Umm... Parker by Darwyn Cooke, Scalped by Jason Aaron, American Carnage by Bryan Edward Hill, Whiteout by Greg Rucka, Gotham Central by Ed Brubaker and Greg Rucka, and on that note, as @Ricky said, basically anything by Brubaker is going to be worth your time and money.
Thank you from the bottom of my heart for this presentation of comics! I have read some, but not all. One of my favorite horror comics is Junji Ito's Uzumaki! Man, I'm a huge fan of the way you talk about the comics you like! Your love for books is literally felt! Have you read Clive Barker's Great and Secret Show by Clive Barker, Gabriel Rodriguez and Chris Ryall?
I have all of his translated works by Viz and also Dissolving Classroom. Sensor has A Lot of spiritual side (not religious even tho it does tap a bit into it and cults but it's not the theme) of things and uses some lingo of esoteric beleaves so it's very you will love it or think it's boring kinda work, for me it worked. Remina is like this never ending hyper active something is happening all the time Lovecraftian story and I also do love it but to some Ito's a bit more funny/ridiculous ideas maybe makes it too unconvincing for some since it also divides people. Gyo is just gross as h£ll and that's that 😂 I felt dirty couple days after reading it but that's kinda the point of it Tomie and No Longer Human (it's an adaptation of a book) are very much on Uzumakis level in my mind (around same lenght also). Black Paradox even tho it's a bit short is very safe bet. Also I would say Dissolving Classroom, it's quite similar in lenght to Black Paradox but not as strong but very entertaining. Those two are somewhat in the same vain to me. Maybe for the lenght and the chaptering style. From the short-story collections Shiver and Smashed are the best ones from the 5 bigger hardcovers. With the shorter ones The Liminal Zone, Venus in The Blindspot and Fragments of Horror I would personally go them in reverse order if interested in more Ito.
Hellboy is an absolute win; those Library Editions were the starting point of the Librarium vyKania. Harrow County never really rang my chimes before but I will give it a shot and perhaps the Locke and Key Compendium as well. Bring me that Gideon Falls Library Edition and already tracking down a copy of Station 16; Eternaut was such a good read that Omar's import recommendations carry some weight up in this house. Nameless by Grant Morrison is among my favourite horror reads; the plot makes Final Crisis seem like Fun with Dick and Jane so maybe ease into it if you're not a familiar with a lot of Morrison. Definitely check out The Steam Man; an excellent all-in-one, turn of the century dark Sci-Fi.
I just found out that there are two books collecting Hellboy short stories not included in the omnibus editions. Ordering them soon. I’ve heard that Mignola may be doing some new Hellboy stuff…fingers crossed. I love his shared universe
Good list. Especially the old EC horror and Warren stuff. I would have included the Gravel series by Warren Ellis published by Avatar , and Crossed by Garth Ennis.
Fantastic list. Thanks a lot for including From Hell and Black Hole - two of my favorite comic stories that I don't hear people talk about much - despite one of them being by a creator of Watchmen. I ordered the Marvel Horror collection over a month ago but it's yet to arrive in the mail, which bums me out because I was hoping to have that book by October :( I really want to check out Gideon Falls and Harrow County now - not to mention finish Locke & Key!!
Be sure to read Dark Ark by Cullen Bunn and Baby Teeth by Donny Cates from aftershock both are collected in omnibus sized hardcover editions. Very good religious horror type books. I need to get into some Junji Ito stuff!
Stephen Bissette's Taboo anthology series which serialized the early installments of "From Hell" in the early 90s had some good horror stories. I remember the first issue had a story from Burns that was likely a prototype to Black Hole called "Contagious".
I’ve just purchased my first comics/graphic novels. Gonna try Gideon falls, lock & key, TWD(I know, basic but whatever) and Through the woods. All Vol. 1. I’m really looking forward to discovering this genre
So many good books in this list! Harrow County I binge read all of them in a week! I have a lot of Jinji books too, but never knew Tomie was a thing, so I'll get on to that soon! Black Hole made me feel a little dirty after reading it... Loved it lol! Great video, man!!
Gideon Falla is incredible. Currently 4 trades with another coming next month, but man I can’t get enough of it. I love the trades but the paneling and artwork by Sorrentino screams deluxe treatment. Last issue of Gideon is in December though. :( Rest of the list is awesome ,but Gideon(and Lemire) is just so good so it deserves my whole comment lol. Thank you for the content, Omar! Take care & God Bless. :)
Enjoyed this list! The Marvel Horror omni was the first omni I bought because of your review! One of these days I will start picking up the EC collected editions that Dark Horse is putting out!
My top 8 😅 1. Sandman 2. Marvel Zombies vol.1 3. Uzumaki 4. Saga of swamp thing 5. Marvel Horror Lives again 6. Amazing Fantasy Omnibus 7. The Monsterbus 8. DCeased Unkillables
Fantastic Uncanny Omar! Love your list. Here's my Top 20 Horror: 1. From Hell. 2. American Gothic. 3. Gideon Falls. 4. Harrow County. 5. Locke & Key. 6. Fatale. 7. Rachel Rising. 8. Walking Dead (1st 48 issues). 9. Revival (Deluxe v1-4). 10. Vault of Horror anthology. 11. Tales from the Crypt anthology. 12. Haunt of Fear anthology. 13. House of Mystery anthology 14. House of Secrets anthology. 15. Creepy anthology 16. Eerie anthology. 17. Mignola's Baltimore. 18. Tomb of Dracula. 19. Guy Davis's Marquis. 20. Gaiman's Sandman: Brief Lives
Omar your reviews are terrible for my check book balance . I almost made it to the very end but you HAD to have such a stellar review of Tales From The Crypt! I remember with nostalgia the old HBO late night TV show with the Crypt Keeper in the early 90s I separated from the Air Force and was unemployed out carousing late at night but I would turn on the TV and laugh my *** off at those endings!!! Such wonderful memories this will always hold a special place in my ( Tell Tale) Heart !
I am so sorry. Apologize to the wallet for me. I loved those shows, because of the ummm nudity. :) I was in middle school when they came out and would tell my parents it was just a horror series.
