Where to Start Reading Horror Comics | Best Horror Comics for Beginners in Collected Editions!

[@dechefmane3526]

Perfect timing as I'm reading the Man Thing Omnibus

[@eddieannabel]

Loved seeing Blackhole on your list. That should be required reading for teenagers going into high school.

[@358sotos]

Oh, man! You can't possibly imagine how much I love Carl Barks' Trick or Treat! Definitely my favourite Carl Barks story since I was a child.

[@Nonlefttogo]

I’m reading Berserk for the first time as a Halloween/Horror read

[@turtleanton6539]

Damn right

[@NearMintCondition]

The BEST!

[@theomnibusprime4046]

I'll add Deceased and Necrosha in there since it deals with Zombies anyway. Also Hellsing should also be in the list as always.

[@purplerain225]

Harrow County, Sandman, Blackest Night, Preacher nice variety in there.

[@LiteratureInPictures]

Good selection. I’d add DCeased as well, fun read overall.

[@nathanmiller2626]

Fun video! Love these "Where to start" videos you're making. Also really enjoyed the Batman one, and started reading the ones you picked out starting with Batman: Year One. Any chance that you will do a Superman one down the road?

[@NearMintCondition]

I sure will. Promise.

[@evanperdue3006]

Tis the season. Ive been reading the following this month. Providence Allen Moore, Silver Coin by various, Nocterra Scott Snyder, Gideon Falls Lemire, and Sandman Overture Gaimen. Happy Halloween!

[@vincentimbesi3947]

Great video! A lot of variety and great books listed. 👍🏼

[@erikbengtsson6772]

Amazing video like always

[@NearMintCondition]

Thank you so much

[@erikbengtsson6772]

@@NearMintCondition no problem keep up the great work

[@KGBookkeeping]

Daaaaamn! Great topic!!! Didn’t see this one coming lol

[@NearMintCondition]

Thank you.

[@SuperMcgangbang]

Great video! You touched different varieties of horror which is refreshing to see. I enjoyed Colder and Witchdoctor as scary stories. Even though it’s not so scary Luther Strode is a nice splatterfest of action and gore. What do you think of Rachel Rising as a horror book?

[@phyrisl2]

Maybe Swamp Thing shouldn't be your first, but I think the Alan Moore run in the older print has that faded and old look to it that fits the horror feel. The new 52 has tons of grotesque designs with the rot that are pretty messed up, but I'd say the writing doesn't as often invoke that horror feel.

[@NearMintCondition]

It was hard to choose between Swamp Thing to Sandman.

[@How2HateYT]

We need a best comic runs with a real ending (like Invincible)

[@jessicavirtu1357]

Nice list, but there is also a horror comic missing that is not included or even mentioned here and I consider it a very serious shortcoming for true horror fans. That said, the comic in question has been on Italian newsstands for 37 years ( second in sales behind Tex Willer's iconic 1948 western comic) and is called Dylan Dog. Published starting from 1986, his adventures have in fact alternated traditional horror with numerous "homages" to the classic monsters of the genre, to the modern splatter of the films of Dario Argento and George Romero, but also to yellow, surreal and fantastic in general, always with great irony. Former Scotland Yard agent, detoxified alcoholic, vegetarian and convinced animal rights activist, Dylan Dog has a mysterious past wrapped in a dreamlike and surreal dimension. Not surprisingly, the dream (or rather: the nightmare) and everything that seems to be beyond reality are his personal and professional interests. As a private detective he deals exclusively with unusual cases, in all shades of the term: he is addressed to those who have been affected, or even just touched, by the black wing of the supernatural. People the police don't believe and who would often risk slipping into madness if they didn't find someone willing to listen to them and help them. Fear fascinates him, the irrational and inexplicable fear of the unknown. And he himself is afraid: he is certainly not an invincible hero, and indeed sometimes he just can't solve the case, kill the monster, drive away the nightmare. Or more often it only partially succeeds, and when it all seems over, the horror reappears... Dylan Dog is an anti-hero, then? Not even: he's just a man. A man who, unlike many, does not reject the unknown but instead tries to penetrate and understand it, especially when the mystery and horror lurk in the depths of the unconscious. Ironic, impulsive, problematic, full of doubts about himself and the world, strong and tender at the same time, Dylan Dog hates violence, loves women, enjoys playing the clarinet and building a model of a galleon that may never end . He is an avid cinephile, reads a lot of everything, loves pizza and always dresses in the same way: black jacket, red shirt and blue jeans. And despite all the horrors and hallucinating absurdities he has witnessed, it cannot be said that he still believes completely, blindly, in the supernatural: "I don't believe it, but I hope so".

[@chrissantiago643]

Always wanted to check out Crossed but haven’t. I think you just pushed me to read it sooner than later.

[@NickPiers]

This is not only a great list, but incredibly comprehensive. Just when I'd ask "Hang on, what about..." that would be the next entry. There's three that I would add to this: -Something is Killing the Children. It's probably "the" marquee title these days, in place of Saga and Walking Dead's reign. And it's excellent. Some fantastic artwork by Werther Dell'edera, and of course, James Tynion IV's writing is always top notch. -Beasts of Burden. Without saying too much, this is basically Hellboy meets Homeward Bound. -The Autumnal. A really creepy horror book from Daniel Kraus & Chris Shehan.

[@NearMintCondition]

Thank you so much and I love the three you mentioned.

