swap_horiz The Authority Alternatives

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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

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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

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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

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Detective Comics

Detective Comics began as an anthology comic series from DC Comics in 1937. Initially featuring crime stories and newspa...

Superhero Comic Book 1937 Batman

8.8 Great

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Hellblazer

Hellblazer presents John Constantine, a British warlock operating as an occult detective. The series, published by DC/Ve...

Horror Comic Book 1988 Occult

8.8 Great

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The New Gods

Jack Kirby’s *The New Gods* presents a sprawling cosmic saga from DC Comics published in 1971. The series established a...

1971 Comic Book DC Cosmic

8.8 Great

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Action Comics

Action Comics debuted in 1938 as a groundbreaking DC Comics anthology. It established Superman, the first modern superhe...

Superhero Comic Book DC 1938

8.7 Great

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Amazing Spider-Man

The Amazing Spider-Man comic series debuted in 1963 as a pioneering work in American comics. Created by Stan Lee and Ste...

Marvel Superhero Comic Book 1963

8.7 Great

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Usagi Yojimbo

Created by Stan Sakai in 1984, "Usagi Yojimbo" is an ongoing American comic book series set in an anthropomorphic versio...

Samurai 1984 Comic Book Fantagraphics Dark Horse

8.6 Great

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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

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Global Frequency

"Global Frequency" is a comic book series created by writer Warren Ellis, first published in 2002 by DC Comics under the...

Thriller Comic Book 2002 DC Wildstorm

8.2 Great

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Wolverine

Wolverine is a superhero appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics, making his first full appearance...

Marvel Mutant Superhero Comic Book

7.7 Good

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Green Arrow

Green Arrow is a DC Comics superhero whose civilian identity is Oliver Queen. Introduced in 1941, he is defined by his u...

Superhero Comic Book DC Archer

7.1 Good

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Savage Dragon

Savage Dragon is an American superhero comic book series created by Erik Larsen and first published by Image Comics in 1...

Superhero Comic Book 1992 Image

7.0 Good

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Batgirl

Batgirl is a DC Comics superhero identity used by several characters, including Barbara Gordon, a prominent version of t...

Superhero Comic Book DC 1967

6.7 Fair

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Nightwing

Nightwing is a DC Comics superhero identity used by Dick Grayson, the former Robin associated with Batman. Grayson adopt...

Superhero 1996 Comic Book DC

6.6 Fair

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Gen13

Gen13 is an American superhero comic series first published by Image Comics in 1994 and later associated with the WildSt...

Superhero Comic Book Teen 1994

6.0 Fair

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WildC.A.T.s

WildC.A.T.s is a superhero comic-book property created by Jim Lee and Brandon Choi and first published by Image Comics i...

Superhero Comic Book 1992 Lee

6.0 Fair

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Hawkman

Hawkman is a superhero published by DC Comics and first introduced in 1940. The name has been used for several related c...

Mythology Superhero Comic Book DC

5.8 Mediocre

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Power Girl

Power Girl is a DC Comics superhero first introduced in 1976. She originated as the Earth-Two counterpart of Supergirl,...

Superhero Comic Book Female Lead DC

5.5 Mediocre