#comic book suggestionsif you're looking for lgbpta+ stuff or just non-dc or marvel stuff

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Comic Series to Read (Pt1)

+ZOMBILLENIUM by Arthur de Pins

Francis von Bloodt, a vampire and good family man, operates the one-of-a-kind theme park Zombiellenium. But this unique amusement park doesn't just hire anyone: mere mortals need not apply--only genuine werewolves, vampires, zombies, and other citizens from the undead community are employed. A stunningly beautiful, fully painted graphic novel, this work presents a wryly humorous and lighthearted take on the traditional horror genre. 

It’s hilarious, fun and ridiculously fascinating at times. Lotta jokes, love it. Need Vol 4 so damn bad, cmon man it’s been YEARS (also there’s a movie now but i haven’t seen it yet)

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+ Monstress by Marjorie Liu & Sana Takeda

Set in an alternate matriarchal 1900's Asia, in a richly imagined world of art deco-inflected steam punk, MONSTRESS tells the story of a teenage girl who is struggling to survive the trauma of war, and who shares a mysterious psychic link with a monster of tremendous power, a connection that will transform them both and make them the target of both human and otherworldly powers.

This is fascinating, but quite dark; the story is pretty complex and the art is amazing. 

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+A Distant Soil by Colleen Doran

A teen brother and sister, Jason and Liana, are confined to a mental hospital where they are the subject of secret government experiments. They escape their prison only to be pursued by supernatural forces, strange alien people, and creatures with unique powers. Separated and kidnapped by two different factions of warring worlds, they learn they are the children of a race of powerful and ageless psychic beings. The brother and sister are then used by both factions of these alien forces to unknowingly battle against one another.

I’ve never actually had the chance to read Volume 1, I got Volume 2 from a bookfest and loved it; it was a little hard to gather details without the beginning of the tale but it was enthralling none the less. Some nsfw, and dark themes.

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+HORIZON by Brandon Thomas, Jason Howard, Juan Gedeon & Martin Frank

Zhia Malen thought she'd fought her very last war, until she learned her planet was targeted for occupation...by a desperate world called Earth. The people of Earth will be told that her arrival on our planet means invasion. These are lies. This is retaliation. Skybound's newest original series will show you that survival isn't just a human instinct...

Initially a little difficult to understand what is happening, the story launches into a mission of life and death without bothering to fill in the backstory; you discern as you go. Very interesting. Significant violence, gore/body horror, torture perpetuated by, and against, protagonists. 

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+THE WICKED + THE DIVINE by Kieron Gillen & Jamie McKelvie

Every ninety years, twelve gods incarnate as humans. They are loved. They are hated. In two years, they are dead. The team behind critically thermonuclear floor-fillers Young Avengers and Phonogram reunite to start a new, ongoing, superhero fantasy with a beautiful, oversized issue. Welcome to The Wicked + The Divine, where gods are the ultimate pop stars and pop stars are the ultimate gods. But remember: just because you're immortal, doesn't mean you're going to live forever.

This really is one of my favourites, the story, the art, the colours, the way it weaves myth and modern society is insane and enticing. Not to sound like a desperate fan but I would sell at least four of you to Satan for the newest volume to be released early... [LGBPTA+, poc characters and protags, drug use, nsfw, nudity, sex, violence, manipulation, various phobias and cruelties, etc.]

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+BITCH PLANET by Kelly Sue Deconnick, Valentine De Landro, Robert Wilson & Taki Soma

In a future just a few years down the road in the wrong direction, a woman's failure to comply with her patriarchal overlords will result in exile to the meanest penal planet in the galaxy. When the newest crop of fresh femmes arrive, can they work together to stay alive or will hidden agendas, crooked guards, and the deadliest sport on (or off!) Earth take them to their maker?

Imagine a world where the Republicans put men on top and women were just supposed to be mindless, bubbly, weight-conscious, subservient creatures... hard to, isn’t it? Where looking ugly is a crime. Basically, the patriarchy is so oppressive having your own thoughts and being a woman can get you tossed to Bitch Planet for insubordination... 

Long blurb, because it’s such a fucking fascinating story of women rising up and taking back power; poc and lgbpta+ characters, complex women’s stories, and a world so horrifying you can’t believe it could exist.  [Lgbpta+, poc protags and supports, violence, misogyny, nudity, sex scenes, and I must point out that there is a rape-related story, but the book warns you before the chapter, and you can skip the whole thing, and not lose much but a backstory. The writers are very sensitive to how distressing even partially-graphic scenes can be to readers. And always check the ‘ad pages’ for hidden messages!]

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+ORCHID by Tom Morello

When the seas rose, genetic codes were smashed. Human settlements are ringed by a dense wilderness from which ferocious new animal species prey on the helpless. The high ground belongs to the rich and powerful that overlook swampland shantytowns from their fortress-like cities. Iron-fisted rule ensures order and allows the wealthy to harvest the poor as slaves. Delve into the first chapter of "Orchid," the tale of a teenage prostitute who learns that she is more than the role society has imposed upon her.

There are strong themes of rape, cannibalism and slavery, so it’s not for everyone. Imagine a world where the entire earth turned against humanity, the rich took the only dry land and forced the poor to live in the muck beneath; all animals want to kill them. The Cannibal Barges that hit land bring only death and destruction...

If you are strong or beautiful, you become a slave for the rich. If you are poor and female, you are made a Valk (prostitute), PROPERTY tattooed across your chest and KNOW YOUR PLACE burned into your arm. Orchid, a Valk, is thrown into a world of turmoil when a rebel crashes into her home, rescues her brother and is sold into slavery with her. Setting off a chain of events that is almost unbelievable. (3 Volumes in total, hard to get ahold of, but online too.)

#comic book suggestionsif you're looking for lgbpta+ stuff or just non-dc or marvel stuff