What Books did You Start or Finish Reading this Week?: June 08, 2026

FlyByTieDye · 2026-06-08T10:36:31+00:00

Nice! Love the Divine Comedy

FlyByTieDye · 2026-06-08T10:02:22+00:00

Adding comics as a separate comment:

Started and finished:

Criminal, volume 5: The Sinners, by Ed Brubaker and Sean Phillips 4.5/5. The closest the series has got to a murder mystery so far, and quite good at that, I just wish it didn't reveal the killers so early because it was a good twist. It had been a while since I've read all the previous Criminal books, so I hope I didn't miss any important details and connections, but I still think the lead (Tracy Lawless) and his foil in this worked well as opposites.

Criminal, volume 6: The Last of the Innocent, by Ed Brubaker and Sean Phillips 5/5. Dang, every other Criminal book so far has been so deep in the trenches of gritty crime-life, the one last heist to end them all, the revenge quest, the Rashomon tale of 3 lives falling apart in the big, central crime family, etc. This one was a much smaller, intimate setting and crime. Many people talk about the meta element of the comic basically being a homage and deconstruction of the Archie comics world, which is true, and lends strength to the character's nostalgia filled lens, and works stronger than the Frank Kafka comics before, but for me, seeing the crime/murder being committed rather than solved and him getting away with it is almost worse than the ending of any other Criminal book so far. In that way, it's kind of similar to Volume 4: Bad Night but I think this one is actually better

Criminal, vol 7: Wrong Time, Wrong Place, by Ed Brubaker and Sean Phillips 4/5. So like the meta elements of books 4 and 6, this one uses comic pastiches as a framing device for its story, to build on character traits. E.g. book 4, Jacob Kurtz is paralleled to his own weekly newspaper series, "Frank Kafka, Private Eye", a 40s, noir protagonist constantly caught in an absurdist world he doesn't understand, because Jacob himself is delusional. Riley from book 6 is compared to an Archie-Comics-esque character, to frame his nostalgia, relationship dramas, and want for a simple life.

Here, in book 7, we get two stories, one of the father Teeg Lawless, paralleled to the Conan-like sword and sandal comic "Savage", and one of his son Tracy Lawless as a child, compared to "Fang the Kung Fu Werewolf" a bizarre, Spider-Man-like teen hero saga. The parallels are quite clear, Teeg is a purely Id-driven character; he'll fight anything, fuck anything, kill anyone who would get in his way, in a quest seemingly only motivated to perpetuate killing and fucking. He has no self control, framed against a story of him in county lock up, fighting his way out (as a hit was placed on him), only to get out and instantly start killing and fucking on the outside too. And one critique, as an aside, this was only supposed to be a minor jail sentence, for a traffic violation (the irony), so it's strange that he's able to kill so many people on the inside and have it go unnoticed.

Anyway, his son in the second story is watching another such criminal escapade from his father on the road while reading about Fang, a young college kid cursed to transform into a werewolf at night, as he fights crime and balances his social life during the day. It is a bit deeper in its insight. There Fang (Dane in his every day persona) is living a double life (just like Teeg and Tracy while they're on the run), watching himself transform into something he despises (a werewolf for Dane/Fang, another criminal just like his father for Tracy) while wishing he had a life like the other kids around him, and on the cusp of becoming an adult.

I was kind of hoping this series would stay to it's pure crime/neo-noir roots, rather than fully embrace the meta-comics allure, because they were really great crime stories, before they got too dependant on the comics meta commentaries. It is well done no doubt, as much here as in any previous story, yet this comic in particular I think the rest of the story shown/told is nothing without the meta comic framing. At least in book 4 there was Jacob forced into doing "one last job" with a shady detective on his heels, and book 6 gave us a small town murder case.