I just found your channel. I'm reading TOMIE now! So good. Gyo is my favorite - you can smell the pungence in the artwork! lol Uzumaki was my first though. The movie is on Amazon prime, it was pretty cool to watch!
Think I’d have Tomb of Dracula and Alan Moore’s Swamp Thing on my list, maybe also Scott Snyder’s Severed. Nice collection Omar with a few titles I’d be keen to read!
I like how you include all manga, graphic novels and super hero comics on your list. Harrow County looks really interesting. I just read Gyo by Junji Ito which was disturbing but I think Tomie is def my fav of his. Thanks!
My favourite Horror comic series, and in my top five comics of all time, is Something Is Killing The Children. Such a good read. I got sucked in, and didn’t- COULDENT stop reading until I had finished the completed issues, 5 hours later.
Huge fan here, i wanna say something about Alejandro Jodorowsky and the work he has done with the metabarons. Those stories may not befall in the horror genre but they are some comic books worthy of sharing with the fellow readers!
I feel like a lot of horror comics aren't really That horror in the end (like Hellboy is more action for example). Some parts of Preacher is more horror than many labeled as horror. It's a labeling problem usually since sci-fi can be way more horror than be contemporary sci-fi. Or western or whatever but still be in that usual chategory. Especially thriller kinda stories have a lot more messed up things in them than an actual horror in general, because they often feel more rooted in the real world. Horror as a genre is suprisingly widely labeled, say a story isn't really a scary nor supposed to be, it isn't comedy but it's about Satan and some predicament of his that he has to work out in h£ll. it might be labeled as horror even when it would be more drama based (say it would have horrific imaginery as much as in Vinland Saga). Like Junji Ito's No Longer Human which is an adaptation from a book could be put under horror or thriller really in my mind. Since it's like supposed real life events of the author but spiced up so there is that groundness of a thriller while bad things happen and then some occasional supernatural occurence or dreamy imaginery. As a vibe it kinda threads the line. To me it's more about the vibe of the work than what it's about. As an ladt example the pretty legendary but old old manga The Drifting Classroom was made in 70's so it would have been horror then as still labeled now when it's more so a mystery/thriller.
Ahaha started watching re-runs of Full House.😂 That'd be something I'd do. I appreciate your videos. I'm trying to find something my husband would want for his birthday. He loves horror and I've never bought him a graphic novel before. I want to truly surprise him, and I think he would really enjoy one.
Thank you for recommending from your Hidden Gems video/ comments. Berserk and From Hell look great. Station 16 has The Thing (greatest horror movie ever) vibe about it so will check that out. Could you recommend any Shark graphic novels? I have Hookjaw, Carthago, Everything is Teeth and Grizzly Shark. Obviously I'm a horror and shark fan, would be really grateful if you know of any other graphic novels about Sharks etc worth checking out.
@@NearMintCondition Thanks i never came across Xoc will check it out. I've just ordered Flight Vol 1-7 and From Hell due to your recommendations. Thank you for your reply and keep up the excellent content. Only discovered Near Mint Condition and I love it. You give great, honest and passionate reviews and info. Look forward to more.
For underrated horror comics, I'd recommend Beautiful Darkness ("Jolies Ténèbres"). Incredibly creepy thing. It starts as a typical whimsical fairy tale but quickly turns very disturbing. Kudos for including From Hell! Great book, terrifying (hi)story.
New viewer, and love your work. Your wife sounds like an amazing gift-giber, have you done a best-of of her comic gifts? I think that would be pretty great
Also, saw Bernie Wrightson at SDCC a few years ago, when Jim Warren was interviewed. Bernie said that his work never looked so good as it was in Warren comics, because he drew and inked and Zipatoned it and it went straight to the printer, instead of the horrible four-color coloring jobs that Marvel and DC did :)
Have you ever read Gyo by Junji Ito? For me, that's the one that made me stop in the middle of the reading. Not because was too scary, but it made me feel sick, and I swear I couldn't eat for the rest of the day, because of nausea. I was amazing, but I think I never want to read it again in my life!
Harrow County is for sure evergreen? I recently got the 1st library edition and fell in love with it but the other ones are hard to find and expensive on ebay!! that’s good news if so thought and will keep an eye out on IST for as long as I have to for the rest of them
@@NearMintCondition Sweet, thanks for your response. I’ll just have to be patient but its one of my favorite reads this year so far. Thanks for what you do!
Check out the other books of Hermann (and recently often with his son Yves H.): you'll be surprised, Station 16 is actually considered one of their lesser works
@@NearMintCondition they"re all available and easy to find in Dutch & French. I'll check for you if English copies exist, I have no idea It's sad that so few European comics / graphic novels (often French originally) are translated in English
This is sooo great and useful. I was looking for a lust like this because I don’t know anything about horror, now I know what to gift my wife (who loves horror).
Good list!👍 If you like anthology horror series then I think you would like "Love Hurts" by Kim W. Andersson. And also "Alena" (not an anthology book) by the same author. They both are translated and published by Dark Horse in US. And the two original Swedish hardcover looks amazing 😊 Hopefully the US/Dark Horse version looks just as good.
Wytches, 30 Days of Night,Tales for a Halloween Night, The Wraith, Interceptor/Reactor, Silent Hill comics, The Evil Within comics, Deadspace comics, Outcast, Pumpkinhead miniseries, Coming of Rage(Wes Craven), 28Days Later comics, Witch Doctor(So Original So Good). Just some of my favorites.
I've been on a horror binge this year(bored of superheroes comics). Gotta say dont skip out on some vault comics titles. The plot, fearscape, and cult classic are hidden gems in the genere imo. Of course nail-biter is great. Im surprised you haven't talked about it yet. Especially with its beautiful Omar edition hardcovers. If your really feeling the season, anything with art by Ben templesmith is fantastic. Wormwood, hoxford are fun reads. Speaking of in season. Redlands is an amazing book about witches. Now my favorite right now is spread. Basically what happens if the creature from the thing took over the world. Great body horror. Lots of red and interesting characters
I put Redlands on my hidden gems video last week. I cannot for the life of me find my copy of Wormwood or Fell. I need to checkout those Vault comics. Thank you.
