I love Manga but honestly I’m not in the mood

Give me your (non Japanese) comic book recommendations

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    Scud: The Disposable Assassin

    Wild art style. Interesting history behind its beginning and ending.

    Irredeemable

    What would happen if a Superman analog just got fed up with being a "good guy" and decided to slowly destroy the planet? (Never got around to finding all the collected volumes to finish the series... this is reminding me to go do that).

    Incorruptible

    In the above universe, what if the Superman analog's most persistent opponent, witnessing the slow burn apocalypse decides to stop being a "villian"? (Also never got around to finding/finishing the series)

    Y: The Last Man

    What if all the men except for one, suddenly died in a pretty unpleasant way? I watched the Hulu live action adaptation about a year before reading the series... this version is only good for rage bait. The comic series is actually a pretty solid read, I was very surprised that I liked it after watching the Hulu adaptation.

    The Boys

    A very dark take on the whole "what does a world with super powered people look like?" and "how does that world keep the super powered people in check?" Solid story, very graphic, brutal at points.

    And if you're just wanting some completely mindless junk food short story reads about Marvel comics characters there is, "What If"

    SA Content Warnings... from memory, so if there are things you'll need to avoid, do some digging for detailed CW's if you need before reading.

    I'm 100% certain that Irredeemable and The Boys has sexual assault both shown and a significant part of some of the story plots. As Incorruptible is set in the same universe as Irredeemable, and its kinda grim dark, I'll bet that there's some SA references in there as well

    I'm like 75% certain that Y: The Last Man has some SA in the plots and 100% certain that there are references to SA by characters.

    I don't remember anything in Scud and What If that stands out as CW'able.