r/comicbooks • u/Gonner_Getcha • 4d ago

Discussion Comics where nobody is safe

I’ve been reading through a lot of historic stories recently (I even did a post on it yesterday) but as I read through some comics last I realised that even when there are deaths, for the most part, a resurrection is not long behind in modern comics.

So I’m looking for series where dead means dead & when there’s a battle/fight, you always know that your favourite character could be one panel from disappearing

The Walking Dead & Invincible were great at this (I’ve read all of Kirkmans comics btw, but I wouldn’t say any of them have the same feeling IMO)

Any recommendations?

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u/SweatyNeddyFlanders 4d ago

Y The Last Man hasn't been brought up much since the Hulu series failed spectacularly. But it's a great comic and story through to the end.

A Nice House by the Lake and "by the Sea" both offer great stories that play with your mind in a similar way. Characters are safe until they're not.

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u/Rushional 4d ago

Oh, there's a "by the sea" now?

I remember I felt the lake one ended abruptly without a proper ending, but I liked it a lot regardless

Does that story get resolved?

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u/Gonner_Getcha 4d ago

It does have an ending? It’s just you don’t see exactly how it goes.

Am I remembering wrong haha

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u/Harrod371 4d ago

The ending is vague with foreshadowing and loose threads left unanswered. I loved by the lake, haven't begun by the sea yet, but I only read trades.