I was just wondering if anyone here reads comics other than manga, like American or British or whatever. If so, what do you read, and what do you look for in comics?

I used to be into classic Marvel superheroes, but not so much anymore (except for Ultimate Spider-Man or the like) but what I really enjoy are comics based on folklore and mythology. My three favorite series now are:

Fables - Fables is what happens when characters from folklore, fairytales and nursery rhymes are driven out of their magical kingdoms by a mysterious Adversary, and forced to live in modern-day New York City community called Fabletown. Fabletown has (or had, earlier in the story) the Big Bad Wolf as its sherrif and Snow White as his love interest, Prince Charming as its newly elected mayor, the witch from Hansel and Gretel as the chief witch, and Little Boy Blue as an office secretary. It's very funny, and it's very well written. Written by Bill Willingham, with art by Mark Buckingham, released by Vertigo Comics (a DC imprint). Also worth mentioning are the covers: they are done by a magnificent artist named James Jean, who is of Taiwanese descent, who has been described as a Mucha of the modern age. His coverwork on the series can be seen at: Fables Coverwork.

Hellboy - This is one of the most enjoyable series for me. The art is incredible. If you've seen the movie, whether you loved it or hated it (I hated it personally), it did not do the comic justice. Mike Mignola's genius sense of light and darkness are incredible, and the coloring on this book is amazing. Hellboy is a demon summoned to bring about the Apocalypse, but he rejects his destiny and becomes a paranormal investigator instead, working to rid the world of evil demons and fairies whose motives go against the interests of humans. There is all sorts of folklore and mythology in this, from African to Greek, to Irish and even Japanese (the story called "Heads" is inspired by the Japanese rokuro-kubi, heads whose necks elongate or (in the case of the Hellboy story) their heads completely detatch and wander around at night far from the body.

The Sandman - by Neil Gaiman. This is the series that inspired me to become a writer. It is all about a person named Dream, or The Sandman (or Oneiros, or Kai'Ckul, or Lord Shaper, and so on...) who is the living personification - not a god but a physical manifestation - of humanity's dreams and imagination. His family is made of other similar manifestations: Desire, Despair, Delirium, Destiny, Death and the prodigal Destruction. Dream is in charge of maintaining The Dreaming, a world where humans come every night when they sleep. He is also the source of every story ever written, and every god and goddess comes from his realm originally, and will return when they are forgotten. He is originally an aloof, overly formal sort of person who allows himself no friends, although gradually he learns to change, though the cost is very high to himself. (Don't want to ruin the ending by saying exactly how high.)

Well, those are my favorites. Please post your favorites, and let us know if you are fans of any of the series mentioned in this thread!!

What about the X-MEN, X-FORCE, Generation-X, Captain America and all the others??
They are pretty good non-japanese books.

I wanna start reading Witchblade. A freind of mine cez it's good but I wanna get a second opinion. So if you don't mind...

The only non-japanese comic I started following lately is 'Lions, Tigers, and Bears', released by Image Comics. It's got to be one of the best new comics of this last year, every issue sold out within days of their release, forcing many people to wait for future shipments. The first set is four comics long, and the second set should start being released soon. The artwork and storytelling are top notch, and it's good for all ages. I highly recommend everyone to check it out.

Well i read asterix (very few) and my most favorite is Tintin (while i was a bit younger), i read almost all the issues of tintin...also read superman, batman and spiderman (borrowed from my friends)

i nevr had the chance to read any manga....alas...we dont have manga in our country...perhaps i have to buy from internet

Currently, I'm reading W.I.T.C.H., Archie, and Monster Allergy. I used to ready X-Men back when I was still little.

*raises her hands*

W.I.T.C.H, does short comic strips include?

Sandman is great. I quite liked the Books of Magic as well. Also Watchmen, Preacher, and Transmetropolitan.

I'm following SODA a European comic and some of the oldies like Tanguy et Laverdure or Yoko Tsuno, Ravian.
and in the USA department Danger Girls and Fathom :)

and in the USA department Danger Girls and Fathom

Man, the guy who does the artwork for Danger Girls, J. Scott Campbell, has an incredible style.

And speaking of style, Frank Cho is amazing.

I read somethin non-Japanese comics.

I used to read american comics like superman, spiderman, etc as a kid, in my elementary years. but i eventually grew out of that once i got into middle school

Well..I have read quite a few but perhaps they are mostly from DC (dark comics), my favourite comic are aliens and x-men (although I have no idea where they got up to now these days), sonic the hedgehog and more...can't remember that much. but yea...I like the way the artist draw the comics in nice hardcore colours. unlike in japanese manga, they used soft colour to match the background (still...I prefer manga) but in comics, they made it looked like more action instead of stories.

I'm a big X-Men fan, but haven't read it in a while, though I recently picked up Marvel: 1602, was very cool in a funny kind of parody way.

I love comics sooo much. I read mostly Marvel and DC. Some good Marvel's are the X-Men, x-23, She-Hulk, Arana, Spiderman and The Runaways (my new obsession). DC packs the punch with the New Teen Titans, Batman, Supergirl, Superman/Batman, the Outsiders...The list goes on.

Out of all of these, I would have to say that Runaways is my favorite comic yet. It's about this group of kids that find out that their parents are...well, you'll just have to find out for yourself. :P