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Watchmen
1.  Watchmen by Alan Moore
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  "Haven't read this book? Why not? Watchmen was paramount in moving comic books from kid's entertainment to an adult world. Alan Moore creates a masterpiece that stands against any novel."
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Batman: Dark Knight Returns
2.  Batman: Dark Knight Returns by Frank Miller
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  "Batman is gone, Bruce Wayne is old, Gotham has decayed. One night amid a series of shockingly violent gang crimes, The Dark Knight is reborn. Miller drags Batman back to what he should be. A must buy."
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Preacher: Gone to Texas
3.  Preacher: Gone to Texas by Garth Ennis
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  "Jesse the Preacher. His girl the assasin. His best friend the Irish Vampire. He also has the offspring of an Angel and a Demon in is head, which summons the Word of God. Why haven't you bought this?"
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Transmetropolitan : Back on the Street
4.  Transmetropolitan : Back on the Street by Warren Ellis
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  "Spider Jerusalem is one of the greatest characters created. His bile flinging rants against anything that smacks of hypocrisy or authority are pure writing genius."
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The Authority : Relentless
5.  The Authority : Relentless by Warren Ellis
The list author says:
  "The Authority born from the disbanded Stormwatch Black Ops team. What if Super Powered beings decided that enough was enough, and started solving some of the world's problems their way?"
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The Sandman: Preludes and Nocturnes (The Sandman)
6.  The Sandman: Preludes and Nocturnes (The Sandman) by Neil Gaiman
The list author says:
  "Neil gaiman creates a sprawling world beyond our world. Read this, then the other nine. Expand your mind in a classic fantasy series."
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V for Vendetta
7.  V for Vendetta by Alan Moore
The list author says:
  "Alan Moore again, no surprises there as he is the best writer working today. England is under the iron fist of facism, from nowhere a hero called V reminds people what freedom is all about."
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Top Ten Vol 2
8.  Top Ten Vol 2 by Alan Moore
The list author says:
  "Both Volumes are great stories but Vol 2 for me just edges out the first. Super hero cops for a city where everyone has super powers. Stories that have suspense, comedy and pathos"
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New X-Men Volume 1: E Is For Extinction TPB: E Is for Extinction v. 1
9.  New X-Men Volume 1: E Is For Extinction TPB: E Is for Extinction v. 1 by Grant Morrison
The list author says:
  "Grant Morrison grabs hold of the (admittidly flabby and exhausted) X-men and re-invigorates them. Opens with a shocking act of violence and then continues like a man possesed"
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Superman: the Return of Superman (Superman (DC Comics))
10.  Superman: the Return of Superman (Superman (DC Comics)) by DC Comics
The list author says:
  "This book re-ignited my interest in Superman. Superman is dead, the world comes to terms with the hole he has left. Then a set of strangers all carrying some aspect of the Man of Steel start appearing"
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