Comic books EVERYONE should read

[@nickt453]

A lot of old but golds: Superman: Red Son, Whatever Happened to the Man of Tomorrow, Watchmen, Jack Kirby's New Gods, The Dark Knight Returns. X-Men: God Loves, Man Kills, Wolverine (Claremont & Miller), Old Man Logan, Thanos Quest & Infinity Gauntlet, and Winter Soldier.

[@nathanstroupe1143]

You took my pfp

[@sdel365]

Great video! Alan Moore's Swamp Thing run really got me into collecting comics, so weird but in the best way, would definitely recommend.

[@shizzle6ix678]

I just Superman For All Seasons today and read it and absolutely fell in love with it i will be putting more respect on Superman's name from here on out

[@comic2360]

one comic i think is very important and my absolute fav comic is the watchmen! just an amazing story I recommend to everyone haha

[@BrotherJohnComics]

Glad I found your channel. I'm a big DC guy and absolutely love everything DWJ since Murder Falcon. LOve your energy and excitement and appreciate the work you put in to share so much great stuff.

[@soldierofgod7412]

I’m jealous of your room bro you are a true comics fan I see your collections and book shelf wow that’s my dream room right there lol.. I’m just really broke. Also thanks for sharing earned a subscription!

[@blacklight-w6d]

great video i like dark victory, long Halloween, ego and black mirror

[@jamesrodriguez3667]

Great list! Would also like to add some reco for those who also like the supernatural/cryptids/myths would be for you to check out Hellboy! Also glad you put Dceased here, they did NOT need to go as hard as they did with this book. Up there with Injustice for me as one of the best Elseworld storylines.

[@CampAfterHours]

Thanks for giving the new 52 Batman its flowers. I'm halfway through the series, and it's fire. The Court of the Owls, the death of the family, and Zero Year are top-tier. Also, ty for the beetle recommendation.

[@Dean.winwin13]

Thank you . Means a lot ❤

[@Aluminatihusker]

I agree with you 100% about Daniel Warren Johnson. Everything I’ve read, and I’ve read it all, is golden. I have my favorites, but they’re all worth reading!

[@thespeedsultan]

Ayeee you know whats up 🤝🙌

[@dsimma12]

Beneath the Trees Where Nobody Sees was a great read, highly recommend. Also, your content is dope man keep it up.

[@Chillzilla0284]

First vid I’ve seen from you bro, earned an immediate sub based on the recommendations 💪 One book I’d like to recommend you coming from mainly a marvel guy who occasionally dips his toe in DC stuff, Human Target by Tom King and Greg Smallwood. One of my absolute favorite reads of the past couple years. Keep up the good work, I look forward to more content 🙏

[@TrulyShinobii]

Fire video bro, can you show your omnibus’s if you have any and if you don’t have any what ones do you want? 🔥

[@slenderfingers7109]

I love the Omnibus editions i hope this becomes a video

[@thespeedsultan]

I only have 3 😅 all 3 volumes of Geoff Johns Flash run

[@Jackson.Schrenk]

Might check out the compact versions of All Star and Hush, thanks!

[@aleksandr_schur]

Instant like for Daniel Warren Johnson. He's constantly creating masterpieces

[@alexkopec]

Hey, man! I've got a few comic recommendations as well! If you haven't read any Hellboy I couldn't recommend it enough. It goes so hard. As well as B.P.R.D. which takes place in the same universe and it is a team book with really cool characters and I think it is the better comic of the Mignolaverse. And an entirely different universe, Harrow County. It is a creepy book with American folklore from the south. The art is absolutely beautiful!

[@thespeedsultan]

I really gotta read some Hellboy!! thanks for the recs!

[@spacebabyted]

Love the recommendations!! I just picked up spider man life story, something is killing the children, and do a powerbomb because of you! Can’t wait to read 🙂 if I could I recommend Tom Kings Mister Miracle, definitely one of my favorites!

[@Nazmanga]

I am DC myself, but need to get into more Marvel and Indie, thanks for the rec..... i have the Flashpoint Omin; been wonder should i read the omni or focus on the flashpoint, cause i feel there is too much other stuff in the Omnibus, otherwise ill just dive in

[@aljosa3839]

Great video and good recommendations! It would be nice if we got some overhead shots of each book you talked about :)

[@jackson615]

The video I was waiting for! New to comics and while awesome, seeing collections like yours are overwhelming for sure so this is clutch 🙌

[@Real_Gamer_Hours]

That shirt is fire! Where did you get it!?

