BOOKS: by J.G. Ballard

Ballard is an author that I've heard a lot about for a while, but I'm not exactly sure where to start...

COMICS: Supreme by Alan Moore

Supreme was a character created to parody Superman and was... kind of disposable 

UNTIL Alan Moore took over and completely changed the direction and tone of the series.

Supreme: The Story of the Year

Supreme: The Return

Alan Moore's run on the character is entirely collected in the two books above.

COMIC: Moon Knight: From the Dead

This is another perfect writer/artist team up: Warren Ellis and Declan Shalvey

PLUS: Moon Knight!

COMIC: JSA: The Next Age

This is the beginning of an excellent run on a great title.

STUFF: Pork Shop

There's this magazine called Pork and they have a website where they sell stuff (like the items pictured above)

This is a good site to browse when looking for gifts for me.

GAMES: Any and All Dungeons & Dragons guides

There's a BUNCH of D&D manuals, guides, stories and campaign books. TONS in fact. And I'll take any and all of them that I can get my hands on.

Sometimes comparing the different styles and rules of play can help me, as a Dungeon Master, figure out new ways to play my campaigns.

COMIC: COPRA Round One

Michael Fiffe makes underground comics. This one is a love letter to the DC comics series Suicide Squad from the 80's.

It's available from

http://bergenstreetcomicspress.bigcartel.com/product/copra-round-one

BOOK: The Way of Kings by Brandon Sanderson

COMICS: SHIELD by Jim Steranko

Jim Steranko did things, storytelling- and art-wise that had never been done before. And he did it in the middle of a kick-ass spy story!

BOOK: Permutation City by Greg Egan

COMICS: Fantastic Four / FF

Dark Reign: Fantastic Four was written by Jonathan Hickman. I have some of his other Fantastic Four works and they're great, so I want to check this out.

Matt Fraction took over on FF after Jonathan Hickman left, PLUS art by Mike Allred!

COMICS: Daredevil by Mark Waid Vol. 2

I recently picked up Vol. 1 and thoroughly enjoyed it.

COMIC: Delusional

BOOK: The Windup Girl by Paolo Bacigalupi

I read Paolo Bacigalupi's novel SHIP BREAKER and thought it was great.

COMIC: Mind MGMT

COMICS: JLA by Grant Morrison

I picked up the first "Deluxe Edition" by Grant

and thoroughly enjoyed it.

This is Vol. 2 of the Deluxe Edition

COMIC: The Last Broadcast

BOOK: Under the Skin by Michel Faber

BOOK: Shadow and Bone by Leigh Bardugo

COMIC: Hawkeye by Matt Fraction

I've heard this series is completely excellent.

And with Matt Fraction behind the wheel (so to speak) I believe it.

My Life as a Weapon is the first trade in the new series.

COMICS: Green Arrow / Black Canary

I'm getting back into Green Arrow as a character. These two collections feature the (too brief) run of Cliff Chiang as the series' artist.

The Wedding Album

Family Business

COMIC: Sacrifice

BOOKS: Deltora Quest series by Emily Rodda

I believe these are Australian in origin (?) and though they're aimed at young adults, I've heard nothing but good things.

COMICS: the works of Brandon Graham

Brandon Graham is the best kind of weirdo.

I found him through a book called 

KING CITY

Walrus

This is a collection of Graham's XXX comics work, but is still as crazy bizarre as his non-XXX work.

The rest of Graham's collected XXX work.

This is another story both written AND drawn by Graham.

COMIC: SEX

not to be confused with the comic series SEX CRIMINALS by Fraction & Zdarsky.

SEX is by Casey & Kowalski.

That's oddly similar now that I type it....

COMIC: Sex Criminals

not to be confused with the comic series SEX by Casey & Kowalski,

SEX CRIMINALS is by Fraction & Zdarsky.

That's oddly similar now that I type it....

COMIC: The Dark Tower: The Gunslinger Born

Lord knows I LOVE the dark Tower book series and I've wanted to get into the comics.

Guess I should start with the first one, yeah?

DVD: Avatar

BOOK: The Thief of Always by Clive Barker

I'm actually not sure if this is JUST a graphic novel or if it was a STORY that was TURNED INTO one or what,  but I've heard about it for quite some time.

COMIC: Young Avengers: Style > Substance

Kieron Gillen & Jamie McKelvie are terrific together

BOOK: Broken Monsters by Lauren Beukes

DVD: Robot Carnival

I saw this once as a kid and only recently remembered it.

I think I both really enjoyed it and was terrified by it... ?

DVD: Paprika

BOOK: John Dies at the End by David Wong

I saw the movie and liked it and was excited to learn that the book is quite different.

COMIC: Terror Inc.

BOOK: Roadside Picnic by Arkady & Boris Strugatsky

COMICS: Batman

Batman: Ego and Other Tails

This is a collection of single-issue stories that came out around the same era, but while I'm sure they're all great, I'm MOST interested in the Darwyn Cooke stories.

Batman Odyssey

This has been described as being of the same type of vibe as the so-bad-they're-good movies that I love, except... THIS HAS BATMAN.

I MUST own this.

Anything Paul Pope does is already somewhere I want to be, but again add BATMAN TO THAT and I'm there.

No Man's Land Vol. 5

(I have the first 4)

Batman Incorporated

Gordon of Gotham

Gotham Central Vol.1

Joker by Azzarello and Bermejo

Batman Adventures

(The comics inspired by the Animated Series)

The Black Casebook

Dark Knight, Dark City

Batman: The Doom That Came to Gotham

Yo. Mike Mignola doing Batman. Nuff said.

These (below) are the "New 52" Batman, Volumes 1 - 6:

Vol. 1: The Court of Owls

Batman: The Black Mirror

Batman: Gates of Gotham

Batman: Snow

Cataclysm

Road to No Man's Land Vol. 1

Road to No Man's Land Vol. 2