You people know stuff about good comics right? I was at the bookshop and they had 20% off, so I bought a heap of them. But they're all series.

Fables:



I got this ages ago and din't really get into it, but now I am. There's always a desperate-sounding quote on the front comparing it to Sandman. It's not Sandman, it's very different, but in a good way. And it is about stories and I like that. I read up to Arabian Nights but want to read something else for a while. I don't want it to be over too fast.

Scott Pilgrim:



I like this one. It is clever but it's very quick to read. I finished the first one on the train home. It will be over very quickly which kind of sucks.

Y The Last Man:



I haven't read it yet. I'm not sure if I want to start another series right now. I only have the one volume just now. I hope it's good.

What I'd really like is to read just a standalone book rather than another series. Something like Ghost World. Not necessarily in terms of style or subject matter, just something with original characters in a beginning, middle and end story entirely self-contained in that book. Are there any must reads you'd recommend?

Preferably not autobiographies or Alan Moore.