Books like Tom Strong
30 science fiction books to read after Tom Strong, by Alan Moore, the closest match first.
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Wayfarer Redemption book 3
1. Starman
by Douglass, Sara
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"Jack Knight is a rabid collector, operating an antiques and collectibles store in the heart of Opal City. Despite being the son of Ted Knight, the Golden Age hero known...
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2. Action Comics
by Grant Morrison
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Superman. He's easily the most recogniseable hero in the history of comics. You know when you see the symbol on his chest, or even just his perfect hairstyle, that you...
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3. Fantastic Four
by Stan Lee
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Marvel needed a team. The Silver Age was in full swing, and the Justice League of America was the biggest deal in comics. Stan Lee was the head of Marvel...
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4. The Flash
by Susan Griffith And Clay Griffit
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There has always been a Flash. Well, at least since 1940. The first Flash, Jay Garrick, has stuck around, but in 1956, it was the appearance of The Flash in...
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5. Justice League Of America
by Alan Davis
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Following the events of Throne of Atlantis, it is deemed nessesary to create a new Justice League. This new superhero team is under the command of Col. Steve Travor, of...
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6. The Uncanny X-men
by Chris Claremont
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In the 1980s and 90s, everything was X-Men. With Chris Claremont's scripts, and more often than not, John Byrne providing pencils and plotting ideas, The Uncanny X-Men took a franchise...
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7. The Manhattan Projects
by Jonathan Hickman
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Alternate history is a branch of science fiction that a lot of comics fall into. Image Comics gave Jonathan Hickman and James Pitarra the chance to put out an alternate...
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8. Legion Of Super Heroes
by Otto Binder
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Another DC Silver Age creation, originally written by science fiction Otto Binder (one-half of the pseudonym Eando Binder, along with his brother), the Legion of Super-Heroes is a title that...
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9. Powers
by Brian Michael Bendis
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Deena Pilgrim is one of the greatest characters in the history of comics. The young, brash, sassy, and exceptionally Gen-X rookie detective assigned to team with veteran cop Christian Walker...
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10. The Amazing Spider-man
by Stan Lee
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Peter Parker got bit by a radioactive spider. We're all pretty familiar with that part of it, right? The Spider-man titles have ranged from great, serious comic fare, to light-hearted,...
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11. Transmetropolitan
by Warren Ellis
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Helix was a science fiction imprint of DC comics which barely lasted eighteen months. It produced two incredible titles, one of which was picked up by Vertigo and continued for...
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12. Saga
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One of the most exciting things to happen to comics over the last decade is Saga. Bryan K. Vaughn has written a story which is utterly contemporary, and Fiona Staples...
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13. The Incredible Hulk
by Greg Pak
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The Hulk has changed so many ways over the last 50+ years. He's one of the greatest of all Marvel's heroes, and he's the perfect example of a Silver Age...
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14. Mystery In Space
by Gardner Fox
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Anthology titles are almost entirely gone these days, which is sad. They were the heart of comics for ages before the single hero title appeared, and when genre comics became...
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15. Doom Patrol
by Gerard Way
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The team comic came of age during the 1960s, and Doom Patrol was one of the best examples of a purpose-built group. Like the Fantastic Four as a reaction to...
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16. Invincible Iron Man
by Brian Michael Bendis
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Of all the Marvel Cinematic Universe characters, Tony Stark is the only secret identity that holds much interest. And it's not all Robert Downey, Jr. infusing the role with his...
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17. New Teen Titans
by Marv Wolfman
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The Teen Titans were another attempt to bring known superheroes to the teen audience. And unlike the Legion of Super-Heroes, the Teen Titans weren't young versions of the heroes, but...
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18. Alpha Flight
by John Byrne
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O Canada. Alpha Flight was another of Marvel's mutant team series that followed out from the X-Men. A team of Canadians, the series broke a lot of ground in the...
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19. Animal Man
by Grant Morrison
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The character of Animal Man has been around a good long time, but it wasn't until the late 1980s when Grant Morrison took over Animal Man as its own title...
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20. Y: The Last Man
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The early years of the twenty-first century were an impressive time for comics, and Y: The Last Man was one of the most important titles to debut. The base concept...
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21. Xombi
by John Rozum
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DC was killing it in the 1990s by introducing new comic imprints that were geared towards specific audiences. The Milestone Universe was an attempt to draw a multi-cultural audience by...
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22. Cyberella
by Chaykin, Howard
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DC's science fiction line Helix didn't last long, but it gave us two phenomenal titles that can't be ignored. Cyberella was written by the amazing Howard Chaykin with art by...
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23. Green Lantern
by Robert Venditti
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Among the long-lasting heroes in the DC Universe, Green Lantern has changed with the times, and the Silver Age version of Green Lantern was phenomenal, introducing the most widely-known version...
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24. Strange Adventures
by Selwyn Seyfu Hinds
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DC, under the leadership of Julie Schwartz, gave itself over to the science fiction concept thoroughly, and Strange Adventures was one of the best of all their titles. The first...
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25. V For Vendetta
by Alan Moore
- Same author
Alan Moore will make several appearances on this list, as he is undoubtedly the master of the form. While Watchmen gets so much love, from the point of view of...
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26. Saga Of The Swamp Thing
by Alan Moore
- Same author
Alan Moore again, and not Watchmen. This was one of those moments in the history of comics where you can see the changes about to hit, and aren't entirely sure...
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Swamp Thing book 2
27. Love And Death
by Alan Moore
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Love And Death is a collected volume of Alan Moore's run on Swamp Thing, the DC comic in which a plant elemental fights horrors that grow out of the swamp.
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Swamp Thing book 3
28. The Curse
by Alan Moore
- Same author
The Curse is a collected volume of Alan Moore's run on Swamp Thing, the DC comic in which a plant elemental fights horrors that grow out of the swamp.
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Swamp Thing book 4
29. A Murder Of Crows
by Alan Moore
- Same author
A Murder Of Crows is a collected volume of Alan Moore's run on Swamp Thing, the DC comic in which a plant elemental fights horrors that grow out of the...
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Swamp Thing book 6
30. Reunion
by Alan Moore
- Same author
Reunion is a collected volume of Alan Moore's run on Swamp Thing, the DC comic in which a plant elemental fights horrors that grow out of the swamp.
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