Not one of my favorite horror comics but a hidden gem for sure is Jaybird. It's a Finish comic about a bird that lives in a big spooky house. The comic is almost completly without dialogue and has no narration. There is a beautiful oversized (european album size) edition from Dark Horse for $ 11,59 from IST.
I have seen Junji Ito’s work around for a while now and have narrowed it down to three titles, Gyo, Tomie, Uzomaki, but I’m not sure what to start with.
Great video, Omar. I’m new to the channel, and I absolutely love it. I’m currently reading Moonshine by Brian Azzarello and Eduardo Risso. I have mixed feelings about it. The artwork is gorgeous, but the story is all over the place. It’s not boring, and it proceeds at a brisk place, but it lacks focus, I think. I wonder what your thoughts are.
Welcome aboard, hermano! I’ve only read the first trade and it was okay. I love 100 Bullets and I wanted that type of chemistry between the creators again, but sadly it didn’t happen. Im not sure if it got better though. There is an HC coming out later this year so I may revisit.
I’m reading Harrow County right now and it’s been great so far. It’s not horrifying, but definitely creepy with some disturbing elements. I love cryptids and supernatural creatures so this is right up my alley
Saga of the Swampthing From hell Sabrina (not in a scary way more of a creepy vibe way) Animal man (Lemire) Death (not scary but fits with the Halloween spirit) Batman: the Cult Arkham asylum Neonomicon (disturbing) Carnage: mind bomb And of course Walking dead and/or Hellboy Honorable mentions: Hellblazer Preacher Blackest night
I’m a little late to the party here but still wanted to give a recommendation of mine. I haven’t read too many horror comics but Rachel Rising would definitely be my #1
I liked the Showcase House of Mystery and Secrets a lot more than the omnibus, it works so well in black and white, mine are also yellowing nicely adding to the atmosphere, and they are a lot more comfortable to hold and read than heavy, unwieldly omnibus editions. Tomie the succubus, sweet, love that book too!
Nice list, but there is also a horror comic missing that is not included or even mentioned here and I consider it a very serious shortcoming for true horror fans. That said, the comic in question has been on Italian newsstands for 37 years ( second in sales behind Tex Willer's iconic 1948 western comic) and is called Dylan Dog. Published starting from 1986, his adventures have in fact alternated traditional horror with numerous "homages" to the classic monsters of the genre, to the modern splatter of the films of Dario Argento and George Romero, but also to yellow, surreal and fantastic in general, always with great irony. Former Scotland Yard agent, detoxified alcoholic, vegetarian and convinced animal rights activist, Dylan Dog has a mysterious past wrapped in a dreamlike and surreal dimension. Not surprisingly, the dream (or rather: the nightmare) and everything that seems to be beyond reality are his personal and professional interests. As a private detective he deals exclusively with unusual cases, in all shades of the term: he is addressed to those who have been affected, or even just touched, by the black wing of the supernatural. People the police don't believe and who would often risk slipping into madness if they didn't find someone willing to listen to them and help them. Fear fascinates him, the irrational and inexplicable fear of the unknown. And he himself is afraid: he is certainly not an invincible hero, and indeed sometimes he just can't solve the case, kill the monster, drive away the nightmare. Or more often it only partially succeeds, and when it all seems over, the horror reappears... Dylan Dog is an anti-hero, then? Not even: he's just a man. A man who, unlike many, does not reject the unknown but instead tries to penetrate and understand it, especially when the mystery and horror lurk in the depths of the unconscious. Ironic, impulsive, problematic, full of doubts about himself and the world, strong and tender at the same time, Dylan Dog hates violence, loves women, enjoys playing the clarinet and building a model of a galleon that may never end . He is an avid cinephile, reads a lot of everything, loves pizza and always dresses in the same way: black jacket, red shirt and blue jeans. And despite all the horrors and hallucinating absurdities he has witnessed, it cannot be said that he still believes completely, blindly, in the supernatural: "I don't believe it, but I hope so".
I'll never call any series the best until it is finished. Berserk is great, and I have been a fan of it since 2008 when I picked up the first 5 volumes at my local store. I loved it a bunch, and it has always been one of my favourites, but until it is complete and utterly finished I could never rank it among the best manga of alltime. But hey, awesome list Omar! Glad to hear you talk about more horrorstories.
Hey Omar,another great show,thanks. Yeah I luv that From Hell story,both book and flick. Ordered the newest hard cover version in colour last week. I'm also a huge follower of HPL and gotta say that BOOM! Studios has a most excellent choice of books on the Cthulhu mythos. IDW has some wicked horror books too,like Mnemovore. I could go on for aeons about this kinda stuff but no one has time for that,eh. 😈 heh heh heh
@@NearMintCondition The BOOM! books are titled Cthulhu Tales,there are four volumes of short stories from nasty to funny also a series called Fall of Cthulhu which I haven't bought/read yet. I also finally came across a hard cover edition of Alan Moore's Providence Act 2 to complete the 3 volume HC series at a very low price from a LCS which I never thought would have it but hey,you never know,eh. Now I need to get my hands on a hard cover edition of his Neonomicon that won't cost me an arm and leg that I would get from someone else, but still...
I got hooked on Requiem - I’m trying to find another story I read in heavy metal magazines but cannot remember the title but the main villain was a man that was blind but had a blindfold over his eyes and acted like Jesus but was evil. Any idea what this story was?
I have not read them yet, because they are kind of pricey (even new); but have you read Clive Barkers Hellraiser comics? Frank Miller did some work on them, and there was once an omnibus (though I believe it is OoP). Also, I mentioned it before, and will again (for those reading this comment only) but Anthony Bourdain (yes the host, chef, and author of No Reservations. Kitchen Confidential and A Cooks Tour) has a HC horror graphic novel called Hungry Ghosts; I highly recommend it. www.goodreads.com/book/show/39278224-anthony-bourdain-s-hungry-ghosts
The epic hellraiser comics are the best horror comics i read. Boom had a few series they made, they are ok Nightbreed by epic is amazing as well, boom also made a series which was ok as well
Calling it now a certain denizen of the bayou at no 1. Well I was wrong. Now that is a shock. I consider it one of the best horror comics ever written. Why no Saga of Swamp thing Omar?