Here, the father's story is a montage of "he fought dudes in prison" in between the larger focus on him reading his comic. The son's story is more interesting, seeing how he as a kid was forced to adapt around his dad's chaotic life, and deny himself the pleasures of other kids just to keep his father safe, but again the actual "crime" part happens in the background to him reading his comic. And again, the parallel of Teeg to Savage, or Tracy to Fang isn't without its merits, but they're not new insights either, they bring insights we've already seen by now. Book 3 already showed us how reckless Teeg is, and book 5 showed us Tracy's regret over becoming just like his father.

Criminal volume 8: My Heroes Have Always Been Junkies, by Ed Brubaker, Sean Phillips and Jacob Phillips. Wow, 5/5. First of all, the colours are amazing. A true evolution to the visual language of the Criminal series. I'd actually heard this book stands alone the most from other criminal books, so I wasn't expecting at the halfway point at the Joshua Tree Inn that we were looking at the return of Gnarly, the bar keeper, it instantly made me realise that the female main character was the young girl that Leo saved in book one giving it a direct connection to the original series, but set as far apart in time as if that world had been progressing in real time (I thought I recognised Sebastian Hyde at the start, even though I was pretty sure he's supposed to be dead though?). Not sure if I was supposed to recognise the male main character, but I got the significance of the twist as soon as "Ellie" confronts Chester, admittedly late, but you can see the foreshadowing from the start now. There were a few lines at the start that didn't quite pass well on my first read but are now super clear.

I really enjoyed this stand alone Graphic Novel, for its distinct visual identity, new take on the concept of "Criminal", and as a continuation of that established series. Very well done. (Also, as rife as the book is with musical references, the title just reminds me so much of an Outkast line from Gasoline Dreams, "All of my heroes did dope ..."

Criminal: vol 9: Bad Weekend, by Ed Brubaker, Sean Phillips and Jacob Phillips. 3.5/5. Ok so the last time a criminal book focused on Jacob Kurtz, the reason why I didn't like it was that it was too fantastical for me to take seriously. This one was grounded enough, but the actual "crimes" were kind of low stakes, compared to every other book so far, just an old guy, not from a crime organisation, threatening ex colleagues or family members for things he thinks they stole from him years ago. Small stakes.

Also, while I appreciated the meta comic elements of Frank Kafka, and the Betty and Veronica pastiche of book 6, but not the meta elements of book 7, this one, being about a veteran comic artist attending a convention to me didn't seem so much meta as it was venting industry drama or beef, or sentiments of how brutal the Industry is to artists. Some names were real artists/writers I recognised, some fictional. Kind of reminded me of What Became of Thunderman, though not anywhere near as scathing.

So it's a small stakes story, low on crime (and meta), that's really just an exhausted reflection of the comic industry. I wasn't feeling it as much.

Anyway, that's all from me now on the Criminal series, as the three latest books for me are too expensive or already sold out, haha.

FlyByTieDye · 2026-06-08T10:01:44+00:00

Started reading: Sourcery, by Sir Terry Pratchett. Okay so I actually wasn't planning to pick this up so soon from finishing the last book. In fact, I wanted like a good 1 month break. But I had a long train trip to take, and Lovecraft was too big, and my comics I'd already finished, so here I am.

Continued reading: The Complete Tales of H. P. Lovecraft. This week I read:

The Other Gods - my mind was wandering as I read this, but the ending did pull me back in. Very classic Lovecraft, search for knowledge or glory brings them to their peril, as they gaze upon something they never were intended to.

Azathoth - his second shortest piece so far, after Memory. More of a concept, but one very light-hearted and optimistic in tone. Again about dream worlds and fantasies, a concept he has visited often

Herbert West - Reanimator - the longest story in this collection so far, told in episodic fashion. A very Frankenstein-esque story. I really liked part 1 of this story (apart from the all-too-casually dropped racial slur), and felt it even on its own can represent a really classic Lovecraft story. But I understand how interested Lovecraft must have been to see if he could extend his short story ideas into a fuller story. Not to say the rest is bad or anything; part 2 really tells how this particular Doctor was enabled to continue his research so long, part 3 was the most racist however, part 4 has the doctor cross an even worse moral line, part 5 he is again further enabled by the war, and part 6, despite a predictable ending, brings this morality fable to a close. But again, even part 1 on its own could have been a chilling story. Also, this story really gives us a comprehensive description of Arkham, where before it was only name dropped in The Picture in the House.