[@salfordnurse]

Can’t use the term Vampire. Use the phrase “the Living Impaired” works as a collective term for Vampires, zombies, ghosts

[@kamo124]

I ll add Basket full of heads , Splunge , Nameless , Neonomicon

[@DMM9619]

Reminding us yet again we still don’t have reprints of tomb of Dracula volume 2&3 🥲 maybe next Halloween or when blade comes out in the MCU

[@NearMintCondition]

One day, I hope!

[@grindingdeviance1864]

Thanks for mentioning how House Of Mystery spoke to you more. I thought it was just my imagination as a kid in the 1970's, but H.O.M. always seemed to be a bit edgier and scarier than even the other DC comics for the most part. Forbidden Tales Of Dark Mansion and Weird Mystery Tales were also pretty hardcore for their time.

[@turtleanton6539]

What a great video Omar !

[@amy99077]

That's quite a list ..great video Omar...Locke and Key and Harrow County is a must read.. I'll add Baskeful of heads, The cape 1969, Anthony Bourdain's Hungry Ghosts to this list..

[@jrox1904]

Blackest night & walking dead are 2 books I've seen a lot of girls that dont read comics & are more novel readers be familiar

[@lukeboyd9954]

Preacher is one of the craziest graphic novels and once you get hooked it’s hard to put down!!

[@jordanthomas4379]

Black Fire by Hernán Rodríguez is a fantastic read, I have recommended it once before. also anything by Richard Corben, gets two thumbs up from me.

[@_The_Worst_]

I've marked down two that I'm interested in checking out...💯✔️ Sandman and From Hell...🤘🏼

[@sharebear421]

I’d add the sixth gun and goon ;) there quite good at horror. Haha love these types of videos it always gives me new stuff to watch

[@NearMintCondition]

Bwahahaha my Goon retrospective will let you down so much by now. :)

[@JClif]

I so wish they would reprint Tomb of Dracula Vol. 2.

[@NearMintCondition]

Same.

[@cesarcarlos75]

I’d add Nailbiter and Colder.

[@HandsomeLlama943]

Awesome!

[@rudirestless744]

Well, if you want Lovecraft, take necronomicon by Alan Moore. Wytches also springs to my mind.

[@turtleanton6539]

Right

[@darrellmetcalfe3615]

hack/slash and nailbiter are great as well !

[@reino.n3rd]

Tks for the list Omar, and keep the amazing job!!! I would add BERSERK on the list!

[@NearMintCondition]

I came so close, but Berserk is so much more than horror to me. It's perfection and in a category of its own.

[@reino.n3rd]

@@NearMintCondition Lol... Lets create a list "perfection"🤣🤣

[@enisgonzalez201]

Awesome List Omar! Hey do you like Providence by Alan Moore?

[@NearMintCondition]

I’m waiting on my copy. Can’t wait to dive in.

[@enisgonzalez201]

@@NearMintCondition I started with It just some Days ago and it is sooo good. Hope you can make a review and tell us your thoughts on it

[@TheTrashStash]

i love tales from the crypt and other EC comics!

[@NearMintCondition]

Yes!

[@TheTrashStash]

@@NearMintCondition i wanna get the "CRIME!" ones lol!

[@A-Jams]

I know you probably have a lot on your table but I was curious what black knight stuff is out there? I know he gonna be in the eternals and I have a theory the ebony blade will show in a post credit scene

[@NearMintCondition]

Not a lot. He’s featured in the latest Avengers Masterwork. He has a mini that will be collected in trade format soon. Not many solo stories collected, but he’s my favorite Avenger. Check out the Avengers The Gathering omnibus. So much of him in it.

[@quinnrobbs8476]

I love the walking dead books so this was a great video to find? When I was young me and my buddy used to read BONE and talk about it at school have you ever read that series?? That was the first series that got me into graphic novels

[@NearMintCondition]

Absolutely! I love Jeff Smith’s Bone! Thank you so much for the kind words.

[@ReaperXC]

What is your t shirt?

[@NearMintCondition]

The adventures of Ripley and Jonsey :)

[@turtleanton6539]

Junji ITO goue tanabe. Baranger illustrated lovecraft

[@DzustComics]

To be honest the traditional monster stuff never did it for me. The only two horror things I've liked EVER were Red Mother and Blue in Green. So I'm less about traditional horror and more about the "horror of the human condition". Got anything like that to recommend?

[@DzustComics]

@@ar-yj8lb what's that?

[@DzustComics]

@@ar-yj8lb I can't watch that video here in Germany. Okay... NOW I'm intrigued! Who wrote that one?

[@ВеликолепныйБагет]

HELLblazer, of cource !!!

[@NearMintCondition]

great series, but had to go with Preacher. :)

[@UnknownVisitorxx13]

Im hoping marvel reprints tomb of dracula and marvel zombies omni.

[@NearMintCondition]

One day I hope too.

[@fireboy312002]

I read Uzumaki and own it, I didn't like it. I didn't find it scary. I know he is loved but that one missed me.

[@tridat516]

1st 🥇

[@comicleidenschaft6166]

Severed

[@mrmoon1045]

Im looking for mature gory no limits comics

[@NearMintCondition]

Crossed!

[@turtleanton6539]

And of course the walking dead by kirkman

[@chitownbud4769]

🎃💀👻 📕👍

[@willikesmma]

Just read the walking dead 😹

[@NearMintCondition]

😂

[@MegaPieru3000]

Horror manga >> Horror comics

[@Chandasouk]

What a HORRIBLE video! 👻

[@niclaslindman]

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