Cover from Comics That Are Perfect Gateways for Non-Superhero Readers

Cover from Comics That Are Perfect Gateways for Non-Superhero Readers

Cover from Comics That Are Perfect Gateways for Non-Superhero Readers

Cover from Comics That Are Perfect Gateways for Non-Superhero Readers

Comics That Are Perfect Gateways for Non-Superhero Readers

versedb 25 Series Jan 13, 2026

Staff

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.

Series

Saga

Saga (2012)

72 issues

The Sandman

The Sandman (1989)

75 issues

Locke & Key: Welcome to Lovecraft

Locke & Key: Welcome to Lovecraft (2008)

Limited Series

6 issues

Bone

Bone (1991)

55 issues

Y: The Last Man

Y: The Last Man (2002)

60 issues

Transmetropolitan

Transmetropolitan (1997)

60 issues

Chew

Chew (2009)

60 issues

Fables

Fables (2002)

161 issues

Rat Queens

Rat Queens (2013)

16 issues

Sweet Tooth

Sweet Tooth (2009)

40 issues

Saga of the Swamp Thing

Saga of the Swamp Thing (1987)

Collected Edition

2 issues

100 Bullets

100 Bullets (1999)

100 issues

Berlin

Berlin (1998)

Drawn & Quarterly

22 issues

Persepolis

Persepolis (2003)

2 issues

Fun Home

Fun Home (2006)

1 issue

Maus: A Survivor's Tale

Maus: A Survivor's Tale (1986)

Graphic Novel Series

2 issues

Daytripper

Daytripper (2010)

Limited Series

10 issues

American Born Chinese

American Born Chinese (2006)

First Second Books

1 issue

Scott Pilgrim

Scott Pilgrim (2004)

Graphic Novel Series

6 issues

I Kill Giants

I Kill Giants (2008)

7 issues

Sin City

Sin City (1994)

1 issue

Deadly Class

Deadly Class (2014)

56 issues

Hilda

Hilda (2018)

1 issue

The Walking Dead

The Walking Dead (2003)

193 issues

Ghost World

Ghost World (1998)

1 issue

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