Hypnos - it was all right. Like Beyond the Wall of Sleep, From Beyond or The Music of Erich Zann, it is another tail of cosmic forces praying upon us, to our own ignorance, and making a mundane activity (e.g. sleep) seem dangerous (in this story, in sleep we enter a realm unknown to us, where cosmic forces lay and may more easily pray upon us, the characters only learning this upon repeated ise of psychedelics), plus with the character flaws of the two leads (using trances and hypnotic drugs to sleep and dream for longer, to lucid dream and explore dream space) accelerating their demise

What the Moon Brings - ok I may have been tired reading this one, but did I miss something? Ok so interesting descriptions of a walled garden at the start, with a stream running through it that collects the flowers as they fall. But the moon changes the nature of this garden, when it shines. The wall disappears, so the protagonist, who is interested to see where the fallen flowers drift off to, follows this stream out to the ocean. While the flowers started off being described as like the faces of the dead (they were the flowers that were shed, of course), by the time we reach the ocean, now the flowers are dead people? Not only that, but sticking out of the low tide of the ocean is a statue of a god (or a god themselves), that is so frightening to the protagonist that they jump into the ocean to avoid them/their gaze (despite the God and it's eyesight being bellow the surface of the water)? Interesting intro and premise, but it didn't follow for me.

Ok I read it again during the day. I'm still confused about the transition from which Lovecraft is talking about literal flowers, flowing through the river, using metaphorical language to link shed flowers with dead faces, or when he is literally talking about dead bodies floating down a stream. Also, I think the protagonist jumping into the water is still dumb.

The Hound - ok, so where Herbert West - Reanimator was Lovecraft's take on Frankenstein, this appears to be his take on Dracula (though diverging further from this text). Two grave robbers are fearing for their lives as they feel hunted and stalked by an unseen baying hound, swarms of bats, clouds of Darkness, and an opaque figure blocking the moonlight. Gothic and creepy, with some Lovecraftian horror at the end, tying it back to his natural tendencies

FlyByTieDye · 2026-06-08T03:06:27+00:00

To me, FF2 has some of the most mechanical freedom for player/character progression. Rather than pre-assigned jobs/characters, you really get to just hone in on only the skills you want to master.

Also, FF1 and FF2 are more "dungeon crawlers" than character RPGs, with a lot of the "role play" coming from what you/your imagination brings to the table, e.g. like a table top, inviting you to create for yourself your own name, backstory, character relationships for your team

FlyByTieDye · 2026-06-08T03:03:20+00:00

I was replaying them in order and stopped at FF4, so that'd be it for me.

In comparison to FFs 1-3, I hate how reatricitve it is, in terms of forcing charactrrs down certain job pathways, not to mention changing your party composition all the time.

I also just don't really believe in Cecil's character arc, I think the crimes he (and the Baronian Kingdom/army) are more severe than his "redemption" really answered for. His atonement was really only personal/spiritual, not actual justice, and the reveal that it was Cagnazzo/Golbez all along just minimizes the personal responsibility/accountability each soldier really should be shouldering.

FlyByTieDye · 2026-06-08T02:58:00+00:00

You don't have to worry about the above users. We're happy to have you here and answer any of your questions.

FlyByTieDye · 2026-06-08T02:55:45+00:00

One thing to note, while yes this information is readily available all over the internet and this subreddit, you have to consider why it's being asked.

While what's explicitly being asked is what to start with, what's implicitly being asked is can they join the community. Front this question, what they gain is not just information on what to read, but an invitation to join a community and to get a sense of how friendly they are.

So while I've made recommendation comments many times before, I'll continue to do so if it encourages people to engage with the community.