Someone might have sait that, bit Alan Moore's Lovecraft Trilogy is definitely one of the most disturbing things I've read. The first, The Courtyard, is ok. But then with Neonomicon it's bad, makes you regret having read it a bit. Providence gets really weird and wraps it all up in a very depressing and scary way.
@@NearMintCondition Do you really think it was bad? I actually like it, but I totally understand if the sexual thing (trying not to spoil it) crossed the line. Providence had some bad reactions due to some sexual aspects although different ones. But it's very interesting, even though I see it as a guilty pleasure, like watching gore videos.
Man, I've wanted to read From Hell for a while, now I feel like I realy should. The new master edition just came out, but it's coloured (although by the original artist). And I really don't know which version to get. Any thoughts here?
I highly suggest you check out Grant Morrison and Christ Burnham's "Nameless". It's genuinely one of the most disturbing graphic novels I've read. It's a fresh take on the whole Lovecraft-mythos by adding both scifi and mysticism elements. I won't ruin the story, but the artwork is amazing and gruesome.
Great list, thanks Omar. From Hell is one of my favourite graphic novels ever so great to see it on the list. Have you seen the recent colourised version? Wondered how that looked as the story really suits the original B&W. For Junji Ito, I prefer Uzumaki over Tomie, the atmosphere is so unsettling and some scenes are very scary!
I would love to see a list on top 13 crime comics
"Torso" was good. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Torso_(Image_Comics)
Pretty much anything by Ed Brubaker and Sean Phillips is usually Crime/Noir gold.
Umm... Parker by Darwyn Cooke, Scalped by Jason Aaron, American Carnage by Bryan Edward Hill, Whiteout by Greg Rucka, Gotham Central by Ed Brubaker and Greg Rucka, and on that note, as @Ricky said, basically anything by Brubaker is going to be worth your time and money.
What a great idea.
You mean the top 13 Brubaker graphic novels, don’t you?
This man never disappoints.
Thank you so much for watching and the kind words.
Thank you from the bottom of my heart for this presentation of comics! I have read some, but not all. One of my favorite horror comics is Junji Ito's Uzumaki! Man, I'm a huge fan of the way you talk about the comics you like! Your love for books is literally felt! Have you read Clive Barker's Great and Secret Show by Clive Barker, Gabriel Rodriguez and Chris Ryall?
Thank you so much for the kind words and for watching the video.
I have all of his translated works by Viz and also Dissolving Classroom. Sensor has A Lot of spiritual side (not religious even tho it does tap a bit into it and cults but it's not the theme) of things and uses some lingo of esoteric beleaves so it's very you will love it or think it's boring kinda work, for me it worked. Remina is like this never ending hyper active something is happening all the time Lovecraftian story and I also do love it but to some Ito's a bit more funny/ridiculous ideas maybe makes it too unconvincing for some since it also divides people. Gyo is just gross as h£ll and that's that 😂 I felt dirty couple days after reading it but that's kinda the point of it
Tomie and No Longer Human (it's an adaptation of a book) are very much on Uzumakis level in my mind (around same lenght also). Black Paradox even tho it's a bit short is very safe bet. Also I would say Dissolving Classroom, it's quite similar in lenght to Black Paradox but not as strong but very entertaining. Those two are somewhat in the same vain to me. Maybe for the lenght and the chaptering style.
From the short-story collections Shiver and Smashed are the best ones from the 5 bigger hardcovers. With the shorter ones The Liminal Zone, Venus in The Blindspot and Fragments of Horror I would personally go them in reverse order if interested in more Ito.
Thanks for rekindling my long lost love for comic books. Amazing videos.
it's great that you add chapters to these videos, so people can skip to the books they want to hear about, thank you!
You are welcome.
Loving all this horror related content omar!
Thank you.
Hellboy is an absolute win; those Library Editions were the starting point of the Librarium vyKania.
Harrow County never really rang my chimes before but I will give it a shot and perhaps the Locke and Key Compendium as well.
Bring me that Gideon Falls Library Edition and already tracking down a copy of Station 16; Eternaut was such a good read that Omar's import recommendations carry some weight up in this house.
Nameless by Grant Morrison is among my favourite horror reads; the plot makes Final Crisis seem like Fun with Dick and Jane so maybe ease into it if you're not a familiar with a lot of Morrison.
Definitely check out The Steam Man; an excellent all-in-one, turn of the century dark Sci-Fi.
Nameless is crazy. :) but I dig it. I need to check out Steam Man.
I just found out that there are two books collecting Hellboy short stories not included in the omnibus editions. Ordering them soon.
I’ve heard that Mignola may be doing some new Hellboy stuff…fingers crossed. I love his shared universe
I love you man! You added harrow county on here! I love harrow county!!!
It's so good! Much love back to you.
I would put Crossed on my list. I don’t think I need to explain why.
Without fail a new video. Thank you Omar and all for continuing to provide daily content.
My pleasure!
Good list. Especially the old EC horror and Warren stuff. I would have included the Gravel series by Warren Ellis published by Avatar , and Crossed by Garth Ennis.
Oh this is going to be fantastic, I really appreciate your dedication and vast knowledge of all things that interest me. Thank you teacher. ✊🏽
So nice of you. Thank you.
Fantastic list. Thanks a lot for including From Hell and Black Hole - two of my favorite comic stories that I don't hear people talk about much - despite one of them being by a creator of Watchmen. I ordered the Marvel Horror collection over a month ago but it's yet to arrive in the mail, which bums me out because I was hoping to have that book by October :(
I really want to check out Gideon Falls and Harrow County now - not to mention finish Locke & Key!!
Thank you so much for watching and the kind words.
Be sure to read Dark Ark by Cullen Bunn and Baby Teeth by Donny Cates from aftershock both are collected in omnibus sized hardcover editions. Very good religious horror type books. I need to get into some Junji Ito stuff!
:) both of those are on my hidden gems. I can’t wait for Baby Teeth to come back.
Stephen Bissette's Taboo anthology series which serialized the early installments of "From Hell" in the early 90s had some good horror stories. I remember the first issue had a story from Burns that was likely a prototype to Black Hole called "Contagious".
