaws. It’s really good and it’s finished"
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