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I went from Watchmen (before the movie came out), and then didn't really read any non-Halo comics until this year when I read the entirety of Preacher, Y: The Last Man, The Dark Knight Returns, and The Killing Joke. And then Saga just this last week.
Watchmen is still my favorite, followed by Preacher (I love the panel layout), and Saga. Y: The Last Man was good, but it didn't really do it for me. Something about it feels dated. Like the whole point was to do an expose on gender roles in society, but a lot of that is obsolete at this point, so the main message kind of falls flat. I'll look into the other one, but it takes a really, really good comic to get me going. :P
Saga is amazing, in spite of the ridiculousness. In a lot of cases, I do really like that (as I said, it feels like that's what's allowing me a glimpse into the creator's minds). The only thing that really bothers me (and this is true with all stories set in space) is when the aliens are just modeled off of Earth animals. I hated it as a kid when I watched Treasure Planet, I hated it when I recently rewatched Titan A.E., and I hate it here. The dog aliens, the cat aliens, the seal aliens, the seahorse aliens. That pulls me out of a world instantly, and makes me feel like the creators lacked the imagination to come up with something new of their own. At the very least combine TWO animals, then you could maybe pass it off as something new (I forget which artist it was who said that to create an interesting piece of art you just had to combine two animals that hadn't been combined before). But otherwise I like how much Saga jumps around and introduces random elements without having them seem random.
Yeah, Saga. It's awesome.
If you have any comic recommendations that lots of other people typically like and praise (and that are affordable), I'd definitely be interested in checking them out.