[@jigdreldhendup]

Updating my Wishlist on my library app. Sick rec

[@AriefLeuvenardi]

If you like "Hush”, I highly recommend “Heart of Hush" by Paul Dini and Dustin Nguyen. When I learned about "Hush 2" I thought it was a weird project. I don’t know if it will ignore Dini and Nguyen’s work.

[@nahognos]

I picked up that recent reissue of Something is Killing the Children issue 1 because of your recommendation! Very excited to start collecting its trades when I can.

[@thespeedsultan]

W!!!

[@CloneAce24]

Geff Johns is the goat 🐐 no matter what he writes he’s done a lot now all his new stuff with ghost machine it’s the peak

[@thespeedsultan]

Couldn't agree more!

[@CloneAce24]

Keep up the vids i always enjoy especially the new comic book day vlogs

[@ihavespoken9871]

I’ve never heard of ghost machine but that is the hardest title ever

[@chrisatherton7840]

More great Indi reads would be Invincible, TMNT Last Ronin, Spawn, and The Walking Dead.

[@vicdamon3551]

I thought last ronin was very bad. I know I’m the minority but I thought the writing was for a younger audience.

[@kirnmamameeya]

invincible 100%

[@spitymatt5277]

Spawn gets a little old after issue 25

[@ihavespoken9871]

@vicdamon3551 I mean, it’s very violent so I don’t see why you think it’s a kid story. As a fan of the comic, I think the story is very bare bones but it’s solid nonetheless. Where it lacks in plot it exceeds in characters. It’s more of a tribute to TMNT and all of its influences, and it’s also a really powerful and satisfying conclusion to some of the most beloved characters in modern fiction. I think the cartoons (2003, 2012, and ROTTMNT) have much more thematic depth compared to any of the TMNT comics, but the Last Ronin is still very good if you like the characters. At least that’s my take.

[@vicdamon3551]

@@ihavespoken9871 I think the idea of it was great but the writing was bad. Mikey talking to himself saying I can’t take much more of this and blah blah blah just took me out of it every fight. I don’t know it just was very overrated in my opinion.

[@MyNameHousefly]

Suprised not to see batman long haloween on this list!(shout out tim sale) gotta go cop city boy now!

[@booksrlikepez2622]

my top 3 batman books of all time: 3)Batman: death in the family 2)The long halloween 1) Knightfall vol.1

[@DJohn-ui7jp]

WATCHMEN!, Batman Year One, Batman Dark Knight, X-men Dark Phoenix Saga, V for Vendeta, are must reads... lots more out there

[@spencerbreckon8226]

those are obvious answers tho

[@dominicdavidson300]

I recently finished reading both DWJ books and SIKTC was my entry into indie comics as well. I have read Batman Court of Owls and planning on reading Hush very soon

[@outstandingdogmarron2567]

My picks would have to be Alan Moore's Swamp Thing, Frank Miller's Daredevil and Grant Morrison's Animal Man

[@SwampThingNJ]

Alan Moore’s Swamp Thing is king 👑 I also like the first few volumes of Sandman alot

[@salmondjoy]

Had to follow as soon as I saw you recommend DWJ first, he's got epic stories with heart and they are so good

[@thespeedsultan]

He's truly the goat ❤

[@spitzkopflarry6155]

Nice Video bro, could you do a Comic recommendations video in the future ? I need new stuff to read 😥

[@kalyanroy8712]

Okay some of what i read. Batman The cult, Kill or be Killed, XIII a Franco-Belgian graphic novel, Absolute Batman, The road graphic novel, Batman Earth one, Flashpoint and lastly The killing joke. Currently I am going through Ghost machine's Geiger. A lot of cool interesting stuffs going on, in that universe of Ghost machine, a series of wild absurdities coupled with the origin stories of some of the most obscure characters, standing out in a bittersweet way. Good recommendations btw.

[@innisortiz9483]

I picked up Hush today before watching the vid ! Anotha W vid bro!

[@StealthWatch00]

A great indie read I highly recommend (especially if you are in high school) is Deadly Class my favorite comic series of all time. If you can stomach it...

[@I.Am.Perfect.Phoenix]

Glad you brought up city boy! It's sick!

[@elchangomasiso7547]

The sentry 5 part mini from mid to early 2000s? Read all the pages including Stan Lee's bullpen

[@0nlyAlain]

i look forward to these every week!

