20 Best Adult Comic Books (2023 Update)

I picked up this book to complete my Xmen – Dawn of X series that are connected with his book. Again thank you target for sending this book securly. If you love anything X-men you will love this book and the series if you decide to collect them all. I love the art work, the dust jacket and the pop of that red when it is sitting on myshelf. Overall super satisfied with my purchase.Kingjudge187

Loved having the first three volumes combined in this omnibus. Xxxholic has a lot of references to other Clamp stories such as Magic Knight Rayearth, Cardcaptor Sakura and others. If you haven't read or seen these it's okay as it doesn't really take away from the story though some jokes and different references may not make sense though it does explain all of the references in the back of each volume.BookReader

This is the first graphic novel I've ever read and I was hooked from the start. The characters are so diverse and interesting, and the story keeps moving forward at good pace. The artwork is simply beautiful. The book ends on a cliffhanger and I can't wait for the next installment of this wonderful story. Highly recommend!!!RC

I love this book. I had been following the series For as long as I can remember, reading issues where I could. However leaving my hometown I lost my ability to find and read them. After moving I found my city had a Books-A-Million and I was able to order this amazing paperback of all the issues. I waited for days until it came and read the entirety as quickly as I could. It was super easy to be able to order all the available issues in one book without having to go back and get issues one by one.Lucas

Great book at less than half the cover price, not in mint condition shipped in a box with zero protection but well worth the $25 price I paid.tdemin

Fast read, grips you immediately! and takes you on a fast paced adventure! Love the characters in this series, looking forward to getting the rest!HEATHER

This Manga displays levels of humour and action for a new reader in manga, ranges to all ages that like the acts of cartoons on tv as such. To preserve the book pages keep in shaded areas to avoid yellowness like most other books, this keeps this fantastic artwork done in place gor long periods.Z

I am not a big fan of manga, however this is so entertaining and a few times I did actually laugh out loud. Now I am a fan!Snake Artist

It's a misnomer to call this strange and alluring work of art a "graphic novel". It's a mixture of political cartoons and radical political philosophy about the collapse of the American empire. It's more of a cartoon version of an epic poem that is about big ideas not plot or character development. It's an artwork for fans of books like Thus Spoke Zarathustra or Burnout Society. "Drawn to its raucous satirical elements, Swedish cartoonist Joakim Lindengren rendered a different section of United States of Banana into a Swedish-language comic book with poet and translator Helena Eriksson. Their adaptation focused on the aftermath of 9/11 based on Braschi’s depiction of American life after the collapse of the World Trade Center. In response to the matrix of literary references in the original, Lindengren brought to his interpretation a dense overlay of quotes from iconic paintings, photojournalism, movies, illustrations, and cartoons. Riffing on Picasso, Dalí, Magritte, Escher, Tom of Finland, and Walt Disney’s Al Taliaferro, his treatment of art history and pop culture echoed Braschi’s treatment of literary history: an homage rife with irony." World Literature TodayWorldLitFan

Got the Marvel Golden Age comic omnibus for my husband and he absolutely LOVED it. Was a little nervous as it was a lot cheaper than Am*zon so was worried it wasnt in good condition but it was perfect – even wrapped in plastic in mint condition. Thank you so much!alarmclockxd

Remember what I said about not getting too attached? Last volume rips your heart out, this volume purees it. Filled with good boys though, bark Denji bark! Book was perfection in print quality and condition. #sweepstakesJessica

The final book of one of the greatest and soon to be most popular new-gen anime series is spectacular. The final chapter really encapsulates what chainsaw man is, a young man who was so mistreated that he did not want to think for himself and give his humanity and freedom up just to have a purpose. The plot twists are amazing and the villain is so well written. The ending is not what you'd expect and it really gives Denji a new and heartfelt purpose in life. 10/10 I would recommend, can't wait for the anime adaptation and the next manga arc!Joshuarecool

Fast read, grips you immediately! and takes you on a fast paced adventure! Love the characters in this series, looking forward to getting the rest!HEATHER

I'm assuming if you're looking at volume 4, you've already started this manga. If you haven't and you enjoy big demon fights, cute pets, and office drama, this series is for you.SHANNON

The book was a present for my son who loves this anime story. I was happy because the book arrive faster than I thought and I was able to give it to my son when I went to visit him.Monica

Love the book, loved the story even more! I would have given it 5 stars, but it had a long smudge stain on one of the pages going from the main characters face down to a dialogue bubble. Other than that, it was great. The story kept me on the edge of seat and my heart was pounding loudly with suspense of what was to come.Lulu

The "1001 Comics You must read.." is much better than expected for an another book for another 1001 things. The book is absorbing list of most remarkable issues in long story of comics, from very beginning in 1837 and tracking up to 2011, the graphic stories are shows as ever-changing medium. This is one book that every comic fan should put on his bookshelf, 960 pages of pure pleasure, starting with foreword by Terry Gillian and ending with extensive index of authors.plamin

A review excerpt on the back cover of “I Am a Hero” states that it is “The greatest zombie manga ever.” Yes, “IAAH” joins the ranks of great zombie manga such as “Maho Shojo of the End,” “Living Corpse,” and “Tokyo Zombie.” And when I say “joins the ranks,” I mean “blows them out of the water.” Kengo Hanazawa’s genre-bending series is collected in soft cover omnibus by Dark Horse, is about the size of a thick paperback novel, and maintains the Japanese reading format, (our) back-to-front, and right-to-left. As stated in the back/front, this helps maintain the artwork’s visual orientation. (Note: Most manga reads this way, but it’s worth stating in case this is your first foray into the style.)Speaking of the cover, its use of color images laid over a black-and-white background gives it the feel of an animation cell and gives a real pop to the titular hero. Hideo is a delusional manga artist who lives alone, save for the yurei he sees; they don’t care about all the locks on his door, his security system, his magic circles…or his shotgun. Yes, Hideo is in possession of a shotgun, a rare thing in Japan. One of the reasons Japanese (and most foreign) zombie stories are so compelling is that every character doesn’t have an assault rifle with apparently endless ammunition. In this case, you have one milquetoast failed artist with a target-shooting permit and a shotgun. The story takes its time ramping up to the zombie apocalypse, the suspense building on each page, but it spends that time developing characters just enough to make them relatable and realistic, yet without demanding an exhausting amount emotional investment. As his world starts crashing down around him and he becomes “free,” Hideo is forced to decide what kind of person he wants to be. An early conversation in the book is between Hideo and his fellow artists at the manga studio about the essence of manga and its place in Japanese and global pop culture. It’s a telling dialogue that Hanazawa unpacks in the course of “IAAH.” The artwork is amazingly realistic, while at the same time maintaining a manga flair and sensibility. One of my chief complaints about zombie comics is that as good as the story and artwork might be, the nature of the medium negates the “BOO!” moments, those sudden little scares that you can get in filmed works. This book actually had images that creeped me right the hell out, which would be enough of a selling point to me if I didn’t already own it and was reading this review. I Am a Hero Omnibus 1, publisher: DARK HORSE, written and drawn by: KENGO HANAZAWA, price: $19.99robb.m

Awesome omnibus manga. Great value great art work even better story telling. This is going to be a very entertaining series.dannwo4life