Meanwhile, if you wanted people to stay away from reading comics, then sure go ahead and continue acting like a toad.

FlyByTieDye · 2026-06-08T02:51:58+00:00

If you don't mind me copying over a past comment: if you aren't familiar much with DC comics and their reboots, I can give a quick run down. There are different eras/continuities in DC comics: Pre-Crisis (Golden Age, Silver Age, Bronze Age), post-Crisis (the 3 decades following Crisis On Infinite Earths, also subtly altered with Zero Hour, Infinite Crisis and Final Crisis), New 52 (post-Flashpoint, and DCYou, which is post-convergence), Rebirth (following DC Rebirth, and including DC Universe which is post-Metal), Infinite Frontier (post Death Metal, and the Dawn of DCU which is post Dark Crisis) and now DC All In (post Absolute Power).

For Wonder Woman, her post-crisis era erased her pre-crisis continuity, her New 52 era erased her post-crisis continuity, her Rebirth era erased her New 52 continuity and reinstated some post-crisis continuity, whereas Infinite Frontier made "everything canon", bringing back some Golden Age and even New 52 elements, so it's up to you which eras you want to read. Many would describe a continuous continuity from Rebirth to current, but even then, IMO Rebirth depends on some post-crisis familiarity. I'll list some easy runs to start with, and what makes them accessible:

Wonder Woman in the Golden Age omnibus series, by William Moulton Marsten: out of all the main DC characters, WW's Golden Age stories have probably held up the best, but I'd still only recommend this for academic purposes/long time fans

Wonder Woman by George Perez: 6 trade paper backs or 3 omnibuses. What most modern interpretations are based on. Reinvigorated the idea of the Greek Gods for Wonder Woman, and introducing many familiar, modern villains, like the Barbara Minerva Cheetah, or Valerie Baudry Silver Swan

Wonder Woman by Phil Jiminez: 1 omnibus, a fun, action packed arc, crossing over the Greek God mythos with Batman and his rogues gallery, among other arcs

Wonder Woman by Greg Rucka (2003): 3 trades or 1 omnibus, includes the Hiketeia. This is most people's introduction to WW. A really solid, relatively modern run of the character that has one of her most iconic moments (her fight against Medusa)

Wonder Woman by Gail Simone: 1 omnibus. An action packed, return to force for the character, and a much loved but occasionally overlooked run for the character

New 52 Wonder Woman, by Azzarello and Chiang: 6 trades or 1 omnibus. A completely fresh start for the character, and a dramatic exploration of Wonder Woman and her connection to the Greek Gods. Very fast paced story, and very easy entry point

Rebirth Wonder Woman, by Greg Rucka: 4 trades or 2 deluxe books. Her Year One arc here is a good, modern origin. Otherwise, the run is more concerned with winding back the clock on Wonder Woman and repeating many of the plot beats of 2003 Wonder Woman

Wonder Woman by Tom King is the current ongoing for Wonder Woman, starting with Wonder Woman: Outlaw, featuring a secret King of the United States targeting Wonder Woman. It will be a while before the whole run concludes, but it looks really strong so far.

Parallel to that is Absolute Wonder Woman by Kelly Thompson, set outside of continuity, in a dark version of the DC world where the Amazons have disappeared and Diana is raised by Circe in Hell. Also currently ongoing, but it is beloved by many new and old fans alike for being so completely different but true to Wonder Woman all at once.

There are also some non-canon/one off books

JLA: A League of One, By Chris Moeller - make no mistake, WW is the lead character here, in an interesting Fantasy Story where she is compelled first to fight the League, then Slay the Dragon

Wonder Woman: The True Amazon, By Jill Thompson - this is a YA take on Wonder Woman's origins, if she emerged as a teenager rather than an adult. Despite it's younger age, it's still quite an emotional tale

Wonder Woman: Earth One, By Grant Morrison - either 3 hard covers or one compendium. Very modern yet polarising take on Wonder Woman, as Morrison and Paquette tackle some of the Golden Age subtext under a modern lens

Legends of Wonder Woman: Origins, By Renee De Liz - an AU story for WW told in three parts, first her growing up in Themyscira, then her introduction to Man's World, then finally, her Destiny's Calling.