[@thespeedsultan]

🙏🙏

[@SwampThingNJ]

Alan Moore’s Swamp Thing is king 👑 I also like the first few volumes of Sandman a lot

[@realjpegmafia]

I recommend checking Daniel Clowes Stuff if you are interested it indie plus also Mike Allred has some sick marvel stuff

[@PokeJoshNY]

Superman: Secret Identity and The Final Night are some of my favorite DC comics

[@Savion787]

Great picks

[@owen8909]

Another bang from the goat himself, keep it up 🔥

[@zachchapman4831]

LOVE me some DWJ books.

[@xoTomato]

A tip for this vid, you should of added time stamps in it and obviously each time stamp will have each comic in it because it would be easier for people, because let’s say someone is specifically only looking for like Batman comics it’s gonna be a little hard for them to find it.

[@jimikainth]

you put me on to DWJ and i loved wonder woman dead earth and have been loving transformers so far as well

[@willsherman4044]

What are your thoughts on Green lantern? Have you read Geoff johns Green lantern run

[@luis.g3858]

I’m here for the indies, so thank you for showing it!

[@thespeedsultan]

Ayee hell yea!!

[@theplaguedoctor5773]

I would suggest reading, Die, Nocterra, John Constantine Hellblazer, and Nailbiter.

[@PapaJRuiz]

Yes sir you are definitely on “elite level” when it comes to the comic game big dawg 🤯💪🏽

[@thespeedsultan]

Ayee thank you!! 🙏

[@chunkysaurus785]

Awesome vid, just subbed!

[@robertn9282]

Great video man! Thanks for the recommendations. I’m definitely gonna have to check out City Boy one of these days. If you haven’t already read it, read Batman: The Long Halloween by Jeph Loeb and Tim Sale! I’ve only gotten about half way though and I’m absolutely loving it. I’d also recommend Hal Jordan and the Green Lantern Corps if you have any interest in the Green Lanterns. It’s a fantastic story. Green Lantern: Rebirth is also very good. It does a great job of making each Green Lantern unique in their own way. And for my final recommendation I have Justice League International! Such a great run that takes lesser known heroes (at least to the general audience) like Booster Gold, Doctor Light, Ted Kord Blue Beetle, Guy Gardner Green Lantern and many others alongside Batman and Martian Manhunter as team leaders. It’ll also influence some aspects of James Gunn’s new DCU! Peace out everyone! Stay safe and love each other ✌️

[@anaveragegamer359]

BTW a lot of the DC books you mentioned are availble for $10 a piece in compact format It's a great way for newbies to start

[@thespeedsultan]

100%!!

[@Boredatchurch]

Deadly Class, Paul Pope’s Heavy Liquid, King City, what’s the furthest place from here. Those are the ones I suggest

[@thatfunkymonkey7667]

Everyone read INVINCIBLE, most badass story I’ve ever read

[@Shocker51817]

Love the recommendations! I have read most of them, and will definitely check out ones I haven't. Here are some of my recs: DC Comics: Mark Waid's 90s Flash run. Mark Waid's and Alex Ross's Kingdom Come. Grant Morrison's late 90s JLA. DC One Million. Geoff Johns' Flash run in the 2000s. Geoff Johns' Green Lantern Run. Marvel Comics: Kurt Busiek's and Alex Ross's Marvels. Grant Morrison's New X-Men. Jason Aaron's Weapon X: Wolverine run. Rick Remender's Uncanny X-Force. Chip Zadarsky's Peter Parker, The Spectacular Spider-Man run. Indie: Mike Mignola's Hellboy. Kurt Busiek's Astro City. Jeff Smith's Bone. Brian K. Vaughn's and Pia Guerra's Y The Last Man.

[@Brosati68]

I want as much flash as I can get so I will be grabbing these pre flashpoint books!

[@ErikSmith57]