I have to check that out.
I’ve been loving your content lately. Keep it up. I quite liked Severed from Scott Snyder.
Oh yeah, I dig that series too and thank you for coming aboard!
Some of my absolute faves in here, Black Hole, From Hell, Berserk, Locke & Key, and some Junji Ito for good measure.
You have great taste!
Great list. Also It will be really awesome to see a list of you 10 favourite comicbook runs/series of all time. Keep up the good work.
Thanks! Will do!
Oh yeah, keep them horror Graphics coming Can't Get Enough
Thank you so much for watching and the kind words.
I’ve just purchased my first comics/graphic novels. Gonna try Gideon falls, lock & key, TWD(I know, basic but whatever) and Through the woods. All Vol. 1. I’m really looking forward to discovering this genre
So many good books in this list! Harrow County I binge read all of them in a week! I have a lot of Jinji books too, but never knew Tomie was a thing, so I'll get on to that soon! Black Hole made me feel a little dirty after reading it... Loved it lol! Great video, man!!
A great digital horror book mini series (that should be printed) is HAG #1-#3 from American Gothic Press!
Thank you so much for the kind words and I need to check out HAG.
Uncanny Omar your top lists videos are insatiable! more like this please! Great job
Thanks! Will do!
Hello from Japan another awesome video
Hey, thanks!
Nice Channel pic😊
@@ronin3799 lmao 😂
Gideon Falla is incredible. Currently 4 trades with another coming next month, but man I can’t get enough of it. I love the trades but the paneling and artwork by Sorrentino screams deluxe treatment. Last issue of Gideon is in December though. :( Rest of the list is awesome ,but Gideon(and Lemire) is just so good so it deserves my whole comment lol. Thank you for the content, Omar! Take care & God Bless. :)
Thank you so much, brother and God bless you!
Enjoyed this list! The Marvel Horror omni was the first omni I bought because of your review! One of these days I will start picking up the EC collected editions that Dark Horse is putting out!
That is awesome! I love that omnibus.
My top 8 😅
1. Sandman
2. Marvel Zombies vol.1
3. Uzumaki
4. Saga of swamp thing
5. Marvel Horror Lives again
6. Amazing Fantasy Omnibus
7. The Monsterbus
8. DCeased Unkillables
Ok Tommy or uzumaki is fine
Sandman and Swampthing to me are so much more than horror.
Fantastic Uncanny Omar! Love your list. Here's my Top 20 Horror: 1. From Hell. 2. American Gothic. 3. Gideon Falls. 4. Harrow County. 5. Locke & Key. 6. Fatale. 7. Rachel Rising. 8. Walking Dead (1st 48 issues). 9. Revival (Deluxe v1-4). 10. Vault of Horror anthology. 11. Tales from the Crypt anthology. 12. Haunt of Fear anthology. 13. House of Mystery anthology 14. House of Secrets anthology. 15. Creepy anthology 16. Eerie anthology. 17. Mignola's Baltimore. 18. Tomb of Dracula. 19. Guy Davis's Marquis. 20. Gaiman's Sandman: Brief Lives
what happened after 48 dont like it anymore?
Are there any books that are kind of like a graphic novel version of The Mist (the movie version)?
Check out some books from Junji Ito like Uzumaki, but I think books like Animosity and Nail Biter might be up your alley.
Omar your reviews are terrible for my check book balance . I almost made it to the very end but you HAD to have such a stellar review of Tales From The Crypt! I remember with nostalgia the old HBO late night TV show with the Crypt Keeper in the early 90s I separated from the Air Force and was unemployed out carousing late at night but I would turn on the TV and laugh my *** off at those endings!!! Such wonderful memories this will always hold a special place in my ( Tell Tale) Heart !
I am so sorry. Apologize to the wallet for me. I loved those shows, because of the ummm nudity. :) I was in middle school when they came out and would tell my parents it was just a horror series.
Same.. I found out TFTC was based on a comic book series and made it my life mission to track down and own as many as I could!
I'm glad Berserk was on this list. I'm surprised American Vampire wasn't on it. But I would like to hear your thoughts on that comic
We just did an old reader, new reader on American Vampire last Tuesday and tonight its Berserk!
I just found your channel. I'm reading TOMIE now! So good. Gyo is my favorite - you can smell the pungence in the artwork! lol Uzumaki was my first though. The movie is on Amazon prime, it was pretty cool to watch!
Welcome aboard! And I’ve not seen the Usumaki movie yet.
Hey, I suggested this on the last horror video! Thanks for doing this!
Thanks for the idea! Seriously.
Think I’d have Tomb of Dracula and Alan Moore’s Swamp Thing on my list, maybe also Scott Snyder’s Severed. Nice collection Omar with a few titles I’d be keen to read!
Both of those books are great. Severed I used to own and now I can't find.
I like how you include all manga, graphic novels and super hero comics on your list. Harrow County looks really interesting.
I just read Gyo by Junji Ito which was disturbing but I think Tomie is def my fav of his. Thanks!
Thank you so much. I love all sorts of Graphic Novels and Manga is some of the best.
Great video as always. Took notes 😁
Awesome! Thank you!
My favourite Horror comic series, and in my top five comics of all time, is Something Is Killing The Children. Such a good read. I got sucked in, and didn’t- COULDENT stop reading until I had finished the completed issues, 5 hours later.
Huge fan here, i wanna say something about Alejandro Jodorowsky and the work he has done with the metabarons. Those stories may not befall in the horror genre but they are some comic books worthy of sharing with the fellow readers!
I feel like a lot of horror comics aren't really That horror in the end (like Hellboy is more action for example). Some parts of Preacher is more horror than many labeled as horror. It's a labeling problem usually since sci-fi can be way more horror than be contemporary sci-fi. Or western or whatever but still be in that usual chategory. Especially thriller kinda stories have a lot more messed up things in them than an actual horror in general, because they often feel more rooted in the real world.
Horror as a genre is suprisingly widely labeled, say a story isn't really a scary nor supposed to be, it isn't comedy but it's about Satan and some predicament of his that he has to work out in h£ll. it might be labeled as horror even when it would be more drama based (say it would have horrific imaginery as much as in Vinland Saga).