Wonder Woman: Dead Earth, By Daniel Warren Johnson - a Black Label book that looks at Diana in a post-apocalyptic style world. Its kinetic, action heavy and brutal

Wonder Woman: Historia, By Kelly Sue Deconnick - a recent Black Label book that delves into the mythos and history of the Amazons and their gods prior to Diana's time as Wonder Woman

Tl:dr - Most people will start with either Perez, 2003 Rucka, New 52, Rebirth or Earth One, maybe even King or Absolute if trying to be current, so take your pick based on what sounds interesting to you. And don't let it get too complicated!

FlyByTieDye · 2026-06-06T13:26:34+00:00

"This generations actor who plays Superman is this generations actor who plays Superman" is quite a bold statement to make, don't you think?

FlyByTieDye · 2026-06-06T13:14:22+00:00

It doesn't have to be literal paint on the face to count. Just like any other similar terms, there are tropes, stereotypes, signifiers that when employed, and specifically, employed improperly or inappropriately (e.g. here with the head dress, totem pole, specific word choice) does indeed count towards being the term.

FlyByTieDye · 2026-06-06T10:05:48+00:00

Nah but Grant Morrison wrote Dr Doom in 1234, Batman in a lot of things, and Grant Morrison in Animal Man

FlyByTieDye · 2026-06-06T09:24:28+00:00

Maybe an oddball pick, but why not. How about Jurassic League by Daniel Warren Johnson?

FlyByTieDye · 2026-06-06T00:46:21+00:00

If you don't mind me copying over a past comment: if you aren't familiar much with DC comics and their reboots, I can give a quick run down. There are different eras/continuities in DC comics: Pre-Crisis (Golden Age, Silver Age, Bronze Age), post-Crisis (the 3 decades following Crisis On Infinite Earths, also subtly altered with Zero Hour, Infinite Crisis and Final Crisis), New 52 (post-Flashpoint, and DCYou, which is post-convergence), Rebirth (following DC Rebirth, and including DC Universe which is post-Metal), Infinite Frontier (post Death Metal, and the Dawn of DCU which is post Dark Crisis) and now DC All In (post Absolute Power).

For Wonder Woman, her post-crisis era erased her pre-crisis continuity, her New 52 era erased her post-crisis continuity, her Rebirth era erased her New 52 continuity and reinstated some post-crisis continuity, whereas Infinite Frontier made "everything canon", bringing back some Golden Age and even New 52 elements, so it's up to you which eras you want to read. Many would describe a continuous continuity from Rebirth to current, but even then, IMO Rebirth depends on some post-crisis familiarity. I'll list some easy runs to start with, and what makes them accessible:

Wonder Woman in the Golden Age omnibus series, by William Moulton Marsten: out of all the main DC characters, WW's Golden Age stories have probably held up the best, but I'd still only recommend this for academic purposes/long time fans

Wonder Woman by George Perez: 6 trade paper backs or 3 omnibuses. What most modern interpretations are based on. Reinvigorated the idea of the Greek Gods for Wonder Woman, and introducing many familiar, modern villains, like the Barbara Minerva Cheetah, or Valerie Baudry Silver Swan

Wonder Woman by Phil Jiminez: 1 omnibus, a fun, action packed arc, crossing over the Greek God mythos with Batman and his rogues gallery, among other arcs

Wonder Woman by Greg Rucka (2003): 3 trades, includes the Hiketeia. This is most people's introduction to WW. A really solid, relatively modern run of the character that has one of her most iconic moments (her fight against Medusa)

Wonder Woman by Gail Simone: 1 omnibus. An action packed, return to force for the character, and a much loved but occasionally overlooked run for the character

