swap_horiz Identity Crisis Alternatives

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Sandman

The Sandman is a critically acclaimed graphic novel series by Neil Gaiman and Sam Kieth published by Vertigo Comics. It...

Fantasy Mythology DC Comics Neil Gaiman

9.5 Brilliant

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The Dark Knight Returns

The Dark Knight Returns is a 1986 graphic novel by Frank Miller and Klaus Janson, depicting an older Batman coming out o...

Dystopian 1980S DC Comics Batman

9.2 Excellent

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Batman: Year One

Batman: Year One is a 1987 graphic novel by Frank Miller and David Mazzucchelli that redefined the superhero's origin wi...

Origin Noir DC Comics Batman

9.1 Excellent

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All-Star Superman

All-Star Superman is a 2005 comic series by Grant Morrison and Frank Quitely, widely celebrated as a definitive, modern...

Classic Optimistic DC Comics Superman

9.1 Excellent

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My Favorite Thing Is Monsters

Published in 2017 by Emil Ferris, this acclaimed mystery graphic novel follows a young girl in 1960s Chicago investigati...

Mystery 1960S Fantagraphics Emil Ferris

9.1 Excellent

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Kingdom Come

Kingdom Come is a 1996 DC Comics miniseries by Mark Waid and Alex Ross, exploring a dark future where brutal antiheroes...

Dystopian Superhero DC Comics Mark Waid

8.8 Great

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Flex Mentallo

A four-issue 1996 DC Comics miniseries by Grant Morrison and Frank Quitely, it serves as a surreal deconstruction of sup...

Meta Experimental Superhero Grant Morrison

8.7 Great

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Fourth World Omnibus

Published by DC Comics, this comprehensive hardcover collection compiles Jack Kirby's legendary 1970s Fourth World saga...

Classic Superhero DC Comics Cosmic

8.7 Great

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Promethea

Promethea is a 1999 comic series by Alan Moore and J.H. Williams III that blends superhero tropes with deep explorations...

Superhero Mystical Female LED Alan Moore

8.6 Great

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Black Hammer

A superhero comic series created by Jeff Lemire and Dean Ormston in 2016, exploring a group of trapped heroes in a myste...

Literary Superhero Deconstruction Jeff Lemire

8.5 Great

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New X-Men

Written by Grant Morrison in the early 2000s, this Marvel Comics series revitalized the X-Men franchise with sci-fi conc...

Sci Fi Marvel 2000S Grant Morrison

8.4 Great

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Billy Bat

A mystery thriller manga by Naoki Urasawa and Takashi Nagasaki that spans multiple decades, investigating a comic bat sy...

Mystery Manga Conspiracy Naoki Urasawa

8.4 Great

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JLA

JLA is a DC Comics series relaunched by Grant Morrison in 1997, featuring the publisher's flagship superheroes tackling...

Epic Team Superhero DC Comics

8.2 Great

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Superman: Red Son

Superman: Red Son is a 2003 DC Comics Elseworlds story by Mark Millar that imagines Superman landing in the Soviet Union...

Political DC Comics Alternate History Superman

8.1 Great

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Umbrella Academy

Created by Gerard Way and Gabriel Bá, this Dark Horse comic follows a dysfunctional family of adopted superheroes who re...

Quirky Superhero Dysfunctional Family Dark Horse

8.0 Great

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1602

Published by Marvel Comics in 2003, this alternate history miniseries by Neil Gaiman reimagines classic Marvel superhero...

Marvel Superhero Elizabethan Alternate History

7.8 Good

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The Kurosagi Corpse Delivery Service

Created by Eiji Otsuka and Housui Yamazaki, this Japanese horror manga follows Buddhist students who start a business tr...

Mystery Horror Manga Dark Horse

7.8 Good

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DEPT. H

A mystery comic series written and drawn by Matt Kindt in 2016, following a detective investigating a murder at a deep-s...

Sci Fi Mystery Underwater Dark Horse

7.6 Good

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Batman: Hush

Batman: Hush is a 2002 comic book storyline by Jeph Loeb and Jim Lee, noted for its iconic artwork and the introduction...

Mystery 2000S DC Comics Batman

7.5 Good

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Crisis on Infinite Earths

This 1985 DC Comics maxiseries by Marv Wolfman and George Pérez consolidated the publisher's complex multiverse into a s...

Epic Crossover 1980S DC Comics

7.4 Good