swap_horiz 2000 AD Alternatives

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Calvin and Hobbes

Calvin and Hobbes is a beloved newspaper comic created by Bill Watterson. The strip follows the imaginative friendship b...

Adventure Classic 1980S Newspaper Strip

9.6 Brilliant

2

Krazy Kat

George Herriman’s Krazy Kat is a classic American newspaper comic strip running from 1913 to 1927. The work showcases su...

Classic Surreal 1913 Newspaper Strip

9.4 Excellent

3

Thimble Theatre

Thimble Theatre is a classic American comic strip created in 1924. It features the humorous interactions between Popeye...

Classic Humor Newspaper Strip Segar

9.4 Excellent

4

Acme Novelty Library

The Acme Novelty Library is a long-running comic book series by Chris Ware. It’s notable for its innovative use of archi...

Comic Book Alternative 1993 Fantagraphics

9.3 Excellent

5

Little Nemo in Slumberland

Winsor McCay’s Little Nemo in Slumberland is a celebrated early American comic strip first published in 1905. The series...

Classic Dream Mccay 1905

9.3 Excellent

6

Asterios Polyp

Asterios Polyp is a critically acclaimed graphic novel by Matthew Mazzucchelli. It presents a complex philosophical narr...

Philosophical Literary Graphic Novel Art

9.3 Excellent

7

The Far Side

The Far Side is a long-running comic strip created by Gary Larson. Known for its distinctive single-panel format and sur...

1980S Surreal Newspaper Strip Larson

9.2 Excellent

8

Tintin

Tintin is a long-running comic series developed by Belgian artist Hergé beginning in 1929. The stories follow the exploi...

Adventure 1929 Comic Album Casterman

9.2 Excellent

9

Love and Rockets

Love and Rockets presents ongoing stories about Ricky and Guido Sprague, brothers navigating life in California’s East L...

Comic Book Alternative 1981 Fantagraphics

9.1 Excellent

10

Eightball

Eightball is an independent comic anthology published by Fantagraphics since 1989. Created by Daniel Clowes, it showcase...

Comic Book Alternative 1989 Fantagraphics

9.1 Excellent

11

Metabarons

"The Metabarons" is a French space opera comic series first published in 1992, written by Alejandro Jodorowsky and illus...

Sci Fi Jodorowsky 1992 Comic Album

8.6 Great

12

Cerebus

Cerebus is an independent comic book series created, written, and primarily illustrated by Canadian cartoonist Dave Sim,...

INDIE Comic Book Sim 1977

8.3 Great

13

Nexus

Nexus is a science fiction comic series created by writer Mike Baron and artist Steve Rude, first published in 1981. Its...

Sci Fi Comic Book 1981 First Dark Horse

8.1 Great

14

Prophet

Prophet is a comic book series originally created by Rob Liefeld in 1992 for Image Comics as part of the Extreme Studios...

Sci Fi Comic Book 1992 Image

7.8 Good

15

Thorgal

Thorgal is a Belgian fantasy adventure comic series created by writer Jean Van Hamme and artist Grzegorz Rosiński, with...

Fantasy 1977 Comic Album Le Lombard

7.6 Good

16

Heavy Metal Magazine

Heavy Metal is an American comics magazine first published in 1977 as an English-language counterpart to the French maga...

Sci Fi Anthology Adult 1977

7.4 Good

17

Dresden Codak

Dresden Codak is a science fiction webcomic created by American cartoonist Aaron Diaz and launched in 2005. It combines...

Sci Fi 2005 Art Webcomic

7.1 Good

18

Buck Rogers

Buck Rogers is an American science-fiction comic strip that began in 1929, created by writer Philip Francis Nowlan and a...

Sci Fi Classic Newspaper Strip 1929

7.0 Good

19

Sluggy Freelance

Sluggy Freelance is a webcomic created by Pete Abrams and launched in 1997. It follows a recurring cast through comedy,...

Adventure Sci Fi 1997 Abrams

6.6 Fair

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Andy Capp

Andy Capp is a British newspaper comic strip created by Reg Smythe and first published in 1957. Its central character is...

British Working Class 1957 Newspaper Strip

5.7 Mediocre