Hello! New viewer here. As someone who has been reading comics for twice as long as you have been alive (Maybe? I don't know how old you are), I thought it would be interesting to see what someone much younger would recommend. I have to say, I'm impressed. I haven't read everything on your list, but agree with a lot of what you talk about. (I took a break from comics, for a few years, and missed out on Flashpoint and all of the New 52.) I agree that Loeb and Sale are a great pair, and would put Ed Brubaker and Sean Phillips (Criminal. Relentless. Etc..) on the list of greatest creative teams of all time. As you were going through your DC recs, I was thinking "I have to mention DCeased," then, BOOM!, you threw it in, at the last moment. (There s a great DCeased tabletop game, that is SO MUCH fun.) If I may make some recommendations of my own... Independent: OLD: Mage written and illustrated by Matt Wagner. A decades spanning trilogy of magic and monsters. Image has published the entire series in six volumes. NEW: Stillwater written by Chip Zdarsky and illustrated by RAMÓN K PÉREZ. Can't really say much, without spoiling it. Marvel: OLD: Daredevil: Born Again written by Frank Miller, and drawn by David Mazzucchelli. One of my favorite comic stories of all time. NEW: Jed MacKay's run on Moon Knight. One of the best takes on Moon Knight in a long time. DC: OLD: The Question written by Dennis O'Neil and drwn by Denys Cowan. My favorite DC comic ever. NEW: This one is tough. Maybe Batman/Superman: World's Finest. A long comment, I know, but I always have so much to say! I really enjoyed your video, and will definitely check out some more.

[@thespeedsultan]

Hey man, thanks for the kind words! And thanks for the recommendations! I've only read a few of those so I will definitely be checking them out!! And that DCeased game you mentioned, that sounds epic!!

[@cgw226]

Peak recommendations, picked up Transformers vol 1 by DWJ the other day, can't wait to get into the series- will 100% be catching up and reading his other works :D Picked up Rook Exodus because of you too!

[@thespeedsultan]

Ayeee hell yea love to hear that!!

[@raulramirez8515]

My Recommendations Indie: Gideon falls, something is killing the children, lock and key, the last ronin(tmnt) DC: the nice house on the lake(indie but under DC), Batman black mirror, Batman dark victory, Batman White knight, Injustice years 1-5 all 5 books, All star Superman, The Authortiy Marvel: Secret wars 2015, house of M, Venom by Donny cates, King in black also by Donny cates which follows his venom run and absolute carnage which is also part of this venom run and king in black, silver surfer black.

[@Seasonal-Shadow_4674]

You gotta read Daniel Warren Johnson's Beta Ray Bill

[@AdiosPelota]

For All Seasons truly is the best 😎

[@djlawler9925]

Love this video idea

[@owie2813]

this video hit its intended audience I haven't read a single comic nor do I watch marvel or dc movies. I do read a lot of manga so i am interested might pick up your batman recommendation.

[@thespeedsultan]

Lets goooo love to hear that!

[@kolee8039]

When speedsultan post a video yk it’s a good day

[@Tea_Time_480]

Solid recommendations for new readers. I’ve always loved dc and marvel comics equally for as long as I can remember. Wally is the best flash though lol. I still like Barry a lot. Not the biggest fan of hush though. The art is amazing but I think the mystery is pretty weak. Long Halloween is so much better for me. Dceased is much better than marvel zombies. Marvel zombies is weirdly comically nihilistic. Definitely check it out though.

[@sheshotjfk8375]

Check out The Complete Life and Times of Scrooge McDuck by Don Rosa. Arguably the greatest piece of literature ever created (in any format). And P.S. , grab yourself a copy now while they are still available. Disney is banning some of the stories (apparently zombies are "racist" now) so don't know if it will ever be allowed to be reprinted again in its entirety.

[@MartinBueno-xf3hc]

Do libraries have any of these? Or just Barnes and noble? I have no money to buy comics. Anyway if you know

[@speedySonBoykins]

Yo I’m new to the channel so idk if you’ve addressed this before but have you ever read the Invincible comics ? one of my all time favorites it’s a must read if you’ve never read it before

[@izzZaiah]

I recommend everyone to read Jed MacKay Moon Knight run :)

[@aaronwalley3077]

So City Boy’s powers are basically just Jack Hawksmoor’s?

[@evanleggate]

What’s your thoughts on watchmen by Alan moor

[@thespeedsultan]

Timeless classic!

[@KevinGriffin-b2s]

City boy is cool but I don't see how he's different from Jack Hawksmoore.

[@JohnMuhammad-mg5wp]

Finally someone like Barry Allen more, Wally West is not better.

[@comicbookboards]

That was me a month ago! I was totally ignoring indie books, and wow, was I wrong. DANIEL WAREN THE GOAT JOHNSON writes peak! Geoff Johns with the other Ghost Machine writers are incredible! And tbh, I think I prefer indie books now! Don't sleep on indie books.

[@thespeedsultan]

Yessss bro you get it 💯🔥

[@lazyokkotsu]

great video! I needed this becuase im a huge superhero and manga fan that's wanting to get into comics so this was super helpful. definitely will check these out! I'd love a video going over what comics to read to get into nightwing, becuse I'm super interested in dick graysons charcter.