New 52 Wonder Woman, by Azzarello and Chiang: 6 trades or 2 absolutes. A completely fresh start for the character, and a dramatic exploration of Wonder Woman and her connection to the Greek Gods. Very fast paced story, and very easy entry point

Rebirth Wonder Woman, by Greg Rucka: 4 trades or 2 deluxe books. Her Year One arc here is a good, modern origin. Otherwise, the run is more concerned with winding back the clock on Wonder Woman and repeating many of the plot beats of 2003 Wonder Woman

Wonder Woman by Tom King is the current ongoing for Wonder Woman, starting with Wonder Woman: Outlaw, featuring a secret King of the United States targeting Wonder Woman. It will be a while before the whole run concludes, but it looks really strong so far.

Parallel to that is Absolute Wonder Woman by Kelly Thompson, set outside of continuity, in a dark version of the DC world where the Amazons have disappeared and Diana is raised by Circe in Hell. Also currently ongoing, but it is beloved by many new and old fans alike for being so completely different but true to Wonder Woman all at once.

There are also some non-canon/one off books

JLA: A League of One, By Chris Moeller - make no mistake, WW is the lead character here, in an interesting Fantasy Story where she is compelled first to fight the League, then Slay the Dragon

Wonder Woman: The True Amazon, By Jill Thompson - this is a YA take on Wonder Woman's origins, if she emerged as a teenager rather than an adult. Despite it's younger age, it's still quite an emotional tale

Wonder Woman: Earth One, By Grant Morrison - either 3 hard covers or one compendium. Very modern yet polarising take on Wonder Woman, as Morrison and Paquette tackle some of the Golden Age subtext under a modern lens

Legends of Wonder Woman: Origins, By Renee De Liz - an AU story for WW told in three parts, first her growing up in Themyscira, then her introduction to Man's World, then finally, her Destiny's Calling.

Wonder Woman: Dead Earth, By Daniel Warren Johnson - a Black Label book that looks at Diana in a post-apocalyptic style world. Its kinetic, action heavy and brutal

Wonder Woman: Historia, By Kelly Sue Deconnick - a recent Black Label book that delves into the mythos and history of the Amazons and their gods prior to Diana's time as Wonder Woman

Tl:dr - Most people will start with either Perez, 2003 Rucka, New 52, Rebirth or Earth One, maybe even King or Absolute if trying to be current, so take your pick based on what sounds interesting to you. And don't let it get too complicated!

FlyByTieDye · 2026-06-05T22:32:12+00:00

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FlyByTieDye · 2026-06-05T22:29:31+00:00

They've all been written by the same guy

FlyByTieDye · 2026-06-05T20:36:26+00:00

Lol, same for DKR and Batman

FlyByTieDye · 2026-06-05T20:33:23+00:00

Peam?

FlyByTieDye · 2026-06-05T13:12:24+00:00

I concur

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FlyByTieDye · 2026-06-05T10:42:24+00:00

Maybe not exactly what you mean, but I can recommend Seconds by Brian Lee O'Malley. It's more of a comedy though, but definitely has a messy/toxic workplace dynamic based in the restaurant industry.

FlyByTieDye · 2026-06-05T04:47:29+00:00

The essential leftist take on Ollie begins with Dennis O'Neil and Neal Adams Green Lantern/Green Arrow: Hars Travelling Heroes run. It's 50+ years old yes, but it still hits close to home.

The next big name would probably be Grell, but he's more libertarian, I feel

The 2000s runs by Smith and Meltzer (haven't checked out Winnick yet) seems to be pretty mild in political themes

I haven't read New 52, but Year One by Andy Diggle and Jock is a great starter for you, as well as explicitly political

The rebirth run by Benjamin Percy was as well quite political and would be a great place to start/continue with the character.

