hmm, I don't have a thing for "new" books such as TDVC, A&D, etc. because I'm waiting for the years that give that strong character to a book, so I only read books that have more than 5 years... if they're in english. and 2 years if they're in spanish
the last books I read
a clockwork orange, trainspotting and another book by Irvine Welsh but I don't lnow the name in english, generation x,
of course the fantastic I, robot by Assimov,
some books written in spanish by Luis Sepulveda, García Márquez, etc.
I HATE those books like "who took my cheese?", all those personal superation, moral evolution like... "the monk who sold his ferrari", "the knight with the rusted armor" , "7 habits of ...",etc (sorry if I'm incorrect with the names of the books, but I read them in spanish)
are for air-heads whom don't like to read strong words, don't like to be challenged by a book and make them think a little more than the neccesary
and for comic books....
calvin and hobbes as irrational and Zfrk say. It was another comic that children could not really understand. When I was younger, I thought hobbes was a real tiger
peanuts, even when it has some days when the strip isn't that good (do a daily strip and you won't last more than a year without more writters). Of course another "child's" comic that you need to be old enough to understand them
300, Batman: the dark knight returns, Sin City by Frank Miller. Excellent reading material
Akira, by katsuhiro otomo. Unfortunately VERY long and not very clear trama. Try seeing the animated movie
and many more