Like Junji Ito's No Longer Human which is an adaptation from a book could be put under horror or thriller really in my mind. Since it's like supposed real life events of the author but spiced up so there is that groundness of a thriller while bad things happen and then some occasional supernatural occurence or dreamy imaginery. As a vibe it kinda threads the line. To me it's more about the vibe of the work than what it's about. As an ladt example the pretty legendary but old old manga The Drifting Classroom was made in 70's so it would have been horror then as still labeled now when it's more so a mystery/thriller.
Ahaha started watching re-runs of Full House.😂 That'd be something I'd do. I appreciate your videos. I'm trying to find something my husband would want for his birthday. He loves horror and I've never bought him a graphic novel before. I want to truly surprise him, and I think he would really enjoy one.
You are very welcome. :)
Thank you for recommending from your Hidden Gems video/ comments. Berserk and From Hell look great. Station 16 has The Thing (greatest horror movie ever) vibe about it so will check that out. Could you recommend any Shark graphic novels? I have Hookjaw, Carthago, Everything is Teeth and Grizzly Shark. Obviously I'm a horror and shark fan, would be really grateful if you know of any other graphic novels about Sharks etc worth checking out.
Have you read the follow up? Carthago Adventures? It's solid. As far as sharks..and honestly all I can think of now is Xoc.
@@NearMintCondition Thanks i never came across Xoc will check it out. I've just ordered Flight Vol 1-7 and From Hell due to your recommendations. Thank you for your reply and keep up the excellent content. Only discovered Near Mint Condition and I love it. You give great, honest and passionate reviews and info. Look forward to more.
For underrated horror comics, I'd recommend Beautiful Darkness ("Jolies Ténèbres"). Incredibly creepy thing. It starts as a typical whimsical fairy tale but quickly turns very disturbing.
Kudos for including From Hell! Great book, terrifying (hi)story.
I love LOVE that book.
If you haven't already seen it, try Gary Reed's RENFIELD: A TALE OF MADNESS. Tie-in material to Dracula, of course.
I haven't. But digging what I see so far.
New viewer, and love your work. Your wife sounds like an amazing gift-giber, have you done a best-of of her comic gifts? I think that would be pretty great
Also, saw Bernie Wrightson at SDCC a few years ago, when Jim Warren was interviewed. Bernie said that his work never looked so good as it was in Warren comics, because he drew and inked and Zipatoned it and it went straight to the printer, instead of the horrible four-color coloring jobs that Marvel and DC did :)
Have you ever read Gyo by Junji Ito? For me, that's the one that made me stop in the middle of the reading. Not because was too scary, but it made me feel sick, and I swear I couldn't eat for the rest of the day, because of nausea. I was amazing, but I think I never want to read it again in my life!
Absolutely. We just reviewed it last month on old reader, new reader.
Those choices... perfection. I was the same when I was a kid. I watched The X-Files, The Thing and such with my dad when I was four.
Thank you so much for watching and the kind words. I love The Thing. Still one of the best.
Great episode man.
Thank you so much for watching and the kind words.
This is a solid "first time readers" list. Not a ton of deep cuts but that's what the underrated videos are for! Solid lineup and choices
Glad you enjoyed! Thank you
Harrow County is for sure evergreen? I recently got the 1st library edition and fell in love with it but the other ones are hard to find and expensive on ebay!! that’s good news if so thought and will keep an eye out on IST for as long as I have to for the rest of them
When my contacts were talking to me at the beginning of this year they said that it was.
@@NearMintCondition Sweet, thanks for your response. I’ll just have to be patient but its one of my favorite reads this year so far. Thanks for what you do!
Great idea for a video! Found some great recommendations in here! Thanks 💪
Thank you for the excellent suggestions!
Oh and I forgot, but the HP Lovecraft Manga adaptations from Gou Tanabe published by Dark Horse are great.
Oh the Mountain of Madness? I actually did an overview of both volumes at the beginning of the year. So good.
Check out the other books of Hermann (and recently often with his son Yves H.): you'll be surprised, Station 16 is actually considered one of their lesser works
Ohhh any of them in English?
@@NearMintCondition they"re all available and easy to find in Dutch & French.
I'll check for you if English copies exist, I have no idea
It's sad that so few European comics / graphic novels (often French originally) are translated in English
This is sooo great and useful. I was looking for a lust like this because I don’t know anything about horror, now I know what to gift my wife (who loves horror).
I hope she enjoys some of the book.
@@NearMintCondition Thank you. Do you know THE KILL LOCK? Check out my interview with the creator on my channel if you are interested!
@@tomlabooks3263 I haven't read it, but I'll check it out. Thank you.
@@NearMintCondition It’s definitely one of those “hidden gems”.
Good list!👍 If you like anthology horror series then I think you would like "Love Hurts" by Kim W. Andersson. And also "Alena" (not an anthology book) by the same author. They both are translated and published by Dark Horse in US. And the two original Swedish hardcover looks amazing 😊 Hopefully the US/Dark Horse version looks just as good.
I've not head of those books. But now I want to!
@@NearMintCondition Hope you find them and enjoy them 😊
Great video. Some stuff that I have wanted but needed to be reminded of.
Glad it was helpful!
I series that is currently being made is The Red Mother. Amazing art. Crazy story.
Looking at some at that art and it looks damn awesome.
Wytches, 30 Days of Night,Tales for a Halloween Night, The Wraith, Interceptor/Reactor, Silent Hill comics, The Evil Within comics, Deadspace comics, Outcast, Pumpkinhead miniseries, Coming of Rage(Wes Craven), 28Days Later comics, Witch Doctor(So Original So Good). Just some of my favorites.
HOLD ON!!! There was a Pumpkinhead mini?!! How have I never heard of this.
