Weekly Geeky Question #46: Comic Book Recommendations for Non-Comic Readers

Every week in 2018, the plan is that my friend Rod is going to ask me some geeky question that will answer in a post. This week is Week #46, and today’s question is one that Rod describes as quite basic–indeed, he wasn’t sure if it was something he’d already asked. But he hasn’t, and so hear we go.

What are some comics I’d recommend to a non-comic reader to get them started?

Molly Danger – All Ages & Worth Supporting

My daughter’s love comics. Pretty much all three of them. But it turns out that by and large, 9-12 year old girls aren’t the main target audience for most comics. That in itself is okay except that it also turns out that the target audience for most comics seem to be really into things that my girls don’t like, or that I as their parent don’t think they should be exposing themselves to in excess (ie intense violence, lots of cruelty, women with improbable bodies walking around looking like their working at a strip club).

So it’s always a nice treat to find something that is truly “all ages” – that I can enjoy as a 45 year old adult, and that my daughters can also enjoy in their childhood and preteen years.   I wrote about one of my favorite such books a while ago here – but another one that I discovered in the last year or so is Molly Danger by Jamal Igle, published by Action Lab Entertainment.

Supergirl: Friends and Fugitives

Turns out that Supergirl dresses pretty much the same in her civilian life as she does in her costume.  You’d think that be a potential secret identity risk, but oh well.

Supergirl: Who is Superwoman?

I’m not sure where it all started, but I like Supergirl quite a bit. 

Superman: New Krypton vol. 2

Superman: New Krypton vol. 2 more or less completes the prologue for the whole New Krypton epic.  By the end of the book, we’ve got most of the major players in place:  Nightwing & Flamebird, General Lane, Lex Luthor, Superwoman, Assassin, Reactron, Guardian, Brainiac, and so on.  And even more significantly, Zor-El is struck down and New Krypton is an actual planet.  And even General Zod is back in play.