[@molo1122]

Marvel: Old Man Logan(Mark Millar), Uncanny X-Force(Rememder), Punisher Max(Ennis, his one shots and mini series for Punisher are all great, The Cell, The End). Mark Millars indie stuff is excellent. DC: Green Lantern(rebirth and then his main series run), Planetary, Hawkman(Venditti), Batman Joker Deadly Duo(Silvestri). DWJ is great, his current run on Transformers is great and I’m not a transformers guy. I can’t agree on Aaron though, his Punisher run was an abomination.

[@waypastkoool]

mark millar sucks

[@ImBonkers]

I’m reading through Extremity right now! DWJ is the goat 100%. I you haven’t read it give his Beta Ray Bill series a read too

[@thespeedsultan]

Last book of his I need to read!! I have issues 2 and 4, cant find the trade or the rest of the singles 😭😭

[@ImBonkers]

@ I’ve seen the singles of 1 and 3 for cheap at discount book stores! If I find them for cheap I can try and send you them if you’re interested

[@kareemdrake2294]

what comics should I start with

[@hawkeye038]

Kind of an odd X-Men pick for an "Everyone should read". I'm sure it's good but I would've expected something like God Loves, Man Kills (or anything else from the Claremont era) or House of X/Powers of X.

[@kevintranart]

All I got to say is DWJ is truly the goat!

[@thespeedsultan]

You know it bro!!

[@grizzly5592]

Ordered some books from midtown comics and they never got here… was bummed out. Any online websites yall recommend

[@thespeedsultan]

Ah dang that's unfortunate! I normally hear good things about midtown so that surprises me, but I've also never order comics online so I don't really know of any website 😅 But i know there's a bunch out there!

[@butchbluth]

what u think of the walking dead comics tho 👀

[@Steady_packs]

I've only been into comic for a few months now, but how do characters not age? Like spiderman life story is if he aged in real time, so obviously he isn't aging but how? Same with batman, hasn't he had 4 Robins at this point and the 3 before Damien have all grown up? Shouldn't batman be crazy old?

[@thespeedsultan]

Batman is definitely a bit older now, but basically DC has "reboots" that reset character ages and such, and Marvel has a weird sliding time scale sort of thing where you the books are always taking place "now". Super confusing haha just try not to think about it too much when reading haha

[@Steady_packs]

@@thespeedsultan ok 😂. Do DC characters ever acknowledge that they are getting reset? Or does it just go unacknowledged?

[@nahognos]

@@Steady_packs One example I can think of is DC Universe Rebirth by Geoff Johns. The cast begin to realize that something is horribly wrong with their memories and that something isn’t right prior to the events of the New 52. I don’t want to get into too much detail to avoid spoiling but it’s great that they can acknowledge it through its overarching story.

[@Yoni123]

Good picks but that Blue Beetle movie was not "gas"

[@jaxbranham8138]

Nate my boi, do u think live streams will ever come to the channel anytime soon? Do you do them on the tik tok?

[@thespeedsultan]

I don't go live too often on tiktok but I want to start doing it more, and same goes with streaming overall, definitely want to start eventually!

[@Labrewskiii]

Good recommendations

[@ProdbyJason]

no kingdom come :( that's my personal fav

[@TheS1R6]

As a wrestler I really wanna get that Powerbomb book

[@Illuminerdy_]

GOATEF choices! ✊🏻⚡️✊🏻

[@OmniNationComics]

Yoooooooo ! You think Planet Hulk is your favorite marvel book ? Flash is your GOAT at DC, you think Blue Beetle is underrated, man do you have great taste. I dug your list alot bro.

[@thespeedsultan]

🤝🙏

[@luhh.mikeyy]

You put me on Hyde street 🙌🏼

[@thespeedsultan]

Lets gooooo

[@elijahswartwood506]

I’d highly recommend astonishing times by comics KZbin legend Arris Quinones, published by dark horse comics

[@musarizk3633]

Check out Far Sector

[@EarthsGeomancer]

Handsome man ❤

[@spragoo]

I gotta be honest, DWJ is great but SIKTC fell off hard and hasn’t been good in a while. Also flashpoint isn’t the best intro nor is it close to the best. If some one wants more modern flash, they should start with Jeremy Adams or Geoff Johns’ original run

[@jaxbranham8138]

the goatttttt