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25 Comic Books You Must Read Before You Die

15. Daredevil: Man Without Fear (Marvel Comics)

Author: Frank Miller

 Daredevil - Man without Fear

Daredevil is a fictional superhero appearing in American comic books, created by Stan Lee and Bill Everett and published by Marvel Comics. Matt Murdock, who lives in the Hell’s Kitchen in the neighborhood of New York City, is blinded by a radioactive substance from an oncoming vehicle. After he is unable to see, his other human senses heighten beyond normal human capabilities. His father is Jack, supports Matt very much as he grows up, who is later killed by gangsters after Jack refuses to throw a fight. Matt turns into a daredevil superhero to fight against his father’s killers and other enemies. Daredevil is nicknamed as “Man without Fear”.

14. Swamp Thing: Love and Death (DC Comics)

Authors: Many

Swamp Thing- Love and Death

Swamp Thing is a fictional character, which has appeared in five comic series till now created under Alan Moore, Steve Bissette, and John Totleben. Love and Death is a beautiful creation by Alan Moore, who has illustrated the story as a roller coaster ride through planes both astral and physical, covering a wide range of locations as diverse as Hell, Heaven, and the after-life.

13. The Walking Dead (Image Comics)

Author: Robert Kirkman

The Walking Dead comics

An ongoing comic series was written by Robert Kirkman, which narrates the travels of Rick Grimes, his family and other survivors of a zombie apocalypse. The comic was awarded the Eisner Award in 2010 for the Best Continuing Series. The comic is a thriller drama followed by suspense and horror portrays the gritty life in weeks and months following a Zombie apocalypse.

12. Guardians of the Galaxy (Marvel Comics)

Author: Arnold Drake

Guardians of the Galaxy Comics

Guardians of the Galaxy from Marvel Comics, written by Arnold Drake and penciled by Gene Colan are a team of superheroes. The superheroes appearing in the Guardians of the Galaxy are from the 31st century in a place known as Earth-691. The team includes, Major Victory (an astronaut from Earth who has traveled for a thousand year to reach Alpha Centauri), Vance Astrovik (a hero known as the Justice), Martinex T’Naga (crystalline being from Pluto), Captain Charlie-27 (a soldier from Jupiter), and Yondu Udonta (a blue-skinned “noble savage” from Centauri-IV). The team fights Badoon (an Alien race who are trying to conquer the Earth’s solar system).

11. The Wolverine (Marvel Comics)

Authors: Several

The Wolverine Comics

The Wolverine is an ongoing comics series from Marvel Comics, where the character title was adopted from the famous X-Men comics. There are several issues and volumes published under the title The Wolverine by Marvel Comics, where the entire turbulent life history of the main character is depicted artistically. Wolverine from the X-Men is definitely a lovable character by many of us for his smart acrobatic fighting skills, strong animal senses, and strong physical capabilities. If you love Wolverine, then this book is a must for you.

10. Sin City (Dark Horse Comics)

Author: Frank Miller

Sin City Comics

Sin City is a landmark creation by the author and illustrator Frank Miller, which has won some great awards. Sin City is a masterpiece neo-noir comic series which shows the gritty collection of urban essence with an artistic touch and creativity. Basin City, nicknamed as the Sin City is a fictional town in the west of America. The story revolves around this location, where the Basic City police are given special rights as that of the SWAT, to deal with high crimes and civilians alike. Miller has used creative and artistic ways to showcase the story in a modern film like the set-up in the comic, which makes the story more enjoyable to its readers.

9. Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (Mirage Studios)

Authors: Kevin Eastman and Peter Laird

 Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles is also called in short as TMNT or Ninja Turtles are a team of four fictional teenage anthropomorphic turtles, who are trained in the art of ninjitsu. They are trained to fight criminals, evil creatures, and alien invaders.

8. Watchmen (DC Comics)

Author: Alan Moore

Watchmen Comic

Watchmen by Alan Moore is a masterpiece creation, which depicts some fantastic characterization and loaded by political satire. Watchmen was created originally from a story proposal submitted by Alan Moore to DC Comics, that was acquired from Charlton Comics. The comic has an insane amount of details depicted and Alan Moore has redefined the superhero conventions to the next level. The story revolves around a group called the Crimebusters and a plot to kill them.

7. 300 (Dark Horse Comics)

Author: Frank Miller

 300 Comics by Frank Miller

300, a limited series comics historically inspired from the 1962 film The 300 Spartans written by Frank Miller. Later, in 2007 a movie by the same name was released. The comics series, 300 is about the fictional retelling of the Battle of Thermopylae and the events relating to the gathering of a strong army of 300 men by King Leonidas to fight the incoming Persian invasions. If you have loved the movie with the same name, then this comic would interest you.

6. Iron Man (Marvel Comics)

Author: Many

Iron Man Comics

Iron Man is a superhero character created by Stan Lee and is published by Marvel Comics. Tony Stark, an American playboy, indigenous engineer, and industrialist, who suffers a chest injury resulting in the creation of powered suit armor to save his life and also escape captivity. He then augments the suit with the latest technologies and weapons with the help of his company, Stark Industries. He then uses his suit to protect the world and its people from crimes as Iron Man, concealing his true identity.

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