I mostly read manga, which is like the japanese comic. I'm currently reading Bleach, and Naruto. Mostly because both series appeal to the section of my brain that always wishes I had super powers of some sort and those two series really give me that chance (because rp's of them are so abundant).

On the more western side of things, I read Invincible because viltrimites kick bums, and the fact that they age at a slower rate the older the get (yeah, a tad confusing) it makes me smile and also makes me wish I were one of them. The idea of living thousands of years, and becoming more and more powerful as you age also appeals to that little sector of my brain.

If you like Bleach and Naruto, Jin, you might want to give One Piece a shot. It's a little more goofy but in my opinion it has more consistent quality than Bleach and Naruto story-wise.

I keep hearing good things about Invincible but money woes forbid me from being too adventurous.

Okay, okay, I'll take your Liefield bait. >:T He is the worst "professional" comic artist I have ever seen. I am not the best character artist in the world by any means. I have a LOT to learn. But Liefield? I think all of the women he's ever seen have been wearing corsets their entire lives, are emaciated, and have rubber spines, because that's how he draws all of his women. Liefield is a terrible, terrible artist. I have no idea how he became a professionally paid comic. >_> (Hey, I'm still being civil)

Anyway, in terms of western comic books I'm really partial to DC, mainly The Question (esp. with Renee Montoya). I don't actively read anything right now due to costs, but I also love Deadpool. The Bat Family, Teen Titans, and (ofc) Avengers are also really good series to get into. Dick Grayson is probably my favourite Robin, but I do also like Stephanie Brown.

As far as manga goes, I tend to lean a bit more shoujo (Ouran High School Host Club, Fruits Basket, Hana-Kimi), but Rurouni Kenshin -which is more shonen- is my all-time favourite series. I'm currently keeping up with Bleach, and that's it. >_> Kyou Kara Maou is another favourite sort of "actiony" manga.

Since you like DC, Kami I suggest giving Demon Knights a shot. It has a good male/female ratio and has some pretty funny moments to boot. I'm not too familiar with shoujo manga, the only one that comes to mind is Matsuri Special which was a lot of fun.

I remember seeing Liefeld's art when I first started collecting in the early 90's and thinking "I'm sure he'll get better. Otherwise he'll be out of a job." Stupid 13-year-old Hangetsu.

Bleach had been really iffy for me for a while but I'm enjoying this quincy arc. About time Kubo did something with them.

I think I'm going to work through Teen Titans first — I'm only familiar with bits and pieces of some really old eighty's serials as well as the Teen Titans cartoon (the one on Cartoon Network), so I would like to read more before tackling the (supposedly awful) reboot version. As far as shoujo suggestions, that's okay. :'] I'm actually SUPER picky about my shoujo... well, manga in general. I have to like the art as well as the premise: I know I probably miss out on a lot of good story telling, but manga has to be really aesthetically pleasing to me (anime too) in order for me to read/watch it, with a few exceptions (eg: Ranma 1/2).

Awwwh, poor 13 y/o Hangetsu. ;x So naive. What's even worse is that Liefield seems to still set the bar in some areas, because I see a lot of that sort of 'escher girl' design with the elongated centaur-spine and lack of innards. >_>

I am really enjoying the new Quincy arc. I'm bemoaning how short the new chapters seem to be. >_< I was so-so on the Fullbring arc, but I did like the explanation for people like Orihime and Chad. And to be fair, I wasn't expecting the twist at the end. I hear tell this is the final arc, which is frustrating for me, because I still don't know much about Ichigo's dad. :T

I know exactly what you mean Kami. The quincy arc is looking to be awesome, and the most recent development really shows that not only is this the final arc, but that he is holding nothing back. I also agree that an anime/manga needs to be drawn well (which is why I detest one piece, sorry and the newest Yugioh series, those characters all look stupid as hell.)

I really didn't take notice to liefield (as I've just recently REALLY gotten into western comics) so I decided to see what the fuss was about and lol. Wow, really? He is as bad as you two have been saying.