# Recommend a comic book for someone who doesn't like comic books

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**Category:** Cafe Society\
**Created:** [September 24, 2011, 1:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-a-comic-book-for-someone-who-doesnt-like-comic-books/597417 "2011-09-24T01:34:32Z")\
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**Author:** ![gonzoron](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/a6a055/32.png) [@gonzoron](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gonzoron)\
**Post date:** [September 27, 2011, 3:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-a-comic-book-for-someone-who-doesnt-like-comic-books/597417/61 "2011-09-27T15:41:00Z")

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This isn’t specifically a recommendation for non-comic readers, because I think it’s a great comic whether you’re a comic reader or not: _The Maxx_ by Sam Kieth and Bill Messner-Loebs. It starts out seeming like just another superhero comic, but become much more than that quickly. The art is gorgeous, the one-liners are snappy, the content is super-trippy, and the emotional punch kicks you in the gut sometimes. If this post convinces just one person to read it, I’ll be happy.

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