Down the rabbit hole...

[SckizoBoy]

Simple really... recommend me a comic...

A few provisos, though, would be helpful I suppose.

No manga, all things in moderation (including, but not limited to, sex, violence, drugs, cynicism, teh sillez, snark and anti-heroism), preferably in graphic novel form, shorter than 100 issues, the more recent the better, nothing excessively grimdark in tone/mood, art style that tends toward realism (please note, isn't actually 'realism').

Stuff I've read/liked:
The Infinite Horizon, FreakAngels... s'bout it really...

Aaaaand go... -_-

 

[KissingSunlight]

Two current comic titles I can think of off-hand that I would recommend to anyone is Saga and Hawkeye. Saga is a space opera told from a point of view of a baby whose parents deserted from opposing sides of the war. They are on the run from their own people and bounty hunters. The current Hawkeye run is about what Hawkeye does when he is not being a superhero. It's a very funny and poignant comic title.

 

[Raikas]

Garth Ennis' war series Battlefields. It's a series of short stories rather than a single plotline (similar to his earlier War Stories, which I'd also recommend), but they're great stuff - sometimes focused on front lines, sometimes politics, sometimes personal romantic or family stories, lots of variety (and various time periods and countries for the settings as well).

 

[Thaluikhain]

Order of the Stick

Read it. Now. Gogogogogogogo.

Oh yeah...could do with some more updating, and the creator should keep off the glass.

But some surprisingly good stuff in there, though I think the current arc has gone on way too long.

 

[Flatfrog]

Fables? That's relatively recent and pretty good. 'No more than 100 issues' is tricky, though, because most titles are ongoing. That's what stops me from being able to get into comics as much as I'd like to. Too much to wade through in order to find the good stuff - and costs a fortune!

I hear 'Runaways' is good - worth a shot?

 

[SonicWaffle]

Aaaaand go... -_-

Ex Machina - world's only superhero fails to completely prevent 9/11, loses confidence in the idea of superheroics, decide to out himself and run as mayor of New York instead

DMZ - follows a reporter dropped into Manhattan, the de-militarized zone between what's left of the US and those states who seceded, and deals with the strangeness of the situation and life in the DMZ

Scalped - undercover FBI agent infiltrates corrupt tribal leaders on a reservation, goes a bit (no pun intended) native, lot of social commentary amidst the violence

Hellblazer - my all-time favourite comic. British occultist, con-man, knight errant and all-round complex kinda guy John Constantine wanders around getting into trouble. That's about as much as I can explain really, you kinda have to read it to see why it's so enjoyable. There are waaaay more than a hundred issues, but pick up just about any TPB and you'll likely find you can jump right in without needing to research the backstory. If you're a begin-at-the-beginning kinda person though, I highly recommed the introductory TPB "Original Sins". Sets the tone marvellously for everything else that follows. One interesting thing as that the comic began in the 80s, and John ages in not-quite-real time but certainly more so than your average comic book character, so you really get a feel for him as a developing character

Seriously, just read Hellblazer. DO IT.

 

[SonicWaffle]

Fables? That's relatively recent and pretty good.

Oh, good call, I forgot that one. It's a lot of fun!

 

[TakerFoxx]

Fables? That's relatively recent and pretty good. 'No more than 100 issues' is tricky, though, because most titles are ongoing. That's what stops me from being able to get into comics as much as I'd like to. Too much to wade through in order to find the good stuff - and costs a fortune!

I hear 'Runaways' is good - worth a shot?

It is, especially during Brian K. Vaughn's original run. Your mileage may vary on Whedon's run though. I personally thought it was great, but there are many who didn't. But everyone agrees that Moore's run was pretty awful. Immonen definitely improved things, but unfortunately the series got cancelled before she could get the ball rolling.

 

[Redlin5_v1legacy]

I quite enjoyed Strangers in Paradise by Terry Moore. Not only is it self published but he manages to write women characters convincingly I feel. It's different but I like where it ends up.

 

[Someone Depressing]

Scary Go Round, an oddly dark comic that isn't scary and features no (at least to my knowledge) Merry Go Rounds.

I don't really read physical... real comics. But I'd suggest Broadhollow too.. I can't remember its exact name, but it's the page image for Super OCD on Tv Tropes, and I'm too lazy to check.

 

[SckizoBoy]

Sudden thought... Neil Gaiman's the Sandman anyone?

I hear 'Runaways' is good - worth a shot?

It is, especially during Brian K. Vaughn's original run. Your mileage may vary on Whedon's run though. I personally thought it was great, but there are many who didn't. But everyone agrees that Moore's run was pretty awful. Immonen definitely improved things, but unfortunately the series got cancelled before she could get the ball rolling.

Mind giving a synopsis/concept/macguffin? Thanks...

Hellblazer - my all-time favourite comic. British occultist, con-man, knight errant and all-round complex kinda guy John Constantine wanders around getting into trouble. That's about as much as I can explain really, you kinda have to read it to see why it's so enjoyable. There are waaaay more than a hundred issues, but pick up just about any TPB and you'll likely find you can jump right in without needing to research the backstory. If you're a begin-at-the-beginning kinda person though, I highly recommed the introductory TPB "Original Sins". Sets the tone marvellously for everything else that follows. One interesting thing as that the comic began in the 80s, and John ages in not-quite-real time but certainly more so than your average comic book character, so you really get a feel for him as a developing character

Seriously, just read Hellblazer. DO IT.

I've watched Constantine... but I'm fairly certain that it has little... if any bearing on the comic. Looking into this one at present. Thanks for the heads-up.

 

[TakerFoxx]

Mind giving a synopsis/concept/macguffin? Thanks...

The gist of it is that a group teenagers (and one preteen) discover that their well-respected parents are actually a team of supervillains and crimes lords plotting to bring around the apocalypse. Deciding that they want none of that, the kids steal a bunch of their parents tech and run away, promising to work against their parents' plans, though they find that just trying to survive is a chore in of itself.

 

[TheRiddler]

Watchmen isn't really recent, but it shouldn't be too hard to get your hands on. It is really a masterpiece, though. It's a complete twelve issue story (sold as one big graphic novel) about the size of a small novel.

It's about an alternate reality 1980s where masked vigilantism ? inspired by a number of fictional pulp style heroes ? became a real event until the government outlawed it. Because of a lab accident, one actual superhero with real powers does exist (and allies with the US to help win the Vietnam War). The story begins with the murder of a retired vigilante and the mystery behind his death (who killed him, and for what purpose) drives the series from murder mystery to superhero deconstruction to conspiracy plot.

It's considered not only one of the best comic books made, but actually even made it onto TIME Magazine's top novels since 1923 (and was the only graphic novel to do so). Seriously. Go read it.

 

[Chartic]

Alright this isn't a webcomic, but a comic called The Horde by Baranko. Probably the best thing I've ever read. It's about a Russian Dictator who is the reincarnation of Genghis Kahn trying to eat the body of a Mongolian Lama so he can start a second Mongol Horde, but he is being opposed by a Chechnya freedom fighter who is hearing voices from Allah on what to do.