COMIC BOOKS WITHOUT SUPERHEREOS
Not all comic books follow the superhero format. Here's some recommendations. ------------------------------------------------------------


NOIR/MYSTERY
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Another Suburban Romance - Alan Moore
From Hell - Alan Moore
Hard Boiled - Frank Miller
Sin City - Frank Miller
A Dame to Kill for - Frank Miller
That Yellow Bastard - Frank Miller

SCI-FI
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V for Vendetta - Alan Moore
Skizz - Alan Moore
Giant Robot Warriors - Moore/Kelly
Heart of Empire - Brian Talbot
Adventures of Luther Arkwright - Brian Talbot

INDEPENDENT
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Wandering Star - Teri Sue Wood
Love and Rockets
Pakkin's Land - Gary & Rhoda Shipman
Starchild - James A. Owen(?)
Red Rocket 7 - Mike Allred
Finder - Carla Speed McNeil

HORROR / MYTHOLOGICAL
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Swamp Thing - Alan Moore
Tapping the Vein - Clive Barker
Sandman - Neil Gaiman

ART
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Maus - Art Spiegelman
Skibber Bee Bye - Ron Regedr
Monkey vs. Robot
Climbing Out - Brian Ralph
Mr. Punch - Neil Gaiman

CUTE
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Tank Girl - Hewlett/Martin
Lenore
Squee - Johen Vasquez
Johnny the Homocidal Maniac - Johen Vasquez
Akiko - Mark Crilley
Groo - Sergio Aragone
Gloomcookie


BORDERLINE SUPERHERO
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Astro City Family Album - Kurt Busiek
GreyShirt - Rich Veitch
Ronin - Frank Miller
Slaine - Mills/Bisley
Transformers

EUROPEAN
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anything from -> - Mobieus(sp?)
Carapaces - Luc & Francois Schuiten
Nogedegon - Luc & Francois Schuiten
Zara - Luc & Francois Schuiten
Tales from Outer Space - Enki Bilal
Exterminator 17 - Enki Bilal
Ship of Stone - Enki Bilal
The White Lama - Jodorowsky/Bess
Rork - Andreas

HISTORY
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Age of Bronze - Eric Shanawer(sp?)
Age of Reptiles - Delgado

JAPANESE
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Akira - Katurhiro Otomo
Castle in the Sky - Hayao Miyazaki

FANTASY
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Conan - Roy Thomas
Elfquest

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