I've been on a horror binge this year(bored of superheroes comics). Gotta say dont skip out on some vault comics titles. The plot, fearscape, and cult classic are hidden gems in the genere imo. Of course nail-biter is great. Im surprised you haven't talked about it yet. Especially with its beautiful Omar edition hardcovers. If your really feeling the season, anything with art by Ben templesmith is fantastic. Wormwood, hoxford are fun reads. Speaking of in season. Redlands is an amazing book about witches. Now my favorite right now is spread. Basically what happens if the creature from the thing took over the world. Great body horror. Lots of red and interesting characters
I put Redlands on my hidden gems video last week. I cannot for the life of me find my copy of Wormwood or Fell. I need to checkout those Vault comics. Thank you.
Great video...Anybody knows who made DC Unexpected 1971: "The deadly widows web"
Lobster Johnson hardcover is available for preorder this month!
Oh yeah!
Not one of my favorite horror comics but a hidden gem for sure is Jaybird. It's a Finish comic about a bird that lives in a big spooky house. The comic is almost completly without dialogue and has no narration. There is a beautiful oversized (european album size) edition from Dark Horse for $ 11,59 from IST.
I've not heard about Jailbird but I'm going to check it out.
The Eternaut is a story that I'm waiting for to get published in a nice format. Based on the premise and art alone it belongs in this list.
It’s in my favorite graphic novels of all time list. I really like the format from Fantagraphics.
@@NearMintCondition That's the version I'm pining for.
Have you read the From Hell Master Edition which is now in color? Wondering as a first time reader which would be better.
No, but I really want to. Since the artist did the colors.
If you like Gideon falls,I highly recommend checking out DARK,a Netflix original, that's mind binding!!😎
I need to get back on that.
@@NearMintCondition finished the 3 season series a few days ago&it was quite the head trip,big boy gem😎
I have seen Junji Ito’s work around for a while now and have narrowed it down to three titles, Gyo, Tomie, Uzomaki, but I’m not sure what to start with.
Great video, Omar. I’m new to the channel, and I absolutely love it. I’m currently reading Moonshine by Brian Azzarello and Eduardo Risso. I have mixed feelings about it. The artwork is gorgeous, but the story is all over the place. It’s not boring, and it proceeds at a brisk place, but it lacks focus, I think. I wonder what your thoughts are.
Welcome aboard, hermano! I’ve only read the first trade and it was okay. I love 100 Bullets and I wanted that type of chemistry between the creators again, but sadly it didn’t happen. Im not sure if it got better though. There is an HC coming out later this year so I may revisit.
I’m reading Harrow County right now and it’s been great so far. It’s not horrifying, but definitely creepy with some disturbing elements. I love cryptids and supernatural creatures so this is right up my alley
Omar you need to do a part 2 and 3. There are so many good horror comics/mangas out there. Also this is my favorite genre!
There are. You are right. I do love so many different horror comics. I may come back to this or add them to my hidden gems.
Yeah, the Locke and Key tv show was so disappointing. The story is phenomenal.
Right? how did they mess that up?
Thank god. My wife and I aren’t the only people that didn’t like L&K the show.
Agreed
Saga of the Swampthing
From hell
Sabrina (not in a scary way more of a creepy vibe way)
Animal man (Lemire)
Death (not scary but fits with the Halloween spirit)
Batman: the Cult
Arkham asylum
Neonomicon (disturbing)
Carnage: mind bomb
And of course Walking dead and/or Hellboy
Honorable mentions:
Hellblazer
Preacher
Blackest night
I agree only for the preacher
I included Blackest Night last year for sure. It had some messed up scenes. I've not read Sabrina.
I’m a little late to the party here but still wanted to give a recommendation of mine. I haven’t read too many horror comics but Rachel Rising would definitely be my #1
I liked the Showcase House of Mystery and Secrets a lot more than the omnibus, it works so well in black and white, mine are also yellowing nicely adding to the atmosphere, and they are a lot more comfortable to hold and read than heavy, unwieldly omnibus editions. Tomie the succubus, sweet, love that book too!
I really like the color so I was good with the omnibus.
@@NearMintCondition i dislike omnibi in general way too unwieldy.
Nice list, but there is also a horror comic missing that is not included or even mentioned here and I consider it a very serious shortcoming for true horror fans.
That said, the comic in question has been on Italian newsstands for 37 years ( second in sales behind Tex Willer's iconic 1948 western comic) and is called Dylan Dog.
Published starting from 1986, his adventures have in fact alternated traditional horror with numerous "homages" to the classic monsters of the genre, to the modern splatter of the films of Dario Argento and George Romero, but also to yellow, surreal and fantastic in general, always with great irony.
Former Scotland Yard agent, detoxified alcoholic, vegetarian and convinced animal rights activist, Dylan Dog has a mysterious past wrapped in a dreamlike and surreal dimension. Not surprisingly, the dream (or rather: the nightmare) and everything that seems to be beyond reality are his personal and professional interests. As a private detective he deals exclusively with unusual cases, in all shades of the term: he is addressed to those who have been affected, or even just touched, by the black wing of the supernatural. People the police don't believe and who would often risk slipping into madness if they didn't find someone willing to listen to them and help them.
Fear fascinates him, the irrational and inexplicable fear of the unknown. And he himself is afraid: he is certainly not an invincible hero, and indeed sometimes he just can't solve the case, kill the monster, drive away the nightmare. Or more often it only partially succeeds, and when it all seems over, the horror reappears...
Dylan Dog is an anti-hero, then? Not even: he's just a man. A man who, unlike many, does not reject the unknown but instead tries to penetrate and understand it, especially when the mystery and horror lurk in the depths of the unconscious.
Ironic, impulsive, problematic, full of doubts about himself and the world, strong and tender at the same time, Dylan Dog hates violence, loves women, enjoys playing the clarinet and building a model of a galleon that may never end . He is an avid cinephile, reads a lot of everything, loves pizza and always dresses in the same way: black jacket, red shirt and blue jeans. And despite all the horrors and hallucinating absurdities he has witnessed, it cannot be said that he still believes completely, blindly, in the supernatural: "I don't believe it, but I hope so".
Thank you so much. I’ve only seen the movie. But now I want to read the graphic novel.
Great content THANKS!
