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Comics That Are Perfect Gateways for Non-Superhero Readers

VerseDB | 25 Series | Jan 13, 2026 | |

Great starting points for readers who want to explore comics beyond capes and tights. These series prove that comics are a medium, not a genre, spanning crime, horror, sci-fi, drama, and everything in between.

Saga

Saga (2012)

Image Comics

72 issues

The Sandman

The Sandman (1989)

DC Comics

75 issues

Locke & Key: Welcome to Lovecraft

Locke & Key: Welcome to Lovecraft (2008)

IDW Publishing

6 issues

Bone

Bone (1991)

Cartoon Books

55 issues

Y: The Last Man

Y: The Last Man (2002)

DC Comics

60 issues

Transmetropolitan

Transmetropolitan (1997)

DC Comics

60 issues

Chew

Chew (2009)

Image Comics

60 issues

Fables

Fables (2002)

DC Comics

161 issues

Rat Queens

Rat Queens (2013)

Image Comics

16 issues

Sweet Tooth

Sweet Tooth (2009)

DC Comics

40 issues

Saga of the Swamp Thing

Saga of the Swamp Thing (1987)

Warner Books

Collected Edition

2 issues

100 Bullets

100 Bullets (1999)

DC Comics

100 issues

Berlin

Berlin (1998)

Drawn & Quarterly

22 issues

Persepolis

Persepolis (2003)

Pantheon Books

2 issues

Fun Home

Fun Home (2006)

Denoël

1 issue

Maus: A Survivor's Tale

Maus: A Survivor's Tale (1986)

Pantheon Books

Graphic Novel Series

2 issues

Daytripper

Daytripper (2010)

DC Comics

Limited Series

10 issues

American Born Chinese

American Born Chinese (2006)

First Second Books

1 issue

Scott Pilgrim

Scott Pilgrim (2004)

Oni Press

Graphic Novel

6 issues

I Kill Giants

I Kill Giants (2008)

Image Comics

7 issues

Sin City

Sin City (1994)

M-Press

1 issue

Deadly Class

Deadly Class (2014)

Image Comics

56 issues

Hilda

Hilda (2018)

Nobrow

1 issue

The Walking Dead

The Walking Dead (2003)

Image Comics

193 issues

Ghost World

Ghost World (1998)

Fantagraphics

1 issue

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