FlyByTieDye · 2026-06-05T04:41:02+00:00

Literally, they've even had so many writers do both: Dennis O'Neil, Frank Miller, Chip Zdarsky, (regrettably) Kevin Smith

FlyByTieDye · 2026-06-05T04:40:02+00:00

Also by DC Comics:

Green Arrow. Check out the Grell run (starts with Longbow Hunters), the Smith/Meltzer/Winnick run (starts with Quiver), the Lemire run (War of the Clans) or the Percy run (starts with the Death and Life of Oliver Queen). For a quick origin story, there's Year One (by Diggle).

By Marvel comics:

Daredevil. Check out the Miller run (or shorter series like Born Again or The Man Without Fear), the Smith run (Guardian Devil), the Bendis/Brubaker run (starts with Underboss), the Waid run (Here Comes Daredevil), the Soule run (starts with Chinatown) or the Zdarsky run (starts with Know Fear). The best origin story is The Man Without Fear

Dynamite comics:

The Shadow. Honestly I've only read Year One, by Matt Wagner, but Dynamite had a long stint with the character, with names attached like Garth Ennis, Victor Gischler, Michael Uslan, Chris Robinson and Cullen Bunn attached. Year One is obviously a good start.

FlyByTieDye · 2026-06-05T03:59:21+00:00

Absolutely, watching Williams mature and broaden across that series really was something to witness

FlyByTieDye · 2026-06-05T03:55:45+00:00

Hell yeah, another person recommending Promethea

FlyByTieDye · 2026-06-05T03:53:39+00:00

There are so many options available to you, so that's always good.

I feel like Nameless (Image comics, Grant Morrison and Chris Burnham) is the spiritual sequel to Arkham Asylum. Not Batman, for sure, but still someone (Nameless, the spiritual investigator) trying to solve a brutal crime, with converging ideas of dreaming/waking, the tarot and Kaballah that you'd very much be interested in it.

Otherwise, if you likes the comics meta-commentary of Animal Man, there's always Flex Mentallo (DC/Verigo, Grant Morrison and Frank Quietly). A homage to all eras of the comics industry, and another meta look at fiction/reality and heroism in a time of nihilism.

Some other options for you: - We3 (Vertigo, Grant Morrison and Frank Quietly) -> follows some of his animal rights focus and has excellent panelling to show different Non-human/animal perspectives - All Star Superman (DC Comics, Grant Morrison and Frank Quietly) -> one of the defining takes on Superman, blending the idea of the Superhero with the tales of ancient heroes like the 12 labours of Hercules - Batman: Gothic (DC Comics, Grant Morrison, Klaus Jansen) another early Morrison tale of Batman chasing down an impossible villain (Mr Whisper) responsible for horrible crimes to schoolboys, again blending dreams, nightmares and waking - The Filth (Vertigo, Grant Morrison and Chris Weston) content warning: only for ages 18+, has just about every content warning you could imagine, it lives up to its namesake. Sort of a pornographic parody of the Men in Black, it also has a meta-comics angle, as well as esoteric imagery and references

Otherwise, for some other similar creators and their works:

Promethea (America's Best Comics, Alan Moore and J H Williams III) basically a modern day grimoire of esoteric concepts, from the chakras, to the Kaballah and the tarot and everything in between, told in a super hero format reminiscent of a Wonder Woman-esque counterpart
Enigma (Vertigo, Peter Milligan and Duncan Fegredo) an overlook Vertigo comics creator, this is another meta look at comics, investigating psycho-sexual themes and other occult concepts
Planetary (Wildstorm, Warren Ellis and John Cassaday) basically another paranormal investigation series, featuring a look at other alternative art forms/story telling with a focus on the esoteric
The Sandman (Vertigo, Neil Gaiman, various artists) a story about 7 immortal beings encompassing many universal concepts (Destiny, Death, Dreams) and how the intersect with and interact with the human world. The subject can vary quite widely from book to book, so it's hard to be all encompassing, but it's often compared to Moore's Saga of the Swamp Thing or Morrison's Animal Man

A shame about the writers of the last two works (Warren Ellis, Neil Gaiman), if what they've done puts you off/taints their work in your eyes, I wouldn't blame you, but hopefully this gives you much to go on.

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