It's not comic book or graphic novel stuff but I thoroughly enjoyed the books of Neal Stephenson.

What's this "library" thing you speak of?

No, really, you won't find comics in our libraries. In fact, you won't find people in our libraries. Comics aren't that big a thing in these shores and libraries never bothered to stash them, unless they had some sort of educational value.

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I'm going to go ahead and provide a second very strong recommendation that you drop everything else in your life and read A Song of Ice and Fire right now if you are even the least bit inclined to read it. You will not be disappointed. Virama is correct in saying that it is quite the undertaking because of all the characters and the deep back story, but it is well worth the effort. Easily my favorite epic fantasy series.

Everything by Gaiman essentially. Oh, and also by his buddy Sir Pratchett (Discworld serieswill take you a long time :-)).

Also, Kushiel's f*cking Legacy. The best series of books I have ever read.

The movie sucked donkey dong splattered flea infested balls. But as a fan of the genre I'd be keen to give it a go if it's nothing like the movie ;)

Which movie? Ok, I know you mean the one with Will Smith, but I hope you know there are 3 of them (at the very least). And the one with Vincent Price definitely doesn't suck.

Yeah it's the Fresh Prince one I've seen. Didn't know there were others, I'll check it out sometime :)

I agree. Kushiel's Legacy trilogy is AMAZING - I just finished it the other week incidentally. Ah, Joscelin, how you kick ass! That bit when he climbs UNDER the bridge (you KNOW what I mean) is just.... In fact, he'd kick Chuck Norris and all those meme guys's ass easy.

:D

By the way, there's another trilogy by the same author (Jacqueline) in the same "world" but not about Phedre. Looking for it atm.

Edit: I have to admit, I DID admire Isidore D'Aiglemort in the end... What a man.

Alan Moore's From Hell is a great look into Jack The Ripper, Detailed and atmospheric. I'd also recommend his League of Extraordinary Gentlemen, which are light years above that abortion of a movie.

Bone series by Jeff Smith is also worth a look.

My god, there's some good taste in this thread. WIN.

Bone is one of my all time favorites.

But if you had to ask me for my ALL time favorite - it would be "The Compleat Moonshadow". BEST. COMIC. EVER. It transcends boundaries, genres and classifications. In fact, if I wasn't Virama I would have called myself Moonshadow.

May I recommend, good sir/ette, that you start soon? The TV show is being filmed.... (I just can't imagine it will be able to cover the scale of the whole book series - which isn't even finished yet!)

Scott pilgrim.
V for Vendetta.
Maus.

That is all.

For comics, just about anything written by Alan Moore, really. There is a reason for why is he considered by many to be the best writer in the field. I heartily recommend all of these:

Watchmen (probably the best comic I have ever had the pleasure to read)
From Hell
V For Vendetta
The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen
Promethea
Lost Girls (if you're not too squeamish)
Halo Jones

That should keep you busy for a while. :) Seeing as you are already in the process of checking out Sandman, I have only these fine works to mention:

Bone (by Jeff Smith)
Cages (by Dave McKean)
Ghost World (by Daniel Clows)
Maus (Art Spiegelman)

And let's not even go into the subject of books... Too many to mention. I also tend to primarily read old, classic stuff and I'm not sure if there's many people here interested in that.