Glad you liked it! Thank you
I'll never call any series the best until it is finished. Berserk is great, and I have been a fan of it since 2008 when I picked up the first 5 volumes at my local store. I loved it a bunch, and it has always been one of my favourites, but until it is complete and utterly finished I could never rank it among the best manga of alltime. But hey, awesome list Omar! Glad to hear you talk about more horrorstories.
I completely agree with you. I don't know why Berserk gets a pass. Maybe its the history I have with this amazing series.
Sure, 12 years later you still can't make a judgement about it ... 🤔
Berserk is overrated imo
Great list, keep up the great channel content.
Much appreciated
Hey Omar,another great show,thanks. Yeah I luv that From Hell story,both book and flick. Ordered the newest hard cover version in colour last week. I'm also a huge follower of HPL and gotta say that BOOM! Studios has a most excellent choice of books on the Cthulhu mythos. IDW has some wicked horror books too,like Mnemovore. I could go on for aeons about this kinda stuff but no one has time for that,eh.
😈 heh heh heh
I really need to keep up with the From Hell editions, I think I've owned four in my time. ohhhh Boom has Cthulhu you say?
@@NearMintCondition The BOOM! books are titled Cthulhu Tales,there are four volumes of short stories from nasty to funny also a series called Fall of Cthulhu which I haven't bought/read yet. I also finally came across a hard cover edition of Alan Moore's Providence Act 2 to complete the 3 volume HC series at a very low price from a LCS which I never thought would have it but hey,you never know,eh. Now I need to get my hands on a hard cover edition of his Neonomicon that won't cost me an arm and leg that I would get from someone else, but still...
Why's Black Hole not available on Comixology? I can only find the French edition.
I got hooked on Requiem - I’m trying to find another story I read in heavy metal magazines but cannot remember the title but the main villain was a man that was blind but had a blindfold over his eyes and acted like Jesus but was evil. Any idea what this story was?
Requiem is fantastic
Great choises!If i could add some more it would be "The Black monday murders" , "30 days of Night" and "N." Keep up the good work.
Thank you so much and I really need to read N.
Check out Dylan Dog (from italian publisher Sergio Bonelli)....first 100 issues are SO GOOD!!
I need to.
Man I've always wanted to know the best novels to pick up. Great channel!
Thank you so much for the kind words.
I have not read them yet, because they are kind of pricey (even new); but have you read Clive Barkers Hellraiser comics? Frank Miller did some work on them, and there was once an omnibus (though I believe it is OoP).
Also, I mentioned it before, and will again (for those reading this comment only) but Anthony Bourdain (yes the host, chef, and author of No Reservations. Kitchen Confidential and A Cooks Tour) has a HC horror graphic novel called Hungry Ghosts; I highly recommend it. www.goodreads.com/book/show/39278224-anthony-bourdain-s-hungry-ghosts
I haven't read Hellraiser in so long. Ohh I didn't know about Hungry Ghosts.
@@NearMintCondition If you are into food and horror... it's a real treat.
The epic hellraiser comics are the best horror comics i read. Boom had a few series they made, they are ok
Nightbreed by epic is amazing as well, boom also made a series which was ok as well
I had no idea there were so many horror comics. Uncanny Omar is a God in the comics community. Please do a favorite dynamite comics list..
Calling it now a certain denizen of the bayou at no 1.
Well I was wrong. Now that is a shock. I consider it one of the best horror comics ever written. Why no Saga of Swamp thing Omar?
I know I know... it was tough. But Swampthing is so much more than horror to me. Like Sandman.
@@NearMintCondition Fair point and not wrong about both.
Someone might have sait that, bit Alan Moore's Lovecraft Trilogy is definitely one of the most disturbing things I've read. The first, The Courtyard, is ok. But then with Neonomicon it's bad, makes you regret having read it a bit. Providence gets really weird and wraps it all up in a very depressing and scary way.
He lost me with Neonomicon. So I never finished it.
@@NearMintCondition Do you really think it was bad? I actually like it, but I totally understand if the sexual thing (trying not to spoil it) crossed the line. Providence had some bad reactions due to some sexual aspects although different ones. But it's very interesting, even though I see it as a guilty pleasure, like watching gore videos.
It's a great list, totally agree with the Hellboy and Ito Junji picks. Mine would include Stan Sakai's Usagi Yojimbo: Yokai though.
Yokai is amazing.
Great list Omar the only thing I would have added would be Conan the Barbarian org Marvel yrs and Savage sword of Conan.
I think you are right. Savage Sword for sure.
Why not Crossed?
Great list, thank you
My pleasure!
Have you read Black Magick by Greg Rucka ? I heard it's good. Also read Dylan Dog.
It’s excellent, but on hiatus.
how many Tales from the crypt volumes there are and where can I get them?
Locke & Key show is fantastic.
Man, I've wanted to read From Hell for a while, now I feel like I realy should. The new master edition just came out, but it's coloured (although by the original artist). And I really don't know which version to get. Any thoughts here?
I actually have both, but I only read it (finally) when I got the coloured edition. So, my advice would be to go for the recent edition :)
With all the love for anthology style books I’m surprised there’s no mention of Ice Cream Man. Definitely a win in my book.
Watch my Hidden Gems next week. :)
Man I was the same way about the EC comics after I discovered that the HBO series was based on those old books...I really loved those stories
Right? Dood, some of the best comics out there.
Do you think Wytches will get a hardcover?
I highly suggest you check out Grant Morrison and Christ Burnham's "Nameless". It's genuinely one of the most disturbing graphic novels I've read. It's a fresh take on the whole Lovecraft-mythos by adding both scifi and mysticism elements. I won't ruin the story, but the artwork is amazing and gruesome.
I really dug that series too. It is odd, but dug it.
Omar, maybe not related to the video but do you know if Infinity Gauntlet omni is already opp everywhere?
It is. I'm going to see if Marvel will restock it.
Thank you very much.
Great list, thanks Omar. From Hell is one of my favourite graphic novels ever so great to see it on the list. Have you seen the recent colourised version? Wondered how that looked as the story really suits the original B&W. For Junji Ito, I prefer Uzumaki over Tomie, the atmosphere is so unsettling and some scenes are very scary!
I'm still a fan of the black and white FH. Uzumaki is most people's top pick for sure. For me its all about this crazy chick, Tomie.