I thought this may be the best place for this kind of conversation, since I couldn't find it elsewhere but I will delete it if it's inappropriate for this subforum.
Do you guys read American comics as well? Sorry if that's not the right term for them but I admit I can't think of any other (changed now to "western comics" which works much better). I've personally got quite a large comic collection (with some manga thrown in, but not quite as much) and love to chat about them and make recommendations and what not.
My fave series by far is the old Hellblazer comics, not trying to brag but I own every single TPB containing all 300 issues and a whole load of the specials. For those unfamiliar those are the comics John Constantine started in and while there have been attempts at reboots and reimaginings, there's something about the original run that will never leave my heart.
For any one interested that may have never have read them I suggest just checking out the TPB "Freezes Over" for a quick taste of the tone and dark humour most these books contain. Now, like most american comics there is a revolving door of artists and writers that have tackled the series over the time it was being created, so not every issue is a winner (the tail end of the series is particularity horrible in writing, and the art in the story arc "Hard Time" is some of the worst I've ever seen in print) but overall I do think the series as a whole is worth a look at by any one who enjoyed the golden age of Vertigo Comics and takes their comics without spandex or gamma rays.
